Escape from Tarkov Wiki

Escape from Tarkov sends you into a raid with a few seconds of loading and a long list of words nobody explains: item names, quest titles, extract names, hideout stations and server errors. This part of the Onlyfarms wiki puts that vocabulary into plain English, with where you meet each term in a raid and what it changes for your character, your stash or your next run.

Entries follow the game as it stands in early November 2026. Tarkov reached its 1.0 release on 15 November 2025, and the live version is 1.3.0.0, released on 29 October 2026 with a Halloween event. When a mechanic works differently in the PvP and PvE modes, or changed with a recent patch, the entry says so. The Arena spin-off is a separate game, and its terms are not part of this section.

Six glossaries collect the short terms of one theme on a single page: hideout modules, containers and keys, meds and barter items, maps, bosses and wipes, ballistics and settings, and the game editions. The topics below follow a raid from planning to the connection problems that cut a session short. Words that are not specific to Tarkov, such as ping or tick rate, are explained in the general gaming wiki, and the A–Z list at the end shows every Tarkov entry.

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Hideout modules & crafting

Modules you build between raids: recovery bonuses, power, water and the Scav Case, and what each one needs.

  • Tarkov Hideout Modules GlossaryGlossaryTarkov hideout glossary, Nov 2026: Booze Generator, Bitcoin Farm and stash upgrade levels with exact requirements, build times and outputs.
  • Rest SpaceHideout module for faster health and energy recovery, and what it costs to build.
  • Air Filtering UnitWhat the Air Filtering Unit adds for your character and what it needs to run.
  • Scav Case MoonshineThe Scav Case with moonshine as payment: how it works and what comes back.
  • Water CollectorHow the Water Collector works and what it takes to build and upgrade.
  • GeneratorThe power source for most modules: fuel use and what stops working without it.

More in this topic:Intelligence Center, Booze Generator, Bitcoin Farm, Stash upgrade

Keys, keycards & cases

Keys for locked rooms and bunkers, the Violet keycard for Labs, secure containers and the SICC case for valuables.

  • ZB-014 KeyKey to the ZB-014 bunker on Woods, where to find it and what the room offers.
  • SICC CaseThe SICC case, a compact storage case for valuables, and why players hunt for it.
  • Dorms 214 KeyKey to room 214 in the three-story Dorms building on Customs, and its loot.
  • Dorms 206 KeyKey to room 206 on the second floor of the two-story Dorms building on Customs.
  • Keycard VioletOpens room R23 on the second level of Labs, and where the card tends to drop.

More in this topic:Kappa container, Secure container Alpha, KIBA Key 2

Guides:Tarkov keys by map

Related service: Tarkov keys and keycards

Raids, maps & extracts

How a raid ends: vehicle and underground extracts, the raid timer, the Labs limit, bosses and confusing map names.

  • Car ExtractThe vehicle extract: when it runs, what it costs and the risks of waiting for it.
  • Labs Raid TimerHow long a Labs raid lasts, what MIA means and how to extract in time.
  • Reserve D2 ExtractThe underground D2 extract on Reserve: where it is and the steps to open it.
  • Dorms V-ExThe vehicle extract near the Dorms on Customs and what you need to use it.
  • Escape Time ExtractionThe raid timer that starts when you load in, and how to route around it.

More in this topic:Shturman, Tagilla, Suburbs, Terminal, Pre-wipe event

Guides:Fence reputation and car extracts

Related service: Tarkov raid services

Quests, traders & barter items

Quests with names of their own, the barter items traders ask for and the information items behind hideout crafts.

  • Is This a ReferenceThe Wi-Fi camera quest: every camera spot on each map, and the rewards.
  • GP CoinA high-value barter item: where it turns up and which trades want it.
  • SodiumA chemical item used in crafts and barters, and the places it tends to spawn.
  • Gunsmith Part 6The Mechanic task for a modified AKM, BEAR only, and how to meet its specs.
  • Intelligence FolderThe info item needed for the Intelligence Center, Labs keycard crafts and some barters.
  • Dry fuel (Dfuel)A fuel and crafting item: what it is used for and where it is found.

More in this topic:Physical Bitcoin, Cigarettes Strike, Streamer Items

Guides:Tarkov quests by trader, Making money and looting smarter

Meds, stims & medical items

What the common meds and stims do, which item fixes blacked-out limbs and what is worth carrying into a raid.

  • PropitalAn injectable stimulant: what it changes for your health and performance, and its drawbacks.
  • AugmentinThe Augmentin item: how players use and trade it, and its place in the game economy.
  • Golden Star balmA balm that restores health and relieves pain, and how players use it in raids.
  • CMS kitThe surgical kit that restores blacked-out limbs, and when it is worth carrying.
  • Vaseline balmA painkiller balm that removes Pain but does not stop bleeding.

More in this topic:Zagustin injector, Tetriz console, Prokill medallion

Guides:Tarkov medical guide

Weapons, ballistics & movement

Sight setup, how a round behaves on impact, scopes and the movement model that shapes close fights.

  • Zeroing DistanceSetting the sight to the range you shoot at, and how it changes bullet drop.
  • Fragmentation ChanceHow often a round fragments on impact, and why it matters when you pick ammo.
  • InertiaHow acceleration delays your starts, stops and direction changes in a firefight.
  • Valday PS-320The Valday PS-320 scope, its features and where it fits in a weapon build.
  • Ricochet chanceHow likely a bullet is to bounce, and why it matters for helmets only.

More in this topic:Arm stamina, Vudu 1-6x

Guides:Tarkov armor guide

Settings, performance & connection

Memory cleaning, error codes, queue waits and lag problems, plus the high-ping play that unbalances a raid.

  • Auto RAM cleanerThe setting that frees memory during a raid, and who benefits from it.
  • Error 213The error that appears while logging in or loading, with the usual causes and fixes.
  • Queue TimesWhat decides the wait before a raid and how players manage it.
  • Ping AbuseUsing high latency for an edge in a fight, and how to recognise it.
  • Packet Loss FixFixing packet loss, rubberbanding and disconnects on your own network.
  • Nvidia ReflexA latency setting for Nvidia cards, and what it changes in Tarkov.

More in this topic:Post-FX settings, VOIP, Offline mode

Guides:Tarkov updates and roadmap

Editions, upgrades & PvE access

What each edition includes, how upgrades work and what changed for editions after 1.0.

More in this topic:Upgrades and add-ons, Editions after 1.0, Left Behind Edition, Prepare for Escape Edition

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