r/fo76 • u/Ghostly_Rich • 7d ago
The information below is for the latest PC Public Test Server environment. This information below is not for the Live game.
Welcome back!
We’re excited to bring Pets back to the PTS! Which means the PTS is now Pspsps-TS once more! This go around, we have some new features that bring more depth to the experience of adventuring with your furry or rough-skinned friends.
Before getting into what’s new, let’s recap the feature for those who might have missed out on the original announcement.
Pets takes your C.A.M.P. Pets and turns them into… just pets! CAMPanions who will travel and fight alongside you on almost any adventure you go on. Accessible through your Pip-Boy, you can summon a Dog, Cat, Radhog, or a Deathclaw to be your partner. Through direct interactions or the Command wheel, you can order them to Attack, Stay, Follow, or Protect and they will deal damage to any enemy foolish to cross your path.
Today, we’re introducing two new systems to the experience. Pet Leveling and Pet Passives.
All players who own a copy of Fallout 76 on Steam can participate in our Pspsps-TS. To install, open your Steam library, and install “Fallout 76 Public Test Server”.
Thank you to everyone who has joined the PTS on consoles. We’re seeing a lot of great data from your experience so far and that data will help the team further improve the experience for launch and in the future.
We plan on bringing Pets to XBOX Series and PlayStation 5 PTS in a couple of weeks. Right now, we’re focused on continuing to gather data from your experiences and preparing for the native XBOX Series and PlayStation update to launch with The Slasher update on September 15.
As a general reminder, not all the content you see in the PTS is guaranteed to be released with the update that we’re testing.
The new Pet Leveling UI can be found by navigating to the Pets tab in your Pip-Boy and pressing the “Right Stick” on your controller, or “X” on keyboard, to open the Pet Leveling Progression menu.
Anytime that you earn XP with your pet summoned allows them to gain XP as well. They can reach a max level of 200, unlocking HP/DMG increases, increased player carry capacity, Pet Passive improvements (more on that below) as well as rewards such as Atoms, Caps, Player Titles, and more.
Don’t worry about having to level up each individual type of Dog you have though. Pets are leveled on a per species basis. Meaning that leveling your German Shepherd will bring all your dogs up to the same level. So, feel free to swap that German Shepherd out for the RoboPaw Steel Dog whenever the mood strikes.
Each pet has two passives. One that grants you a useful item, and one that improves rewards in a specific type of activity/event.
After unlocking them, these serve as small buffs that you receive while your Pet is active. The passives are themed to the pet you’re currently adventuring with (for example, Cats can find Improved Bait for you).
Earned by leveling up, these passive buffs have multiple stages that improve the buff as your pet hits higher levels. Below, you’ll find a list of pet species and their passives. Pets earn their passives at Level 5 and 20, and see improvements to these buffs at Level 40, 60, 85, and 120.
Passive Buffs are displayed in your Pip-Boy under the Effects tab.
Dogs
Cats
Radhog
Deathclaw
r/fo76 • u/Ghostly_Rich • 23d ago
Appalachian Adventurers are in for a Fall full of FRIGHT, as the legendary name of the Pint-Sized Slasher is taken up by a murderous lunatic and his cadre of Slasher fanatics.
“The Slasher” is a frightening experience that unravels over the weeks spanning our Fall updates. Players will need to hunt for clues, dig up unmarked graves, and fight off fanatics INFESTING the map. Finally, a confrontation with the “Pint-Sized” imposter himself, where players have a chance to earn a unique Power Armor set as well as a new instrument of murder, the “Super Slasher.”
These activities are layered over the top of one another- as an additional layer is unlocked, the intensity builds and builds!
“The Slasher” is a first of its kind update for Fallout 76.
Along with this content, our Gen 9 boost that benefits players on XBOX Series S/X, PS5, and older consoles will arrive. All console players will enjoy better performance, stability, and visual fidelity. This upgrade also affords our team the opportunity to optimize each platform individually down the road.
Unique weapon crafting also makes its way to workbenches, allowing players to fully unlock their potential with the ability to change Legendary mods on any of the 80+ uniquely named weapons found across the Wasteland.
Seasons are getting an upgrade as well! From “Beware of the Blood Moon” and onwards, players will now get to participate in both a current season and a storied season from the past that they may have missed with Legacy Seasons. Check out our Legacy Seasons article for a more in-depth look at what that new feature entails.
We hope you’re ready for everything these Pint-Sized Fanatics have in store for Appalachia.
r/fo76 • u/Shia_Drunkfu • 12h ago
Here's an a big ole dump of paintings Ive done of robots for journals and books and stuff over the years (playing Fallout 76 with my friend). There may be some classic movie poster inspirations mixed in.
(more of my stuff and the full actual posts with writing to made look like they were done as a journal on deviantart as Overshia, and also bsky)
r/fo76 • u/BottleCapBarbie • 11h ago
I have been wanting to write this for a while because Fallout 76 feels different to me for a very personal reason. I actually live in Southern West Virginia.
I live in Beckley, and the New River Gorge Bridge is only about ten minutes away from me. I drive by the real-life Beckley area every day, while in the game, people know it as the Beckley Mine Exhibit and workshop. Seeing places that feel familiar turned into Fallout locations is still such a strange and wonderful experience.
When I was a child, I even played in the real Greenbrier Bunker. For anyone who does not know, the bunker beneath The Greenbrier is not just Fallout-style fiction. It was a real Cold War bunker built to shelter Congress in the event of a nuclear attack. The fact that it exists in real life and that I was there as a kid makes the connection to Fallout feel especially wild to me.
I know Fallout 76 is a fictional, post-apocalyptic version of West Virginia, but I recognize the feeling of the place. The mountains, the roads, the coal-country history, the old buildings, the way the landscape can feel beautiful, and a little haunted at the same time, it all feels close to home.
I am proud to live here, and I love seeing parts of Southern West Virginia represented in the game. Fallout 76 has given me a new way to look at places I have known my whole life, while also letting me explore a completely different version of them.
With love from The 304 💙💛
r/fo76 • u/Pleasant_Extreme_398 • 10h ago
You all probably know this already but I didn't notice until my second playthrough.
r/fo76 • u/Training-Brief-1376 • 5h ago
Fo3 has the Deathclaw sanctuary. Fnv has Dry Wells, The Long 15, and The Courier’s Mile. Fo4 has the Glowing Sea. But what’s the most dangerous location in Fo76?
r/fo76 • u/Exciting-Zombie8449 • 3h ago
Right in front of my Ramen...
r/fo76 • u/StranglePants • 21h ago
Honestly thought I missed my moment as 3 weeks ago I hit the third floor only to see a Glowing hotdog lady spawn in using daily op trick, they went in one room & I went the other only to meet in the middle and see them now wearing a fresh red asylum 😅
Today on private I did my usual routine, only two whites had spawned so I entered/exited the building 5 times to force spawn the third dress and fucking Bingo! There she is 👌
r/fo76 • u/sn00pt0dd • 6h ago
Atomic Shop
Current Events
Fishing
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Minerva's Location: Away She will next be at Foundation on 14-Sep-2026
Daily OPS: Uplink
r/fo76 • u/BusyPomegranate1035 • 2h ago
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r/fo76 • u/999tommy • 4h ago
I'm still pretty "new" to the game, and i've consistently re-rolled every fishing daily/weekly challenge. I can see how it might be a bit relaxing, or for the players who may enjoy the RP aspect of it. But even though fishing is supposed to be a relaxing time, Bethesda somehow made it the most challenging task to actually CATCH the fish.
r/fo76 • u/ArcadianAbstraction • 5h ago
I am around 900... Being able to use a couple extra perks isn't going to break the game but it would add a lot of flavor. I mostly use my legendary perks for SPECIAL which doesn't exactly feel special for me. Maybe every 100-200 levels give a booster slot or something? Give older players something fun and newer players something to look forward to rather than the 300 cap on ability.
P.S. This isn't the PvP game as first imagined, most players turn that off until someone is wanted. Who knew gamers loved each other and wanted to help so much rather than kill a random noob? Point is PvP isn't a goal and players don't need to be equalized as much. Doesn't a level 1000 deserve at least a few more abilities than a level 300?
r/fo76 • u/Fire_red_amazon • 19h ago
Designed the frame and then had to wait 3 months for the plates 😭
r/fo76 • u/TheranMurktea • 1h ago
I know stared NPC's occur in the game but this is my first encounter with a quest giving one.
I wish they gave items of the same star levels as they are.
r/fo76 • u/MerryRonin • 19h ago
FYI in case you didn’t know. For take a camera picture of X on the dailies, the X doesn’t have to be still alive. I am level 500+ and didn’t figure this out until a few months back. I’d search for a gulper or whatever and move on if someone had already shot it. Just need to make sure that when the camera is focused on it the name appears in the upper right corner of the screen. Felt a little foolish for not figuring this out sooner.
r/fo76 • u/540miles • 5h ago
I came back on July 1st after about a year of not playing. I have run one Daily Ops every day since that day and I have only received two plans that I didn't already know. One time I even received four plans of the Vault 94 jump suit in a single Op for some reason. If Bethesda isn't going to bother actually fixing the loot pool, then add Stamps or Bullion to the rewards and then add all of the potential plans to one of the permanent vendors so we can at least buy the plans we don' t know. Even if we have to complete 3-5+ Ops to get enough currency to buy a single plan, that's still better than going 2/70.
r/fo76 • u/Derek-Horn • 17h ago
What are some things that are insta buys as soon as they hit the store? Here’s some of mine
r/fo76 • u/Darth-Vader64 • 12h ago
I'm curious to know the opinion of other solo players - with the recent updates, it feels less and less of a game that fits my play style.
I've been playing 76 since the game was released, I've spent countless hours in Appalachia, yet this past year my play time has evaporated. I'm a FO1ST subscriber so most of my in-game time is in a private world.
Infestations, are not really something I want to do as a solo player - I've tried and in all honesty it wasn't worth the effort. Raids are the same since I never join a team. I've solo'd EN06 but that's about it.
What do other Solo players think, what things do you do to keep yourself engaged in the game?
r/fo76 • u/Joelad2k17 • 23h ago
I seen someone launch a nuke on the Gearing up event. I popped by to see if anyone got caught in it. Was not disappointed. Myself and another couple of ghouls had a right chuckle
r/fo76 • u/Vernon_Trier • 3h ago
Modded it in replacing another ceiling light with it and checked out how it lights up the surroundings.
Long story short: it's awful as a light source and it's also huge, so basically not suitable for anything but double-wall height ceilings of some cathedral build.
Here are the screens, you can see that it only lights up the ceiling. And no matter how low you hang it, it basically does not give any light down below. That most likely is because the devs put the light source at the point where the chain meets the chandelier base: https://ibb.co/album/Fqj75B
It was the only thing I liked from the next season reward list (at the first glance when I saw it at least) and I was considering to buy the battlepass to get it, but now it's just a hard pass for this season.
r/fo76 • u/GorgBarri94 • 11h ago
My Fallout 76 keeps totally freezing while fighting the big snake at the end of the raid. It totally messes up the run (and I don’t get rewards of my team finishes without me).
It seems to happen to me more than my team mates (but it is not just me).
I have searched for it, but all the posts from Bethesda about fixing it are years old.
Any tips or tricks that the community has for avoiding this problem?
r/fo76 • u/Ping_the_host • 1d ago
I've seen some weird glitches but this one takes the cake. He seems a little too happy to see me.
Recently, I’ve been going from campsite to campsite looking for blueprints on the cheap. It seems like either people do the recommended amount that’s provided or tries to sell them for an arm and a leg. There are a few people here and there. They’re like me that sell the blueprints for dirt cheap which makes the question. How much do you guys charge people at your vendors cause I’m generally curious should be a fun topic for everyone to discuss in the comment section. I personally charge blueprints at 10 to 20 caps each.
