Achieving the highly coveted S rank in Ready or Not is the ultimate test of tactical patience and perfect execution for any squad leader. This prestigious rating indicates that your team completed every objective flawlessly without resorting to lethal force or suffering any casualties. Navigating these strict parameters requires a deep understanding of mission scoring, specialized loadouts, and careful coordination with your AI officers.
Core Scoring Rules and Objectives
To secure a perfect rating, you must bring in every single suspect and civilian alive and fully conscious. Accidental deaths or even knocking out a target will instantly disqualify your team from earning the maximum score. Furthermore, you must successfully locate and secure every piece of dropped evidence scattered across the map layout.
Completing all primary objectives alongside hidden soft objectives is mandatory for the system to award a flawless score. You must also report every arrest and discovered item to the tactical operations center before concluding the deployment. Your squad must complete the mission seamlessly without any team members being killed during active firefights.
Optimizing Non Lethal Loadouts
Standard firearms must be completely swapped out for non-lethal weapons like the beanbag shotgun or pepperball rifles to preserve life. The beanbag shotgun offers an excellent one-shot stun capability that heavily breaks enemy morale when aimed safely at the chest. Equipping your squadmates with heavy armor material ensures maximum survivability against incoming high-caliber rounds.
Your tactical inventory should prioritize utility items like CS gas canisters and flashbang grenades over traditional explosive entry tools. Deploying heavy shields across your team layout allows your officers to safely lead breaches while tanking incoming enemy fire. Ensuring every operative wears a functioning gas mask is crucial when transforming dense rooms into tactical hotboxes.
Advanced Squad Coordination
Relying on specific team traits like negotiators and intimidators will significantly increase the speed at which suspects surrender. Combining these compliance bonuses allows your squad to pacify entire rooms of hostiles simply by shouting commands from hard cover. You should utilize your mirrorgun gadget beneath every doorway to check thoroughly for hidden tripwires and enemy positions.
Instead of rushing into unknown areas, order your compliance-boosted squadmates to systematically secure surrendered targets while you maintain defensive angles. If a hostile entity attempts to draw a weapon or act erratically, deploy an immediate non-lethal round to incapacitate them safely. Let the automated system conclude the mission naturally upon fulfilling all requirements rather than forcing a premature manual exit.
