- Inside the Vault – Return to Skyline Valley and Pets PTS - September 18 - 18 September 2026
Today the team is deploying an update to the Public Test Server. Below you'll find the patch notes!World PetsMultiple visual updates to the Pet progression track (Font, colors, icons & more!).Doubled each Pet Carry Capacity Buff.Tuned Pet XP earn rates.Removed collision on C.A.M.P. Pets.Added new rested Pet Icon.Added a setting option to hide Pet XP during XP notifications.Pets now play proper animation when wounded.Extended Ping to location distance for pet navigation.Fixed several wrong shortcuts display in the progression track.Fixed an issue where the Cyberdog would auto-heal during combat.Fixed issues with Pet XP amount, notification placement on screen and notification frequency.Skyline ValleyNumerous environment bugfixes in Skyline Valley (i.e. floating objects, culling, clipping, navmesh gaps, etc.).Player titles now successfully granted when completing the following Skyline Val…
- Inside the Vault – Return to Skyline Valley and World Pets Testing Server - 11 September 2026
Patch Notes - September 11Can you hear that? It’s the heart of Shenandoah calling your name. It’s time to make your way back to Skyline Valley to experience our first quality of life update to one of our regional expansions! The team has been silently working hard on the Skyline Valley region. Preparing it with a suite of environmental improvements and preparing locations around the region to play hosts to Grunt and Head Hunts. Bounty Hunting is expanding to Skyline Valley alongside the World Pets update this Winter!Skyline Valley – Environment RefreshThe Skyline Valley environment has received some love with the team doing some landscaping work to improve how it feels to travel around the region. In some cases, entire mountains and hillsides have been reworked, in others new pathways have been laid with extra trees and vegetation to give the region the extra environmental love it deser…
- "Most people" at Bethesda wanted to make Elder Scrolls 6 before Starfield, claims Skyrim co-lead, but Todd Howard dragged them aboard his rocketship - 9 September 2026
What came first, the chicken or the egg? I know, it's a tough one. I'll put it another way. What came first, Todd Howard's lone desire to make a space RPG or what the devs working under him had initially anticipated they'd be working on once Fallout 4 shipped? Well, according to a fresh account given by long-time Bethesda developer and Skyrim co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann, those among the latter who'd mentally prepped to be making The Elder Scrolls 6 right away were rather whisked along on an interstellar journey Todd seemingly charted a course for without much of a heads up. Read more
- Inside The Vault - Return of the Pspsps-TS (Pets Testing Server) - 3 September 2026
Welcome back!We’re excited to bring Pets back to the PTS! Which means the PTS is now Pspsps-TS once more! This go around, we have some new features that bring more depth to the experience of adventuring with your furry or rough-skinned friends.Before getting into what’s new, let’s recap the feature for those who might have missed out on the original announcement.Pets takes your C.A.M.P. Pets and turns them into… just pets! CAMPanions who will travel and fight alongside you on almost any adventure you go on. Accessible through your Pip-Boy, you can summon a Dog, Cat, Radhog, or a Deathclaw to be your partner. Through direct interactions or the Command wheel, you can order them to Attack, Stay, Follow, or Protect and they will deal damage to any enemy foolish to cross your path.Today, we’re introducing two new systems to the experience. Pet Leveling and Pet Passives.How to Participate in…
- Inside the Vault – Psychophants Of Appalachia Update - July 24. 2026 - 24 July 2026
GeneralNuka 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 terminalAdded a flavor entry to the Alerts section of your personal terminal hinting at InfestationsYou 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 BobbleheadChinese Stealth ArmorSecret Agent's Legendary ModNuka-Inspiration: Dark buffGarb of MysteriesThorn ArmorUnique ItemsDaisy Cutter now grants +20% Damage for Every 1000 RAD Resistance.WeaponsFixed an issue where…
- Inside the Vault – Psychophants Of Appalachia Public Test Server - 17 July 2026
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…
- Inside the Vault – Pspsps-TS Update - July 2, 2026 - 2 July 2026
We’re entering the final week of testing for the World Pets feature! Thank you all so much for your feedback. It has been immensely helpful to help guide our future development plans.For this final week we want to test how the addition of pets affects our seasonal events. We’re going to activate one of our seasonal events every day until July 9 so you can let us know how it feels to be playing alongside all of your pets.Rotation Schedule7/2: Fasnacht7/3: Invaders7/4: Mothman7/5: Big Bloom7/6: Mischief Night7/7: Meat Week7/8: Fasnacht7/9: InvadersPetsMade a minor tweak to cat combat speed.Fixed an issue with the Deathclaw’s third attack.Gave all Pets a confidence boost (Fixed an issue where Pets wouldn’t fight against Bigfoot).Fixed an edge case crash that could appear when taking grenade damage.QuestsThe following quests now have a small chance to reward Brotherhood of Steel unique item…
- Inside the Vault – Pspsps-TS Update - June 19. 2026 - 19 June 2026
