Fallout 76 Announces Update Preparing for 'Steel Dawn'
The acquisition of ZeniMax Media by Microsoft doesn't appear to have impacted the continued development of Fallout 76, despite the new ownership. In a new update shared by Bethesda Game Studios, the Fallout 76 team shared a variety of information about the online game's upcoming update. Arriving on October 13, the next Fallout 76 update will focus on bugs, some Halloween cosmetics, and most excitingly, some background framework for the late-2020 Steel Dawn Update.
The Steel Dawn Update is Fallout 76's next major content update, the sixth since the game's launch. It won't arrive until later this year, but Fallout 76 players are already looking forward to it. As the name implies, the Steel Dawn Update will bring back the Brotherhood of Steel in a big way. And as is befitting the Fallout franchise and history, Fallout 76's Vault Dweller will have the opportunity to either join up with the Brotherhood of stand against them at their own peril.
For the time being, however, Bethesda is focused on next week's small update. Bethesda even makes clear that this is a smaller update than usual due to the big plans in store for Steel Dawn. That doesn't mean that there isn't content worth looking forward to, however. For example, Bethesda's making some improvements and changes for Fallout 76's Hunt for the Treasure Hunter event, as it'll be returning next Thursday.
Hunt for the Treasure Hunter officially starts on October 15 and four key changes have been made. First, Treasure Hunter Mole Miners will now spawn across Appalachia and will scale dynamically. The better for players to earn level appropriate legendary loot. Second, some unique loot is being added and split into its own pool, so that players will be rewarded appropriately. Third, Ornate Mole Miner Pails now have an increased drop rate from Miners and can drop better gear even from lower-quality Pails. Finally, crafted Mole Miner Pail components will cost fewer caps from vendors. It's all-around a more rewarding event.
While there aren't any bigger changes coming in the next update, Bethesda does have some important plans for the future. Hunger and Thirst mechanics remain in development, as do CAMP Shelters. There are changes coming to Fallout 76 soon, but they need a bit longer in development before they're finished.
With Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media, no one really knows what the future of Fallout 76 is. Microsoft could be just as likely to rededicate to continued Fallout 76 service as it would be to move the development team onto a new project. But for the foreseeable future, there's more Fallout 76 to come.
Fallout 76 is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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