We’re releasing Update 19 for Fallout 76 today, which introduces Ally Customization, includes new and returning events, updates for automatic item naming, backpack skin improvements, and new limited-time Nuclear Winter Challenges and cosmetic rewards. We’ve also addressed a wide variety of bugs, including many issues reported by the community.

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• Ally Customization: Give your Allies stylish new looks by sharing your wardrobe with them using the new option to customize their outfits.
  
• Hunt for the Treasure Hunter: Mole Miners have discovered treasure in the Ash Heap! Starting May 21, hunt them down to claim their loot for yourself during a new limited-time event.
  
• Fasnacht Parade: By popular demand, this Seasonal Event is returning for a full week starting May 25, and there are plenty of new Fasnacht Masks up for grabs.
  
• Item Naming Updates: We’ve made improvements to the way your weapons and armors are automatically named when you apply new mods and skins.
  
• Backpack Updates: Changing your Backpack’s appearance is now as simple as applying a skin, and you can now apply them to Small Backpacks, too!
  
• (NW) Limited-Time Challenges: Unlock new cosmetic rewards by completing limited-time Challenges in Nuclear Winter, from May 19 – June 11.

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For PC, the download size will be approximately 4.1 GB through the Bethesda.net launcher, and around 5.9 GB via Steam.

PC: 1.3.1.26

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Starting today, you can now share your wardrobe with your Allies and swap their outfits to your heart’s content with Ally Customization.

• When interacting with an Ally in your C.A.M.P., a new “customize” option will now appear that you can use to change their clothing.
  
• --> Outfits, Headwear, Costumes, Armor—If you can wear it, then so can your Ally! The only current exceptions are Power Armor and Weapons.
  
• --> Anything you dress your Ally in is purely cosmetic. They will not receive any buffs or bonuses from the apparel they wear.
  
• Additionally, when viewing another player’s Ally, its name will be adjusted to include the name of the C.A.M.P. owner, e.g.: <PlayerName>’s Ally.
  
• Please note that scrapping an Ally Station will revert that Ally to their default outfit. Allies will also appear to be in their default outfit if they are in an instance with you.

Mole Miners are searching for riches around Appalachia, and you can hunt them down to claim their loot for yourself in a new series of limited-time “Hunt for the Treasure Hunter” events we’re introducing with Update 19.
Treasure Hunter Mole Miners

• Use your keen tracking senses to hunt down Treasure Hunter Mole Miners to collect their Mole Miner Pails, which contain all of the loot they’ve been hoarding.
  
• --> Treasure Hunter Mole Miners are legendary creatures, and you will hear them when they’re nearby.
  
• Treasure Hunter Mole Miners can drop rewards from one of three different tiers: Dusty Mole Miner Pails (low), Mole Miner Pails (medium), and Ornate Mole Miner Pails (high).
  
• --> The higher quality the Pail, the better chances for rare loot, including Outfits, Mounted Head Plans, a new Backpack Plan, and the Marine Armor Helmet Plan.
  
• --> Pails can be traded and sold to other players, but cannot be sold to NPC vendors.

Craft Your Own Mole Miner Pails

• While a Treasure Hunter event is live, Vendors around Appalachia will sell Empty Mole Miner Pails in exchange for Caps.
  
• --> Use Empty Pails, along with a few additional materials, to craft full Mole Miner Pails of low, medium, or high-quality.
  
• --> You can give or sell crafted Pails to other players, or keep them for yourself.

• The first Hunt for the Treasure Hunter event will take place from May 21 – 25 in the Ash Heap region of Appalachia.
  
• Future Hunt for the Treasure Hunter events will each occur in a different region.

• Starting next week, you can travel to Helvetia to take part in the Fasnacht Seasonal Event by helping the local Protectrons prepare for the town's annual celebration and parade.
  
• --> Help the bots by hanging decorations, gathering ingredients for a feast, or playing musical instruments, among other activities, before the timer expires.
  
• --> If you and your event mates complete the preparations in time, the bots will line up at the center of town to begin the parade.
  
• Successfully guide the marchers to the end of their parade route, and you will be rewarded with loot!
  
• --> The more marchers who survive, the higher your chances at rare loot, which may include Fasnacht-themed C.A.M.P. plans and a chance to earn a fancy Fasnacht mask.
  
• --> We’ve added a number of festive new masks this year, and adjusted their drop rates following community feedback. While some are still less common than others, they should drop more often this time.
  
• --> You can also trade your Fasnacht Masks to other players, if you wish.
  
• Fasnacht Parade will begin every hour at the top of the hour starting on May 25. The event will last for a full week, so you'll have plenty of chances join in the celebration!

Automatic Item Name Improvements
With this update, we’ve improved how the game automatically names your weapons and armors based on their mods, legendary attributes, and Atomic Shop paints.

• Going forward, automatically generated names will appear in a much more consistent order, and they will reliably include an item’s main attributes.
  
• Additionally, Atomic Shop paint and skin names no longer overwrite the item’s primary legendary effect name.
  
• Items should now generally follow this naming convention: Primary Legendary Attribute Name + Atomic Shop Cosmetic Name + Mod Name + Weapon Name
  
• If you have a legendary Gatling Gun with the Black Knight paint and a Prime Receiver, for example, its automatically generated name should now be: Anti-Armor Black Knight Prime Gatling Gun
  
• Keep in mind that you can still give your items custom names, which will override their automatically generated names.
  
• Please note: Given the many combinations that are possible through all the different mods, legendary effects, Atomic Shop paints, and item types, there may cases where new item names appear incorrect.
  
• For example, certain elements may appear out of order, or might be missing from the name.
  
• These are visual issues, and all your mods should still function correctly. Please let us know if you spot any naming bugs on your gear after today, and we will squash them.

Backpack Appearance Updates
We’ve improved Backpack customization so that you can now apply different appearances to your

• Backpacks as skins—no more crafting required!
  
• Head to an Armor Workbench and use the modify menu to swap the appearance of your existing Backpack with any skins you’ve unlocked through quests, events, or the Atomic Shop.
  
• Skins can now be applied to Small Backpacks, as well for those who have not yet unlocked the normal Backpack Plan by completing the “Order of the Tadpole” quest.
  
• You can apply skins to your existing Backpacks, as well as any new ones you craft.

• BBQ Grills: Get hungry! When using a BBQ Grill, your character will now appear to flip and grill some tasty steaks.
  
• Grognak’s Throne: We’ve added a new animation that will play when sitting in Grognak’s Throne so that you can survey your land with the royal confidence.

• Liberty Prime Power Armor: If you’re a strong silent type, you may be pleased to know that we’ve added an alternate version of the Liberty Prime Power Armor helmet that will not play voice lines while you’re wearing it.
  
• Players who own the Liberty Prime Power Armor can now craft the silent version of the helmet at a Power Armor Station.

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Limited Time “Survivors” Challenges – Unlock Themed Cosmetics!
We’ve added 8 Nuclear Winter Challenges that you can complete to earn new “Survivors” themed cosmetic rewards starting today, and lasting until 7:00 p.m. ET on June 11.

