Anyone who has been trying to play Fallout 76 today will know that a massive new update has been released on all platforms.
Patch notes confirm that a lot of bug fixes are included in the Nov 19 download, which is another beefy one for console players.
They will also know that Bethesda has put the game in for scheduled maintenance, meaning servers will be down for a period today.
And when it does finish, players will need to complete a massive 47GB download on consoles before they can get back to exploring the wastelands.
The good news is that this new patch brings additional performance and stability improvements and many bug fixes to the game.
However, it does not have other highly requested changes that some fans have been calling for.
This includes an increased Stash Limit and several PC Quality of Life adjustments, which are not included in this update.
“We will be increasing the stash limit in the coming weeks. The current limit is there for technical reasons, to cap the number of items the game is tracking in the world, including every container and stash.
“We believe we have some ideas in both the short- and long-term that will address the size without risking stability, but this is one we need to take our time on to make sure it is done right.”
Bethesda says that these added features are coming in the next several weeks.
Each platform has a different patch number, which includes: Xbox: 1.0.1.8 – PS4: 1.0.1.9 – PC: 1.0.1.14.
And some of these changes are only listed for certain platforms.
For instance, Xbox One users are receiving a unique fix that should stop instability on certain menus.
This isn’t needed on PS4 and PC, which have their own tweaks listed in the official patch notes.
For those interested to find out exactly what has changed today in Fallout 76, you can find the full patch notes below:
BETHESDA FALLOUT 76 PATCH NOTES
GENERAL
- Performance: Several issues have been addressed to resolve hitches during gameplay and other performance issues.
- Stability: The Fallout 76 game client and servers have received additional stability improvements.
- Xbox: Fixed an issue that could lead to instability on certain menus.
BUG FIXES
ART AND GRAPHICS
- Ambient Occlusion: Placed items no longer leave behind shadow outlines after being picked up.
- Camera: The game camera now pans more smoothly when the player enters furniture.
- Graphics: The cover of Tesla Science magazine Issue 9 no longer appears solid red on pickup, or when inspected.
ENEMIES
- General: Fixed an issue in which some enemies could chase the player farther than intended.
- Loot: Ghoul and Scorched Officers now correctly drop nuke code pieces upon being killed by a player.
- C.A.M.P., WORKSHOPS, AND CRAFTING
- Blueprints: Fixed an issue that could cause Blueprints to break into smaller parts after logging out and back in to Fallout 76.
- Plans: Paints applied to Power Armor during the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. will now appear correctly on the items that were painted, and those paints can now correctly be applied to additional sets of Power Armor.
- Repair: Fixed an issue that could cause an item to return to a broken state after being repaired.
QUESTS
- Bureau of Tourism: The Prickett’s Fort Token Dispenser can now be repaired, and players can no longer walk through it.
PVP
- Pacifist Mode: Players with Pacifist Mode enabled who engage in PVP by contesting a Workshop owned by another player will now correctly deal full damage to that player as long as they remain hostile.
- Respawn: Choosing the “Respawn” option after dying during PVP combat will now correctly clear any active hostile status toward other players.
- Seek Revenge: Cap rewards will now display correctly when choosing the “Seek Revenge” respawn option after being killed by another player.
- Seek Revenge: When targeted by another player who is seeking revenge, the reward amount will now display the correct number of Caps that can be earned by killing that player.
USER INTERFACE
- Languages: Korean fonts will now be displayed correctly in game menus.
- Hotkeys: The “Take Photo” hotkey can no longer be rebound and is now tied to the space bar on PC and the A button on controllers.
- Hotkeys: Fixed an issue that could cause the “Take Snapshot” button in Photomode to display an incorrect hotkey.
- Social: Fixed an issue that could cause players to disappear from each other’s social menus if two players each sent a friend invite to one another.
- Social: Fixed an issue that prevented newly equipped Player Icons from displaying to other players in the Social Menu.