Fallout 76 update: updates brings "behind-the-scenes adjustments" to prepare for Wastelanders
As the Fallout 76 Wastelanders expansion approaches, the latest patch notes set the scene
The latest Fallout 76 patch notes and updates are all about prepping for Fallout 76 Wastelanders. It's a 2.5GB/1GB size update for PC and console respectively and focuses mainly on "behind-the-scenes adjustments" and bug fixes to the main game and Nuclear Winter, as well as basically gearing the base game up for the new expansion.
Fallout 76 patch notes - general fixes
Art and graphics
- Graphics: The Nuka Girl Helmet visuals have been updated to look correct when worn without the suit.
- Graphics: Corrected a visual issue affecting Camping Canopies.
CAMP, crafting and workshops
- Collectrons: Enemies will no longer target the Santatron Bot.
- Giant Neon Letters: Crafting Giant Neon Letters now correctly requires 2 Steel and 2 Glass.
- Refrigerator: Toxic Soot Flowers and Frog Legs can now be correctly assigned to the Refrigerator.
- Warning Signs: No longer count against the maximum number of lights the player can place in their C.A.M.P., as these signs are not lights.
Challenges
- Daily: The “Level up while in Vault 94” subchallenge for the “Level Up While…” Daily Challenge no longer incorrectly references Vault 96.
- Daily: Crafting Psycho now correctly fulfills the requirements for the “Craft Psycho” and “Craft Different Kinds of Chems” Daily Challenges.
Items
- Headwear: Gas Masks that can be found in-game no longer reduce Perception by 2.
- Outfits: Fixed an issue that allowed the Fur-Lined Jacket and Jeans and the Nuclear Winter Beanie to be dropped or traded.
- Outfits: Backpacks now appear correctly while wearing the Thanksgiving Turkey Mascot Outfit.
- Outfits: Fixed an issue that caused the Sequin Dress to incorrectly appear as the Gala Dress.
- Paints: Snowflake Armor Paint can no longer be favorited for use in Nuclear Winter matches.
- Please Note: If you had marked this item as a favorite prior to this fix, the Nuclear Winter Favorite icon may still appear on this paint in the Atomic Shop.
- Please Note: If you had marked this item as a favorite prior to this fix, the Nuclear Winter Favorite icon may still appear on this paint in the Atomic Shop.
Performance and stability
- Server Stability: Addressed an issue that could result in a server crash when removing items from a Display Case.
- Server Stability: Addressed an issue that could result in a server crash when replacing Floors or Foundations.
User interface
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- Item Previews: Preview images for Plans no longer overlap portions of the HUD or other UI elements in the game menus.
- Typos: Fixed typos in multiple item names and descriptions in the menus.
Nuclear Winter Bug fixes
CAMP
- Activators: Removed activators from multiple C.A.M.P. objects that are not intended to be activated during Nuclear Winter matches.
Items
- Magazines: The description for US Covert Operations #8 now correctly states that it increases Unarmed and Knife damage by 50%, rather than 25%.
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