The verified capture sequence

  1. Enter a battle where capturable enemy types are present.
  2. Reduce the target's ability to resist; do not assume every boss or story unit is capturable.
  3. Use the capture system and Capture Rounds when the interface makes them available.
  4. If attempts fail repeatedly, the official July 22 update confirms a capture pity system, but it does not publish the guaranteed-attempt count.
  5. Return to base and manage the prisoner through the Prison rather than treating capture as an immediate recruit button.

Prison and soldier progression

The official store describes fear, indoctrination, execution, and conversion as outcomes. A June update also added a soldier tier-upgrade system that can sacrifice other soldiers, ‘preferably prisoners,’ to improve rarity. AG-12 reduced Prison research time and improved collision for elite and boss prisoners.

Current versus planned

StatusFeatureMeaning
CurrentCapture, prison, prisoner interactions, conversion/punishment outcomesAvailable systems, still subject to balance and UI changes.
CurrentCapture pity systemRepeated failures eventually guarantee success; threshold unpublished.
PlannedPrisoner Conversion System V2Official roadmap item with no ETA or final specification.

Sources checked

Accessed August 13, 2026. External links open the original source.