Escape From Tarkov’s Hardcore Wipe Resets Progress and Locks Most Content

Overview

• On July 9, Battlestate Games fully reset all player inventories and progression under its first Hardcore Wipe.
• Only Customs and Factory are playable, with nine additional maps disabled and accessible later via in-raid transit points.
• Most vendor quests are unavailable at launch, leaving players without standard progression until more tasks are rolled out.
• Economic measures include a disabled flea market, higher insurance and repair fees, reduced crafting yields and tighter secure container rules.
• AI challenge has been ramped up with remote PMC spawns and guaranteed boss encounters, and developers say missing quests and balance tweaks will arrive soon.