The Tarkov Mystery

Game data: snapshot from 19.10.2026 · 3 min read

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any map

Quest from Skier on any map after the Burning Rubber quest.

Trader: Skier · Map: any map · Level: — · Experience: 6,300 · Kappa: no · Type: find and hand over

Quest objectives

Find Encrypted flash drive FIR — Find the encrypted flash drive in raid
Hand over Encrypted flash drive FIR — Hand over the flash drive

Required items

Item	Amount	FIR	Flea Market price	What to do
Encrypted flash drive	1	yes	—	find and hand over

How to complete the quest

1. Find “Encrypted flash drive” with the “found in raid” status. The item can be looted from bodies and containers, so look on any map. Items bought on the Flea Market do not count.

2. Hand over “Encrypted flash drive” to Skier in the quest menu — FIR only.

Quest text from Skier

Hey. Something interesting came up. You see all these flash drives popping up all of a sudden? It's like some wanker's been dumping them on purpose. Get me one. Let's see what's so interesting about them. Anyway, these thumb drives are lying around with all the electronics. Roger-roger?

Rewards

6,300 XP
Standing with Skier: +0.03
28,000 Roubles
.300 Blackout CBJ ammo pack (50 pcs) × 3
AR-15 5.56x45 Magpul PMAG 30 GEN M3 STANAG 30-round magazine × 3
SIG MCX .300 Blackout assault rifle

Quest chain

Prerequisites

Burning Rubber (Skier)

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

The required items (Encrypted flash drive) are highlighted in loot by the “Quest” filter, and the planner shows “Still to find” and “Can hand over”.
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 day How the radar works

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

Questions and answers

Which map is the “The Tarkov Mystery” quest completed on?

The map is not restricted: the task (2 objectives) can be completed in any raid or outside a raid.

Is the “The Tarkov Mystery” quest required for Kappa?

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

What do you get for completing it?

The quest rewards 6,300 XP, 28,000 Roubles, .300 Blackout CBJ ammo pack (50 pcs).

Where to find Encrypted flash drive for this quest?

The item must have the “found in raid” status: you need to pick it up yourself in a raid — from containers, bodies or stashes. Buying it on the Flea Market will not work.

What is needed to accept it?

First complete the quest «Burning Rubber»; it is given by Skier.