I personally recommend always taking a backpack, if you don't find a scav you'll have no inventory space to make any money and end up making very little
The three biggest beginner traps when making kits: - Not buying (big) backpacks because of the cost. A Berkut is worth 24.5k and has 20 slots. 20 slots is 200k if you fill it with items that are worth 10k per slot. Even if you only average 5k per slot, your bag has paid for itself and three more back packs. On top of that, you are potentially missing out on grabbing quest items if you cheap out on your bag. Never cheap out on bags. Scavs don't tend to have good enough bags to loot. Rigs are easier to get from scavs, so they have some leeway if you are scav hunting. - Being underequipped due to the risk of losing good gear. Survival is key in this game, and it is the decider as to whether you progress your tasks and therefore your traders to get better gear. If you can afford it, you should be buying the best gear possible with some money left over for 2 or 3 more runs. Don't run pistols because the 7.62 weapons cost more, as your survival rate will quickly outweigh losing good gear. You don't own your gear, it is borrowed from Tarkov. Use your money for what it's there for, and don't get trapped in the beginner loop of dying with cheap gear. - Ammo. Read the eft-ammo charts. Don't be that guy dying because they filled their mags with PRS
I generally agree, but have two counterpoints; Scavs now spawn in packs and can spawn right next to you in the open - I had a group of 9 spawn less than 15m away on Interchange in the basement the other night - almost nothing you do can stop you from getting killed by that; there are now cheats that allow players to shoot you through walls, I've been killed through solid building walls at least 10 times this wipe on streets alone, and every time I reported them and got a banned message from BSG. Cheating is still a massive problem. I have been killed by PMCs about 100 times this wipe, I think I've reported about 45 of those deaths, and 33 of them I've received ban messages from BSG about now. It's kinda stupid.
I prefer big rigs and a Tbag, which are now finally buyable from vendors. Tbag allows you to grab anything except for mil batteries, and big rig for backpackless extract. It's much easier to find a good backpack than to find a good rig so the rig investment makes more sense to me; unless you're playing customs and doing safe runs.
My tip for making loadout kits: - Do them without a gun. You will want to swap your gun depending on map or what you have in stash anyway. So use preset for gearing up, and then just add gun+ammo and you are good to go.
yeah i have 2 presets, one with just the basics, like IFAK, hemo in pouches and mask on face if i want to make a custom kit, and a basic one with some basic armor rig/back pack setup if i want to be quick.
Yup but you can do a 5.45, a 5.56 and a 7.62 loadout with mags and ammo… the presets will bring in how you want your mags packed. Then you’re doing it how you suggest here with picking your own gun but you’ve at least got your mags pre packed and ready.
Im so glad i just found this video, yesterday i had an argument on the tarkov subreddit and everyone said i was crazy that a 100k kit is budget. They said 100k ruble kit is literally poverty spec and less than scav gear and i was confused if we were even playing the same game.
@@radam1198 yeah but being walked through a game doesn't get you better. i played over 1000hrs solo before squad'ing with anyone. when your solo everything is an enemy. with squads your only as good as your weakest link. its plain and simple, shxt team mates get you killed
I also like to consider the likelihood of engagement ranges when picking armors. Stomach coverage is essential in cqb especially on maps like factory where flesh ammo is commonplace. For longer range maps you can get away with running thorax only armors.
Another nice thing for stash storage: you can find big zhuk rigs (20 slots for 12 stash space) on fence pretty often now that people auto sell so much more to him.
My friend always grills me on keeping too many rigs around whenever I stream my game, but I never can convince him on how much space it saves. No clue why, it makes sense to me and you obviously
@@grahamskippy I mean ive been playing for years and ive always done this, I use rigs to store shit all the time, usually weapon parts because its easy to do when you can go to the modding screen and pull out from anywhere. Otherwise I try to use cases to store other items when possible to keep things organized
That works, but it’s a REALLY uncomfortable way to generate more storage since you’ll likely have to search through multiple things if you’re looking for specific things. I’d only use that for very early wipe and go on to cases asap
@@i3lackfusion yeah I use that for holding like hideout mats and meds before 15/cases. You used to be able to tag rigs so the organization wasn't a nightmare, but I think that's gone this wipe. My solution this wipe was different rig colors for different types of storage.
