Hey there, Vault Dwellers! In this week’s edition of Inside the Vault, we’re sharing some details about a new update we’re planning to release for Fallout 76 on August 3. In case you missed it, we’ve also rounded up the “Escape from the 42nd Century” radio plays that we released throughout the past week. Finally, we’ve got information for you about our latest Gold Rush Weekend, which begins today.

NEW UPDATE ARRIVING NEXT WEEK

Prior to Fallout Worlds in September, we are currently planning to release another update for Fallout 76 on Tuesday, August 3. This update will be smaller in scope than those that include new features or content, like Steel Reign or Fallout Worlds. However, we’re going to implement fixes for a wide variety of issues, many of which were reported to us by players like you in the Fallout 76 community.

Additionally, it will bring some new cosmetics to the Atomic Shop. While our larger updates and the new features they often contain are exciting moments for game, we’re just as eager to bring you patches that primarily focus on swatting the bugs you’ve helped bring to our attention. We appreciate all of the feedback and bug reports you send our way, so please keep it coming! As always, we’ll be sure to share a reminder with you the day before maintenance begins, and patch notes for the August 3 update will be available on Fallout.com during downtime.

FOLLOW K.D. INKWELL INTO THE 42ND CENTURY!

Join the intrepid time-traveling historian, K.D. Inkwell, as she is suddenly flung forward in time—all the way to the 42nd Century! This Season, we’ve created a three-part radio drama that we hope will delight your eardrums. Listen in as Inkwell is thrust into a dystopian future, where she’ll search for answers to important questions, like “What mysteries does the future hold?” and “Why are those dolphins walking?” We released this series throughout the past week, and in case you missed them, we’ve rounded up all three parts below.

These audio adventures have been a lot of fun to put together and share with the community. We hope you’ll enjoy digging a little deeper into the lore behind K.D. Inkwell and Fallout 76 Season 5. In addition, we’re planning to add these to the Season Scoreboard screen in a future update, so that you can give them a listen in-game while you peruse your rank-up rewards.

IT’S A GOLD RUSH!

Scrounge up as many Treasury Notes as you can find, because we’re kicking off a new Gold Rush Weekend a little later today. Over the next few days, you can visit the Gold Press Machines in Foundation and Crater to exchange your Treasury Notes for up to double the normal amount of Gold Bullion. In our recent Steel Reign Update, we also increased the daily Gold Bullion maximum from 200 to 400, which means you can earn up to 800 per day during the Gold Rush. You may find that extra Gold will come in handy next week, when our newest Gold Bullion vendor, Minerva, hosts her Big Sale from August 5 – 9. During that time, she’ll have a greatly expanded inventory. In the meantime, you can catch this weekend’s Gold Rush start and end times below.

GOLD RUSH WEEKEND DETAILS

• Event Start: 12:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 29
• Event End: 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday, August 2

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