The Halloween update: the in-game season switched to fall, the PvE Zone gained high-difficulty PMC bots, and skill progression was rebalanced. The Unity 6 transition planned for October moved to mid-November, in update 1.3.5.0.
29 October 2026
«The Halloween update: the in-game season switched to fall, the PvE Zone gained high-difficulty PMC bots, and skill progression was rebalanced. The Unity 6 transition planned for October moved to mid-November, in update 1.3.5.0.»
Game changes
The Halloween 2026 event started; the in-game weather season switched to fall.
PvE: high-difficulty PMC bots that can spawn on high-level locations.
Skills: all skills level significantly faster in Seasonal mode, diminishing returns were rebalanced, and weapon skills now level at the same speed as the others.
Metabolism now levels by the amount of energy and hydration restored.
Expansions Hub: new Hideout customization sets Your Own Celestial Empire and Once Upon a Time in Tarkov.
Tripwires placed by players last longer.
Colliders of some Currency and Valuables items changed, making them easier to find and pick up in raid.
Fixed: Partisan's spawn chance in raids without bad-karma players; magazines not loading or unloading after a malfunction; field of view with some optics; PMC bots now always treat players as hostile; geometry on Icebreaker, Interchange and Shoreline.
30 October: fixed being unable to vault or move while prone in some areas, and container searches being interrupted.
3 November, hotfix 1.3.0.1: fewer kills needed in the tasks to eliminate infected under gas — First Results from 25 to 15, The Final Push from 30 to 15; the Halloween menu background was added to the rewards of the Shields Up! and Triumph of Science achievements.
3 November, fixed: lighting on Infected Factory, a scientist's body in Infected Lab that could not be searched, the low-resolution and missing animation of the main menu background.