While we could very easily do a whole Escape from tarkov Money separate guide for beginner combat tips in Escape From Tarkov, there are some fundamentals that are essential to know before playing.

First of all is understanding damage values and penetration. We go into far more detail in this Escape From Tarkov penetration guide, but the short of it is that your bullets do damage, not the weapons. Choosing the right ammo is far more important than having the right weapon, as the same gun could take between three and twenty hits to kill depending on the ammo.

The main reason for this is each bullet's penetration value, which determines how effective it is at piercing the different classes of armour. There are six armour classes that become increasingly more difficult to get through, so if you think you hit someone loads but somehow didn't kill them, the chances are that your penetration wasn't high enough.

Moreover, each of the aforementioned sections of your health have their own HP. If your overall HP reaches zero then you will obviously die, but having your head or thorax HP reach zero also results in instant death.

You will additionally have to deal with light bleeds, heavy bleeds, and fractures. These all require different healing items to deal with, and can dramatically alter your health if left untreated.

You also need to make sure that you're kept hydrated and well fed, as becoming dehydrated and without energy can also leave you in a tough spot. Drinking or eating food and drink that you find in each raid is always a good idea, so keep your eyes peeled and keep in mind some dedicated food spawns.

Moving onto actual combat tips, you will generally want to avoid full-auto and burst fire when using a lot of the early-game weapons. Tarkov has some of the most dramatic recoil you will likely encounter in a game, so having most of your mag dumped into the sky is less than ideal.

Furthermore, when you reload your gun you are only reloading into the magazines in your tactical rig. If you were to use half of a mag and then reload it, the unused ammo will remain within that magazine until you were to unpack it or reinsert that same magazine.

Our final combat tip is one that is perhaps slightly more advanced than beginner level but will help you massively if you manage to implement it into your playstyle. If you're in a fight or think that an enemy is near, always try to peek from the right-hand side of cover - commonly referred to as the right-side peeker's advantage.

As your vision is predominantly through your right eye in Escape From Tarkov, you show your body far less when you peek from your right-hand side than if you were to look from the left. While this might not seem like a big deal, it can very easily be the difference between life and death, and EFT Roubles for sale can often obscure you entirely from your opponents view.