At QuakeCon 2019, the developers revealed some exciting details about upcoming features in Fallout 76. This includes the highly anticipated raids. Learn here what we already know about the first raid, Vault 94.
What are raids? Raids are dungeons or activities that typically represent the highest challenge for players in PvE content and require a group. In Fallout 76, raiding has so far consisted of dropping atomic bombs.
In Fallout 76, the first “real” raids will be Vaults 94 and 96, where something seems to have gone wrong. You will explore them with a group and secure special loot.
When are the raids coming? Vault 94 is scheduled to be released by the developers in August. Vault 96 is expected to come “in the not too distant future”. The raids were announced in the Fallout 76 roadmap early 2019.
This is how Raids work in Fallout 76
How many players are raids designed for? According to Project Lead Jeff Gardiner, raids will be an activity for four players at a higher level. However, the raids are a significantly greater challenge than the newly introduced dungeons.
Those who are particularly “masochistic” can also attempt the raids alone, as a duo, or with three players.
The dungeons faced frequent criticism, including that they were not instanced. Therefore, other players could appear at any time and simply participate, which many fans disliked. Whether the raids will be instanced has not yet been revealed.
What happens in raids? The tasks in the raids will primarily focus on solving puzzles. You will need to figure out how to open certain doors or which enemies you must defeat in which way. There will also be changing weekly missions. Additionally, raids offer three difficulty levels:
- the lowest difficulty level is supposed to be “somewhat easy”
- the two higher difficulty levels also add a time limit
In the raids, numerous legendary enemies are expected to spawn, offering particularly good loot. The lack of good loot has recently been a significant problem, which is set to be addressed soon.
What loot can be found in raids? The biggest innovation in loot consists of set pieces that you can obtain in the raids. The first of these sets has jokingly been called “potted plant” and consists of power armor pieces with ferns (featured image). The set bonus is intended to help with stealth.
The loot can be found both within the raid as well as from a loot chest at the end. You do not necessarily have to “successfully” complete the raid. There will still be certain rewards even if you do not make it to the end.
What happens next? After Vault 94, another vault is set to appear: Vault 96. The next raid will also be released “in the not too distant future”. However, there should be enough time between the raids to gather and implement feedback.
What and how much raid content will follow depends on how well the content is received by the community. In any case, the major NPC update “Wastelanders” will also follow after the raids:
