Guide to Delta Force Extraction: Tips and Strategies for Success

Losing Items & Safe Box

When you die, you lose all items you’re carrying except those in your safe box and card holder.

• Your card holder only stores key cards.

• Your safe box can store various valuable items. Initially, it’s small (2 slots), but you can upgrade it through in-game events.

• To claim upgraded safe boxes, go to the events tab (F6), complete the required tasks, then go to the collections tab (F7) and use them.

• Switch your safe box in the stash for extra slots and safer extraction of key gear.

Looting & Cash Rewards

• When looting enemy players, check the “reward” button at the top of their inventory. If they completed contracts, you can claim their bonus cash.

• Always click this button to claim extra currency.

Stripping Weapons & Attachments

• Right-click on guns to unload ammo and remove attachments.

• Valuable ammo (e.g., gold ammo) can be hidden in player or boss weapons.

• Attachments can be worth more than the gun itself; remove and keep them if you don’t want the entire firearm.

Special Loot Locations

• Squeaking noises indicate loot spots:

  • Rat-like squeaks: Manhole covers with good loot.

  • Bird chirps: Nests with useful gear.

• These often appear in daily missions, so looting them can progress event tasks and yield decent items.

Events & Daily Missions

• Daily missions reward valuable crates with high-value items.

• Complete all three dailies for a crate that can contain expensive loot.

• You can reroll daily missions up to three times if the task isn’t suitable for you.

• Check the events tab regularly (yellow exclamation mark) to claim rewards from various missions and challenges.

Item Rarity Tiers

• Items have color-coded rarity: Grey < Green < Blue < Purple < Gold < Red.

• Higher rarity generally means better stats and higher value, but always check the actual worth before selling.

Difficulty Settings & Requirements

• Three difficulty modes: Normal, Confidential, and Covert.

• Confidential mode requires you to be level 12+ and have armor, weapons, and attachments totaling at least 112,500 credits.

• Covert mode (also level 12+) requires 350,000 credits in gear value.

• Harder modes yield better loot, including rare items like the Mandelbrick.

Helmet Hearing Buff/Debuff

• Different helmets alter your hearing range. Some improve it (+30% or +40%), making distant footsteps seem closer. Others reduce hearing.

• Be aware of this when changing helmets to avoid confusion about enemy proximity.

Repairing Armor

• Armor can be repaired in-match (with repair kits) or in your stash (no kits needed), but repairs reduce max durability.

• Using higher-quality repair kits or spending more on repairs reduces the durability loss.

Key Cards

• Key cards grant access to special locked rooms on certain maps and can yield high-value loot.

• They can be found in clothing items, dropped by bosses, or bought at auction.

• Card tiers vary by color; red cards are the most valuable.

• Store key cards in your card holder for safety. They have limited uses depending on the difficulty (20 uses on normal, fewer on higher difficulties).

• Unused key cards can be sold at auction for large profits, but once used, they lose auction value.

Stash Organization & Settings

• Use the “Sort Stash” button or enable auto-sort in the settings.

• You can prioritize item types or favorites to appear at the top of your stash.

• Favoriting items helps you quickly identify them in-game and find them for crafting or auction.

• Expansion crates and stash upgrades (via black site upgrades) provide more storage space.

Item Usage & Source Tips

• Right-click an item and select “Usage” to see what it’s needed for (crafting, upgrades, trading).

• Right-click and select “Source” to find where items commonly spawn. This helps target specific loot you need.

Freebies & Hidden Features

• The “Call-in” button on the map page can periodically reward free items (based on player level). Check your mail afterward to claim them.

Auction House

• Not all items are worth auctioning. Some sell for more at merchants.

• Check reference prices and fees before listing on auction.

• Claim money from sold auctions via the mail tab. Remove unsold items to free up auction slots.

Loadouts & Gear Sets

• Use loadouts to quickly rebuy entire kits after dying.

• You can create custom loadouts or use preset gear tickets.

• Gear tickets (Recruit, Standard, Elite) provide quick, cheap loadouts but can’t be altered once chosen.

• You can store high-quality ammo or meds in your safe box to enhance preset loadouts.

Gunsmith & Firing Range

• Customize guns in the Gunsmith. Save loadouts for each weapon for quick re-equipping.

• Share your loadout codes with others.

• Test any weapon and attachment for free at the firing range in the Black Site.

• Test ammo penetration on dummies wearing different armor.

• Carry multiple ammo types and switch (hold “R”) depending on opponent type (AI or players).

Black Site Upgrades & Missions

• Upgrading your Black Site unlocks increased stash size, XP boosts, more auction slots, and crafting options.

• Missions (Department > Missions) offer XP, items, and progression.

• Farming missions quickly on low difficulty with cheap gear is a good strategy to level up and complete objectives.

Map Secrets & Settings

• Maps have secret areas, bunkers, and puzzles. Solve them for extra loot.

• Turn on auto-mantle to navigate jump puzzles more easily (General Settings).

• Change hit effect color for better hit confirmation.

Operator Tips

• Medic’s smoke grenade can become a healing cloud if you shoot it with the medic pistol.

• Lune’s bow can be toggled to bounce or not bounce before delivering its electric charge (RB on controller).

Conclusion

• Utilize the safe box and card holder to protect valuables.

• Check loot carefully for attachments, ammo, and reward cash.

• Complete missions, upgrade your base, and manage your stash for long-term success.

• Experiment with loadouts, difficulty modes, and key cards to maximize profits and survivability.

• Take advantage of hidden features, daily missions, and the firing range to sharpen your skills and enhance your gameplay experience.