InfestationsInfestations have been temporarily disabled. We plan on reactivating them at a later date. Stay tuned for that announcement.PerksLone Wanderer now provides damage reduction against all damage types.World PetsFixed an issue that caused Pets to block players’ ability to shoot through them (including V.A.T.S.).Made minor tweaks to Pet's from the player.Unique ItemsRed Terror now correctly uses fire VFX and has burning damageBERTHA 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 GrenadesGrand Finale now correctly applies fire damage from the explosionOld Guard now grants +10% Deflect ChanceMeteoritic Sword now grants Radicool PerkKingfisher now gains 10% more damage per Local Legend Challeng…
- Inside the Vault – Pspsps-TS (World Pets Testing Server) - 12 June 2026
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 PTSAll 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 ScheduleWorld Pets will have two separate Pspsps-TS periods before it releases later this year.This first test will NOT contain all the con…
- Inside the Vault: Protect Appalachia PTS - May 1, 2026 - 1 May 2026
InfestationsToday’s PTS update brings improvements to Infestation discoverability and reduces some of the more frustrating aspects of fighting Infestation bosses based on your feedback.Infestation bosses have had their weapon accuracy and damage output to reduced. This will lower instances of being “one-shot” while giving you more time to react to being hit. Also, you can now cripple Infestation bosses and their mobs. After you’ve had some time to play, please make sure to share your feedback on these changes!Added active Infestation zone map radius to give an approximate location of an Infestation.Reduced weapon accuracy for Boss & Mob NPC's.Reduced damage output for all bosses to tamp down one-hit-kills.Removed "Group Regeneration" & "Electric" Mutations/Abilities from bosses.Crippling of Infestation bosses & mobs is now possible.Infestation bosses have an increased chance of dropping…
- Inside the Vault – Protect Appalachia PTS Update - April 24, 2026 - 24 April 2026
Player Ghoul Radiation AdjustmentsToday we’re making some targeted adjustments to the Player Ghoul radiation experience to generally improve your ability to utilize environmental radiation as well as making some improvements to how Glowing One and Rad Reaver interact with Glow.Increased Player Ghoul health gain from environmental radiation: 20% -> 35%.Increased Player Ghoul Glow gain from environmental radiation: 25% -> 35%.Rad Specialist Perk: +5/10/15% more environmental Glow -> +10/20/30% more environmental Glow.Player Ghouls now have -50 Radiation resist by default (similar behavior to the Breathe It In Perk).Dev Note: This change gives Player Ghouls a higher threshold before they need to be concerned about radiation resistance on armor preventing them from healing/gaining glow from radiation.Fixed cases where the Glowing One and Rad Reaver Perks weren't providing as much Glow as in…
- Update Notes – 4/17/2026 - 17 April 2026
Thank you all for your thoughts on Infestations so far.We're working towards addressing some of the discoverability and balance feedback we’ve seen and are excited to share that with you later in this PTS cycle.Today’s PTS update focuses on addressing a client crash that could occur when crafting or modifying items. Please let us know if you’re still experiencing this issue after the update.These two notes were implemented during the initial launch of the PTS but were omitted from the patch notes. We apologize for any confusion caused by their omission.Addressed an issue where Scattershot could provide more limb damage than expected.Addressed an issue where Tormentor could provide more damage than expected.
- Inside the Vault – Protect Appalachia Public Test Server Release Notes - 9 April 2026
The next major update for Fallout 76 is ready for you to jump into. This time, we have dangerous new endgame content for those who are prepared to adventure around and protect the Wasteland. Enemy factions have found weakness in some of the residents of well-known locations around the map, and they’ve decided it’s time for them to start taking over. Leaving behind an Appalachia that has become infested with locations that are now overran with by these powerful enemies. It’s up to you to clear them up and earn some new rewards along the way.Read on to get the full breakdown on what’s available to play in this Public Test Server (PTS) period.How to Participate in the PTSAll players who own a copy of Fallout 76 on Steam can participate in our PTS. Please note that progress from the PTS does not carry over into the live game. The Atomic Shop is also disabled during this testing period.To in…
- Inside the Vault – Adventuring in Appalachia PTS Update - January 30, 2026 - 30 January 2026
Activities and Public EventsGeneralAdjusted reward pools for Activities and Public Events based on feedback received.Distinguished GuestsIncreased the health pools of the Wait Staff.Project BeanstalkPharmabot JD-7E can no longer be crippled.HordesNow named as an Activity when they appear.Developer Note: While we originally had intended to disable Hordes with this patch, they will still activate at times when this update releases. These will not interfere in any way with the newer Activity rotation being introduced with this update.One Violent NightFixed an issue where the Nightstalker could spawn higher than the intended level (125).Dropped ConnectionFixed an issue where some characters were unable to interact with the satellites.Enclave Activities (All)Fixed an issue where these were triggering every 40 minutes instead of the expected 20 minutes.ArmorRemoved the +10 Damage/Energy Resis…
- Inside the Vault – Adventuring in Appalachia PTS Update - January 23, 2026 - 23 January 2026
