Core Fragments: current answer
Core Fragment guidance and encounter rewards changed after launch: AG-25 improves unlock prompts and increases Core Fragment chests in Infested Nest. These notes support a dated acquisition history, not an exact farming-rate table.
Quick facts
- AG-12 adjusted Core Fragment pod collision so spawning pods do not obstruct the Leader.
- AG-25 adds more Core Fragment chests to Infested Nest and improves when unlock prompts appear.
- AG-25 fixes banned Cores appearing in Core Fragment Pods, but explicitly retains an early-game exception when every available set-starting Core is banned: the reserved first slot may still show one.
Practical workflow — editorial guidance
If a pod seems to ignore a ban, record whether it is the reserved first slot and whether every available set starter is banned before calling it a new regression.
Separate a missing unlock notification from a missing reward; record the encounter result and the prompt timing independently.
When comparing Infested Nest rewards, keep the build and encounter conditions with the observation rather than assuming a fixed return from one run.
Evidence limits
Chest counts, drop percentages, inventory limits and fragment-to-Core conversion rules are not comprehensively specified by these sources.
Patch history
- AG-25 · 2026-08-25Historical layer — later notes may supersede it
- AG-12 · 2026-08-12Historical layer — later notes may supersede it
Source ledger
Last checked 2026-09-26. Official-source verification is not independent live-game testing. Practical workflows are editorial guidance.
- Directive AG-12: Post-launch State Maintenanceofficial-news · checked 2026-09-26
- Directive AG-25: State Maintenanceofficial-news · checked 2026-09-26