Fallout 76: Wastelanders is live. The update requires one complete re-download of the game clienton the one hand because the innovations are so extensive, and on the other hand because many existing elements are being extensively changed. The download size varies depending on the platform:
- via the Bethesda launcher: 54 GB
- via Steam: 68 GB
What exactly the big Wastelanders update for Fallout 76 contains, Bethesda breaks down in the patch notes – and we now present the highlights of the innovations in detail.
Human NPCs and factions
The big flagship of the Wastelander update for Fallout 76 are the human NPCs returning to post-nuclear Appalachia. Fallout 76 has other "living characters" for the first time, if you ignore the players of the MMO and the ghouls.
The wasteland residents bring two factions with them: The Raiders in Crater and the Settlers in Foundation. As is typical for the Fallout series, the groupings differ in their values and goals.
The NPCs are changing the game world: Such a return of course does not leave the post-apocalyptic Appalachia untouched. NPCs occupy places and thereby change the landscape, which may even lead to you and your camp being driven out of the previous location.
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A new storyline
With the NPCs and factions, a new main story finds its way into the role-playing game of Bethesda. Players can, for example, decide which of the two factions they want to work with. So you earn a reputation with the factions and unlock new items.
Interaction and recruitment: The NPCs do not stand around in the landscape, especially palaver, but can be a real asset to your camp. As in Fallout 4, you can park certain people as guards, others may be suitable as life partners for your character. Still others give you their own story quests that advance the storyline.
More events in the Open World
Fallout 76: Wastelanders also brings more life to the booth when it comes to world events. Numerous innovations ensure this.
New events and daily challenges: The new random events "co-driver" or "radiation brawl" should provide some variety. There are also two new variants for the selection of the daily quests.
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Fallout 76 – finally NPCs! Trailer introduces the changes to the Wastelanders update
New enemies and weapons: Fallout 76: Wastelanders also brings new opponents like the massive Wendigocoloss or the floating floaters. With new weapons like the Gauss minigun you should be able to master this challenge.
New gold bullion currency: In order to make the new weapons and some modifications, you have to farm the very rare resource gold. This goes after the end of the main story about completing daily events and challenges, for which you receive treasury bonds that you can process into valuable precious metal on gold presses. In addition, traders offer the gold bars against bare bottle caps.
In addition to the major new features, the Fallout 76: Wastelanders update makes numerous detail improvements and fixes bugs in the game. For example, a day in FO76 is now no longer eight, but 13 hours. On the second page of this article you will find the complete patch notes in German.
