Fallout 76 – New Patch Continues To Work On Old Problems

In the update for Fallout 76, Bethesda again takes on storage capacity and improves the Wanted mechanics. There are also bug fixes. Here are the patch notes.

Although Fallout 76 has been harshly criticized by many players for its release and has also gone bad in our test, there are still players who like to venture into the wastelands of West Virginia. For them, Bethesda continues to do its utmost to iron out the numerous bugs and disagreements as much as possible.

The new patch for Fallout 76, released on February 19th, once again addresses some of the issues players have been complaining about since release. This includes the limit of the storage box, which was already raised in one of the first patches.

Five important changes

There are five highlights from the patch notes on Bethesda’s website that have the new update in their luggage. The first is the already mentioned enlargement of the storage box. Instead of the previous 600, we can now store up to 800 pounds of loot and materials in our warehouse.

So Bethesda is picking up a problem here that has been causing trouble since the release. Already in December, Update 1.0.2.0 brought an increase in boxes by 50 percent. This has not been enough for some players. Especially as Fallout 76 emphasizes encouraging players to collect and craft.

For a better overview, the new display of the player symbol should provide. If you now hover your cursor over a player, his workshop on the map or his guns, his player symbol is clearly displayed.

Nerf for Brandbestie & Fix for Wanted-Status

The new patch does not overhaul the damage of the fire-beast but changes its attack behavior. So we should now have more time to prepare for a sonic attack of the giant bat on the next. It will now take at least 10 seconds before she can use the attack again.

Also, if it happens in a battle that one of your bullets – accidentally, of course – hits another player’s camp, you’re no longer considered “wanted.” Only the destruction of the CAMP or the workshop marks you as the culprit.

Battles against Burnbeasts were sometimes annoying when they began to spew sound attacks.

Barricade countermeasure

Speaking of warehouse and workshop – the new patch now allows to claim other players’ workshops from any position in the construction area of the workshop. This is to prevent that barricaded workshops cannot be challenged.

In addition to these important changes, the patch also fixes numerous other issues. The legs of the excavator power armor no longer need so many springs for repair.

Fallout 76: Player Collects 900 Hours Of Ammunition, Bethesda Congratulates And Exorcises Him

A player in the online RPG Fallout 76 has invested 900 hours and spends his time searching the end-time world for ammunition, which he then collects. After Bethesda congratulated him on this achievement, he was promptly banned.