Systems & progression
Deployment looting and container search
Search Hajin for equipment, mission supplies and crafting materials. Plan the route around what you need and the danger of reaching it.
Settings and controls
Where to search
Search caches, lockers, crates and Supply Boxes. The guide recommends looting early after infil for XP and FOB progression, including gear and consumables such as Armor Plates and Bandages at known locations. Keys open special loot rooms. A door locked from inside can signal another access route; rural woodland can hide underground entrances.
Find materials for a purpose
The 3D Printer provides likely-location guidance for needed materials. These hints do not guarantee a particular container, room, quantity or drop chance. Completed Dynamic Operations also supply drops whose rarity improves with successive completions during the same deployment.
Balance the deployment
Objectives, Combat and Looting contribute separately to the After Action Report rating. The guide recommends balancing them when aiming for an S-tier result, rather than treating container count alone as the rating formula.
Loot controls
The retained developer AMA describes controller equip/drop/stow actions and mouse-and-keyboard drag-and-drop. With a full Backpack, choose an item to swap. The inventory leaves some of the scene visible; this does not mean the Operator is protected while looting.
Controller looting and full-backpack swap
The developer describes single-button equip, drop and stow actions alongside keyboard/mouse drag-and-drop. With a full backpack, the backpack button allows choosing an item to swap for floor loot. Item information does not overlap the inventory and looting does not fully cover the player's view.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Limits | No exact platform button mapping, action timing or proof of combat protection while looting. |
Vultures as a body-search clue
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Visual | Birds circle over buildings after body-checking footage. |
| Limits | Narration-supported search clue, not a guaranteed exact corpse position, loot quality, bounty status or unique bird spawn rule. |
Hidden loot anecdotes
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Paraphrase | A developer discusses placing military duffel bags under stairwells and a Chem Locker in an irradiated pond, with possible field upgrades or throwing knives as examples. |
| Limits | Discovery leads, not fixed coordinates, guaranteed contents or a verified loot table. |
Recipe and inventory priorities
Track a recipe you need and prioritize its materials. Leave room for mission items and valuable loot; a broad automatic-pickup description does not mean unlimited ammunition, plates or medical supplies.
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