Expected Changes for Patch 50: Atlantic City - America's Playground / Season 16 on 26th March 2024
The next Fallout 76 update called “Atlantic City - America`s Playground” (Patch 50) awaits us on March 26th, 2024. As with every content update, the current season 15 ends and the new season 16 begins. On the PTS we have already been able to test or examine numerous changes and new upcoming rewards. Here you will find a summary of the expected changes. As always with PTS content, there can of course be deviations.
- New Expedition: The Human Condition
- Free Exploration of Atlantic City
- 4 new Main Quests
- 4 new Sidequests
- New Season Method & 1st Pass (Battlepass)
- Neue Season / Scoreboard 16
- Season / Scoreboard: New Weapon "Cremator"
- New Armor "Civil Engineer Armor" (former. Muni Armor)
- New Underarmor: "Civil Engineer Underarmor"
- New Atomic Shop Items
- Possible Amazon Prime Bundle
- New Locations
- New Outfits
- New Plans for Gold
- New Event Rewards: Mothman Equinox
- New Event Rewards: Invaders from Above
- Official PTS Patchnotes
New Expedition: The Human Condition
In the new Atlantic City Expedition "The Human Condition" you travel to the new Flooded City Center and help the Muni faction and Mayor Tim fight against the Overgrown, find supplies, activate Terminals, etc. The final battle also takes place against Overgrowns, not against the Jersey Devil as has often been assumed.
Youtube Video of Expedition "The Human Condition":
Note: The PITT expedition "Poke the Beehive" was not playable on the PTS and was previously only visible in the game files. So it probably won't be released with Patch 50.
Free Exploration of Atlantic City
In addition to the new and old expeditions, you now also have the opportunity to simply visit the area and explore freely, regardless of an expedition. This is also required in some of the new quests.
4 new Main Quests
The 4 new main quests take you to Atlantic City and involve you in the mafia's machinations in connection with the drug "Devils Blood", which is obtained from the blood of the "Jersey Devil" and his offspring. You will visit places in Appalachia as well as in Atlantic City (without an expedition).
As a reward for these quests you will receive the new plans for the new "Civil Engineer Armor" (formerly known as "Muni Armor"). The plans are spread across all quests.
These main quests are waiting you:
- Opportunity Knocking
- The world is a stage
- Honor Bound
- Sins of the Father
In this Quest you will meet the Jersey Devil in the end.
To activate the first main quest, you can read the new "Nightclub Advertising Poster" at every train station.
If you are curious about the new quests or if you get stuck in a quest later, you can find the complete quests here:
[Spoiler] Youtube Video: Mainquest Opportunity Knocking
[Spoiler] Youtube Video: Mainquest All the world's a Stage
[Spoiler] Youtube Video: Mainquest "Honor Bound"
[Spoiler] Youtube Video: Mainquest "Sins of the Father"
4 New Sidequests
The new side quests can be activated via the new posters in the Whitespring Refuge. In the responder's room with the storage crates.
The following new side quests are available:
- Hells Eagles
- Custodial Compulsions
- A Grand Reopening
Could not be tested on PTS. - Regent of the Dead
You can also watch the new side quests (except for one) as a complete walkthrough in the following YouTube videos.
[Spoiler] Youtube Video: Sidequest Hells Eagles
[Spoiler] Youtube Video: Sidequest Custodial Compulsions
[Spoiler] Youtube Video: Sidequest Regent of the Dead
New Season Method & 1st Pass (Battlepass)
In Season 16, Bethesda is saying goodbye to the old game boards. Instead, the rewards are listed page by page on 13 pages plus bonus pages.
The usual challenges will remain. By completing the challenges you will receive SCORE points. These SCORE points in turn increase your score rank. You will then receive 25 tickets per rank. These tickets are a new currency for you to then choose rewards for the season. This means you can only choose the rewards that you want.
The tickets are only valid in the respective season. As before, ranks can also be purchased with atoms.
For the first time there will now be a season pass with which the 1st rewards can be unlocked without subscribing to 1st. If you need longer than 1 month for the season and don't want a 1st subscription, this is now an alternative. Of course, you can still simply take out a Fallout 1st subscription and get free atoms, private worlds, plus the rewards.
