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Needle in a Haystack

“Needle in a Haystack” is a Mechanic task in Escape from Tarkov. Requires level 1. Reward: 10,000 XP. Objectives: Investigate the courtyard park by TerraGroup HQ on Ground Zero; Investigate the kart track on Interchange. Walkthrough, map and requirements.

Mechanic — briefing

You're just in time! I have studied the manager's diary and prepared for you a list of facilities that appear most often in the records. You need to investigate all of these locations. So far, I can't tell what exactly to look for. Maybe you'll find equipment or other traces of TerraGroup around there. Focus on these locations and look around.

Objectives

• Investigate the courtyard park by TerraGroup HQ on Ground Zero
• Investigate the kart track on Interchange
• Investigate the indoor children's playground on Interchange
• Investigate the children's playground by Concordia on Streets of Tarkov
• Investigate the coast-side construction site on Shoreline
• Investigate the children's playground by the Health Resort on Shoreline

Tactical notes

• 4 maps — Shoreline, Interchange, Streets of Tarkov and Ground Zero: not a one-raid task.

Data

• Where it happens: Ground Zero, Interchange, Streets, Shoreline
• Trader: Mechanic
• Level: 1
• EXP: +10,000
• Objectives: 6
• Kappa: No

More from this trader

Mechanic

• Assessment - Part 3 (lvl 1)
• Assessment - Part 1 (lvl 1)
• Assessment - Part 2 (lvl 1)
• Getting Acquainted (lvl 1)
• Key to the Tower (lvl 1)
• Knock-Knock (lvl 1)

Rewards

• +10,000 EXP
• Mechanic Rep +0.01
• 47,000 Roubles
• 49,350 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 1
• 54,050 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 2
• 5× Light bulb
• 5× Energy-saving lamp

On the map

• Interchange — 2 points
• Shoreline — 2 points
• Ground Zero — 1 point
• Streets — 1 point