Faction Missions
There are 3 Factions:
Legion
White Lotus
Black Mous
Each Faction has their own set of missions and they start at Tier 1. Once you complete every mission in a Tier, you move to the next one.
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Black Mous asks you to finish all Tier 2 missions from the first 2 Factions to unlock their own set*
These missions ask you to perform specific things within a game. Some missions ask for 1 thing, or they may ask for a set of things. In the picture above, look at the right side of the screen. These are Tier 2 missions, so they ask for more compared to Tier 1.
*Unless a Mission asks you to Exfil as part of their criteria, they will be completed in game once you're done*
When a mission is complete and you're back in the lobby, make sure you swap it out for a new mission.
These missions reward you with different things:
Outfits
Contraband weapons
Keys
Blueprints
They also offer XP. You can check the rewards in each mission before selecting one.
These missions will be your main goal.
Contraband weapons
These are weapons you'll come across during a run. You can find them when looting, killing AI and taking their weapon, buying them or killing actual players and looting them.
These weapons come with their own attachments, which you can't change, and the only way to actually keep these weapons is to escape with them.
You can keep a total of 20 weapons in your stash and can destroy them to make room for others.
*At the moment, there is a bug where if you try to destroy some weapons, it may show another. So be careful until this is fixed!*
Insured Slots (see the picture above, which shows the slot)
Is there a specific weapon with attachments that you like using during Multiplayer? This slot is where you can equip your favorite to take into the DMZ. You can customize it to your liking.
Be warned, though. If you die, there will be a cooldown on that slot. Meaning, you won't be able to use your favorite weapon until the cooldown period is over.
*Escaping the game with money can decrease the cooldown! More money = more time off it*
*You can unlock 2 other slots when you reach higher Tiers in the Faction Missions*
Contracts
The light green icons you see in this picture are Contracts. You pick one up and you're tasked to do something. Kinda like missions but these are only available during the game. Some examples:
Kill a High Value Target
Rescue a hostage
Find the radioactive caches
Hunt another sqaud
These Contracts reward you with money. Some may lead to loot, as well. You're free to choose which ones you prefer.
Buy Station
At Buy Stations, you can purchase Gear, Contraband Weapons or sell junk loot.
Gear consists of armor, backpacks, killstreaks, keys.
Contraband weapons are self explanatory.
When I say "sell junk" i'm talking about all the crap you'll end up coming across that has no real purpose other than to sell. Toothbrush? Lightbulb? Comic? Sell them all! They all have a value to them. A toothbrush might give you $10 when sold but a laptop might give you $2000.
*Look for the shopping cart icon on the map for a Buy Station*
Keys and Keycards
Keys are used to open up various locked doors. When you highlight them in your inventory, they may give coordinates that give you a general idea of where it may be. It's up to you to visit that part of the map and look around. Be warned, though, they are in random ass places all over the map.
Keycards are for Strongholds. These have AI guarding them inside and out. This is where you'll come across riot shield AI as well.
They usually have good loot so definitely check them out but be prepared!
Both Keys and Keycards can be found throughout the map. Enemies might drop them. You might loot them from human players. Or some can be bought at the Buy Station.
So what exactly is your goal in the game? What should you be doing?
1) Faction Missions
2) Contracts to earn money
3) Finding weapons to escape with
4) Upgrading armor and backpack
*Armor starts with 1 bar. Max of 3 bars. You'll find armor plates to recover when they're empty
*You start with a small backpack. There is a medium and large one, which lets you carry more stuff. They can also let you carry an extra weapon!
It's really up to you what you want to do. It's a big playground.
Some other random notes:
- Open your map and highlight each icon. They will tell you what they are. Highlight a contract and you'll know what needs to be done.
- SAM turrets are on the map and they shoot down aircrafts. If you control one, the enemy can come and control it themselves.
- UAV towers give a constant UAV around the tower. You'll see where enemy AI is. A notification is sent to the lobby so everyone knows it was activated.
- When an enemy opens a Stronghold, there's also a notification and the Stronghold icon on the map turns red.
- There are Ammo Caches, where you can replenish your ammo and find some weapons.
- Need to refill/repair your vehicle? Just pull up to a Gas Station. You'll hear a "Ding" and it'll start refilling/repairing automatically. If an enemy is near you, it'll stop.
- When you want to escape, there are 3 Exfils on the map (the blue icon guy). When you call it in, it takes a few moments to arrive. You'll then have 30 seconds to get on it but once you do, it'll take 5 seconds to leave.
- Don't be surprised if people camp out the Exfil. Be aware of any cars that may be around and just give it a double check before running to the plane. You can kill people inside of the plane, fyi. Or you can escape with an enemy, if you're lucky.
- There is a train that runs around the map. You'll hear the horn when it's near you. Each car has loot. Some have orange boxes, which means better loot.
- Supply drops come around when there's 10 minutes left..maybe a little less. Look at your map and you'll see a plane going across. You should see these orange icons afterwards, which are the supply drops. They take a few to actually drop though so keep looking up to keep track.
- If you happen to not have any more weapons to use for a run, equip a throwing knife. You can kill enemies instantly then take their weapon.
- Enemies go down but don't die right away. They can still shoot you when on the floor. Be careful with that.
- Enemies in general can be pretty crazy, especially in groups. You would think they have lasers because of how well they shoot you. And the range they see you is pretty far. You can sometimes be sneaky but still be careful.
- Other than vehicles, parachuting is another quick way to get across the map. You go really fast and glide well enough to cover a distance pretty quick.
There will be games where you won't see any human players. But there are ways to look for them:
- Choose a contract to hunt other players but be warned they'll know they are being hunted.
- Be aware when AI are shooting something. Chances are, it's another player.
- Players can activate certain things on the map which might give away their location.
- Exfil areas are a good way to meet people. If you go to the area yourself and you notice you can't call the helicopter in, that means someone already called it. So check your surroundings!
I'm sure i'm missing much more but this should be a general idea of how DMZ works. I would suggest just going in there and messing around. Who cares what weapons you lose. So what if you die too quickly. It's how you learn so don't be discouraged! It can seem boring or overwhelming when you don't come across other players or you just hop on with no direction. Once you get a feel for things, think about what exactly do you want to do. Accept one of the Faction Missions and that should be a good way to guide you through the map.
Good luck and enjoy! And don't forget about that proximity chat! Have fun with it and mess with some people, lol.