The atoms of the season are now divided differently. In previous seasons there were a total of 2000 Atoms excluding Fallout 1st. In season 16 there are 1000 atoms without 1st and 1000 atoms with 1st, so a total of 2000. The repeating 100 atoms after rank 100 no longer exist either. See also: Season 16: Less Atoms & final Ticket Prices
Here is an example page with rewards. You can find more information including all known sites in the linked posts under this screenshot.
As I have already calculated the ticket prices in the linked post, there are no major differences to the previous game boards, as it currently seems. Here too, we won't have any problems getting all the rewards with our previous style of play. This time a rank above 150 is also worthwhile, as there are rewards in season 16 to rank 150.
See also:
- Season 16: Ticket Prices for Rewards compared
- Season 16: New Method and Battle Pass for the Scoreboard
Original description on PTS:
Each new Season offers a collection of themed rewards that are available to be claimed only for the duration of the Season. Complete in-game activities to earn S.C.O.R.E. and Rank Up. Each Rank earned grants you Tickets that you can redeem to claim Season Rewards.
Complete Challenges to earn S.C.O.R.E.Earn S.C.O.R.E. by completing Challenges. Challenges are given daily and weekly and require completing a variety of in-game activities such as killing certain types of creatures or finding and collecting items in the world.
Ranking UpWhen you accumulate enough S.C.O.R.E. you will Rank Up. Each new Rank you earn grants you 25 Tickets.
It is also possible to purchase Ranks for 150 Atoms per Rank up to Rank 100.
You can continue to earn S.C.O.R.E. and Rank Up beyond Rank 100.
Redeem Tickets to claim Season RewardsThe Tickets you earn from ranking up can be redeemed for rewards on the Seasons screen.
Access the Seasons screen from the Main Menu or from within game by pressing [Map] to open your Map, then [LShoulder] to open the Main Menu and selecting "Seasons".
Seasons Rewards are listed across multiple pages with each page containing several rewards. Access to the first page of rewards is automatic. A Access additional pages by Ranking Up to the required Season Rank.
You can claim any available rewards by redeeming the required number of Tickets. The Tickets required for each Season Reward vary, with smaller rewards typically requiring fewer Tickets than larger rewards. Occasionally rewards may require 0 Tickets and are free to claim as soon as the page is unlocked.
Fallout First Season RewardsThe Fallout First Season Rewards for a particular Season are only available to players with an active Fallout 1st subscription during the relevant Season or players that have purchased the specific Fallout First Season Pass. To claim these rewards you must also have access to the page they are on and have enough Tickets to redeem the reward.
End of SeasonA Season Pass will apply to a specific Season and will expire at the end of that Season. Rewards and Season Rank are unique to the specific Season and therefore, when a Season ends, any unclaimed Rewards will no longer be available and a player's Season Rank progress and Ticket balance accumulated in one Season will not carry onto the next Season.
