Game notes for my endeavours in Escape from Tarkov
Preface
I bought Escape from Tarkov(EFT) on january 28. 2022 because I needed something to waste my sparetime on... time will tell if I get hooked.
This page is intended as my own personal reference card to stuff I probably will forget if I do not write it down somewhere :-D
Usefull websites
- Escape from Tarkov Market.
- Escape from Tarkov ballistics.
- Escape from Tarkov Official Wiki.
- Escape from Tarkov in game time.
- Escape from Tarkov server status.
- Escape from Tarkov news from Battle State Games.
- Escape from Tarkov interactive maps. The wiki also got maps.
Gear
The Key Tool would be handy to obtain as soon as possible.
It spawns on Customs:
- in the "Marked room".
- in the "Old Gas Station" on the table.
- In "Warehouse 3" on the shelf left of the back door.
Console commands
This section contains Console commands that i use.
FPS Counter
Press the tilde key ~
on your keyboard to enable the console command interface (either on the menu or in raid).
- Enter
fps 1
in the console bar that appears at the top of your screen and press enter. - Alternatively, enter
fps 2
for advanced information - Enter
fps 0
to turn off the counter completely.
Graphics settings
12.12 (Setting {before} -> {after} = {before FPS} -> {after FPS}):
- Object LOD: 4 -> 2 == 32 -> 33 FPS
- Overall visibility: 3000 -> 400 == 33 -> 34 FPS (1000 still 34FPS)
- Anti-aliasing: TAA High -> Off == 34 -> 35 FPS (Need AA? TAA.)
- Resampling: 1x (Rather use NIS -- Guide linked in description)
- HBAO: Colored very high -> off == 35 -> 43 FPS
- SSR: Ultra -> Off == 43 -> 80 FPS
- Anisotropic Filtering: On -> Off == 80 -> 87 FPS (Per texture = 82 FPS)
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On -> Off == 87 -> 89 FPS (On+Boost = 84 FPS)
- Sharpness: No effect. (3 for stimulant effect kekw)
- Lobby FPS Limit: No effect. (duh)
- HighQualityColor: On -> Off == 87 -> 94 FPS (Didn't restart. After raid restart: 116 FPS [was now cloudy weather too])
- Disabling PostFX entirely: 94 -> 100 FPS
- FOV: Min FOV -> Max FOX: No change (may have difference on your system)
- Only use Physical Cores On -> Off: No change. (Ryzen 3900X though)
- Automatic RAM cleaner: Nothing (128GB RAM though)
- Texture Quality: No change, but didn't include in video.
- Shadow Quality: Ultra -> Medium -> Low: 100 -> 100 -> 103
12.12 Weapon builds
Advice i found on the Intarwebz
Beginner advice
- Buy a cheap weapon and nothing else and go to shoreline, go to the sniper rock and kill the 1-2 sniper scavs that spawn there - then check YouTube for the tutorial for how to get on top of the rock to loot them. They always have either a scoped Mosin or sks and semi decent loot for a new player.
- Extract at path to lighthouse, or road to customs
- Rinse and repeat for ez loot
Shoreline
Nvidia Settings
Graphics settings
- VOX_E's BOOST Your FPS in 12.12 - Best Tarkov Graphic Settings (8. jan. 2022)
Errors
Stuck on "Awaiting session start"
Stuck on "Awaiting session start" should be exclusively on your scav ; if you're stuck on "Awaiting session start" specifically for more than 5 minutes ; it's a good indicator that you're desynced and need to Alt+F4 and restart.