We’re excited to introduce Legacy Seasons and yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like.

Starting with “The Slasher” update this Fall, we will be bringing back one past season to sit alongside the current season so that everyone has a chance to earn rewards that they might have missed out on. Currently, a Legacy Season is planned to last for the span of one full season.  

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Legacy Seasons utilize the same ticket pool as normal seasons. This means where you spend your tickets is completely up to you. See something you like in the current season? Focus claiming rewards there. Did you miss out on an item you really wanted from a previous season? You can spend your tickets there as well.

The main difference between the two is that rewards in the Legacy Season must be claimed linearly. Current seasons will maintain their unlock flow.

For our veteran wastelanders, any reward that you claimed when the season originally ran (or any seasonal items you might have purchased through the Atomic Shop) will already be marked as claimed. Allowing you to immediately move onto the next reward. We have included a few new rewards in this Legacy Season, so make sure to take a quick browse to see what’s waiting for you.

We’ve put together the FAQ below to help answer some specific questions you might have.

FAQ

Will there be a new type of Season ticket for Legacy Seasons? 

No new currency is being introduced for Legacy Seasons.

Can I progress in the current season and the Legacy Season at the same time?

Yes! You can use your tickets for rewards in the current season and/or the Legacy Season.

How long do Legacy Seasons run for?

Legacy Seasons are currently planned to run for the full length of the season.

Will the original game board be claimable as a reward for the Legacy Seasons?

We view the unique seasonal game boards as a special commemorable item. And because they’re great indicators of who was there when the season originally ran, we are choosing not to include them as a reward for returning legacy seasons.

Will there be changes to Daily and Weekly Challenges?

There are no changes currently planned for Daily and Weekly challenges alongside this first run of Legacy Seasons.

Will Legacy Seasons continue to rotate in the future? Will this be the last chance to claim rewards for Armor Ace and the Power Patrol in Cold Steel?

Our current plan is to rotate through Legacy Seasons. So, while this won’t be your last time to claim rewards from this season, it may be a while before it reappears.

Can you let us vote on what the next Legacy Season will be?

Yes, we can! We have a poll live NOW in the subreddit so you can cast your vote between August 18, 2026, at 1 PM ET until August 21, 2026, at 1 PM ET!

Results from both spaces will be combined over the weekend, and we’ll announce the winning Legacy Season on August 25! The winning Legacy Season will begin alongside the release of our Winter update later this year. 

What happens if I have already claimed all the rewards in the Legacy Season when it initially ran? Is there a bonus page?

There won’t be a bonus page for this first run of Legacy Seasons, but there is potential for us to add them in the future. Let us know what type of items you would like to see on a bonus page for Legacy Seasons.

Don’t forget, if you’ve claimed all the rewards from the initial run of a Legacy Season you should still check the page rewards. You might find a new reward or two added.

Will Legacy Season’s have their old gameboard art style and music?

Our goal is to maintain as much of the original experience as possible with the addition of a few new rewards. The music and art of the returning seasons will return, but the gameboard claiming experience will not.

Hey Everyone! As mentioned in our Legacy Seasons article we want to give you the chance to vote on what the next Legacy Season will be.

Voting begins today August 18, 2026, at 1 PM ET until August 21, 2026, at 1 PM ET!

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Appalachian Adventurers are in for a Fall full of FRIGHT, as the legendary name of the Pint-Sized Slasher is taken up by a murderous lunatic and his cadre of Slasher fanatics.

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“The Slasher” is a frightening experience that unravels over the weeks spanning our Fall updates.  Players will need to hunt for clues, dig up unmarked graves, and fight off fanatics INFESTING the map.  Finally, a confrontation with the “Pint-Sized” imposter himself, where players have a chance to earn a unique Power Armor set as well as a new instrument of murder, the “Super Slasher.”

These activities are layered over the top of one another- as an additional layer is unlocked, the intensity builds and builds!

“The Slasher” is a first of its kind update for Fallout 76.

Along with this content, our Gen 9 boost that benefits players on XBOX Series S/X, PS5, and older consoles will arrive. All console players will enjoy better performance, stability, and visual fidelity. This upgrade also affords our team the opportunity to optimize each platform individually down the road.

Unique weapon crafting also makes its way to workbenches, allowing players to fully unlock their potential with the ability to change Legendary mods on any of the 80+ uniquely named weapons found across the Wasteland.

Seasons are getting an upgrade as well! From “Beware of the Blood Moon” and onwards, players will now get to participate in both a current season and a storied season from the past that they may have missed with Legacy Seasons. Check out our Legacy Seasons article for a more in-depth look at what that new feature entails.

We hope you’re ready for everything these Pint-Sized Fanatics have in store for Appalachia.