New Season / Scoreboard 16
List of all season 16 rewards:
- Autopsy Table Chemistry Workstation
- Percival's Pith Helmet
- Rip Daring Adventurer Outfit
- Tropical Cryptid Shirt and Shorts Outfit
- Lite Ally: Adelaide
- Hanging Tire Baskets
- Water Boiler
- Rip Daring Flag
- Beach Fence Set
- Chessboard Display
- Ball Buddies
- Brahmin Corpse
- Construction Barrier
- Construction Loader
- Cryptid Tiki Statues
- Gorilla Statue
- Hot Dog Sign
- Ice Cream Signs
- Raider Cages
- Big Feet Rug
- Jersey Devil's Horseshoe Rug
- Ship Wheel
- Sports Balls
- Jersey Devil Stein
- Tiki Music Box
- Toy Robot Set
- Wet Floor Sign
- Bullseye Trampoline
- Homemade Xylophone
- Jersey Devil Shooting Gallery
- Grass Roof Kit
- Pine Barrens Cabin Kit
- Glass Float Lights
- Tiki Torches
- World of Cryptids Trunk
- Stairs (Pine Barrens Log Cabin)
- Cage Sign
- Framed Duel with the Devil Wall Art
- Rip Daring "Duel with the Devil" Poster
- Rip Daring "Field Research" Poster
- Road Signs
- Rose Room Poster
- Rip and Friends Surfboard Wall Decoration Set
- Brand Favorites Surfboard Wall Decoration Set
- Cryptid Hunt Wallpaper
- Pine Barrens Wallpaper
- Rip and Friends Surfboard Shelf Set
- Brand Favorites Surfboard Shelf Set
- Good Luck Emote
- Jersey Shore Vacation Photomode Frame
- Pine Barrens Devil Hunt Photomode Frame
- Heating Up Player Icon
- Gun Show Player Icon
- Jersey Devil Player Icon
- Adelaide Player Icon
- Devilish Player Icon
- Beach Guinevere Player Icon
- Duel with the Devil Player Icon
- Jersey Devil's Shoe Backpack Flair
- Cryptid Skull Backpack
- Cryptid Cyclops Power Armor Helmet
- Devil's Wings Jet Pack
- Cryptid Hunter Power Armor Paint
- Devilish Excavator Power Armor Paint
- Devilish Hellcat Power Armor Paint
- Devilish T-45 Power Armor Paint
- Devilish T-51 Power Armor Paint
- Devilish T-60 Power Armor Paint
- Devilish T-65 Power Armor Paint
- Devilish Ultracite Power Armor Paint
- Devilish Union Power Armor Paint
- Devilish X-01 Power Armor Paint
- Peepers Paint (Auto Axe)
- Peepers Paint (Combat Rifle + The Fixer)
- Peepers Paint (Cremator)
- Rip Daring Paint (Cremator)
- Peepers Paint (Double-Barrel Shotgun & Cold Shoulder)
- Peepers Paint (Gauss Rifle)
- Peepers Paint (Lever Action Rifle)
- Peepers Paint (Plasma Caster)
- Peepers Paint (Pump Action Shotgun)
- Cremator
- Chemical Color Mods (Cremator)
- Double Shot and Multi Shot Barrel Mods (Cremator)
- Heavy Mod (Cremator)
- Napalmer Mod (Cremator)
- Slowburner Mod (Cremator)
- Daring Binoculars
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See also: Datamining: PTS Patch 50 Season 16 / Scoreboard Preview (SCORE Datamine)
Season / Scoreboard: New Weapon "Cremator"
The Cremator is a new heavy weapon that you can receive as a reward in Season 16. This is a variant of the flamethrower, except that it shoots fireballs. So you can use perk cards for heavy weapons. The Flamer Thrower is an energy weapon, but the scientists still don't count perks for heavier energy weapons. You can of course use batteries included.
You will also receive the following mods in season 16:
- Chemical Color Mods (Cremator)
- Double Shot and Multi Shot Barrel Mods (Cremator)
- Heavy Mod (Cremator)
- Napalmer Mod (Cremator)
- Slowburner Mod (Cremator)
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New Armor "Civil Engineer Armor" (former. Muni Armor)
Many people still know the new civil engineer armor as “muni armor”. The armor is divided into rewards for the new main quests in the form of plans.
The armor includes arms, legs, torso and a helmet. The set bonus applies as soon as the arms, legs and torso are equipped, helmet is not relevant here.
Set Bonus:
- 10% chance of 150 Fire DMG to Melee Attackers.
- Weapons break 35% slower.
There are all the usual mods for the armor, as well as for other armor and there is a jetpack. Here are a few more key points:
- The crafted Civil Engineer Armor can be traded.
- The Civil Engineer Armor can also be rolled with any legendary effects: Legendary Crafting.
- The armor is only available at levels 40 and 50.
(There was also a level 60 version on the PTS initially) - Mod plans are available from Guiseppe in the Whitespring Refuge in exchange for stamps and also as rewards from the Atlantic City Expeditions.
See also: [PTS] Civil Engineer Armor: All Info about the new armor (former Muni Armor)
New Underarmor: "Civil Engineer Underarmor"
The plan for the civil engineer underarmor is available from Guiseppe in the Whitespring Refuge and as a reward in the new expedition "The Human Condition".
