There is a simple version of this and a complete version, and both are below in that order.

Short answer

In most cases the straightforward approach works. The exceptions are specific and listed below.

  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.
  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.
  • Keep a save or backup from before you start — it costs nothing and occasionally saves an evening.

Siege rewards knowing the building more than knowing the gun, which is why map knowledge outranks aim here. It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively.

When the usual advice fails

The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why. The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds.

The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Rainbow Six Siege. None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of.

The practical answer

Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about.

  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.
  • Do not build a routine around an edge case.
  • Region and platform change more than people expect, so confirm both.
  • Note the exception cases — they are specific rather than vague.

Worth knowing alongside this

The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing.

There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it.

What to do instead

Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

Rainbow Six Siege is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. Half the pages on this topic were written for a build that no longer exists, which is why they stop matching what you see. Everything below is framed around the current state of Rainbow Six Siege rather than a launch-week impression.

Why it works this way

The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later.

Where people go wrong

  • Grinding a method that was patched months ago because a thread still ranks well.
  • Changing five things at once and then not knowing which one helped.
  • Trusting a video thumbnail that promises a result the video never actually shows.
  • Rushing the last step, which is usually the one with the actual requirement in it.

Siege FAQ

What is the short answer?

It is the paragraph near the top. Everything after it exists for the cases where that paragraph does not quite fit.

Is this still accurate after the latest Rainbow Six Siege update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

Why do other guides describe this differently?

Most were written for an earlier version and never revisited. Compare the steps against what your build actually shows.

Do I need any mods or third-party tools for this?

No. Everything described here works with the base game on any supported platform.

Bookmark it if you like, but honestly, once you have done it once you will not need to come back.