Last week we released our Mid-Season update which included some changes to Infestations. We were happy to see that many of you appreciated the more visible Server Message and the reduced search area. It’s clear though that we over tuned the boss’s health without increasing the rewards enough for the extra time/resources spent.

We want to do what we can to make the experience more enjoyable for everyone today and also give you a heads-up about more changes we have coming in the Fall update.

Happening Now

Decreased Infestations Boss Health

We are lightly decreasing boss HP. With this change we expect that the fights won’t feel as sluggish for most players while still allowing the boss to live long enough for more people to join in the fun and get rewarded for it.

Coming this Fall

Clear Out the Enemies Meta Objective

When the Fall update releases, you will have to find and kill Infestations enemies to summon the boss. This change works in conjunction with the HP decrease above.

Updating Rewards

We’re planning a small refresh to the reward pool, including increases in ammo drops, guaranteeing legendary items from mobs, and a chance for the boss to drop mod boxes.

Infestation Smoke Visual

We’ll be swapping out the green circle on the map and replacing it with a new smoke visual to indicate where an Infestation is in a more world accurate way.

QOL: Infestations Visibility Setting and Free Fast Travel

If you’ve had your fill of Infestations, we’re adding a setting that allows you to turn off notifications as well as the visual overlays. Fast traveling to teammates already in an Infestation will become free as well.

Thank you all for your feedback on this feature! Community feedback continues to be the guiding light for the team, and we’re excited to continue developing this Appalachian wasteland alongside you all for years to come.

General

• Nuka Launcher plan is now sold by Minerva.
• Xerxo’s Gamma Ray Gun now drops from the seasonal Invaders event.
• Added many more stats to the My Stats in your personal terminal
• Added a flavor entry to the Alerts section of your personal terminal hinting at Infestations
• You can now always craft the paint mod an item spawns with regardless of if you know the plans or not. This is to ensure you can always go back to that items specific default paint if you change it.
• Fixed an issue where Bullet Storm was not counting up correctly for charging reload style weapons, such as the Assaultron Head.
• Fixed an issue causing the sneak bonus to not function on the following effects:
  • Sneak Bobblehead
  • Chinese Stealth Armor
  • Secret Agent's Legendary Mod
  • Nuka-Inspiration: Dark buff
  • Garb of Mysteries
  • Thorn Armor

Unique Items

• Daisy Cutter now grants +20% Damage for Every 1000 RAD Resistance.

Weapons

• Fixed an issue where attaching the Hooked mod to the Pipe Wrench would cause it to no longer be modifiable.

Slasher

• Remington Goodwin avatar now properly displays in the first Slasher Daily Ops flyout.
• Resolved an issue where a Phantom Map could disappear from a players inventory after relogging.
• Fixed an inconsistency with 'Aspiring Pint-Sized Phantom' name in conversation history.
• Ghost Boy displays the correct time a player is invisible when inspected.
• Various other miscellaneous Slasher reward fixes (incorrect names, weights, etc.).
• Fixed multiple instances of 'Ritual Piles' that were misaligned with disturbed graves.
• Changed objective text for "(Seasonal) The Slasher" to better communicate the event progression and long-term goals.
• Unmarked Grave Maps have been added to the PTS Locker for testing purposes.

On Tuesday, July 21 at 10am ET/9am CT, Fallout 76 is being brought offline on all platforms to deploy an update.

For Server Status updates, please keep your eyes on the patch notes thread that will be shared tomorrow.

It’s time to start the next phase of our Summer PTS.

SPOILER WARNING: If you are someone who doesn’t normally participate in PTS, but likes to keep up with the news, we recommend you stop reading here and try to avoid datamines/news about this content. A lot of fun lies in the surprise!

Today we will begin testing a series of experimental activities made specifically for the Fall update. This content will roll out over time. Every few days, a new batch will turn on. Keep your eyes on the PTS channels of our Discord to see what has changed, and where to leave your feedback.

There are new short seasonal activities (which will appear under the Side tab of your Pip-Boy), challenges, enemies to fight out in the world, and tweaks to existing content such as Daily Ops, Infestations, and even Head Hunts. We won't spoil the things you’ll be doing; that's for you to discover!

REMINDER: Everything in the PTS is subject to change.

Public Test Server Schedule

Here’s a breakdown of the testing schedule for these experimental activities. The schedule presented in the PTS is expedited so we can make sure testers have enough time with the different parts of this experience. This schedule does not reflect our plans for when this update is released.

• Friday July 17 12 PM EST, Activity 1, Mask Collecting Challenges
• Sunday July 19, Activity 2, Grave Digging
• Tuesday July 21, Daily Ops – New Faction
• Thursday July 23, Activity 3, New Infestation Faction
• Saturday July 25, Activity 4, Spooky Scorched changes, and Uninvited Guest Boss in Head Hunts
• Monday July 27 – Wednesday July 29, Everything Will Be Deactivated
• Wednesday July 29, Everything Turned Back On until PTS Closes

If you’re ever in doubt about what you should be doing, check for the current available activity under the quest "(Seasonal) The Slasher" (which can be tracked and untracked in the "Side" Data tab of your Pip-Boy). You can also check the Challenge menu for new collectible challenges marked with the “(Seasonal)” label (not to be confused our S.C.O.R.E. based Daily and Weekly challenges that contribute to your larger Season progression).

Quests

• Bunker Bust will now drop from Enclave Activities if you have completed One of Us.
• Disorderly Conduct now drops from Daily Ops.
• Dangerous Pastimes
  • Shattered Groups has a chance to drop after you have completed Double-Crossed Wires.
  • Ticket to Revenge has a chance to drop after you have completed Seeking Shelter.
  • Paint plans for Ticket to Revenge and Red Terror can now drop.
• Neurological Warfare
  • V63 Shock Baton has a chance to drop.
  • 10mm SMG Arctic Paint has a chance to drop.
• Pyrolyzer now drops from Mire Daily Quests and Activities.
• Minty Breather now drops from Mutated Events.
• Nuka Launcher plan now drops from Seismic Activity.
• The VATS Unknown now drops from Invader Events after you have completed Mission Out-of-Control.
• Final Word now drops from Riding Shotgun after you have completed Thicker Than Water.

Unique Items

• Minty Breather restores teammates health on hit.
• The Cauterizer now deals energy damage instead of fire damage.
• Xerxo’s Gamma Ray Gun deals RAD damage to the wielder.
• V63 Olga now grants Projectiles Gain +63% Chance to Refract Towards a Nearby Target.

Legendary Crafting

• The sell value of Legendary Items is now the same regardless of the item type and based on the number of stars.
• Weapon sell price increased from 5/15/40/50 to 15/25/50/150.
• Armor sell price increased from 3/9/24/30 to 15/25/50/150.
• Power Armor sell price increased from 10/20/45/55 to 15/25/50/150.
• The Scrip returned from scrapping has been increased from 1/2/4/6 to 3/5/10/30.
• Purchasing from the Purveyor now has the same price regardless of the item type.
  • Weapon buy price changed from 25/50/100 to 25/35/60.
  • Armor buy price changed from 15/30/60 to 25/35/60.
  • Power Armor buy price changed from 50/75/120 to 25/35/60.
• The weight of Legendary Modules has been reduced while in your stash from 0.15 to 0.05.
• Fixed an issue where items with missing Legendary Mods would not allow you to replace the missing mod slots if the missing slot was lower in star count than the existing slots.

Weapons

• V63 Zweihaender can now be crafted once you complete the Skyline Valley main quest.
• Chinese Officer Sword
  • “No Upgrade” renamed to “Standard Blade”.
  • Fixed an issue where the Electrified Serrated Blade did not add bleed damage.

Armor

• Lighter Build armor mod
  • AP bonus increased from 2 to 5 on limbs and from 2 to 10 on the torso.
• Ultra-Light Build armor mod
  • AP bonus increased from 5 to 10 on limbs and from 5 to 20 on the torso.
• A clarification on the previous note about Pocketed and Deep Pocketed. The values for limbs are the same as the live game, 5 and 10 respectively, and the torso version of the mods are double those values in this PTS.

Legendary Mods

• The Iceman’s mod changes have been fully reverted to its live game state.
• Poisoner’s, Cryologist's, and Pyro-Technician's mods have been disabled for now.

General

• Added a new section to your personal terminal “My Stats” which contains various statistics of your character such as Quests Completed, Locks Picked, etc.

PTS Testing Features

Before we dive into the new content coming with this update, we wanted to make sure we called out two additions to the PTS locker.

Leveling Potions

Added Potion of Experience I, II, III, and IV which provides 1, 10, 100, and 1000 levels to the character that drinks it. This can be used on existing and newly created characters, and the potions can be found in the PTS locker.

Currency and Ammo Crates

Two new crates that grant currency and ammo to assist in testing needs. Once obtained from the PTS Locker, the crates can be found in the MISC category of your Pip-Boy.

Today’s Public Test Server (PTS) update will be turning off the World Pets feature for now. It’s time to send our pets back to their C.A.M.P. beds to give them some well-deserved rest. We hope you’ve enjoyed this early look at the feature! The feedback you’ve provided will help push us towards the next pet PTS which will arrive later this year.

And now, a S.P.E.C.I.A.L. message from Jon Rush, Fallout 76's Creative Director:

>Our focus on Fallout 76 remains steadfast as the team continues to work on exciting new content for the future of our Appalachian wasteland. We look forward to sharing some details (and teases) about what we have planned soon.

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Unique Items

• Salt of the Earth has had its reload speed and fire rate penalty reduced.
• Reduced the bonus damage Boomstick has.
• Fixed a display issue with The Quick Fix.
• Final Word now grants Gain 1 Bullet Storm Stack on Kill.
• Doctor’s Orders now grants Attacks Against Weak Points Have a 30% Chance to Reset a Revive Effect Cooldown.
• Overkill now grants Kills Grant +5 Killstreak Count.
• Flatliner now grants Fully Charged Shots Deal 100% More Damage.
• Removed damage penalty from Burning Love and Piercing Love.
• Mechanics Best Friend now grants Makeshift Warrior Also Increases Damage.
• Resolve Breaker now converts all of the explosive damage into Cryo. The VFX have been changed to the default grenade VFX while the team works on a less intense Cryo VFX.
• Holy Fire now grants You and Teammates Hit by Your Flame Gain +30% Damage and +50 DR for 15 Seconds.
• Foundations Vengeance now grants +5 Bullet Storm Stacks While Under 25% HP.

Legendary Mods

• Iceman’s, Viper’s, and Pyromaniac's now all proved +50% damage to targets under that specific status effect: Freezing, Poisoned, Burning.
• Poisoner’s can now be applied to weapons and increases Poison Damage by 20%.
• Warming has been renamed to Cryologist's and increases Cryo Damage by 20% when applied to weapons.
• Fireproof has been renamed to Pyro-Technician's and increases Fire Damage by 20% when applied to weapons.
• Unyielding effect boundaries are now at 20%, 40%, 60% instead of below.

>Note that the above elemental damage bonuses do not add that element to the weapon. These mods share the crafting recipe with the armor mods, so you won’t need to learn them if you already learned the armor version.

Weapons

• Weapon swing speed is now capped at 200% (a bonus of +100% from effects).
• 10mm SMG
  • Iron Sights are now known by default. This fixes the issue where when you apply the Reflex Sight you could not return to Iron Sights.
• Railway Rifle
  • Further increased the base ammo capacity to 16.
  • Increased the rate of fire.
  • Lowered the base weight of Railway Spikes from 0.2 to 0.15.

Armor

• The Pocketed and Deep Pocketed mods no longer scale with level and instead the Torso armor gains twice the benefits that limbs do.

General

• Added a new setting under Display to change the scale of other players explosion VFX.
• Fixed incorrect effect text when in the Mount Emmit radiation zone.
• The minimum RADS at respawn has been reduced from 25 to 20.

Hey Everyone!

We wanted to give you a quick update on the status of the testing period for the native XBOX Series and PlayStation 5 versions of Fallout 76.

While we initially planned to start testing soon after Infestations release, the team needs more time to prepare the test environment for you all. We'll make another announcement with the start date and instructions on how you can participate as soon as we're ready to open up.

Thank you all for your support and we're looking forward to getting this in your hands.

The information below is for the latest Public Test Server environment. This update is not for the Live game.

Armor

• The Pocketed and Lightweight mods now scale with the item level

C.A.M.P.S.

C.A.M.P.S. have been reactivated!

General

• Fixed a case where the Cryo Freeze effect could become “stuck” after death.

Infestations

The team is continuing their work on Infestations. The upcoming changes are not ready to be tested yet so the feature will remain deactivated for now.

Perks

• Nocturnal Fortitude
  • Increased HP per rank from 20 to 50.
• Photosynthetic
  • Now regenerates 3 HP/s per rank.
• Night Person
  • Is now a single rank 2-point card.
  • Increased INT & PER bonus to 5.
• Solar Powered
  • Is now a single rank 2-point card.

Pets

To celebrate this first testing period for pets, we’re going allow them to start fighting alongside you! As a general reminder, this experience is not final nor is it the full scope of the feature. We’d love your thoughts on how it feels to fight alongside your favorite friend!

Combat

Health

All pets have the same amount of HP regardless of their species. Their total amount of health scales with your level.

Allowing your pet to take too much damage will put them into a downed state. Requiring you to rush to their side and deliver a Stimpak to get them back up. Clearing out all nearby enemies will also pick your pet up, but they’ll still require a Stimpak to get them back to full health. Pets will not be affected by Radiation or Diseases, and they cannot be hurt by other players.

Other players can give your pet a Stimpak though. So, if see someone’s Glowing Radhog is down in the dumps, be a good Samaritan and give it a quick pick-me-up.

Combat

All pets can attack enemies through a series of melee attacks. Dogs will bite and Deathclaws (and cats) will scratch. Radhogs, well Radhogs RAM! Pets will never attack other players even if they are hostile to you. They will only attack enemy NPCs.

