The next Escape From Tarkov wipe will arrive in early August with a lot of new features and improvements being added to the game with the 0.15 patch.
The wipe announcement was made on the TarkovTV stream by game director Nikita Buyanov, where he also detailed a number of improvements and updates that will be made to Escape From Tarkov at the same time and in the coming months.
The August patch will bring new zones to the hideout, one of which appears to be related to cultists and another that seems to be some kind of wardrobe area where you can dress up mannequins in your favorite gear, in a similar way to the weapon rack.
There will also be new guns added in the August patch, with the Uzi and M60 machine gun being shown off on the stream. However, perhaps the bigger weapon related news is that bipods will finally be usable to give you some extra stability, and you will be able to place your weapons against walls to get extra stability. Tripe wires and landmines are also being added, which will surely be frustrating!
Factory is also getting completely reworked, with a new layout and graphics that is based on the current factory layout but much improved. Nikita mentioned that it is very outdated, so they chose to improve it.
Map to map travel is also being added, with an event kicking things off that will challenge you to move through the maps in a certain way.
Armor will be getting another big update, despite being totally reworked in the last few months. The system will be simplified to make it easier to understand what each piece of armor or plate actually does. Armor plates will be made bigger and will start to protect the armpit area which has become a bit of a meme with lots of people being killed with shots there.
One big change that was announced is that there will soon be the option to play the PvE game mode on your own machine without needing to connect to a server. Nikita revealed that 70% of PvE players are playing on their own, so to try and reduce the server load they take up a new option to run the mode locally on your own PC will be launched. This will hopefully reduce the massive loading times players have been experiencing. At the same time, the option to purchase the PvE mode will be opened up to owners of the basic edition of Tarkov, meaning everyone can play if they are willing to drop a few dollars.
Nikita also revealed that the new map Terminal will not be released until Tarkov hits 1.0. There had been suggestions that the map might launch earlier in order to test it, but we now know for sure that it will not be playable until Tarkov is fully released.
The link between the main Tarkov game and Arena was also discussed, with the option to move gear between the two different games and share stats between the two being added in the coming weeks.
Ref will be a new trader in both Escape From Tarkov and Arena, who will sell you gear for GP coins, giving them more of a use in the game. He will also be used to transfer items from Arena to the main game and back again, and will also give you quests in the main game.
Hopefully this will give Arena the boost that it needs, as it has not quite had the start to life many were expecting. After a few key design mistakes made a lot of players drop out of the game early on Arena has struggled to build up a big community. But now that it will offer bonuses in the main game, more players will likely start to play it.
TarkovTV Promo Codes
During the TarkovTV stream multiple promo codes were given out to viewers that grant in-game bonuses when redeemed in game. The codes can be found below, and will likely still work for a few hours after the stream has ended.
- KILLA
- BITCOIN
- GROUNDZERO
- OBDOLBOS
- THICC
