Spring has sprung in Appalachia and that means verdant, rolling hills, warm sunshine and, best of all, flowers! Spring also means pollen, allergies and pollinators.

Starting today, May 6, and running until May 20, The Big Bloom is a new seasonal event inspired by the beauty of Springtime.

There is no more avid a floral arranger than Black-Eyed Susan, a polite, older woman who is spending her retirement in Skyline Valley. Unfortunately for Susan, the meadow where she picks the flowers for her arrangements has a thorny problem: “Plant Monsters,” as she calls them.

The Overgrown have overtaken Susan’s meadow, and since you’re out enjoying the sunshine, Susan’s going to make it your problem too. But she’s no pushover, Black-Eyed Susan is armed, dangerous and has your back.

At the top of every hour, head to Susan’s favorite meadow in Skyline Valley. There, help her pick some flowers and deal with the Overgrown. Although, you’ll want to mind your step. Your next one could be your last. Susan’s favorite meadow also happens to be chock full of buried landmines.

Other dangers in the meadow are the pollinators of those flowers you’re picking: the bees! There’s one buzzing devil in particular who makes all other Appalachian bees look like ants. Or just normal-sized bees. Don’t get stung.

Completing The Big Bloom will net you experience, caps, Legendary Weapons and recipes for springtime-inspired outfits and C.A.M.P items.

The first time you complete The Big Bloom, you will be rewarded with a recipe book, from which you can learn flower crown crafting recipes. Flower crowns are a new headwear introduced with The Big Bloom that you can craft from three base flowers: Carnal Weepers, Radlilies and Crystalcups.

Combining two base flowers crafts a hybrid flower which you will need for more advanced flower crowns, like the Starlace Flower Crown, pictured below.

In addition, you can display all your flowers inside new glazed flowerpots in your C.A.M.P. Running short on flowers? You can even harvest more flowers from some C.A.M.P. items, such as the Pot o' Radlily. Certain outfits, like the Flower Suit and Flower-Printed Sundress, require hybrid flowers to craft.

Sticky fingers are a common occurrence in post-nuclear Appalachia. Whether it’s a locked safe needing cracking or a cache of supplies teeechnically belonging to those Raiders, the Wasteland is full of gains to be ill-gotten.

Embrace your greedy side, grab your bag and start piling in all the Pre-War money, caps and silver you can carry in the Appalachian Outlaws Mini Season, now live in Fallout 76!

Get the rundown on Mini Seasons in our most recent Update Notes.

Ready to go on a Wasteland crime spree? Just head over to the Mini Seasons menu to unlock your free event kick-off reward, the Money Bags Backpack Skin. Completing challenges during the Appalachian Outlaws Mini Season with the Money Bags Backpack Skin equipped will give you the Season Tickets needed to unlock additional rewards.

Progress through the Mini Season with Season Tickets to unlock themed goodies such as this Wanted Poster and Detective Board.

Assemble your crew, stock up on lockpicks and loot to your heart’s content during Appalachian Outlaws, now live in Fallout 76 until May 6, 12pm ET. Just remember: stick to the plan and don’t ever let 'em catch you.

Today’s update introduces the Mini-Season format and welcomes springtime with a brand-new seasonal event.

Read on for the full patch notes.

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Challenge Events like Science of Love and Pioneer Scout’s Uncharted Lands have been a great way to gather the community together to earn some fun rewards.

As they were, we felt that these events were easy for players to miss, which resulted in a lot of people missing out on unique rewards. We also saw that the system for unlocking the rewards created confusion whenever a new event kicked off.

We’re refreshing Challenge Events to make it easier to know when one is happening but also make it more straightforward to obtain the rewards. From here on out, Challenge Events are now called Mini Seasons and you’ll be able to find the latest one right next to the current Season within the Seasons menu.

Season Tickets are used to claim the rewards in a Mini Season. Completing all the Event Challenges will give you enough tickets to unlock everything, but if you have enough tickets when a Mini Season starts you can unlock all the rewards immediately. Just make sure you complete the Mini Season challenges to get your tickets back if your goal is to unlock all the rewards in the main season.

Outside of the changes noted above, the Mini Season experience remains very similar to the Challenge Events you know. Things kick off with a free reward (now obtainable through the Mini Season instead of the Atomic Shop) and a challenge that requires you to wear that reward to complete it. After that, you complete Mini Season Challenges to obtain more Season Tickets to unlock the rest of the rewards.
The first Mini Season starts today with the Appalachian Outlaws.

Check out this article on it for a look at what rewards await you.


Spring is here!

Meet Black-Eyed Susan. She loves flowers, floral arrangements, and she may have a penchant for violence. Right now, she needs your help with her latest project.

Black-Eyed Susan’s favorite meadow has been overtaken by strange, plant-like beasts called Overgrown. They’re making the area too dangerous for her to pick flowers. So, she needs you to head into the meadow, pick some flowers and defeat those monsters.

After gathering flowers and dealing with the Overgrown threat with some explosive flair, Susan’s archnemesis will appear! Bee-zlebub. The King Bee. Defeat him and claim your rewards!

Do watch out for the mines though. They’re the remnants of her previous attempt to get those persistent beasts out of her meadow.

• Power Armor no longer removes the ghoul disguise headwear.
  
