[2020] ***EFT Newsticker ***

• upped global loot spawn chances approx. by 30%
• lowered flea market fees by 20%
• changed types of purchased items by traders, rebalanced buying prices
• upped skill progression rate by 20%

The technical update is complete

• removed VOG based hand grenades from scavs
• increased spawn chances of bosses
• Killa's 6B13 M armor now will spawn with 100% chance (as it was)
• upped 12/70 and 20/70 ammo

On Monday, July 6, from 12.00 PM to 1.00 PM UTC+3, technical works will be carried out on the game’s website.

Support section features could be also unavailable:

•  bug reports acceptance;
• support requests creation.

In order to avoid permanent bans, temporary bans and other misunderstandings - we recommend that you refrain from large and constant distribution of items in raids to other players. All this will be regarded as boosting, which is prohibited in our game. Thank you for understanding.

Nevertheless, if you want to organize a contest and want BSG to help you with gifts, in-game prizes, etc. - write with your suggestions to [email protected]

Removed the ability to place bitcoins on a flea market temporarily.

For those who is asking - there will be no skill reset in 12.7 patch

Tomorrow, at 12.00 Moscow time, we plan to conduct a technical update to improve the game stability.

The game will be stopped. Technical work on the update will take about 2 hours.

After the work is completed, everyone will need to update the client via the launcher.

The technical update has begun. The game will be unavailable for 2 hours approximately.

The technical update is complete.

A renewed version of the client is available to download via the launcher.

TarkovTV Podcast is LIVE!

https://www.twitch.tv/battlestategames

Today, at 12.40 Moscow time, we plan to conduct a technical update to improve the game stability.

The game will be stopped.

Technical work on the update will take about 2 hours.

After the work is completed, everyone will need to update the client via the launcher.

The technical update has begun.

The technical update is complete.

Sanitar

Sanitar

Dear Escapers,

we remind you that today at 14.00 Moscow time (in 1 hour) we plan to start installation of the update 0.12.7.8334.

The game will be stopped. Installation of the update will take approximately 4 hours, but can be extended if necessary.

The list of changes published by us earlier remains the same, without any additions.

The installation of the patch 0.12.7 has begun! The game will be unavailable for 4 hours approximately

The installation of the patch 0.12.7 is complete!

For problems with stocks: we recommend to remove mods that might interfere with folding the stock (AK sight, rubber on the stock, etc.)

The technical update is complete.

Dear Escapers!

In near time we plan to start installation of the update 0.12.7.8445

The game will be stopped.

Installation of the update will take approximately 2 hours.

Fixed:

• A bug when scavs could attack through vehicles 
• A bug when skill levelling by continuously repeated actions, fatigue was not multiplying as intended 
• A bug with damage caused by grenade explosions through walls and ceilings 
• Displaying the price “999 999 999” when the product ran out of stock at the flea market
• A bug with the sprint and overweight would level “strength” skill slower than it should 
• A bug when AI couldn’t hit leaning player 
• A bug when all AI in the area would rush and storm player’s position
• A bug when AI would stop reloading his gun using ammo in his inventory 
• Error “Can't enable ArmsAnimatorCommon. ArmsUpdateMode:Manual “
• Error “NullReferenceException EFT.UI.DragAndDrop.TradingItemView.SetPrepareBorder” 
• Various issues in Sanitar boss and his guards behaviour 
• Other various errors and issues

The installation of the update 0.12.7.8445 has begun.

The game will be unavailable for 2 hours approximately.

The installation of the update is complete.

From August 11 (22:00 UTC) to August 12 (00:00 UTC) our host-provider will provide some planned maintenance works.

Affected regions:

• Frankfurt, Germany
• Strasbourg, France
• St. Louis, United States

It can lead for short losses of connection in the game during this time.

We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your patience and understanding

Today at 12:00 Moscow time we are planning to install an update 0.12.7.8599.

It will take 2 hours approximately, the game will be stopped for this period.

We are aware of error 228 that occur in the hideout crafts and in trading for some players and are working to fix it.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

We installed a small client update that fixed trading 228 errors.

All players need to download the update via the launcher.

Tomorrow, at 11.00 Moscow time, we plan to conduct a technical update to improve the game stability.

The game will be stopped. Technical work on the update will take about 2 hours.

After the work is completed, everyone will need to update the client via the launcher.

The technical update has begun.

The game will be unavailable for 2 hours approximately.

The technical update is complete.

The technical update is complete.

At the moment, players may have difficulties entering the game.

We are already working to fix this issue as fast as we can.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

The issue has been fixed.

In 10 minutes, at 10:00 Moscow time, we plan to start installing the hotfix.

The game will be stopped for about 2 hours.

A list of changes will be published with the start of the installation.

The installation of the hotfix has begun.

The game will be stopped for about 2 hours.
 

Changed:

• Fixed several glitches
• Fixed a bug in online mode which caused AI to be running in place
• Fixed minor errors
• Added ability to report offensive nicknames in the lobby

Installation of the hotfix is extended for 30 minute from planned schedule due to unforeseen technical problems.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

The installation of the hotfix is complete.

A message form BattlEye anticheat:

Quote

 

Hi,

Unfortunately, due to a glitch in our system, we mistakenly banned a bunch of EFT players a few hours ago. We are currently working with the game developers to unban those players ASAP, which should be done within the next few hours.

We are really sorry for this inconvenience and will do everything to ensure that something like this cannot happen again. We hope that you accept our apology.

Sincerely, Your BattlEye Support Team

 

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All the false banned players due to this glitch were unbanned. Sorry for caused trouble.

