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Buy GameWe’ve reopened the Public Test Server to share an early look at our upcoming Nuka-World on Tour update for Fallout 76, which is currently planned for release in December!
We hope you will enjoy the carnival and share your feedback and bug reports with us in the Bethesda Studios Discord Server.
Make sure to revisit this post regularly, because we plan to add highlights from each new PTS update we release over the course of playtesting.
Join Playtesting by Migrating to Steam!
Please keep in mind that the Fallout 76 Public Test Server is now only available on Steam. If you own a PC copy of Fallout 76 through the Bethesda.net Launcher, you can use our migration tool to quickly and easily transfer your Bethesda Library to Steam.
If you’ve already migrated your account, then you’re all set. Install “Fallout 76 Public Test Server” from your Steam Library, and then make sure you’ve logged into the live version of Fallout 76 on Steam at least once before you attempt to log into the PTS. If you’ve never logged into the live version of the game on Steam before you run the PTS client, then you may receive an error message until you do.
Nuka-World on Tour!
The Nuka-World on Tour travelling road show has made a stop in Appalachia! Head to the fairgrounds West of Lake Reynolds in the Ash Heap. There, you can take on three all-new Public Events, square off against the monstrous Ultracite Titan, try games of skill in the Nuka-Cade, meet new characters, earn rewards, and more!
Please Note: Instead of keeping the Test Server online continually as we’ve done in the past, we are going to try something new during this round of playtesting. The PTS will be available for one week at a time, followed by a one-week break, and then this schedule will repeat. This will allow us additional time to review feedback and bug reports, as well as make adjustments before bringing the Test Server back online for additional playtesting.
Try out four new thirst-quenching events
Nuka-World has set up various activities all around the park for you to enjoy! These three new events will appear every 20 minutes, and contain new rewards for you to collect, from all new weapons like the Whacker Smacker, Burning Love, to new clothing items, C.A.M.P. décor and more!
- Most Wanted: Mosey on over to Wild West Showdown, where Gunther is putting on a rootin’ tootin’ good time during his Wild West Show. All he needs to set the stage is a few hotshot gunslingers, like you, to perform as outlaws. Once the event begins, fleece the town and its citizens of their belongings, and stash any ill-gotten valuables into your getaway wagon. Then, prepare to defend your haul against the long, robotic arm of the law. Topple the Sherriff during the ensuing shootout, and you will be able to ride off into the sunset with some loot.
- Spin the Wheel: Join Bottle and Cappy in the big top tent to become a contestant during the “Spin the Wheel” gameshow, where anything is possible! The rules are simple: Press the button to spin the giant wheel inside the Big Top Tent and then take on any challenge it selects. Defend our beloved mascots from unique combinations of enemy creatures, go brahmin tipping, dodge exploding “Fragstags,” and more! Contestants who survive five rounds will walk away with fabulous prizes!
- Tunnel of Love: This romantic ride is the perfect attraction for lovestruck couples who are looking for a little quality time together amid the flurry of lights and sounds at the carnival. At least it will be. Once it’s ready. Mr. Lovely just needs a few helping hands to make repairs and to finish decorating the Tunnel of Love before it can whisk swooning sweethearts into a land of enchantment. Don’t worry, trekking into the depths of a mine shaft to hang some heart-shaped décor should be a safe and speedy venture for a sturdy explorer such as yourself. After all, it has been abandoned for quite some time. . .
A new threat emerges...
Seismic Activity: Pete has been hard at work trying to repair the air filters throughout the carnival, but the parts he needs are scattered deep within the earth in an abandoned mineshaft. He’s also convinced that a massive creature has made its home down there. Pete is hoping that some keen Dwellers can investigate, and then launch an attack that’s powerful enough to blast the fiend to smithereens from afar. However, those who undertake this dangerous task should keep in mind that if the monster survives, then a direct confrontation with the beast will be unavoidable.
The Ultracite Titan is the largest creature we have ever introduced into Fallout 76, with unique attacks and combat waves. Square off against this massive beast, and let us know your feedback in our official Discord.
Get a high score in the Nuka-Cade!
