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Fallout 76 Update Notes – January 21, 2025

Today’s update provides stability improvements across all platforms and brings more improvements to Appalachia.

Read on for a full list of patch notes.

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[h2]Armor[/h2]

T-65 Tricentennial Paint now correctly states it works with the T-65 armor set.

[h2]Best Builds[/h2]

Fixed an issue where Liking or Unliking a Best Build would cause inconsistent text for the button.

[h2]C.A.M.P. and Workshops[/h2]

Improved Pet spawns so they would no longer get stuck at the border of camps.
The vertical spacing between C.A.M.P. slots in the menu have been decreased appropriately.
Fixed an issue preventing the Plastiform Blue Star from being built in camp.
Fixed the Build menu icon for the Winter Retreat.
Fixed the Build Menu icon for the Mounted Jackalope Head.
Adjusted collision on the Winter Retreat.
Fixed the build limit for Billboards.
Fixed an abrupt transition when moving out of snow aurora weather.
All instances of the Gleaming Depths Shelter are now consistently named.
Counterfeit Bottle Cap Machine will now correctly generate Lead and Aluminum.
Counterfeit Bottle Cap Machine no longer shares a build limit with campfires.
Fixed an issue where some players could no longer build the Moe the Mole Safety Cutout despite knowing the plan.

Dev Note: If you have not learned the recipe for the Mole Safety Cutout, it can be earned as a reward from Dangerous Pastimes.

[h2]Creatures[/h2]

Scorchbeast and Scorchbeast Queen no longer continuously fire their sonic blast attack.

[h2]Events[/h2]

During Seismic Activity, if the corpse of the Ultracite Titan remains from a previous run, it will now despawn before the next run.
Plastiform rewards now correctly display "Activate" instead of "Use".
Fixed an issue causing Super Mutants to drop more caps than expected.

[h2]Gleaming Depths[/h2]

Mothman is no longer whispering in the Gleaming Depths.
The electricity hazard on top of the EN06 Guardian's platform will now become active sooner.
Vulcan Research Lab health and progress bars are now localized.
The electric field in the ENO6 Guardian fight has been expanded to cover the intended range on the guardian’s platform.
Fixed an issue where the Epsilon Squad Trophy wasn't being granted to players who completed the fight under the required time limit.

We are still investigating reports of performance issues within The Gleaming Depths raid. Thank you all so much for all your reports so far!

[h2]Items[/h2]

Added Mutation Suppression to the effect descriptions for Rad-X and Rad-X Diluted.

Dev Note: The Mutation Suppression description was added to the Rad-X Diluted by mistake. Rad-X Diluted does not suppress mutations and we will remove the Mutation Suppression description from it in the next patch. Sorry for any confusion!

[h2]Quests[/h2]

The Ol' Weston Shuffle: Fixed an issue that would prevent Johnny from shooting at the end of the quest.
Hunter for Hire: Fixed an issue where Roper and Jacky were unresponsive to quest actions.
Novice of Mysteries: Fixed a rare case where the quest could get stuck.

[h2]Weapons[/h2]

Fixed Cauterizer displaying static VFX when on a weapon rack.
Adjusted the smoke effects of the Gauss Minigun.
Revolutionary Sword now uses the correct melee weapon icon in the weapon wheel.
Fixed an issue where colored baseball bats would not display their correct textures.
The Description of the Lickety-Split weapon now correctly states that "Railway Spikes Shatter & Ricochet for up to 30 Damage".

[h2]Miscellaneous Fixes[/h2]

"Mute Pings" and "Unmute Pings" are now localized.
Fixed an issue where some players were unable to earn the Player Title "Vault" and "Dweller" despite completing vault 76.
Supplies will correctly display in the Pip-Boy Currencies tab.
Owned Nuclear Winter Player Icons will now appear again in the Atomic Shop.
Fixed an issue which could cause V.A.T.S. firing to be misaligned on some ultrawide screens.
Screen narration accessibility setting will now display correctly in all languages.
The Motorized Butter Churn will now be found in the "Resources" tab of the workshop menu.
Season Booster widget will now correctly display boosters carried over from the previous season.
In the social menu there should no longer be a blue “shadow” being cast on the text of player names who are online.
Fixed inconsistent capitalization in some legendary effect descriptions.
Fixed a typo in the Golden Enclave Officer Outfit.
Player Titles will no longer obscure the player's face from a distance.
Removed extra word "Outfit" from the name of Grim Reaper Outfit and Headwear.
Nuka-World On Tour's "Bottle Blaster" game now correctly calculates the Nuka-cade points earned.
Fixed an issue that caused the Splash informational screen to not display correctly when launching the game on Xbox.
Fixed an issue causing Mutated Party Packs to not drop after completing the mutated version of Safe and Sound

