Fallout 76
FALLOUT 76 HOTFIX NOTES – MAY 9, 2024May 9, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey Everyone, Today the team has deployed a hotfix to address the following: Addressed a client crash that began after the latest patch Various Weapon VFX Improvements Repeatable Daily Score Challenges should now appear for players on Microsoft Store Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 30 Apr — 7 May 2024May 7, 2024 - SteamDB * Gray Zone Warfare; * Manor Lords; * Total War: WARHAMMER III; * Steam Deck; * HELLDIVERS™ 2; * EA SPORTS FC™ 24; * Total War: WARHAMMER III - Elspeth – Thrones of Decay; * Total War: WARHAMMER III - Malakai – Thrones of Decay; * Fallout 76; * Total War: WARHAMMER III - Tamurkhan – Thrones of Decay; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBAliens return to Fallout 76 to harvest your brainwavesApr 30, 2024 - PCGamesNMount up and prepare to defend Appalachia from the extraterrestrial menace, because the Invaders from Beyond event is live in Fallout 76 for the next two weeks. The event features flying saucers, brain wave harvesting, and two powered-up types of aliens to blast off the face of the Earth. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout 76 has a new region to explore on the PTS Fallout 76 sees highest ever Steam player count while it's a free game Here are the Fallout 76 system requirements FALLOUT 76 UPDATE NOTES – APRIL 30, 2024Apr 30, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsUPDATE VERSION 1.7.11.12 & SIZES Check the download sizes below for today’s update on your platform of choice: PC (Steam): 12.1 GB BUG FIXES Fixed an issue that caused Power Armor to be listed in English instead of the correct localized language Fixed an issue where the Garrahan Mining Poster was not present at the Rusty Pick or Camden Park Opportunity Knocking: Fixed an issue which could cause the quest to disappear after relogging. Deep Space Alien Jetpack is now properly craftable for T51 Power Armor Sins of the Father: Fixed an issue which would block the quest if a dialogue scene between Abbie and Antonio was exited during a specific part of the conversation. Fixed an issue where the Cremator was not listed at Legendary Exchange Machines Fixed an issue where the player could ask Abbie Russo a question about Vin that did not properly reflect the final outcomes of Sins of the Father. Players who previously unlocked them should now be able to craft the Poker & BlackJack Tables Sins of the Father: Fixed an issue which could prevent Antonio from speaking to the player. Brahmin Flour Billboards should now be craftable and have the right materials Rustic Helvetian Camp Kit has had the expected walls and windows added to it. The Favorites menu hotkeys are now usable while the wheel is visible. Fixed an issue where gold bullion vendors Regs and Smiley were not enabled for some players who completed Secrets Revealed. Tesla Rifles will now drop correctly from the Battle Bot Event Father Winter Helmet should now have T-45 standard Stats, Description, Weight, and Levels should be standardized now. Fancy Revolver should now properly display its unique fancy skin Fixed an issue where Small Presents were not dropping contextual ammo Fixed weather stations not being able to be placed in a camp workshop located very close to a public workshop. Fixed modern home kitchen sink not being able to snap to other modern home items on a foundation Secrets Revealed: Fixed an issue where Meg, Gail, Ra-Ra, Johnny, and Lou could be missing from the Crater Core after the completion of the quest. Lights now function properly on the Devils Wings Jetpack Pollinators no longer receive the Group Heal Regeneration effect in Daily Ops Fixed several paints that were no longer updating the dynamic name of modified Power Armor pieces. Speculative fix for items in the Cryo-freezer randomly selling for 0 caps in the vendor. Big Boss Advertisement Poster no longer turns into a Mothman poster when broken. Fire Rate now shows increase/decrease arrows when comparing potential mods to what players have currently equipped. Story Time now properly removes itself from the PipBoy if you kill Miss Nanny. Fixed an issue with Buried Treasure not properly completing. Players are no longer blocked from completing Honor Bound if they exit the conversation with Vin and Gene. Scrolling the mouse-wheel down now properly shrinks selected body parts in the character generator. QUALITY OF LIFE UPDATES Add...Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 23 Apr — 30 April 2024Apr 30, 2024 - SteamDB * Manor Lords; * Steam Deck; * HELLDIVERS™ 2; * Fallout 76; * Dead Island 2; * Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III; * Dead by Daylight; * Fallout 4; * Bellwright; * No Rest for the Wicked; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBSteam Global Top Sellers for week of 16 Apr — 23 April 2024Apr 23, 2024 - SteamDB * Steam Deck; * HELLDIVERS™ 2; * No Rest for the Wicked; * 雀魂麻將(MahjongSoul); * Fallout 4; * Fallout 76; * Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III; * RimWorld; * Call of Duty®; * Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBHere are the Fallout 76 system requirementsApr 19, 2024 - PCGamesNWhat are the system requirements for Fallout 76? Bethesda's attempt at turning Fallout into an online RPG was met with initial backlash due to poor performance and content issues. Four years later, it holds a mostly positive rating on Steam and has built a very dedicated community. Fallout 76 doesn't demand the best graphics card, instead relying on the now discontinued Nvidia GeForce GTX line of pixel pushers. There's never been a better time to start wandering across West Virginia, especially with the Fallout TV series garnering very positive early impressions. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout 76 has a new region to explore on the PTS Fallout 76 sees highest ever Steam player count while it's a free game The Fallout show finds the Bethesda spark that Starfield lost Fallout 76 has a new region to explore on the PTSApr 18, 2024 - PCGamesNWhether you're a seasoned veteran or brand-new to Fallout 76, there's a new area you can explore if you own the game on Steam. Bethesda has opened a new Public Test Server to collect feedback on the new Skyline Valley region, so now's your chance to head in and get your bearings ahead of its official release. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout 76 sees highest ever Steam player count while it's a free game Here are the Fallout 76 system requirements The Fallout show finds the Bethesda spark that Starfield lost Inside the Vault - Skyline Valley PTS Part 1Apr 18, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsWelcome to Inside the Vault! This week we have some exciting news to share about our next major update which expands our map deep into the wooded heartland of Skyline Valley! Starting today, Vault Dwellers on Steam will be able to start testing this new update in our Public Test Server (PTS) and providing feedback on their experience in our community Discord (which you should join to stay up-to-date on all Fallout 76 news). Read on to learn more about what’s currently being tested. Public Test Server - Skyline Valley The PTS for the Skyline Valley update will happen in two parts, Part 1 launches this afternoon and will allow you to get acquainted with the new region, participate in a public event, and stake your claim on the land by placing down C.A.M.P.s. Part 2 will release in May and will introduce you to the all-new main questline. The new public event that you will be testing is called Dangerous Pastimes. In this event, you will help thrill-seeking storm chasers get the best picture of the storm by protecting them from the elements, the Lost, and nearby Charged creatures. To help you plan around what to test, we’ve prepared a special outline of when events will be happening throughout the PTS period. We invite you to join and provide feedback on these events. Public Event Testing Schedule (Please Note: These Dates Are Subject to Change) April 18 Once PTS is open, the new public event, Dangerous Pastimes, will be running every 20 minutes. April 27 Dangerous Pastimes event will be replaced by Fasnacht as we test some changes around the event. Primarily, the changes will be focused on the performance and pacing of the event. Fasnacht will be running at the top of the hour. April 29 Dangerous Pastimes replaces Fasnacht. Along with testing the public events, we want to specifically request that you all nuke the region while playing. Maybe something will happen, maybe nothing. Probably nothing... right? Keep an eye on our Discord for updates on when all these events are active and for feedback threads where you can share all of your thoughts and report issues you may run into. Combat Rebalance Work Starting with the Skyline Valley Update, we are beginning a series of combat updates that are aimed to improve your experience. Our goal is for these changes to have positive effects on combat throughout the game. These will be tested during PTS. To help set expectations, we expect these changes to take effect in a variety of places (Weapons, Creatures, etc.) across multiple patches. Giving you all a lot of time to provide feedback on the adjustments being made to ensure we’re moving in a positive direction. To start things off, we’re adjusting the following creatures: Angler Cave Cricket Floaters Gulper Mutant Hound Protectron We have also improved how we calculate the falloff for weapon damage at range. We expect this to smooth out the falloff damage for weapons that historically lost most of their damage right away. All ranged weapons benefit from th...Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 9 Apr — 16 April 2024Apr 16, 2024 - SteamDB * HELLDIVERS™ 2; * Steam Deck; * RimWorld; * RimWorld - Anomaly; * Fallout 4; * Content Warning; * Fallout 76; * Infection Free Zone; * Call of Duty®; * Baldur's Gate 3; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBFALLOUT 76 TIPS FROM THE PROS!Apr 15, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsFallout 76 has one of the most welcoming communities in gaming, with an enormous, shared wealth of tips, tricks, and support on how to survive this more dangerous version of Appalachia. If you haven’t stepped back out of Vault 76 in a while or if you are venturing out for the first time, we have a handful of advice from the pros – the development team and players that started out like you! Consider this a sort of... Wasteland Survival Guide: Appalachia Edition. Friendly Fire {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/2b8f0f6a289ac523dc97f554131fed5de0eeab51.jpg It can be intimidating coming out of the Vault at level 1 and seeing a level 500 in gigantic power armor stomping your way only to stop right in front of you and drop a bag at your feet. Your first instinct may be to flee. But don’t fret! This is just the Wastelander way. Many of the veteran Fallout 76 players remember what it was like their first time coming into the dangerous Appalachia and they just want to lend you a helping hand. These drops tend to be welcome bags full of useful resources and items to get you started on your adventure. Don’t forget to say “hi” with a friendly emote wave! OH, you seen that level 500 in kick ass power armor coming up to you? Don't worry, he's actually trying to give you a whole bunch of cool stuff. Helping low levels is just what we do around Appalachia. Those higher-level players chasing you down like a madman? They probably have weapons, armor, plans, stimpaks, purified water and all things needed to get you started and survive a molerat attack! Give ‘em a chance and say hi! Join the Public Team - it'll get you more XP and no one cares if you do. Join casual teams! There's no expectation that you'll adventure together and, as a bonus you, gain more XP AND can fast travel to your teammate's C.A.M.P.s! Resource-full {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/d8e81501ecd3392c4cf9be0c0533c30d22efb933.png You may be surprised to find out that there is a benefit to being a pack rat. While it’s important to monitor your encumbrance to make sure you don’t go over, (don’t want to run out of AP trying to outrun that Scorchbeast!) you are encouraged to pick up and Scrap as many items as you can. Items that may look like a pile of junk often have important components that will benefit you in making your weapons, armor and C.A.M.P. the best they can be. There are also several Perk cards to help you with those skills, so don’t dismiss that desk fan in that abandoned office you just walked by. Grab literally everything early game. Most things can be broken down for materials and/or recipes, so it’s worth getting as many components as you can. Before placing your materials in your Stash, remember to hit up any crafting station and utilize the “Scrap All Junk” feature. Leave no containers unlooted! That extra bobby pin may come in handy down the line. Finding a spot with a junk pile early on for your C.A.M.P. can be super beneficial. I can't tell you how many times early on I ran out of adhesive ...Fallout 76 sees highest ever Steam player count while it's a free gameApr 15, 2024 - PCGamesNFallout 76, Bethesda's MMORPG take on the post-apocalyptic RPG game series, is the biggest it's ever been on Steam. Thanks to a free play period, sale, and the popularity of the new Amazon Fallout show, the online twist on Bethesda's formula is seeing a record number of players flock to it. Even the original CRPGs from the late '90s have players coming back too, just not in nearly as big numbers. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Here are the Fallout 76 system requirements The Fallout show finds the Bethesda spark that Starfield lost Fallout 76 Season 14 gives you the grandma you didn't know you needed Celebrate Fallout on Prime Video with Free Fallout 76 Goodies!Apr 11, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsFallout on Prime Video is now streaming all episodes! What better way to celebrate by showing off your support in Appalachia. For a limited time, pop into the Atomic Shop to claim some special items inspired by the show. GET GHOULISH Get ghoulish on April 11. Fallout 1st members can claim this West Coast Duster and Hat in the Atomic Shop until May 9. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/9b2eb21a8872853e895f6e534fde4b6c29f246c5.jpg SURVIVE IN STYLE! And while we’re at it, we’ve got some Vault 33-themed attire for your vault dweller. Between April 9 and May 7, make sure to claim your free Vault 33 Jumpsuit in the Atomic Shop. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/e8b5e162a7e53a8466a81e03a3aa781c6ab0fbf7.pngThe Fallout show finds the Bethesda spark that Starfield lostApr 10, 2024 - PCGamesNThe Fallout show on Prime is finally here. Fallout 5 is still a speck in the distance as developer Bethesda Games Studios focuses on post-launch Starfield content and development of The Elder Scrolls 6. However, the retro-futuristic, post-apocalyptic series is back in the spotlight with an all-new tale in the form of an Amazon Prime show from Westworld creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan. Ahead of its debut, I attended a special press screening for PCGamesN in London, where I watched the first two episodes of the new series. While my initial impression is that it's far from perfect, I found it to capture the essence of the games remarkably well. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fallout episode one is free on Twitch as Watch Parties briefly return Get every game in one of the best RPG series ever for just $25 Bethesda reveals huge Fallout Anthology collection ahead of TV series Mothman Equinox returns!Apr 2, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/095c55dcc320c7233d45fd89c400033decce4999.png Point Pleasant has been transformed by a sect of the Mothman Cult who call themselves the "Enlightened." Join other Dwellers on the roof of the Mothman Museum every hour at the top of the hour to aid the Enlightened in performing a dark ritual to summon the Wise Mothman and earn the cryptid's favor. Complete this event to earn NEW rewards! The Mothman Equinox will be active from the following times: Start: Tuesday, April 2 at 12:00 p.m. E.T. End: Tuesday, April 16 at 12:00 p.m. E.T.Atlantic City: America’s Playground Release NotesMar 26, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsLast year, you met fresh faces and explored new locations with the Expedition to Atlantic City. Now it is time for you to go back and wrap-up some unfinished business. UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS America’s Playground - Return to Atlantic City to help Mayor Tim against the invasion of Overgrown. New Questline – Unravel a deadly plot hiding in the closet of the glamorous Russo Family in this new multi-mission questline. Explore the Boardwalk – This update expands our take on post-nuclear New Jersey. Explore further into the city and take on new Side Quests. There are new faces to meet, so make sure you go say hi! Changes to Seasons – We are introducing changes to our Seasons system to offer you more flexibility when earning rewards. Please read the Seasons Changes section below for more information. UPDATE VERSION 1.7.10.12 & Sizes Check the download sizes below for today's patch on your platform of choice: PC (Steam): 17.1 GB PC (Microsoft Store): 27.1 GB PlayStation: 27.08 GB Xbox: 26.1 GB Atlantic City - America’s Playground When we last left the glitzy boardwalk of Atlantic City, we had run a deadly game show with the Showmen and even encountered The Family, the local organized crime outfit. Now, the leader of Atlantic City’s own Municipal Government, Mayor Tim, calls upon your help against an invasion of Overgrown. Can you fend off the dangerous plant-like beings encroaching upon Atlantic City in this all-new Expedition Mission? Family Comes First - All-New Questline Back home in Appalachia, players will embark upon a new multi-mission questline surrounding the glamorous Russo Family. Opening a new nightclub in Appalachia, the Russos hope to start a quieter – though still comfortable – life away from the rat race of Atlantic City. Sadly, that won’t be in the cards: As a deadly plot unfolds, players must uncover the skeletons (or perhaps devils) lurking in the Russo family’s closet in this new quest coming to Fallout 76. Explore the Boardwalk Atlantic City – America’s Playground also expands upon Fallout’s take of post-nuclear New Jersey, allowing players to further explore the City at their own leisure or even take on new Side Quests. Meet with the local merchants and shop or even play part in passing on the torch within the inner circle of The Family! Seasons Changes https://cdn.bethsoft.com/links/fallout/S16_Seasons_FullHud_1.png The Scoreboard is changing to a new and improved Seasons Menu! At the start of every new season, you'll be able to view all the exciting rewards you can earn and even the rewards offered after rank 100! Rewards are displayed across multiple pages, which can be unlocked as you reach the required rank. Every time you rank up, you will earn 25 Tickets which can be redeemed for rewards on the pages you've unlocked. Just like with the Scoreboard, all you need to do to increase your rank is earn S.C.O.R.E. by completing challenges. Please Note: Make sure you use all your tickets before the end of the season as unused tickets expire...Double SCOREMar 12, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/1df038657e32cbea63a164b6ca05de0b7a28f2a7.png This weekend, complete daily challenges for double the usual SCORE! Available from March 14 through March 18.AMAZON’S NEW FALLOUT TRAILERMar 8, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThe Fallout series is coming soon to Amazon Prime. Check out the newest trailer to find out more about Lucy (Ella Purnell) and the trials the sheltered vault dweller will need to undergo to survive life outside the vault. Double XP and Double Mutations Weekend!Feb 21, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/dd8000ad85495fa3b8e69593cfa524e3ea4ebb23.png This weekend, earn Double XP