Escape from Tarkov 1.3.0.0 Patch Notes - All Changes
We will go over the newest changes in Escape from Tarkov patch 1.3.0.0, from the Halloween event to skill and bot fixes.
Escape from Tarkov patch 1.3.0.0 is live, and it was published on October 29, 2026. The headline addition is a new Halloween in-game event, and the in-game weather season has switched to fall to match.
The patch also adds high-difficulty PMC bots to the PvE Zone, reworks how the Metabolism skill levels, and speeds up skill progression in Seasonal mode. We will go over every change in 1.3.0.0, from the new Hideout sets to the smaller fixes.
Escape from Tarkov 1.3.0.0 Highlights
- Halloween event: a new Halloween in-game event is available, and the weather season is now fall.
- Easier looting: the colliders of certain items in the Currency and Valuables categories were changed so they are easier to find and pick up during raids.
- Tougher PvE Zone: high-difficulty PMC bots were added, and they can spawn on high-level locations.
- Faster skills: skill leveling is significantly faster in Seasonal mode.
- Unity 6 delay: the switch to Unity 6 has moved to mid-November.
1.3.0.0 Expansion Hub
The Expansion Hub gets two new Hideout customization sets in this patch:
- Your Own Celestial Empire
- Once Upon a Time in Tarkov
Other themed Hideout customization options will become available in upcoming updates, so more sets are on the way.
1.3.0.0 Balance Changes
The balance changes focus on skills, with one tweak to tripwires.
Skill progression
- Adjusted the leveling mechanics for the Metabolism skill. Skill progression is now calculated based on the amount of energy or hydration restored.
- Significantly increased the leveling speed of all skills in Seasonal mode.
- Balanced the effect of diminishing returns on skill progression calculations.
- Fixed weapon skill leveling speed. It now matches the leveling speed of other skills.
Tripwires
- Increased the lifetime of tripwires placed by players.
1.3.0.0 Bug Fixes
Here is the full list of fixes in the patch:
- Fixed incorrect calculation of the Partisan spawn chance in raids without low PMC karma players.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent magazines from being loaded or unloaded after a weapon malfunction.
- Fixed incorrect field of view when using certain optics.
- Fixed incorrect breathing volume for certain PMC voices.
- Fixed various visual issues with geometry and colliders on Icebreaker, Interchange, and Shoreline.
- Fixed an issue that prevented some players from accessing traders' interactive scenes.
- Fixed an issue that caused PMC bots to behave incorrectly in certain cases. PMC bots now always consider players hostile.
What's Next: Unity 6 and Update 1.3.5.0
The switch to Unity 6 was previously scheduled for October. It has now been moved to mid-November as part of update 1.3.5.0, so keep an eye out for that release.
And that covers all of the changes in Escape from Tarkov 1.3.0.0. You can read the official patch notes on the Steam news page. For earlier releases, see our 0.16.5.5 patch notes and our downtime guide for patch 0.16.8.0.