General

• Fixed an issue that allowed pets to block V.A.T.S..

Unique Items

• Commanders Charge now grants +30% Chance to Automatically Block Ranged Attacks. This does not include explosive attacks.
• Changed Disorderly Conducts description +20% Weapon Speed.
• The Action Hero now grants +1% Deflect Chance per Bullet Storm Stack.
• Resolute Veteran now grants +5 Minimum Bullet Storm Stacks.
• The Quick Fix now grants +5% Swing Speed per Addiction.
• Clarified Kingfishers effect description.
• Salt of the Earth now has the effect Fires Both Barrels at Once.
• Doctors Orders now grants the E.M.T. perk.
• The Guarantee now grants the Demo Expert perk at rank 3.
• Valkyrie now grants +2% Spin Up Speed per Bullet Storm Stack.
• Shattered Grounds now deals more bleed damage and no longer grants Bloody Mess.
• Bunker Buster now converts explosive radius bonuses into explosive damage bonuses.
• The Debilitator now grants +2% Limb Damage per STR.
• The Farmhand now grants Melee Damage based on END.
• The Peacemaker now grants Explosive Damage based on CHA.
• Lickety-Splits effect has been changed to function similar to Hat Trick.
• Pirate Punch now increases the ranged damage of the pistol instead of bash damage.
• V63-OLGA now grants +1 INT per Hacking Skill.

Weapons

• Railway Rifle
  • Added a Prime Shotgun Receiver mod
• Combat Shotgun
  • Added a Prime Automatic Receiver mod

Quest

• Fixed an issue where the Corpse Flower Stamen would not be rewarded after Activity: Death Blossoms was successfully completed.

Spooky Scorched is now live in until 12pm ET on June 26 to help with today’s Daily Challenge.

Happy hunting! And sorry for any confusion today's daily has caused.

The following information is for the latest Public Test Server environment. This update is not for the Live game.

Infestations

• Infestations have been temporarily disabled. We plan on reactivating them at a later date. Stay tuned for that announcement.
  • Edit: We are only temporarily disabling Infestations for this week of PTS testing. The team is working on changes that we don't want people testing just yet.

Perks

• Lone Wanderer now provides damage reduction against all damage types.

World Pets

• Fixed an issue that caused Pets to block players’ ability to shoot through them.
  • The team is still working on the reported issues of Pets blocking V.A.T.S..
• Made minor tweaks to Pet's from the player.

Unique Items

• Red Terror now correctly uses fire VFX and has burning damage
• BERTHA now has the effect that matches the original patch notes – Lightning Arches to an Additional Target. This effect also increases the damage of the initial arch.
• Tone Death now deals extra damage while Well Tuned.
• Nuka Launcher now fires Nuka Grenades
• Grand Finale now correctly applies fire damage from the explosion
• Old Guard now grants +10% Deflect Chance
• Meteoritic Sword now grants Radicool Perk
• Kingfisher now gains 10% more damage per Local Legend Challenge you have completed
• Elders Mark now grants +2% V.A.T.S. Critical Damage per Onslaught Stack
• Ticket to Revenge now grants +3% Armor Penetration per Onslaught stack
• Love Tap now grants +10% Bash Damage per kill
• Sole Survivor now grants +3% Weak Spot Damage per Kill
• Crowd Control now grants +5% Limb Damage per Kill
• Whacker Smacker now grants +5% Power Attack Damage per Onslaught Stack
• Pirate Punch now grants +5% Bash Damage per Lockpick Skill
• Slug Buster increased the AP gained on kill from 20 to 60
• Crushing Blow now grants +10% Damage per Crippled Limb Your Target Has
• Longshot now grants +30% Damage to Far Targets While Aiming
• Gunther’s Big Iron has been changed back to its original 45% reload speed effect
• The following were missing from the initial table
  • Resolve Breaker – Cryogenic Grenades
  • V63 Shock Baton – Energy Damage
  • Meadow Breeze – Sprays Meadow Breeze
  • Prototype ABX03 – Sprays Meadow Breeze
• The V63 Zweihaender has been removed from the unique item list. It will be treated as a base weapon and later we may add unique versions of it.

Weapons

• Death Tambo
  • Added two new mods – Bladed and Sharp
• Railway Rifle
  • Increased base ammo capacity from 10 to 14
  • Added a Shotgun Receiver mod
• Added an Automatic Prime Receiver mod
• V63 Zweihaender
  • Added a Standard Blade slot which adds Energy Damage

PTS Only

• Fixed an issue where certain items could not be looted from the PTS locker

P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Protocol has ended and you all cleared out a whopping 1.5 MILLION Infestations over the span of a week! Demolishing our original goal of 500,000K.

The Brotherhood Protector Power Armor will be available for FREE in the Atomic Shop tomorrow at 12:00 PM ET.

Thank you all for participating!

Have you ever wanted to take your C.A.M.P. Pet out into the wasteland to travel and fight alongside you? We hope so, because we’re relaxing the leash on pets so that they can join you on your adventures!

Today we’re kicking off a very special Public Test Server (henceforth known as a Pspsps-TS or Paw-TS if you're so inclined) for a major new feature coming to Fallout 76 later this year.

How to Participate in the PTS

All players who own a copy of Fallout 76 on Steam can participate in our Pspsps-TS. Please note that progress from the Pspsps-TS does not carry over into the live game. The Atomic Shop is also disabled during this testing period.

To install the Pspsps-TS, open your Steam library, and install “Fallout 76 Public Test Server”.

Public Test Server Schedule

World Pets will have two separate Pspsps-TS periods before it releases later this year.

This first test will NOT contain all the content arriving in this update nor all the features for pets that we plan to release.

Starting today, World Pets will be available for focused testing on pet navigation. So please travel all around Appalachia and let us know of any areas where the experience doesn’t meet your expectations. For this test, pets will never enter combat with anyone. So, you don’t have to worry about them taking damage or attacking anyone.

When the World Pets Pspsps-TS returns, we’ll kick things off with the navigation and combat being available for testing. This phase of the Pspsps-TS will include the rest of the content from this update for you all to experience and provide feedback on. So please stay tuned for all those details later this year.

Now, let’s talk a bit more about these pets.

REMINDER: Everything in the PTS is subject to change.

Finding your Pets

Every C.A.M.P. Pet you currently own can be brought out into the world as a travel partner. In your Pip-Boy, you’ll find a new tab under the “Stats” menu that shows your entire catalogue of Pets. Selecting one of the pets in that menu will summon them beside you. Ready for the many adventures that await you!

Once this update releases, all pets will be able to be used in your C.A.M.P. or out in the wasteland.

Pet Commands

With your faithful companion beside you, you’re ready to take on the wasteland. When looking at your pet, an interact button will appear that allows you to issue one of the commands below. The emote wheel has been updated to provide a way to quickly access these commands as well.

• Stay – The pet will remain at its current location until you give the follow command, or you move to far away.
• Follow – Your pet will follow you.

When it comes to having your pet follow you around, the only places you won’t be able to take your furry friend is into a Raid or a Shelter. Pets will also not be able to swim underwater.

We’re excited for you to get your hands on these pets and tell us about your adventures with them around Appalachia.

Please remember, this is a unique slice of the World Pets feature that we hope to bring to you later this year. It does not represent the full scope of the feature, and it also does not contain the rest of the content that will be arriving alongside it.

Gameplay Changes

Perks

• Added Pip-Boy descriptions for the following Perks under the Perk tab
  • Bloody Mess
  • Pain Train
  • Concentrated Fire

Weapons

• Lever Action Rifle
  • Increased clip size from 5 to 6
• The Brotherhood Recon Rifle has been replaced with a recipe for the Recon Scope in the Activity: Distant Thunder. Crafting restrictions around the Brotherhood Recon Rifle have been removed and it is now treated the same as other Hunting Rifles.
• The Fancy Single Action Revolver and Pump Action Shotgun have been removed and replaced with weapon skins for the Pump Action Shotgun and Single Action Revolver. If you have the old items, they will be converted into a normal Pump Action Shotgun or Single Action Revolver with the weapon skin applied. You can then modify the items as you please.

Legendary Mods

• Iceman’s is now useable on all weapons.

Unique Legendries

The many unique items throughout the wasteland have been updated. Each has at least 3 Legendary Mods and a special effect. You can now modify the Legendary Mods on unique items and add a 4-star mod. Below is a table of the updated items and their special effects. For the PTS notes this list contains everything considered unique even if no significant change was made. We will be looking at feedback for all items included in the table.