• Vulcan Ultracite Bracers Radiation and Poison effects are now properly identified as "Unarmed" effects.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Nuclear Jetpack for the Civil Engineer (Muni) armor required you to also know Secret Service Jetpack.

• C.A.M.P. items that require any of the following items will no longer return them when being scrapped: Fusion Cores, Mentats, Stimpaks, RadX, Radaway and MedX.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Skulls Firepit behaved as a container instead of furniture.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Urinal was not properly being granted when claimed through the Season.
  
• Fixed an issue where applying wallpaper to the Triumph Terrace walls changed the color from red to blue.
  
• Blood Transfusion Pump can no longer have multiple versions stacked on itself.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Mothman Windchime would not animate correctly.
  
• Improved the "Exit to Appalachia" activator position when leaving the Radiant Remedy shelter.
  
• Vault Girl Brooch should now properly display on displays.
  
• Fixed collision for Ranch House Wall and Blue Ridge Outpost Wall kits so wall decor no longer clips into the walls.
  
• Balloon Animal Bouquet now has proper collision.
  
• Red Bow Collar (Dog) is now the correct size when added to a display case.
  
• Iron Mountain Anvil Door no longer has collision when in a destroyed state.
  
• Thrasher Egg can now be used on the Bird Nest Display.
  
• Piggy Bank will no longer levitate slightly when placed in a C.A.M.P.
  
• Light Machine Guns are properly placed into the Rotary Rifle Rack Display Case.
  
• Deathclaw Radiation Test Dummy is now properly named in the Workshop Menu.
  
• Ghoul Wanted Poster and Framed News Paper now properly display on wallpapered walls.

• Onslaught counter no longer de-syncs and stacks properly based on what Perk cards the player has/if they have a Furious modded weapon equipped.
  
• Fixed an issue where V.A.T.S. could target enemy limbs even if players didn't meet the proper requirements (5 Perception or Concentrated Fire).
  
• Increased the base damage of the Hunting Rifle from 100 to 140 at level 50 (proportionally increased at lower levels).
  ㄴ The Hunting Rifle Prime Receiver no-longer provides an additional damage increase (this is now baked into the Hunting Rifle's base damage).
  
• Changed explosion spawned by following sources to target the center of its target instead of its feet:
  ㄴ Collateral damage perk
  ㄴ Circuit breaker weapon
  ㄴ Collateral Damage legendary perk

• Scorchbeasts will no longer spam their sonic blast attack.
  
• Super Mutants and other enemies once again award the expected amount of XP when running Daily Ops.
  
• Glowing Hunter should now properly drop Glowing Blood, rather than Glowing Blood Packs.
  
• Feral Lost now count towards the Kill a Lost Challenge.
  
• Communists at Camp Liberty no longer spawn with broken weapons.

• Glowing Bobbleheads should properly be granted from Bobblehead Boxes.
  
• Fixed incorrect movement controls while using a jetpack.
  
• Players should no longer be notified of Canned Cranberry Relish being a craftable recipe.

We expect the changes below will make most enemies easier to cripple while making limb damage more consistent and predictable. It will also result in making crippling enemies like Region Bosses more difficult, requiring more focused fire.

These changes also allow us to remove cripple immunity from many creatures and leverage limb damage and crippling in more engaging ways moving forward.

• Weapon mods that granted a 20% chance to cripple now increase limb damage by 50%.
  
• Removed immunity to crippled limbs from most enemy creatures.

• Bashers
  ㄴRank 1: Gun bashing does +35% limb damage.
  ㄴRank 2: Gun bashing does +75% limb damage.
  
• Enforcer
  ㄴRank 1: Your shotguns gain a 5% stagger chance and deal +25% limb damage.
  ㄴRank 2: Your shotguns gain a 10% stagger chance and deal +50% limb damage.
  ㄴ Rank 3: Your shotguns gain a 15% stagger chance and deal +75% limb damage .
  
• Modern Renegade
  ㄴ Rank 1: Small guns gain +15% hip fire accuracy and +25% limb damage.
  ㄴ Rank 2: Small guns gain +30% hip fire accuracy and +50% limb damage.
  ㄴ Rank 3: Small guns gain +45% hip fire accuracy and +75% limb damage.
  
• One Gun Army
  ㄴ Rank 1: Heavy guns gain 4% stagger chance and +25% limb damage.
  ㄴ Rank 2: Heavy guns gain 8% stagger chance and +50% limb damage.
  ㄴ Rank 3: Heavy guns gain 12% stagger chance and +75% limb damage.
  
• Bone Shatterer
  ㄴRank 1: Your melee weapon attacks deal +25% limb damage.
  ㄴ Rank 2: Your melee weapon attacks deal +50% limb damage.
  ㄴ Rank 3: Your melee weapon attacks deal +75% limb damage.

• Twisted Muscles
  ㄴ Standard: +25% melee, unarmed and bashing damage and +50% limb damage.
  ㄴWith Strange in Numbers: +35% melee, unarmed and bashing damage and + 62% limb damage.

• Harvesting Brahmin meat in “Second Helpings” questline should reliably complete the optional objective to get a piece of Brahmin meat.
  
