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  1. Start conditionQuest status
    The Survivalist Path - Zhivchik

    Required status: Completed

Task giver
Jaeger
Location
Any map
Task type
Completion
Faction
PMC
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  1. Brief
  2. Objectives
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Following Tasks
  5. Rewards
  6. Task Guide
    1. <p>In this quest you…
    2. <p>If you want to pr…
  7. Task Dialogue

Brief

Hello there, come in, take a seat. The path of ours is not easy, not easy at all. Fighting scum is dangerous and requires extraordinary skills. For example, being fast, quiet, agile and deadly. Flanking the enemy, outplaying them on their own field. Your buddies chained in their body armor will never be able to master these skills. Therefore, before embarking on serious tasks, hone this skill.

Objectives

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  1. Eliminate PMC operatives without wearing any body armor or plate carriers

Rewards

Task Guide

Guide available

The Survivalist Path - Unprotected but Dangerous Guide

In this quest you have to kill 5 Scavs on Woods without wearing any armor vest or armored chest rig. Armored headwear, face cover and eyewear is allowed.

In this quest you have to kill 5 Scavs on Woods without wearing any armor vest or armored chest rig. Armored headwear, face cover and eyewear is allowed.

If you want to protect yourself during this quest you can choose to still wear armor, but unequip it before killing a Scav. To keep yourself safe while doing this quest, you should try and remain as far away as possible from the Scavs and consider using a scoped weapon.

Author: Escape from Tarkov Wiki contributorsUpdated: Jul 31, 2026Reference: escapefromtarkov.fandom.comReference revision: 338164
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Task Dialogue

As one famous person used to say "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee". A piece of good advice, you better remember it. So, do you feel how easy it is to move without all those plates on you? If you move fast, you don't even need body armor to deal with scum.