Welcome back to Inside the Vault! In this week’s article, you’ll find a few details about our next update for Fallout 76. We’re also sharing improvements we’ve made for the “Hunt for the Treasure Hunter” event ahead of its return next Thursday. Finally, you can catch some highlights from C.A.M.P. Shelters playtesting in the Public Test Server.

NEW UPDATE NEXT WEEK

Next Tuesday, October 13, we’re planning to release a new update that will address a number of bugs, including several community-reported issues, bring festive new items to the Atomic Shop, and lay some behind-the-scenes groundwork for our Steel Dawn Update, which is currently slated for later this year. Next week’s patch will be smaller than some of our previous releases in 2020. However, we still have our heads down, working full-steam-ahead on new story quests, features (like C.A.M.P. Shelters), adjustments for Hunger and Thirst mechanics, and a variety of other improvements that are coming with the Steel Dawn Update.

We can’t wait to get Steel Dawn into your hands, and we’ll have more information to share on the new content as we get closer to that update. In the meantime, those of you who own Fallout 76 on PC through Bethesda.net can join us in playtesting Shelters right now in the Public Test Server (PTS), and share your feedback in the PTS forum. We’ll see you on Tuesday for our next update.

TREASURE HUNTERS RETURN TO APPALACHIA

Treasure Hunter Mole Miners have made themselves scarce since they first appeared in the Ash Heap earlier this year. However, we’ve detected recent increases in Mole Miner activity, and we currently believe the Treasure Hunters will soon breach the surface once again to begin scouring the land for riches—this time, throughout the entire Wasteland!

That’s right, the “Hunt for the Treasure Hunter” event is returning next Thursday, October 15. We’ve made a number of improvements based on feedback that the community shared with us last time, and we’re excited to see what you think:

• Treasure Hunter Mole Miners now spawn in all regions of Appalachia, and their levels adjust dynamically up to 50. As a result, they will drop legendary loot that better matches your character’s level.
• Speaking of loot, we’ve separated Treasure Hunter event rewards into their own reward pool and added a number of new items that you can’t get anywhere else.
• Additionally, Treasure Hunter Mole Miners have an increased chance to drop Ornate Mole Miner Pails. Players also have higher chances to get event-exclusive rewards from lower-quality Pails.
• Finally, we’ve spoken with Vendors to negotiate significantly lower Cap prices on components for player-crafted Mole Miner Pails.

We’re still unsure what schemes the Treasure Hunter Mole Miners are cooking up for all of the loot they’re collecting, but we’d rather not find out. We hope you’ll join in reclaiming those riches for yourself and your fellow Dwellers. Here are the start and end times for the event:

HUNT FOR THE TREASURE HUNTER DETAILS

• Event Start: 12:00 p.m. ET on October 15
• Event End: 12:00 p.m. ET on October 19

BUILD WITH US IN THE PTS

Late last week, we kicked off our latest round of PTS playtesting with our upcoming C.A.M.P. Shelters feature. Frankly, we’ve been blown away by the community’s participation so far. We’re actively reading through all of your feedback, discussions, and bug reports, and we really appreciate everything you’ve been sharing with us in the PTS forum. While we remain focused on Shelters in the PTS right now, we do plan to bring further improvements and Steel Dawn content to the PTS in the coming weeks. As mentioned above, if you are interested in Shelters playtesting and you own a PC copy of the game via Bethesda.net, then we hope you’ll join the PTS and build something fantastic!

As we mentioned last week, there’s a new PTS Pennant reward up for grabs that you can unlock for your C.A.M.P. in the live game by taking part in Shelters playtesting. Get your Pennant by building in Shelters on at least three (3) different days, and by using 75% or more of a Shelter’s build budget before the PTS concludes. We’ll add the Pennant to your account shortly after we release the Steel Dawn Update.

In addition to feedback, PTS players have been posting plenty of screenshots of their awesome Shelter creations, and we’ve collected a handful of submissions to share with you here. If you’d like to check out some of the other imaginative builds players came up with last weekend, be sure to visit our C.A.M.P. Shelters Screenshots thread or follow @Fallout on Twitter.