Just Cause 2 Black Market guide: parts, armor and extraction
Separate purchased equipment, weapon upgrades, vehicle upgrades and health gains.
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Edition covered
Original 2010 single-player campaign and PC publisher screenshots. The community multiplayer mod and later Just Cause games have different features and are outside this guide.
Call the supplier from a suitable location
Throw a Black Market beacon where the delivery can arrive. Equipment purchases consume money; having enough Chaos to unlock an item does not make each delivery free.
| Option | Requirement or currency | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment purchase | Unlocked item and money | Delivers a weapon or other available gear |
| Weapon upgrade | Weapon Parts | Improves that supplier weapon |
| Vehicle upgrade | Vehicle Parts | Improves that supplier vehicle |
| Extraction | Previously discovered destination | Moves Rico to the chosen location |
Match the part to the upgrade
Weapon Parts improve weapons and Vehicle Parts improve vehicles through the supplier menu. Armor Parts work separately: every fifth collected part increases Rico’s maximum health. Cash stashes fund purchases rather than those part-based upgrades.
| Pickup | Keep it for | Common mistake |
|---|---|---|
| Cash stash | Future purchases | Expecting it to improve a weapon by itself |
| Weapon Part | Equipment upgrade steps | Looking for it in the vehicle menu |
| Vehicle Part | Vehicle upgrade steps | Treating it as repair fuel |
| Armor Part | A health increase every five parts | Waiting for a manual armor purchase |
Upgrade the gear you repeatedly use
A reliable handgun or automatic weapon and a useful transport are better early priorities than spreading parts across every unlocked option. Higher upgrade steps cost more parts, so inspect the menu before committing.
Extract to a discovered settlement
The Black Market’s Extraction option can move Rico to a previously discovered location. Discover useful places as you travel so later missions have convenient starting points. Extraction does not substitute for finishing an active mission objective.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Just Cause 2 publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Original PC manual | store.steampowered.com |