• One new challenge will appear in the Character Challenge menu each day until all 8 are available, and they will remain available until the end of the event.
  
• You can earn the first reward with 150 Overseer XP, and the last with 2,500 Overseer XP. All others will each require 2,000 Overseer XP.
  
• Overseer XP you earn will roll over from one Challenge to the next, but they must be completed one at a time and in order.
  
• As you complete each Challenge, you’ll be able to claim new themed rewards, like new furniture for your C.A.M.P., “Survivor’s Denim” and Ghillie Suit outfits, as well as skins for Nuclear Winter’s newest weapons: The Bow, Cattle Prod, and Gauss Shotgun.
  
• You can learn more about this event directly from ZAX and preview the rewards by reading our latest ZAX Transmission article on Fallout.com.

• New Weapons: The Bow, Cattle Prod, and Gauss Shotgun have been added and tuned for combat in Nuclear Winter matches. Find them in Supply Crates as you scavenge for gear.

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• Animations: Dying while playing an instrument no longer causes the instrument to become invisible after respawning.
  
• Animations: Fixed an issue that could cause the Overseer to slide out of her chair before standing.
  
• Animations: Fixed a rare issue that could cause the player to fall through the world during character creation.
  
• Lighting: Optimized the lighting inside the Overseer’s house and The Wayward to address performance issues.
  
• Textures: The Clandestine Gauss Pistol skin now appears correct when applied to the Drum Magazine mod.

• Allies: No longer sometimes attack the player’s other C.A.M.P. objects and Turrets.
  
• Build: Moving C.A.M.P. locations now correctly closes the Build Menu for teammates who had it open while in the original build area.
  
• Collectron Station: The Communist Collectron will now find Propaganda Flyers less often while scavenging.
  
• Display Cases: Assigning an item to a Display Case no longer sometimes prevents the player from crafting other items of that same type.
  
• Exploit: Addressed a duplication exploit related to C.A.M.P. objects.
  
• Exploit: Addressed an C.A.M.P. budget exploit.
  
• Lights: Bulb Lights no longer consume more C.A.M.P. budget than intended.
  
• Lights: The Klaxon Wall Light can no longer be turned on if it is not connected to a power source.
  
• Locks: Locked objects in players’ C.A.M.P.s now better indicate to players who do not own them that they will become Wanted if they pick the lock.
  
• Trees: Can now be placed on a wider variety of terrain types.
  
• Turrets: Addressed an issue that could cause C.A.M.P. Turrets to attack each other.
  
• Workbenches: Players can now correctly use Workbenches immediately after an NPC has used them.
  
• Workbenches: Exiting a Power Armor Station no longer sometimes causes the controls to temporarily lock up.

• Stealth: Receiving Stealth from multiple sources at once, like the Escape Artist Perk Card, Stealth Boys, Chameleon Armor, etc. no longer causes enemies to instantly detect the player.
  
• VATS: Changing the body part selection in VATS while using charging weapons, like a Bow or Gauss Weapon, no longer causes the next shot to hit the previously selected body part.

• Blood Eagles: No longer sometimes drop weapons that have Nuclear Winter mods as loot.
  
• Scorched: Fixed an issue causing more boss Scorched to spawn on top of Thunder Mountain Power Plant than intended.
  
• Wendigo Colossus: Fixed an issue that could cause the Wendigo Colossus to suddenly stop taking damage.

• Daily: Lou’s Mine, Foundation, and Crater now have locations that are considered sub-terranean for Challenges like “Level Up in Caves and Mines.”
  
• Exploit: Addressed an exploit that could allow players to complete certain Tadpole and Possum Challenges repeatedly for rewards.
  
• Social: The “Claim Different Workshops” Challenge no longer requires the Spruce Knob Workshop, and the number of Workshops needed to complete the Challenge has been reduced from 20 to 18.
  
• World: The "Complete Different Daily Quests" now correctly appears in the World category after completing the “Complete an Event While in a Group” Challenge.

• Armor: Secret Service Chest Armor can now be repaired beyond 100% condition using Perk Cards like Fix It Good.
  
• Exploit: Addressed an Ammo exploit for weapons that use Fusion Cores as ammo.
  
• Fusion Cores: Fixed several issues that could prevent weapons that use Fusion Cores as ammo, like the Gatling Laser, from firing correctly.
  
• Gas Masks: Raider Skull Gas Masks now correctly remove other headwear when equipped.
  
• Headwear: Fixed an issue that could prevent a character’s body from rendering when wearing the Communist Militant Hat.
  
• Headwear: The Free Radicals Mask is no longer a legendary item, which is now consistent with all other headwear.
  
• Jet Packs: Fixed an issue allowing Jet Pack Power Armor mods can now only be applied to the torso.
  
• Outfits: Backpacks now correctly appear while wearing the Mountain Scout Outfit.
  
• Power Armor: The Settler Vigilante paint no longer removes Rad Resistance from T-51 Power Armor.
  
• Power Armor: Removed references to Vault 94 when crafting Strangler Heart Power Armor.
  
• Power Armor: Fixed an issue that could cause another player to appear to be idle inside their Power Armor while they were actively using a Power Armor Station.
  
• Underarmor: Corrected the name of the Plan to craft Secret Service Underarmor, and moved Secret Service Underarmor to the Underarmor category in the Armor Workbench.
  
• Weapons: Gauss Shotgun mods now correctly require the Science Master I Perk in order to craft them.
  
• Weapons: Commander Daguerre’s final quest now correctly awards a level 50 VATS Unknown Alien Blaster to characters over level 50.
  
• Weapons: Gatling Guns now correctly display a fire rate of 20 in the Pip-Boy.

• Allies: Speaking with Commander Daguerre immediately after Fast Traveling during her questline no longer sometimes prevents Emerson from visiting.
  
• Dialogue: Exiting and quickly re-entering dialogue with an NPC should no longer result in a notification stating “This individual is busy.”
  
• Frida Madani: No longer sometimes walks away during a conversation with a player.
  
• Jide: No longer clips into the stairs in front of The Wayward.
  
• Purveyor Murmrgh: Fixed an issue that could prevent players from interacting with the Purveyor in first-person view.
  
• Random Encounters: The Settler that shoots at Opossums during a random encounter no longer always spawns at level 1.
  
• Smiley: If a player has purchased all of Smiley’s Gold Bullion for the week, he will no longer continue to ask if they’re interested in buying more.

• Server Stability: Fixed a number of issues that could result in a server crash during normal gameplay.
  
• Server Stability: Fixed a stability issue caused by large stacks of inventory items.
  
• Server Stability: Addressed a server crash that could occur when updating players’ quest targets.
  
• Server Stability: Fixed a server crash that could occur while playing in a Private World.
  
• Server Stability: Fixed an issue that could cause a server crash in Nuclear Winter.
  
• Client Stability: Addressed an issue that could result in a client crash during normal gameplay.
  
• Client Stability: Fixed a rare issue that could result in an infinite loading screen and a crash when loading into a world from the main menu.
  
• Client Stability: Fixed a crash that could occur when opening a Perk Card Pack.
  
