This sits outside the game itself, which is exactly why it is hard to find a straight answer about it.

Short answer

The short version: it is canon where the developers say it is, and enjoyable regardless.

  • Check whether something is official before treating it as canon.
  • Expect licensed music to be missing from re-releases.
  • Read the whole sequence once before doing the first step.

Siege rewards knowing the building more than knowing the gun, which is why map knowledge outranks aim here. Canon status is decided by the developers rather than by the adaptation's writers. Licensed soundtracks are the most likely part to be missing from a re-release.

What is fan-made

None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. Release order and chronological order are different, and both have their advocates. Fan work is frequently better than official work and is not the same thing. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on.

Assets circulated online are often ripped rather than released, which affects what you can legally do with them. Adaptations take liberties, and the interesting ones take them deliberately. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over.

Where to find it legitimately

Official art books contain material that never appears in the game itself. Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional.

  • Buy from the publisher's own store where one exists.
  • Play first if you mind spoilers — adaptations rarely respect them.
  • Region and platform change more than people expect, so confirm both.
  • Credit fan artists if you reuse their work.
  • Look for an official assets page before downloading anything.
  • Expect one number in every guide to be out of date; the method is what matters.

Where it fits with the game

The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. Everything below is framed around the current state of Rainbow Six Siege rather than a launch-week impression. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later.

The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you.

What exists officially

The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why. Rainbow Six Siege is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it.

Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

Whether it is worth your time

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. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work.

Where people go wrong

  • Changing five things at once and then not knowing which one helped.
  • Assuming a guide from an older season still describes the current version.
  • Downloading a helper tool for something the game already does in its own menu.
  • Trusting a video thumbnail that promises a result the video never actually shows.

Siege FAQ

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

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

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.

How long does this take?

Minutes if it goes cleanly, an evening if you hit the edge case in the caveats list. Neither is unusual.

Does this work the same on console and PC?

The logic is identical. Menu paths and button prompts differ, and any real difference is flagged above.

If you only take one thing from this: the answer near the top is the part that matters, the rest is context.