beginners-assistance

[torn widget]

Sometimes there is sometimes there isnt

[patent arrow]

Check bindds

Rebindd it

[upbeat flax]

you're doing something wrong

yeah.

[patent arrow]

Or tarkov is being tarkov

game has fucked me with gamebreaking bugs since I got it

Cant shoot, cant reload, cant unprone, cant heal (unfixed anim), etc etc etc

[charred berry]

Not sure how swapping tactical rig while in raid really works. Tried unequipping all the items and it still says "no suitable slot found or something"

[upbeat flax]

you drop your rig

[patent arrow]

Armor rig ye

[upbeat flax]

and drag theirs on

and armored rigs

[charred berry]

oh... should have thought of it myself

but thanks

[patent arrow]

But damn reserve rly is that cancer

and other spawnkills?

[torn widget]

idk what im supposed to do im on a scav run and i got good stuff

feels bad

But no extractions

[patent arrow]

Go for gauranteed extracts

if you know em

[torn widget]

I tried

[upbeat flax]

only spawnkill is Stage's tower and E1 and usually Dome and E2

[torn widget]

But they didnt work

[patent arrow]

smh

[warped dust]

double tap o

[patent arrow]

alright ty

can I spawnkill Stage from E1?

[upbeat flax]

depends

if stage runs for barracks, not really

it's all about who rushes wehere

[torn widget]

A little late Captain Chrono

Scroll up

[upbeat flax]

scav extracts on customs are weird

[flint mist]

is it correct that I should sell my alpha case if I upgrade my standard edition as it will be replaced anyway?

[upbeat flax]

don't risk it

[patent arrow]

Shouldnt spawnkills and extract camping be disencouraged?

[upbeat flax]

i mean

[patent arrow]

But the game makes the mechanics around em

[waxen forge]

If you upgrade then no use for alpha but sell After you get gamma

[upbeat flax]

it's sort of your fault if you don't expect a close spawn to rush you

[flint mist]

@waxen forge i read that I lose the alpha if I upgrade

[patent arrow]

you dont

[upbeat flax]

i had stage run up to dome with the group and kill squads staying at E2

[waxen forge]

If you upgrade you get gamma in messenger

[flint mist]

oh okay, thank you

[waxen forge]

Along with the rest of upgrade stuff

[flint mist]

what If my stash cant fit all of that stuff?

can I take it out partially?

[upbeat flax]

bruh

your stash gets upgraded

[waxen forge]

Upgrade to EOD gives bigger stash

[upbeat flax]

legit the main thing it says on the website..

[flint mist]

I know that, doesnt mean I know whether all items will fit in the difference

[dense lotus]

I’m 99% sure anything that doesn’t fit will pop up in an alert

[sturdy hill]

This game is definitely not for me z_z

[dense lotus]

So you can claim it later

[flint mist]

thanks @dense lotus

[waxen forge]

Also the New items will stay in the messenger for awhile

[upbeat flax]

forever*

[waxen forge]

Similar to Insurance and task rewards

[upbeat flax]

there is no timer on tasks and alerts

[dense lotus]

Insurance doesn’t stay forever

I learnt that the hard way when I was using it as extra storage 😄

[flint mist]

how long does it stay?

[granite karma]

why do player scavs kill you when youre also a scav

[upbeat flax]

because no one really cares if you're a scav or not

[flint mist]

@granite karma cause I cant tell whos who so I shoot everything that moves

[patent arrow]

And many people that play tarkov are unpredictably idiotic

[upbeat flax]

i personally kill player scavs

[waxen forge]

Also depends on the map

[patent arrow]

Same, if I can tell the difference

[waxen forge]

On factory it's almost kill on sight

[patent arrow]

Too CQC

[waxen forge]

On other maps I may give it a half-second to see if they wiggle or respect the wiggle

[patent arrow]

lol

[granite karma]

no i did the wiggle

[upbeat flax]

i only play scav interchange

i fuck any person i see

[waxen forge]

Doesn't mean people will respect wiggle

Remember people are assholes

[granite karma]

fair

[patent arrow]

I feel bad for all the M4s and gen 4s I take back from playerscav runs

I cheated em using this fucked mechanic

gay

[warped dust]

They'd do it too

[patent arrow]

doesnt matter to me

[flint mist]

you actually do lose the alpha if you upgrade, you just have the gamma instead along with the increased stash size

[waxen forge]

Must have changed it

I upgraded a year 1/2 ago. At the time you just got gamma in messenger and then sold alpha.

[patent arrow]

I still have my alpha and I upgraded last week?

what

[flint mist]

idk mine is gone

[junior yacht]

hey

so i realised i got a pistol grip and stock on my ak74m

what else i can pop on to reduce recoil?

i have a muzzle/comp as well

[waxen forge]

Better stock/handguard

grip

[junior yacht]

is the polymer one good enough?

[waxen forge]

Upgrade workbench in Hideout...Examine all weapons and weapon parts on Flea. Right click weapon. Edit Preset. Mod away

level 1 workbench

The more parts you have examined on flea the more functional Edit Preset becomes

So take the time to go to flea and examine every weapon and every weapon part

It takes time but is worth it

[warped dust]

How rare is an SVD?

[waxen forge]

Not rare

"Edit Preset"

[warped dust]

Found it in shoreline, it's like my first time on this map tho so I don't know how to gtfoutta here

[waxen forge]

Then you can just choose the stock and swap them in and out

Swap handguard and swap in and out

Edit preset works well

You don't have to have the parts to use it

Just have to have parts examined so they are in the drop down boxes

[warped dust]

Dang

[waxen forge]

The little box towards top left the square...Assemble

Then it will show you parts and ask if you want to buy them

[warped dust]

While I was trying to find to figure out where I was a sweat stumbled across me

Oh two sweats actually, managed to take out one at least

[junior yacht]

also

what does ergonomics mean?

[waxen forge]

Ergo (higher) is faster ADS

[warped dust]

That makes a lot of sense

[junior yacht]

ohhhhh

thought it was recoil related

[warped dust]

That'd be recoil xp

[upbeat flax]

ergo is also how much stam drains when ADSed

also affects stamina while holding the weapon.. i think

[fallen hollow]

is there anyway to upgrade your stash, without buying a more expensive version of the game?

