The Price of Independence
Table of contents
any map
Quest from BTR Driver on any map after the Discombobulate, Battery Change quest. In the game the 2 quest has entries with identical objectives and rewards (different branches or factions).
Quest objectives
- Find Incriminating letter — Locate and obtain the incriminating letter on Customs
- Survive and extract on CustomsCustoms — Use the transit from Customs to Reserve
- Stash Incriminating letter — Stash the letter on the third floor of the military headquarters on Reserve
- Survive and extract on ReserveReserve — Use the transit from Reserve to Woods
- Kill 3: enemies on WoodsWoods — Eliminate any target on Woods
- Survive and extract on WoodsWoods — Use the transit from Woods to Lighthouse
- Launch a flare — Launch a yellow signal flare at the train station warehouse on Lighthouse
- Launch a flare — Launch a yellow signal flare at the pier on Lighthouse
- Kill 10: Scavs — Eliminate Scavs while completing the other objectives
- Survive and extract on LighthouseLighthouse — Survive and extract from Lighthouse
Required items
| Item | Amount | FIR | Flea Market price | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incriminating letter | 1 | — | — | find and stash |
How to complete the quest
1. Find “Incriminating letter”. The item can be looted from bodies and containers, so look on any map.
2. Survive and extract on Customs. The extract must be active — extract status is visible in the radar's “Extracts” tab.
3. Place “Incriminating letter” in the marked zone on any map (the zone is highlighted on the radar map) and leave the raid alive.
4. Survive and extract on Reserve. The extract must be active — extract status is visible in the radar's “Extracts” tab.
5. Kill 3: enemies on Woods. Kills only count within a single raid if the quest condition says so (here — in a single raid).
6. Survive and extract on Woods. The extract must be active — extract status is visible in the radar's “Extracts” tab.
7. Launch a flare. The zone is marked on the radar map by the “Task zones” layer; stand in it until it counts.
8. Launch a flare. The zone is marked on the radar map by the “Task zones” layer; stand in it until it counts.
9. Kill 10: Scavs. Kills only count within a single raid if the quest condition says so (here — in a single raid).
10. Survive and extract on Lighthouse. The extract must be active — extract status is visible in the radar's “Extracts” tab.
Quest text from BTR Driver
We foiled Skier's plans, and I'll tell you this - we can't let this opportunity slip away. When he recovers, he will never let me out of his sight. That's why we need to think of a defensive plan now, because you and I are both going to get nailed! So listen, I've got a plan all worked out. Except I don't have anybody else I'd trust to do something this complex.
I was able to dig up some background intel on Skier. The kind of information that could compromise him real bad if it fell into the right hands. It's all in this letter, and it's our guarantee. You need to pick it up at the customs area. The letter will be on the top floor of the building by the construction site. You know, the one near the railroad platform, you'll see it. Hopefully.
From there, go straight to the reserve base and leave it in the headquarters on the third floor, at the fortified point with windows. The key is to make sure that Skier's men don't intercept the letter. That is why after stashing the letter, run to Priozersk and make some noise.
After you kill a couple of Scavs, go to the lighthouse peninsula and shoot a flare. You need a yellow one, don't get it mixed up! The best place to do it is on the pier at the vacation houses and on the platform at the train station, it'll distract the guys from Skier's nearest base. After that, you run out of there!
I've written all the instructions on a piece of paper to make sure you don't fuck it up. You gotta do it all at once, you understand?
Rewards
- 85,400 XP
- 300,000 Roubles
- Standing with BTR Driver: +0.5
- Unlocks at Mechanic (LL 2): RSP-30 reactive signal cartridge (Blue)
- Unlocks at Mechanic (LL 3): Graphics card
- Achievement
Quest chain
Prerequisites
- Discombobulate (BTR Driver)
- Battery Change (BTR Driver)
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 (Incriminating letter) are highlighted in loot by the “Quest” filter, and the planner shows “Still to find” and “Can hand over”.
- Enemies, bosses and guards are visible on the map in advance, and the “aiming at you” alert triggers when someone aims at you.
- 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.

Questions and answers
Which map is the “The Price of Independence” quest completed on?
Objectives on maps Customs, Reserve, Woods, Lighthouse, 10 objectives in total.
Is the “The Price of Independence” quest required for Kappa?
No, this quest is not required for the Kappa container.
What do you get for completing it?
The quest rewards 85,400 XP, 300,000 Roubles; new goods are unlocked at the trader.
What is needed to accept it?
First complete the quests «Discombobulate», «Battery Change»; it is given by BTR Driver.
Similar quests
Other BTR Driver quests: Protect the Sky, Natural Exchange, Shipping Delay - Part 2, Battery Change, Hot Wheels · all BTR Driver quests