Mortar strikes begin in Escape from Tarkov and location transitions are opened to Scavs. Update 0.15.2.0 released with new mechanics

Improvements to Escape from Tarkov continue. The location transit mechanic remains in the game.

The creators of Escape from Tarkov have introduced update 0.15.2.0. Battlestate Games is launching a new event and expanding the location transit game mechanic — it remains in the game after the recent “Marathon” event.

Some new features and improvements in 0.15.2.0 for Escape from Tarkov:

• Location transit
• Location transitions are now available in every raid, as well as in PvE mode;
• Location transitions are now available for Scav players;
• New transit routes between locations have been added:

■ Streets of Tarkov → Ground Zero;

■ Interchange → Streets of Tarkov;

■ Customs → Reserve;

■ Customs → Interchange;

■ Factory → Customs;

■ Factory → The Lab;

■ Woods → Factory;

■ Woods → Lighthouse;

■ Reserve → Customs;

■ Reserve → Woods;

■ Lighthouse → Reserve;

■ Lighthouse → Woods;

■ Shoreline → Lighthouse.

• Transit activation time reduced to 1 minute after raid start;
• Certain quests from the “Marathon” event, as well as the “Marathon” achievement, have been adjusted and remain available to complete.

Mortar strike

The new “Mortar Strike” in-game event begins:

• The locals got their hands on mortars somewhere and are now regularly shelling open areas from safe positions;
• During the “Mortar Strike” in-game event, the following locations will regularly come under fire: Customs, Woods, Shoreline, Reserve;
• Mortar strikes occur in PvP, PvE, and practice mode;
• Scavs, Bosses, and other bots react to the start of a mortar strike.
• A questline tied to the in-game event has been added to the game.

Completing the quests grants unique rewards associated with the event:

• Special equipment that gives early warning of an incoming mortar strike and helps avoid hazard zones;
• A special consumable that calls in a mortar strike on the player’s position;
• As a reward for completing the questline, the player receives a unique achievement that can only be earned during the in-game event.

AI

• Improved Partisan’s behavior model when moving over long distances and planting tripwires;
• Bot movement routes after using cover have been refined for greater smoothness and variety of movement.

The full patch notes for Escape from Tarkov update 0.15.2.0 can be found at the following link.

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