[warped dust]

^

[fallen hollow]

ok thsnkyou

yeah

ok

[warped dust]

The only thing it costs you is your pride as you realise how much better they are than you

A game with a good econ is pretty nice to see tbh

[sturdy hill]

this game is actually giving me full blown aids lol

[fickle kettle]

lôk at the timer :v

[warped dust]

Bots suck as usual but that's in everything

[fickle kettle]

what happen obi

[waxen forge]

At the top there should have been a search filter "owner type trades" or somehting like that. X that off.

[sturdy hill]

someone shot me but didnt kill me, i was pretty high in HP but bleeding I think, used a bandage and another thing can't remember what it was called but it was some sort of medicine just to see if it woudl heal me or w.e

[waxen forge]

Bandages stop bleeding but do NOT heal health points

[sturdy hill]

i was fine for a couple minutes, ran away going bout my business, then i just start coughing and losing blood, my water icon was going down? then i just.. died lmfao

[waxen forge]

Cheese (ai-2) yellow squares heal health points but do NOT stop bleeding

CAR med kits and up stop bleeding and heal health points

[sturdy hill]

what could have caused me to start coughing and losing water points, then dying

[waxen forge]

AA you could change to different optic and see if you can buy it that way

Looks like you have most of the parts

That you can buy from flea

It's possible that for whatever reason Bravo isn't available on flea

[junior yacht]

a question about combat, do you guys strafe while ads firing on someone?

[waxen forge]

Yea that or ShadowPlay or OBS. I tell people to do that.

[junior yacht]

like do i have to stay completely still to hit every shot?

[upbeat flax]

strafing sometimes can be aids

[junior yacht]

yeah i noticed

[waxen forge]

Depends on scenario Potato

[junior yacht]

ah

is there an upgradable skill to steady aim while moving?

[sturdy hill]

i guess it was dehydration, great z_Z

[junior yacht]

it looks more steady on streamers

@sturdy hill would be, he most likely shot u in the stomach \

[sturdy hill]

yea

[junior yacht]

died once like that my friend was like yep u dying hide in bush

wait for insurance

[shadow solstice]

I just installed the game for the first time but trying to launch it just freezes my computer

[fickle kettle]

so i think

he shot your belly

[sturdy hill]

yea he did, didnt know bout the thing that makes me dehydra faster

also, if my leg is at 0/60, will it be like that until i exit the raid?

[fickle kettle]

ofc

unless you have a surgery kit

[sour plume]

so I left for a bit and rejoined and I can't see chat history for beginners assistance/chat

[bold kernel]

accept rules

in #521628660298678283

and you will see everything else

[sour plume]

did

[bold kernel]

your name is wrong color

[sour plume]

already had done so when I rejoined

[bold kernel]

so you missed something

[fickle kettle]

bot being slow

you might need to w8

[sour plume]

https://gyazo.com/0fe6c0b8d48d8b69d14e43242d886e1e

hum

[bold kernel]

tarkov getting the internet hug of love

it comes w/ success

[sour plume]

okay I think it unfucked

yee

[upbeat flax]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/Ballistics

just use the tarkov wiki ballistics page and other things

[sour plume]

multi billion dollar company btw

[warped dust]

AAAAGH

Always a bigger fish

Was heading for the gate outta factory after a 3v1 firefight and a scav player spawned

That's what that was?

Guy came sprinting after I was running to the exit with a shotgun

To be fair

I tried to kick open a pull door so

My own fault really

So close to a clean run

I wish

Wiiiish

i had known this fact earlier

I would have been more on guard and slower to the exit if I realised that

Just figured my game lagged but like

My tech is good shit, it wouldn't lag

[fickle kettle]

lower your guard down isee

[warped dust]

Less lower guard more "My arm is busted and I wanna go home"

Welp good bye starter Kalash

You were good while you lasted

[hearty sky]

will shoes be a thing in EFT? Like shoes that make different noice ?

noise*

[warped dust]

Currently you can make next to no noise if you just crouch walk

So doubtful, but maybe if they went full ARMA

[amber saffron]

so

im in a raid with 700 ping

[warped dust]

Sounds like a party

You can matrix the bullets

[amber saffron]

im shooting someone they aren't dying

and im not either

[warped dust]

Hey my PP is good enough to kill you >:c

[upbeat flax]

pepga

[sour plume]

Is there like

An easy way to train yourself to leg meta when you're using smgs or bad ammo lol

[fickle kettle]

lol

[warped dust]

I've come to the conclusion

Scav AI in Factory is just always aggro

[upbeat flax]

extract camping

🤢

[warped dust]

...Y'know I'm realising I'm retarded

[upbeat flax]

oh, you mean recoil skill cheesin

better but

🤢

[amber saffron]

a bullet went through my head

[warped dust]

As they do

[tired canopy]

Insurance works on dropped items?

Good to know, ty.

[upbeat flax]

AKA Insurance fraud

[tired canopy]

😂

[warped dust]

Man that's actually smart tho

[upbeat flax]

"insurance fraud"

i hope they make prapor break into your hideout if you keep insurance frauding

☝️ 😩

[junior yacht]

oh god i made a bad decision

factory night

[warped dust]

I tried it

I legit

Had to just hug the wall

until I found light

[upbeat flax]

it works

ez

[warped dust]

Yotota ™️ car key

[junior yacht]

glad my scav shotgun has a flashlight lmao

[warped dust]

Sometimes I just wanna run to an exit as a Scav and keep his shit

[junior yacht]

oi same hahaha

i just kept the val and some ak clips i found

sold one for 50k

still have a 2nd val in inventory

[warped dust]

The shit the fence can sell is nuts

[junior yacht]

ok factory night time is like playing a horror game

im so scared

[warped dust]

I thought I bought Tarkov not GTFO

[full harbor]

so if you're a scav

you dont get to keep the items

[warped dust]

Well

Yes and no

You keep it if you exfil

If you die

You win and lose nothing

[junior yacht]

sometimes i just wana yeet

on the scav guy

[warped dust]

