Recently arrived Escape from Tarkov has launched a thematic event “Maslenitsa”, in which everyone can participate, regardless of level. In this guide, we’ll tell you where to find the stuffed madder, how to light a fire, and complete all of Prapor’s limited-time quests.
A few weeks ago the snow melted at the Escape from Tarkov locations, but suddenly winter returned – and all thanks to a new event. Below we will tell you everything that is known about the thematic event in this game.
How to participate in the event
To do this, players must first visit Prapor and activate several mandatory quests.
Demons
- Description: Come in, servant. Did you see what happened outside the window? Hahaha! It looks like winter is back. But that’s okay, there are rumors that some schizos have appeared and worship Marena. They say that winter has returned thanks to them. Apparently they found something in the Nurse’s caches, got high and now they’re imagining things. Someone here told you before that they were building the Kalinov Bridge and putting up scarecrows. I don’t remember any details. Run around, look around, tell me what’s going on?
- Excercise: Find a Madder scarecrow in a random location / Kill Madder’s henchman.
The player must find Madder’s henchmen on any map, kill one of them and get close to the fire to complete the task.
Spring never changes
- Description: So look, fighter. The braziers of Madder’s henchmen must be burned. Piece by piece. I’m not a religious person, but I feel like something is wrong here. It’s not without reason that this whole movement started. And we don’t need additional instability in the region. Go ahead and sing.
- Excercise: Light a fire at any location (0/1,000,000).
Keep in mind that individual players don’t have to light the fire a million times. A counter has been launched on the game’s official website that summarizes all players’ fires. Most likely, the event will end when it reaches one million lit bonfires.
Grandma’s stories
- Description: Looks like things are worse than I thought. I don’t find it scary, but it does give me goosebumps. You know, when you’ve served, you’re not afraid of anyone but the living. But I remember my grandmother liked to scare me in my early childhood. Once he starts with his stories about all kinds of evil spirits, that’s it, you can’t stop him anymore! She was born before the revolution, she saw everything, maybe that’s why. I was about five years old, I was playing, she came in, locked all the doors, closed the curtains on the windows and said, “This striga has come again.” I ask what kind of striga this is. And she told the five-year-old me at night about a monster, how scary he is and how he drinks blood. Why why?
- Excercise: Kill Madder’s henchmen (0/50).
Where can you find stuffed madder? Location of fires on maps
Madder’s likeness can be found on the following cards:
- Exchange;
- Customs;
- Forest;
- Shore;
- Streets of Tarkov;
- Epicenter.
The locations of Madder’s minions in this guide were collected from my own experience. We have not marked any places where fires have not yet been found. If you would like to add something to the guide, please write about it in the comments.
Customs
We encountered fires most often at Customs, in five places:
- On the platform in front of the boiler room;
- Between the sarcophagus and the old gas station;
- Next to the library;
- Next to the hostel;
- At the customs terminal.
Shore
Here we also found several places where event bots appear near bonfires:
- In a village near the swamps;
- On the territory of the sanatorium;
- At the smugglers’ base;
- On the territory of a hydroelectric power station.
Denouement
Since most of the map is taken up by a huge shopping center, you can encounter minions in various places on the streets:
- Exit at the checkpoint of the Ministry of Emergency Situations;
- On the highway in front of the entrance to the shopping center;
- In the parking lot in front of the shopping center;
- On the road between the railway exit and the thermal power station.
Streets of Tarkov
At this time we have only encountered bonfires in two places at this location, but there could likely be more spawning sites:
- In the area in front of and behind the Pinewood Hotel;
- Not far from the Beluga restaurant.
Forest
During the many raids we conducted, we personally managed to meet accomplices only once – not far from the temporary camp of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. If you met them in other interesting places, write about them in the comments.
Epicenter
Epicenter is a new map for beginners, which you can no longer access after reaching level 20. During our search we only came across fires in front of the TerraGroup building and next to the “Prospekt Mira” exit.
How to light a fire
Lighting a fire is very simple. To do this, you will need tracer ammunition of any caliber. With a few shots you set the fire on fire for about 15 seconds. To prolong the burn, you will have to fire again.
Keep in mind that as soon as you try to light a fire, nearby minions will start attacking you, regardless of whether you’re playing as a PMC or a Scav.
All about Marena’s henchmen
New bots appear next to bonfires and do not attack passing players, be they PMCs or Scavs. However, if you try to light a fire or attack one of them, they will fire back.
When the player is near such a bot, he gets a new effect: “Cold of Mary”. At the same time, body temperature drops and some players report that PMC weapons can switch from automatic to single fire mode.
The minions have good weapons, but they can’t shoot them because they are broken and freeze after each successive shot. These fighters are also not equipped to the highest standards and usually use the cheapest ammunition. In the pockets of some you can find grenades and other valuables, as well as remove expensive modules from weapons.
They can be armed with the following weapons:
- Special automatic machine AS VAL 9×39;
- Special sniper rifle VSS Vintorez 9×39;
- Small assault rifle KBP 9A-91 caliber 9×39;
- Rifle KBP VSK-94 9×39;
- Sniper rifle SVDS 7.62x54R;
- Tokarev rifle SVT-40 7.62x54R;
- Tokarev assault rifle AVT-40 7.62x54R;
- Carbine Molot arms VPO-101 “Vepr-Hunter” 7.62×51;
- Carbine TOZ Simonov SKS 7.62×39;
- Kalashnikov assault rifle AKM 7.62×39;
- Kalashnikov assault rifle AKMS 7.62×39;
- Molot Arms VPO-209 carbine, caliber .366 TKM;
- Kalashnikov assault rifle AK-74N 5.45×39;
- Kalashnikov assault rifle AKS-74U caliber 5.45×39;
- Kalashnikov assault rifle AKS-74UB 5.45×39;
- Submachine gun SR-2M “Veresk” 9×21;
- Submachine gun PP-19-01 “Vityaz” 9×19;
- PPSh-41 submachine gun, 7.62×25 caliber;
- Pump action rifle TOZ KS-23M 23×75 mm;
- Lebedev pistol PL-15 9×19;
- Pistol TT-33 7.62×25 TT;
- Pistol Serdyukov SR-1MP Gyurza 9×21;
- PB 9x18PM pistol with silencer;
- F-1 hand grenade;
- RGD-5 hand grenade;
- M67 hand grenade.
At first there may only be a few bots monitoring the fires – just a few pieces. But after you eliminate one, others will appear. In just one run you will have to deal with about twenty enemies.
The health of bonfire keepers is approximately twice that of a regular PMC. Also note that they can also be killed by “people” – the player controlling the Wild. In this case, the reputation of the Copper Trader will not be taken away, as if you killed regular bots or bosses.
The boss spawns during the event
During the event, all standard enemies appear on the maps in the same way as usual. For example, during one raid on the Customs House you can meet Scavs, Reshala, The Goons and Madder’s henchmen.
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Source: VG Times