Delta Force Red Day | Complete finale guide with Blessings of the Horse, Vyron’s Restaurant, GTQ‑35 Skybound Stallion, free bundles, and sign‑in rewards explained

Delta Force’s RED DAY (Year of the Horse) event runs from February 13 to March 5, 2026, and this finale period is your last real window to grind “red” loot and unlock the CI‑19 and G18 “Blessings of the Horse” legendary weapon appearances. The key path is Vyron’s New Year Restaurant, where you play matches to earn Ingredient Packs, convert them into Food Cards, and level up the restaurant’s reputation for Year of the Horse legendary skins.

If you’re jumping in late, you want to focus on three things: nonstop match queues for Ingredient Packs, spending Food Cards efficiently in the restaurant, and clearing RED DAY Operations missions that also feed into free bundles and event cosmetics. The event is time‑limited and confirmed to end on March 5, 2026, so any unfinished progression, unspent Food Cards, or unclaimed giveaway rewards will effectively be locked out after that date.​

Unlock Blessings of the Horse

1. Play any online matches during RED DAY to earn Ingredient Packs at the end of games.

2. Open Ingredient Packs right away to convert them into Food Cards.

3. Go to Vyron’s New Year Restaurant event page and spend Food Cards to help run the restaurant.

4. Raise the restaurant’s reputation level to unlock CI‑19 “Blessings of the Horse” and G18 “Blessings of the Horse” legendary weapon appearances.

5. Keep playing and spending Cards until you’ve claimed all Year of the Horse rewards before March 5, 2026.

How the RED DAY event works

RED DAY is Delta Force’s Lunar New Year celebration across PC, mobile, and other supported platforms, built around the Year of the Horse theme and a big pool of free cosmetics. The confirmed RED DAY window for the core in‑game event is February 13 to March 5, 2026, with several overlapping sub‑events and check‑ins.​

The headline pieces are:

• Vyron’s New Year Restaurant (Ingredient Packs, Food Cards, legendary weapon skins)

• RED DAY Big Red giveaway via new Operations content like Firework Ratty​

• Epic vehicle and bundle giveaways including the GTQ‑35 “Skybound Stallion” tank appearance and three free bundles​

You can treat the whole festival as one long progression track: play matches in any mode, open the event packs, and then decide whether to push restaurant levels, Operations missions, or sign‑in rewards first.

How to farm Ingredient Packs and Food Cards fast

Ingredient Packs drop from playing online matches during RED DAY, and you need them to get Food Cards for Vyron’s restaurant. The event does not list exact drop rates, but all confirmed sources agree that you simply need to play more matches to get more packs.​

To speed things up when time is short:

• Use faster modes or shorter matches so you see more post‑match screens per hour. (Community guides highlight this as the most practical way to grind Ingredient Packs.)​

• Open Ingredient Packs immediately instead of stockpiling them, so you always know how many Food Cards you have to spend.

• Rotate between Operations and Warfare if you get bored; event progression counts across modes, and Operations also feeds into Big Red giveaway rewards.​

In practice, you want your session loop to look like: queue → finish the match → open any new Ingredient Packs → spend Food Cards → repeat. That keeps restaurant reputation ticking up the whole time instead of leaving it for a marathon at the end.

How Vyron’s New Year Restaurant progression works

Vyron’s New Year Restaurant is a limited‑time event hub where you trade Food Cards for reputation and rewards. The confirmed structure is simple enough even if the UI looks a bit dense.

Here’s how it works:

• You earn Ingredient Packs by playing matches during the RED DAY window.

• Opening Ingredient Packs gives you Food Cards tied to different dishes or ingredients.​

• You then use those Food Cards at Vyron’s restaurant to “run” the business, which increases the restaurant’s reputation.

• As reputation levels up, you unlock rewards, including the CI‑19 Assault Rifle – Blessings of the Horse and the G18 – Blessings of the Horse legendary weapon appearances.

Community players report that you can also upgrade lower‑tier ingredients into better ones inside the restaurant interface, which helps smooth out bad luck with specific card types, but the exact conversion numbers are not officially documented and may be subject to change.​​

A practical insight here: you do not need to win every match to progress; simply playing consistently will keep Ingredient Packs coming in, so don’t stress over perfect performance if you’re just trying to finish the legendary unlock before March 5.​

Is CI‑19 and G18 Blessings of the Horse worth the grind?

The CI‑19 “Blessings of the Horse” and G18 “Blessings of the Horse” are confirmed as limited Year of the Horse legendary appearances, only available through this RED DAY cycle. They don’t change weapon stats, but they sit at the highest cosmetic tier and are tied to a seasonal event that will not repeat in the same form, so there’s clear collection value.

You’ll like this grind if:

• You main CI‑19 or G18 and want a long‑term flex skin for both weapons.

• You enjoy progression‑style events where steady playtime equals guaranteed cosmetic rewards.​

• You care about exclusive or time‑limited appearances that may not return after the Year of the Horse content wraps.

You might skip or only dabble if you’re already committed to other store draws like Nightingale or Rosa Fortuniana, which run on separate timers and currencies. For pure gameplay, nothing here is mandatory, but for long‑term players and collectors, these legendary skins are among the headline cosmetics of the RED DAY event.​

Other RED DAY rewards you should not miss

Even if you mainly care about Blessings of the Horse, it’s worth scooping up the wider RED DAY freebies while they’re live.​

Highlights include:

• GTQ‑35 Tank – Skybound Stallion epic vehicle appearance from the RED DAY Epic Vehicle Giveaway and related Big Red missions.​

• Three free bundles: Blue Daze, Crown of Golden Tears, and Floral Binding from event giveaways and sign‑ins.​

• Up to 2,600 Delta Tickets and other utility items from check‑in and free reward tracks, depending on how many days you log in during the active period.

If you’re catching the finale, always clear the event pages and sign‑in tabs first; unclaimed login rewards and free bundles are the easiest things to lose permanently once the timers expire.​

Best late‑start game plan before the finale ends

If you’re starting on or near March 1 and want to salvage as much as possible before the March 5 end date, you need a focused loop.

Here’s a simple plan:

1. Log in and claim any remaining RED DAY sign‑in rewards, check‑ins, and free bundles.​

2. Queue into your fastest comfortable modes for 2–3 hours to farm Ingredient Packs.​

3. After every couple of matches, open your packs and immediately spend Food Cards at Vyron’s restaurant.

4. Once your restaurant reputation hits the thresholds for CI‑19 and G18 Blessings of the Horse, switch focus to any remaining Big Red Operations missions or the GTQ‑35 tank skin if you still have time.​