Name	Effect
Old Guard	Grants Guerilla Master Perk
Nailer	Blocking inflicts Bleeding
Meteoritic Sword	Rad Damage
The Gutter	Poison Damage
Acceptable Overkill	+1 Rank to Perk Concentrated Fire
Commanders Charge	Grants Tenderizer Perk
Crushing Blow	Grants Tormentor Perk
Disorderly Conduct	+15% Attack Speed
Kingfisher	Grants Exterminator Perk (Rank 3)
Night Light	Ignore Time of Day Requirements on Perks
Salt of the Earth	Grants Love the Spread Perk
The Action Hero	Grants Bullet Storm Perk (Rank 3)
Resolute Veteran	Grants Bullet Shield Perk (Rank 3)
The Guarantee	+20% Explosive Damage
Unstoppable Monster	Grants Brick Wall Perk
The Quick Fix	Grants Chem Fiend Perk
Whistle in the Dark	Grants Mister Sandman Perk (Rank 2)
Medical Malpractice	+25% Damage to Crippled Targets
Mechanics Best Friend	Grants Robotics Expert Perk (Rank 3)
Sole Survivor	Grants Lone Wanderer Perk
Cultist Piercer	Grants Adrenaline Perk
Elders Mark	Grants Tenderizer Perk
Holy Fire	Grants Friendly Fire Perk (Rank 3)
Lucas Switchblade	+50 Action Points
Ogua Gauntlet	+50 Health
Kabloom	Poison Damage
Branding Iron	Fire Damage
Face Breaker	+10% Damage to Weak Point
Boiling Point	Poison Damage
Cauterizer	Fire Damage
Drill Fist	Fire Damage
Flatliner	Piercing Attacks
Lickety-Split	Railway Spikes Shatter & Ricochet for up to <X> Damage
Ultracite Terror Sword	Poison Damage
Boomstick	Grants Grenadier Perk (Rank 2)
Longshot	Grants Longshot Perk
Overkill	Grants Adrenaline Perk
Peacemaker	Grants One Gun Army Perk (Rank 3)
Daisycutter	30% Chance to Instantly Reload
Pyrolyzer	Grants Pyro-Technician Perk
Somerset Special	+15% Damage to Distant Targets
The Fact Finder	+10% Damage to Weak Point
V63-BERTHA	Arches to an Additional Target
Bunker Buster	+25% Explosive Radius
Final Word	Grants Born Survivor Perk
Slug Buster	Replenish 20 Action Points with Each Kill
Oathbreaker	+1 Rank to Perk Bloody Mess
The Fixer	+100% Sneaking Speed+15% Stealth in Shadows
Cold Shoulder	Cold Damage+50% Damage to Cryptids
Circuit Breaker	Final round creates an energy blast that damages and stuns enemies within 50ft; stun immunity for 10 seconds
Cosmic Knife	Option 1: +50% Sneak damageOption 2: +25% Damage Resistance for 3 seconds
Icebreaker	+20% Damage to Freezing TargetsKills leave a Cryo Hazard
Nuka-Launcher	+50% Damage to Mole Miners
Stimpike	Attacks heal friendly targets by 10% Health
Burning Love	Fire Damage
Love Tap	+1 CHA per kill during a kill streak
Crowd Control	+1 PER per kill during a kill streak
Doctors Orders	Grants Team Medic Perk (Rank 3)
Foundations Vengeance	Grants Tightly Wound Perk
Pirate Punch	Grants Cap Collector Perk
The Debilitator	Grants Deal Sealer Perk
Tone Death	Grants Ninja Perk (Rank 2)
Mind Over Matter	+1 INT per kill during a kill streak
Molerat Bat	+50% Damage to Molerats
Grand Finale	Fire Damage
The Farmhand	Grants Heavy Hitter Perk
Western Spirit	Grants Gunslinger Master Perk
Gunther's Big Iron	Grants Gunslinger Perk (Rank 3)
Whacker Smacker	Grants Knee-Capper Perk
Piercing Love	Poison Damage
Shattered Grounds	Bleed Damage+1 Rank to Perk Bloody Mess
Anchorage Ace	Prototype Integrated Silencer
Red Terror	Fire Damage
Ticket to Revenge	Poison Damage
V63 Zweihaender	Energy Damage
V63-OLGA	Grants Science! Perk
V63-HELGA	Piercing Attacks
Head Hunter	Bleed Damage
Civil Unrest	+50 Action Points

The following unique legendries have also been updated (they couldn’t fit in the table above):

Camden Whacker

Roll with one of the following:

• Grants Blocker Perk (Rank 3)
• Grants Martial Artist Perk (Rank 3)
• Grants Slugger Perk (Rank 3)
• Grants Knee-Capper Perk
• Grants Heavy Hitter Perk
• Grants Brawling Chemist Perk (Rank 1)

The VATS Unknown

Roll with one of the following:

• Better Criticals Perk (Rank 3)
• Critical Savvy Perk (Rank 3)
• Grim Reaper Sprint Perk Card
• Psychopath Perk Card
• Glowing Criticals Perk (Rank 3)

Workbench

• Items that are classified as “unique” now display this tag when inspected.
• Unique items can now have their Legendary Mods changed and a 4th Legendary Mod added.
• The Scrip cost to change Legendary Mods no longer increases and is now a fixed value.
  • 1, 2, and 3-star require 50
  • 4-star require 100
• Crafting Unique items at the workbench now requires Vault Steel.
  • 3-star items require 40
  • 4-star items require 80
• Increased the number of modules required to craft unique items
  • 3-star items require 30
  • 4-star items require 65
• Unique items have an increased Scrip cost to change Legendary Mods.
  • This is 10x the base cost
• When attaching mods to an item, the replaced mod is now shown in the confirmation window. In addition, there is text to highlight if the replaced mod is not known by your character.