• Updated the Sunshine Oil description in Delbert's Terminal, found in the “Second Helpings” quest, to correctly describe that recipe.
  
• Corrected a mismatch between subtitles and voiceover for some of Maddox Mullen's lines.
  
• As a disguised ghoul, cycling through the disguise after Batter is killed but before talking to Duchess will no longer block the “Wayward Souls” quest progression.
  
• Players will no longer be stuck in the radiation room during the ghoulification process in the “Leap of Faith” questline.
  
• Players will now have the correct quest marker for the "Clear the Lost from Vat Storage" objective if they relog during the “Powerhouse of the Cell” quest.

• Fixed an issue where several paints could not be applied to the Combat Knife weapon.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Fancy Single Action Revolver would not receive contextual ammo.
  
• Patriotic Paint for The Fixer can now be applied to Combat Rifles.
  
• The needle on the Boiling Point Terror Flamer now animates correctly.
  
• Nuka Shank knife skin will no longer clip into the player's hand in first person.

• Fixed an issue where characters would flash/flicker when changing sexes during customization/changing appearance.
  
• Fixed an issue where some plans/items were not available through Mutated Party Packs.
  
• Pet Emotes will no longer be displayed twice in the Atomic Shop.
  
• The "Queen" suffix is now also available as a prefix.
  
• Atlantic City: Firing on the Overgrown group outside City Hall before they aggro, no longer causes them to become invulnerable.
  
• Fixed an issue where disembodied parts could be displayed during the initial ghoul character customization process.
  
• Updated the displayed text for the Twisted Muscles mutation and Serum.
  
• V.A.T.S. Specialist starting loadout now has the Bodyguards perk properly equipped.
  
• Radiation Quack Outfit now has proper glove colors when seen in first and third person.
  
• Gleaming Depths: Punch Card Machine before the Ultracite Terror encounter now works correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue where taking a picture of an Albino Yao Guai would not complete the associated challenge.
  
• Photomode Frames now display correctly when using ultrawide monitors/resolution.
  
• Fort Defiance is now properly listed in the "Discover Locales within the Cranberry Bog" challenge.
  
• Improved the loading time of the Atomic Shop.
  
• Fixed issue where underarmor appears under the lion dancer outfit.
  
• The player is no longer forced into first person after they stop listening to another team member's conversation with an NPC.
  
• Herbivore/Carnivore now properly double percentage-based heal rates on related food items.

• Viper's Four Star Legendary mod no longer applies bonus damage to NPC's that are immune to poison.

• Ghoul Perk "United Ordeal" should no longer be affecting Human Players.
  
• Ghoul Perk "Radioactive Strength" should no longer apply to Automatic Melee Weapons.
  
• Legendary Perk Card ranks will no longer reset when changing between human or ghoul.
  
• Ghoul Perk "Action Diet" rank 2 and 3 now give the proper values.
  
• Ghoul Perk "Thick Skin" Rank 1 now displays the correct 4% value.

• Fixed an issue where the Ghoul Perk "Rad Specialist" displayed the incorrect value in the Pip-Boy.
  
• Fixed bulk scrapping legendary mods not applying the learn chance per item.
  
• Map Marker priority has been updated to make locations easier to select.
  
• Looting multiple corpses no longer causes ammo to sort away from the top.
  
• Fixed an issue with area looting where it wasn't immediately available after defeating an enemy.
  
• Broadsider’s Multi shot canister mod box text should no longer be misaligned when looking at it from inventory.
  
• Fixed an issue where Raid rewards screens overlapped other menus.
  
• Added Descriptions to Bobblehead effects for Small Guns, Melee, Medicine, Lockpicking.

We have eggcellent news! From April 15 to April 22 at 12pm ET, login each day to claim a different Deathclaw Easter Egg from the Atomic Shop. Collect all 6 to receive the Bunny Mascot Mask!


Flowery Deathclaw Easter Egg: April 15 to April 17
Patterned Deathclaw Easter Egg: April 16 to April 18
Paint Splotch Deathclaw Easter Egg: April 17 to April 19
Pink Flower Deathclaw Easter Egg: April 18 to April 20
Classic Deathclaw Easter Egg: April 19 to April 21
Onyx Deathclaw Easter Egg: April 20 to April 22

The Wise Mothman cometh! Jump into Fallout 76 to catch a glimpse during the Mothman Equinox, now live in-game from April 8 - April 22.

In this seasonal event, Fallout 76 players participate in one of Appalachia’s many traditions – a special series of trials and rituals rumored to bring The Wise Mothman’s blessing upon those deemed worthy…

Curious Vault Dwellers need only to speak to Interpreter Clarence above The Mothman Museum at the top of every hour to get started.

In addition to witnessing the Wise One , completing the Mothman Equinox seasonal event quest could also earn players special rewards such as the Mothman Tome, Honeycomb Lamps, Bug Zapper and Fluttering Moths items for their C.A.M.P!

Today the we deployed a hotfix update to Fallout 76 that addresses some topics that appeared after the release of the Ghoul Within update.

• Fixed situations where Rad Specialist caused other perks to unequip.
  
• The Catalyst questline no longer enters a state where it becomes incompletable.
  
• Players no longer get stuck as a human when completing “New Pair of Genes” Ghoul questline.
  
