Hey Everyone,
Today's update notes provides a status update on the native XBOX Series and PlayStation 5 update and includes notes for various bug fixes and improvements to Appalachia.
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Development on this update continues, and we are pushing forward with our plans for a console testing period for those who own Fallout 76.
When this testing period starts, it also kicks off our inclusion of console players in the Public Test Server (PTS) experience. If you haven’t already, please join our Discord Server, which is the primary location for all PTS news and feedback gathering.
While there’s no date to share just yet (thank you again for waiting so patiently), you should expect the rollout to happen very fast once we’re ready to get things started.
Due to production difficulties, voiceover support for Burning Springs Update is not available in French. For the best experience, we recommend enabling subtitles in the game. We look forward to bringing back French voice over as soon as possible and appreciate your understanding.
Today's update notes provides a status update on the native XBOX Series and PlayStation 5 update and includes notes for various bug fixes and improvements to Appalachia.
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Progress Update on Native PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series Update
Thank you all for your patience as the team has continued their work on bringing a native version of Fallout 76 to XBOX and PlayStation platforms.Development on this update continues, and we are pushing forward with our plans for a console testing period for those who own Fallout 76.
When this testing period starts, it also kicks off our inclusion of console players in the Public Test Server (PTS) experience. If you haven’t already, please join our Discord Server, which is the primary location for all PTS news and feedback gathering.
While there’s no date to share just yet (thank you again for waiting so patiently), you should expect the rollout to happen very fast once we’re ready to get things started.
Update Version
Check the download sizes below for today’s update on your platform of choice:- PC (Steam): 9.8 GB
- PC (Microsoft Store): 22 GB
- XBOX: 22.6 GB
- PlayStation: 21.8 GB
Activities and Public Events
- Head Hunts: Fixed an issue causing Head Hunts to fail despite killing the target.
- Head Hunts: The Foreman and Corporal Jane now have correct boss tier loot.
- Dangerous Pastimes: Fixed spawn issues with the Power Armor enemies.
- Meat Week: The Rusted Hogsplitter is now called the Poisoned Hogsplitter.
- Meat Week: Moo-Moo Curd now appears correctly when placed in a display case.
- Fixed an issue where completing "Powering Up" activity for Monongah resulted in the incorrect amount of XP.
- Greatly reduced the health of the Mirelurk Queen that spawns during the Heart of the Swamp event.
Armor (and Clothing)
- Fixed a visual issue that could be seen on female characters in first person with the Leather Left Arm.
- Updated the Daring Underarmor to allow different lining mods.
- Fixed an issue where Responder Civil Engineer armor required Secret Service Underarmor Mod plans instead of the intended Civil Engineer Underarmor.
C.A.M.P., Workshop, and Shelters
- Fixed a bug where some weather station effects caused players to grunt as if taking damage.
- Rainbow Weather Machine is now more scientifically accurate with the 2nd rainbow's coloring order.
- Fixed an issue where Dog C.A.M.P. Pets could jitter while resting in their doghouse.
- Fixed naming of the Cyprus Cat Bed.
- Fixed naming of the Glowing Doghouse.
- Fixed naming of the Glowing Radhog Bed.
- The Nuka-Stool can now be found in the Furniture > Seating category of the Workshop.
- Framed Blue Tarp Roof can now be built correctly.
- Backpack Flairs are now properly aligned when a Backpack is put on display.
- Fixed animation issues with the Camden Park Claw Machine.
- An error message will be shown when trying to repair an item in a Workshop without the sufficient components needed to repair it.
- Fixed inconsistent lighting seen between the Ghoul Vault Boy Lamp and Ghoul Vault Girl Lamp.
- Wise Mothman Throne now has a build limit of 20.
- Added a description to the Teal sink that indicates it produces water and cannot be built in a shelter.
Challenges
- Fixed an issue where the "Harvest a Prickeye" challenge was shown as "Harvest a Slipper Cactus".
- Fixed a typo in the "Epic - Complete an Event or Activity in the Toxic Valley Region" Challenge.
- Addressed an issue where the "Scrap Headwear" Challenge did not function properly.
