Tarkov's summer: an in-game store, then a seasons system
Every official Tarkov announcement from June to August 2026, dated, and what the review corpus says about the in-game store that arrived mid-way.
Posts tagged “economy”
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Tarkov ammo vs armour class: the 1.1.0 cost matrix
PASS, RACE or FAIL for 34 rounds against class 3 to 6, plus the cost-per-penetration arithmetic that 1.1.0 changed underneath every older ammo chart.
Escape from Tarkov 1.1.0: what each trader loyalty level unlocks
Patch 1.1.0 replaced task chains with loyalty-level batches, so every chain guide went stale at once. A trader by LL dataset of gates, batches and unlocks.
X4 station planner: how many modules for N hull parts an hour
Work backwards from a hull-parts target to module counts, feeder modules, ore and methane draw, and storage sizing — with the per-hour coefficients precomputed.
Corsair Cove: building costs, outputs and hub scores
All 77 production buildings and 30 unlockable buildings joined into one cost-and-output matrix, ranked by how many other buildings depend on each one's output.
Corsair Cove Compass: all 4 progression paths compared
Notoriety, Empire, Seafaring and Wealth normalized into one comparison table, showing identical point costs but different unlock mixes and wiki gaps.
Corsair Cove: all 77 resources ranked by chain depth
Every Corsair Cove resource scored by how many production tiers sit under it, with total-input counts computed from the wiki's raw ingredient table.
Corsair Cove profit per minute vs. cohesion: the real trade
Every producible resource's revenue minus its own input cost, set against its cohesion value, to show which goods pay in coin and which pay in crew morale.
Escape from Tarkov first raids: kit, budget and death review
What to bring into your first raids, how much kit to risk, and the five questions to ask after every death — one routine for prep, movement and review.
Tarkov insurance: what comes back and what never does
Insurance is not a refund, it is a chance of return on items nobody took. A matrix of what survives death by slot, and how to price a kit before you queue.
X4 income first: trade, mine, or fight?
Trading, mining and combat are not ranked in X4 — they fail differently. Compare them on setup cost, attention cost and how badly each one breaks when ignored.
X4 late game: what to do when you're stuck
Being stuck in X4's late game usually means one of three things, not a vague plateau. Match your save against real player threads and pick the matching fix.
X4 logistics: traders, miners, or subordinates first
Logistics setup is not one decision, it is four, and the right order depends on your credits and sector security, not on a universal ranking.
Songs of Syx haulers: how many does a route need?
Hauling is a throughput problem, not a staffing habit. Time one walk, enter four numbers, and get the hauler count your route needs before the backlog starts.
Songs of Syx trade: import it, or make it yourself?
Market prices tell you nothing until you convert them into worker-days. Price any good against your own industry and see which side of the trade you belong on.
Songs of Syx slavery: does it actually pay for itself?
Slaves cost guards, food and replacements before they produce anything. Price the whole arrangement in worker-equivalents and find your break-even output ratio.
X4 tugs not collecting salvage: narrow it down properly
Idle salvage tugs, auxiliary ships eating your stock, miners sitting still. Work the checks in order instead of guessing, and stop when one actually fails.