• Addressed an issue with Daily Ops which caused them to not rotate as expected.

Don’t be afraid. Step into the radiation and emerge as a Ghoul!

Today’s Ghoul Within update gives all Wastelanders an opportunity to turn themselves into a Ghoul. Unlocking a whole new way to experience Appalachia. With new gameplay mechanics, and Ghoul-exclusive Perk cards.

We hope you’re all ready to unleash your inner ghoul!

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• Ghoulification– Take a “Leap of Faith” in a new section of the Savage Divide and emerge a full-fledged Ghoul!
  
• Ghoul Exclusive Perk Cards – Find Ghoultastic build opportunities with 30 new Perk cards (28 regular and 2 legendary).
  
• Season 20: Glow of the Ghoul – Mutation. Radiation. GLOW. It’s time to ghoulify Appalachia!

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• PC (Steam)**: 18.9 GB

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To begin your path to the Ghoul life, you’ll have to pick up the questline “Leap of Faith.” which will take you into a new section of the Savage Divide. There, you will meet characters who will aid in your transformation.

Completing this questline will complete your transformation, unlocking new Ghoul-exclusive abilities Glow and Feral, as well as giving you access to 30 new Ghoul-exclusive Perks.


Feral

Becoming a Ghoul sheds the need to sate your hunger and thirst. Instead, you battle against a gnawing desire to slip back into your base nature, abandoning all sanity you might have had.

The new Feral meter drains over time and can only be filled back up by consuming Chems. You may not want to keep that meter 100% filled though. Your Feral status provides different bonuses and penalties depending on how full the meter is.

• Above 80%: you gain +3 Strength, +3 Endurance, +30 Max HP
  
• Above 60%: you gain +15 Max HP
  
• Above 40%: you lose -1 Endurance and -5 Max HP
  
• Above 20%: you lose -3 Endurance, -15 Max HP, -10 Max AP
  
• At 0%: you gain +150% Melee Damage, and lose -5 Endurance, -99 Charisma, -30 Max HP, -20 Max AP, -300% Hip-fire Gun Accuracy & V.A.T.S. Accuracy.

Glow

As you might expect when living life as a Ghoul, radiation doesn’t have the same effect on you as it does on the smooth-skinned. You’re immune to diseases and cannot be mutated by nearby radiation. As a Ghoul, radiation makes you Glow!

This new Glow system increases your maximum health (and heals damage you’ve taken) based on the amount of radiation that you’ve accumulated. Your Glow can be tracked by the green-striped pattern on your HP bar.

Consuming tainted foods, drinks and exploring irradiated environments all contribute to your Glow. If you hear that Pip-Boy ticking, the radiation is hitting. While you’re in Power Armor, your radiation intake can be seen on the “Rads” dial next to your health.

Outside of the max health increase Glow provides, it also contributes to Perks like the Science Monster and Jaguar Speed Perks mentioned below!



One of the immediate benefits of living life as a Ghoul is that you’ll have access to a new suite of Perk cards,which you can use in addition to the normal human cards. There are 28 Perks to choose from and 2 new Legendary perks for Ghouls.

The new Perk cards can be attained through Perk card packs or by selecting your level-up Perk. These cards will open new build opportunities and enhance the way you play.

Do note that Perk cards that revolve around Hunger, Thirst and the Chem Resistant perk will be locked as Ghouls don’t require the benefits that those cards provide.

Let’s look at one Perk from each S.P.E.C.I.A.L. category (all Perk descriptions are at their max value):

• Strength: Bone Shatterer – Your melee weapon attacks have a 45% chance to cripple a limb.
  
• Perception: Eye of The Hunter – Your vision grants you +30% accuracy in V.A.T.S. from a very long distance.
  
• Endurance: Glowing Gut - Irradiated food and drink grant 300% more rads.
  
• Charisma: Moral Support – When on a team, you become feral 50% slower.
  
• Intelligence: Science Monster – While you have Glow, gain 15% bonus damage for 10 seconds upon getting hit.
  
• Agility: Jaguar Speed – You now sprint 20% faster when your Glow is high.
  
• Luck: Wild West Hands – 36% chance to instantly reload your entire magazine when empty.

With all these new benefits that help you explore the wasteland, we would forgive you for thinking that life as a Ghoul was easy. No matter how well dressed you are, there are still some factions (like the Brotherhood of Steel) who won’t want to interact with you.

Playing as a Ghoul will make some factions hostile to you which will lock you out of some quest lines. Luckily wearing disguises made by Jaye, a new NPC you’ll meet along the new questline, will allow you to interact with any blocked content that you may find when living life as a Ghoul. Jaye will also allow you remove the disguise if you so wish.



If after a short while you realize that being a Ghoul isn’t for you, you can become human again through your Character Screen.

Please note: this is a one-way ticket back. You won’t be able to complete the quest-line to become a Ghoul again.

If you want a character that has already completed the “Leap of Faith” questline to become a Ghoul again, you can purchase a Ghoul Retransformation which will be available on the character screen for 1000 Atoms.


Bask in the “Glow of the Ghoul” and earn new Ghoulish rewards throughout your journey.

For a complete look at what awaits you this season, check out our Season 20 article here! [fallout.bethesda.net]


Spring is on the way which means the new themed event begins on April 29!
We hope you look forward to helping Black-eyed Susan save her favorite meadow from the Overgrown.