One thing I would add is, I would suggest to new players to ALWAYS bring the ~15k rig and MINIMUM ~3k tbag backpack, if not the 12k mbss. You are spending MAX 30K more, but you are gaining llike 20 slots for loot. You survive 1 time in 10 and you pay yourself back from the loot you get vs the cost of the rig/bag, and you'll get them back on insurance a lot anyways. I would never go withut minimum tbag + csv rig, so you can actually get some loot.
This was great, includes a lot of stuff I've already picked up from watching your streams along with some smart explanations for why certain pieces of gear work in different budget ranges. Good stuff.
Notably almost not all, that can be a deciding factor if a PMV sees you, I’d just sell them you can buy 2 black pacas or shave a fat fee off of a kora-kulon
@@TrikkyLLeaud . drd is single best level 3 armor and the only one you should ever run. the only time the higher visibility is if you're bush camping.
Something that's gone un spoken of, this wipe they increased the amount of scav's that are spawned with the soul purpose of killing you if you load into factory with just a pistol. I always recommend new players to abuse this and spawn into factory night time with a pistol equipped with a flashlight, 2 magazines and a gamma with meds and ammo. A minimum of 2 and max of 5 scav's will bum rush you at the very start of the raid and are essentially hand delivering loot piles to you. It is a great way to get tier 4 armor early on in the wipe consistently and for free, good XP for rushing early levels and it gives a person with no confidence the ability to "play with house money" so to speak and learn how to improve in raid as PMC. Not to mention if you find a quest item, such as one of your salewas, or gas analyzers of therapist from the factory med tents/crate you can immediately extract and you will have survive status because of killing those initial scav's. Its a very underrated strat, I treat it as the tarkov tutorial placeholder.
I personally run the toz-106 a lot early wipe. Super cheap, its a shotgun, and has detachable mags for fast reloading. Its a beast early wipe, and super easy to drop it for literally any other gun I find in raid. Plus I find it funny that people will take it thinking its FiR for skier lol
The best space saving technique I’ve found early wipe for your stash, put 2 Zhuks inside of a takedown bag, the takedown is 3 slots smaller than it holds and zhuks hold a ton, I load em with meds, nades, mags, the umkas are good if you have 2x2 items like grizzlys or drum mages you want to store
My favourite lower rig is the Umka. I just find it has great breadth of capability and I’m a weirdo who likes to always bring a Grizzly once I can. Excellent video as always beefer!
I love the Umka but my lower end rig of choice for general use is the Tarzan. That hunting match barter goes crazy. You can snag a Tarzan for like 5k sometimes. Fantastic for task runs
Great video! I never really consider all of the different rigs that much but given that I sometimes run without a backpack I should really look into the different options for those.
Thanks for the video but it mostly showed me how much time you actually have to play this game to even be able to equip a decent loadout: half of the wipe i dont even have access to the flea market and last wipe i didnt even get past ragman 2. So your early-wipe-loadout is basically my end-of-wipe loadout. I stick to being happy when i am able to scav a good loadout off a well equipped player and use it until i get shot to pieces again ❤
always like these types of videos that you do, makes life easy for those of us who cant be bothered to figure it out ourselves xD keep up the good work bro!
