Flare extractions are bugged! You have been warned (UPDATED 05/10/2024 - they have been fixed)

Since patch 0.15.2.0 and the start of the Mortars Event, many players have reported that the flare extracts at Mira Ave in Ground Zero and Klimov Street in Streets of Tarkov are bugged. We advise avoiding them until further communication confirming that they’ve been fixed. UPDATE 04/10/2024: Today BSG released a patch that claimed to solve the bug. However, the issue wasn't completely resolved. Read more below.

UPDATE 05/10/2024: it seems that after an initial problem the flare extractions are all been fixed and now work properly.

Being consistent with oneself is usually considered a good thing, but in the case of BSG, their consistency in creating bugs while trying to fix others is quite frustrating and disappointing.

With patch 0.15.2.0, some issues were indeed fixed and certain aspects of EFT were improved, but a major bug has been introduced.

It seems that BSG has managed to bug and render unusable the two extraction points that require the use of flares to signal snipers not to shoot: Mira Ave in Ground Zero, and Klimov Street in Streets of Tarkov.

Even with the proper use of flares, PMC attempting to extract are being riddled with bullets and inevitably killed by the infallible snipers who have those areas under surveillance.

Despite the significant time that has passed since the appearance of this bug, BSG has yet to acknowledge the problem, and there is no official news regarding it.

We recommend avoiding the use of these extraction points until a patch is released that announces the resolution of this issue.

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04/10/2024 UPDATE: today BSG released a patch that claimed to solve the bug mentioned in this article. However, the problem hasn't been fully resolved.  While the snipers no longer shoot at you, it's been reported that the extraction points themselves don't work. People don't have any countdown to extraction appearing, and the extraction doesn't occur. They can move around the extraction area safely and explore it, but they don't get extracted.

UPDATE 05/10/2024: it seems that after the initial problem reported in yesterday's update the flare extractions are all been fixed and now work properly.