To be fair

You're not punished for it

You get half the xp you gain

But as a Scav

you don't get it anyway

[junior yacht]

yeah

no xp from scav to main guy\

[warped dust]

Literally no down side to yeeting that shit outta there

[full harbor]

so if i disconnect

as a main guy

i dont keep my stuff

i have to escape

[warped dust]

Has to be an exfil ye

[junior yacht]

i think ur character stays where u dc'ed and u have a few minutes to reconnect

[full harbor]

but u can leave a raid right

[warped dust]

Sure but it counts as a loss

[full harbor]

oh

ok

[sour plume]

If you leave a raid it's basically the same as dying

[warped dust]

Worse even

[sour plume]

Also I think your stuff despawns so you can't get insured back but not certain

[full harbor]

are the spots for leaving

the same

per raid

[warped dust]

You get put on 1% hp

[sour plume]

Your exfils depend on where you spawn, typically across the map from you

There are usually some closer ones that may/may not be open or may require a condition to be met

[torn widget]

I got a question, If I hang my feet off the bed whilst going to sleep but I have a blanket over them will my demon still get them?

I need answers

[upbeat flax]

it will get under your sheet

[full harbor]

says my character is heavily wounded

but how do i heal him

before entering

[torn widget]

Ah shit

[upbeat flax]

in the stash

right click and use

[torn widget]

Do it cuddle though?

And are demons cute

[full harbor]

says

im max hp

[sturdy hill]

is there any way to find out how many hours u have played

[warped dust]

Use the cheese slices

[torn widget]

You count

Also

Damn bro

How you that fucked up

[warped dust]

I'm gonna guess going into games without a gun

[full harbor]

lol

im trying to knife people

it dont work

[torn widget]

Are you new Zaksa?

[warped dust]

It's a good way to learn how to play, it's what I did

[full harbor]

yes

[torn widget]

Oh

[full harbor]

i lost my gun after missing so many rounds

didnt know the recoil

[warped dust]

Look at that inventory management

[torn widget]

Just go scab

Scav

[bronze marsh]

is there a chat where noobs can get better people to play with?

[warped dust]

That's a freshie

Hi you're here

[upbeat flax]

not really

just LFG

[junior yacht]

i just run scav and scavenge left behind stuff

[upbeat flax]

and sherpa

[warped dust]

That too

[upbeat flax]

#521628660298678283 #news-setup

click stuff there

[bronze marsh]

why is this game 18+ ? russian law or something?

[full harbor]

i think i won

[upbeat flax]

bruh

[warped dust]

Found an exit

[upbeat flax]

18+ really doesn't mean anything anymore

[warped dust]

You survived

But you didn't really loot anything

Good start tho

You know have to spawn and leave

[fickle kettle]

that is a run through dou

[warped dust]

now loot and scoot

[junior yacht]

just got beaned by some heavy dude who can see me at night

cool

[warped dust]

Probs NV

[bronze marsh]

gotta love thermal

[warped dust]

^

That too

[upbeat flax]

or NVGs....

factory is dark as fuck

at night

[bronze marsh]

and edgy

[warped dust]

Oh yeah potato was running fact

Rip

[upbeat flax]

doubt it was a thermal

[full harbor]

so what i gotta do

[warped dust]

Defs NVG

[full harbor]

so it counts as a W

loot and get xp?

[upbeat flax]

check out a starting guide man

[full harbor]

how do i know whats enough

[upbeat flax]

tarkov is more than just "winning"

[warped dust]

Yeah I recommend a youtube video

[fickle kettle]

1 kill + 1 loot

[heavy quest]

dont be ashamed of a run through

[warped dust]

Uh what's a good example of being a fresher

[heavy quest]

I'm not

[warped dust]

Oh yeah I run through too

I usually pick up as much loot as my container and pockets let me

[mighty jasper]

are 5-7 minutes queue on reserve normal?

Just trying to nail my scav run

[heavy quest]

havent been on reserve but I'll say no

[junior yacht]

thermal scope camping gate 3?

okay

[upbeat flax]

scav run on reserve aids

again. probably not thermals @junior yacht

[junior yacht]

idk but still

[warped dust]

Factory is too CQ for Thermals really

[junior yacht]

6 minutes left hanging around gate lmao

[warped dust]

Like I can see someone doing it

[upbeat flax]

it's fucktory

[bronze marsh]

what map is best for beginners ?

[warped dust]

But I imagine there's more efficient ways

[upbeat flax]

i'd say interchange

customs is aids

but it has beginner quests

fucktory is fucktory of course

[junior yacht]

hated the first prapov quest lmao

[warped dust]

Fucktory is how I learned

[full harbor]

oi

[warped dust]

I'll be the first to admit

[full harbor]

was that u

whos running around factory

[upbeat flax]

probably not

[junior yacht]

i got a 2nd money case but no where to stash it

[upbeat flax]

remember tarkov has a 100k concurrent players at this point

[warped dust]

Factory is ass but it's good for fast loot then exfil

If you don't run into 5 scavs and two stacked PMCs

[upbeat flax]

and then you get PTSD on any other map because you cant aim past 30 meters

[fickle kettle]

isnt interchange is also aids rn

[warped dust]

I can't aim period

[waxen forge]

Stay out of the middle for Interchange and you are decent

[mighty jasper]

@upbeat flax I'm just trying to learn the map for future quests :/

[junior yacht]

should i try other maps with scav

[warped dust]

I do like the space in Customs and Interchange but I get lost too easily even with a map

[upbeat flax]

which map

[mighty jasper]

Resrve

I'd rather run interchange or factory as a scav

For different reasons ofcourse

But I find myself running woods/reserve/shoreline

[waxen forge]

I would never scav on Woods.

Rarely ever on customs

[mighty jasper]

I know

it's horrible

I hate that map

[waxen forge]

Interchange / reserve scav makes sense

[warped dust]

Speaking of Scavs and Interchange, anyone wanna scav run?

[sour plume]

Speaking of Scavs, weird name

[junior yacht]

what server u on atm? i cant use my mic

[upbeat flax]

if you wanna run reserve use my callout map pls xd

[fickle kettle]

doing scav

[mighty jasper]

Oh also, can I get a recommendation for the "Kill PMCs with pistol" quest?

