Achieving the highest rating in Ready Or Not demands flawless execution, patience, and absolute non-lethal discipline. Players seeking the elusive S rank must fulfill strict mission parameters while navigating high-risk tactical scenarios. Understanding the core criteria and equipping your team properly will help you conquer even the most difficult operations.
Core Requirements for Securing an S Rank
To earn an S rank rating, you must complete every primary objective and fulfill all soft objectives across the map. You are required to arrest all suspects and civilians alive, ensuring no lethal force or unauthorized physical harm is used. Furthermore, your team cannot suffer any officer casualties, and all dropped weapons must be secured as evidence.
Failing to secure even a single piece of evidence or accidentally incapacitating a suspect with headshots can instantly ruin your run. Keeping your squad organized and checking every room thoroughly prevents minor oversights. Patience remains the single most critical asset during these intense tactical breaches.
Essential Non-Lethal Gear and Loadouts
Non-lethal weaponry is mandatory if you intend to keep all suspects alive. Equipping VKS pepperball rifles, beanbag shotguns, or pepperball sidearms ensures suspects surrender without taking fatal damage. Additionally, heavy steel armor and gas masks provide necessary protection against incoming fire and team-deployed CS gas.
CS gas grenades are widely considered the most effective tactical throwables for clearing large rooms and corridors. Tossing gas into uncleared areas forces suspects to compromise their positions and lowers their morale rapidly. Pairing gas with heavy door wedges helps isolate hostiles and prevents unwanted flanks.
Squad Traits and AI Command Strategies
Choosing the right officer traits significantly increases your chances of compelling suspects to surrender quickly. Selecting perks like Pacifier, Negotiator, and Intimidator drastically lowers suspect morale when ordering compliance. Stacking these traits allows your team to control chaotic rooms before shots are even fired.
Utilizing squad commands effectively keeps your officers out of direct line-of-fire while clearing tight angles. Ordering officers equipped with riot shields to breach first absorbs hostiles' initial aggression safely. Once suspects surrender, use the command wheel to order them to move toward your position before securing them.
Advanced Room Breaching and Evidence Collection
Before entering any closed room, always deploy the mirrorgun to check for armed suspects or tripwire traps. Combining C2 breaching charges with gas deployment disorients hostiles immediately upon entry. Moving systematically floor-by-floor prevents hostiles from wandering into previously cleared zones.
After neutralizing all active threats, do not end the mission manually. Use the Search and Secure command via the AI wheel to order your squad to collect any missed weapons automatically. This ensures every piece of evidence is gathered, guaranteeing your hard-earned S rank grade.