Gameplay
- Cannery Recipes are now blocked from the benefits of Super Duper.
- The Canned versions of Tato Salad, Brain Bombs, Broiled Scorchbeast Brain, Blight Soup, Deathclaw Wellington & Smoked Mirelurk Fillets are now consistent with previous recipes, requiring a Can and the cooked food.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from using V.A.T.S. to punch enemies.
- Player Ghouls with health damage will no longer load in as having an active Glow meter.
- All Fasnacht Bosses are now a 3* Legendary with increased health.
Infestations
- Scrap Kits should now drop with the Atomic Shop symbol.
- Fixed an issue where the map location was not properly displaying for Fort Defiance.
- Protectrons will now attack if unarmed.
- Super Mutant Floaters Now Explode Correctly On Death.
- Enemies will no longer immediately detect a player arriving via Fast Travel.
- Melee enemies will now properly attack if spawned unarmed.
- Corrected a typo in Lieutenant Gutsy's name.
- Fixed an audio bug that could occur when fast traveling between Infestation locations.
- Tracked challenges no longer continue to appear after being completed.
- Super Mutant Boss face's color now matches with the rest of his body.
- Increased amount of ammo dropped by enemies.
- Decreased chance of legendary items from non-boss enemies.
- Bosses have been rebalanced to make them more challenging for large groups of players to fight.
- All players on a server will now see a Server Message when an Infestation has spawned and when one has been cleared.
- The initial search area for where an Infestation could be located has been reduced.
Pip-Boy
- Fixed an issue where the perk Rad Specialist was not showing the correct amount of Glow intake within the Pip-Boy.
- Fixed issue where player controls would lock if the Pip-Boy was opened just before the New Player Loadouts are shown when exiting the vault.
- Player Team will now display a condensed version when the Pip-Boy is open to avoid overlapping information.
Weapons
- LMG Critical .308 Receiver mod now properly changes ammo type to .308 instead of 5.56.
- The ammo refund mechanic should be working again with Dom Pedro's fortunate magazine mods.
- The Plasma Caster's short scope now has visible glass lenses.
- The Handmade Rifle’s drum magazine reload animation is now correct when the "Light 'Em Up Paint" skin is applied.
- Weapon mods that affected base damage (Automatic Receivers, for example) will now correctly reflect it in the Pip-Boy, Examine Menu and elsewhere.
Legendary Mods
- Crafted Hogsplitter mods now follow proper naming conventions.
- The Electrified Hogsplitter's visual effects stay attached to the blade better when playing in 3rd person.
UI
- Gold Bullion exchange will now properly cap to the maximum 40 amount.
- Players leaving Vault 76 with a level 20 loadout will no longer see an incorrect item reward message.
- Fixed unintended text appearing on non-English Atomic Shop items.
- Fixed a text issue when learning the "Rigged" Player Title.
- Fixed an issue where “Plan: Healing Arch” could appear in Samuel's inventory incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue with the "new page unlocked" Seasons flyout having incorrect button mapping.
- Fixed an issue where the zoom amount was too much when inspecting some weapons.
- Fixed an issue where the map could be zoomed out further than intended when loading.
- Fixed an issue with the Workshop Menu and Quest Tracking UI overlapping.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue with the Rebar Rod and Janky Rod appearing incorrectly on Fishing Rod Displays.
- The Lucky Dice emote should now be able to roll all 6 numbers again.
- Fixed a crash that could happen when audio devices were swapped.
- Fixed visual issues that were seen on the "Fish'n Hole Outfit" while worn on female characters.
- Fixed issue with a bench that could not be sat upon in Athens.
- Fixed a gap in the wall at the Helvetia bookstore.
- Fixed an issue where screens may briefly produce a white flash with black pixels when exiting Terminal and Pip-Boy interfaces.
- Text to speech and Speech to text sub option entries in the accessibility settings now display the appended text “Unavailable” when the options are turned off.
Known Issue
Missing French Voice OverDue to production difficulties, voiceover support for Burning Springs Update is not available in French. For the best experience, we recommend enabling subtitles in the game. We look forward to bringing back French voice over as soon as possible and appreciate your understanding.