First MW4 DMZ Deployment: Ready Up Checklist

1. Pick the purpose of the run

Choose a Story Mission, Dynamic Operation or focused Free Roam deployment. Read the current briefing and active Orders before deciding what to carry. This checklist follows the announced systems; it is not a tested fastest route.

• Compare Story Missions, Dynamic Operations, Side Ops and Orders

2. Select an available Operator

Inspect its MIA status, Dog Tag progression and current Traits. If you switch Operators or rescue one, check its equipment again: choosing the character does not automatically make its loadout ready.

• Check what MIA recovery returns and how Traits work

3. Pack and check Ready Up

The official Ready Up guidance recommends a Plate Carrier, Backpack, weapon and Medkit. Inspect what is actually equipped. A Free Loadout is also available to help enter a match and build reserves.

• Keep necessary objective equipment; leave unrelated valuables stored.
• Check the equipped Backpack and any actual Secure Slots.
• Inspect medical supplies, weapon and armor carrier.
• Review Squad Fill: when enabled, it adds two allied players.

• Understand Stash storage versus deployed equipment

4. Keep any material goal short

If the purpose is a print, compare its full inputs with current stock and pin the missing ingredients. This avoids carrying a vague list of everything that might be useful.

• Read starter recipes and make the material shortage list

5. Agree on a destination and a stop condition

Use the mission marker, a grid and a recognizable landmark to coordinate. Pick one main outcome and decide what would make the run successful enough to leave. Shared planning does not guarantee identical objective credit.

• Read Hajin regions, grids and expected threats

6. Recheck the exit after useful progress

After completing the main action or finding the required item, review supplies, squad condition, radiation and the current exfil. The standard helicopter exit requires calling, holding the area and boarding.

At the FOB, inspect results and recovered inventory before the next deployment.

• Follow the exfil sequence and distinguish gear from retained XP

Sources and coverage

Official information reviewed October 19, 2026, before DMZ Early Access. This page covers published mechanics, not a first-hand playtest. The launch build may differ.

• Official Forward Operating Base guide ↗
• Official Hajin environments and threats guide ↗