We've installed a technical update of the client to improve the stability of the game.

Everyone needs to download the update through the launcher.

In one hour we plan to start installing the patch 0.12.7.xxxx.

The game will be stopped for about 2 hours.

A list of changes will be published with the start of the installation.

Installation of the update 0.12.7.8781 has started  The game will be unavailable for 2 hours approximately.

Fixed:

• The position of the "Invite to group" button is now below the "Report offensive nickname" button in the lobby 
• Error that may have occurred when entering the Lab location
• Various minor bug fixes

Installation of the update 0.12.7.8781 is complete.

We've installed a technical update of the client, which contains minor technical improvements.

Everyone needs to download the update through the launcher

We've installed a technical update of the client, which contains minor technical improvements.

Everyone needs to download the update through the launcher.

We've installed a minor technical update of the client to improve the stability of the game.

Everyone needs to download the update through the launcher.

French servers are currently unavailable in the game due to network issues in France.

Tomorrow, at 11:00 Moscow time, we plan to start installing the patch 0.12.8.

The game will be stopped for about 4 hours.

A list of changes will be published with the start of the installation

In 30 minutes we plan to start installing the patch 12.8.

The game will be stopped for about 4 hours.

Dear Escapers!

The installation of the update 12.8 has begun.

The game will be unavailable for 4 hours approximately.

A technical update on all game servers for game stability improvement has began.

The game will not stop.

On updating servers, the raid time will be reduced to 10 minutes. The update can take from 2 to 3 hours

The installation of the update 0.12.8.9569 is complete

A technical update on all game servers for game stability improvement has began.

The game will not stop.

On updating servers, the raid time will be reduced to 10 minutes.

Today at 15:00 MSK we are planning to install update 0.12.11.5. The installation will take approximately 4 hours, but may be extended if required. The game will not be accessible during this period. The update notes will be published after the installation is complete.

We have started the installation of patch 0.12.11.7. In this patch we have upgraded the game engine from Unity 2018 to Unity 2019.

Upgrading the game engine to a newer version is a complex technical process that may affect all game systems and mechanics, as well as graphics and service modules.

The size of the patch is 7 GB. The reason for this is that during the transition to the new engine version, we have optimized the structure of storing the game data.

This patch doesn’t contain new mechanics, content, or visual changes. However, the transition to a newer version of Unity will allow us to use new graphics, gameplay, and network technologies in the future and will also facilitate further optimization of the game client and speed up the development of Escape from Tarkov.

The next stage of of backend server maintenance has started. The game will be unavailable for approximately 3 hours.

We've installed a client update containing several minor technical fixes. Please download the update via the launcher.

We have started the installation of patch 0.12.12.15.3. The installation will take approximately 2 hours, but may be extended if required. The game will not be accessible during this period.

Optimizations:

• Decreased possible performance drops on the Flea Market, presets, handbook, stash, skills, and tasks screens;
• Various client optimizations.

List of changes:

• Now, when transferring a container needed to complete a task/craft/zone construction in the Hideout, you can only hand over an empty container. When trying to transfer a non-empty container, you will receive a notification saying “You can't hand over a container with items inside”;
• Changed the conditions under which Scav bots took a prone position when engaging a player;
• Added new sounds for SCAR-L, different from SCAR-H.

List of fixes:

• Fixed an issue due to which shotguns were not dealing damage;
• Fixed an issue causing infinite loading into a raid as a Scav;
• Bots can phrase about other Scavs’ dead bodies again;
• Fixed the possibility of rain appearing indoors; 
• Added missing sounds in third person for characters falling from a height/ledge;
• Scavs no longer slide in place when changing position;
• Bots no longer walk through the train on the Lighthouse location;
• Bots now equip found weapons on their back instead of putting them in the backpack;
• Keys listed on Flea Market now display durability again;
• Spamming the Caps Lock key while moving no longer lets you move almost silently without a significant slowdown;
• Player uphill movement now looks smooth again in third person;
• Fixed the ability to become invisible while using an AGS grenade launcher as a Scav;
• Fixed the ability to look through the bunker walls on the Reserve location;
• SJ6 TGLabs stimulant now correctly increases maximum stamina again.

The patch installation is complete. Please download the update via the launcher.

We have installed a technical update. The raid time on servers undergoing the updates may be reduced to 10 minutes. Please download the update via the launcher.

List of fixes:

• Fixed a bug that prevented reconnection after a disconnect in some cases;
• Fixed the incorrect work of extractions on Streets of Tarkov;
• Fixed the incorrect landmine behavior on Streets of Tarkov;
• Fixed the incorrect timer display for V-Ex exits for players in a group;
• Fixed the incorrect stash display in the Hideout;
• Fixed an issue that caused a delay in switching the footstep sound depending on the surface when observed by another player;
• Fixed the loudness of looting and equipment sounds for other players;
• Fixed the missing sounds of taking damage from barbed wire;
• Fixed the missing sounds of aiming for other players;
• Fixed the static noises in active headsets during certain actions (using consumable items, opening doors);
• Fixed the missing sounds of broken limb pain for other players;
• Fixed the ability to sort quests by location;
• Fixed the display of container borders in the stash;
• Fixed the incorrect display of customization unlock conditions;
• Fixed an error causing the "object reference not set to an instance of an object" message;
• Fixed the clipping of the USEC Predator shirt;
• Fixed the cause of some bots not reacting to gunshots and other player actions;
• Fixed the cause of FPS drops when loading to the same location with NVidia Reflex enabled;
• Fixed the display of post-match kills for Co-Op raids.