How to Capture Enemies and Use Capture Rounds

A safe capture checklist

1. Choose an encounter with a capturable target; AG-14 improves chances against Elites and Bosses but does not say that every Elite, Boss, story unit, creature, or vehicle is valid.
2. Bring the target down without finishing it. Stop damage-over-time and uncontrolled squad fire when the capture window matters.
3. Switch to the capture system shown by the current HUD. Community answers use different control descriptions, so trust the live binding prompt over an old guide.
4. Confirm that Capture Rounds remain. A missing action can be an ammunition or target-state problem rather than a permanent unlock loss.
5. For Elite or Boss attempts, compare the three advanced Capture Rounds introduced in AG-14; the announcement gives no exact percentages.
6. After a failed attempt, use the short protection window to stop accidental lethal damage. Leader melee bypasses that protection, so avoid it if capture is still the goal.
7. Return to the colony and process the captive through the Prison workflow.

Why player answers conflict

Two launch-week Steam threads contain different explanations for the capture input, health threshold, ammunition tier, and failure causes. They prove strong demand, not a stable formula. The interface and tutorial also changed repeatedly before launch. This page therefore separates official mechanics from community troubleshooting.

Confirmed versus still being tested

Next verification target

A screenshot-backed target matrix should record enemy name, location, public build, capture prompt state, ammunition, successful/failed attempts, and post-capture result. Until that exists, exact percentage claims remain excluded.