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Directive AG-14: State Maintenance

DIRECT ANSWER

Directive AG-14: State Maintenance: current answer

Directive AG-14: State Maintenance was published on 2026-08-15. Three advanced Capture Round types were introduced with better chances against Elites and Bosses; no numerical probabilities were supplied.

Quick facts

  • Published: 2026-08-15
  • Checked: 2026-09-26
  • Historical update; see later changes before applying old behavior

Official change summary

Three advanced Capture Round types were introduced with better chances against Elites and Bosses; no numerical probabilities were supplied.

Failed captures gained temporary protection against killing the target, with an exception for the Leader's melee attacks. ST-11 later shortened protection to 5 seconds.

Vortex Shell damage and Thunderbolt Arrow's damage area increased. Saves are sorted oldest creation time first.

Fixes addressed hauling resource loss, Trade Port prices, pregnancy state and battle-results access. The FSR crash change was described as an attempted fix, not guaranteed resolution.

The directive is named AG-14, but Steam's publication timestamp is August 15, 2026 at 05:50 UTC.

Related systems and next steps

System

Capture Rounds

The AG-14 directive introduces three advanced Capture Round types and improves support for capturing Elites and Bosses. Use the round's live description and target state; the official summary does not justify a universal capture percentage.

System · Evidence limited

Elite Capture

Elite capture benefits from the AG-14 advanced Capture Round update. Plan around the equipped round and current enemy state, and avoid assuming that ordinary-enemy results predict Elite capture rates.

System · Evidence limited

Boss Capture

Boss capture support improved with AG-14's advanced Capture Rounds. This confirms the update's direction, not a guaranteed chance for every boss or a universal capture build.

System

Failed Capture

Failed capture briefly protects the target from being killed; ST-11 sets the window to 5 seconds, down from 10. AG-14 states that Leader melee attacks bypass it. This is kill protection, not guaranteed-success or pity protection.

System · Evidence limited

Melee Kills

A complete current-build answer for Melee Kills is not established by the sources reviewed on September 26, 2026. Use the verified related records below; no unconfirmed values or procedure are presented as game facts.

Core

Vortex Shell

Vortex Shell is a Weapon Core whose damage was buffed in AG-14. The verified change supports revisiting an older build test, but does not establish a current best-in-slot ranking.

Core

Thunderbolt Arrow

Thunderbolt Arrow received an area buff in AG-14. Test enemy spacing and the same target conditions when assessing that change; a wider area does not by itself prove the highest damage output.

System

Hauling

For hauling that appears stuck, check the Resource Transfer Station worker's origin and destination. ST-24 changes distribution among full production buildings and redirects interrupted loads to Warehouse, so pre-ST-24 ground-drop behavior is historical.

Building

Trade Port

ST-24 adjusts Trade Port goods, attributes and drop configuration, removing some goods particularly harmful to soldiers. AG-25's planned improvements are historical; Trading Post sales remain a separately named AG-27 feature.

Mission · Evidence limited

Battle Results

A complete current-build answer for Battle Results is not established by the sources reviewed on September 26, 2026. Use the verified related records below; no unconfirmed values or procedure are presented as game facts.

Guide

Pax Autocratica Performance and Crash Guide

Compare your PC with official requirements and follow evidence-led crash and performance checks without generic fix spam.

Patch history

Source ledger

Last checked 2026-09-26. Official-source verification is not independent live-game testing. Practical workflows are editorial guidance.