FAQ
Installation
We have an installer that does 95% of the work for you, please make sure to follow the instructions exactly as described: SPT-AKI-INSTALLER
if you wish to install SPT manually, head to the articles page and follow the instructions inside the most recent release post.
There is also a guide written to explain the process of installing manually you can read here
In your SPT folder:
- Start AKI.Server.exe
- Wait until you see a green 'server is running' message
- Start AKi.Launcher.exe
- Create an account
- Press "Start game"
No, SPT needs Live installed to function. Moving your Live folder to another location will break SPT.
If you're very low on disk space and don't mind making live non-functional, you can delete the following folder: `Live_EFT_Folder\EscapeFromTarkov_Data` to save 35GB+
When you are trying to unzip a file, you get an like the following:
! E:\Escape From Tarkov - Copy\Patcher_12.11.2.13615_to_12.10.2.12893.7z: Cannot open C:\Patcher_12.11.2.13615_to_12.10.2.12893\Aki_Data\Patcher\EscapeFromTarkov_Data\StreamingAssets\Windows\assets\content\items\equipment\armor_custom_thorcrv\item_equipment_armor_custom_thorcrv.bundle.manifest.del
The system cannot find the path specified.Or
The ZIP file is heavily compressed to save you bandwidth, you will need to use a tool like 7Zip or winrar to extract SPT.
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Each release of SPT has release notes and an `upgrading` sub-section that details how to update to it from the previous version
If you're 100% confident the newer version of SPT was made for the same version of EFT as your current SPT install, you can download using the below 'releases' link and extract into your existing SPT folder, overwriting all files
It is generally safer to install a newer version of SPT separately and then copy your existing profiles to the new install. Details can be found in the release notes under the heading 'Migrating existing profiles''
The installer does not have an 'upgrade' ability because of the issues detailed above. It can only install 'fresh' when used
Refer to the FAQ question: https://hub.sp-tarkov.com/faq-…/36-how-do-i-install-spt/
Release notes and SPT zip download can be found here: https://dev.sp-tarkov.com/SPT-AKI/Stable-releases/releases
Consider using the automatic installer, it will downgrade EFT for you, it can be found here.
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How to use the downgrader in a few short, simple steps:
Follow these steps once you have the downgrader downloaded as well as the current version of SPT.
0.) Run an integrity check on your Live EFT game from the EFTs launcher. Some files, such as level177, may be missing in the Live game and they would not affect your live gameplay. This is NOT the case for downgrading your client. Missing such files could potentially prevent a successful downgrade.
1.) Have the contents from Live EFT Folder copied and pasted into a new folder (where you are going to keep SP EFT e.g. C:\SPT).
2.) Extract the downgrader's files (with 7zip, winRAR would cause unnecessary complications) into the folder (where you are going to have SP EFT) and run downgrader.exe.
2.5.) Make sure downgrader.exe keeps running until it is complete. It should let you know.
3.) Once that process is complete, extract all of SPT files that had been downloaded into the folder (where SP EFT is located).
4.) Run Server.exe and Launcher.exe. Enjoy.
Downgrader link: SPT-AKI Patcher
Make sure to verify that the clients you own is compatible first
Requirement: Windows .NET 5.0 (please download and install on your own)
This can happen when your live EFT files have missing/corrupted files. The best known fix is:
- Uninstall live tarkov + the BSG laucher
- Delete your SPT folder (the one with the SPT installer/downgrade patcher in)
- Download EFT and install again
- Run SPT installer/downgrader patcher
BSG have likely released a new patch for EFT and the SPT developers have not generated a downgrade patcher(this usually takes between 1 and 3 days to create). You can check to see if its been created by looking at the available patchers here
* Find the following file: `config: user\launcher\config.json`
* Close your SPT launcher
* Update the `GamePath` property to be your new SPT folder location
* Start the launcher again
With SPT now seperating its settings files from the official EFT settings, we have added a popup option to copy the settings over on first Launcher use and also in the settings page is a "Load Live Settings" button, this will copy the settings over to the SPT folder
Launcher issues
1) You must start the server.exe before starting the launcher
2) This can happen if the server has not had enough time to start up, please ensure you see a "Server is running" message in green before starting the launcher.