[h2]Mods[/h2]

Updated the description for the One-Star "Bolstering" mod to correctly state that it "“Grants up to +35 Energy Resistance and Damage Resistance, the Lower Your Health. Currently +0” (Currently + will display the current value applicable for that player).
Improved descriptions on the barrel mods for the Karma Syringer.
Fixed an issue with duplicate text in many legendary effect descriptions.
Electrician's Four-Star mod now correctly persists after the player dies.

[h2]Perks[/h2]

Legendary Charisma now counts towards the Perk Sharing requirement.
When attempting to share a Perk Card you do not meet Charisma requirements for, the required Charisma is now shown.

[h2]UI[/h2]

Four-Star Legendary flyouts will now display the correct mod and appear and disappear appropriately.
Some Lunchbox effects now provide more informative descriptions in the Pip-Boy.
Improved maximum quantity behavior on purchase window.
Fixed an issue which could cause some UI overlap when viewing Item Statistics or Camp slots.
Pip-Boy no longer shows 3D renderings of items after a list becomes empty.
Updated UI of Ammo Per Shot to show currently instanced weapon rather than default weapon value.
Fixed an issue which would cause the first letter to not display in the disclaimers for AP and Carry Weight Boosters.

You can become a Fallout 76 ghoul right now with a new PTS update

Bethesda has a special holiday treat for Fallout 76 players, as it surprise-drops the most exciting update to its open-world RPG since Wastelanders onto the Public Test Server (PTS). If you've been eager to become a ghoul in Fallout 76, you won't have to wait until 2025 to do so, as the transformative update has been made available to play on the PTS right now. With a 75% Steam sale, you can even jump in if you're yet to try the game but have been tempted by the fantastic performance of Walton Goggins in the Fallout show on Prime.

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Fallout 76's ghoul update will completely transform the survival game for good

Fallout 76 is about to change forever, as Bethesda prepares to unleash a long-requested feature its beloved survival RPGs have never offered before. The introduction of playable Fallout 76 ghouls will mark the first time you can become one of the radiation-afflicted, and it entirely transforms how you approach everything from NPC interactions to your build and teamwork. I had the chance to try the update early, and spoke with lead producer Bill LaCoste about how he sees the multiplayer game's ghoul-filled future.

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An Update on the Holiday Scorched Event

Hey Everyone,

We wanted to give you a quick update on the status of the Holiday Scorched event.

As a response to reports from players that they were not receiving gifts, we increased the spawn rate of the Festive Scorched so that players would receive more Legendary loot.

Unfortunately, this increase of spawn rate had adverse effects on other parts of the game. Earlier today we reverted the spawn rate of the Festive Scorched back to normal.

Due to the Holiday Scorched event not providing enough gifts, we have decided to deactivate the event starting tomorrow, December 19 @ 12 PM ET. Please use this time today to wrap up any remaining challenges you may have.

That being said, the holiday festivities will not be STOPPED!

Santatron will remain available, and gift wrap will still be purchasable at train station vendors. Also, starting tomorrow at 12 PM ET, you will be able to claim a stack of Gift Wrap once per day from the Atomic Shop (until January 2).

You will receive one of the following stacks per day:

20 Low Quality Gift Wrap
15 Medium Quality Gift Wrap
10 High Quality Gift Wrap

(A note for the super punctual: Claiming the gift at the same time each day may result in you getting an error message. If that appears, please wait to claim the gift again after an hour has passed.)

Don’t let the holiday spirit end just because the Festive Scorched aren’t around. Claim these gift wraps and start crafting those presents. While our greatest present is you, your greatest present could be one that you crafted yourself (or given to you by a kind Level 1243 dweller dressed in a fancy suit)!

As always, thank you all for your patience and we hope you have an amazing holiday season.