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Escape from Tarkov

FIKA Server

FIKA is a locally hosted multiplayer serve for Escape from Tarkov.

Tip

See FIKA Server to setup a dedicated server. This assumes a server is already configured.

Windows

Install EFT and disable automatic updates. Note the installed version.

EFT Launcher ➔ Profile ➔ Settings ➔ Updates: ✘

Updates are disabled to ensure mod always works.

Install mod dependencies:

Automatic Installation

This is a user supported tool which automatically applies all patches required. Preferred.

  1. Download the installer.

  2. Create an empty folder for SPT to be installed to and extract installer to this location. Prefer same drive and root folder as EFT.

    Suggest: c:\Battlestate Games\SPT

  3. Run installer.

Manual Installation

Tip

Only do this if you know what you are doing. This requires knowing what version of EFT you are running, then manually downgrading to the latest SPT-AKI supported version and applying the SPT-AKI patches.

  1. Copy c:\Battlestate Games\EFT to c:\Battlestate Games\SPT.
  2. Download the downgrade patcher for the specific version you have installed. This will downgrade the SPT install to the currently supported SPT version.
  3. Extract patcher files to c:\Battlestate Games\SPT.
  4. Run patcher and ignore virus warnings (triggered as these are re-writing signed binaries).
  5. Download the SPT installer and extract to c:\Battlestate Games\SPT.
  6. Run installer (ignore virus warnings - these rewrite signed binaries).

Install FIKA Mod

  1. Extract inlcuded Fika.Release.*.zip to c:/tarkov-coop-fika
  2. Fika.Core.dll should be in c:/tarkov-coop-fika/BepInEx/plugins

c:/tarkov-coop-fika/BepInEx/config/com.bepis.bepinex.configurationmanager.cfg

0644 {USER}:{USER}

# There are two locations to set.
Show config manager = F11
Show config manager = F11
  1. Copy settings to SPT: user ➔ c:/tarkov-coop-fika/user
  2. Setup Steam Shortcut
    • steam ➔ games ➔ add non-steam game to library
    • Target: c:/tarkov-coop-fika/SPT.Launcher.exe
    • Icon (click it): select EscapeFromTarkov.exe
    • Name: 'Escape from Tarkov (Coop)'
    • Start In: c:/tarkov-coop-fika
    • Enable steam overlay while in game
    • controller ➔ disable steam input
    • controller ➔ use desktop configruation in launcher

  3. Launch 'Escape from Tarkov (Coop)' Ignore 'copy game settings' dialogs and any errors on inital launch (these are because the default server is not running).

    • settings ➔ Developer Mode ➔ Enable
    • settings ➔ URL➔ http://{IP}:6969
    • settings ➔ On Game Start ➔ Close Launcher
    • settings ➔ SPT Game Path ➔ c:/tarkov-coop-fika
    • click ➔ to launch

    Your previous account (if migrated) will be available with no password.

    On first run, YOU MUST WAIT 30 SECONDS FOR THE TOS ACCEPTANCE OR GAME WILL EXIT. 6. Set FIKA Options Press F11 During game to pull up mod overlay; click on FIKA Core to expand mod options. Note: The UI is confusing. The verbiage next to the checkbox represents the current state, NOT what ticking it does.

    • Show Feed: Enabled (checked)
    • Auto Extract: Enabled (checked)
    • Show Extract Message: Enabled (checked)
    • Extract Key: F8
    • Ping System: Enabled (checked)
    • Ping Button: {SET}
    • Free Camera Button: F9
    • Show Player Name Plates: Enabled (checked)
    • Show Player Faction Icon: Disabled (unchecked)
    • Hide Name Plate In Optic: Enabled (checked)
    • Dynamic AI: Enabled (checked)
    • Dynamic AI Range: 150.0m (double check if sniping and AI not moving)
    • Culling System: Enabled (checked)
    • Culling Range: 30m
    • Enforced Spawn Limits: Disabled (unchecked)

You are ready to play.

Launching Game

Must be launched in the following order to run properly.

  1. Launch the server (Server.exe if manually patched): c:\Battlestate Games\SPT\Aki.Server.exe
  2. Launch the client (Launcher.exe if manually patched): c:\Battlestate Games\SPT\Aki.Client.exe
  3. Create account with entitlements:
    • Launcher ➔ Make a new account
    • Select whatever entitlements you wish (starting items).
    • Launcher ➔ Start game

Creating Host Server

Certain game options will be enforce server side. Host server actually hosts the game using game assets. This is the client with the most powerful machine.

  • pick raid map to play
  • pick the same SLOT number (1 or 2)
  • player with the strongest machine should HOST the raid
  • COOP mode and Practice Mode will be force enabled with FIKA
  • after insurance click host raid
  • Pick number of players; game will NOT start until everyone has joined
  • start

Moving Install Location

Registry keys must be updated to point to new binary locations.

  1. Find EFT Uninstall registry keys (regedit)

⌘ ➔ regedit ➔ Computer

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B0FDA062-7581-4D67-B085-C4E7C358037F}_is1

  1. Upload binary locations for each key (do not change additional options)

    • DisplayIcon
    • Inno Setup: App Path
    • InstallLocation
    • QuietUninstallString
    • UninstallString

  2. Update BsgLauncher Paths

    %appdata%/Roaming/Battlestate Games/BsgLauncher/settings

Upgrading SPT Minor Releases

Minor releases only require in-place replace of existing SPT files.

  1. Download the specified version from versions.md

  2. Backup replaced files (prepend with date YYYY-MM-DD.{FILE})

    • BepInEx
    • SPT_Data
    • SPT.Server.exe
    • SPT.Launcher.exe
    • doorstop_config.ini
    • winhttp.dll

  3. Extract archive into c:/tarkov-coop-fika

  4. Update plugin configuration files

c:/tarkov-coop-fika/BepInEx/config

Settings

Game settings that balance colors and rendering quality.

EFT ➔ ⚙ ➔ Graphics

  • Object LOD quality: 2.5
  • Overall visibility: 1500
  • Anti-aliasing: TAA High
  • Resampling: 1x off
  • Nvidia DLSS: Off
  • HBAO: Off
  • SSR: Off
  • Antistropic Filtering: Off
  • Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On and boost
  • Sharpness: 0.4
  • High quality color: ✘
  • Z-Blur: ✘
  • Chromatic Aberrations: ✘
  • Noise: ✘
  • Gress Shadows: ✘
  • Mip Streaming: ✘
  • Flash Indicator: ✘

Nvidia Control Panel ➔ Display ➔ Adjust desktop color settings

  • Apply color enhancements:
    • Color channel: All channels
    • Brightness: +60%
    • Contrast: +75%
    • Gamma: +1.40
    • Digital vibrance: +80%
    • Hue: 0

Reference12345

  1. https://github.com/sp-tarkov/patcher ↩

  2. https://www.sp-tarkov.com/#download ↩

  3. https://www.sp-tarkov.com/#features ↩

  4. https://hub.sp-tarkov.com/files/file/6-spt-aki ↩

  5. https://dev.sp-tarkov.com/SPT-AKI ↩