A straight-to-the-point beginner guide for ESCAPE FROM TARKOV, with important gameplay tips.
This starter guide covers: healing, inventory tricks, advanced movement, ammo, and more.
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Danger Snow – Dan Henig
Day Sparkles – Geographer
00:00 Intro
00:35 What is Tarkov?
01:17 Extraction
02:15 Maps & Offline Mode
02:53 Gameplay Tips
04:38 Inventory Tips
05:44 Magazines & Ammo
06:26 Stash Space & Tasks
07:09 PMC vs SCAV
08:54 Healing
09:49 Hydration & Energy
10:14 Secured Container
10:40 Insure Items
11:08 Making Money
11:31 Sound Importance
12:00 Outro
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I captured for this guide as I naturally learned how to play Tarkov, to hopefully 1:1 assist with the exact things that new players might struggle with.
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I dont play any of the games u make videos for but i freaking love ur videos. 😎🤘
im lvl 43 but im still watching it 🙂
I get excited when you post a video. Great stuff man
Thanks for this!!! Keep these coming. Tinkered with this game and want to devote more time to it. Love the concept and would love to see more how to vids. I like your straight to the point explanations.
I think the closet thing to this on console Is probably Hunt Showdown. Which is very different than Tarkov, but it has a similar get in complete objective get out style of gameplay.
Lost me at PVP
Omg this was informative.
I am crossing my finger that you will do more guides for EFT, because I just started playing this and I love the quality of your video!
This is by FAR the clearest most helpful guide / explanation to what EFT is. I have watched at least 3 other guides in the past and was honestly usually more confused after watching them. Thanks for the content 👌👌👌
I'm still waiting this game on console… 🙁
This was a vastly superior introduction to the game than is provided in game. Thank you for that. It would be much better if the devs actually had this kinda stuff in game and also if they added a map system. The prevalence of third party maps leaves players that don't seem them out at a massive disadvantage. If they could do a mobile app for maps that would also be cool.
I don’t even have a PC to play this, but I just enjoy your guides so much I watched the whole thing. Do hope it comes to console though.
I have about 250 hours. And im still pretty mediocre. Honestly this game isnt really for me. I get too nervous and stuff. I dont wanna feel like that when i play a game. But it was still really fun! I had a blast with it!
A slight revision you should make, if a body part hits 0 it can't be healed until you repair it with a CMS or SURV12 surgical kit.
This is a very good beginner guide, you've done a great job.
Alex, your videos are top tier. Keep it up!
Why so convoluted? I find it annoying and not realistic.
My Top 3 tips for new Tarkov players.
1. AMMO IS KING
2. AMMO IS KING
3. AMMO IS KING
It’s not the gun it’s the ammo.
Well frick now I want to play this
Really great beginners guide! …who says "tar-KOV" though?
Super helpful and simplistic thank you!
Thanks for this guide. I remember starting to play this about year or so and quickly losing all gear and money from my stash. Maybe I'll have better chances this time.
One piece of advice I can give is not to lose your cool and shoot full auto all over the place when you encounter another player or npc. It's kind of embarrassing to lose a fight to npc when you had upper hand. Use short controlled bursts and aim before you shoot.
A continuation of the stock folding. If your AK is not folding its stock it means there is a mod on it that is preventing you from folding it. Usually it’s a dovetail mount(think SVD lowside or B13) or in the case of the AKS74U a few of the hand guards causes you to not be able to fold the stock.
To fold it simply take either the dovetail mount off and then fold and put it back on. In the case of the AKS74U this can not be done in raid.
Also I highly suggest if you aren’t already, ingrain yourself in guns and gun culture. If I didn’t already know a lot about firearms and firearm mods I don’t think I would have kept playing, it would have been the straw that broke my “not knowing wtf I’m doing this isn’t fun” back.
Btw 10/10 video, all of it was GREAT information for new players. A lot of the other guides get a bit to complicated to fast. I wish this video was out when I was new.
Great guide! I haven't played in years and a lot has changed
Lmao this is my first wipe and I've had the game for 3 weeks and I'm only level 8 lol.
Awesome guide, i've been playing for a while but still learnt something new!
Great video, but I can't get over you saying TarKAV and not Tarkov, you sound like you're from Boston xD
Also, the woods map is upside down
Nice one. Keep the videos in the same practical-short-clear style
Thinking of getting into the game, should i?
Changing the fast-reload (double-tap-R) to a single button press makes the normal reload speed faster. This is because the game has to wait to see if you want to press R twice before it does just the normal reload (R). You can also change the amount of time the game will wait for a double-input in the settings.
well, at this time, there is quite late to begin now lol
If you are new get used to the fact that people with 30kg worth of gear will run faster than you when you have only a pistol.
Fantastic video! I was just considering getting into this game.
The only thing you missed out in the video was where I need to go to buy EFT.
this game complicated
ive been playing for quite awhile but this guide is quality. one thing tho, never wear a kolpac helmet xD lol
wont even let me download the game after i bought it lol
This is the exact video I’ve been looking for
The only thing you need to know is that you will die to a number of different ways that are beyond your control because the servers are a pile of garbage atm. Desync and lag are the plague of this game. Every other game I have played I felt like when I died it was because I know I did something wrong. Not this game, you can play everything perfect and shoot someone in the head 5 plus times with good ammo and die to one shotgun blast to the leg. I love this game but the state of the servers makes it almost unplayable.
v helpful. thank you.
the guide was great, but the way he said tarkov.
his was a good video but something else that can be mentioned for new players is money runs, they will help a lot in early game
Had no idea you play Tarkov. I've been playing since last April and cant stop LOL
48 seconds in and I have to disagree. The guide is just going to produce beta rats…