Fallout 76 Devs Have Plans for Weekly 'Wild Appalachia' PvE Content Updates Beginning Soon
The Fallout 76 / Bethesda Blog has been updated with the latest look at what the team has been working on and what players can expect in the coming weeks. The biggest piece of news from the letter is the announcement of "Wild Appalachia", a series of weekly PvE content updates that will comprise the "first big content drop of the year and spans the next few months". Players can look forward to new quests, events and challenges, as well as new things for CAMPs, crafting "and more".
The team will also be rolling out a 2019 Roadmap later in February that will give the community "a broader look at what's coming to Fallout 76 with Wild Appalachia". As each update is ready to roll out, the team will provide more details about the content players can expect.
Later this week, a new patch will be deployed that will bring a number of things to the game including:
- stash limit increase to 800 pounds
- M79 Grenade Launcher and Auto Grenade Launcher will be reclassified as Heavy Weapons
- accidental damage to another player's CAMP will not tag a player as Wanted
- player icons will be displayed in more places throughout the game
- bug fixes
Lastly, FO76 devs will soon be starting a livestream series on both Twitch and Mixer.
Read the full update on the Fallout 76 / Bethesda site or down below.
What’s Next?
We see questions and comments on an almost daily basis regarding what’s to come in Fallout 76 and what we are actively working on. Our team is fully dedicated to delivering you great in-game experiences and that includes, first and foremost, continuing to make fixes and address issues. But we are also working on a lot of new content and features.
We mentioned our upcoming “Survival” mode is currently planned for release in March for fans of PvP, but we will also be introducing new PvE content for those of you who seek adventure through quests, events, and other features. We’re planning to do this through series of weekly updates we’re calling “Wild Appalachia”, which will be our first big content drop of the year and spans the next few months. In addition to new quests, events, and challenges it will also bring new content to C.A.M.P.s, Crafting, and much more.
Our 2019 Roadmap, which we’re currently looking to roll out later this month, will give you a broader look at what's coming to Fallout 76 with Wild Appalachia. Additionally, ahead of each Wild Appalachia update, we will share a more in-depth preview of the new content and features being introduced to the game the following week.
A Look at Some of Patch 6
Patch 6 is anticipated to release next week and planned for simultaneous launch on Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4. This will be the last update ahead of Wild Appalachia, which will be supported by Patch 7. Sticking to 6, we are still compiling our full patch notes to provide to you once that update is available, but in our tradition, we wanted to share with you some of the larger fixes we’re working on.
- Stash Limit Increase to 800 – We know this continues to be a big one. Next week, we are raising the Stash limit from 600 to 800 pounds. Like last time, we are constantly evaluating storage space and discussing ways we can make improvements, but not at the expense of server stability. We hope this additional increase to 800 pounds will help you store even more of the awesome item’s you’ve found in the Wasteland!
- The M79 Grenade Launcher and the Auto Grenade Launcher are now classified as Heavy Weapons – A fix is being made to properly label the M79 Grenade Launcher and Auto Grenade Launcher as Heavy Weapons. They will also now correctly benefit from all Heavy Weapons perks except for Heavy Gunner, as we believe it makes more sense for these weapons to benefit from the Demolitions Expert perk. Boom!
- Accidentally Damaging another player’s C.A.M.P. will no longer tag you as WANTED – From our Known Issues list, players who accidentally shoot, hit, or disturb another player’s C.A.M.P. will no longer become WANTED and viewed as engaging in PvP. Instead you must actively work to be malicious to another player and DESTROY their C.A.M.P. objects for it to be considered a PvP action and become marked as WANTED. We will closely monitor player feedback to this change.
- Player Icons now display in more areas throughout the game – Once Patch 6 arrives, hovering over a player on the map will now display their player icon, and Workshops will display their owners’ player icons, too. Additionally, when viewing a turret created by another player, you’ll now be able to see the owner’s name and player icon in the turret’s nameplate.
- Quest containers during the Feed the People and Path to Enlightenment events now only accept quest items – With this fix, players can no longer accidentally transfer items from their inventories into these quest containers. As a result, you should now be able to complete these events without fear of losing non-quest items.
There will be many more fixes in Patch 6 as we work to make the game stronger and address your top concerns.
Livestreaming Through Appalachia
Starting soon, our Community team is going to start livestreaming Fallout 76 on Twitch and Mixer. We’d like to start working to answer more of your questions in real-time while also having fun hanging out with you. We’ll be curating these streams based on what you’d like to know, as well as using them as opportunities to chat more directly with you while we share in our excitement for new content, quests, events, and more throughout this year, and beyond.
- We're currently aiming for our first stream to take place on Friday, February 22, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET.