For new and veteran Wastelanders alike, the new Level 50 Character Boost is a great way to get a new character ready to participate in Daily Ops, Public Events, and explore Appalachia!

Check out our article for more information.[fallout.bethesda.net]

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• Fixed an issue where the Text to Speech window could persist through various menus.
  
• Fixed an issue where a chosen Screen Narration Voice Type could reset after relaunching the game.
  
• Fixed an issue where menus would not scroll properly while using Text to Speech or Speech to Text options.

• Plasma and Ultracite Cores now display their charge value.
  
• Fully charged Fusion, Plasma and Ultracite Cores can now be placed in the Ammo Box.
  
• Fusion Cores count as in use while in Power Armor when storing unused ammo in the Ammo Box.
  
• Fusion Cores assigned to Power Armor cannot be stored in the Ammo Box.

• Fixed an issue where the V63 Jetpack Paint could not be applied to the Vulcan Jetpack.
  
• Enclave Technician Headwear now provides correct "Damage & Disease resistance against airborne hazards".
  
• Hazmat and Chinese Stealth Suit now count as wearing a full matching set of armor.
  
• Hazmat Suit is now in the Armor category in the Pip-Boy.

• Expanded the area of passive power for the Winter Retreat workshop structure.
  
• Fixed an issue where workshop items would not place correctly while using Free Cam in the Summer Camp Shelter.
  
• Stored C.A.M.P. Pet furniture now properly refers to them as a Dweller.
  
• The last Turbo-fert grenade in a stack will function as expected.
  
• Fixed an issue where two doors could be attached to the same doorframe.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Flower Cart Vending Machine not having proper transparency on the flowers.

• Reduced the health and damage output of Super Mutants.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Cavalier's mod where the player took increased damage while blocking.
  
• Manhunt: corrected grammatical mistakes in Mad Dog Malone's lines.

Most pistols have been modified to incorporate the damage that they would deal via Perks into their base damage since those perks no-longer offer a pistol-specific increase to damage. In addition to this, a few pistols have received a further increase to their base damage.

The following weapons can be converted to Rifles via mods and thus will have their base damage further increased in the future:

• Pipe Gun
  
• Pipe Revolver
  
• Pipe Bolt-Action
  
• Laser Gun
  
• Ultracite Laser Gun
  
• Plasma Gun
  
• Enclave Plasma Gun

The base damage values listed here represent the weapon at its max level (45 or 50). Lower levels have been adjusted proportionally.

• 10mm: 29 -> 45
  
• 44 [Revolver]: 72 -> 132
  
• Alien Blaster: 37 -> 59
  
• Black Powder Pistol: 216 -> 347
  
• Crusader Pistol: 35 -> 56
  
• Circuit Breaker: 40 -> 64
  
• Salvaged Assaultron Head: 62 -> 95
  
• Western Revolver: 84 -> 157
  
• Gamma Gun: 60 -> 85
  
• Gauss Pistol: 115 -> 195
  
• Single Action Revolver: 82 -> 184
  
• Pipe Revolver: 70 -> 85

• Pipe Gun: 21 -> 13 / Note: This weapon no longer has reduced AP cost from automatic receivers.
  
• 10mm: 20 -> 15 / Note: This weapon no longer has reduced AP cost from automatic receivers.
  
• Circuit Breaker: 20 -> 16
  
• 44 [Revolver]: 35 -> 20
  
• Alien Blaster: 20 -> 17
  
• Crusader Pistol: 20 -> 16
  
• Combat Shotgun: 35 -> 18
  
• Western Revolver: 35 -> 22
  
• Double-Barrel Shotgun: 30 -> 26
  
• Cold Shoulder: 30 -> 28
  
• Gauss Pistol: 35 -> 18
  
• Plasma Gun: 25 -> 16
  
• Enclave Plasma Gun: 25 -> 18
  
• Gamma Gun: 30 -> 18
  
• Pipe Revolver: 25 -> 16
  
• Gunther’s Big Iron: 35 -> 30
  
• Gauss Shotgun: 35 -> 24
  
• Laser Gun: 25 -> 16
  
• Pump-Action Shotgun: 35 -> 20
  
• Single-Action Revolver: 35 -> 24
  
• Ultracite Laser Gun: 25 -> 14

These are the base VATS critical damage multipliers for each weapon. Mods, perks, and other buffs can further increase these values.

• 10mm: 2.0 -> 2.5 / Note: Only while semi-automatic.
  
• Circuit Breaker: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• 44 [Revolver]: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• Alien Blaster: 2.0 -> 2.25
  
• Black Powder Pistol: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• Crusader Pistol: 2.0 -> 2.5
  
• Single-Action Revolver: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• Salvaged Assaultron Head: 2.0 -> 3.0
  
• Western Revolver: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• Gamma Gun: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• Gauss Pistol: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• Pipe Bolt-Action: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• Pipe Gun: 2.0 -> 2.5 / Note: Only while semi-automatic.
  
• Pipe Revolver: 2.0 -> 2.75

These are the base VATS critical damage multipliers for each weapon. Mods and perks can further increase these values.