3) Open the launcher settings tab and ensure the launchers URL value is `http://127.0.0.1:6969`
4) If a server mod has caused an error it can kill the server, this results in the SPT Launcher being unable to connect. Check your server console for errors.
Make sure .NET 5 is installed.
.NET is a library made by microsoft used to help tools such as our Launcher work.
You can find the .NET installer here.
Ensure the aki Server shows a green success message prior to starting the launcher
Make sure you played EFT (Live) at least once on your current windows installation.
- Start the server (Server.exe).
- Start the client (EscapeFromTarkov.exe).
- Wait about 10 seconds on the game loading screen.
- Close the game (
Alt + F4). - Start
Launcher.exe.
- Open the launcher
- Click the settings cogwheel in the right upper corner of the launcher
- Click the 'clean temp files' button
- Ensure your Anti-Virus isn't blocking the launcher from starting SPT or has deleted any files from the SPT folder
- Don't run the server or launcher as administrator
- Don't have SPT installed in a protected folder (e.g. program files)
- Check your SPT folder has installed correctly (it should be 35GB or larger in size)
- If the above doesn't work, try the following:
- Make a copy of your user/profiles folder (assuming you have made a profile, skip if you have not or don't mind losing your game progress)
- Delete your SPT folder
- Run your live launcher and do a file consistency check, close when complete
- Download the SPT installer and follow install instructions
- Copy your previously backed up user/profiles into your new SPT folder
The way to fix this with the most success is to:
* Uninstall live EFT and the BSG launcher
* Install the BSG launcher and game again
* Start live and reach the menu, exit game
* Start SPT
After performing the above don’t move the live EFT folder anywhere. If it takes up too much space (and you don’t intend to play live), you can delete the `EscapeFromTarkov_Data` folder to save 30gb+ of space.
- Cause: Moving the live EFT folder somewhere other than where the BSG launcher installed it
- Resolution: Move EFT back to the original install location
- Cause: Copying EFT from another computer without installing it
- Resolution: Use the EFT launcher and install the game normally
This issue can almost always be fixed by uninstalling SPT + live EFT and installing again
Server issues
If you are encountering this issue, that means you are running an application that uses port 6969.
You can manually adjust the port SPT runs on by editing `Aki_Data\Server\configs\http.json`
Error type:
[ERROR] Trace:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'Price' of undefined
at Function.getPurchasesData (F:\SP Tarkov 3\obj\controllers\TraderController.js:233:11)
at Object.getProfilePurchases [as aki] (F:\SP Tarkov 3\obj\callbacks\TraderCallbacks.js:16:50)
at Function.getResponse (F:\SP Tarkov 3\obj\routers\HttpRouter.js:28:62)
at Function.sendResponse (F:\SP Tarkov 3\obj\servers\HttpServer.js:112:29)
at Inflate.cb (F:\SP Tarkov 3\obj\servers\HttpServer.js:147:22)
at Inflate.zlibBufferOnEnd (zlib.js:149:10)
at Inflate.emit (events.js:327:22)
at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1221:12)
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:84:21)Then the solution is simple
This is most likely caused by a mod that isn't correctly updated to AKI.
Follow the below instructions
QuoteCheck your mod list and their respective mod page to know if they are updated for the version you are using.
- Remove the mods one by one to find which mod is causing it.
- Once you found the mod, remove it from your mod list.
- Make sure that you don't have any item from the mod you are removing in your inventory, if you do, delete them first of your inventory.
- Restart the server and the game.
Game issues
Possible error message:
Four potential causes:
1. Your client version is wrong
2. You're missing one of the prerequisite .NET runtimes - either .NET Framework 4.7.2 or .NET 6
3. Your antivirus is blocking one of the client .DLL plugins
4. Your game files are corrupt (most likely cause of Specified cast is not valid error)
*1:
- Make sure you are using the correct client version according to your AKI version (needed version can be found on the download page)
- If not, check if a patch exists for your game version to downgrade to the needed version (Versions supported are found on the patcher page)
*2:
- Download .NET Framework 4.7.2 and .NET 6 Runtime. Order does not matter.