[warped dust]

Should be EU

[upbeat flax]

factory

[waxen forge]

I always do it with APB on factory

[junior yacht]

aussie land

[mighty jasper]

No as in, like which pistol and what kit/

[warped dust]

My internet might be able to hold it's own cross the ocean

[mighty jasper]

though factory is a fantastic idea

[junior yacht]

is cross continent play enabled?

[waxen forge]

!wiki Silenced Stechkin

[broken quail]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/Silenced_Stechkin_Automatic_Pistol_9x18PM
Not the correct result? Use !wiki page Silenced Stechkin for a direct link or !wiki search Silenced Stechkin for a list of all hits.

Escape from Tarkov Wiki

Silenced Stechkin Automatic Pistol 9x18PM

The Silenced Stechkin Automatic Pistol 9x18PM (APB) is a pistol in Escape from Tarkov.

[mighty jasper]

Oh APB, didn't see your answer apologies

[warped dust]

Don't know, never tried

[upbeat flax]

until you run into someone actually geared

[waxen forge]

It's full auto 20 round mags. Just shoot and move

Don't bother to loot

[upbeat flax]

just go in with a proper pistol

[mighty jasper]

Do you run class 4 armor and all?

Like a full kit just with a pisto.?

[waxen forge]

I usually just run 3 or 4 and expect to not survive all of the runs.

[upbeat flax]

it works and it's fun

[waxen forge]

Shot and move

[mighty jasper]

I see

Many thanks love

[waxen forge]

Yea you will lose against a guy in an altyn and shit but full auto you can take out a lot of guys.

Hip fire

[warped dust]

And all the servers are ping timing out

[vivid basalt]

is the maps really bugged? 😮

[warped dust]

That doesn't... seem right

[waxen forge]

Looks like servers having a bit of trouble from what I'm seeing watching markstrom

[upbeat flax]

@vivid basalt ?

[vivid basalt]

my shoreline map that I found yesterday gets white the second I zoom on it.

[warped dust]

They were having trouble yesterday but I can still play on the server it automatically picks ffor me

[waxen forge]

Don't use in-game maps

[upbeat flax]

^

[warped dust]

Good in theory

Bad in practice

[vivid basalt]

I don't but I wanted to look at it. not a white screen.

[waxen forge]

Use internet maps on 2nd screen, phone, or even print the damn things out and keep on your desk

[warped dust]

Now that's gaming

Ink to win

Also pretty obvious

[junior yacht]

might just pull out my laptop

hahah

[warped dust]

But change your window to borderless if you wanna tab in and out

Fullscreen will zoom in anything behind it and also close the game if you have a second monitor

Also if you hate right clicking and examining

It's middle mouse to quick examine

Very important key, write a sticky note

[full harbor]

bruh

how you meant to loot in factory

xd

theres a guy around every corner

[honest shoal]

play tetris like your life depends on it

and hold angles

[warped dust]

I loot the smaller shit

Keys and shit

There is the safe in the office but that's also where most shit goes down due to it being pretty good, cash and some bartering

I know there's better ways to do it, just this is how I'm learning outside of Scav runs

[waxen forge]

Factory isn't a loot map.

Like you said no time

You can quickly grab a gun or something from the guy you killed but you still may get domed

[warped dust]

Agree

And if you have a sweaty of two

God help you

[waxen forge]

Honestly you need to kill...move and kill more..and then clear your area before trying to loot.

Then you still have to factor in the potential for someone to be on the scaffolding area so determine if you have cover.

Then if clear and angles considered loot quickly.

Control click to put from dead body to your containers.

Alt plus click to equip items to your body (such as a backpack but ONLY works if you don't have that items already equipped)

[warped dust]

Game has a sharp learning curve

But it's satisfying

Best I can say about it

[waxen forge]

If I am low on money or gear I would never consider going to factory to make $ or gear.

Plenty of more reliable ways to make $/gear

[warped dust]

Better than "The Dark Souls of FPS games" at least

[junior yacht]

factory is scary

its like playing a horror game

[warped dust]

Creative problems have creative solutions

TO be fair

Factory is how I learned how to play the game but it's a poor mentor

[honest shoal]

factory is good to learn PvP instead of chickening out alot

it forces you

[warped dust]

True, I wince at least 40% less now to gunfire

[waxen forge]

#521628660298678283 and #news-setup @honest shoal So you can see all of Discord

[bold kernel]

hey so i launched the game last night, played one game and then had to leave. later on tried to launch the game and it doesn't play! just makes it so i cant click on anything and have to restart my computer? anyone else having this problem?

[waxen forge]

Servers were having issues at points yesterday

It could have been during that time you tried to play

[honest shoal]

@waxen forge cheers

[bold kernel]

tried to play it just now as well and the same problem

[waxen forge]

I'm at work atm so not sure how the servers are doing.

I'd try again in 20 minutes and then may have some luck asking in #community-support

Also #521628660298678283 and #news-setup @bold kernel so you can see all of discord

[hushed raft]

Can someone explain something

If you spawn as a scav, npc scav's will not target you untill they're shot by you

Correct?

[waxen forge]

Yes

BUT scav boss will

Player scavs can and will

[hushed raft]

Because

I just killed a PMC

and after that a HUMAN Scav

And all of a sudden I have scav's hunting me down?

I got kinda confused

[waxen forge]

Also if you kill a scav (say by big red on customs) then scavs near bus stop won't be agro. It's proximity

You killed a human scav...

Scavs will agro

[hushed raft]

But

[waxen forge]

UNLESS he shot you first and did damage

[hushed raft]

The part that confuses me is

He shoots me, I shoot back

The scavs run past me

To kill him

Then after he dies

they come back for me

[waxen forge]

The whole agro thing gets complicated. At times if you get Shot by a pScav and he hits you and does damage then you can shoot him and they won't agro.

However I'm not going to say it's 100% reliable.

I'd say this. If you shoot any scav then prepare to be shot.

[full harbor]

you dont h ave to examine things you've already done right

like when looting

[warped dust]

Nope

[shadow solstice]

If I play in offline mode do I lose my gear when I die and use ammo?

[full harbor]

does it only work on exiles

or on scavs too

[warped dust]

Yeah it's fine

[waxen forge]

No you lose nothing offline

You gain nothing either

[shadow solstice]

ok

[warped dust]

Go into the trading hub and just examine everything there

Helps a lot

I think there's a mechanic where you eventually forget and have to reexamine? I am unsure

[waxen forge]

At the beginning of the wipe I go to flea and examine everything EXCEPT keys. That way I can use Edit Preset function for modding and also so I don't have to take time to examine in raid.

[hushed raft]

If you're pretty much completely out of money

[waxen forge]

I do NOT examine keys ahead of time that way I know when I find a key if I have it or not by if it's examined

[hushed raft]

And your stash is empty

Is it reliable to just use your main character while scavs are on a duration

and just sprint around hoping to find loot?

[warped dust]

You don't even need to take things in in the first place

[waxen forge]

If you are out of $ and gear...then scav Interchange.

[warped dust]

and it costs nothing to raid anyway

[waxen forge]

Take that kit and run straight to Exfil

Now you have a kit

[hushed raft]

Yeah okay

Just have 15 minutes of downtime right now

[waxen forge]

take that Kit offline to practice while scav cools down

[hushed raft]

Figured what I could do

oo

ok ok

[warped dust]

Oo now that's a good tip

[waxen forge]

Then go back to scav interchange and loot PC in Olie and Goshan as well as tech stores near Olie. Don't look for fights. Don't go to middle.

get out and sell all the tech. Check flea vs. therapist for prices. Sell to who is higher (counting tax).

Now you have $.

Rinse and repeat

[warped dust]

Sell that 1080ti you found in the trash boi

[hushed raft]

Budracin

I recorded the thing earlier

[waxen forge]

The PC run in Olie and Goshan (assuming you have a backpack) can net you 100K (small backpack) to 300-400K easy if you have a big backpack

[hushed raft]

With the scav aggro bla bla

Can you help me with what I should do in this scenario

There's a dude clearly aiming at me in a doorway

But we're both scavs

[coarse plaza]

cant instal pu 3.5 scope on mount

[hushed raft]

When do I shoot him

and when dont i

[coarse plaza]

that says the pu 3.5 scope goes on

[waxen forge]

You probably weren't wrong to shoot him if he was aiming at you.

[split vapor]

You have all the parts

And correct mosin

[waxen forge]

But you just need to know that then you are a target for all scavs in the area

[junior yacht]

is reserve a good place to scav in?

[coarse plaza]

Bought a mosin, the mount and the scope that says goes on the mount

[waxen forge]

I would say Scav on Interchange or Reserve

[coarse plaza]

the mount goes on, scope wont

[waxen forge]

Interchange has simple exfil (just walk to it) while Reserve can have more complicated exfil

[split vapor]

Mosin>Mount> scope rings>scope

[junior yacht]

wheres that reserve map in the chat again?

[coarse plaza]

@split vapor ty

[split vapor]

[waxen forge]

!wiki Reserve

[broken quail]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/Reserve

Escape from Tarkov Wiki

Reserve

Reserve is a location in Escape from Tarkov.

[junior yacht]

found it in this chat nvm

[sinful sky]

What vendor sells In game maps ? And will that tell me where the extraction is @

First load in ever did a pistol run hid for 15 min didn’t know where to extract

[split vapor]

None

Also wiki maps actually show shit

[sinful sky]

Ok I’ll check that out it’s just hard navigating first time and being scared at the same time lol

[warped dust]

Therapist sells maps but they're a cash sink

[steady flame]

@sinful sky the maps you buy ingame are blank and you wont see any extractions on them

[warped dust]

They're blank maps that you'd have to map out yourself

Which I mean

I guess could be fun

[sinful sky]

So useless

[warped dust]

But people have already done the work for you

And there's better 3D renders of the map on the wiki

[sinful sky]

I’ve seen those ty again it’s just how do you tell where your at when you spawn ? By landmarks ?

[junior yacht]

ummmm i unloaded a clip of fal ammo into some random guy and he kills me with a grenade??

wtf is this

its a scav and he should be dead

400 damage dealt FML

[trim herald]

Plot armour dude

[junior yacht]

ahhhhhhhhhh fml i suck

one more bullet in and hes dead

[steady flame]

@sinful sky Using the 3d maps (from the wiki) and compare to the environment arround you.

[wispy hatch]

this is gonna sound dumb, but why do i always just die in one shot when i shoot guys like 8 times and they dont die

[trim herald]

@sinful sky Also playing the map you'll learn how it's laid out

[sinful sky]

Ok I guess the dual monitor I was holding off on will have to be bought !

[trim herald]

@wispy hatch Depends on ammo and where you hit them. If you hit someone in the face and they aren't wearing a visor they'll get 1shot regardless of gun. But if you're using ammo that isn't designed to deal with armour and you hit armour you'll need A LOT of shots. While they may hit you in the face, or use better ammo

[sinful sky]

I’ll do that today for few runs

[junior yacht]

i think i hate myself a little more by playing tarkov every day

[wispy hatch]

alright thanks

[sinful sky]

So far I like what I see.. and the loot ? Is it like borderlands in crates and like breakpoint also pc and bags ?

What do I look for in other words and with that question I’m off

[trim herald]

Not played either of those @sinful sky so I can't answer that 😄 Loot is either spawned randomly in the world, or in containers like boxes, bags, PC's, jackets etc

Filing cabinets are HUGE for new players actually, each drawer can be searched individually and can spawn some great loot. Also you level up your search skill

[sinful sky]

Sweet

Ty y’all

[dense lotus]

@wispy hatch you can cheap out on the gun.. but never cheap out on the ammo

[trim herald]

Only in quality of loot spot, there are grades of loot spots for sure

[coarse plaza]

Sometimes there can be weapons against walls on stuff on tables or hidden in cups too

[wispy hatch]

whoever just @'d me i cant see it because i cant look at previous messages for somereason im sorry

[wispy hatch]

thx

[warped dust]

@wispy hatch To fix that go to #521628660298678283 and #news-setup so you can see it

[sullen storm]

I've gone to rules and setup and ticked the appropriate boxes, but I still can't see previous message history

[warped dust]

Maybe I'm missing something /shrug

[split vapor]

Well your name is still white

So bot deaded

[sullen storm]

oh was a bot supposed to do some shit? If so then yeah that could be it

[thick saffron]

Hey everyone I’m new to the game and was looking for a Sherpa. Would anyone be willing to help me with that? 🙂

[wispy hatch]

@warped dust Bruh is it just me or is there no British or
American flag for language

[warped dust]

Nope

[wispy hatch]

there is one?