• 10mm: 2.0 -> 2.5
  
• Alien Blaster: 2.0 -> 2.25
  
• Crusader Pistol: 2.0 -> 2.5
  
• Pipe Bolt-Action: 2.0 -> 2.75
  
• Pipe Gun: 2.0 -> 2.5

• Dangerous Pastimes: Increased the countdown timer of the first stage to allow for more time before interacting with the intercom.

• Fixed a bug causing Legendary Mod Boxes to drop on death.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the “Pounder’s” mod to do more damage than intended.
  
• “Battle-Loader’s” no longer activates when bashing players or teammates.
  
• Fixed an issue with the “Defender's” mod where players took increased damage while blocking.
  
• “Conductor's” now correctly grants 5% health & AP on successful critical hits.

Legendary Mod Boxes can now be scrapped for Legendary Modules.

• - 1-Star: 3 Module
  
• - 2-Star: 6 Module
  
• - 3-Star: 12 Module
  
• - 4-Star: 24 Module
  
• - You now have a chance to learn the plans by scrapping the mod boxes at the same rate as scrapping an item with the mod attached.

Arms Keeper's

- No longer applies to grenades

Cavalier's

- (Weapon) Fixed a bug causing this mod to increase damage taken instead of reducing it.
- (Armor) Now grants -5% Damage Taken while sprinting.

Sentinel's

- Now grants -5% Damage Taken while standing still.

Furious

- This effect is now considered Onslaught (+5% damage per stack, +9 max stacks) and stacks with the new Gunslinger and Guerrilla Perks.

- Onslaught description: Each consecutive hit grants a stack of Onslaught. Stacks expire once per second. Players have an initial limit of 0 and can increase this through Perks and Items. The effects granted per stack can also be modified by Perks and Items.

Pounder’s

- Reworded for Onslaught and fixed an issue with the stack limit.
- +10% Damage per Onslaught stack, +10 max stacks.

Safecracker’s

- New Effect: +1 Lockpick and +1 Hacking skill.

• Updated Guns and Bullets 3 description to state that it gives a 100% increase to Ballistic Crit damage.

• Now grants +10 STR regardless of your current STR.
  
• Inspecting and previewing Power Armor now correctly shows the parts attached to it. In addition, the inspect menu now displays the contents of the chassis.

• Adjusted some Perk names for better alphabetical sorting.
  
• Onslaught now has a HUD indicator.
  
• A help entry has been added for Onslaught.
  
• Added a help entry for Small Guns.
  
• Updated the help entry for V.A.T.S. to include information about Limb Targeting and Weakness/Resistance being tied to the PER stat.
  
• Added an option to disable the unopened Perk Card Pack prompt.
  
• Starting loadouts have been adjusted to accommodate Perk Card changes.
  
• Fixed an issue where upgraded Perk Cards only showed Rank 1 values when unequipped.

Arms Keeper
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 2
- Rank 1 increased to 50%.
- Rank 2 increased to 75%
- Now applies to all weapons, except grenades

Awareness
- New Effect: Gain more V.A.T.S. accuracy based on PER
- The effect of seeing weaknesses in V.A.T.S. is now tied to having at least 10 PER

Barbarian
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- New Effect: Gain Damage Resistance based on your STR. Doubled when not wearing armor.

Bodyguards
- Ranks reduced from 4 to 1
- New Effect: Gain Damage & Energy Resistance based on your CHA per teammate.

Demolition Expert
- Ranks reduced from 5 to 3.
- Rank 2 increased from 20% to 40% Explosive Damage.
- Rank 3 increased from 30% to 60% Explosive Damage.
- Fixed an issue where Demolition Expert was increasing Turret damage instead of Home Defense.
- Demolition Expert is no longer required to craft explosives.

Cap Collector
- Reduced chance of extra caps from 100% to a chance based on your LCK that ranges from 20% to 85%.

Can Do!
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- New Effect: Find more packaged food based on LCK
- Added an additional chance to occur based on your LCK that ranges from 20% to 85%.
- Can now apply to NPC loot.

Concentrated Fire
- No longer grants limb targeting. This is now acquired by having at least 5 PER
- Fixed the damage bonus not increasing per shot
- The per shot effects are now limited to 20 stacks

Crackshot
- Now works with all small guns.

Field Surgeon
- Moved to INT

Farma Pharma
- Added an additional chance to occur based on your LCK that ranges from 20% to 85%.
- Can now apply to NPC loot.

Gun Fu
- Fixed an issue where Gun Fu was doing much more damage than intended
- Increased the damage buff from 10%, 30%, 60% to 30%, 60%, 90%

Good With Salt
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 2
- Rank 1 now reduces spoilage by 45%
- Rank 2 now reduces spoilage by 90%

Guerrilla
- New Effect: Each rank adds ranged damage to close enemies

Guerrilla Expert
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- Rank 1 now costs 2 Perk Points
- New Effect: Gain +1% reload speed per Onslaught stack with ranged weapons, +3 max stacks

Guerrilla Master
- Ranks reduced from 3 t o1
- Rank 1 now costs 3 Perk Points
- New Effect: Gain +5% damage to close enemies per Onslaught stack with ranged weapons, +5 max stacks.