• Client Stability: Fixed a crash that could occur on Xbox One when building in a C.A.M.P.

• All That Glitters: Fixed an issue that prevented the “Clear out the Security Forces” objective from completing correctly.
  
• Ally Quests: Quest markers no longer fail to reappear after logging out and back in while in the middle of an Ally quest.
  
• Ally Quests: Fixed an issue that could result in duplicate Ally quest items remaining in the world without quest markers after the player logged off.
  
• Ally: Thicker Than Water: Fixed an issue that could prevent the player from receiving the Thicker Than Water quest after completing An Eagle Flies Free.
  
• Ally: Narrow Escape: Beckett no longer appears in Rollins Labor Camp when the quest is not running.
  
• Ally: Thicker Than Water: Animations: Beckett now correctly faces the player when speaking to them during scenes with The Claw.
  
• Ally: Thicker than Water: Fixed an issue that could allow a player to enter Watoga Civic Center through a locked door.
  
• Ally: Thicker than Water: Addressed an instancing issue that could occur when progressing this quest while on a team.
  
• Ally: The Universe Conspires: Fixed an issue that could prevent Emerson from visiting and block progression when attempting to turn in the quest to Commander Daguerre.
  
• An Ounce of Prevention: Moved the T-Type Fuse from Greg’s Mine Supply to the Charleston Trainyard so that it is easier to find.
  
• Back on the Beat: Addressed an issue that could prevent this Public Event from starting.
  
• Buried Treasure: Fixed an issue that could block progression after interacting with the intercom as the raiding party enters the security room.
  
• Exploit: Addressed a reputation exploit affecting a conversation with Meg.
  
• Exploit: Addressed an exploit that could allow players to complete the Vital Equipment daily quest multiple times per day.
  
• From Russia With Lev: Fixed multiple discrepancies between Lev's subtitles and dialogue.
  
• Fun and Games: Backing out of a conversation after asking Ra-Ra to enter the Power Armor room no longer causes her to become unresponsive.
  
• Fun and Games: Ra-Ra no longer becomes unresponsive after destroying the Protectrons she spawns.
  
• Fun and Games: The Sentry Bot in Grafton Steel Underground can no longer be damaged while it is still in the Fabricator, and will no longer exit the Fabricator early.
  
• Fun and Games: Ra-Ra will no longer path to nearby Protectron corpses instead of entering the first vent.
  
• Fun and Games: The “Follow Ra-Ra” objective no longer persists after finding and collecting Bunnabun.
  
• Fun and Games: A terminal in Grafton Steel Underground that was previously unhackable can now be hacked correctly.
  
• Heart of the Enemy: The lockpicking skill requirement for door between the Automated Research Program and the Reactor has been reduced from 1 to 0, so that the quest is easier to complete for players who are missing Lockpicking Perk Cards.
  
• Overseer, Overseen: The Overseer will now exit combat and move toward the player when she is too far away.
  
• Project Paradise: Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent Project Paradise from completing after killing the Alpha Predator.
  
• Random Encounters: Fixed an issue that prevented players from receiving loot during a random encounter with a Settler Apprentice after selecting Raider-themed dialogue options.
  
• Safe for Work: Players are no longer required to pick the lock on the Medical Center crate to obtain Patrol Tape 04.
  
• Secrets Revealed: Duchess no longer speaks her post-Vault 79 raid dialogue before the player has completed Secrets Revealed.
  
• Secrets Revealed: After progressing the “Resolve the Situation with Johnny” objective, the player’s conversation with him will now end correctly.
  
• Secrets Revealed: The Vault 79 elevator code objective now reappears correctly when returning to the elevator.
  
• Secrets Revealed: Fixed an issue that could cause team members to be moved outside to Appalachia when the Team Leader entered the elevator to the Gold Operations Center.
  
• Siding with Crater: Meg no longer forces the player into conversation if they back out before deciding whether to side with the Raiders.
  
• Strange Bedfellows: Acquiring the Photo of Rosalynn’s Memorial prematurely no longer blocks progression during Strange Bedfellows.
  
• Strange Bedfellows: Quest items obtained during Strange Bedfellows are now correctly removed after completing the quest.
  
• Strange Bedfellows: Added a new objective directing players to complete the prerequisite quest Signal Strength before progressing to Strange Bedfellows.
  
• Strength in Numbers: Polly’s head now correctly deals damage in VATS, and deals increased damage based on how many times it has been charged.
  
• The Elusive Crane: Mort no longer appears to be standing idle during a scene with Roper in The Wayward.
  
• The Elusive Crane: Fixed an issue that could cause the “Find Crane’s Treasure” objective to persist in the Pip-Boy’s quest description.
  
• The New Arrivals: The quest tracker no longer displays two “Talk to the Overseer” objectives under certain conditions.
  
• The Ol' Weston Shuffle: The Dud Explosive Collar is now correctly removed from character models after completing the quest.

• Sound Effects: The Stanley skin for Grognak’s Axe no longer plays its sound effects twice when equipped or when switching between first and third-person view.
  
• Sound Effects: Repeatedly entering and exiting a Gold Press Machine no longer causes it to play multiple overlapping sound effects.

• Controls: Opening the Pip-Boy while attempting to Fast Travel during combat no longer sometimes causes the controls to become unresponsive.
  
• Crosshairs: Now correctly change to an open square when passing over placed items that the player can interact with or pick up.
  
• Fanfare: Treasury Notes no longer play legendary item fanfare when removing them from the Stash.
  
• Login: The password field is now cleared correctly after entering an incorrect password while attempting to link a Bethesda.net account to Fallout 76.
  
• Menus: Fixed several issues that could cause the Favorites menu to suddenly appear while Emotes menu was open.
  
• Notifications: Equipping headwear by holding the action button no longer generates an error message stating “Unable to equip item.”
  
• Pip-Boy: The item stats card no longer persists when switching to an empty tab in the Pip-Boy.
  
• Press and Hold: Holding the action button to equip, learn, or consume an item in the world now works more consistently.
  
• Quests: Daily quests the player has rejected in the Pip-Boy no longer automatically reappear after logging out and back in.
  
• Quests: Fixed an issue causing placeholder text to appear when viewing Miscellaneous quests on the Map.
  
• Quests: Reclamation Day no longer disappears from the completed section in the Pip-Boy’s Main Quests tab.
  
• Sorting: The Spoil sorting option now correctly organizes Aid items by their remaining condition.
  
• Tag for Search: The magnifying glass icon now appears correctly on Junk items in the world that contain components the player has tagged for search.
  
• Trade: Players can now inspect items when trading with other players.
  
• Vending Machines: Stacks of U.S. Government Supply Requisition Holotapes or Technical Data no longer sometimes disappear after being assigned to a Vending Machine.
  
• Workbenches: Radio Vacuum Tube preview images no longer extend beyond the edge of screen in the Tinker's Workbench.

• Cranberry Bog: The Wendigo Colossus no longer gets stuck in the trenches in Cranberry Bog.
  
