‘Escape From Tarkov’ Wipe And 0.15 Patch Revealed In New Trailer

A new trailer for Escape From Tarkov has been released and it shows off a lot of the new content that is coming as part of the next wipe and patch.

The trailer, which shows off the 0.15 patch and upcoming wipe, runs for about two and a half minutes and shows off a lot of new additions to the game, including a first in game glimpse of the new boss, Partisan. He is shown right at the end of the trailer, stalking a group of PMCs, while earlier on the trip wire grenades that he will likely have were also shown off. Based on one of the animations shown in the trailer, it looks like PMCs may also be able to use these trip wires as well, which could be an easy way to take down some unsuspecting foes.

A lot of the action in the trailer was on the reworked factory map, which we got a first proper glimpse at despite it already being playable at TwitchCon weeks ago. The map looks a lot cleaner, with some reworked sight lines and more reliable cover. We also know from those who have played it that the tunnels under the map and the rafters above it have also been expanded.

There’s also a look at a lot of the new guns coming with the wipe, with the epic M60 machine gun being shown off in action for the first real time, and it appears to shred through players. There also seemed to be some other new, or at least remodelled weapons in the trailer as well.

While not confirmed, the trailer seemed to have some improved lighting in some areas. This could just have been visual effects in the trailer, but we have been told that graphical improvements are coming soon to Tarkov so an overhaul to the lighting in Tarkov could also be coming with this wipe.

There was also a couple of shots on the ground zero map, which suggests it too could be in line for some changes. There wasn’t anything immediately obvious, but it seems a strange map to include if there are no changes coming.

Unfortunately, the trailer did not come with a release date for the wipe, which is especially frustrating given the event from earlier today suggested that the wipe might not arrive tomorrow as most players expected. I’m still hoping the Tarkov wipe will arrive this week, but it now seems like August 16 is a more likely date given there is still one more pre-wipe event expected.