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FALLOUT 76: INSIDE THE VAULT - MAY UPDATES

This week, we’re making a clarification about how 76 Seasons will work. We’ve also got reminders for you about the first Hunt for the Treasure Hunter event, which begins today, and the return of Fasnacht Parade, which starts Monday.

76 SEASONS ARE FOR EVERYONE

Following our preview of 76 Seasons in last week’s Inside the Vault, we’ve seen questions and concerns from the community about what it will cost to take part in Seasons after the first one. We’d like to clarify that participation in Fallout Seasons will be free for all of our players, and we apologize for any confusion. Additionally, everyone is going to gain access to each new Season as soon as it begins, and all players will follow the same progress and reward track. You will have the option to purchase individual ranks for Atoms in the order they appear, but not during the first two weeks of a Season.

That said, we are looking into potentially adding some bonus rewards at certain Ranks for Fallout 1st members—but not for Season 1. We are currently focused on getting this system implemented and seeing your feedback on Seasons first before we include any extra rewards.

Finally, the Seasons system will not be available for play testing in our upcoming iteration of the PTS for Update 20. There are technical reasons for this, which include the fact that the Atomic Shop is not available in the PTS. While we would love to hear your early impressions of Seasons in the PTS, we are looking forward to reading your thoughts once you’ve had the chance to try out the new system after Update 20 arrives.

HUNT DOWN TREASURE HUNTER MOLE MINERS

For the next few days, it’s Open Season on “Treasure Hunter” Mole Miners, who have been observed surfacing in the Ash Heap to scour the area for riches. Head there to search for these special Mole Miners, and then take them down to claim their loot for yourself by picking up and opening the Mole Miner Pails they drop.

During the event, Vendor bots around Appalachia will also sell you Empty Pails for Caps. Use them at a Tinker’s Workbench to craft your own Mole Miner Pails that are full of loot. You can then trade them to others, or keep for them for yourself.

After a few days, the Mole Miners will realize you’ve caught on to their activities in the Ash Heap, and they’ll put their hoarding on hold. However, you can bet they’ll venture out again in the future to resume their operations in another region of Appalachia. There are plenty of rewards up for grabs this weekend, and you can get additional event info in the Update 19 Patch Notes on Fallout.com.

Hunt for the Treasure Hunter details:

  • Region: Ash Heap
  • Event Start: 12:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 21
  • Event End: 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 25

JOIN THE FASNACHT PARADE ON MONDAY

In case you missed it in the Update 19 Patch Notes, the Fasnacht Parade Seasonal Event is returning to Helvetia starting on Monday, May 25!

The event itself will work just as it did previously: The Protectrons in Helvetia need your help with a variety of activities to prepare for the annual Fasnacht celebration and parade. If you aid them before the timer runs out, the bots will gather together and begin their festive march around town. Defend them from any party crashers along the parade route, and you’ll be rewarded with some loot. The more bots that survive the parade, the better your chances at rare loot, including Fasnacht Masks.

The community enjoyed this event quite a bit last year, and so we’re excited to bring it back again. We’ve implemented a number of bug fixes since last time, made some balance tweaks for the bots, and significantly increased the drop rates for rare Fasnacht Masks. There are also several new Masks up for grabs, so make sure to join in the festivities and claim some rewards next week.

Fasnacht Parade details:

  • Event Start: 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 25*
  • Event End: 12:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 2

Please note: Decorations will appear in Helvetia starting at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 25, and the first run of the event will begin an hour later. It will start up again every hour after that.

Thanks for joining us for another Inside the Vault. We hope you’re enjoying customizing your Allies as much as we are after Update 19. Until next time, we’ll see you in Appalachia!

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over 4 years ago - /u/Valseek - Direct link

Originally posted by SirDouglasTheScholar

Anyone else notice that if you had the balloons from last year unlocked (red and blue) they are now locked?

Hi! We've been looking into reports of being unable to build Fasnacht Balloons even though you've learned the plan. You will be able to build them again when Fasnacht begins next week, so you should be able to decorate with them on Monday. We're looking into a more permanent fix so the balloons aren't locked for players who know the plan.

over 4 years ago - /u/Valseek - Direct link

Originally posted by UnwoundTime

So when will vending be enabled again?

We want to make sure the duping issue is fully addressed before we re-enable Vending Machines and Display Cases. I know that the wait is tough in the meantime (it is for us too!) We're still actively working on that fix, and even though I don't have an exact timeframe to share with you just yet, we're planning to hotfix as soon as that fix is ready.

over 4 years ago - /u/Valseek - Direct link

Originally posted by bluekthulhu76

was kind of hoping there would be more information about the seasons beyond reiterating their clarification.

im guessing we might hear about patch 20 next week based on jeff gardiners tweet the other day saying that patch 20 is coming "sooner than you think"

we'll see i guess.

So, the previous article was an overview of the Seasons system as a whole. In June, we're going to take a deeper dive into more of the specifics for Season 1 and show many more of the rewards.

over 4 years ago - /u/Valseek - Direct link

Originally posted by baddada1

Can someone please explain to me what seasons is all about?

Other folks already replied with some of the details, but if you're interested in reading more about the Seasons system we posted a lengthy article here on Fallout.com last week.

over 4 years ago - /u/Ladydevann - Direct link

Originally posted by Myllari1

So after the latest update some of the backpacks now have clipping issues.

Know anything when the backpacks are going to get fixed?

We're looking into all these reports and hope to have an update for you on this soon!