Bethesda has released the hefty patch for Fallout 76 that removes a ton of bugs but weighs in at around 20 GB on console.
With all things Fallout now enjoying a significant boost following the breakout success of the Fallout TV show, Fallout 76 is enjoying a significant rise in player numbers. Last week, Bethesda announced that Fallout 76, its most recent mainline Fallout game, saw over one million people play in a single day.
Fallout 76 launched in November 2018 across PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and was savaged by critics and players at release. However, over the last five years, Bethesda has worked to improve the game, turning around sentiment to such an extent that Fallout 76 now enjoys a ‘mostly positive’ user review rating on Steam. In a recent interview with Kinda Funny Games, Bethesda development chief Todd Howard said Fallout 76 has been “sneaky popular” for the last three or four years.
Revealed in a blog post, the 1.7.11.12 patch weighs in at 12.1 GB on Steam, but its Microsoft Store counterpart is 19.8 GB. The PlayStation update download is similar at 19.2 GB, while Xbox takes the cake at 23.1 GB.
A handful of quality-of-life updates join the bug fixes. Bethesda has added a Max option when buying from and selling to NPCs, the World Activity list now sorts alphabetically, the inventory scrollbar is now improved, and an "Ammo Per Shot" stat entry has been added to weapons.
Speaking of, the Cremator weapon and its mods have received "several adjustments" as it was released with a bug that made it stronger than intended. It's been buffed in other ways to make up for this loss of power, however, with Bethesda saying its Damage Over Time is now a "force to be reckoned with."
The bulk of the update does come in its bug fixes though. Power Armor is no longer listed in English instead of the correct localized language, the Devils Wings Jetpack now has properly working lights, the Big Boss Advertisement poster no longer turns into a Mothman poster when broken, and more. You can read the full patch notes below.
Fallout 76 Update Version 1.7.11.12 Patch Notes
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue that caused Power Armor to be listed in English instead of the correct localized language
- Fixed an issue where the Garrahan Mining Poster was not present at the Rusty Pick or Camden Park
- Opportunity Knocking: Fixed an issue which could cause the quest to disappear after relogging.
- Deep Space Alien Jetpack is now properly craftable for T51 Power Armor
- Sins of the Father: Fixed an issue which would block the quest if a dialogue scene between Abbie and Antonio was exited during a specific part of the conversation.
- Fixed an issue where the Cremator was not listed at Legendary Exchange Machines
- Fixed an issue where the player could ask Abbie Russo a question about Vin that did not properly reflect the final outcomes of Sins of the Father.
- Players who previously unlocked them should now be able to craft the Poker & BlackJack Tables
- Sins of the Father: Fixed an issue which could prevent Antonio from speaking to the player.
- Brahmin Flour Billboards should now be craftable and have the right materials
- Rustic Helvetian Camp Kit has had the expected walls and windows added to it.
- The Favorites menu hotkeys are now usable while the wheel is visible.
- Fixed an issue where gold bullion vendors Regs and Smiley were not enabled for some players who completed Secrets Revealed.
- Tesla Rifles will now drop correctly from the Battle Bot Event
- Father Winter Helmet should now have T-45 standard Stats, Description, Weight, and Levels should be standardized now.
- Fancy Revolver should now properly display its unique fancy skin
- Fixed an issue where Small Presents were not dropping contextual ammo
- Fixed weather stations not being able to be placed in a camp workshop located very close to a public workshop.
- Fixed modern home kitchen sink not being able to snap to other modern home items on a foundation
- Secrets Revealed: Fixed an issue where Meg, Gail, Ra-Ra, Johnny, and Lou could be missing from the Crater Core after the completion of the quest.
- Lights now function properly on the Devils Wings Jetpack
- Fixed several paints that were no longer updating the dynamic name of modified Power Armor pieces.
- Speculative fix for items in the Cryo-freezer randomly selling for 0 caps in the vendor.
- Big Boss Advertisement Poster no longer turns into a Mothman poster when broken.
- Fire Rate now shows increase/decrease arrows when comparing potential mods to what players have currently equipped.
- Story Time now properly removes itself from the PipBoy if you kill Miss Nanny.
- Fixed an issue with Buried Treasure not properly completing.
- Players are no longer blocked from completing Honor Bound if they exit the conversation with Vin and Gene.
- Scrolling the mouse-wheel down now properly shrinks selected body parts in the character generator.
QUALITY OF LIFE UPDATES
- Added a Max option when buying from and selling to NPCs
- World Activity list now sorts alphabetically
- Improved behavior of the inventory scrollbar
- Added a new “Ammo Per Shot” stat entry to weapons
WEAPONS
- Made several adjustments to the Cremator and its mods
- Dev Note: The Cremator released with a bug that made it stronger than we intended it to be due to the way damage was calculated with its explosion. Players who had certain perks and mods on it did much higher damage than intended. We’ve fixed that bug, which has decreased the damage for that specific setup, but we made multiple tweaks and changes to buff it in different ways. Now, the Damage Over Time (DoT) should be a force to be reckoned with.
SEASONAL EVENTS
- Recipes and some items dropped by these events will continue to drop after you have learned them. These items are now also tradeable to help you get all the plans you want!
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
