For Fallout 76, a massive patch has been released that will be deployed shortly after the release of the game. This patch aims to improve several aspects.
Delayed Day-1 Patch: Fallout 76 was supposed to receive a large Day-1 patch on its release date of November 14. This has not yet occurred. Instead, Bethesda is now introducing a huge patch.
Update: We have updated the article with new information. The patch notes are here!
Update 7:00 PM: The servers are back online.
Fallout 76 Patch 1.02: Patch notes from November 19 in English
Improved performance for all systems: Bethesda has announced that the first patch will mainly focus on performance. By fixing several bugs, the performance and stability on all platforms should be improved. Additionally, more bugs have been fixed:
- Enemies
- Enemies should no longer pursue players beyond the expected range.
- Ghoul and Burned Officers should now correctly drop parts of the nuclear launch codes.
- C.A.M.P., Workbenches, and Crafting
- Blueprints from C.A.M.P.s should no longer break into smaller pieces when players log out.
- Paint on Power Armor that was added for the B.E.T.A. should now properly adhere to the items.
- A bug has been fixed that sometimes placed repaired items back into the inventory in a still destroyed state.
- Quests
- Tourism Office: The terminal in Prickett’s Fort should now be repairable.
- PvP
- Pacifists should now deal regular damage to players in a fight over a workshop as long as they are hostile.
- A respawn after being killed by a player should now reset the hostility towards that player.
- The “Revenge” option should now display and consume the correct amount of caps.
On Xbox, bugs that caused crashes in certain menus have also been fixed. There have also been changes to the user interface. You can find the full patch notes on the official website.
When is the patch coming? The servers for Fallout 76 will be taken offline on Monday, November 19, at 3 PM to deploy the patch. It is not yet known how long the servers will remain offline.
The official tweet states only that the servers will be “temporarily” offline.
Update: Around 6:45 PM German time, the servers were brought back online. Fallout 76 is playable again.
How large will the patch be? The original Day-1 patch was supposed to be 50 GB. The exact size of the current patch is not yet known, but it could also be around 50 GB.
Update: For PC, the patch size is currently reported to be about 15 GB. For PS4 and Xbox One, most players report a size between 47 and 49 GB.
What’s coming in the future? An expansion of your personal stash’s capacity is also planned, but it will arrive later. The current limit has been implemented for technical reasons. However, there are already approaches with which Bethesda aims to optimize the limit.
For PC players, a later patch will also adjust the settings. There will be a FOV slider and a push-to-talk option. Support for 21:9 screens (“Ultrawide”) will also be included.
Where can I find out more? As soon as the official patch notes are released, we will update and link them in this article. In the meantime, new information will also be available from the official German Twitter account of Fallout 76.
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