Tarkov Hideout- What To Upgrade First

Anyone who is planning to play a wipe long-term in EFT should be focusing their efforts on one thing: the Hideout. With enough investment this will be your most consistent source of income, ammunition, and quest items.

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But how should you go around doing this? Here is how you can best utilize your Tarkov Hideout: what to upgrade first, what to ignore, and what to leave for last.

Tarkov Hideout Rundown

There is a total of 27 modules in Tarkov's Hideout, with the Christmas Tree one only being available during Christmas. So, year round, there are 26 available modules. They are:

• Air Filtering Unit- 40% leveling boost to Physical skills.
• Bitcoin Farm- Constant production of Physical Bitcoins.
• Booze Generator- Bottle of Fierce Hatchling moonshine crafting.
• Cultist Circle- Sacrifice items to receive gifts.
• Defective Wall- Break it down to unlock the Gym.
• Gear Rack- Display equipment on mannequins.
• Generator- The source of power for all your Hideout.
• Hall of Fame- Display dogtags and trophies.
• Heating- Improved Energy regeneration rate.
• Gym- Level up Strength and Endurance by training.
• Illumination- Lights up your Hideout.
• Intelligence Center- Allows crafting of late-game items, reduces Scav cooldown timer, and boosts quest money reward.
• Lavatory- Unlock a variety of important crafts.
• Library- Boosts raid experience by 15% and Practical skills leveling by 30%.
• Medstation- Allows crafting of important med-related items and boosts health regeneration rate.
• Nutrition Unit- Unlocks a variety of food and water related crafts.
• Rest Space- Boosts negative effects removal rate by 10% and boosts Energy and Health in later levels.
• Scav Case- Pay for Scavs to bring you a variety of items.
• Security- Mandatory for upgrading and building other modules.
• Shooting Range- Ability to test our firearms without wasting ammunition.
• Solar Power- Reduces fuel consumption by half.
• Stash- Upgrades your Stash size.
• Vents- Mandatory for upgrading and building other modules.
• Water Collector- Crafts for Hydration items, boosts Hydration regeneration rate.
• Weapon Rack- Keep weapons that don't take space up in your Stash.
• Workbench- A huge number of crafts, including all possible ammunition crafts. Unlocks preset and modding screens and weapon repair via repair kits.
• Christmas Tree- Trade Christmas ornaments for items. Only available during Christmas.

Keep in mind that during the Hardcore Wipe that is currently underway, some Hideout modules have been nerfed, required items to build these modules have been doubled, but the items do not need to be found in raid anymore. In "normal" wipes, all items used to upgrade your Hideout need to be FIR.

What To Upgrade First?

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This article is written for people who plan on playing the wipe for at least a few months. If you don't expect to stick with a Wipe for that long, we would recommend ignoring the Hideout entirely and focusing instead on making money and completing quests.

For those of you who will stick around, some Hideout upgrades are too good to pass on.

Air Filtering Unit

One of the toughest grinds in Tarkov is your PMC skills. They take a long time to level up, even if you play for quite a few hours. So it seems obvious that having a Hideout module that boosts the levelling of all Physical skills by 40% is excellent.

As long as you keep FP-100 filter absorbers running, the 40% boost will be working. Simply slot a filter in every time you start a Tarkov session, and enjoy your gains.

Requirements:

• 25000 USD
• 5 Gas mask air filter
• 5 Military power filter
• 3 Military corrugated tube
• Level 3 Generator and Vents
• Level 3 Skier

Booze Generator

This is the most consistent money-maker in Tarkov's Hideout after Bitcoin Farm, which requires a hefty investment. The Booze Generator allows you to craft moonshine, which can be immediately sold to Therapist for profit, or used in the Scav case for those of you who like to gamble or need to find quest items.

Requirements:

• 2 Analog thermometer
• 5 Corrugated hose
• 2 Metal spare parts
• 1 Pipe grip wrench
• 2 Pressure gauge
• 3 Radiator helix
• 4 Silicone tube
• Level 3 Water Collector and Nutrition Unit

Gym

Going back to our talking point about how grindy Skills are in Tarkov, what about a Hideout module that allows you to directly train the two most important skills in the game? The Gym will speed up your Endurance and Strength leveling by a lot.

Requirements:

• 3 Bolts
• 1 Electric Drill
• 1 Insulating tape
• 1 Metal cutting scissors
• 3 Screw nuts
• 1 Toolset
• 1 WD-40 100ml
• Level 2 Illumination and Vents
• Level 6 Defective wall

Intelligence Center

The most consistent Tarkov money-maker outside of the Hideout in Tarkov is Scav runs. If you slot in a run between each time you go out as a PMC, you'll ensure that you are always getting something back, even if you have a terrible day and die in all your raids. Even if the Intelligence Center did not feature anything else, the Scav cooldown timer reduction alone would be massive. Besides it, though, it also comes with a boost for Quest money rewards, crucial crafts of quest items, reduced insurance return time, reduced Flea market commision, and it unlocks Scav Tasks from Fence.

Requirements for Level 1:

• 1 Factory plan map
• 1 Intelligence folder
• 1 Topographic survey map
• Level 2 Security and Vents

Level 2:

• 4 Damaged hard drive
• 3 Intelligence folder
• 7 Power cord
• 3 Secure Flash drive
• Level 2 Mechanic
• Level 3 Attention skill
• Level 3 Medstation, Nutrition Unit, Security

Level 3:

• 1 Far-forward GPS Signal Amplifier Unit
• 5 Military cable
• 2 Military COFDM Wireless Signal Transmitter
• 5 Military flash drive
• 2 Secure magnetic tape cassette
• 2 VPX Flash Storage Module
• Level 3 Prapor
• Level 3 Generator and Workbench

Library

Lastly we have the Library. Don't worry, you won't be reading anything here, neither will you be doing anything at all. The Library does not unlock crafts, but is also doesn't require any items to function. You simply have to build it, and it will boost your Practical skills leveling by 30%, while also boosting all experience gotten in raid by 15%. One of the most important Tarkov Hideout modules.

• 400000 Roubles
• 1 BakeEzy cook book
• 2 Chainlet
• 2 Diary
• 1 Horse figurine
• 2 Slim Diary
• 5 Tech manual
• Level 3 Rest Space
• Level 5 Hideout Management skill

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