MW4 DMZ · FOB

Forward Operating Base

FOB How to use the FOB Weapons3D Printer · lv 2Vendor · lv 5Gunsmith · lv 10

The Forward Operating Base is your home between runs. Pick an Operator, take gear from your Stash, check DMZ Orders, then deploy. Station photos and on-screen text come from gameplay captures; unlock levels have two independent sources.

FOB terminal listing 3D Printer recipes and Gunsmith weapon manuals — 3D Printer and Gunsmith terminal.

Physical 3D Printer in the FOB with a filament rack and a printer-icon interact prompt — 3D Printer machine.

FOB Vendor screen showing weapons, gear, a reset timer, and locked upgrade slots — Vendor screen.

FOB Gunsmith screen showing Buy New Weapon and a stash of 24 weapons — Gunsmith screen.

FOB weapons wall with rifles on a slat wall, pistols in a lower rack, and an interact prompt — Weapons wall.

FOB workbench with a rifle on a stand and a green interact prompt — Gunsmith workbench.

FOB Boss Board projector screen with portraits, a laptop on a crate desk, and two chairs — Boss Board screen.

Second FOB Boss Board monitor with red-framed portraits and a laptop on the desk — Boss Board monitor.

Two laptops on crate desks in the FOB, with green interact prompts and radio gear — FOB laptops.

FOB laptop on a crate desk with a green interact prompt and container 3 behind it — Laptop at container 3.

FOB locker row: tall green cabinets and duffels against a tiled wall — Lockers.

Open FOB container marked 3, with duffels, backpacks, a laptop, cases, and interact prompts — Container 3.

Open from the start6 stations

3D PrinterDMZ level 2

VendorDMZ level 5

GunsmithDMZ level 10

Verified facts

These stations are open from the start: Operators, DMZ Orders, Stash/Loadout, Firing Range, Survival Kits, and Deploy.
The 3D Printer unlocks at DMZ level 2, the Vendor at level 5, and the Gunsmith at level 10.
The FOB terminal lists 3D Printer recipes out of 110 and Gunsmith weapon manuals out of 30. This capture showed 75 of 110 recipes and 14 of 30 weapon manuals, with both stations at Level 0.
The Vendor screen shows a reset timer. This capture read 6 hours 56 minutes.
Locked Vendor slots read “UNLOCKS VIA DMZ LEVEL OR PRINTED UPGRADES” or “REQUIRES BLACKCELL.”
This capture of the Vendor listed two weapons at 66,750. Names were not on the screen.
This capture of the Gunsmith showed a Buy New Weapon option and 24 Stash Weapons. Names and stats were not on the tiles.

Station photos

3D Printer and Gunsmith terminal.
3D Printer machine.
Vendor screen.
Gunsmith screen.
Weapons wall.
Gunsmith workbench.
Boss Board screen.
Boss Board monitor.
FOB laptops.
Laptop at container 3.
Lockers.
Container 3.

Top tipFOB

How to use the FOB

Gear up at the Forward Operating Base, then deploy.

Open tip →

WeaponsFOB

Weapons

Gunsmith stash and Vendor weapons, from gameplay captures.

Open weapons →

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Keys and items

Sell valuables and print ingredients at the FOB.

Open items →

Sources

DMZ Map — Beginner's guide — These stations are open from the start: Operators, DMZ Orders, Stash/Loadout, Firing Range, Survival Kits, and Deploy.
COD Central — What Is MW4 DMZ? — These stations are open from the start: Operators, DMZ Orders, Stash/Loadout, Firing Range, Survival Kits, and Deploy.
DMZ Codex — Day 1 checklist — The 3D Printer unlocks at DMZ level 2, the Vendor at level 5, and the Gunsmith at level 10.
Owner screenshot captures, 10 Nov 2026 — The FOB terminal lists 3D Printer recipes out of 110 and Gunsmith weapon manuals out of 30. This capture showed 75 of 110 recipes and 14 of 30 weapon manuals, with both stations at Level 0.

FOB stations