Known Issue

C.A.M.P. Building and Editing Temporarily Disabled

C.A.M.P. Building is currently deactivated for the start of this PTS while the team investigates an issue. Players will not be able to edit, move, or place items in their C.A.M.P. in the meantime.

Hey all!

We wanted to give you a heads up on an additional Daily Challenge hitting the game today and a few extra goodies we have planned for the rest of this week and next.

• Available Now: There’s an extra Daily Challenge available to make up for yesterday’s missing Mutated Public Events.
• Tomorrow at Daily Reset: You’ll find an extra reroller in the Atomic Shop.
• Tomorrow at Daily Reset: A Double XP event will start on Thursday and run through Monday morning.
• Weekly Reset: We’re adding an extra Weekly Challenge to cover the Mutated Public Events weekly you can’t complete this week.

Hey all,

Maintenance has begun. Will give status updates here as it progresses.

Maintenance has been completed.

Notes:

• Fixed issues with the Survival Tent causing players to crash on PlayStation platforms.
• Fixed an issue causing Vault Boy to remain on screen after using the Sharpening Stone.
• Addressed an issue where players would crash when near the Gleaming Depths raid.
• General stability improvements.

Fancy yourself future Field Scribe material, recruit? Time to prove it! The Brotherhood of Steel is calling upon YOU to help bring order to the wasteland. Log in to Fallout 76 each day from June 7 – June 15 for free* rewards, as well as aid in the Brotherhood’s Public Response Operations to Eliminate Critical Threats, or P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Protocol Community Challenge!

To ensure you’re supplied for the P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Protocol Community Challenge, players can login and redeem free in-game items from the Atom Shop menu each day, including the Clean Mr. Fuzzy Headwear and T-51 Power Armor Abraxo Paint. Additionally, clearing Infestations across the map contributes to the Community Challenge’s grand tally – reach 500,000 total Infestations cleared before the Challenge is over for contributors to receive the grand prize of Brotherhood Protector Power Armor!

*To obtain daily rewards, you must: (1) own or have access to Fallout 76, and (2) create or login to your Bethesda.net account. Void where prohibited.

FALLOUT 1ST LIMITED PREVIEW

But wait, there’s more! Players can sample Fallout 76’s premium membership benefits at no additional charge during the Fallout 1st Limited Preview Trial! From June 8 – June 15, the Fallout 1st Limited Preview Trial is available for players to claim directly from the in-game Atomic Shop.

During the Trial, enjoy perks such as access to unlimited crafting supply storage with the Scrapbox, a safe place to stash your healin’ supplies with the Aid Box, rest and even fast travel on the trail with the Survival Tent and even an extra 10% S.C.O.R.E. boost!

Once the Trial has concluded, upgrade to a full Fallout 1st membership for even more premium benefits including exclusive cosmetic rewards, access to your own Private Adventure and Custom Worlds servers, and a monthly gift of Atoms to spend at the Atomic Shop.

*Fallout 1st Limited Preview Trial promotion begins on 6/8 and ends on 6/15. To redeem the Trial, you must: (1) own or have access to Fallout 76 and (2) create or login to your Bethesda.net account. Void where prohibited.

On Monday, June 8 at 10am ET/9am CT, Fallout 76 will be undergoing maintenance on all platforms to deploy an update that addressees the following:

• Issues with the Survival Tent causing players to crash on PlayStation platforms.
  • Unequipping the Gazebo, Vault-Tec, or Houseboat skins can serve as a temporary workaround in the meantime.
• Vault Boy remaining on screen after using the Sharpening Stone.
• Addressing a crash that can happen when players are near the Gleaming Depths raid.
• General stability improvements.

We also want to let you all know that Infestations challenges have been temporarily disabled while the team continues to investigate reports on the challenges you have faced trying to participate in the content.

Hey everyone,

The team is working on an update to address some of the emergent issues that you have reported since the launch of Infestations.

This update is looking to address:

• Issues with the Survival Tent causing players to crash on PlayStation platforms.
  • Unequipping the Gazebo, Vault-Tec, or Houseboat skins can serve as a temporary workaround in the meantime.
• Vault Boy remaining on screen after using the Sharpening Stone.
• Addressing a crash that can happen when players are near the Gleaming Depths raid.
• General stability improvements.

Thank you all for your reports and feedback on Infestations so far. We’ll make the “Maintenance Announcement” post before the update arrives.