*3:
- Redownload and copy the SPT files into your install directory
- Consider adding an exception in your anti-virus for the SPT folder if the issue persists
*4:
- Delete everything related to EFT and SPT
- Redownload EFT from scratch and log into your live account, then start the install process for SPT again.
-(Optional) Delete the contents of the following folder `%appdata%\Battlestate Games`
- Download the installer and follow instructions
Option 1.
Look for a mod that changes AI spawn patterns. No examples will be provided here due to the active mods constantly changing between SPT-AKI versions.
Option 2.
Do this option at your own risk - incorrect edits to configuration files can cause errors when running the server.
- Go to assets/configs/bot.json
- Look for "convertIntoPmcChance" and adjust the values accordingly
- Be careful not to set the min value higher than max
Additional note:
The "isUSEC" value determines how many PMCs will spawn as USEC. The remainder of PMCs will spawn as BEAR. For example, If you are USEC and would only like to fight BEAR PMCs, set the value to 0.
pressing "O" and getting no extract list? Or screen goes black and doesn't load?
sorry this is a BSG bug and you'll need to either die and it be a loss or alt-f4 and it's like the raid never happened
For most of the guns, you first need to have them examined in order for them to appear in the preset list. You have examined one and its still not in? It's simple:
- Examine the guns you want
- Close your game
- Restart the server
- Open up back your game
That's not an issue, and is intended by BSG!
Regardless of this, you still have guns that still don't appear?
It might still be normal, as the most recent weapons might not appear because BSG didn't create presets for them.
There is probably a mod that adds it back at one point, but you will still need to wipe your profile get everything in the list.
When loading on any map i am getting this error:
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This error is simple! Follow the instructions below:
QuoteThis error usually happens for a simple reason: You have special characters in your path to the game.
For fixing it, you simply need to remove any special character from your path (from your drive letter, to your game .exe).
- This error can also happen if you run your game from a Microsoft OneDrive cloud synced folder. If you do, remove the game from the OneDrive cloud and put it somewhere else.
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If you can't gather your bitcoins, don't panic!
You need to wait for one more bitcoins to be able to collect the bitcoins. Since BSG is messing a lot with bitcoins, and that they are hardcoded, it is hard to keep up with these changes. So what you see in game isn't what you really have.
So patiently wait for a second bitcoin to be done before collecting one bitcoin
Clear your game cache via the BSG launcher.
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or from AKI Launcher by clicking on "clear temp files":
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If you tried to change your scav karma value by editing your profile, make sure you edit it for both your PMC AND your scav.
There is no easy way to fix this, so for the time being print screen and paste to paint.
This will be fixed in a later release!
Sometimes the following errors can be found in your log files:
2022-04-25 15:53:57.662 -05:00|0.12.12.15.17349|Error|Default|CollisionMeshData couldn't be created because the mesh has been marked as non-accessible. Mesh asset path "" Mesh name "fabric"
2022-04-25 15:53:57.662 -05:00|0.12.12.15.17349|Error|Default|CollisionMeshData couldn't be created because the mesh has been marked as non-accessible. Mesh asset path "" Mesh name "metal"
2022-04-25 15:53:57.662 -05:00|0.12.12.15.17349|Error|Default|CollisionMeshData couldn't be created because the mesh has been marked as non-accessible. Mesh asset path "" Mesh name "plastic"1. Delete all game files related to EFT and SPT
2. Download EFT from BSG's launcher
4. Install SPT again
BSG broke the Scav War option sometime in 2022, basically don’t use that option
Try the following:
- Delete everything related to EFT and SPT (this includes the BSG launcher)
- Download EFT again and log into your live account to the menu
- (Optional) Delete the contents of the following folder `%appdata%\Battlestate Games`
- Start the install process for SPT again (use the Installer)
Loot in SPT comes from thousands of runs of offline raids per map. We gather this data up and determine averages for each item seen.
