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MW4 DMZ guide: how the extraction mode works

Three ways to deploy

• Story Missions. Narrative objectives set in specific parts of Hajin, which you can replay. They give big rewards.
• Dynamic Operations. Pick one before infil, or start one from a Dynamic Ops phone in the field. Each completed Op pays DMZ XP and Cash, and its Supply Drop gets rarer with every Op you finish in the same deployment (Common, then Uncommon, then Rare). Choosing Hunt Operators sets a full rival squad on you.
• Free Roam. Deploy with no mission and explore.

Side Ops are smaller tasks inside a deployment: finding lost Supply Drops, repairing trucks, activating UAV Towers or climbing radio towers to reveal where a Lieutenant is. DMZ Orders are the longer-term mission chain that teaches each system and moves the story along.

Threat levels and staying alive

Each point of interest has a threat level, shown under your compass when you enter it. Fighting raises the threat and brings tougher reinforcements. Breaking line of sight, hiding or moving into the countryside brings it back down.

Low Medium High Critical Extreme

• Hostiles Kill Count. If this meter fills up, an enemy Hunt Squad is sent after you and you are Marked for Death.
• Stealth. Activision specifically recommends melee, throwing knives and suppressed weapons for getting through high-threat areas.
• Enemies. They range from Tier 1 grunts to Tier 4 faceless armored soldiers, plus drone swarms, LMG drones, K9 quadruped robots (usually underground) and helicopter patrols.

Bosses: Lieutenants and Commanders

Lieutenants have their own territories and are tougher than normal enemies. Climbing a Lieutenant Hunt tower reveals roughly where one is. When you kill one you get its weapon and a Dog Tag Case, and it may drop a key to its loot room. Picking up the case shows your position to every Operator on the map, so exfil quickly afterwards. You still get the XP and Cash if you leave the case behind.

Commanders are roaming bosses that ignore many standard weapons. Activision names three: Colossus, Deathstalker and a main NK battle tank. They drop high-value 3D Printer ingredients.

Exfil

Exfil sites, marked by green smoke, rotate from a pool of locations. Call in the helicopter and hold the site until it lands. A Fulton balloon or a Flare also works. Other squads camp exfils, and flares can be seen and heard from far away.

After Action Report and progression

Every deployment ends with a rating from F to S++ based on Objectives, Combat and Looting. Your XP goes toward your DMZ Player Level (1–70), and your Dog Tag levels up through 18 tiers from Steel to Onyx III, with an Operator Trait at each one. To improve your rating, do some of all three rather than only looting.