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

Short answer

Do the simple thing first. It is correct more often than the complicated thing people recommend instead.

  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.
  • Test it yourself where testing is cheap.
  • If a menu path does not exist for you, your build is older or newer than the one described.

Siege rewards knowing the building more than knowing the gun, which is why map knowledge outranks aim here. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively. Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have.

When the usual advice fails

Everything below is framed around the current state of Rainbow Six Siege rather than a launch-week impression. Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one. Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Rainbow Six Siege. The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice.

It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does. The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional.

The practical answer

The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters.

  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.
  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.
  • Prefer the in-game option over an external tool when both exist.
  • Note the exception cases — they are specific rather than vague.
  • Do not build a routine around an edge case.

What to do instead

If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on. The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why.

There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you. The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over.

Worth knowing alongside this

None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. Half the pages on this topic were written for a build that no longer exists, which is why they stop matching what you see.

What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

Why it works this way

Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work. Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later.

Where people go wrong

  • Downloading a helper tool for something the game already does in its own menu.
  • Changing five things at once and then not knowing which one helped.
  • Skipping the prerequisite because it looked optional in someone else's summary.
  • Grinding a method that was patched months ago because a thread still ranks well.

Siege FAQ

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.

Is there a faster method?

Sometimes, at the cost of reliability. Where that trade exists it is described rather than recommended blindly.

Does this change between platforms?

The behaviour does not. Where menu paths or prompts differ, that is noted above.

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.

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