In this week’s edition of Inside the Vault, we’ve rounded up our Fallout 76 segments from QuakeCon at Home, which took place this past weekend. We’re also sharing an in-depth look at our plans to roll out rewards for players who participate in Nuclear Winter before we sunset the mode in September. Finally, we’ve got details on the Purveyor’s Mystery Pick Weekend, which begins today.
ICYMI: QUAKECON AT HOME
The community came together over the weekend to join us for QuakeCon at Home, where we shared the latest and greatest from many of our titles, including Fallout 76. During the event, Mark Tucker and Bo Buchanan from the Fallout 76 development team sat down with us to talk all about how Appalachia has been evolving this year, as well as where it’s headed with our Fallout Worlds Update on September 8. In case you weren’t able to watch the live stream, we’ve rounded up many of the Fallout 76 QuakeCon segments for you below, including our signature developer panel on Fallout Worlds.
Check out these additional Fallout 76 panels that took place over the weekend:
- Fallout 76 End-Game Guide
- Playing Fallout 76 with UFC Middleweight Rob Whittaker
- UK Fallout 76 Stream Team Build-a-Thon
- C.A.M.P. Love It or Nuke It
NEXT STEPS FOR NUCLEAR WINTER
As we shared in our panel at QuakeCon, the Fallout Worlds Update on September 8 is going to introduce Public Worlds and Custom Worlds to Fallout 76. We can’t wait to get these two new modes into the community’s hands, because they’re going to offer players all kinds of new ways to experience Appalachia. Additionally, we’re implementing our second expansion for Daily Ops, which will offer a challenging new weekend event, more locations, a new enemy group, and new rewards.
As we announced earlier this year, we’re also going to be saying goodbye to Nuclear Winter when the Fallout Worlds Update arrives. All players will receive rewards for their efforts in Nuclear Winter mode, and we’re making Nuclear Winter cosmetic items available in Adventure Mode. Read on for a full breakdown on how and when these rewards will be available.
Everyone who completed at least one Nuclear Winter match will receive a special Nuclear Winter-themed pennant that they can build in their C.A.M.P.s. These will be added to players’ accounts within the week or two following the Fallout Worlds Update. On patch day, all players who participated in Nuclear Winter mode will receive Perk Coins based on their Nuclear Winter progress. You’ll get six Perk Coins per Nuclear Winter Perk Card you earned, up to a maximum of 600, as well as *one Perk Coin per Overseer Ticket ** you earned, up to a maximum of 200.
* Previously, we had mentioned that players would receive 6 Perk Coins per Overseer Rank, which was incorrect. Players will actually receive 6 Perk Coins per Perk Card they earned from Nuclear Winter play. Thank you and apologies for any confusion.
Nuclear Winter also offered lots of cosmetic rewards that you could achieve by climbing the Overseer Ranks. We plan to transition the majority of these items into the reward pools for a number of in-game events, so that players who did not manage to unlock them in Nuclear Winter can still have a shot at claiming them.
Here are the events that have a chance to grant you Nuclear Winter cosmetics on completion:
- A Colossal Problem
- Encryptid
- Project Paradise
- Scorched Earth
- Limited Time Events: Festive Scorched & Treasure Hunter
While we wanted to make sure you still have opportunities to earn former Nuclear Winter rewards in Adventure, we also know that many of players worked really hard to unlock certain items by ranking up. As a result, we felt that items like Statues and Trophies should only remain available to the players who achieved them by playing Nuclear Winter.
The following items will remain exclusive to your progression in Nuclear Winter, and players will no longer be able to earn them once the mode is offline:
- Bronze Nuclear Winter Trophy
- Silver Nuclear Winter Trophy
- Gold Nuclear Winter Trophy
- Bronze Nuclear Winter Statue
- Copper Nuclear Winter Statue
- Marble Nuclear Winter Statue
Finally, we’ve received feedback from lots of players in the community who would like to freely explore Vault 51. Once the Fallout Worlds Update arrives, we’re going to crack open the Vault door so that you can poke around as you please and learn more about what happened to the Dwellers of Vault 51.
Shutting down Nuclear Winter was an incredibly difficult decision for us as a team, and we’d like to extend a hearty thank you to everyone who participated in the mode—whether you joined just one match, or one thousand. We hope that the rewards mentioned above will aid you in your adventures, and we’re looking forward to diving into Fallout Worlds with all of you next month.
ROLL THE DICE WITH THE PURVEYOR
If you’ve got Legendary Scrip burning a hole in your pocket and you’re feeling Lucky, then it’s the perfect time to visit Purveyor Murmrgh’s shop to try out her Mystery Pick this weekend. Head down to the Rusty Pick in the Ash Heap, and then choose the Purveyor’s Mystery Pick option to get a completely random 3-star legendary weapon or piece of armor in exchange for 60 Legendary Scrip.
- Mystery Pick Details: August 26 – 30, starting and ending at 12:00 p.m. ET (16:00 UTC)
Until next time, we’ll see you in Appalachia!
