Atomic missiles are one of the endgame features of Fallout 76. It actually takes a long time before the code to launch can be entered. We will show you how it works.
What do atomic bombs do? When an atomic missile is fired at an area in Appalachia, the entire impact zone is destroyed and contaminated for a time. High-level enemies with better loot wait in these areas.
Atomic Bombs in Fallout 76: Enter Code and Fire
How can you fire atomic missiles? To fire atomic missiles, you first need to play the story of Fallout 76 to a certain point. You have to complete all quests in the Whitespring bunker and become the leader of the corresponding faction.
Only then will you have access to the necessary information and features to be allowed to fire atomic missiles. You still have a few steps to go before the first launch:
- Collect eight launch codes from feral ghoul officers that can appear in the world (a bright beep indicates their location)
- Get a key card for nuclear launches from a cargo bot. You must shoot it down and crack its lock.
- Find the right letters for the solution number in the Whitespring bunker. Another part of the solution appears here every day.
- Decipher the code using the digits.
- Go to the respective bunker with enough key cards and enter the code. Each attempt requires a key card.
Each of these steps takes time. The YouTuber Nickaroo93 has put them together in a video to illustrate it a bit more.
A tool makes it easier: The Reddit user Waffle_cop has developed an online tool that makes at least the decoding of the code a bit easier. With the tool NukaCrypt, the team from Nickaroo93 was also able to fire the atomic missile so early.
However, you still need key cards for each attempt. So if you want to try firing an atomic missile without a secure code, you might need a lot of key cards.
Deciphering the code accounts for only a small part of the work and is primarily about thinking. This is at least somewhat spared by the tool.
What happens after the impact? Many players have already feared that trolls will randomly destroy camps of new players with atomic missiles or troll them in other ways. However, launching seems to be too complex for that.
Instead, the event “Burned Earth” appears in the impact zone. The area hit by the atomic missile turns into a high-level “raid” for multiple players for a limited time and becomes heavily contaminated.
Earlier, one could see the impact of an atomic missile through videos from the beta of Fallout 76. However, Nicakroo93 shows the effect in his video.
He enters the area with three friends and other random people and finds a level 95 elite scorched queen there. Such a boss is almost impossible to defeat alone.
Who are the events suitable for? Even though players have already fired atomic missiles and faced group challenges, that doesn’t mean that atomic missiles will be a common sight.
Nicakroo93 himself is already at level 53 in his video, one of his teammates is even over level 70. They are also all wearing strong power armors that can be found in West Virginia.
Atomic missiles are therefore primarily designed for high-level players to further improve their gear. For low-level players, however, it is still advisable to always carry some Rad-X or a protective suit in case a missile lands nearby.
Have you already gathered a launch code? Do you want to see what one of these impacts looks like? In our Fallout group on Facebook you can find players to work on the codes with you. Also visit our Facebook page for the latest info.
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