• Forest: The Wendigo Colossus no longer gets stuck on the guardrails in the road near Slocum’s Joe.
  
• Forest: Fixed a terrain issue that could cause players to appear to float in front of Lacey and Isela outside Vault 76.
  
• Savage Divide: The basement door in the Mountainside Bed & Breakfast no longer locks itself if the player leaves the area and returns.
  
• Settlements: Yao Guai and Scorched no longer spawn in NPC settlements, like Crater, Foundation, or Big Bend Tunnel East.
  
• Toxic Valley: Removed a non-functional hatch door from the Clarksburg Pharmacy.
  
• NPCs: Corrected pathing issues for several NPCs that can be found in the world.

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• C.A.M.P.: Updated the lists of buildable and non-buildable Atomic Shop objects in Nuclear Winter.
  
• C.A.M.P.: Removed a non-functional activator from the Scrapbox when it is built in Nuclear Winter.
  
• Localization: Restored missing characters on the Nuclear Winter Map Voting screen in the Japanese version of the game.
  
• Perk Packs: Removed Nuclear Winter Perk Card Packs from Adventure Mode quests that were awarding them as currency.

With the arrival of Fallout 76: Wastelanders, players embark on a vital journey to reclaim Appalachia as two competing factions rise to control West Virginia. That journey also kicks off another year of exciting content for Fallout 76!

If you’re new to the region, you can play *free* this week see what Appalachia has to offer and for the long-time locals, we come bearing a roadmap of what’s next for the game:




Starting May 14, get a free taste of Appalachia during our Fallout 76 Free Week on PC! Enjoy the full Fallout 76: Wastelanders experience for yourself, free of charge, until May 18.

Should you get accustomed to staking your claim in West Virginia, we’re also discounting the Standard Edition during *and* after Free Week on Steam. And yes – your progress from Free Week carries over to your paid version of the game!


2020 sees familiar events like Fasnacht and Meat Week making their annual return to Fallout 76, on top of new features like 76 Seasons, which players can progress through special challenges for plentiful rewards, including Atom Bundles, Perk Card packs, one-of-a-kind cosmetics and more! You can learn more about 76 Seasons in our full Inside the Vault article here.

Then, later this year, prepare for One Wasteland for All! This update makes exploring Appalachia together easier than ever thanks to rebalanced combat and loot that scales to every player – regardless of their level! Things then shake up in West Virginia this winter as The Brotherhood of Steel returns to the scene in **Fractured Steel**, introducing new quests, companions, NPCs and more to Fallout 76!

For more details on the exciting year of content ahead, check out our full Inside the Vault article! We can’t wait to see where your excursions across Appalachia takes you - here’s to another year of heroic quests, assorted misadventures and fun in the wasteland, together!

People are returning to West Virginia in Fallout 76: Wastelanders. Two opposing factions are fighting for the upper hand as the secrets of West Virginia are revealed, and you will be the one to tip the scales. The Settlers have come to find a new home, and the Raiders have come to exploit them. Your choices will have lasting effects on the world and the lives of these newcomers. Embark on a new questline, forge alliances with the competing factions, and uncover the truth of what's hidden in the mountains.



Play Wastelanders, a free expansion for Fallout 76 - Available now!

Wastelanders includes:

• New Main Quest - Uncover the secrets of West Virginia by playing through an all-new main quest, starting from the moment you leave Vault 76.
  
• Human NPCs - Befriend or betray new neighbors who have come to rebuild, and experience Appalachia through the eyes of its residents.
  
• New Creatures and Gear - Take down newly mutated creatures finding their way to the region and earn the highest tier of weapons and armor.
  
• Choices and Reputation - Alter the fates of those you meet with dialogue trees. Decisions affect your standing with each faction through an all-new reputation system.
  
• Game Optimizations - Many optimization and interface improvements, including a new way to track your quests as you explore the wasteland.

From April 14 through April 28, if you buy Fallout 76 on Steam (either the standard Fallout 76: Wastelanders version or the Fallout 76: Wastelanders Deluxe Edition), you will receive the Fallout Classic Collection – a bundle that includes Fallout 1, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics – for free!

Welcome to Wastelanders, our biggest update for Fallout 76 yet! It brings an entirely new main story, including many quests to the game, as well as plenty of people to meet in the form of human NPCs. It also adds a dialogue system, NPC Factions, Allies for your C.A.M.P., new events, daily quests, weapons, armors, enemies, and much more to the game. Read on for an overview of each of these additions, as well as other improvements and bug fixes coming with today’s update.
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• People Are Back!: Whether in search of rumored fortune, or mere survival, people have returned to Appalachia in droves. Get to know them through the new dialogue system.
  
• New Main Story: Experience the new story that Wastelanders brings to Fallout 76 by completing all-new main quests.
  
• Meet the Factions: Who will you side with: The Raiders at Crater, or the Settlers at Foundation? Aid them in their endeavors to earn Reputation and unlock new items.
  
• Recruit an Ally: Certain NPCs can come to live in your C.A.M.P., help defend it, and offer you daily quests. Some also bring story quests and romance opportunities.
  
• More Events and Dailies: Take on challenging new events, like Riding Shotgun and Radiation Rumble. There are also four new daily quests to explore.
  
• New Items and Enemies: Hunt down the monstrous Wendigo Colossus or a pack of Floaters, but don’t forget to pack your new Gauss Minigun!
  
• New and Updated Locations: New arrivals in Appalachia are certainly making their mark on the world. Discover new and updated locations as you quest and explore.

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This update is significant, and it will require a full download of the game client. For PC, download size will be approximately 68 GB via Steam.

• PC: 1.3.0.23

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Calling all PC players! Fallout 76, including the Wastelanders update, is now available for play on Steam in addition to the Bethesda.net launcher.

• If you already play Fallout 76 on PC via Bethesda.net, all of your progress, Atomic Shop items, and friends will still be waiting for you if you decide to play through Steam.
  
• o Please note: Atom balances and Fallout 1st memberships will not carry over, but any items you buy using Atoms will.
  
• Now through April 28, if you join us on Steam you will also unlock the Fallout Classic Collection—a bundle that includes Fallout 1, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics—for free!
  
• Head to https://fallout.bethesda.net/en/article/3ltxG5KFODDNjcNs49uThq/fallout-76-special-steam-offers to learn more about Fallout 76 on Steam and get answers to frequently asked questions.

It’s been a year since the door to Vault 76 rolled open on Reclamation Day. A lot has changed in Appalachia since you and other Vault Dwellers began rebuilding. There are many new people to meet and things to discover as you continue your adventures.

Here is an overview of the major additions Wastelanders brings to you:
A whole host of new people have arrived in Appalachia, seeking their fortunes or just a safe place to live. These NPCs can be found all over the place. Some of them you can talk to and have interactive conversations.

• The mechanics of dialogue are similar to Fallout 3 – you have a variety of choices, S.P.E.C.I.A.L. checks, and options available to you contextually.
  
• A single player response can have any number of choices available, if there are more choices than fit the display you can scroll down to see them all.
  