We're reasonably confident the volume of loot matches live but we're not 100% sure the choices of items placed is 1-1 with live.
Until the day BSG store all loot data in the client, we'll have to make do with what we have.
There's 2 options:
- Enable the old style trader menu in the EFT options (Settings > Game > Trader Intermediate Game)
- Install a mod that allows trader scrolling
Modding
1) Download mods from the hub here
2) Mods come in zip files, you will need to extract the mods contents into the SPT mod folder using a tool like 7zip
3) Mods can be SERVER mods or CLIENT mods, see below for the steps to install them
Server mods
Extract the contents of the mod into its own folder at this location: SPT folder/user/mods/
If the 'mods' folder doesn't exist, create it
Client Mods
Extract the contents into the following folder: SPT/BepInEx/plugins/
Client mods contain .dll files.
Unless specified by the mod authors, all mods are installed as described above.
How do I know I installed them correctly and they're working?
Server mods will show they've loaded in the server console when you start it.
Client mods usually have an entry in the f12 menu (in-game). Alternatively, the BepInEx loader log will have an entry saying it loaded the plugin (can be found at BepInEx/LogOutput.log)
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Yes, but there are some requirements that MUST be followed:
Explicit permission acquired from every mod author used in the pack
Follow all licence requirements for every mod in the pack
Mod search is counter-intuitive, after typing in your search query don't press enter. Relevant mods will be listed in the popup on the right-hand side.
Yes! assuming the mods' licence allows it, you need to make a reasonable attempt at contacting the author to get their permission. If they agree, proceed.
If they don't reply after a reasonable amount of time, you need to ensure you give full credit to them in your mod posting.
Other
SPT, short for SIngle Player Tarkov, is a project that attempts to emulate the live Tarkov experience locally on your computer. It also provides a modding platform for others to alter the experience in many ways and share these changes as 'mods'.
Don't do that! close SPT down (server and launcher) before starting Live.
Spt works by changing the address your Tarkov game client communicates with. By default it talks to BSG servers, we change it to talk to your computer instead.
Once we have tarkov talking to your computer we respond to these requests using our own server (Aki.Server.exe).
These requests vary from asking for your profile when you log in, to requesting loot data when loading into a map. The SPT server emulates what BSG does.
SPT is open source. You can inspect and build the project yourself if you don't trust the installer or pre-made zips we provide.
Yes.
We take piracy very seriously and will ban anyone who shows evidence they do not own a legitimate copy of the game.
SPT-AKI will never have any multiplayer or co-op features, here are a few reasons why:
1. It goes against the goal of SPT which is to allow offline (solo) play of EFT, it has never been an objective to play with others, hence the name of the project, Single Player Tarkov.
2. SPT is a modification of EFTs offline raid mode where we save profile data after a raid. The ‘SPT Server’ is just a system for saving your profile to your hard drive, along with emulation of traders, flea market, hideout, etc.
3. BattleState Games - the developer of EFT - would demolish the project with significant legal pressure if COOP were added, SPT would instantly stop existing.
4. There have been a number of attempts to create a COOP system by people outside of SPT, so far all have failed due to the complexity.
As long as you follow the install instructions exactly there is 0% chance of being banned installing SPT.
Using SPT breaks the Terms of Service agreement you agreed to when creating your EFT account which allows them to terminate your account at any time.
Therefore, we strongly advise against informing BSG staff/moderators you use SPT or make public videos showing yourself playing SPT!
While the EFT launcher doesn't check for SPT (verified as of the 9th March 2023), we advise you not to have SPT server/launcher running when launching or playing live EFT.
No, SPT is separate to live Tarkov. You don't need to do anything to your existing SPT install and can keep playing.
SPT supports an unlimited number of profiles.
From the Launcher, logout of any profile by clicking "logout" in the bottom right of the window.
