Fallout 76 – Patch 11 and Meat Week Event Preview

Earlier this week, Fallout 76 received a new patch aimed at improving the systems behind the game’s power armor and making the new player experience smoother and more enjoyable. The patch had some issues and had to be promptly followed by a hotfix, and as a result the latest development update for the survival-RPG briefly talks about the patch and then shares a preview of the upcoming Meat Week event. Check it out:

This week, we’re sharing a look at some of our plans to address bugs that players have been reporting to us following the release of Patch 11, as well as offering you an early look at the upcoming “Meat Week” Seasonal Event that will last for one week and is currently slated to begin on July 30.

LOOKING AHEAD AFTER PATCH 11

We’ve been reading through your bug reports and feedback following the release of Patch 11 earlier this week, and we’re working hard to address a number of the issues that have been reported to us as soon as we can.

As a first step, we are planning to release a hotfix a little later today to address a bug that could prevent legendary enemies from dropping legendary loot, as well as a few additional issues. Next, we are looking to tackle an issue where some non-legendary creatures are incorrectly displaying “Legendary” in their names but have no star-rating and don’t drop legendary items. We want to address this as soon as possible, and we will let you know once a fix is ready to roll out.

We’re actively investigating reports from some players who stated that they’re missing Power Armor pieces following Patch 11, as well as issues like some events and daily quests that aren’t completing correctly, stability issues, and more. While we don’t have updates to share on these issues just yet, we are actively investigating everything you’ve been reporting to us and we are looking to address as many of these bugs as we can with future updates.

Please continue sharing your bug reports and feedback with us. We take them seriously and are always looking to address issues wherever we can to help you have the best experiences possible during your play sessions.

UPCOMING SEASONAL EVENT: MEAT WEEK!

We hope you’re hungry, because everyone’s favorite wandering vendor, Grahm, is prepping his grill for “Meat Week”, a celebration dedicated to roasting and eating as much delicious meat as possible—Luckily, humans are on the guest list, rather than the menu!

Grahm is eager to throw the best party he possibly can for Dwellers throughout Appalachia, but he needs your help to gather enough food for everyone to get their fill and to make sure the cookout goes smoothly.

Meat Week consists of two separate, but related events: Primal Cuts and Grahm’s Meat Cook.

PRIMAL CUTS

To throw a proper feast, you have to start with the highest-quality ingredients. Luckily, plenty of delicious Prime Beasts are on the prowl during summertime, and you can hunt them down during the Primal Cuts event to collect their meat and then deliver it to Grahm’s Meat Cook for everyone to enjoy.

Primal Cuts will begin every 15 minutes and will appear in three separate locations on the Map at once. Each location features different creature types and difficulty levels so that novice and veteran Wasteland explorers alike have plenty of opportunities collect some Prime Meat for the main course, along with some XP and Caps.

Once you’ve gathered up some Prime Meat, be sure to head to Grahm’s Meat Cook, where you can add it to the grill to receive some Legendary Scrip for your efforts.

GRAHM’S MEAT COOK

Beat the summer heat by heading to the Forest for Grahm’s Meat Cook, which will begin every hour. Grahm will have his hands full manning the grill, and he’d really appreciate your help with a variety of activities, like cleaning up leftovers, gathering feed for Chally the Moo Moo, extinguishing brush fires caused by Grahm’s haphazard cooking, and providing some musical entertainment, among others.

If you and the other attendees manage to make the party a hit, Grahm will reward you with some barbeque-themed loot to show his gratitude. The more successful the party, the higher the chances you’ll receive better loot.

You can complete this event as many times as you’d like, and feel free to leave your weapons at home because you won’t encounter any nasty creatures at the Meat Cook (they’re all afraid of Chally!) So, when you’re not busy gathering wood for the fire, or turning a meat spit, be sure to meet a few of the other Dwellers who have shown up to join the festivities.

QUAKECON 2019 APPROACHES!

QuakeCon kicks off next week in Dallas, Texas and, like last year, Fallout 76 will have its own panel discussion, where we’re going to share more about our plans for the rest of 2019. You can expect to learn more specifics on Wastelanders, Nuclear Winter, our upcoming Vaults, and more. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Dallas to watch our panel in person, you can also catch the live panel stream channels including Twitch and Mixer.