Activities and Public EventsAlways VigilantEnemies should now spawn more frequently.Increased Roverbot's durability.It's a TrapNow has the proper intercom/speaker effect for the voice lines.Uranium FeverFixed an issue where Molerats spawned with incorrect names.One Violent NightThe Nighstalker at the end of One Violent Night is now a guaranteed 3-Star legendary enemy.Lucky StrikeCaps rewards have been adjusted for each tier of map used (75 -> 150 -> 225).ArmorAll underarmor now has the same resistances. The Treated, Resistant, Protective, and Shielded lining mods can be used to change the spread of resistances on underarmors.Removed the +1 Perception bonus from the Tattered Dress clothing item.BigfootBigfoot's introduction has been updated, allowing for more time for "Event Complete" notifications to clear before the encounter begins.Encounter timer has been extended.At the top of the h…
- Inside the Vault – Adventuring in Appalachia PTS Update - January 16 - 16 January 2026
Armor UpdatesThank you all for your feedback since we reopened the Public Test Server back in December! There have been a lot of great conversations around the Armor changes that we’ve made which is the exact type of feedback we were looking for.GeneralMade numerous changes to reduce the weight of armor and power armor.Some armor resistances have been slightly adjusted as part of some data changes under the hood to provide more headroom for higher resistances as needed in potential future updates.Adjustments to T-51 armor to lean more towards Cryo Resistance.Adjustments to underarmor resistances (mostly increases).Increased Radiation Resistance for Hamzat Suits and Chinese Stealth Armor.Updated the Cave Diving Suit resistances to be similar to Hazmat Suits.Removed the extra Radiation Damage reduction from Hazmat Suits - this is meant to be replaced by the much-higher Radiation Resistanc…
- Inside the Vault – Adventuring in Appalachia Public Test Server Release - 18 December 2025
The holiday season is here and your adventures in Burning Springs are in full swing. We hope you’re enjoying the new region along with its deadly armored Deathclaws and even deadlier Radhogs. Seeing so many of you grab your pistol and cowboy hat to hunt down the largest bounties has also been rewarding.Speaking of rewarding experiences, let’s chat about the content that is hitting the Public Test Server (PTS) today.We’re firing up the test servers to give you access to the next major update for Fallout 76. This update provides sweeping changes and improvements to events and public events. Touching everything from rewards to making event specific balancing changes.We will also be making improvements to armor with the goal of making sure you have more options in how you choose to armor yourself throughout the game and lowering the burden armor weight takes on your stash inventory. Like al…
- Inside the Vault - Burning Springs PTS Update - 11/18/2025 - 18 November 2025
Hey Everyone! This will be our final PTS update before Burning Springs releases on December 2. We have a log of other topics that we’ll be targeting fixes for in future patches, including providing fixes for reports around clipping, pathing, correcting build costs and other improvements to the new region.Burning SpringsQuestWelcoming Committee – Ambush Captain’s armor now appears correctly on the captain.MiscHelp menu entries have been added to support Burning Springs content.Rust Raider Light, Medium, and Heavy Outfits can now be stashed in a player stash, but cannot be traded, dropped, vended or placed into a world container.Deathclaw Tamer outfit can now be sold to NPC vendors.Gearin’ Up Event now has animation on event start.Bounty HuntingPlayers are no longer unable to start another Grunt Hunt if you exit the game before the initial quest completes.
- Inside the Vault - Burning Springs PTS Update - 10/31/2025 - 31 October 2025
Happy Halloween! Here's a little update for the Public Test Server. Please note that characters have been reset to the state that they were in at the start of the Burning Springs PTS period. This update introduces a fix for some players who lost progression status throughout the PTS. Resetting all characters allows us to confirm the fix. Burning SpringsGearin’ UpTamed Deathclaw now correctly leaves cage during event and returns after event.Tamed Deathclaw is no longer stuck during the “Fend off the Snallygasters” stage of the event.Deathclaw Matriarch and adds now correctly path to Tamed Deathclaw if it doesn’t reach the lower area of the junkyard.QuestsQuest titles have been updated with final names for launch: "Welcoming Committee", "Might Makes Right", "Insurrection" and "When the Rust Settles"Relogging during the Dirty Laundry quest no longer causes some Abraxodyne Intel to disappea…
- Inside the Vault - Burning Springs PTS Update - 10/24/2025 - 24 October 2025
Hey Everyone, today the team has deployed an update to the Public Test Servers. As always, thank you so much for your feedback.Burning SpringsGeneralKilling Deathclaw handlers now counts towards “Kill Rust Raiders” challenge.Main Questline now starts when player reaches level 30 instead of 25.Fixed an issue where Windy’s vendor table was rotated incorrectly.Multiple fixes for audio, including addition of arena fight audio to Rust Kingdom interior and event music for Sinkhole Solutions.Multiple fixes for clipping environmental assets across the region.Gearin’ UpFixed an issue where the event would not shut down if players failed the event during the “Kill Deathclaw Matriarch” stage.Fixed an issue where the Tamed Deathclaw wouldn’t leave their cage during the event.With today's update we're reopening "Gearin' Up" for testing. Please let us know if you run into any issues with this event!…
