Fallout 76 April 18 Update Brings Description Changes, Bug…

Fallout 76's developers released the game's April 18 update on all platforms, bringing many bug fixes and changes. Fallout 76's fans need to wait until the maintenance period is over to get access to the update, and luckily for players, the update size is not anything out of the ordinary, so after a few minutes, they should be able to enjoy all the changes and fixes this update brought.

Fallout 76 launched in 2020, and since then, fans have been enjoying the multiplayer title set in the Fallout universe. Fallout 76 allows players to gather resources, complete quests, get better weapons and fight against enemies with their friends, something Skyrim modders have tried in the past with their inventions. Luckily for Fallout fans, Bethesda Softworks made it possible for them to use VATS in Fallout 76 with their friends.

As revealed by Fallout's official Twitter account, Fallout 76's April 18 update brings many improvements to the game. This update brings everything including description changes to some weapons, quality-of-life additions, daily missions, UI changes, and more. This update will improve the game's quality, something any player will find pleasant. Despite the surprising amount of changes and fixes across this update, the patch is less than ten gigabytes across all platforms, so for most gamers, getting this update will only take a few minutes. Fallout 76 season 12 fans should look into this update, as it may have the fix they have been waiting for.

One of the changes players will notice the most is the changes to the Legendary Armor and Weapon mod descriptions. The developers changed these descriptions and made them clear and more consistent. Besides this change and the bug fixes, the developers made some fixes and improvements in the localization department, so players using foreign languages will have a better experience. Fallout 76 has come a long way since its rough launch, and Starfield fans should keep an eye on these Fallout 76 features that could return in Starfield.

Another change that will make a meaningful impact on the game is the fixes to challenges. After this update, many actions that previously did not count towards daily, weekly, and epic challenges now do. After this update, players will have an easier time getting through those challenges and completing them more efficiently. The developers also delivered some fixes in the art and UI departments. Now the Circus Trailer displays the correct destruction model, the Cappy Hat no longer removes part of the hairstyles on male characters, and backpack flairs don't clip into the Heirloom Basket Backpack. Regarding UI improvements, now the Help Menu correctly says which icons represent each damage type, among other fixes. A while ago, Fallout 76 reached millions of players, and this update may bring some of them back.

Fallout 76 April 18 Update Patch Notes

Mod Description Changes

We have made numerous changes to the mod description text to be more consistent and clearer.

Quality of Life Additions

Crafting: We have added a number input option while crafting multiple items.

Daily Ops

New rewards! You can now obtain the Alien Backpack Skin and Intergalactic Handmade Rifle Skin from Daily Ops rewards.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Art

Atomic Camo: The Atomic Camo paint can now be applied to all pieces of the Forest and Urban armor pieces, not just the mask. Additionally, Scout Masks that have the Atomic Camo paint applied now have the correct texture when seen in the workbench menu.
Circus Trailer: When destroyed, the Circus Trailer now displays the correct destruction model.
Cowspots Creamery: Various adjustments to AI pathing for Allies around the Cowspots Creamery Stand Prefab.
Backpack Flairs: Backpack flairs no longer clip into the Heirloom Basket Backpack.
Giant Dinosaur: Items placed under the Giant Dinosaur can now be moved individually from the Dinosaur.
Hats: The Cappy Hat no longer removes part of the hairstyles of male characters.
Log Cabin Porch Set: Adjusted the budget cost to align with the cost of similar C.A.M.P. Items.
Masks: The Fasnachtler Mask can now be displayed in the Fasnacht Mask Display.
Nuka-Cola Billboard: Adjusted the build preview for the Nuka-Cola Thermometer Billboard to face the player.
Radiation Dummy: Added the ability to turn the Radiation Dummy on and off.
Slocum's Joe Bar: Fixed an issue causing no textures to appear on Slocum's Joe Bar Tiled Corner piece.
Wild Mountain Rifle Range: Various fixes to hanging decor placed inside the Wild Mountain Rifle Range Prefab.

Challenges

Daily: Enemies with a prefix in their name now count towards Daily Challenges.
Daily: All Radscorpion food items now count towards the "Consume Radscorpion Meat" Daily challenge.
Daily: Perfect Mothman Egg now counts towards the "Collect Mothman Eggs" Daily Challenge.
Daily: Addressed an issue where having an equipped throwable weapon that causes fire damage advances the Daily "Deal Fire Damage to Enemies" Challenge when using a non-fire damage-dealing weapon.
Daily: Addressed an issue where grenade kills counted towards the challenge "Kill Robots with an Energy Weapon" while wielding but not using an Energy weapon.
Epic: Missile Launchers now count towards the "Sell Ballistic Weapons" Challenge.
Epic: Addressed an issue where all cryptids counted towards the "Take a Camera Picture of a Legendary Cryptid" regardless of being Legendary or not.
Epic: Cranberry Jam now counts towards the Epic Challenge "Eat cooked meals that use cranberries".
Possum: Dirty Fedoras and Crumpled Fedoras now count towards the Possum Challenge.
Re-Roll: Updated the UI for Challenge Re-Rolls to make it easier to see the number of Re-Rollers the player has.
Re-Roll: Updates to the Re-Rolled Challenges to include new and changed challenges.
Tadpole: Cooking Sugar now counts towards the Tadpole challenge to "Cook while wearing a Chef's hat".
Weekly: Addressed an issue where grenade kills counted towards the challenge "Kill Creatures with Hammers" while wielding but not using a Hammer.
Weekly: Addressed an issue where grenade kills counted towards the challenge "Kill Cutists with a Bladed Weapon" while wielding but not using a Bladed Weapon.

