Is This a Reference? quest: Fence's Tarkov camera task on 8 maps
Is This a Reference? is a 
Fence quest in Escape from Tarkov (EFT). Fence sends you to install WI-FI Cameras at 27 pop-culture references on 8 maps. You need PMC level 25 and Scav karma of at least +1.
| Map | Cameras |
|---|---|
| Factory | 7 |
| Streets of Tarkov | 4 |
| Lighthouse | 4 |
| Customs | 3 |
| Reserve | 3 |
| Ground Zero | 3 |
| Shoreline | 2 |
| Woods | 1 |
| Total | 27 |
Each objective asks you to install 1 
WI-FI Camera at 1 spot. 
Mechanic trades the cameras for barter items.
You need the 
Factory emergency exit key for 1 spot on Factory, the conspiracy theorist's room.
Is This a Reference? locations: all 27 camera spots by map
The 27 spots spread over 8 maps. Each table lists the clue from the quest and where the spot is. Install 1 WI-FI Camera at each spot.
Is This a Reference? Factory locations (7)
Factory holds 7 spots, the most of any map. The conspiracy theorist's room needs the Factory emergency exit key.
| # | Spot | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stairway to the skies | At the Gate 3 extract |
| 2 | Conspiracy theorist's room | Locked office on the 3rd floor, opened with the Factory emergency exit key |
| 3 | Room where the firefighter burned the books | Office on the 1st floor |
| 4 | Dangerous Russian chocolate beauty (Alenka) | Back room at the Gate 0 extract |
| 5 | Valve technicians' unfinished 3rd project (Half-Life 3) | Basement under the workshop |
| 6 | Mother of all strategy games (Minesweeper) | Lab room on the 2nd floor |
| 7 | Way to the magic school (Harry Potter) | Outside the pumping station, near the forklift |
Is This a Reference? Streets of Tarkov locations (4)
| # | Spot | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amphibian pizza lovers' hideout (TMNT) | Inside the Sewer River extract |
| 2 | Burned girl's sickroom | 2nd floor of the polyclinic |
| 3 | Barbed wire body | Chekannaya 13, by the marked room |
| 4 | Really scary hole in the wall | Bathroom of Chekannaya 13 |
Is This a Reference? Lighthouse locations (4)
| # | Spot | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your friend Wilson | Ball on a log by the shore |
| 2 | Kindled rest place | Campfire on the shore |
| 3 | Ominous welcome sign (Silent Hill) | Sign on the road by the construction site |
| 4 | Megagenius scientist's seat | Toilet on the rocks by the shore |
Is This a Reference? Customs locations (3)
| # | Spot | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucket-head villain | Bathroom with the mannequin, 2nd floor of the warehouse 6 workshop |
| 2 | Anvil 3-4 crew member's execution site | Green screen room on the same floor |
| 3 | Every indie developer's worst nightmare | Dorm room 212, 2nd floor of the 3-story dorms |
Is This a Reference? Reserve locations (3)
| # | Spot | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 chair riddle | Watchtower near the train depot |
| 2 | Every tank driver's 1st video game | Outer wall of the White Bishop medical building |
| 3 | Place where conscripts did a very important task | Parade ground at the barracks |
Is This a Reference? Ground Zero locations (3)
| # | Spot | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | High rise of the die-hard guy | Reception desk of the Nakatani building |
| 2 | Computer with a joke for programmers | Kyshperski IT office, across from the Tarbank building |
| 3 | Little chair surrounded by big black chairs | Tarbank building, in the room by the machine gun |
Is This a Reference? Shoreline locations (2)
| # | Spot | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upside-down chair | Village house behind a door you breach |
| 2 | Not-so-lonely bathroom | Bathroom of the office building at the pier |
Is This a Reference? Woods locations (1)
| # | Spot | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bear who sat into a flaming car | Burned-out car south of the abandoned village, under the power lines |
Is This a Reference? rewards: 30,000 XP, 200,000 roubles and a case
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Experience | +30,000 XP |
 Roubles | 200,000 |
| Item | 1  Streamer item case |
Fence pays the reward when you turn in the quest with all 27 cameras installed.
Is This a Reference? walkthrough: finish the quest in 6 steps
- Reach PMC level 25 and Scav karma +1, then accept Is This a Reference? from Fence.
- Get 27 WI-FI Cameras. Mechanic trades them for barter items.
- Get the Factory emergency exit key for the conspiracy theorist's room.
- Start with Factory, which holds 7 of the 27 spots.
- Bring 1 WI-FI Camera for every spot on the map you load into, and install them at the spots in the tables above.
- Turn in the quest to Fence when all 27 cameras are in place.
Open Is This a Reference? with a Pro
Custom leveling toward PMC level 25 from $4. Scav karma +1 from $50. Roubles for the camera barters from $18.
Level 25Custom 1-55 Leveling
Is This a Reference? opens at PMC level 25. Name your level range and a Pro levels you there. Slider, from $4.
Karma +1SCAV Karma Boost
Fence opens the quest at Scav karma +1. A Pro raises your karma on your account. Slider, from $50.
RoublesRoubles & Currency Farm Service - No RMT
A Pro farms roubles on your account for the WI-FI Camera barter items. Slider, from $18.
After Is This a Reference?: Can't Drink Away Skill and more Tarkov tasks
Is This a Reference? leads to the quest Can't Drink Away Skill.
Is This a Reference? is optional for Kappa, so run it for the XP, the roubles and the Streamer item case. The Kappa guide lists the tasks Kappa does need.
LFCarry raises Scav karma on the Scav karma page and levels your PMC on the custom leveling page.
Pick rounds for Factory on the Tarkov ammo chart. More ways to earn roubles are on the Tarkov roubles guide.
On Streets of Tarkov, Population Census sends you to the Housing Department for a Therapist journal.
More tasks are on the Tarkov quests guide, and every LFCarry service for the game is on the Escape from Tarkov hub.
FAQ
There are 27 spots on 8 maps: Factory 7, Streets of Tarkov 4, Lighthouse 4, Customs 3, Reserve 3, Ground Zero 3, Shoreline 2 and Woods 1. The tables above list every spot.
You need PMC level 25 and Scav karma of at least +1. Fence gives the quest.
You need 27 WI-FI Cameras, 1 for each spot. Mechanic trades them for barter items.
The conspiracy theorist's room on Factory. It is a locked office on the 3rd floor, and the Factory emergency exit key opens it.
Factory has 7 spots: the Gate 3 extract, the locked 3rd floor office, a 1st floor office and the Gate 0 back room. The other 3 are the basement under the workshop, a 2nd floor lab room and the spot outside the pumping station near the forklift.
+30,000 XP, 200,000 roubles and 1 Streamer item case.
Is This a Reference? leads to Can't Drink Away Skill.
Yes. A Pro levels your PMC to 25 on the custom leveling page and raises Scav karma on the Scav karma page. Ask in the chat on this page for the quest itself.
- Page opened. Is This a Reference? unlock, the 27 WI-FI Camera spots on 8 maps, the Factory key spot, rewards and the follow-up quest checked against 2 sources each on 24 October 2026.