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Reserve is a medium map that represents a military base in Escape from Tarkov. It’s full of loot and valuable items, and the main buildings are marked by chess pieces. Also, there's an underground section that is easy to get lost in.
Check IGN’s guide to know more about Reserve. Learn its extraction points, overall details, and how you should play this map.
- Reserve Overview
- Extraction Points
- Best Reserve Kit
- Tips for Playing in Reserve
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Reserve Overview
“The secret Federal State Reserve Agency base that, according to urban legends, contains enough supplies to last for years: food, medications, and other resources, enough to survive an all-out nuclear war. ” [In-game description]
- Quantity of PMC players: from 9 to 12.
- Duration of Raid: 40 minutes.
- Size: medium map, with a whole underground section.
- Bosses: Glukhar.
Extraction Points
| Name | Description | Who Can Use It? | Is It Always Open/Usable? | Does It Require A Key Or Action? | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Descent | On the north of the map, behind the big building, you'll see some stairs. That's your extraction point. | PMC | No | Yes, you need to have a paracord, a red rebel ice pick, and to remove your backpack (if you have one). | |
| Checkpoint Fence | Also in the northern region, this one is a fence near some rocks. You can spot a tank nearby. | Scav | Yes | No | |
| Sewer Manhole | On the west of the Knight Garage A (the building behind the Horse-marked buildings). Here you'll find a sewer between two vehicles. | Everyone | No | Yes, you have to take off your backpack (if you have one). | |
| Hole In The Wall By The Mountains | On the west side of the map. There's a wall that has been broken near some stairs. | Scav | Yes | No | |
| Scav Lands | There's a barricade where the road ends on the south of the map (on the west of the Shipping Yard). This is your exit point. | Everyone | No | Yes, it's a co-op exit. You need another Scav or PMC. | |
| The Heating Pipe | From the Shipping Yard, go a few steps to the south. Here you need to stand under the beginning of the pipes. | Scav | Yes | No | |
| Bunker Hermetic Door | There's a big building on the south of the K buildings. Enter by the open gate on the left and go to the end of the location. | Everyone | No | Yes, you have to turn on the lever on the southwest of the helicopter. Also, note that you have only four minutes to escape after using the lever. | |
| Armored Train | East of the map, you'll find a train station marked with the Tower chess piece. | Everyone | No | Yes, the train arrives when there's less than half of the time left in the Raid. It stays for seven minutes before leaving. | |
| Depot Hermetic Door | Inside the Bunker Underground, reach the east area (the one near some stairs). At the end of the hallway, you'll find the door. | Scav | Yes | No | |
| D-2 | Enter the white Pawn building near the helicopter and descend to the lower floor until you find the tech underground zone. | PMC | No | Yes, you need to restore the power from the Underground Bunker and then press the button at the extraction point. |
Best Reserve Kit
You can have a good time in Reserve by going with any medium-range weapon (like an assault rifle). This is a map that you’ll want to spend your time in the buildings and their underground sections, so carrying a long-range weapon might not be the best choice — although it could give you a hand while moving from one point to the other in the open area.
For close quarters, pick any pump shotgun that you like. The M3 Super 90 is a useful gun since you can choose between the pump-action and semi-automatic use of it. The 590A1, an only pump-action shotgun, is another solid choice thanks to its accuracy and ergonomics.
To know more about what guns and pieces of equipment to bring, you can check our Weapons Guide, Best Armor Guide, and Best Pistol Guide pages. Also, never forget that the most important thing about a weapon is the bullet you choose, so check our Best Tarkov Ammo Guide for some useful tips.
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Tips for Playing in Reserve
- The most complicated part about Reserve is learning about all its buildings with their multiple floors structure, which is also accompanied by underground floors. The area with the chopper is basically the main interest point since you can access most of the important buildings on the map.
- Always check the chess piece around the walls of a building. This will be the easiest way of identifying them and remembering which one you’ll want to enter the next time. (Each building has a different type of loot).
- Glukhar, the boss of Reserve, has six different points of spawn. He can appear near the Armored Train area, around the K buildings, inside the black Pawn, the black Bishop, the black horse, or the white horse buildings, and in the center of the Bunker Underground.
- The boss won’t be alone. He has six guards that will defend him if you engage in combat. They are deadly, and it will be hard to win a fight from long distances. It’s best to take out Glukhar first in a short-range fight — he’s extremely effective in long-distance battles.
- You will visit this map for various quests. Most of the valuable items will be in the underground section of the main buildings (the Pawn and Bishop ones).
- The AI Scavs will be mostly on the streets, surrounding buildings, but keep in mind that some of them can be inside the buildings or even in the underground section.
- It’s recommended to use most of the extraction points that are on the borders of the map — the underground ones are located in heated zones.
Looking for more tips and guides for your time with Escape from Tarkov? Please check the following pages:
- Beginner's Guide: Basics and Features
- Scav Guide
- Combat Guide and Tips
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