[warped dust]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 There's emotes for it

But there isn't one for languages here

[frosty plinth]

@thick saffron #sherpa-info

[wispy hatch]

oh shoot

[warped dust]

I'd just assume anyone without one just prefers to speak english ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[wispy hatch]

ye

[thick saffron]

Yea that’s why I came here it says to chat and meet sherpas lol @frosty plinth

[frosty plinth]

there is a link there for requesting a sherpa though

[sullen storm]

It says you can look for one here aside from on the main website

[low meadow]

Who are the bad guys In the story bear or usec

[dense lotus]

Seems like usec are the baddies

[sullen storm]

Is there any way to get rid of that fear of playing solo?

I always jump when I hear gunshots lmao

Tried a solo run since my friends went offline and ended up leaving the raid too early

or so the game said

[dense lotus]

Tbh it’s all about playtime, the more in game experience you have.. the calmer you will be

[silent kelp]

hi, im stuck at a task: find hidden water in dorms

[dense lotus]

Dorm room 206

[wispy hatch]

How do i know which scavs are player scavs that are gonna cuck me and which ones are just ai's that i shouldnt shoot

[dense lotus]

You can’t visually tell the difference, just look out for player like movements

If they are dead, you can search the body, player scavs have a pouch spot

[wispy hatch]

ok cuz this bitch was just crouching infront of me then just shot me when i was trying to cross the road

[warped dust]

Also y'know

Dogtag

[dense lotus]

Scavs don’t have dogtags

[frosty plinth]

I prefer solo @sullen storm, personally

[silent kelp]

im new to the game and i am struggling to take down the scavs in dorms to do the task. ending up with emty inverntory 😦

[bold kernel]

For shoreline resort, do you fellas instantly rush the good rooms like 218 and basement for red key card spawns or do you loot all the other rooms you have to run past first? It seems like 218 etc is always looted by the time I get there

[dense lotus]

226 east, 301 west

[warped dust]

Don't player scavs drop tags?

[dense lotus]

Are top priority

[split vapor]

Nope

[sullen storm]

@frosty plinth did you ever feel that fear of playing solo when you were new?

[dense lotus]

No they don’t drop dogtags

[warped dust]

More you know

[frosty plinth]

I always felt more fear of playing with friends, you hear footsteps and you have to double check where your friends are

[junior yacht]

idk i personally like playing with a friend

[frosty plinth]

solo you can kill anything, anytime

[warped dust]

Comms are key in that regard

Don't be so jumpy, say when you're opening doors and shit

[junior yacht]

i wish i can use voice chat right now

😦

[frosty plinth]

I'm not jumpy

[bold kernel]

Thanks Walkr!

[frosty plinth]

It's a known game play element that when you're solo, all sound is information that you can process instantly

[warped dust]

Fair

[sullen storm]

I'm jumpy when I shouldn't be lmfao

[junior yacht]

spending time with family at the moment and they don't like the internet (i normally live alone during semesters)

[sullen storm]

nearly shot a friend when we were playing as he rounded a corner

[warped dust]

But you can't take the time to search thoroughly alone

[sullen storm]

then after that run i ran into a guy and didn't shoot first

turned out to not be my friend

[warped dust]

Memorise what your friends wearing, that also helps

[sullen storm]

for sure

[junior yacht]

arm bands?

[sullen storm]

but in this case, my friend spawned far from me

[warped dust]

That's why you have masks, more than cosmetics

[sullen storm]

i loaded in first so i didn't know where he was

also this was as scavs

[warped dust]

Ah

[sullen storm]

so we don't always have masks

[warped dust]

That makes more sense

[sullen storm]

i've only done one pmc run

and we got fucked up instantly

[warped dust]

I'm like one good run away from level 5

I should just do it Idk why I'm putting it off

[sullen storm]

I wanna play more

but all my friends are offline

tfw

[warped dust]

I wanna play with friends

[sour spruce]

is there a way to identify if an item is worth keeping or worth selling cause i wanna sell a backpack but dont know how much for

[warped dust]

But I have none

tfw

[fickle kettle]

@sullen storm just solo

[junior yacht]

friend just got the game, does it matter if he pick bear over usec

[sullen storm]

solo is scary tho

[fickle kettle]

but it fun

[sullen storm]

also i don't think it does. i was playing with two friends earlier, one was usec and one was bear

but that was a scav run

maybe it matters as pmc? idk

[hollow ember]

It doesn't matter at the moment

[junior yacht]

honestly i dont even remember what i picked

how do i check?

[warped dust]

Are you american Y/N

[junior yacht]

nein

[warped dust]

Then you're bear

[fickle kettle]

@sullen storm just play man

[hollow ember]

In your char screen, under Overall

[fickle kettle]

[warped dust]

That too

[sullen storm]

@fickle kettle i tried a solo run

[junior yacht]

ahh ty

[sullen storm]

spawned in on the right most side of customs

looted one grip and high tailed it to crossroads extract

lmao

[warped dust]

Also your head

[fickle kettle]

[wispy hatch]

what does insuring stuff do and is it worth it

[lofty patrol]

can anyone help a new player out?

[warped dust]

USEC is bald BEAR is slightly hairy

[sullen storm]

i didn't even run into anyone

[junior yacht]

i successfully convinced a friend this game is challenging

hehe

[sullen storm]

kept hearing gunshots but i was moving slow as shit

[fickle kettle]

isnt that fun

[sullen storm]

no

it was scary lmao

should i just keep looking for gunfights using my scav

until i don't find the game scary

[fickle kettle]

scary = fun

[frosty plinth]

scaving toward fighting is a great way to practice being out gunned

know that your ammo will almost never pen the PMCs you're righting

so aim for the head or legs

[sullen storm]

that face box, right?

also damn

[digital stag]

@frosty plinth wish i'd knew that a few days ag

[sullen storm]

so even mosins and as-vals won't pen PMC armor?

