Escape from Tarkov Server Status – EFT Maintenace Schedule & Downtime

It can be frustrating if you want to play Escape from Tarkov over the weekend and get a connection or a server error. But knowing whether the issue is with your connection or the server can help you find a faster resolution and save you hours of troubleshooting. Over the past few months, the EFT servers have been a mess due to the constant maintenance and downtime, but it’s all for the best. We update this post regularly to reflect the current status of the server.

Report Issues with Escape from Tarkov

A large number of reports usually means that the servers are down. The vote is reset every few hours to reflect the current server status. The Baseline Reports are 3. Reports exceeding the baseline by a great margin indicate an issue with the servers.

Escape from Tarkov Maintenance Details

31 October

The EFT servers are scheduled to go down today for extended maintenance to update them with patch 0.15.5.0. The maintenance will start on October 31 at 7:00 AM GMT / 3:00 AM EDT. The servers are estimated to be down for 8 hours but may be prolonged. If the maintenance is extended, you can find the details here ASAP.

Maintenance Completion Countdown

Note: In case the countdown does not display logical figures due to caching issues, check the table below for the maintenance completion time in your city.

Maintenance Completion Time in Major Cities

Escape from Tarkov Patch 0.15.5.0 Details

List of changes

Inventory interaction matching

• Partial player interaction with stash, profile and Flea Market is now available during the initial phase of matching. The functionality is limited to the period of searching for a server.
  • Added the ability to:
    • Move and sort items in the stash;
    • Add offers for sale on the Flea Market;
    • View available information on the character menu tabs, such as Tasks, for example.
• Added the ability to view the equipment and health status of the players in the group while matching. This feature applies to Scavs as well.

Achievement rewards

Certain achievements will now have rewards.

• These rewards will not disappear with global or personal wipes (through the website). Items received for achievements are sent through an in-game message with unlimited storage time;
• Players who have earned multiple achievements in The Tarkov Mystery event will receive rewards for each achievement;
• You can view achievement rewards by hovering over the Achievement icon on the Character screen.

Achievements INVOLVED IN PEACE / Local Strong Man / Cardinal Richelieu:
— Were available in The Tarkov Mystery event;
— Reward: Mr Kerman’s cat hologram.

Achievement Master of ULTRA:
— Reward: Adik Tracksuit upper clothing;
— Previously the Adik Tracksuit was awarded for completing The Stylish One task

Task The Stylish One has been removed:
— Players who managed to complete the task do not lose the reward until the end of the current wipe.

The Adik Tracksuit upper clothing no longer requires Ragman LL3 3UL, level 48 character, and a completed The Stylish One task to obtain it.

Pinning items in stash

Added the Pin and Lock functions for items:

• Pin feature:
  • Pinned items don’t get auto-sorted, but you can move them manually;
  • You can pin an item in the following ways:
    • Through the right click context menu;
    • Through the “Pinning” mode, which is activated by clicking the icon in the stash or the “P” hotkey, which can be changed in the settings;
  • The “Pinned” status is lost when you move an item into inventory or start a raid.
• Lock feature:
  • Locked items cannot be deleted, sold, moved or used (except for opening containers);
  • Locking prevents items from being used in crafting, upgrades, selling, bartering, or being used in weapon builds;
  • You can lock an item in the following ways:
    • Through the right click context menu;
    • Through the “Locking” mode, which is activated by clicking the icon in the stash or the “L” hotkey, which can be changed in the settings.
• Container interaction:
  • Pinned or locked items can be stored inside containers, and their status is retained when the container is moved.
  • If a locked item is inside a container, it cannot be deleted or moved from the stash to the inventory.

Weather seasons

The in-game season has been switched to fall. The late fall calendar season will be enabled at a later date.

Map to Map Travel

Adjusted the transition zones on certain locations.
Now, after loading to the next location, players will appear as close as possible to the corresponding transition zone.

Weapons

Added MPS Auto Assault-12 Gen 1 and Gen 2 automatic shotguns.

Added new mounts to allow installation of bipods on more weapons:

• Magpul M-LOK Bipod Mount;
• Odin Works K-Pod KeyMod bipod adapter;
• AI AXMC KeySlot Harris bipod mount.

Added new attachments for SCAR, G36, and AUG assault rifles.

List of fixes

• Fixed the visual display artifacts of water in the Factory cellars when using DLSS;
• Fixed the weight display on the weapon build screen when switching from the Flea Market;
• Fixed the softlock when two players interact with a weapon in a container at the same time;
• Fixed a number of geometry and texture issues on locations;
• Fixed the inability to use items from containers when using weapon builds;
• Fixed the display of the killer’s name on the player’s dogtag if the player was killed by a single shot;
• Fixed the incorrect calculation of player’s weight when equipping an unsearched backpack;
• Fixed the Player Scavs appearing in random locations for a short time before spawning;
• Fixed the AI aggression towards a player sitting inside the BTR.

Patch Notes Via Escape From Tarkov

26 September

Update: Maintenance is complete.

Escape from Tarkov servers are undergoing maintenance for the rollout of patch 0.15.2.0. They will be down for 5 hours. Check the countdown below for when they will be back online.

Update 06:10 AM PDT – “The patch installation has been extended.”

Update 04 September: Yes, the EFT servers are down, and players are experiencing server connectivity, login, inability to access the game, and the EFT website errors. There is no planned maintenance, which suggests a major outage in the EFT service. We will update here once we hear from the developers.

Over the past 24 hours, there has been a major service outage, with the majority of users reporting server connection issues and related errors. The devs have not responded to the outage. The issue with the server is still not resolved, as several players are still getting errors. More will be updated here when the information is available.

Update 18 July 2024: The server will be down for maintenance on 18 July at 10AM BST/5AM EDT. The downtime will last 3 hours but may be extended.

Update 10 July 2024: The installation of patch 0.14.9.6 is in progress and the server are down. The process will take approximately 5 hours but may be extended if required. The game will not be accessible during this period.

No planned maintenance is in progress.

However, users are getting backend errors. Many users are getting the error, which suggests an issue with the servers. Try playing the game after an hour.

Issues Faced by Players

When the server is experiencing issues, the users can run into various problems with the game, resulting in error codes. Some of the common ones are:

1. Backend Error HTTP1.1 504 Gateway Timeout: There is a service outage if you get this error when trying to play the game or access the website.
2. Server Connection Issues: Ensure that you have installed the latest update for the game and the server is not under maintenance. Check your internet connection is fine. Reboot or hard reset the modem or router.

How to Check EFT Server Status

There are many ways to verify the EFT server status, but we first suggest you follow our X handle, where we update the server status regularly. You can also visit the Official Status website for EFT, where the devs share planned maintenance and the current server status, but the official source does not report server glitches and unplanned outages. You can also visit Reddit to see if other players have the same problem, and if many users have the same issue, it’s likely a server problem.

Fix Escape from Tarkov Server and Backend Errors

If the server is not to blame, then the problem is on your end, and you need to fix it to play the game. We have listed several basic fixes that usually work to resolve most connection issues. Here are the fixes you can try.

1. Reboot the PC or console and try to play the game.
2. Clear the console cache and then attempt to play the game.
3. Reset the router and reboot the device.
4. Try playing on the mobile internet or another ISP.
5. Play another online game and then switch back to EFT
6. Try playing after a few hours.