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This is a short new-player-FAQ meant to inform newer players of some core important factors of the game. Thanks to @Cyver and @Endrit for also contributing! Q: How can I as a new player get help with learning about the game? A: There is a “Sherpa program” full of veteran players that will help you learn about the basics, by joining this and becoming a “Sherpaling” you will quickly get a team to play together with and learn the fundamentals of the game. Find out more about the “Sherpa program” here: Q: What am I supposed to do in the game? A: Escape From Tarkov is a game with many possibilities! But the easiest way to begin is to familiarize yourself with the maps. There is an “offline raid” part of the game that allows you to test the game out with bots, learn the maps and then begin doing tasks. Each trader you find in the game has a list of tasks (or quests if you will) where you can earn some in-game experience and rewards, as well as reputation (that will open up more items for purchase with this trader) Q: What happens to my stuff when I die? A: Due to the hardcore aspect of the game, you lose everything you bring with you into a raid when you die or you get MIA (missing in action). There is only one exception: Your secure container - Items you store here are saved even when you die. Q: What is a secure container? A: As we mentioned above, once you die you lose everything except for what is in your secure container. There are different sized secure containers, the smallest one is a 2x2 slot (called the alpha container) and while some can be purchased from the traders, the biggest one can only be earned by doing tasks for the traders. Q: I have found something that I think is a bug in the game, how do I report it? A: Since Escape From Tarkov is in beta, there will be bugs! Thank you for wanting to report them, making bug reports will help us solve issues with the game. You can report bugs via the in-game launcher “Report bug”-feature. Please describe the problem, and attach the game logs, and preferably a YouTube-video showing the issue. Q: What is a wipe, and when is a wipe? A: Whilst the game still is in development, the dev team BattleState Games will sometimes require all of the user data information to be cleaned, meaning the profile data will be reset to the starting point, meaning: every player will have their inventory, task-progression, experience, etc. reset to what it was from the first beginning. Some patches modify the game to such an extent where this is necessary. Thus far this happens about once or twice per year. Q: What is the Hideout? A: The hideout starts out as an abandoned cellar somewhere with limited options, but will provide you with the ability to craft items, improve your health, test weapons, generate bitcoins, task helper SCAVS to fetch things for you, and much much more! Q: The game feels unfair to me. Why am I getting matched against groups when I am solo-queueing? A: The game is not meant to be "balanced" or "fair" in the conventional meanings of these words. The game is meant to be hard for new players - and the core design is based on you playing together with a squad. Going solo is of course possible, but much more difficult! It’s also about crafting YOUR story. Play the way you want, but please understand that some play styles will be tougher as a beginner than others. You can find more info about The Vision of Escape From Tarkov here : Q: Why are people not dying? They keep tanking all my bullets. A: Different types of ammo have different purposes. Once you know which ammo does what, you’ll have better success. Some ammo is really good at penetrating armor, others are good flesh damage. Choosing the right type of ammo for a fight is important. Example : Using flesh damage ammo would be effective when spraying the legs, arms or hitting them in the face. A good resource to see what ammo does what is : https://tarkov-tools.com/ammo TRANSLATIONS: Serbian translation can be found here thanks to our Emissary @Browsk1 Swedish translation can be found here thanks to our Emissary @02_ Arabic translation can be found here thanks to our Emissary @FlokiiiMVP Spanish translation can be found here thanks to our Moderator & Emissary @andresto Italian translation can be found here thanks to our Emissary @ZioEnzo Dutch translation can be found here thanks to our Emissary @Endrit Romanian translation can be found here thanks to our Emissary @j0zeph Portuguese translation can be found here thanks to our Sherpa & Emissary @Alexandre_5 German translation can be found here thanks to our Emissary @Aleshani