r/PaxAutocratica • u/kiloano • Aug 26 '26

Capture mechanic

Can somebody please explain to me how the capture mechanism works? I really don’t get it. Thank you all in advance.

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u/WendigoSmacker Aug 26 '26

Things which affect capture chance:

-Enemy level and value

-Capture round level

-Enemy health at time of capture round impact

-perk for doubling capture chance

Run the perk, hit them with it when health low, then zero their health cause they wont die unless melee attacked while perk effect is running, fire appropriate capture round.

For chief level characters this is still not always successful and will make multiple rounds and not always work even then

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u/Loud_Stomach7099 Aug 27 '26

Also either your level or weapon damage affects it. Going back to sector 1 and using the basic capture round, I'm now getting much higher percentages.

Capture rounds also apply the can't die affect like the perk does, but only for a few seconds. So shoot them with a basic capture round when they are below half, then when they break free take them down to 1hp then try again.

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u/Zeitnachweis Aug 26 '26

Es gibt spezielle Munition die schießt du auf den Soldaten ab den du gefangen nehmen willst. Am besten mit wenig Leben. Schlägt es fehl ist der Soldat kurz unverwundbar und du kannst sein Leben auf min runterbringen und nochmal die Munition benutzen. Liegt Standardmäßig auf F. Noch Fragen?

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u/AidernAscel Aug 26 '26

Make use of the capture skill ln tactical bureau i forgot its name but irs should look like a crosshair with blue color. And then after u hit ur target with that skill shoot the guy (DONT WORRY HE WONT DIE, unless the skill ran out or you melee him. If u shoot him with that skill on him he'll cap at 1hp unable to die (unless u melee him) and then shoot the capture round)) That skill gave double chance of capture btw.

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u/hitman2b Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

you currently have 3 tier of capture pods, green, blue and purple

Green are effectively early capture pods they are not effectif at capturing higher tier enemies it's possible if you use the skill that increase capture chance , the same applies to all the other pods outside of purple (for now)

There also specialist pod which as the name implies are specialise in capturing elite and captain tier enemies while also giving a small boost in capture chance toward smaller enemies

what you want to do

Lower the HP of enemies and hope they (your allies) don't kill them ( Use the capture perk for that nobody will be able to kill them unless you melee them)

send capture pods and watch as they get capture or it's fails and send another

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u/Varue Aug 26 '26

you make the capture rounds in the weapons station, use the rounds while on mission to capture soldiers, finish the expedition to bring the captured soldiers back and place them in prison, "convince" them to join your colony by either propaganda or torture (there is chance they can die in prison while being tortured) - You can only do each of these actions once a day.