Gunslinger
- New Effect: Each rank adds ranged damage to weak spots (6/9/12 damage per rank)

Gunslinger Expert
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- Rank 1 now costs 2 Perk Points
- New Effect: Changed effect to +1% ranged weak spot damage per **Onslaught** stack, +3 max stacks.

Gunslinger Master
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- Rank 1 now costs 3 Perk Points
- New Effect: Gain Onslaught stacks over time and spend them on attacks, +10 max stacks.

Gun Runner
- Now works with any ranged weapon.

Home Defense
- Now correctly increases Turret damage.
- Damage bonus is +50/75/100%.

Inspirational
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1.
- Increased XP gain per CHA.
- New Effect: You and team members gain more XP. This effect scales with CHA.

Ironclad
- Ranks reduced from 5 to 3.
- New Effect: Armor provides 5% more protection per rank. Double if wearing a matching set.

Lead Belly
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- New Effect: Less Rads from food & drink based on END

Modern Renegade
- Now works with all small guns.
- Chance to cripple has been replaced with increased limb damage.

Mr. Sandman
- Removed the “at night” requirement

Pack Rat
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 2
- Rank 1 increased to 50%.
- Rank 2 increased to 75%

Packin’ Light
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- New Effect: Your Action Points regenerate faster when not encumbered.

Pharma Farma
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- New Effect: Find more healing chems based on LCK

Portable Power
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 2
- Moved from INT to STR
- Rank 1 increased to 50%.
- Rank 2 increased to 75%

Rad Resistant
- Ranks reduced from 4 to 1
- Rank 1 now costs 2 points
- New Effect: Gain Radiation Resistance based on your END.

Rejuvenated
- Increased bonus at Rank 1
- Rank 2 now has an additional bonus while not heavily irradiated

Scrounger
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- No longer increases the quantity of explosives found.
- New Effect: Find more ammo based on LCK
- Dev Note: All 3 “searching” Perks have a chance based on LCK to grant a bonus item in certain contexts, such as a medical box or ammo box. In addition, these Perks increase the quantity found from all regular loot sources based on LCK.

Spiritual Healer
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1.
- New Effect: You and teammates regenerate health. This effect scales with CHA.

Strong Back
- Ranks reduced from 4 to 1
- Rank 1 now costs 2 Perk Points
- New Effect: Gain more carry weight based on your STR

Tank Killer
- Now works with all small guns.

Tenderizer
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- Rank 1 now costs 2 points
- New Effect: Each attack makes your target take 0.1% increased damage
- Dev Note: Each player using Tenderizer contributes to a stacking effect that does not expire and caps out at 100% increased damage. This does not work in PvP.

Traveling Pharmacy
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 2
- Rank 1 increased to 45%
- Rank 2 increased to 90%

Wrecking Ball
- Ranks reduced from 3 to 1
- Moved from INT to STR
- **New Effect**: You deal +100% damage to objects and can damage your own C.A.M.P. objects

• A Bump in the Road: Fixed a bug causing Joanna to re-appear when relogging.
  
• A Bump in the Road: "Retrieve Cargo from the brahmin" objective no longer reappears after relogging.
  
• A Bump in the Road: Fixed an issue causing players to get duplicate "Blue Ridge Cargo" items when relogging.
  
• A Bump in the Road: Fixed an issue where the quest would not activate if a player reached level 20 while in the area.
  
• Oldest Trick in the Book: Fixed an issue that could cause some Cultists to not be hostile when they should be.
  
• Oldest Trick in the Book: Fixed an issue that could cause the player to become softlocked while interacting with Hugo.
  
• Cop a Squatter: The "Speak with Chief" objective should now complete properly, and the Chief Robot will no longer skip the explanation dialogue.
  
• Powerhouse of the Cell: Moved the objective marker for "Enter the Organics Sector" to be aligned with the door.
  
• Duty Calls: Fixed an issue where the quest would not progress if players log out with a brain in their inventory and resume the quest later on.
  
• Most Sensational Game: Speculative fixes for NPC pathing issues that could prevent progress.
  
• A Satisfied Conscience: Fixed an issue where Paladin Rahmani would not be present at the start of the quest.
  
• Addressed several dialogue mismatches in Milepost Zero.
  
• Fixed an issue where players could enter the Ranger Station Bunker prematurely during the Skyline Valley questline.
  
• Ramirez, Hewson, and generic Brotherhood Initiates in Fort Atlas should no longer talk about Knight Shin if Rahmani was chosen as the leader of the Brotherhood of Steel.
  
• The potential weapons earnable from completing the Elusive Crane quest can now be scrapped.

• Fixed issues where Player Titles could overlap a player's level when seen on the map.
  
• Rad-X now properly states it will suppress active mutations.
  
• Fixed an issue with Battle Ready Dweller loadouts having an extra unused point of Endurance.
  
• Fixed an issue with the pip boy not displaying correct information for Guns and Bullets 3 magazine effect.
  
• Legendary Scrip is now able to be found in the Collections tab of the Pip-Boy.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Scorchbeast Photomode Frame not displaying correctly when used.

• V63 Laser Carbine is now craftable for all players regardless of the acquisition method.
  
• The V63 Laser Carbine weapon plan and mod plans along with its mod plans, can no longer be dropped, traded, or sold.
  