Design

Build Menu: Fixed an issue allowing players who have not learned the Prison Door to build it in their C.A.M.P.
Crafting: Added a number input option for Crafting Sliders.
Enemies: Fixed an issue causing Scorched melee animations to break when staggered.
Perks: Aqua Boy no longer removes rad immunity from drinking Toxic Goo.
Perks: Fixed an issue causing the Power User Perk to not reflect ammo count accurately and force the user to reload early.
Perks: The Bloodsucker Perk now properly applies its bonus to Glowing Blood Packs.
Seasons: Fixed an issue that allowed players to purchase more rank-ups than intended.
Worlds: Fixed an issue where the Infinite Ammo Custom World setting did not grant infinite ammo.

Events

Mutated Events: Melee attacks on Resilient mutated enemies which have triggered the Resilient threshold are now always fatal, regardless of any resistances or damage dealt.
Mutated Packages: Players can now correctly earn known recipes from Mutated Packages and Party Packs when they know all of them.

Gameplay

Quests: Fixed an issue during "An Ounce of Prevention" where multiple instances of the same quest item may appear.
Shelters: Fixed an issue where players could become stuck inside a Shelter entrance upon relogging in.

Inventory

Ammo: Spent Fusion Cores and Ultracite Fusion Cores no longer remain in the player's inventory after draining the fusion ammo in either Laser or Ultracite Gatling Guns.
Ammo Box: Fixed an issue where the selection would jump to the top of the list when transferring Ammo.
Drink: Rad Ant Lager now has an accurate description of its effects.
Food: Carrot Soup now weighs 0.5lbs which is consistent with other soups.
Junk: Adjustments to the weight of Bulk Aluminum, Lead, Silver, Cork, and Screws to be more consistent.
Med-X: The Description for Med-X now displays its accurate effects. (25+ Damage Resist)
Mentats: Addressed an issue where Berry Mentats would not highlight living creatures.
Mutated Party Pack: Fixed a text bug where the Mutated Party Pack said it is granted with 3 Fallout 1st members instead of 3 or more. (3+).
Notes & Recipes: Removed weights on Notes that are inconsistent with other Notes throughout the game.
Stash: Fasnacht Residue Analysis can now be removed from the Stash box.

Localization

All languages: Numerous localization fixes.
All languages: Fixed the Boomstick and Peace Maker Mutated Event rewards to have consistent naming in all localizations.
All languages: Fixes across multiple languages for the descriptions of the Daring Adventure Armor Paint.
Russian: 3 Star Legendary Ranged Weapons sold by Purveyor Murmrgh no longer show debug text in Russian.

Power Armor

Headlamps: The Union Power Armor Headlamp mods are now buildable. Recipes can be acquired through expedition rewards or Giuseppe's vendor inventory.
Jet Packs: The Armor Ace Jet Pack Skin no longer appears as the Union Jet Pack Skin and all Jet Pack skins can now be applied to any Power Armor that can use Jet Packs.
Jet Pack Mods: Jetpack Power Armor modifications no longer cause visual issues when inspecting a Power Armor Torso.

Stability

Fast Travel: Addressed a crash when attempting to Fast Travel quickly after Fast Traveling to another player.

Weapons

Attack Speed: The Chainsaw and Auto-Axe now have the same attack speed in first and third-person view.
Auto-Axes: The Auto-Axe can now roll 2-star Faster Swing Speed Legendary mod again, this can happen with both 2 and 3-star crafting rolls.
Crossbow Bolts: Crafting Ultracite crossbow bolts now count towards the "Craft Crossbow Bolts" Tadpole: Archer challenge.
Energy Weapons: Energy weapons with high base damage (Such as Plasma Caster or Tesla weapons) now lose less durability per shot. Other energy weapons with lower base damage will lose slightly less durability per shot. The Plasma Gun also has reduced condition damage.
Missile Launcher: The Targeting Computer mod for the Missile Launcher no longer targets friendly and neutral NPCs.
Mods: Weapons with Poison mods now correctly deal base weapon damage to robots again.
Pipe Wrench: The Pipe Wrench now works with the Legendary Perks Hack and Slash and Collateral Damage.
Shotguns: Fixed an issue that allowed Shotguns to be shot underwater.

User Interface

Help Menu: The "Damage Types" section of the Help Menu now correctly says which icons represent each damage type.
Seasons: Fixed an issue where users could not see purchased Re-Rolls until relog.
Seasons: Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen when selecting Bulk Rank Ups.

Fallout 76 is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.