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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.
Event: The Labyrinth · 27 March 2025
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.
On completion
Mechanic: Really, nothing at all? Perhaps it really is just a coincidence... I'll have to think about it and check my sources again.
Data
- Where it happens: Ground Zero, Interchange, Streets, Shoreline
- Trader: Mechanic
- Level: 1
- EXP: +10,000
- Objectives: 6
- Kappa: No
Quest chain
More from this trader
Mechanic
- Getting Acquainted (lvl 1)
- Passion for Ergonomics (lvl 1)
- Secrets of Polikhim (lvl 1)
- Saving the Mole (lvl 1)
- Steady Signal (lvl 1)
- The Door (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