Ever since I upgraded to EOD, my preferable meds in raid have been a surv kit, grizzly, alu splint and a calok. You can find these quite easily from the woods usec camps and they run out so slowly that you can find more of them to replace when you run out
Surv kits and Grizzlys both have the ability to fix fractures, so the alu splint isnt really needed, also running a grizzly you dont really need a calok
@@zBepis Yeah but fixing a heavy bleed eats up a lot of the grizzly kit, so I usually have a calok in there early wipe. But as the wipe goes on I usually replace the splint and calok with a docs case or ammo
@@Mopettaja It only uses like 130 out of the 1800 grizzly hp, if you're gonna commit to a 2x2 do it all med, then you might as well leave some extra space for you docs/keytool and spare ammo and just nuke your grizzly as theyre only like 30k
wanted to mention that fence sells bandages n shit cheaper than therapist. for example the single use bandage in fence is 1893 rubles. therapist sells them for 2182. fence sells the single use splints for 3859 rubles. therapist sells them for 4283 rubles. esmarch are the same way. the 2 use bandages are also the same but sometimes fence only has them with 1/2 uses left so be careful buying those from fence. a full AI-2 will cost more through fence than therapist tho and fence rarely sells them at 100/100 anyways so that doesnt matter much.
I know this vid is getting a bit old but I have watched it probably 5 or 6 times and have shared it with multi buddies who are new to the game. I probably come back to this vid once every couple of weeks to help me remember some of this. It has fundamentally changed the way I play the game tbh. And I have been playing Tarkov for like 5 or 6 years 😂 (I do leave to play other games for large periods of time)
Berkut is level1 ragman now and only like 23k, if you survive youll easily make that back. With flea you can start getting daypacks for 18-22k and they weigh less, theyre always my go to. Definitely agree, always bring a bag. Also once I hit flea I always run a ulach, it's not too expensive and it stops most of the bullets people are running aside from svt guys with LPS, those still have a 60% chance to go through, I get shot in the head almost every raid and still survive, would recommend
SVT is so bothersome. Trying to do interchange tasks and I just hear an SVT war in the mall. The recoil for it and the stock SKS need to switch places. No reason a 54r gun from ww2 would have less recoil than a 7.62x39
6:20 The reason why that wouldn't work well is because torniquets cut off blood flow to that appendage, so it would essentially kill that limb after prolonged periods with it on. Bandages with pressure staunch bleeding, torniquets cut off the blood flow.
I was insanely worried about insurance with the new Scav change. Ive gotten almost everything back from insurance. There are the rare cases where i die to a PMC with a good gun and dont get that back. But still seeing the same insurance return rate as last wipe.
Hey Gigabeef i just wanted to tell you, if you will even see it, that all the guides for guns and everything carried me trough so many wipes now. I just love watching your videos while scav running or doing idk what and its just really good content/tips. Also do you know why tasks, which are locked by level, will tell you that you completed a subtask from them if you open up a trader menu?
This is the kind of tarkov I like to learn about. I dont need to know how to build the most meta M4A1 or Ak, I never bring them out. I am all about the cost efficient and fun loadouts.
You're implying that meta loadouts aren't fun. I'm saying you are just saying that because you cannot afford to run them, and probably have near zero experience doing so.@@grahamskippy
@@jermu8706 Where in the world did I imply that? I do run meta loadouts, I love the mutant as much as the next guy, and there are few things more fun that vectors with pbm and drum mags. But you can find limitless videos of that. It's more regular that I'm not running full meta stuff, and it's nice to see some videos about that. You read your own words into peoples posts often?
i love the ratnik helmet early wipe because it basically always comes back in insurance(i literally had to start vendoring them as my insurance was timing out and they were taking up too much inventory space) also bonus is scavs wear them sometimes so you can swap them for free helmets
I fill up the rig with mags, the first mag is expendable, having a mag more ready to go from the start is worth more to me then whatever that mag costs.
Oddly this wipe, I've gotten experienced enough that having a basic set of gear is never the issue. Lack of inventory space (especially pre-flea market) or a lack of the very specific gear I need for quests is usually the issue. Like, I'm drowning in decent guns I can't use because Jaeger has me using a bolt action for every raid. I have two junkboxes and a pile of rigs all full of stuff I'll need later, but I can't find an awl, or salt, or a salewa in order to advance anything. My full deadlocked inventory slows my raids per day way down while I'm slowly trying to get to lvl 15. Such are the struggles.
This video was actually really helpful. I've got some 2000h and change in Tarkov but somehow it never occurred to me how redundant it was to carry around a CMS, ALU, long duration painkillers and quick painkillers every raid. Vestiges of the pre-CMS days, I suppose. Never occurred to me that not having long duration painkillers was feasible just because of how dumb an idea it used to be. I will definitely be making some changes to the set of meds I'm using.
