Nikita Buyanov “worked 24/7” for this: autumn arrives in Escape from Tarkov and the Halloween event begins

The developers have also prepared new PMC bots for the PvE Zone.

In late October, the creators of Escape from Tarkov unveiled the Halloween update 1.3.0.0 featuring a new Halloween event. Earlier, Battlestate Games chief Nikita Buyanov noted that preparation for the holiday event was running in 24/7 mode.

In addition, autumn has arrived in Tarkov—the in-game season has changed. Furthermore, colliders for several items in the “Money” and “Valuables” categories have been tweaked to make searching and picking them up during raids easier.

The developers also revealed that they have added “increased difficulty” PMC bots to PvE ZONE, which can be encountered in high-level locations.

Some other changes include:

• New Hideout customization options have become available in the Expansion Center: “Personal Celestial Realm” and “Once Upon a Time in Tarkov”.
• Fixes have been made to leveling up the “Metabolism” skill. Progress is now calculated based on restored energy or hydration;
• Skill leveling speed for all skills has been significantly increased for the seasonal mode;
• The impact of fatigue when calculating skill leveling has been balanced;
• The lifespan of player-installed tripwires has been increased.

The complete patch notes for Escape from Tarkov update 1.3.0.0 are available at the following link.