Escape from Tarkov: The latest guide for new players in 2021 [Part 1]

Welcome to this! The primary objective of this guide is for new players or men and women who are nevertheless mastering the game and might feel a little bit overwhelmed or choose to upgrade the game. The purpose of this guide is always to familiarize new players using the game and its basic mechanics. Moreover, this can be the very first portion in the most current guide for new players, and we are going to study these mechanics in extra depth. This guide has been cautiously split so that new players can read what applies to them and only study the rest after they are interested. The following is definitely the initial portion in the most up-to-date guide for new players in Escape from Tarkov for 2021.

Escape from Tarkov: What to bring, what to keep, what to sell

When you've just started Escape from Tarkov for the first time. If you go to the character screen you'll likely have several pistols, magazines, medical supplies, food and water, and some spare ammunition. You may have a backpack, and you may start with some Tarkov Roubles (Escape from Tarkov's main currency). For your first day in Escape from Tarkov Tarkov, I wouldn't bring anything besides a Makarov, ammo, and a spare magazine for each raid. Leave the rest of your stuff in there for later.

Controls

In Escape from Tarkov, First things first, don't buy anything yet and don't sell anything yet. Go to Escape From Tarkov, choose "PMC", pick a map (Factory and Customs is a good choice), check the box that says "Offline Mode" (do not choose the "Enable PVE" yet, we'll get to that later), and then hit next and ready. Run around the map and get a feel for the game. Learn physics by sprinting and jumping, open and closing doors, take a look at what loot spawns, and generally familiarize yourself with the game. Once you're comfortable with the movement mechanics hit "Esc" and "Disconnect". Don't worry if you see a big red text box warning you that you're going to lose everything, you only lose gear when playing on Online mode. Offline mode is perfect for learning the game, learning a map, or just getting some practice in. Next, go to your character screen again, pick up a gun, take some magazines, don't forget to fill your magazines, and bring spare ammo!. Then go back to your map, check the "Offline" box, and start the game up again. Now play around with your new fancy gun. Shoot stuff, do some rapid-fire, generally waste ammo, don't worry, you'll get everything back at the end of the raid.

Choose Play Offline

When you are feeling comfy, go ahead and attempt a map using the "Enable PVE" box checked. This really is where the entertaining begins, and probably where the frustration will start out at the same time. The AI in this game is no pushover. They're significant hardcore murderbots. The great news is they have an Achilles Heel: Patience.

Discover the AI

Playing Escape from Tarkov like you'd play Call of Duty is just as bad as playing Tarkov like you'd play Assassins Creed. The trick is to mix your CoD in with your AC. This means: Sneak when you're reasonably sure someone might otherwise hear you and you'd like to get the drop on them, Sprint when you've already been seen and need to get to cover quickly. In truth, Escape from Tarkov doesn't play like either of those games. It's closer to Rainbox Six: Siege mixed with a horror game. Sound Matters. Play on Offline against the AI for as long as you need to feel reasonably comfortable that you can kill 2-3 Scavs on your own.

 

Understand the Maps and Callouts

Come across an online map for the map you're deciding upon to play. This may assist you to understand where the very best gear is too as show you exactly where you go to extract, so it is possible to maintain all that shiny goodness. If you strategy to play with good friends, learn the callouts on the map of the decision, UWS has awesome maps with callouts on them.

Extracts

One thing to keep in mind while running these offline games is you must learn where the extracts are. Use the maps linked in this guide to learn where the extracts are because without them you will be frustrated.

Wiggles

If you have played DayZ or any other survival game determined by the ARMA series you will be acquainted with the "Wiggle", also referred to as the "Friendly Dance". For all those who're unaware, the wiggle is utilized by 1 player to try and show a further player that he is "friendly" and won't try to attack you. People do this in the hope of avoiding violence so every person can loot. The "Wiggle" is carried out by leaning left and proper rapidly. So to wiggle you would press Q, E, Q, E, Q, E a dozen or two instances. If someone wiggles at you, you could select to wiggle back or to shoot them in their stupid face. In case you wiggle back, that is certainly a sacred bond that should by no means be broken unless they have something incredibly excellent.

Secure Containers

Your secure container is your best friend. It fits in your pouch slot. When you die you will never lose your secure container. Nor will you lose anything that was in your secure container upon your death. Odds are you'll have an Alpha Container (2x2 Slots), a Beta Container (2x3 Slots), or a Gamma Container (3x3 Slots). Which container you have is based on which package of the game you bought. Most packages get the Alpha container, and the most expensive package gets the Gamma Container. If you have the Alpha container, don't worry, right now it's possible to buy a Beta Container for 5,000 USD in-game. You'll need a Peacekeeper at level 4 in order to buy it though.

Stance & Speed

One thing Tarkov does very well is let you control your character's stance and control the speed you move. Much like in ARMA III, EFT lets you change your position slightly up, slightly down, slightly left, slightly right, and allows you to take a step outwards to the side. It also allows you to control your speed using the mouse wheel by default. The more slowly you move the less noise you'll make. These may seem like minor features, but they're quite powerful when combined with a solid cover and a sneaky disposition. It's a lot harder to see, not to mention shoot, someone who's only exposing their gun and their head. Combine learning with your speed modifier to achieve the perfect balance between mobility, sightlines, and stealth.

The above is the first part of the latest guide for new players in Escape from Tarkov for 2021, I hope it can bring some help to new players. If you find something wrong with the above content, you can leave a message below.

Related: Escape from Tarkov: The newest guide for new players in 2021 [Part 2]