You should see your profile(s) in a list on the left.
Enter a username into the login box that does not currently exist, will prompt you to choose a new account type for the new profile.
if you with the swap profiles, click "logout" to see a list of available profiles again.
SPT contains a simulated flea market. PMCs will list items for sale based around a snapshot of live prices we take when a SPT patch is released. A random number of offers is created on server start. When offer expire, new ones are generated. Prices vary around 20% above and below the average.
You can:
- Buy items from the flea market
- List items for sale on the flea market for currency (roubles/dollars/euros). Simulated players will buy your items, assuming they are fairly priced
Limitations:
- You cannot list items for sale as a barter
- Like live, the flea market in SPT will not show other player offers until you unlock it at level 15
SPT has:
- Airdrops
- Functional insurance returns
- Not 100% guaranteed return
- Different return chance per trader
- Chance some insured items are removed before return (e.g. scopes/silencers)
- Fake players/PMCs (repurposed AI)
- Have player-like gear
- Have weapons with randomised attachments
- PMCs between levels 1-15 have reduced gear to simulate no access to flea market
- They don't extract
- They don't loot
- Flea market
- Items listed by fake PMCs
- Items can be listed and purchased by fake PMCs
A full list of SPT functionality can be found here
Find the folder you installed SPT into.
From here, go into users/profiles.
These files are your various profiles. You can use notepad to open them and look at the username.
Copy the profile you wish to back up to another folder for safe keeping.
If you encounter issues where you need to revert, you can then delete the contents of user/profiles, and transfer your backup files back in.
To join the discord everyone is asked to answer 4 questions that show us you're capable of reading text and doing some level of googling. It's very easy and shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to complete.
The discord can be found here
One of three possible reasons:
1. You don't have a custom avatar and are still using the Discord default. Please add a custom avatar to your Discord profile and rejoin. This is no longer applicable.
2. Your Discord account is younger than 1 month. Due to some recent banned users attempting to return to the server with fresh accounts, we were forced to up the minimum account age to 1 month.
3. Your privacy settings might be blocking our bot from sending you some required verification messages. The bot will send you and embed with instructions on how to verify that you're not a bot, so make sure your privacy settings aren't set too strict.
4. You've been naughty and got yourself banned. This probably doesn't apply to you if you've never joined our server before.
No! SPT and Live EFT are entirely separate. SPT exists on your computer and is not affected by events occurring in live Tarkov.
SPT does not wipe your profile/progress
You need to edit your profile.
Close the server
Find your profile in spt/user/profiles (your profile ID is listed on the launcher, below the profiles name)
Find the area that begins:
"Production": {it should look something like this (yours may be bigger):
Delete everything between the first { and the last }
it should look like this afterwards:
Be aware, your profile has 2 "Production" sections, only one will have data in it.
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Depending on how much code has been changed, it can take anywhere from weeks to months for SPT to update.
The bigger the patch, the longer it takes.
Server log:
<ServerFolder>/user/logs/server.log
Client logs:
<GameFolder>\Logs\log_[date]_[time]_[version] error.log
BepinEx log:
<GameFolder>/BepInEx/LogOutput.log
Faster graphics cards have little effect on game performance, Tarkov is heavily CPU limited, Adjusting graphics settings also has little effect
- Enable 'RAM cleaning' in the game options + regularly press escape in-game (event for just a second) to run ram-cleaning
- Use mods that disable far away AI, e.g. `AI Limit`
- Use mods that disable grass/clutter e.g. `GRASSCUTTER` and `DE-CLUTTERER`
- Close programs like Discord and web browsers while playing
- Spawn fewer bots (set bot amount to low)
- Avoid large maps like Streets or Lighthouse
- Disable AI mods that improve AI (e.g. SAIN)
- Check if your CPU/Graphics card is overheating and stop it
- See if you can enable XMP for your computer memory
- Look into overclocking your hardware
- Research negative voltage offsets / curve optimizations if your hardware supports it
- Buy and install more RAM
- Buy and install a faster CPU
