Update 2.3.30 and the 2026 patches: what changed

The current version is update 2.3.30 (July 1, 2026). It added 4 quests and 2 weapons, buffed the QBZ-191, VSS and AS Val, and made Storm Area enemies weaker but more numerous. The two big 2026 content updates were the Escape from Tarkov collaboration (2.0.26, February 9) with Lab Area 37, and the Summer Island Challenge (June 24).

Update 2.3.30 (July 1, 2026)

• QBZ-191: damage 14.5 → 15, reload 2.65 s → 2.4 s, cheaper to craft.
• VSS: damage 14 → 16.5, fire rate 16.67 → 17.5, magazine 15 → 20, reload 3.2 s → 2.8 s, durability 100 → 80, less ADS spread and recoil, takes tactical attachments.
• AS Val: damage 12 → 14, fire rate 18 → 20, reload 3 s → 2.7 s, range 21.8 → 24.5, durability 100 → 80, less spread, takes tactical attachments.
• Storm Area: more Storm Bugs with 40 health instead of 50; Storm Creatures down from 180 to 150 health, taking 0.8 physical damage (was 0.75) with 8% damage reduction.
• Lab Area 37: two safes and a weapon crate can now spawn in the Tank Garage.
• Frost weapons: negative-effect chance up for the Frost SR-3M (0.3 → 0.4) and MMG-Ice Edge (0.5 → 0.65); Tundra Recurve Bow headshots add an extra Frostbite stack.

Summer Island Challenge (June 24 to July 1)

• New cartridge: Island Challenge, with 14 quests, new weapons and decorations, and swimming with a swim ring.
• A motorcycle in the Storm Area; Aspirin stacks higher; VSS recoil and spread reduced.
• 2.3.18: the island follows your difficulty, Water Balloons weigh less, QBZ-191 and MPX get 0.5 armor penetration.
• 2.3.19: fixed items vanishing from Display Cabinets. Affected players restore a backup from the save screen’s Restore Backup button.
• 2.3.20: immunity inside the Storm Robot, faster island vending machines, Surgical Kits and Bone Splints on sale.

Tarkov collaboration and Lab Area 37 (February 2026)

• 2.0.26: Lab Area 37, 39 quests, Killa and Tagilla, horses, the Display Cabinet, Weapon Display Rack, dummies, Green Screen and 3D Printer, wallpapers and decor. Vida’s spawn chance went from 50% to 80% and the Senior Engineer’s from 65% to 100%. Quick magazines now also speed up movement and spread recovery.
• 2.0.33: Hot-Blood Injector, alcohol and Cola cure Frostbite; 65% more shells on maps; Collector needs level 40 and no longer needs Game Master.
• 2.1.2: Goofy Goose health 600 → 550; Labyrinth Keycard 13,500 → 8,500; LightSaber deflection reworked (reflected bullets +50% damage, pierce one target, always headshot); AA-12 fire rate 3.6; bow range 21.6; smoke grenades stack to 5.
• 2.1.3: Lab Area 37 quests need level 20 and Labyrinth quests level 22; wolves there have a 20% Top Pelt chance.

Late 2025

• 1.3.10 (December 18): the Zero-Degree Challenge, Storm Area containers and enemies, dismantlable attachments, a bigger base.
• 1.3.12 (December 24): a J-Lab path to the Storm Area and a Storm Area path back to Ground Zero; Chilled now raises Ice damage taken by 15% instead of lowering armor.

No patch notes have been posted since 2.3.30 as of November 12, 2026; the developers marked the game’s first anniversary on October 1 with a 30% sale.