Today, we’re releasing a new update for Fallout 76 in order to make some behind-the-scenes adjustments for the base game in preparation for our upcoming Wastelanders update. We’re also fixing a few bugs that were safe to implement without disrupting our work on Wastelanders.

We are still working full-steam-ahead on the Wastelanders update, and when it is released later this quarter, it will contain plenty of new content for you to explore and conquer, as well as a large wave of bug fixes for the base game.

Read on to catch the patch notes for today’s update.

Update Version

Download sizes for this update will be around 2.5 GB for consoles and under 1 GB for PC.

• PC: 1.2.7.2
• PS4: 1.2. 7.2
• Xbox: 1.2. 7.2

General Bug 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.

C.A.M.P., 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.

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.

Sound

• Sound Effects: The Hero of the Great War Statue no longer plays Mothman sound effects in addition to its cannon sound effects when activated.
• Sound Effects: The Rustic Sink now correctly plays sound effects when drinking or collecting water.
• Music: The Winter Vending Machine now correctly plays a tune while it is in use.

User Interface

• 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

C.A.M.P.

• 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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Welcome back to Inside the Vault! This week, we’re sharing details on how you can be invited to get some early hands-on time with our upcoming Wastelanders update. We’ve also got information about a patch coming next week, a reminder about this weekend’s Double XP Event, and we’re revisiting the Holiday Scorched event with a few juicy stats.

WASTELANDERS PRIVATE TEST SERVER COMING SOON

Our Wastelanders update is still a work in progress, but we feel the time is right to invite a small number of players from outside of our studio to join us in early playtesting of the new content in a Private Test Server (PTS) on PC. For the next few days, you will be able to sign up to let us know that you’re interested in playtesting Wastelanders. Later this month, a few hundred of those who opted in will be selected to join the Private Test Server, share their feedback, and hunt for bugs that we can squash.

Starting January 17, a few hundred of those who opted in will be selected to join the Private Test Server. At that time, invited players will gain full access to the Wastelanders update on the PTS so that they can share their feedback for the new content, and hunt for bugs that we can squash. Participants will be able to access the PTS at all times, until we bring it offline at a later date to review your feedback and bug reports prior to Wastelanders launch.

Opt-In Details

Head to our Wastelanders Private Testing article on Fallout.com to access the opt-in page, and to catch additional information about the Private Test Server.

The opt-in period ends at 6:00 p.m. ET on January 14 so be sure to sign up by then. Please keep in mind that, if you are selected, the Private Test Server will only be accessible on PC, and you will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before you can participate.

We’ve been very excited to get this update into the hands of real players from the Fallout 76 community, and we can’t wait to hear what you think!

NEW UPDATE NEXT WEEK

We are working full-steam-ahead on Wastelanders, which will be the biggest update we’ve ever released for Fallout 76 so far. As a result, we need to make a few behind-the-scenes preparations for the base game so that it’s ready when we release Wastelanders later in Q1. To do this, we’re planning to roll out a new update on Tuesday, January 14.

This patch may seem minor since it will not contain many gameplay adjustments for the current version of Fallout 76, but it is necessary prep work. It will include a few fixes for some cosmetic items that we managed to squeeze in, since doing so did not affect our ongoing work on Wastelanders content. This patch will require some downtime on Tuesday, and we will be providing patch notes, but we wanted to let you know that the list of changes will be shorter than usual. Wastelanders will not only contain new content for you to explore and conquer, but it will also include many fixes and improvements for issues that currently exist in the base game. Additionally, in patches that follow we plan to return to the larger updates that you’ve come to expect.

DOUBLE XP EVENT LIVE NOW

We hope your New Year’s Resolution was to level up, because we’re kicking off 2020 with a new Double XP Event that began yesterday! As always, this event affects all game modes, which means you will rake in twice the usual amount of XP whether you’re questing in Adventure Mode, crafting in your Private World, or battling to claim the title of Overseer in Nuclear Winter.

Double XP Event Times:

• Start: 12:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 9.
• End: 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday, January 13.

HOLIDAY SCORCHED STATS

The holiday season may be behind us, but we’ve still been in a festive mood around the studio. We wanted to take a look back at a few of the holiday events that took place over the past couple of weeks and share a few stats with you now that the presents have all been opened and the decorations put away.

Thanks for checking out our latest Inside the Vault! We hope you will return for future weeks as we continue to share the latest Fallout 76 news with you, as well as more previews of upcoming Wastelanders content.

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