• Additionally, full conversations have been added to many of the original NPCs of Fallout 76—characters like Rose, MODUS, and the Grafton Mayor (and more) can be engaged in dialogue.

Click here to read our article to learn more about dialogue and conversations in Wastelanders.

The arrival of new people in Appalachia means there are many new adventures to be had. Wastelanders brings an entirely new story to Fallout 76 that you can uncover and explore as you complete new main quests.

Just outside of Vault 76, you can dive into the Wastelanders story and meet Lacey and Isela, who will guide you to experience the Wayward quest line.

• At level 20, the full main quest opens in Sutton. It will get you acquainted with the two largest factions in Appalachia – the Raiders and Settlers.

During the Main Quest you will have to pick which side you work with, but for quite some time you can do quests for both factions until you hit a point of no return.

• The original Fallout 76 main quest is still available, but expect new touches of life. Both with new NPCs and full dialogue with existing NPCs.
  
• Please Note: To accommodate new quests and story content, some new no-C.A.M.P. zones have been added to locations in the world.

If your C.A.M.P. was in one of these areas and can no longer be placed, you will be notified on joining a world, and you will be able to move your C.A.M.P. for free.

The Raiders are in part survivors that fled Appalachia, who have now returned to reclaim land they believe is rightfully theirs. They’ve built a base of operations, called Crater, at the Crashed Space Station.

• Initially, if you encounter Raiders in the wild they will be hostile and attack you. Even in Crater, expect a chilly reception—their vendors won’t deal with you, and they’ll bring the opposite of the welcome wagon.
  
• Eventually, you will learn more about them and can broker a peace with them (and if you want, their friendship in time).

The Settlers are a collection of survivors gathered by some construction workers from the Washington D.C. area. When they heard there was land, they caravanned to Appalachia and repurposed existing structures at Spruce Knob to construct Foundation.

• The Settlers are happy to speak and trade with you right away. Like the Raiders, you can get to know the Settlers better over time and become an ally to them.
  
• Ward will offer a Daily Quest that can help you make a good impression with these new-comers.

Read our article about Wastelanders Factions to learn more about the Settlers and the Raiders.

Wastelanders features some new exciting weapons, armors, and other items. You can unlock these items via the new Gold Bullion system.

• After completing the Main Quest, you will gain access to Gold Bullion, a new in-game currency.
  o Gold Bullion can be gathered by exchanging Treasury Notes at Gold Press Machines, up to a daily limit.
  o Treasury Notes can be earned from Wastelanders daily quests and by completing Public Events.
  o Gold Bullion can also be purchased directly from a vendor in the Wayward using Caps, up to a weekly limit.
  
• There are three Gold Bullion Vendors: One at Crater, one at Foundation, and another in a location you’ll unlock during the main story. Each vendor will offer you a different set of new Wastelanders items in exchange for Gold Bullion.

• Some of the Wastelanders gear is only available as you become better friends with the Settlers and Raiders through the new Reputation System.
  o Gain reputation with these factions by completing story quests for them, making in-game decisions, and by doing their daily quests.
  o Items you can get this way include weapons like the Gauss Shotgun or Gauss Minigun, C.A.M.P. items like Farmable Tiles, and even the yummy Appalachia treat—Pepperoni Rolls, among others.

Read our article about the Wastelanders Reputation System to learn more.

Another exciting addition to Wastelanders, Allies are NPCs you will encounter in the world who can move into your C.A.M.P., help protect it, and keep you company.

• Allies also provide adventuring opportunities through daily quests they offer.
  
• Two of the Allies are unique. Both have a mini-quest line, romance opportunities, and offer the chance to really get to know some interesting characters.
  o Once you reach level 10, strike out to the Ash Heap or the Mire in order to meet them!
  
• Learn more by reading our article about Allies in Wastelanders.

Riding Shotgun is a new event at Big Bend Tunnel East. Take part by speaking with Vinny Costa near the entrance to the Tunnel. He offers the event every so often, so check in with him regularly if you want to help him out.

• Merchants from the Blue Ridge Caravan want to pass through Big Bend Tunnel with their wares, but devious Blood Eagles are lying in wait, hoping to make an easy score.
  
• Successfully defend the Caravan as the merchants make their way through the Tunnel, and you will be handsomely rewarded.

Radiation Rumble is a challenging new Public Event that will appear on the map at Emmett Mountain Disposal Site.

• A group of Scavengers have set their sights on mining the precious ore found deep within Emmett Mountain Disposal Site, but they’ve been backed into a corner by treacherous glowing creatures.
  
• Balance your time between defending the Scavengers and venturing out to help them mine ore, and they’ll give you a stake in the profits—but remember wear your Hazmat Suit!

Catch additional details about the new Wastelanders Events in this article.

There are four new daily quests available in Wastelanders: Two from the Raiders at Crater, one from the Settlers at Foundation, and one more that you’ll discover as you play through main story quests.

• The Raider dailies alternate, with one of the two available to you each day.
  
• All four dailies can be completed to earn Treasury Notes, XP, Caps, and some loot.
  
• Daily quests from the Raiders and the Settlers will also award you with some reputation for your efforts.

• Floaters are returning creatures from previous Fallout games. They come in three variations: Flamer, Freezer, and Chomper.
  
• They aren’t particularly tough, but when they swarm in with their Super Mutant brethren, they can really change a battle.

• The elusive Wendigo Colossus is a terrifying monstrosity rumored to only rear its head in areas hit by atomic fire.
  
• They are seriously tough, and even a hearty adventurer will find it challenging to square off with one alone. If you plan to hunt down a Wendigo Colossus bring friends—lots of them!

• Bloodthirsty and cruel, the Blood Eagles are a group of human miscreants fueled by chems, who treat the Wasteland like their personal playground.
  
• Even more frightening are their numbers. Bands of Blood Eagles have sprung up throughout Appalachia, so keep your weapons close and be ready to defend yourself.

• No one is quite sure what these mysterious cultists are up to, but they’ve recently begun inhabiting a few existing locations in Appalachia.
  
• Stay on your guard if you encounter these cultists in the wild. You can be sure that they won’t let you or anyone else get in the way of their. . . rituals.

• We’ve created a number of new locations that you will discover, such as the Watoga Underground, The Deep, The Wayward, new Blood Eagle and Mothman Cultist camps, and more.
  
• Additionally, with the return of people to Appalachia, many have already left their mark on the world. They’ve transformed many existing locations, like the Crashed Space Station, Spruce Knob, and WV Lumber Co., among others, to better suit their needs.

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• Day/Night Cycle: Daytime has been lengthened from 8 to 13 game hours, so that you have more sunshine while you quest, craft, and explore. Dusk, dawn, and nighttime have been shortened accordingly.
  
• Lighting: We’ve made significant improvements to all aspects of our lighting and rendering systems to bring additional realism and contrast to the game world.

• Vault 94: As mentioned in a previous announcement, Vault 94 and its Missions have been shut down along with the release of Wastelanders.
  o Many of the item rewards that you could earn by completing Missions, including Strangler Heart Power Armor Plans, are now available through the Gold Bullion system.
  