in all game modes and take on the challenge of Double Mutated Daily Ops! This event will run until 12pm ET on February 26.Fasnacht Returns!Feb 12, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/1f6e5407c9b1c08a3713823b79e6a8e03178e21f.png Helvetia calling! It’s that time of year again when the Protectron’s are a-buzz with activities and masked excitement. Starting February 13, Fasnacht returns with masks and merriment. Invite your friends to the parade or make new ones as you and other Dwellers help the Protectron party planning committee around town. Complete their requests and meet in the town center to begin the parade. You’ll need to have your trigger fingers ready to help combat enemies who wish to sabotage the bots on their parade route. Complete the event before the timers run out gets you exciting new rewards that will make you the talk of Appalachia. Fasnacht will run until February 27, so save the dates and don’t miss your chance to participate! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36994189/955008037f3bb01405f672873ec427083f67e641.png Plus, check out the Atomic Shop during the event and pick up some of the previous event masks to show off your noble side.Interest in Fallout 76 Drastically Down with Less Than Half the Viewers of Fallout 4’s Launch on TwitchNov 19, 2018 - GitHypWith Fallout 76’s new focus on multiplayer, developer/publisher Bethesda was hoping to capture the survival/battle royale audience that usually brings in more viewers than their single player RPGs. But after its first week, the latest Fallout is looking like a bit of a bomb when compared to 2015’s Fallout 4.
Since peaking at 184k concurrent viewers on Twitch during the first day of the game's beta, viewer counts for Fallout 76 have been on a constant decline as gamers have already begun to lose interest.
Even Twitch’s most popular streamer, Ninja, teaming up with Rick and Morty creator/voice actor, Justin Roiland, and rapper-songwriter, Logic, couldn’t turn things around with most of the 76k viewers at the end of the beta having mixed to negative feedback based on what they saw.
When Fallout 76 officially launched on Wednesday, it peaked at only 106k concurrent viewers -- down 42% from the beta and down 56% when compared to Fallout 4’s peak of 243k concurrent viewers three years ago on Twitch.
What’s worse, is that Fallout 76’s numbers are already down another 55% since the game’s launch day – something that shouldn’t be happening with a title as big as Fallout during its first week --- especially with the series introducing multiplayer for the first time ever.
Bethesda’s Fallout franchise is usually one of the biggest launches each year it comes out, but this year, its peak viewer count was much lower than expected... placing it at #31 on Twitch's list of most watched games so far this year.
76’s ranking was far behind other more successful 2018 launches for games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III (#7 w/ 508k viewers), Red Dead Redemption 2 (#11 w/ 365k viewers), and God of War (#13 /w 283k viewers). Even one of the year’s biggest bombs, Radical Heights, was able to top the latest Fallout with 196k viewers at #27.
Sadly, Fallout 76 was the first in the franchise to be released exclusively on Bethesda’s launcher, so we don’t know the exact player counts as we have with prior Fallout games on GitHyp… but the publisher’s decision to not sell Fallout 76 on Steam clearly hasn’t helped them generate more interest in their latest game and they might want to rethink their next big release.
When Fallout 76 officially launched on Wednesday, it peaked at only 106k concurrent viewers -- down 42% from the beta and down 56% when compared to Fallout 4’s peak of 243k concurrent viewers three years ago on Twitch.
What’s worse, is that Fallout 76’s numbers are already down another 55% since the game’s launch day – something that shouldn’t be happening with a title as big as Fallout during its first week --- especially with the series introducing multiplayer for the first time ever.
Bethesda’s Fallout franchise is usually one of the biggest launches each year it comes out, but this year, its peak viewer count was much lower than expected... placing it at #31 on Twitch's list of most watched games so far this year.
76’s ranking was far behind other more successful 2018 launches for games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III (#7 w/ 508k viewers), Red Dead Redemption 2 (#11 w/ 365k viewers), and God of War (#13 /w 283k viewers). Even one of the year’s biggest bombs, Radical Heights, was able to top the latest Fallout with 196k viewers at #27.
Sadly, Fallout 76 was the first in the franchise to be released exclusively on Bethesda’s launcher, so we don’t know the exact player counts as we have with prior Fallout games on GitHyp… but the publisher’s decision to not sell Fallout 76 on Steam clearly hasn’t helped them generate more interest in their latest game and they might want to rethink their next big release.
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