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.
  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.
  • 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. Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively.

What to do instead

Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does. The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work.

The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. 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.

Worth knowing alongside this

Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Rainbow Six Siege. 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.

  • Test it yourself where testing is cheap.
  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.
  • Expect one number in every guide to be out of date; the method is what matters.
  • Note the exception cases — they are specific rather than vague.
  • Do not build a routine around an edge case.

The practical answer

A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it.

Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. Everything below is framed around the current state of Rainbow Six Siege rather than a launch-week impression. There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you.

When the usual advice fails

If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. Rainbow Six Siege is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look.

Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters. Half the pages on this topic were written for a build that no longer exists, which is why they stop matching what you see. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional.

Why it works this way

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. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds.

Where people go wrong

  • Rushing the last step, which is usually the one with the actual requirement in it.
  • Downloading a helper tool for something the game already does in its own menu.
  • Copying a setup wholesale from a streamer without understanding what each part does.
  • Treating a rare edge case as the normal behaviour and planning around 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.

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

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

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.

Does this change between platforms?

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

Anything that shifts with the next Rainbow Six Siege update will show up as a changed number, not a changed approach.