[warped dust]

Way I've seen it is

Full armor is tanky against common shit

But as soon as you get think you're invincible

[steady pilot]

[warped dust]

Then you get one shot by a makarov

[frosty plinth]

https://old.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/eisjph/an_open_letter_to_the_new_guys/

good thread to read

talks a lot of starter points

[sullen storm]

oh i read this earlier

also is the only way to increase storage space buying better versions of the game?

[frosty plinth]

no

you can upgrade your stash

in the hide out

[sullen storm]

ohhh

damn i should check my hideout

[steady pilot]

@sullen stormyess you can upgrade stash

By buying better packages

Or upgrading via hideout

The first level cost 3mil iirc

[sullen storm]

oh my

[steady pilot]

Its basically upgrade to EoD or not at all tbh

[warped dust]

It sounds more than it is

[sullen storm]

i figured

[steady pilot]

And you only pay difference since

[sullen storm]

but damn eod is expensive

[steady pilot]

Its 90$ since you paid the 45$

[sullen storm]

yeah, $95 without the sale

[steady pilot]

And if sals is still on that's like 70-75

[warped dust]

Except VAT is 20%

[sullen storm]

but i might have to buy this down the line

[warped dust]

Then payment style is like 5%

[sullen storm]

because it has the season pass

[warped dust]

So it's really just full price without VAT

[steady pilot]

I didnt have those fees

👌

[sullen storm]

i don't think i have VAT

if i pay directly through credit card

but if i use paypal there's vat

[warped dust]

Shrug

I checked both

[gleaming galleon]

Hey guys. Just got the game and looking to do my first PMC raid. Would it be worth just going in with a pistol for now and targeting the tasks? Cheers in advance.

[prime ermine]

Yes

[warped dust]

Make sure you actually accept the quests

[prime ermine]

Or try offline mode first and learn the game that way scavs are already a decent threat

[tepid fossil]

How can ya rotate the magazines or water bottles in stash

[warped dust]

Offline mode is a decent way to get a feel for controls

[frail forum]

definitely, also make sure you keep the wiki maps open in the background

[tepid fossil]

Thanks

[warm quail]

for the therapist ambulance marking quest, do i need to mark them all in one run?

[gleaming galleon]

Aye i've accepted them already, I played a bit of offline already to get a feel for it and i've also got the map open. Cheers for your help 🙂

[frosty plinth]

@warm quail no

[warm quail]

thank you

[fickle kettle]

@tepid fossil dont you play minecraft

[junior yacht]

is customs a decent map to run with my level 1 friend?

[tepid fossil]

@fickle kettle Used to

[fickle kettle]

den why you dont know R is rotate

[frail forum]

wait you can rotate stuff in minecraft? everything is 1 slot tho

[plucky reef]

do i need dogtags for something or i can just vendor them?

[frosty plinth]

!wiki dogtags

[broken quail]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/Dogtag

Escape from Tarkov Wiki

Dogtag

Dogtag (Dogtag) is an item in Escape from Tarkov.

[plucky reef]

thanks

[frosty plinth]

np

[warped dust]

I swear not encountering people is just as stressful as encountering people

[lofty patrol]

anyone wanna help me?

new plaer

player*

[junior yacht]

it gets stressful near the exfil lmao

[warped dust]

Exactly that

[dense pine]

anyone know of a spreadsheet that lists all the hideout and quest item requirements? I'm wanting (to make, likely) one that i can check off quests/hideout upgrades, so i can stop hoarding crickent lighters and the like

[digital stag]

should I stick it out with the vepr hunter with PSO on customs?

im running into a lot of closer combat situations.. thihking about getting an smg

[warped dust]

"I've been hearing gun shots all game, I'm going home but I haven't seen anyone, god please"

[junior yacht]

is a 5min queue on customs scav normal

i swear i have quicker queues than that

[dense pine]

i always backout after 3m or so

plausibly just confirmation bias

[frosty plinth]

@digital stag I preferred something like a dovetail on the hunter

[digital stag]

is the dovetail the one with the massive red dot?>

[frosty plinth]

nop

and you can change that

[lofty patrol]

i keep dying to someone i have no idea is there

[frosty plinth]

ctrl click

[warped dust]

That's cuz they know you're there before you know they're there

[lofty patrol]

also i cant use my second monitor when playing tarkov

even in borderless

[warped dust]

I'm not qualified to help with that

[dense pine]

@lofty patrol define "can't use" ?

[spare rover]

anyone looking to play with a new guy? been playing all week.

[lofty patrol]

i cant alt tab

[spare rover]

but still cant beat other PMCs

[lofty patrol]

but it wont let my cursor go across even if i press escape

[frosty plinth]

all white names goto #news-setup and #521628660298678283

to agree and unlock the discord

[junior yacht]

what does the crown next to some players mean?

[digital stag]

cheers @frosty plinth

[dense pine]

@lofty patrol you need to have focus on the other window first... so alt-tab to the window, then don't click anything

@junior yacht that they have the EOD edition

[junior yacht]

ohh

[spare rover]

i think i did everything

[unreal sinew]

Anyone available to help? A

[frosty plinth]

try doing it again

sometimes bot is borked

or hit up a mod

[junior yacht]

wtf? my friend cant see me

in game as scav

we queued up together

[spare rover]

So there is not option for English in the discord setup..

[frosty plinth]

@junior yacht alt f4

my friend and I had weird server issues like that

last night

[junior yacht]

do i tell him to reconnect to raid

[frosty plinth]

yeah after alt f4'ing

[junior yacht]

ok

well he cant see me or hear me damaging him

so

[frosty plinth]

did you try alt f4'ing too?

[junior yacht]

nah he fixed it but then got moed down by the 3 man eod squad hahahah

[raven barn]

basically a new player here. looking for somebody to teach me the game.

[frosty plinth]

sherpa requests at #sherpa-info

[warped dust]

Beginner tip btw

You can store backpacks in backpacks, which can be pretty handy for stash management

[frosty plinth]

^

[warped dust]

We Doctor Who in this bizitch

[fallen hollow]

@warped dust can you store a backpack in a backpack then a backpack in that backpack?

