Significant changes incoming! Fallout 76 | Fallout 76: July 2023 PTS Update and Highlights Notes

NEW ADDITIONS

GENERAL

• Players can now choose to start at Level 20. This gives them starter weapons, ammo, armor, perk packs, various survival supplies, and pre-filled loadouts.
• We’ve placed a donation box outside of Vault 76 for players to help one another.
• Two new perks have been added, Arms Keeper and Stable Tools.
• Arms Keeper: Reduces Weight of Rifles (10%, 25%, 40%)
• Stable Tools: Automatic Melee Weapon Durability Bonus (10%, 15%, 20%)
• There are now level 10 versions of T-45 and Raider Power Armor.
• We’ve added a “New” filter when viewing Perk Cards.
• We now give a warning to players under level 50 trying to enter Daily Ops.

WORKBENCH CHANGES

• All workbench lists use alphabetical sorting.
• Item names in workbench are standardized across all lists.
• Show unlockable button now shows recipes you can learn through a plan, scrapping, or can purchase in the Atomic Shop.
• Unlearned recipes show the name of the plan you need, what item to scrap, or lets you buy it from the store.
• 1-star legendary mods no longer show up under "Random Legendary Mods". 2- and 3-star mods now display correctly under "Current Mods" when inspecting an item.
• Improved the learned mod counter.

NEW DESIGN CHANGES

• We’ve lowered the level requirements for Various Perk cards.
• Added more default C.A.M.P. recipes for all players.
• Rebalanced combat in Morgantown and Summerville.
• Replaced the Liberator Bots outside of Vault 76 with Feral Ghouls.
• Lowered the frequency of enemy attacks on the player’s C.A.M.P.
• Adjusted the Gun-Fu Perk effect and text description.
• The bugs have been exterminated, and mysterious construction has begun at the Gilman Lumber Mill.
• Renamed over 600 C.A.M.P. Items.
• Removed the Hunter/Hunted radio station and event.
• Good with Salt description accurately states the effects of the modification. The Refrigerated mod does not stack with the perk.
• Grenadier perk now applies to Gauss weapons.
• Players will no longer receive Legendary Power Armor pieces as rewards from Events and Quests until level 20.
• Legendary creatures no longer mutate at 50% Health to have Health regeneration, but instead have 60% increased Health.
• Various changes to health, resistances, and weapon damage for the following creatures: Super Mutant, Protectron, Mole Rat, Mr.Handy/Gutsy, Feral Ghoul, Scorched, Glowing One, Assaultron, Mirelurk King, Mirelurk Crab, Cave Cricket, Radscorpion, Angler, Floater Flamer, Floater Freezer, Floater Gnasher, Mutant Hound, Liberator, and Mirelurk Hunter.
• Reduced the amount of pop-up information upon exiting the Vault.
• Increase Aid items in low-level quest rewards and challenges.
• Daily Ops rewards prioritize giving un-learned recipe rewards to players. Once all recipes are learned, players will start getting repeats.
• Other players can no longer steal your C.A.M.P’s bone chimes.

BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS

• Adjusted the terrain around the Moonshine Jamboree event, and fixed an issue that could cause the event to fail when depositing Gulper Venom with a few seconds left on the timer.
• Fixed various Excavator Power Armor inconsistencies.
• Rad Scorpion Omelets now heal Formula P addiction.
• The Carnivore Mutation now works with the Cannibal perk.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from V.A.T.S targeting extra-large creatures from a distance.
• Fixed an issue causing combat groups to persist over long distances, keeping the player in combat.
• Fixed melee Power Attacks sometimes not registering as Power Attacks.
• The Imposter Sheepsquatch area of attack can no longer damage players who are out of sight of it.
• Fixed an issue where a player could become stuck in the Vertibird post Expedition.
• Mutated Party Packs now grant healing Salves when all recipes have been learned.
• Salvaged Assaultron Head now displays Charging damage instead of Single Shot.
• New players no longer receive an un-named radio station with information on Nuka-World on Tour upon leaving the Vault.
• Players can no longer attack with auto-melee weapons and sprint at the same time in 3rd person
• Nuke effects no longer appear indoors.