The Basics of Escape From Tarkov Explained in 13 Minutes

what is escape from tarov Escape from tarov is an immersive first-person shooter set in a fictional Russian nor region the atrocities that the mega Corp terror group have been conducting behind the scenes have set the area into a war zone fighting over territory as well as survival of the inhabitants that live there your primary method of play is a PMC either from the American United Security usek or from the Russian battle encounter assault regimen be your goals in the game are to complete Quest for a variety of traders in the game level up with each of them as well as your account and to survive that's the primary focus of the game being able to handle the harsh world that is tarov dealing with the AI citizens that have armed themselves to defend their land themselves and combating other players to get out safely when you first boot up the game either with a brand new account or immediately after a wipe which is a time when the developers reset everybody you will be asked to choose which faction you would like to play as apart from one specific spefic location on a certain map this choice is primarily Cosmetic in nature usex speak English and bear speak Russian and a little bit of broken English from there you'll be able to choose a face and voice that your PMC will use throughout your experience note that your voice can be changed at anytime in the settings however the face cannot be changed so make sure you choose one that you don't mind staring at for potentially months on end after that you will be loaded into the main menu from here we have some options to click on escape from tarov which is your main method of loading into matches or raids as they're called character which will take you to your personal stash trading will bring up the menu that allows you for buying and selling of goods from the vendors in the game in Hideout which will take you to your personal shelter that can be upgraded with a variety of modules to make your life easier in the world of tarov now before we do anything let's open up the settings tab in the bottom right of our screen here we're going to click over to the game tab on this menu there are a bunch of options at your disposal to change and adjust to your liking but we want to focus on two the fov of the game and the head bobbing option both are on sliders and for fov you definitely want to pull the game out even just a little bit whatever is most comfortable for you but for head bobbing drop that all the way down to its lowest setting 0.2 this slider adjusts how much the screen Bobs up and down when walking shooting reloading and Performing other actions if you leave this setting on as its default you will probably get sick from all the screen bobbing in no time so remember to lower this setting for now that's all we're going to do in the settings tab for the time being you can go in and adjust the graphics to help with performance and visual Fidelity and again this is all personal preference and what your PC can handle let's start with the character screen because you'll find yourself spending a lot of time here on the left you have your character and the gear that is currently equipped your PMC can wear helmet headphones body armor chest rig two Primary Weapons a pistol melee weapon armbands eye covers and a backpack and one huge game mechanic as well the secure container depending on which version of tarov you've purchased you will be given a secure container anything inside that box will be safe upon death now initially again depending on which version of the game you purchased you will be given a variety of basic equipment to help you get started in the game these items range from weapons ammo meds helmets armor Rigs and backpacks by dragging them onto the empty character silhouette on the left you will be equipped to your PMC with that piece of gear under normal circumstances you don't normally want to bring in more than one weapon into a raid because weapons can be expensive in the early game especially when you don't have a ton of money speaking of there are three currencies in the game rubles which was what you primarily use Euros which is the least used and dollars which one of the Traders primarily only Buys in money is used to buy things from the Traders but is also used for quests and upgrading modules in the H higho money is a funny thing in tarov because many care so much about that number that they they'll be hesitant to use it sometimes myself included but the philosophy in tarov is that money comes and goes and if you want to make money sometimes you need to spend money and as you progress through the game you will definitely noce this later on one of the core components of tarov that makes it so interesting for many is the level of depth that comes from being able to customize and change how your guns look there are literally thousands of attachments that can be swapped out to make so many different kinds of guns in the game and while you're seeing some examples in the background this level of Freedom isn't open until very late into the game you will be spending a lot of time early on with only a couple attachments if at all on your weapons but once you get far enough in the possibilities for weapon modding are almost endless so let's say you're level one fresh account and want to go into a raid relatively light something like a pistol body armor chest rig and a backpack is not a bad starting load out but of course use whatever you're willing to lose you think that bringing in more powerful weapons and armor armor would help you stay alive and in most cases yeah you're correct however tarov is a kind of different beast in that even if you bring the best of the best depending on how far into a wipe we may be in even that won't be enough to keep you alive each piece of equipment kind of speaks for itself helmets and body armor will keep you alive should you take damage from AI or other players chest rigs are used to hold your magazines spare ammo medication or grenades and backpacks are for storing loot of any kind note that there are also chest rigs that have armor built into them and that those cannot be worn with normal body armor if you're ever in a raid and can't get their chest rig on it might be because you still have armor on and they're using an armored rig so a light game early kit could look something like this nothing crazy just a pistol basic armor chest rig and some mags now one important thing to note about magazines are reloading you need to have space in either your chest rig or Pockets depending on what kind of Mag you're reloading so if it's a a magazine for a rifle that takes up two vertical cells if there isn't a slot for that mag in your chest rig the magazine in your weapon will be dropped onto the floor and you will reload another mag from your pouch into the weapon so to put it simply never fill up your chest rig completely with stuff this way you're not fumbling around looking for a lost magazine but now that we have our kit it's time to enter into a raid by clicking on escape from tarov you will be taken to the map selection menu there are a total of now 10 maps in the game that can played on all but one is accessible to you the