A player has created a tool for themselves in Fallout 76 that allows them to find everything there is to do in the game more quickly. They have now released it for the community and are praised by everyone for it.
What kind of map is this? The player and developer Jaret Burkett has created an interactive map for Fallout 76 that shows everything a player might search for. This includes:
- Locations of Chems
- Resources
- Blueprints and plans
- Terminals
- Weapons and much more.
The map can be found at map76.com. Under the name undefined7161, the developer published their project on reddit and has accumulated over 2,100 upvotes within a short time.
The great community is “responsible” for the map
That’s why Burkett created the map: Burkett revealed in an interview with Kotaku that he created the map because he is an explorer himself. As such, he sometimes simply needs help finding certain things.
Many things, such as certain motives that need to be photographed with the new ProSnap Deluxe camera, are hardly found in a normal way where one would “stumble upon” them. So he used his skills as a developer.
For the map, he extracted the game files and retrieved all important points through data mining. He finally packed them into an interactive map for himself, as he needed it “to keep having fun,” as he says. Now the tool is also available for all players.
This is the background to his enthusiasm: The map is a kind of small thank you from Burkett to the great community of Fallout 76. He says that without the great community, he probably would have stopped playing:
I played all day, for a week, and was constantly on guard, worried that people would attack me. But that didn’t happen.
Everyone I came across was extremely friendly, made me armor, gave me tips, and even helped me level up. I found a lot of really good friends in the game. They keep me playing.
Beneath the map is also criticism: From Burkett’s perspective, such projects are what keep Fallout 76 alive. However, he does not believe that this is what Bethesda envisions under player engagement.
He senses a drift towards PvP from the developers with new modes like Survival Mode or Nuclear Winter. Players like him, explorers, treasure hunters, and now also many merchants, are, in his experience, the majority.
The community is friendly and has no desire to kill you. I don’t think Bethesda understands that. The latest updates are trying to move away from this aspect. More and more content cannot be shared. Increasingly more PvP modes.
What do you think of the map? Do you use it to find special places? Maybe you come across something particularly quirky:
