Fallout 76 – A Look Back at 2021

Fallout 76 has now been live for over three years. And as such, we’re treated to this here end of year update that summarizes everything that’s happened to Bethesda’s online survival RPG in 2021. The list goes on for quite a while, so here’s just a couple of entries to get you started:

FALLOUT 76: OUR THIRD YEAR TOGETHER IN APPALACHIA

2021 has been another great year of evolution and growth for Fallout 76. Whether you were excited to try out quality-of-life improvements, head into Fallout Worlds, conquer new quests, hit Rank 100 each Season, or anything in between, this year brought something new to the game for everyone. All of you in the Fallout 76 community have our sincere gratitude for sticking with us for another twelve incredible months, and for continuing to call Appalachia “home,” even though you may live thousands of miles away from the region in real life. As you read on, you’ll catch an overview of new features and improvements we introduced this year, as well as highlights of your contributions to the community.

OUR INVENTORIES RECEIVED A FACELIFT

We kicked things off in January with the Inventory Update, which brought a wave of quality-of-life improvements to the game. Everyone’s stash boxes grew in size by 50%, allowing all of us to horde even more of the gear that we’ve scavenged during our travels. Our Pip-Boys leveled-up with several new inventory tabs so that we could better sort new items from old, our armor from apparel, and food and drinks from the rest of our consumables. Vending Machine previews also became more versatile, now displaying how many 1-, 2-, and 3-star legendary items a player has for sale. Finally, we sent you all running off into Appalachia to share some “affection” with robots, super mutants, and other creatures, by bashing them repeatedly with bouquets of flowers in exchange for challenge rewards during the “Spread the Love” event.

MAJOR UPGRADES ARRIVED FOR CORE FEATURES

The Locked & Loaded Update in the Spring brought major upgrades to some of our existing features in the form of C.A.M.P. Slots, S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Loadouts, and our first expansion for Daily Ops. C.A.M.P. Slots gave us the freedom to build additional homes across Appalachia and switch between them with ease. Being able to customize and swap S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Loadouts would come in particularly handy as we geared up to charge into Decryption mode for Daily Ops, square off against new enemies, conquer new locations, and get our hands on more rewards. Locked & Loaded also included quality-of-life improvements with Aim Assist for players who use controllers, the ability to craft stacks of items at once at workbenches, and the inclusion of far more events than just Daily Ops in the World Activity Tracker.