Escape from Tarkov hotfix finally lets Scav players load into Streets again
A real raid of sunshine
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Tremendous news for anyone who enjoys playing as a Scav inEscape from Tarkovraids - your problems loading in will now (hopefully) be no more.
Escape from Tarkov’s latest technical update went live yesterday (Tuesday, 5 September), and while it’s by no means an enormous patch, it’s rolled out some crucial fixes. Not only have some pesky stuttering animations seen on both players and bots in a number of different locations been ironed out, but “problems with loading into raids for Scavs in some cases” have also been fixed.
As noted in the update announcement, this issue was particularly noticeable in the Streets of Tarkov map, so Scav players no longer need to dread attempting to load in there. While many Twitter users haveexpressed their reliefat the change, some have alsoreportedthat they’re continuing to face issues even after the update, so it’s not clear if the fix has been entirely successful.
● Fix for problems with loading into raids for Scavs in some cases, which are especially noticeable on Streets of Tarkov● Fix for stuttering animations of players and bots on different locations.September 5, 2023
In related news, more details have now been revealed about the upcoming standalone session-based FPS project,Escape from Tarkov: Arena. The director of both regularTarkovandArena(and the head of Battlestate Games),Nikita Buyanov, has describedArenaas “mediocre”, and said it will be “some mid-core game that increases attention, and will lead to more players playing, and being familiarized withEscape from Tarkov”. The hope is thatArenawill “have as many players as possible”.
Escape from Tarkov: Arenawill be available at no extra cost for those who’ve bought the most expensive version ofTarkov,Escape from Tarkov: Edge of Darkness Limited Edition.If that’snotyou,Arenais available to pre-order separately now, and it comes with Ryzhy’s gear preset from the Chronicles of Ryzhy series as an added bonus.
For more games like Escape from Tarkov, be sure to take a look at our recommendations for the verybest FPS games. If you’re an avid PC gamer, you can check out even more titles to play on ourbest PC gameslist.
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