This page applies to SPT version
4.0
\SPT folder?To allow modders to use method patching, all the DLLs need to be ‘loose’ and not stored inside the server executable.
SPT.Launcher and SPT.Server shortcuts?As part of the restructuring explained above.
The actual exe files are in your [game folder]\SPT folder, and the installer creates shortcuts in your [game folder] for your convenience.
user folder?Also in [game folder]\SPT.
Version 0.16.9.0.40087, released 2 October 2025.
Refer to the previous question. If you’re curious about something specific, please see the official live game changelog.
4.0?No. The hardcore wipe only made changes to the PVP mode. SPT 4.0 is using game version 0.16.9.0.40087 which came before the softcore wipe changes were added to PVE.
You can easily recreate either using mods.
4.0 be updated to include the latest live game patches?No. Live game patches made after the release of SPT 4.0 will only be available in SPT 4.1.
4.0 than in 3.11?Short answer: A bit.
Long answer: BSG optimised culling on several maps, and alongside other changes, did somewhat improve performance between game version 0.16.1.3.35392 and 0.16.9.0.40087. It’s most noticeable if your SPT is GPU limited and will vary. The Performance Tuning guide is still relevant even on 4.0.
3.11?If the 3.11 profile was un-modded, yes. Otherwise A new profile will be required. None of your 3.11 mods are compatible.
See the guide on Updating SPT for more details.
3.11, can I re-download it?Yes. SPT 3.11 is in Long Term Distribution. However, you will need to manually install it and we offer no support for it.
See this guide for instructions.
4.0?Nobody knows when certain mods are going to update, not even the authors themselves. Do not pester mod authors about updates to their mods.
4.0.0 work on future versions of 4.0?Mods made for previous hotfix versions should work on the latest version. Those that don’t might have received an update to address that.
Mods known to be incompatible with be stated in the Mod compatibility section of SPT’s Release page and in Known Mod Issues.
For an explanation of how SPT versions work and how to update your SPT, read through the Updating SPT Wiki page.
SPT uses the game’s PvE bot spawning system. Bots will continuously spawn up to a map-specific limit. When enough are killed, more will spawn to replace them. Bot spawns aren’t checked for the distance to you or other bots which can let bots can spawn next to you.
Use a bot spawning mod to change this system.
After you install SPT, you cannot completely uninstall your retail copy, but you can delete the EscapeFromTarkov_Data folder from your live game folder if you really need the space.
You will have to validate files through the BSG launcher if you need to reinstall SPT again by going into the BSG Launcher’s Game Settings and clicking on Integrity check.
It’s recommended to have at least 32gb of RAM to play SPT without issues.
The game over the years has become more demanding on system resources. In the past, 16gb was just enough to play without issue. Nowadays it’s not.
Some people are still able to play SPT with 16gb of RAM. That’s due to the pagefile, which is a cache located on your storage device. If your RAM is filling up, Windows will start moving files to and from it. It will lead to stuttering and overall lower performance, as even the fastest NVMe SSD is much slower than RAM.
For an even smaller subset of people there’s an underlying issue with their Windows install, where the pagefile does not work as intended. While this should be fixed, it can be set manually as a temporary fix.
Bots are not programmed to move from their spawn location outside of combat. Only PMC bots are given tasks to loot areas, if they spawned near them. By design, bots will stand where they spawned until they spot the player. This is a design decision made by BSG and not SPT.
There are currently no mods for SPT 4.0 that make bots move around the map.
SAIN doesn’t make bots move around the map, as it only affects combat behaviour.
1.0 soon in SPT?There is no active development effort targeting the retail game’s 1.0 update.
1.0?Yes. You can install SPT while having 1.0 installed.
Yes. See the install guide.
That’s not how SPT works. The installer makes a copy of your game client files to a separate location. Update your retail copy as much as you want.
Start removing mods one at a time, or if you have a lot of mods, follow the 50/50 Method.
If none of that helps, then it’s time to create a support ticket. Join our Discord Server and read through the #support-guidelines for instructions.
We currently host two version of SPT: version 4.0, using game version 0.16.9.0.40087, released 2 October 2025 and a Long Term Distribution version of SPT: version 3.11.4 released 1 September 2025, using game version 0.16.1.3.35392 released 5 March 2025.
While you can install version 4.0 using the SPT Installer, installing 3.11.4 can only be done manually by following this guide. We do not offer support for 3.11.4.
We do not host older versions of SPT because each SPT version is specifically designed to work with a particular version of the game. Since it is a live service game that receives frequent updates, every SPT version requires a dedicated patcher to downgrade your local installation to the compatible version. Maintaining multiple older SPT versions would necessitate actively maintaining multiple downgrade patchers, which includes updating these patchers after each and every retail game update. Our team simply does not have the time to dedicate to this level of ongoing maintenance.
This is the current space requirements (compounding) to install SPT:
C:\ drive)So while the final install size is ~60GB, the maximum allocated for SPT and associated install files during the install process is ~100GB combined.