exception being terror group Labs which requires a lab access card to get into but other than that every map has two times that can be played on one is usually daytime with the chance of it being sunrise or Sunset and the other time being during the night now most of the time you will want to play this game when it's daytime because while at night is a totally different experience and arguably more enjoyable sometimes if you don't have the right equipment for nighttime raids I.E night vision goggles you will struggle to nav navigate and find your way around Maps but once you select your map in time you will have the choice of ensuring your gear because the main gimmick of tarov is that when you die unless it was in your secured container whatever was on your person is lost when you die unless that is you ured your gear what this does is give you a chance of having your loot returned to you should no one find it and take it with them granted the cost of insurance depends on the gear you're insuring as well as your reputation with the Traders because as you level up the vendors and unlock better gear for purchase the cost of insurance also goes up so depending on what your money situation is it might be wise to only insure your gun or only ensure your armor regardless it's a way of sometimes getting your gear back after a couple of days and when that happens it always feels good and finally we have loaded into a raid now the game truly begins while you are in raid there are a lot of things that you need to pay attention to and it can be overwhelming but for the sake of Simplicity we will focus mainly on keeping yourself alive and in good health l literally looking at the health tab this is where you will see all the problems your PMC has whether that's damage bleeds fractures lost limbs whatever is wrong this is the place to find it and depending on the situation you will need to use different medications to Pat yourself up fixing bleeds is relatively simple there are two kinds of bleeds light and heavy light bleeds are fixed with normal bandages and heavy bleeds are fixed with tourniquet while light bleeds need to be fixed they aren't as scary as heavy bleeds these can kill you quickly if they are not addressed in a timely manner so taking care of heavy bleeds as soon as you can is valuable same thing for fractures these happen when you either take damage in your arms and legs or take enough fall damage that one occurs and depending on where the fracture is what it does will change if it's on the arms it will take longer to aim your weapon and your aim will be shaky and not steady and if it's on your legs you will limp and be unable to Sprint or even just walk normally using a splint will fix the fracture but using painkillers will also remove the negative effect of a fracture but not fix it and this is important because leg fractures can cost you your life so if you don't have a splint use a painkiller just know that if you sprint on a broken leg you will take damage with every step so keep that in mind the worst thing that can happen to you while you're in raid is losing a limb this happens when you take enough damage that that HP of a specific body part hits zero and depending on the limb there are more negative side effects to make it easy if it's your head or thorax you die stomach you will rapidly lose your hydration and food until it hits zero these can be increased by eating and drinking anything you find in the world or even back in your stash just make sure you check to see what they are going to do to your food and water before you consume them because not all food simply raises those values back to losing limbs losing arms makes aiming harder and losing legs makes Mobility harder but there are two vital pieces of treatment that can fix limbs that are zeroed out the CMS and the serve 12 kits are injury treatment that will repair body parts and allow you to reheal them this process takes 16 seconds for the small smaller CMS kit and about 20 seconds for the larger serve 12 kit but the serve 12 kit has more uses and will give you a larger HP pool back once the limb is fixed meaning you will have more total HP than if you use the CMS kit but the CMS Kit only takes two cells while the serf 12 takes three cells so there are some pros and cons to each one either way use these to fix your limbs while in raid and you'll be back in action in no time the only body parts you can't fix are your thorax and your head if these ever hit zero and you're somehow still alive leave the raid immediately as even just a single point of damage to these parts will kill you at its core tarov is about survival staying alive and extracting from your raids is the most consistent way to earn XP level up and not lose all your money so sometimes killing a single scab collecting some loot Quest items and extracting is a solid raid it doesn't have to be a Slaughter where you kill the entire map that's not the point of tarov especially in the early game there is nothing wrong with running away away from fights staying out of people's way and just trying to get your quests done granted tarov is full of uncertainties and you can go into a raid with a plan and then get thrown out the window almost immediately because tarov had different plans for you but being adaptable and willing to change your strategy for the sake of survival is a skill that you will hone as you play more of the game remember you're going to die a lot in this game especially if you're new but being able to look back reflect and learn some lessons from a tough death is part of the game and how you become a better player don't be dis enaged and pay no attention to your survival rating it resets every wipe and means absolutely nothing tarov is about playing the game and having raids that are so interesting and tell a story that you want to share with your friends if you find yourself doing that then even in death your experiences in the game are being fulfilled and those are the basics of escape from tarov I know that was a lot of information thrown at you and we didn't go over every single mechanic aspect and element but with time and some dedication you will learn it all very quickly and if you need more help please go check check out the official escape from tarov Wiki it is a wonderful resource that is essential for new players and will almost answer any questions you have about the game ammo charts quest locations armor tiers you name it link will be in the description but I hope this was informal for anyone who might be new to tarov and jumping for the first time and if you're a veteran of the game I appreciate your time as well thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to watch this video please let me know in the comments if you enjoyed this video or found it to be useful this is my first ever real like guy and any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated I might have missed some things that might have been deemed important so I apologize if I did and be sure to subscribe for more videos about all the upcoming changes and the conversations we're going to have about them I hope to see you in future [Music] ones

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Published: Thu Dec 28 2023