Grab a fistful of Caps and head to the Nuka-Cade to try your hand at carnival games that are sure to be fun for the whole family! It’s got all your favorites, like “Bandit Roundup,” “Nuka Zapper Race,” and “Whack-A-Commie.” We’re also proud to introduce “Bottle Blaster,” which will truly test your might. As you play, you will earn Nuka-Cade points, which you can redeem to get exciting prizes.
Build like never before with the Free Cam
Free cam is a new quality-of-life feature that we're introducing to Fallout 76. When inside build mode, select X on keyboard, or Start on controller to enter Free cam mode. In this mode, the camera detaches from your character, allowing you to freely build at new heights, pan through walls, doors, windows, and floors.
Fallout 1st gets a new feature
While exploring through the fairgrounds, you may notice a new object in the world. With our Nuka-World update, Fallout 1st members will receive a new feature with their membership; the Ammo Box! This will work similarly to the Scrap Box, where members can deposit ammo to save space in their Stash. This is a complimentary feature, and members will not see any change in their membership cost.
Please note: Players will not be able to store Fusion Cores or Plasma Cores in the Ammo Box.
And now onto the patch notes!
PTS Update: October 13, 2022
Here are the high-level patch notes for today’s update:
- Battle Bots: Addressed an issue where Alpha and Beta Keycards may not register in card readers.
- Consumables: Addressed an issue where several alcoholic drinks did not benefit from the Quack Surgeon perk.
- Expeditions: Players can no longer switch to third person while entering an expedition.
- Power Armor: Using a Power Armor station while sitting no longer causes a temporary Server Not Responding Message, and does not cause the player to be unable to exit the armor.
- Raider Power Armor: Addressed an issue causing Power Armor skins to break the headlamp.
- Refuge: Addressed an pathing issue causing the Rusty Protectron to sometimes block NPC pathing.
- Weapons: Melee weapons now take condition damage when blocking.
- Weapons: The Bow Bar Chainsaw now properly deals armor penetration.
- Weapons: The Chainsaw now counts as a bladed weapon.
- Weapons: Jumping and attacking with the auto-axe no longer causes the animation to play twice.
- Weapons: The Cryolater now uses the correct reload animation.
PTS Update: October 27, 2022
Today’s PTS update brings hundreds of bug fixes big and small! Read on for a summary of the major highlights below.
Gameplay
- Instances: Players will now be kicked out of an instance when the Team Leader leaves.
- Expeditions: Fixed a potential control lock issue when joining a player’s Expedition from the paper map.
- Expeditions: From Ashes to Fire: Optional objective to rescue the helpless survivors will no longer re-appear on re-entering the mission after it's failed once.
General
- Rewards: Addressed an issue causing Rewards to be delayed.
- Rewards: All event plans can now be dropped and traded amongst players.
- Rewards: Learning plans for certain weapons and armor now allows them to appear in loot.
- Rewards: The Thirst Zapper can now be repaired, loses durability when shooting, and now correctly fires from the muzzle. Additionally, now when scrapped the Thirst Zapper has a chance to teach its recipe.
- Rewards: Whacker Smacker Paint can now be reapplied to the weapon after it’s removed.
- Shelters: Repair All now repairs structures inside Shelters.
- NukaCade: Fixed an issue causing Tier 5 of the NukaCade prizes to disappear after learning one of the plans, and a separate issue causing a false error notification of not having enough points to claim a prize.
- Weapons: The Poisoned Alien Blaster now correctly does not poison Trogs, who are resistant to poison.
- Weapons: Weaponized Nuka-Cola Quantum and Nuka-Cherry Ammo can now be placed in the ammo Storage Locker.
- NPC's: Fixed an issue where some players may not be able to trade with Chloe the Clown.
Most Wanted
- Gameplay: Addressed an issue that could cause the event to not end after defeating the Sheriff.
- Gameplay: Gold Varmints now count towards the Liberator Challenges.
- Gameplay: Failing the event no longer grants rewards.
- Rewards: Players will now receive Nuka-cade points upon event completion.
- Rewards: Gunther’s Big Iron now uses Ultracite .45 Ammunition when modded with the prime receiver.
Seismic Activity
- Gameplay: Players can now deal melee damage to the Ultracite Giant.
