Each server has its own weather and time of day with occasional verdant seasons for better harvest yields. One player can have up to five characters under the same account. He also emphasized the environment has more detail than Fallout 4, and that the game would utilize an open-world environment. The Forest is the starting region after leaving Vault 76Īccording to Todd Howard, Appalachia's map is four times the size of Fallout 4. Robert House from Fallout: New Vegas is mentioned in a terminal and the Ultra-Luxe casino is mentioned in an incident. There are various minor connections with Fallout 4, such as the universe of Hubris Comics, Elliot Manfield, the Mistress of Mystery's actress Shannon Rivers, and a Nuka-World collaboration called Nuka-World on Tour.
The Pitt from Fallout 3 will be explored in the Expeditions: The Pitt update in 2022 additionally, the Vault 76 overseer almost became the overseer of Vault 101 and some characters such as Jen come from the Capital Wasteland or the Pitt.
The Enclave introduced in Fallout 2 is expanded upon and the G.E.C.K. This places the game's story before that of any previous games.ĭescribed by Todd Howard as a "prequel" to the series, the game delves deeper into the lore of various entries, such as Fallout's Forced Evolutionary Virus, the Brotherhood of Steel and Roger Maxson, whose voice is heard for the first time in Fallout 76. Time progressed by one year with the release of additional updates, the starting year being 2103 with the Wastelanders update, and 2104 with the Steel Reign update.
On their journey, the dweller discovers how Appalachia has been devastated by and suffered from the fallout, and crosses paths with different factions with conflicting ideas on how to revitalize or conquer Appalachia.įallout 76 originally began on Octo(Reclamation Day), 25 years after the Great War. The player takes the role of a dweller from Vault 76 as they attempt to reunite with their missing overseer. The story is set in Appalachia, comprising the former state of West Virginia.
can freely stream, post screenshots, create content, and share their feedback with us. Bethesda says: “Nope, we encourage you to share your experience! Beginning on October 23 on Xbox One, and October 30 on PlayStation 4 and PC, anyone in the B.E.T.A. There will be no NDA on the Beta and sharing is actually encouraged.
There are no PC requirements listed for the game yet because according to Bethesda, they are “still working on compatibility testing and will share minimum and recommended PC specs” as the launch of the beta draws closer.
Bethesda confirmed that the Beta won’t be available to pre-load currently, but the wording implies that it might change in the future. The size listed on it is approximately 45 GB. The official FAQ for Fallout 76 was updated today and the download size for the Beta client was added to it.
Fallout 76 Beta will be essentially the full game so it makes sense that the download size will reflect that, and it has been confirmed officially by Bethesda Softworks now.īethesda Softworks announced the server launch date for the Fallout 76 beta and now we also know the download size for the client.