• Nuclear Winter: The Storm now automatically constricts based on the number of players who begin a Nuclear Winter Match. This should help players get to the fun of a match more quickly and spend less time in matchmaking queues
  o This change was originally implemented in Update 16, but was reverted after community feedback that the automatic constriction was happening too often. We’ve since made improvements in this area and have brought this change back with the Wastelanders update.

Quests have received significant user interface improvements in today’s update. Here is a summary of the adjustments we’ve made:

• All of your quest markers will now appear on the map.
  o Inactive quests show up as black map markers, and quests you’re actively tracking will display the yellow markers you’re already familiar with.
  o Main quests display square markers, while side, misc., and daily quests show diamond-shaped markers.
  
• Clicking a quest marker on the map will display a pop-up showing more details and a description of that quest.
  o There are three new options on this pop-up that you can select to mark the quest as active, make it your only active quest, or show the quest in your Pip-Boy.
  o When viewing a quest in your Pip-Boy, you can now choose to show that quest’s location on the map.
  
• New options are available that you can toggle to customize what types of quests are marked as active when you start them. Find these in the Game Settings Menu
  
• You can find some more details about these changeshttps://fallout.bethesda.net/en/article/1JYfTNnU3VcsSSIAdcuDWE/fallout-76-inside-the-vault-wastelanders-quest-ui-improvements-vault-94.

• Legendary Enemies: A notification now appears and sound effects play when a legendary creature regenerates to full health during combat.
  
• Nuke Zones: Spawning into an active Nuke Zone when you join a world is no fun! From now on, if there’s an active Nuke Zone at your login location, you will receive a prompt offering you the option to leave the current world and search for another.
  o You will be protected from Radiation for a short period of time while you make your decision to stay or leave.
  o This protection will end early if you move, attack, or take damage.
  
• Press and Hold: When viewing many types of pre-placed items in the world, you can now press and hold your interact button to quickly make use of those items without entering your Pip-Boy.
  o For Example: You can press and hold the interact button to quickly equip and favorite weapons you find, consume an aid item, or learn a plan or recipe.
  o If you’d prefer, you can still press the interact button without holding it down to add that item to your inventory.
  
• Public Events: The descriptions of Public Events on the map now include a suggested player level.
  
• Radio Host: A new arrival named Julia has taken to the airwaves to host Appalachia Radio. Tune in to catch her quips in between tracks.
  
• Search Perks: The functionality of “Search” Perks, like Scrounger and Pharma Farma, is now automatic. You no longer need to press a button to manually search containers for bonus supplies. You will get a friendly Vault Boy notification when your Perk has kicked in.

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The Wastelanders update brings close to 1,000 fixes for bugs that were previously affecting the base game, including many that were reported to us by the Fallout 76 community. Since that list is so lengthy, we’ve highlighted a selection of fixes that we thought you might want to know about or may find interesting as you prepare to head back into Appalachia.

• Auto-Scrapping: The following items no longer scrap automatically when using the Scrap All Junk button, since they are ingredients in crafting recipes.
  o Bleached Dogwood
  o Bloatfly Gland
  o Bloodbug Proboscis
  o Cooking Oil
  o Digested Goo
  o Mole Rat Teeth
  o Mr. Handy Fuel
  o Radscorpion Stinger
  o Stingwing Barb
  o Tick Blood Sac
  
• Billboards: Reduced the C.A.M.P. budget cost of many Neon Billboards by 50%.
  
• Lights: The Mid-Century Disc Lamp now correctly illuminates downward.
  
• Scrapping: The Tinker’s Workbench now generates components when scrapped.
  
• Scrapping: Urban and Forest Scout Armor pieces now generate components when scrapped.
  
• Turrets: Addressed an issue that could prevent Turrets from firing at enemies in close range.

• V.A.T.S.: Entering V.A.T.S. while firing an automatic weapon no longer causes the weapon to stop firing.
  
• V.A.T.S.: Frag Mines can now be destroyed by shots fired in V.A.T.S.

• Auto Grenade Launcher: The Heavy Barrel mod no longer incorrectly states that it increases damage.
  
• Baseball Grenade: Now requires 2 Cork to craft in addition to its other components, and no longer requires a Baseball.
  o Baseballs now automatically scrap when using the Scrap All Junk button.
  
• Baseball Grenade: Damage increased to bring Baseball Grenades in line with other types of Grenades.
  
• Bolt-Action Weapons: Players no longer get stuck aiming down sights after pressing the button to aim down sights while chambering a round in a bolt-action weapon.
  
• Buffout: Fixed an issue causing Bufftats to count toward Buffout and Mentats-related Challenges.
  
• Cultist Blade: Damage increased so that the Cultist Blade is now slightly stronger than the Machete at every level.
  
• Disease Cure: Can now be sold to Vendors for Caps.
  
• Eyebot Helmet: Crafting an Eyebot Helmet now requires a Military Circuit Board instead of an Assaultron Circuit Board.
  
• Fusion Core: Fixed an issue that could deplete a Fusion Core in the player’s inventory when exiting Power Armor.
  
• Gatling Laser: Reloading a Gatling Laser early no longer causes multiple Fusion Cores to be loaded, which could prevent the player from firing other weapons.
  
• Gatling Weapons: Firing a Gatling Laser or Gatling Plasma with a fully charged Fusion Core no longer empties the magazine after just a few shots, or prevents the magazine from being topped off when reloading.
  
• Handmade Rifle: The Stinging Magazine mod no longer holds more ammo than intended, and now has an ammo capacity of 25.
  
• Harpoon Gun: Legendary Harpoon Guns can no longer incorrectly spawn with the Explosive attribute.
  
• Legendary Armor: Solar and Thorn Armors can now correctly spawn with the Unyielding legendary attribute.
  
• Legendary Weapons: The +250 Damage Resistance While Reloading legendary attribute no longer causes a legendary weapon’s primary attribute to stop functioning.
  
• Magazines: Tumblers Today Issue #2 now correctly grants the player the ability to find extra Bobby Pins in Bobby Pin Boxes, and the effect’s description has been updated to match.
  
• Meat Hook: Now only benefits from unarmed Perks, and is no longer incorrectly affected by one-handed melee Perks.
  
• Molotov Cocktail: Now requires 2 Glass to craft in addition to its other components, and no longer requires a Beer Bottle.
  o Beer Bottles now automatically scrap when using the Scrap All Junk button.
  
• Plasma Grenade: Explosion visual effects now more closely match the Plasma Grenade’s explosion radius.
  
• Psychotats: Fixed an issue causing Psychotats to count toward Buffout-related Challenges.
  
• Rad-X Diluted: The description no longer states that it suppresses Mutations.
  
• Salvaged Assaultron Head: Fixed an issue causing the Salvaged Assaultron Head to deal the same amount of damage at every charge level.
  
• Scout Armor: The Forest Scout Armor Mask can now be worn with other types of headwear.
  
• Shovel: Now correctly benefits from two-handed melee Perks.
  
