Escape from Tarkov
Escape from Tarkov Customs: The First Five Minutes
Customs kills kits before the raid even feels started. Spawn discipline matters more than a meta ammo screenshot.
Spawn looking, then move
On Customs, the first thirty seconds are for counting silhouettes, not looting jackets. If two PMCs share your warehouse, leave through the opposite wall.
Crackhouse and construction draw early peeks. Take the fence line if you spawned near RUAF and you are not hunting a quest item.
Dorms is a choice, not a default
Three-story dorms is loud, vertical, and third-partied. Skip it unless a quest literally names a room. Marked room is not a beginner farm.
If you must go dorms, enter from the back stair with a backup extract already chosen. Fighting for a GPU while the hallway fills is how kits vanish.
Extract before you feel rich
A class 4 rig and a quest item is a win. Extra duffles after that are for players who already own the map.
ZB-1011 and Crossroads get camped late. Arrive with stamina left so you can re-path if you hear a suppressed tap.
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