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A Helping Hand

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from level 20Woods

Quest from Mechanic on Woods, available from level 20 after the Saving the Mole quest.

Trader: Mechanic · Map: Woods · Level: 20 · Experience: 14,000 · Kappa: no · Type: recon

Quest objectives

  • Find Package for Prapor — Locate and obtain Prapor's package on Woods
  • Survive and extract on Woods — Survive and extract from the location
  • Complete the Shipping Delay - Part 1 quest — Complete the task Shipping Delay - Part 1

Required items

ItemAmountFIRFlea Market priceWhat to do
Package for Prapor1——find

How to complete the quest

1. Find “Package for Prapor”. The item can be looted from bodies and containers, so look on Woods.

2. Survive and extract on Woods. The extract must be active — extract status is visible in the radar's “Extracts” tab.

3. First complete the Shipping Delay - Part 1 quest.

Quest text from Mechanic

Hello. I figure you've already seen the BTR that's been driving around Tarkov. The driver used to offer his services to PMCs like you, but lately he has started working with Skier as well. The driver came to me when he was restoring the BTR. It was an quite an interesting challenge, let me tell you. But that's beside the point.

He hasn't been in touch for quite some time, and now he's suddenly asked for help. Apparently, something serious has happened. Can you check in with him and find out what's going on? There aren't many men of wit and ambition left in Tarkov. People like us should stick together.

Rewards

Quest chain

Prerequisites

What it unlocks

With the radar: objectives on the map and a safe extract

  • The objective zone is highlighted by the “Task zones” layer, the objective marker is on the map, and the distance to it is shown in meters.
  • The required items (Package for Prapor) are highlighted in loot by the “Quest” filter, and the planner shows “Still to find” and “Can hand over”.
  • Extract status (open / condition / countdown / closed) and the route to the extract are in the “Extracts” tab.
  • The “Can be completed this raid” section in the planner shows that this quest can actually be completed on the current map.

From 400 ₽ per dayHow the radar works

Radar in the browser: the Lighthouse map with players, distance and elevation difference

Questions and answers

Which map is the “A Helping Hand” quest completed on?

On Woods. Total: 3 objectives, the quest is available from level 20.

Is the “A Helping Hand” quest required for Kappa?

No, this quest is not required for the Kappa container.

What do you get for completing it?

The quest rewards 14,000 XP, 70,000 Roubles, "The Eye" mortar strike signaling device.

What does it unlock?

Quests: «Shipping Delay - Part 2», «Shipping Delay - Part 1», «Hot Wheels», «Building Foundations», «The Higher They Fly».

What is needed to accept it?

First complete the quest «Saving the Mole» and reach level 20; it is given by Mechanic.

Similar quests

Other Mechanic quests: The Courier, Gunsmith - Part 1, The Door, Watching You, Surplus Goods · all Mechanic quests

Quests on Woods: Supply Plans, Gratitude, Search Mission, Steady Signal, Introduction · all

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