• Strangler Heart Power Armor: Acid attacks from players wearing Strangler Heart Power Armor no longer cause performance issues or crashes.
  o This fix resulted in multiple adjustments for Strangler Heart acid attacks and damage. You can learn about those changes in-depth by reading this article.
  
• Strangler Heart Power Armor: Power Armor Chassis with Strangler Heart pieces equipped can no longer be dropped.
  
• Tesla Rifle: Is now correctly categorized as an Energy Weapon in Workbenches, rather than a Heavy Weapon.
  
• The Action Hero: The Gold .50 Cal Paint from the Atomic Shop can now be applied to The Action Hero.
  
• Ultracite Fusion Core: Can no longer incorrectly be used as Fusion Cores for Power Armor.
  
• Ultracite Plasma Cartridge: Increased the amount of ammo created when crafting Ultracite Plasma Cartridges from 60 to 120 to better match other types of Ultracite ammo.

• Carnivore: Now correctly doubles the benefits of consuming pre-packaged meats, like Cram and Salisbury Steak.
  
• Herd Mentality: Fixed an issue that prevented players with Herd Mentality from sharing Perks despite having enough points in Charisma.

• Butcher’s Bounty: Can now correctly trigger when searching dead Hermit Crabs.
  
• Crack Shot: Description corrected to state that the Perk’s benefits apply while aiming down sights, rather than “while sighted.”
  
• Long Shot: Description corrected to state that the Perk’s benefits apply while aiming down sights, rather than “while sighted.”
  
• Luck of the Draw: Can now correctly trigger when firing the Gatling Plasma, Gatling Laser, and automatic weapons.
  
• Luck of the Draw: Fixed an issue that prevented fanfare from appearing on-screen when Luck of the Draw Rank 2 triggered.
  
• Perk Sharing: Now only considers a character’s base Charisma. Bonus Charisma provided by Chems, gear, Perks, and other effects no longer incorrectly count towards Perk sharing.

• Always Vigilant: The quest timer has been reduced from 30 to 15 minutes, and a 2-minute timer has been added to repair Rover.
  
• Cop a Squatter: No longer restarts every time the player logs in if they have already completed it that day.
  
• Ecological Balance: Amy’s Note now remains in the player’s inventory after completing the quest.
  
• Miscellaneous: Fixed an issue preventing the “Clear the Flooded Trainyard” misc. quest from appearing to players at the Flooded Trainyard in Cranberry Bog if someone had already completed the quest in that World.
  
• Miscellaneous: The “Kill a Wendigo while wearing a clown costume” misc. quest, it will no longer reappear to a player every time they log in if they have already completed it.

• Compass: Location markers in the Compass now more consistently match their orientations in the game world.
  
• Notifications: Fanfare and the list of rewards earned now correctly appear on the screen after completing a Daily Quest.
  
• Notifications: The number of Caps earned now correctly appears on the screen after completing a quest or event.
  
• Pip-Boy: Fixed a visual issue causing some Legendary Weapons to occasionally display incorrect attributes in their Pip-Boy descriptions after logging out and back in.
  
• Revive: Diluted and Super Stimpaks can now be used to revive downed players.
  
• Settings: The World Radios volume slider in the Audio settings menu now correctly affects Jukebox audio.
  
• Social: Large friend lists have been optimized. Players should no longer experience in-game hitching as a result of having a very large friends list.
  
• Social: Entering an invalid or nonexistent name into the Social Menu no longer prevents the player from interacting with other in-game menus.
  
• Sorting: Scrapping an item no longer causes the player’s inventory list to re-sort.
  
• Vending and Trade: Players can now sell items for up to 30,000 Caps through their Vending Machines or direct trade.
  
• Workbenches: Pressing the exit confirmation button when leaving a Workbench no longer causes the player immediately re-enter the Workbench.

People are returning to West Virginia in Fallout 76: Wastelanders. Two opposing factions are fighting for the upper hand as the secrets of West Virginia are revealed, and you will be the one to tip the scales. The Settlers have come to find a new home, and the Raiders have come to exploit them. Your choices will have lasting effects on the world and the lives of these newcomers. Embark on a new questline, forge alliances with the competing factions, and uncover the truth of what's hidden in the mountains.



Play Wastelanders, a free expansion for Fallout 76, when it releases for Steam on April 14, 2020.

Wastelanders includes:

• New Main Quest - Uncover the secrets of West Virginia by playing through an all-new main quest, starting from the moment you leave Vault 76.
  
• Human NPCs - Befriend or betray new neighbors who have come to rebuild, and experience Appalachia through the eyes of its residents.
  
• New Creatures and Gear - Take down newly mutated creatures finding their way to the region and earn the highest tier of weapons and armor.
  
• Choices and Reputation - Alter the fates of those you meet with dialogue trees. Decisions affect your standing with each faction through an all-new reputation system.
  
• Game Optimizations - Many optimization and interface improvements, including a new way to track your quests as you explore the wasteland.

The launch of Fallout 76: Wastelanders is upon us and people have returned to West Virginia hoping to find a home (and maybe some fortune) in its vast wilderness.

To help you prepare for what you’ll encounter in this huge new expansion (free for Fallout 76 owners!), we’ve assembled a handful of features that detail the new main questline, introduce you to some of the new faces you’ll encounter and locations you’ll discover, and explain the new features.

Find out how you can play Wastelanders if you’re not already a Fallout 76 owner here.


Wastelanders Preview & Gameplay Video
Dialogue System Preview

Allies System
Reputation System
New Events
Quest UI Improvements



Wastelanders Revealed
The Settlers & The Raiders
Duchess & Mort

Watoga Underground

When Fallout 76’s Wastelanders expansion launches on April 14, the entire game (including Wastelanders) will also be launching on Steam. Of course, many of our PC fans who have played the game through the Bethesda.net Launcher would also like to have the option to play on Steam, so we have a special offer just for you. From now through 11:59pm ET, April 12, if you have already purchased Fallout 76 on Bethesda.net, you have the opportunity to get the game on Steam, including Wastelanders.

All you have to do to get your free Steam copy of Fallout 76 is go here and link your Steam account to your Bethesda.net account before 11:59pm ET, April 12. When the Steam version is available, you will automatically receive your Fallout 76 entitlement.

Please note, you will not be able to transfer your Atoms or Fallout 1st membership balance between Bethesda.net and Steam. Additionally, Atoms you earn are specific to one platform or the other. However, items you have purchased through the Atomic Shop will be available in both Bethesda.net and Steam.

As a reminder, Wastelanders is a free expansion for players who already own the base game and you will not have to make an additional purchase to receive this new content. If you don’t already have the base game, you’ll be able to get the Wastelanders edition on April 14. Get the full breakdown of each available game bundle here.


If you haven’t purchased Fallout 76 on Bethesda.net, we still have a surprise for you when you join us on Steam. From April 14 through April 28, if you buy Fallout 76 on Steam (either the standard Fallout 76: Wastelanders version or the Fallout 76: Wastelanders Deluxe Edition), you will receive the Fallout Classic Collection – a bundle that includes Fallout 1, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics – for free! Those who own the game on Bethesda.net and activate their free Steam copy will also receive the Fallout Classic Collection during that two-week post-launch window.


