Lightkeeper

Escape From Tarkov “Return the Favor” Quest Guide

Eliminate 15 PMC operatives on Woods, then stash two TerraGroup "Blue Folders" materials at the USEC camp.

Return the Favor has two stages on Woods. Eliminate 15 PMC operatives first, then hide two TerraGroup “Blue Folders” materials at specific spots in the USEC camp. The stash objectives only appear after the elimination objective is complete.

Requirements and objectives

Lightkeeper unlocks the quest 10 hours after you complete Snatch. The quest leads to Payback after a 10-hour delay.

  1. Eliminate 15 PMC operatives on Woods.
  2. Hide one TerraGroup “Blue Folders” materials item inside the black SUV at the USEC camp.
  3. Hide a second TerraGroup “Blue Folders” materials item in the crates near the camp’s satellite antenna.

What to bring

Bring two TerraGroup “Blue Folders” materials. They are required for the stash objectives, and the quest entry lists no Find in Raid requirement for them.

How to complete Return the Favor

Woods USEC camp map marking the northern crates and southern black SUV as two separate Blue Folder stash locations.
After the Woods elimination objective, place the two Blue Folders at the northern USEC camp crates and the southern camp’s SUV.
  1. Finish the Woods eliminations. Eliminate 15 PMC operatives on Woods. The two hide objectives become available once this objective is complete.
  2. Reach the USEC camp. It is in the northwest of Woods. The west and northwest approaches are mined, so avoid entering from those directions.
  3. Stash the first item. In the southern part of the camp, hide one set of materials on the passenger side of the black SUV.
  4. Stash the second item. Go to the northern part of the camp and hide the other set in the wooden crates beside the satellite antenna.

Rewards

Reward Amount
Lightkeeper reputation +0.03
Silicon Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits textbook 1
Lighthouse island stash key 1

Escape from Tarkov

Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG/Simulator with MMO features and story-driven walkthrough.

  • Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Tactical
  • Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Perspective First person
  • Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
  • Release November 15, 2025
  • Publisher Battlestate Games

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