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Playing Fika

How to host or join a raid using your own Fika server or someone else's.

Getting started

This section describes the steps to create or join a Fika raid to play with your friends. Before continuing, ensure that you followed all the steps to host your Fika server or join a Fika server.

Take a moment to verify that you and your friend(s) can see each other in the Online Players list at the main menu. If you cannot, review the steps for hosting & joining again or visit the FAQ.

Hosting a raid

If you are hosting a raid but not the server host, you may need to do additional setup to accept incoming connections. See this FAQ entry for more information.

  • Start SPT.Launcher.exe

  • Login to your account

  • Start the game

  • Click Escape From Tarkov in the main menu

  • Choose PMC or SCAV

  • Choose a raid location and time phase

  • Click Next in Practice Game Mode screen

  • Click Next in Insurance screen

  • Click Host Raid in Lobby screen

  • Press Start

Once your raid is loaded, you'll see "Waiting for host to start the raid." Your friends can now see your raid in the lobby screen and join it.

When all players joined, you can start the raid by pressing Start Raid at the bottom.

Joining a raid

  • Start SPT.Launcher.exe

  • Login to your account

  • Start the game

  • Click Escape From Tarkov in the main menu

  • Choose PMC or SCAV

  • Choose a raid location and time phase

  • Click Next in Practice Game Mode screen

  • Click Next in Insurance screen

  • Find your friend's raid in the lobby list and click Join

Once your raid is loaded, you'll see "Waiting for host to start the raid." The raid will start when the host presses on Start Raid.

If you do not see a raid list, revisit Installing Fika.

If you do not see your friend's raid in the raid list even though they claim to have hosted one, see this FAQ entry.

If you or your friend is getting an error about verifying ports are open, see this FAQ entry.

Additional information

  • You cannot join mid-raid as a PMC or SCAV. You have to join the raid before the host starts the raid.

  • The raid host is providing all the AI and spawn logic. If the raid host leaves or crashes, the raid dies.

  • If a player crashes or disconnects, they can attempt to rejoin the raid (except the raid host) by navigating back to the join raid screen and clicking Join again.

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