Page updates<\/strong><\/p> October 22, 2026<\/strong><\/p> Complete Stick to It to add direct access from the location selection screen; the Sudak-Tudak marine repair kit is still required.<\/p>\n\n Boreas is a story chapter. Start it by obtaining a Paradigm Shipping poster or by checking the distress signal through the radio system at Intelligence Center level 3 in the Hideout. Obtaining the poster starts Boreas.<\/p>\n Poster spawns include walls near the Emercom checkpoint, the TerraGroup parking garage and main building stairs, the Kyshperski office, the Nakatani building, the cabin southwest of the new gas station, the three-story dorms, the laboratory building, and the freight yard warehouse and train. Only one poster can be held in a raid inventory at a time. The poster cannot go into a secure container, and dying before extraction loses it. Players can also buy the poster from the Flea Market.<\/p>\n With Intelligence Center level 3, use the radio system inside the Hideout to check the distress signal. The radio interaction is inside the Hideout, not through the standard menu.<\/p>\n\n Buy Tarkov Level Boosting<\/strong><\/p>\r\n Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\r\n Buy now!<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n Buy Tarkov All Raids Bundle<\/strong><\/p>\n Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\n Buy now!<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Using a Toolset, locate the equipment at the Woods Scav bunker and repair it. The Toolset can stay in a secure container, and you do not have to survive the raid for the repair objective. Report back to Mechanic afterward.<\/p>\n\n At Lighthouse, the Paradigm Shipping directive can be found inside the warehouse located in the northern freight yard. It sits on the table next to the lamp. Pick it up, read it, then tell Mechanic about \u201cBoreas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n Buy Tarkov Hideout Upgrade Boost<\/strong><\/p>\n Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\n Buy now!<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Ask Prapor about transport. The next objectives depend on your choice in Falling Skies.<\/p>\n Every branch ends with handing over the AMG-10 fluid to Prapor. On Reserve, the AMG-10 quest item appears in these places: the northern storage shelves of the Black Bishop basement, beneath the ladder in the parade-ground helicopter, on the open wooden crate inside that helicopter, and beside the forklift behind it. The barter version of AMG-10 cannot be used.<\/p>\n For the yellow flare, use a handheld RSP-30 yellow flare from Prapor LL1 or a 26x75mm yellow cartridge from Jaeger LL1 fired from a signal pistol. While at Reserve's Woods transit, fire it into the sky; the objective will not complete if the flare fails to reach the required height.<\/p>\n\n Talk to the BTR Driver and ask about transport. The next objectives depend on your choice, or your progress in the BTR Driver questline.<\/p>\n The fire barrel nearest Skier\u2019s documents sits inside the Scav base\u2019s central living quarters. The smuggler-base kills for both the 15-target and 10-target versions are on Shoreline or Interchange.<\/p>\n\n Buy Escape from Tarkov Roubles for Sale<\/strong><\/p>\n Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\n Buy now!<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n The hovercraft is at the piers on Shoreline and Lighthouse. Bring a green flare for extraction.<\/p>\n For helicopter extraction, shoot a green flare into the sky inside the signal flare area. If the flare does not reach a certain height, the helicopter will not come. Both a handheld RSP-30 green flare and a 26x75mm green flare cartridge fired from a signal pistol work, with one flare per player. The helicopter waits, but extraction can take up to a full minute. Do not call it early if you plan to stay on the ship longer, because the sound makes gunfights harder.<\/p>\n\n Icebreaker is the thirteenth map added to the game. It is the nuclear-powered icebreaker Boreas, owned by Paradigm Shipping, in the Gulf of Finland. Raids last 50 minutes. Enemies include Black Division, Rogues, The Wedge, and Knight. The Wedge is on level 3 in the gym with 3-6 heavily armed guards, while Knight is on level 0 with 2 Rogue guards.<\/p>\n Buy Tarkov Euros Boost<\/strong><\/p>\n Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\n Buy now!<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Inform the scientist that everything is ready, then ask the BTR Driver how the rescue went. The chapter rewards +160,000 EXP and 1x Compartment C-3 keycard.<\/p>\n\n The fastest route in this Escape from Tarkov Icebreaker guide is to shorten each transport branch as much as your quest progress allows.<\/p>\n These estimates depend on loot RNG, raid traffic, and Flea Market prices.<\/p>\n Buy Tarkov Ground Zero Raid Boost<\/strong><\/p>\n Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\n Buy now!<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nUnlock Icebreaker without transit<\/h2>\n
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Boreas start: poster or Hideout radio<\/h2>\n
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What to bring<\/h2>\n
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Repair the Woods equipment<\/h2>\n
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Read the Lighthouse directive<\/h2>\n
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BTR Driver transport branch<\/h2>\n
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Icebreaker route and main objectives<\/h2>\n
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Evacuation tasks and rewards<\/h3>\n
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Escape from Tarkov Icebreaker guide: fastest unlock route<\/h2>\n
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Estimated completion times<\/h2>\n\n
Stage<\/strong><\/td> Estimate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Poster search<\/strong><\/td> 1\u20133 raids<\/td><\/tr> Woods equipment repair<\/strong><\/td> 1 raid<\/td><\/tr> Lighthouse directive<\/strong><\/td> 1\u20132 raids<\/td><\/tr> Infill unlock<\/strong><\/td> 2\u20135 raids<\/td><\/tr> Exfill unlock<\/strong><\/td> 2\u20136 raids<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n Loadout and survival tips<\/h2>\n
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