[frosty plinth]

yup

[waxen forge]

Backpacks can be stacked smaller into bigger...into bigger.

[fallen hollow]

and so on and so on

[waxen forge]

No limit

[fallen hollow]

lol

[dense pine]

yeah, as long as the backpacks hold the same amount or better

i've got like 20 in a nest right now

[fallen hollow]

lol

[waxen forge]

Should never have backpacks laying around stash.....should just be 1 pile of backpacks inside of each other

[dense pine]

my recommendation is to never leave items in them, so you can further stack the backpacks :D

[waxen forge]

^

I've seen too many people with stash filled up with backpacks full of shit

[dense pine]

granted, i'm violating that rule right now :D

[waxen forge]

So they can't even stack them without emptying them out

[dense pine]

but i feel bad about it ;)

[sand kindle]

what do i need to put a scope on basic mozin?

and which scope should i put?

[raven barn]

@frosty plinth i've had one of those for about 4 days now. nobody has accepted it yet.

[royal wind]

I remember when backpacks used to eat other backpacks you put inside it. Those were dark darys.

[waxen forge]

!wiki Kochetov Mount

[broken quail]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/Kochetov_Mount_for_Mosin_rifle
Not the correct result? Use !wiki page Kochetov Mount for a direct link or !wiki search Kochetov Mount for a list of all hits.

Escape from Tarkov Wiki

Kochetov Mount for Mosin rifle

Kochetov Mount for Mosin rifle (Kochetov Mount) is a mount in Escape from Tarkov.

[sand kindle]

i have a kochetov and a 3.5 PU scope

but says incompatible

[waxen forge]

!wiki pu 3.5x Ring Mount

[broken quail]

https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/PU_3.5x_ring_mount

Escape from Tarkov Wiki

PU 3.5x ring mount

PU 3.5x ring mount (PU 3.5x ring) is a mount in Escape from Tarkov.

[royal wind]

@waxen forge Make sure it says "Mosin" and not infantry Mosin.

[waxen forge]

Ring mount goes on the Kochetov....then optic goes in ring mount

[royal wind]

Infantry Mosin cant take scopes.

[waxen forge]

And correct. ^

[sand kindle]

oh that might be why rip

[royal wind]

Oops, not Bud, sorry, wrong ping

But you saw it hixx.

[sand kindle]

haha yea both the mosins i have are infantry bummer

[spare rover]

looking for other people to play with, tired of playing alone

[waxen forge]

Once again. Upgrade workbench in Hideout to level 1. Examine all items in flea (weapons and all weapon parts). Right Click and Edit Preset. Happy modding.

#521628660298678283 and #news-setup @spare rover then #pvp-lfg

When name turns blue you are gtg

[spare rover]

I have done the above. name still white

[sand kindle]

oh was that preset thing to me?

[waxen forge]

Yea. It's a great way to mod weapons.

Works to fullest extent when you have items examined

[sand kindle]

oh heck yea i already have workbench

and examined for xp

thanks man

[frosty plinth]

Did you message a active mod like I suggested @spare rover ?

[waxen forge]

@spare rover Try uncheck and recheck. Bot can be slow. If no luck after 10 minutes @ Contact Moderator bot

[spare rover]

I have contacted a mod

[frosty plinth]

Boom

You're blue

[spare rover]

i assume an LFG group will show up once im done and not white anyomre?

[waxen forge]

#pvp-lfg

Check now

[sand kindle]

sorry to ask too many questions bud but which part makes it infantry version?

[spare rover]

oh SNAP!! lol

[frosty plinth]

@sand kindle it will say in the name

[waxen forge]

Honestly not sure at the moment. An infantry cannot be modified to a non-infantry so it's something vital

[sand kindle]

oh right

[obtuse mulch]

So I started the game a few days ago, and I still cant figure this out. How do you get fuel for the generator for the hideout?

[frosty plinth]

But if you mean which part, I don't know what it's specifically called but it's what you build the rifle around

[waxen forge]

Buy from flea. Buy from Jaeger if you level him. Go to Interchange and find them in Olie store

[obtuse mulch]

What do I buy from flea? The metal fuel cannisters are empty

[waxen forge]

They also spawn on other maps

[frosty plinth]

You have to buy the full ones

[waxen forge]

Scroll down on the ones on flea. Find a blue one aroune 60K

"Inspect" it

[obtuse mulch]

Gotcha

[waxen forge]

Will show 60/60

[sand kindle]

fk it using iron sights XD ill try again when i know wtf im doing

[waxen forge]

Just buy the non-infantry mosin

[obtuse mulch]

Ahhh, the resource will say 60/60, Thanks!

[waxen forge]

I'm at work but I'm sure you can find on Flea.. Think Prapor level 2 sells it

[obtuse mulch]

If you have an empty one, can you fill it?

[waxen forge]

No

That was a bug

[obtuse mulch]

Ok, once its empty its useless then

[waxen forge]

You can use the empty blue ones to craft mag boxes in hideout

[obtuse mulch]

Ok, but empty metal ones are useless

[waxen forge]

Blue ones plus a couple other things

I don't believe the empty silver (100/100) ones have a crafting purpose.

I just sell them to therapist or maybe on flea. Like 400 to therapist..

can make maybe more on flea but I'm too lazy to post shit like that on flea for an extra 500 rubles or so

[royal wind]

@sand kindle it's the actual gun, you cant replace anything to make it take a scope.

If you zoom in on the "Mosin" variant you'll see 2 little holes on the rifle, opposite of the charging bolt.

That's where the scope mounts, the infantry version doesnt have those holes.

[sand kindle]

ahh ok thank god i didnt waste any more time on it lol

[royal wind]

Yeah, I spent like an hour trying to figure out why I couldnt put a scope on it when I first started.

[sand kindle]

is there any good runs to murder scavs for exp? interchange seems ok so far but geared players keep hearing me and joining in lol

[waxen forge]

You want most Xp do tasks

Straight killing scavs for XP the most XP would be killing Raiders on Labs

[sand kindle]

true