• Fixed an issue where the V63 Laser Carbine could appear multiple times in the crafting menu.
  
• Fixed an issue where melee weapons appeared incorrectly when using a Scout's Banner.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Reaper Gatling Laser paint did not apply correctly.
  
• Fixed incorrect display of Ultracite Laser Gun and Ultracite Gatling Laser when viewed in inventory/workshop views.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Cryptid Jawbone Knife, V63-HELGA, and V63-OLGA could not be changed back to their unique skin if another paint was applied.
  
• Fixed an issue where players who unlocked The Cremator through gold bullion were not able to apply the Enclave Sigma Squad paint.
  
• Fixed an issue where Fire damage type appeared above the Primary damage type on certain weapons.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Dual Bar mod was not properly being granted when scrapping The Cauterizer.

• Fixed an issue preventing SCORE Boosts from working correctly in Private Worlds.
  
• Fixed issue with Silver Collectron not collecting the items specified in its terminal.
  
• Fixed an issue where Overgrown Moonflower assassins could be pacified with the Wasteland Whisperer perk.
  
• Fixed an issue in the Gleaming Depths where the mole miners wouldn't attack the drill if left alone.
  
• All goo piles and cultists can now be looted directly inside the Old Crimora Mines.
  
• Players can now trade/drop the Thrasher Plushie Backpack plans.
  
• Increased the range at which other players can hear each other while using Area Chat.
  
• Added Group Generation to the condition of the rewards for mutated Public Events.
  
• Mutated Party Packs should now properly grant Recipes & Outfits once players have learned everything.
  
• Pleasant Valley Claim Tokens no longer have any weight.

Bulk Scrapping Legendary Mods

When attempting to scrap a stack of Legendary mods the check to see if the mod was “learned” will only trigger once. The team is currently investigating a fix and we’ll let you know as soon as we have more information to share.

For now, please scrap your Legendary mods one at a time and not in bulk.

Inconsistent Legendary Perk Behavior

After transforming into a Ghoul, players may notice inconsistent behavior with the "What Rads", "Action Diet", and "Feral Rage" perks. Namely the Human Legendary Perk "What Rads" won't appear as locked away for the transformed character and the Ghoul Exclusive Perks "Action Diet" and "Feral Rage" may still appear locked and enequippable.

Logging out or relaunching the game should address the inconsistent behavior of the Perk cards.

On Tuesday, March 18 at 10am ET/9am CT, Fallout 76 is being brought offline on all platforms to apply the Ghoul Within update.

For server status updates, keep an eye on our Bethesda.net Status Portal[status.bethesda.net].

Let’s ghoulify Appalachia.

Season 20: Glow of the Ghoul starts March 18, timed perfectly to arrive with Ghoul Within, Fallout’s next major update, which is bringing all the Vault-dweller ghouls to the Wasteland.

Glow of the Ghoul is all about the Ghouls. This theme is for the mutated, the irradiated, the glowing and the feral of the wasteland. Even if you’re not going the way of the ghoul, be sure to decorate your C.A.M.P. in the most radiation-ridden and dilapidated way to make all your ghoulfriends feel at home. Toxic waste looks good in any C.A.M.P.

We've got the trailer for the upcoming season below:

What’s coming up in Glow of the Ghoul? Here’s the season calendar:
Ghoulish Rewards

On March 18, when both Season 20 and Ghoul Within are live, you will be able to turn into a ghoul. But wait, there’s more than just looking irradiated to being a ghoul. You’ll also want to remodel your C.A.M.P. and give it the gooey radiation-y vibe that every wasteland palace deserves.

By the way, if you don’t have a current Fallout 1st Membership, you can always get a Seasons Pass for access to Fallout 1st rewards.

Getting ready to transform into a ghoul? Check out our Official Guide to Being a Ghoul[fallout.bethesda.net], featuring a welcome video by T0nik.


Remember, Glow of the Ghoul begins March 18 alongside the next major update, Ghoul Within.

February 18 is the first day of Fasnacht.

You know what that means: It’s time to don ye festive Fasnacht masks and parade through the streets of Helvetia. Fasnacht runs from February 18 to March 4.

At the top of the hour, every hour, the Fasnacht public event will pop up on your map. Navigate your way to Helvetia and speak to the Master of Ceremonies—the Mister Handy-in-charge.

With your fellow Wastelanders, complete any tasks assigned to you by the Protectrons. You’ll do everything from save the bees to play instruments or add wood to the bonfire. Once five robots are ready to go, the parade will kick off.

Your next job is to be the security detail for the bots as they celebrate. Completing the event will earn you the “Masked” prefix for your character title, a chance at the “Glowing” prefix, net you a Fasnacht mask and other flowery rewards.

New Masks and Rewards

Pictured above are three new Glowing Fasnacht masks. From left to right, we have Big Foot; the famous horned rabbit, also known as the Jackalope; all the way to Veggie Man.

For your C.A.M.P.s, you can earn flower and plant box decorations that are sure to delight your guests. This Jackalope-masked Wastelander is fond of the Rhododendron Flower Boxes. You can also earn Soot Flower, Aster, Mutated Fern and Ash Rose Boxes. All these decorative C.A.M.P. flower boxes also come in Flowering versions that feature fluttering butterflies.