Patch 1.3.0.0
Halloween event begins alongside high-difficulty PMC bots in PvE and a rework to Metabolism skill leveling.
Key Changes
- 1New Halloween in-game event is now live
- 2Added high-difficulty PMC bots to PvE Zone in high-level locations
- 3Metabolism skill leveling now progresses based on energy and hydration restored
- 4Significantly increased leveling speed for all skills in Seasonal mode
- 5Increased the lifetime of player-placed tripwires
- 6PMC bots in PvE now always consider players hostile
- 7New Hideout customization sets: Celestial Empire and Once Upon a Time in Tarkov
- 8Fixed weapon skill leveling speed to match other skills
- 9Transition to Unity 6 engine delayed until mid-November
- 10Improved item colliders for Currency and Valuables to make them easier to loot
All Changes
🎃Events & Environment(2)
- newHalloween Event: New Halloween in-game event started
- changeFall Season: Switched the in-game weather season to fall
🔫Gameplay & PvE(4)
- newPMC bots: Added high-difficulty PMC bots to PvE Zone that can spawn on high-level locations
- changeCurrency: Changed the colliders of Currency items to make them easier to find and pick up
- changeValuables: Changed the colliders of Valuables items to make them easier to find and pick up
- buffTripwires: Increased the lifetime of tripwires placed by players
📈Skills(4)
- changeMetabolism: Skill progression is now calculated based on the amount of energy or hydration restored
- buffSeasonal mode: Significantly increased the leveling speed of all skills in Seasonal mode
- changeSkills: Balanced the effect of diminishing returns on skill progression calculations
- fixWeapon skill: Fixed weapon skill leveling speed to match the leveling speed of other skills
🏠Hideout(2)
- newYour Own Celestial Empire: Added new Hideout customization set: Your Own Celestial Empire
- newOnce Upon a Time in Tarkov: Added new Hideout customization set: Once Upon a Time in Tarkov
🛠️Bug Fixes(9)
- fixPartisan: Fixed incorrect calculation of the Partisan spawn chance in raids without low PMC karma players
- fixMagazines: Fixed an issue that could prevent magazines from being loaded or unloaded after a weapon malfunction
- fixOptics: Fixed incorrect field of view when using certain optics
- fixPMC voices: Fixed incorrect breathing volume for certain PMC voices
- fixIcebreaker: Fixed various visual issues with geometry and colliders on Icebreaker
- fixInterchange: Fixed various visual issues with geometry and colliders on Interchange
- fixShoreline: Fixed various visual issues with geometry and colliders on Shoreline
- fixTraders: Fixed an issue that prevented some players from accessing traders’ interactive scenes
- fixPMC bots: Fixed PMC bot behavior; they now always consider players hostile
📅Coming Soon(2)
- changeUnity 6: The switch to Unity 6 has been moved to mid-November as part of update 1.3.5.0
- changeHideout: Other themed Hideout customization options will become available in upcoming updates
Summary
Seasonal Content & PvE
The Halloween event is now live, accompanied by a shift to the fall season. PvE players will now encounter high-difficulty PMC bots in high-level locations, and these bots have been adjusted to always consider players hostile.
Skill & Balance Reworks
Metabolism leveling has been redesigned to progress based on energy and hydration restored rather than simple consumption. Skill progression in Seasonal mode has received a significant speed boost, and the lifetime of player-placed tripwires has been extended.
Technical Fixes & Future Updates
Several fixes address weapon malfunctions, optics FOV, and map geometry on Icebreaker, Interchange, and Shoreline. The transition to the Unity 6 engine has been rescheduled for mid-November.