- Gameplay: Ultracite Crystals, Mounds, and other event specific decorations now get removed upon completion. Additionally, the rain now stops and natural weather patterns continue after event completion.
- Rewards: Event completion now grants NukaCade points.
Spin The Wheel
- Rewards: Players now receive the correct amount of XP upon completion, and players who did not participate in the event will no longer receive event completion rewards when on a team with an active team member participant.
Tunnel of Love
- Gameplay: Fixed respawn timers when dying during the Tunnel of Love event.
- Gameplay: Mr. Lovely no longer immediately disappears after event completion.
- Rewards: Scope mods can no longer be applied to Burning Love Bow.
- Rewards: Players now receive Legendary Cores for event completion.
What Slept Beneath
- Items: Fixed an issue where quest items would be removed from containers when another player enters the arena.
PTS Update November 10, 2022
Today PTS update bring bug fixes large and small! Below you can find a high-level overview of these fixes.
Additionally, in today’s PTS Update, we are going to activate a new code that will remove illegal mods attached to weapons that cannot naturally be obtained in-game. Most players will not notice any change to their existing weapons, however players who are in possession of a weapon with a mod that cannot be equipped naturally to the weapon will notice a damage decrease to the weapon, and the mod will no longer exist. This is intentional and does not need to be reported on the bug reports channel, but we encourage you to report anything usual outside of this change.
Most Wanted
- Rewards: Plan: Sheriff’s Hat and Plan: Deputy’s Hat can now be dropped and traded.
- Rewards: Event completion now correctly grants Nuka-Cade points.
General
- Items: Poker cards and chips now stack.
- Gameplay: Weapon mods attached to weapons that cannot be obtained through natural gameplay have been removed from their weapons.
- NOTE FROM THE DEVS: This is to ensure that every player is using and trading the same items and has the same advantages as everyone else. Most players will not notice any impact to their existing weapons. Weapons with these illegal mods will remain in the players inventory, but the mod itself will be destroyed.
- General: Addressed an issue where the players inventory would be incorrect upon first opening the Local Loot Menu from a corpse.
- NPC's: Players can now speak to Lady G and hear her idle lines.
- NPC's: Pete Myers can now be found sitting outside of the Nuka-Cade tent.
- Stability: Addressed a client crash while fighting the Ultracite Titan.
- Weapons: Attacking in VATS with the Auto-Axe no longer occasionally disables the weapon’s attack.
- Weapons: Fixed an issue where the Auto-Axe will stop doing damage and be unable to attack when the player is staggered from falling from a height.
Nuka-Cade
- Games: Fixed an issues causing the Whack-A-Commie machine to not display Commies while in use.
- Prizes: Tier 5 prizes can now correctly be purchased more than once.
- Prizes: The Cappy Balloon Plan no longer incorrectly teaches the Bottle Balloon instead.
- Prizes: The Bottle Balloon item can now be built.
- Prizes: The Thirst Zapper’s max level is now 50 instead of 30, and the name now correctly changes after applying mods.
- Prizes: The Prize Terminal no longer shows an additional “SOLD OUT!” text above the tier 5 prize options if the player has learned any of the plans.
- Prizes: The Weaponized Nuka-Cherry Ammo weight is now affected by the “Ordinance Express” Perk card.
Seismic Activity
- Boss: Addressed an issue causing the Ultracite Titan to not be able to be targeted.
- Boss: Addressed an issue causing the Ultracite Titan to regenerate health when not receiving consistent damage.
- Boss: Damage numbers now show for the Ultracite Titan during all phases of combat.
- Boss: Addressed an issue where the Ultracite Titan can fully heal on Phase 4 of his fight, skipping Phase 3.
- Gameplay: Fixed an issue causing the player character’s respawn timer to be longer than expected.
Spin The Wheel
- Gameplay: Fixed an issue where the Wheel would incorrectly land on red when the round selected is blue.
Tunnel Of Love
- Gameplay: Mr. Lovely no longer occasionally displays pre-wedding jitters and exclaims “Sorry, I can’t help you!” at the end of the event.
- Gameplay: Addressed an issue causing Mr. Lovely to disappear when the event shuts down while the player is engaged in dialogue with him.
Thank you very much for your participation in the PTS, we’re looking forward to hearing what you think!