A disadvantage of the SSh helmet is it's not compatible with all headsets. So you won't be able to swap your GSSh cans for some sweet Sordins. You can forgo armor if you avoid contact. I do this for stash & cache loot runs on Woods where it's very easy to avoid scavs & PMCs. One advantage of going without armor is you're lighter so you can run faster, longer, farther and quieter. You also level up endurance and easily take out any armor you find (which typically wouldn't be worth the space). Naturally this isn't suitable for most questing and it's easier to avoid contact on some maps.
My advice is to be confident in situations you don’t feel confident in, you’ll surprise yourself by noticing how much being nervous throws you off, if you can do that you won’t need to play like this and can play lavishly
Even for ultra budget, bring the 2k bag with 6 (i think) slots. Cheaper than the cheapest rig and at the point youre already healing out of your container it doesnt really matter if youre also healing out of your bag instead of hotkeyed.
My pro tip is to buy either a duffle bag or the blue little backpacks from fence, they have decent space, are almost always accesible and cost under 3k.
you can turn on Chromatic abberations and turn it off again in the settings that will get rid of the "blur" but you will need to do it everytime you PK
Good idea to be using painkillers with shorter effect durations due to the new visual effect. I'm normally an Ibuprofen guy but it kind of sucks to have almost zero long distance peripheral vision for almost 5 minutes at a time on a map like woods or shoreline.
i totally agree..i while it kinda sucks i really like the changes at the same time..being on meds all raid just feels like another cod like mechanic that should have never been possible to do
One of my favorite budget weapons is a saiga-9 with the monstrum 2x scope and a cheap ergo focused grip. Its a headshot machine if you're accurate, great for scavs and most importantly inexpensive.
As someone who's been using nothing but shotguns for over 2 years (but admitedly isn't particularly good at the game) Mossberg&Magnum is the best shotgun option until you unlock flechette, better go for the 1 pellet to the face chance and higher ergo rather than the more precise but much more unwieldy around corners 153. Magnum buck recoil and pump action delay between shots are two drawbacks that sort-of cancel each other, and people grav your mossberg much less frequently than your 153.
to add to backpacks, fence very often sells the sports duffle bag backpack for around 2.5k, 2.5k for 12 slots of storage is really nice. no matter how budget im running i always grab one of those since i mean its really not worth anything and virtually no one is gonna loot it off you so you get it back on insurance all the time. for me anyways for the low price of 30k i have never ran out of having a 12 slot backpacks. even when doing suicide quest runs with a double barrel and nothing else i throw on that 2.5k backpack just in case. any item in the game will pay it off.
My budget kit is the class 3 tan rig I forget the name, no helmet because its always head eyes, and a Kedr B with PSV or SP7 rounds. Usually always comes back in insurance and when face shield go for legs.
For the cheapest possible rig you forgot that you can trade a slick bar for a scav vest, they usually cost 7k on the flea or you can find them in raid. Same for Pacas, 3 half masks is a paca. I collect every one I see so I am always able to get a paca for essentially free. Also, a hard drive is an MBSS, as others have said I would try to bring in a backpack and that MBSS is the most cost effective way I've found so far. Technically for a bare minimum kit sure you can try to go without but I've tried it this wipe and it feels like the number of Scavs wearing scav BPs or equivilent is very low, sometimes even just finding an MBSS in raid is hard.
I turn the Tarzan rigs into Blackrock with the craft, you can find the fabrics or use the crafts to alternate in the hideout. I never run out of Ripstop and Cordura anyway, then the Blackrock feels basically free. Problem with them is that they rarely come back in insurance.
I traveled from that railroad house all the way to Outskirts with no legs once and then died at extract with a bit of time left. Almost quit for a whole 5 minutes.
I think that a CMS and an allu splint for the hyper budget loadout is just wrong. If you happen to find it, sure, go ahead, but 1 or even 2 blisters of Analgin is more likely to get you out alive AND cheaper to bring.
