The developers at Battlestate Games delivered a present for Escape From Tarkov players just in time for Christmas in the form of the 0.11.0 patch. This major update includes a slew of new weapons and gadgets, a new location to die in, I mean, fight in, new quests, and much more.
Along with an expansion of “Customs,” the new map “TerraGroup Labs” will be added to the game. It is an underground laboratory complex beneath the center of Tarkov. Officially, this research center is engaged in the studying, testing, and modeling in the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, and high technology.
In reality, however, this is where you will fight against Raiders, a well-equipped and trained version of Scavs. According to rumors, Raiders are ex-PMC operators who decided to cooperate with local ex-military from the Scavs. They usually can be seen in places where it’s hard to meet anyone except them, and they consider such places as their own, so any trespassers will be shot. While in combat – they usually try to fight from a better positioning, attack as a well-coordinated group, use grenades and flashbangs.
“As this location is considered to be closed, it has special types of extractions. New mechanics imply the need to meet certain conditions for the activation of the extraction,” said Nikita Buyanov, the head of Battlestate Games. “It is possible to activate extractions more covertly, discreetly, thereby reducing the chances of detection by Raiders, or loud, what will lead to activation of Laboratory announcement systems and will attract Raiders to the source of the noise.”
Update 0.11.0 Patch Notes
“With this patch we added lots of new quests for all traders and more than 100 new items: weapons and attachments like RPK-16, Remington 700 and some variations of Mosin rifle; melee weapons: knives and hatchets, ice axe and machete, tactical sword and entrenching tool; new equipment like body armor, tactical vests, helmets and NVGs. I want to highlight the fact, that it will be impossible to pick up a melee weapon from dead PMC’s now.”
For the full list of patch notes, including a comprehensive list of all new weapons and items that were added, check out this Reddit post.