We know you may have some other questions relating to this Steam news and we wanted to make sure we covered off on some of the major ones that may pop up.

Does my progress carry over between Steam and Bethesda.net?

All game progress carries. Atoms and Fallout 1st membership entitlements are the only parts which are not integrated due to technical limitations.

Will there be achievements?

Steam has the same achievements that are on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Be mindful that you will need to start a new character if you wish to obtain some of the quest-related or level-related achievements.

If I move to Steam can I still play with my friends on Bethesda.net?

Yep! Your friends list on Bethesda.net is the same as the one on Steam. So, all PC players can play together, regardless of launcher.

Will my Atoms transfer from my Bethesda.net account to my Steam account?

No. Your Atoms will not be transferrable from Bethesda.net to Steam. However, if you use your Atoms to purchase items from the Atomic Shop, these items will carry over to your Steam account if you’re logging in with the same Bethesda.net username.

Can I get a refund or transfer my Atoms from Bethesda.net to Steam, and vice versa?

Unless you would otherwise be entitled to a refund under our Terms of Service, unfortunately, we will not be able to transfer or refund Atoms. We recommend spending your Atoms prior to switching launchers.

What happens when I buy Atomic Shop items using my Steam account and then log into my Bethesda.net account?

All owned items go with you regardless of which PC platform you are using to launch the game. Anything you buy in Bethesda.net will show up in Steam and vice versa.

I have Fallout 76 on PS4 or Xbox. Will I also get access to Wastelanders on Steam?

Only PC players on Bethesda.net will be able receive Fallout 76 on Steam.

Will you transfer my Fallout 1st entitlement from Bethesda.net to Steam?

Due to technical limitations, Fallout 1st memberships and Atoms cannot be transferred automatically from Bethesda.net to Steam. If you currently have a Fallout 1st annual membership, we encourage you to inform our Customer Support team to see what options are available to you.

Do I have to download the game again if I already have it downloaded on the Bethesda.net launcher?

Yes, you will need to download the game via Steam.

If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Customer Support team.

Friends,

Like others around the world, we’re dealing with the critical situation that’s currently affecting so many of us and our communities. For the safety of everyone, we have transitioned to remote work, and are limiting our in-person interactions.

This has obviously changed the way we work, but rest assured that critical services for all our live games are fully operating.

However, this has affected our ability to do the final testing we need for Wastelanders and we must move the release date a week, from April 7 to April 14. We’ve done everything we can to minimize the delay and can’t wait for everyone to play. A special thanks to all our Private Test Server players for all your help.

We know this is a stressful time, and we can’t thank you enough for all the support you’ve given each other and us. We’re humbled to have such an incredible community that has stuck with us through ups and downs. It means the world to us, especially in times like this.

Stay safe, and thanks again,

Bethesda Game Studios

The wait is almost over. Soon new faces will flow into the wilds of West Virginia and it will be up to you to welcome them with open arms (or loaded weapons). We are excited to share that Fallout 76 owners will be able to experience the Wastelanders expansion for free on April 14 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC through Bethesda.net. Fallout 76 will also be coming to Steam on April 14, and Wastelanders will be available to anyone who purchases the standard or deluxe editions of the game. In addition to introducing fully voiced NPCs to the world of Fallout 76, Wastelanders brings a brand-new main questline, new locations, new enemies, new weapons, a new reputation system and much more. Get ready for Wastelanders with a new trailer and learn more about how you’ll be able to play it on April 14.

Current Fallout 76 owners will not need to purchase any additional content in order to play Wastelanders when it launches. This expansion is completely free for Fallout 76 owners. For those who want more, we’re also offering for purchase two Faction-themed content bundles, as well as a combination bundle, which will give players access to exclusive cosmetic and C.A.M.P. items.

The following bundles will be available for purchase by Fallout 76 owners:
Raider Content Bundle (US $19.99/UK £15.99)

• Mine Car Planter – A small planter for your crops when no dirt is available (buildable in your C.A.M.P.)
  
• Raider C.A.M.P. – Change the look of your Vault-Tec C.A.M.P. deployable to give it a Raider edge
  
• Raider Stash Box – Raider-themed Stash box for your C.A.M.P.
  
• Raider Faction Flag – New flag for your C.A.M.P. that show off your allegiance to Crater
  
• Raider Pathfinder Outfit – Look like another resident of Crater with this outfit (includes mask and bandana)
  
• Raider Conquest Loot Bag – Raider-style Loot bag, complete with skull
  
• Raider Pillager Backpack – A Raider-style backpack
  
• Raider Marauder Power Armor Skin – Unique appearance for your Power Armor based on the Crater Raiders

Settler Content Bundle (US $19.99/UK £15.99)

• Garden Truckbed Trailer – A small planter for your crops when no dirt is available (buildable in your C.A.M.P.)
  
• Settler C.A.M.P. – Change the look of your Vault-Tec C.A.M.P. deployable to give it a Settler appearance
  
• Settler Stash Box – Settler-themed Stash box for your C.A.M.P.
  
• Settler Faction Flag – New flag for your C.A.M.P. that show off your allegiance to Foundation
  
• Settler Mechanic Outfit – Look like another resident of Foundation with this outfit (includes hat)
  
• Settler Traveler Loot Bag – Settler-style Loot bag that looks like a travel case
  
• Settler Relief Backpack – A Settler-style backpack
  
• Settler Vigilante Power Armor Skin – Unique appearance based on the Foundation Settlers

Raider and Settler Content Bundle (US $29.99/UK £24.99)

• Includes both sets of the items listed above

For those who haven’t jumped into Fallout 76 yet, you can pick up either the Fallout 76: Wastelanders (US $29.99/UK £34.99) edition of the game, which includes the base game content and the Wastelanders expansion, or the Fallout 76: Wastelanders Deluxe Edition (US $59.99/UK £49.99) , which includes the full game and all content from the Raider and Settler Content Bundle detailed above. The Deluxe Edition is only available for digital purchase.

When Wastelanders launches on April 14, Fallout 76 will also make its way onto Steam. Both the Fallout 76: Wastelanders version and the Fallout 76: Wastelanders Deluxe Edition will be available for purchase in the Steam store. You’ll also be able to pick up Atoms, a Fallout 1st membership, the Tricentennial Pack, and the Raider and Settler Content Bundle through Steam.

If you already have Fallout 76 on Bethesda.net, you will not be able to transfer your Atoms or Fallout 1st membership balance between Bethesda.net and Steam. Additionally, Atoms you earn are specific to one or the other platform. However, items you have purchased through the Atomic Shop will be shared across both platforms – Bethesda.net and Steam.

We also have a special surprise for those joining us on Steam! From April 14 through April 28, if you buy Fallout 76 on Steam (either the standard Fallout 76: Wastelanders version or the Fallout 76: Wastelanders Deluxe Edition), you will receive the Fallout Classic Collection - a bundle that includes Fallout 1, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics - for Free!

As always, keep an eye on the Inside the Vault series on Fallout.com for future updates on Wastelanders and all things Fallout 76.