Aks74u stock for 25K, headset, no armor or helmet, biggest backpack and rig I can get my hands on. One clip of good ammo, two clips of bad ammo, one good ammo stack in the pouch, a few stacks of bad ammo in rig. Total cost before backpack and rig is 60K, and that gun can kill PMCs. Spend as much as you want on backpack and rig because they make you more money the bigger they are. My head and face wear (and clothes) make me look like a scav, so player scavs don't want to shoot me.
I have 90000 rub and no idea how to gain money. Everytime i go in as a scav, i get about 50-100k in my inventory and when i go towards an exit i get killed.
I’ve been there for sure. As a scav I prioritize extracts that are only available to scavs as they’re usually far less risky. It also is very important to take the most indirect/obscured route possible when you’re heading toward an extract. The biggest example I can think of is tunnel exit on shoreline. A lot of people just run straight down the road since they’re trying to get there as fast as possible, but it’s far better to stick to the hills where you can duck into low ground, get your breath back in a bush, break line of sight with trees, etc. If you’re really struggling to get some cash flow I can’t stress using your scav on lighthouse enough. The toolboxes/jackets/duffles in the village alone usually gets me up to 250k in loot if my scav has a good backpack, and then if you’re feeling risky check the rooftops of the rogue buildings near the end of the raid. The rogues will be dead ~70% of the time, and the other 30% of the time you know when they’re alive because they will still be blasting things with the mounted weapons. PMCs will often kill them from ridiculous ranges just to make it safe but not take the risk to loot them since there’s only one way up and one way down. If you want to kill them yourself, run up the stairs and listen for their voice lines. They will call you out when they hear you but will usually stay still, so once you get familiar with the roof layout you can pre-aim to where their head should be based on where you heard them. You have an unexpectedly long time to line up your shot after peaking so take advantage and make sure that your first shot lands right between the eyes. If you miss/take too long to aim and they open fire just run and abandon the fight entirely, as they are MUCH deadlier when in “combat mode”. Good luck!
Would you rather turn on Binaural feature or not nowadays ? I didnt hear anybody reviewing it lately since they switched over to oculus. I have some problems hearing behind me and point blank shots on me with binaural ON
The CSA rig 10:20 is nice but the one thing I have against it is the bright yellow GM Counter sticking out of it, so I just stick with the bank robber for now as a budget option.
the cheapo gssh man i remember running them nonstop. and my friends tried to get me into razors. i suddenly started doing way worse cuz i could not tell the correct distance. only downside was using it indoors i believe. and bushes sounded painfully loud.
I love the Gssh because they’re loud and I can differentiate sounds super easily. I still run them nonstop. I’m just super used to the way they sound. They’ve imprinted on me, the damn shitty things
Will the quick equip list guns you have on the weapon rack in the hideout? Or do I have to manually move them to the stash for it to recognize I have them?
@@Gigabeef I have tagilla’s saiga, Killas RPK, Reshalas TT, and just got Shturman’s SVD last night! Need to find Sanitar and attempt to get Kaban at some point. Trying to push max traders
I usually sell all rigs I find and just use Jaeger's barter for a rig. costs about 10k and you could even make money off of it by instantly re-selling to ragman.
What is the trick assigning a short key number to two or more items? Pressing the number, leading the mouse over the item does not work for me. What am I missing?
The 3M is kinda busted atm, noone picks it up, insurance costs nothing, and you mostly get them back. They stop a hilarious amount of stuff, Ive shrugged off a AP-20 round. No idea how, but its probably bugged, i also stopped a full mag of SP-5 from a VSS
Isn't class 2 basically useless? If strapped for cash I just scav a bit and usually find at least one good enough condition class >=3 armor in each customs raid Class 2 can be easily pen by 5.45 FMJs that should be common into scavs
I mean this is my first wipe and im already level 30 with juice cannons so idk man, i personally feel like just usind ppsh or kedder led spam meta just wins 90% of engagements if you dont just run in and die