SPECIAL bonus with shielded lining:
- STR +2
- PER +1
- END +2
Resistances (shielded lining):
- Phys: 5
- Energy: 9
- Fire: 5
- RAD: 8
Unfortunately, apart from its fire resistance, it is of little interest to most players.
New Atomic Shop Items
Here are some examples PTS datamined future Atom Shop items. There is more in the galleries linked below.
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See also:
- Datamining: PTS Patch 50 (23rd February 2024) ATX Datamine
- Datamining: PTS Patch 50 (16th February 2024) ATX/SCORE Datamine
- Datamining: PTS Patch 50 (9th Feb 2024) ATX/SCORE Datamine
- Datamining: PTS Patch 50 Atomic Shop (ATX)
Possible Amazon Prime Bundle
There were currently articles again about the new Fallout Amazon Prime TV series. A Vault 33 suit has already been distributed free of charge in the game as advertising for the series.
In some datamines, additional items have appeared on the PTS that most likely belong to an upcoming Amazon Prime bundle for Fallout 76.
- Vault 33 Backpack
- Ally: Del Lawson (Brotherhood of Steel)
- Westcoast Duster & Cowboy Hat (also known as "Ghoul Duster")
New Locations
This time there are only 2 new locations. One is "The Rose Room", in which parts of the new main quest take place. And "Surly's Shack", where you arrive in the Hells Eagles quest.
New Outfits
- Apocalyptic Farmer Outfit (Vendor in Atlantic City)
- Enforcers Outfit (Vendor in Atlantic City)
- Muni Drudger Outfit (Vendor in Atlantic City)
- Muni Operator Outfit (Vendor in Atlantic City)
- Muni Worker Outfit (Vendor in Atlantic City)
- Spectacular Performer & Hat (Mainquest)
- Saltwater Sam Outfit (Sidequest)
- Socialite Outfit (Mainquest)
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New Plans for Gold
Mortimer (Raider / Crater) - Reputation: Cautious
- Plan: Company Tea Machine
Samuel (Settlers / Foundation) - Reputation: Cautious
- Plan: Weather Control Station (Atlantic City Fog)
New Event Rewards: Mothman Equinox
- Plan: Mothman Cultist Incense
- Plan: Honeycomb Paper Green Mothman
- Plan: Honeycomb Paper Red Mothman
- Plan: Honeycomb Paper Mothman Globe
- Plan: Honeycomb Paper Brown Mothman
- Plan: Honeycomb Paper Blue Mothman
- Plan: Fuzzy Enlightened Plushie
- Plan: Fuzzy Mothman Plushie
- Plan: Enlightened Lantern
- Plan: Mothman Bug Zapper
- Plan: Sacred Mothman Tome
- Plan: Chainsaw Skeptikill Paint
- Plan: Cultist Eventide Hood
- Plan: Cultist Eventide Robes
- Plan: Fluttering Moths
- Plan: Dried Wildflower Bouquet
In the following gallery you can see some of the rewards that have already been extracted.
Plan: Honeycomb Paper Blue Mothman |
Plan: Honeycomb Paper Brown Mothman |
Plan: Honeycomb Paper Mothman Globe |
Plan: Honeycomb Paper Green Mothman |
Plan: Honeycomb Paper Red Mothman |
Plan: Fuzzy Enlightened Plushie |
Plan: Fuzzy Mothman Plushie |
Plan: Enlightened Lantern |
Plan: Mothman Bug Zapper |
Plan: Dried Wildflower Bouquet |
Plan: Chainsaw Skeptikill Paint (Credit: SugarBombs.RADS / Fallout 76 Datamining Discord)
New Event Rewards: Invaders from Above
- Plan: Cosmic Capture
- Plan: Alien Head Lamp
- Plan: Alien Table
- Plan: Glowing Flatwoods Monster Lamp
- Plan: Alien Target Practice Poster
- Plan: Hazmat Suit - Teal
- Plan: Refined Alien Blaster Paint
Official PTS Patchnotes
Here you can see the official PTS Patchnotes:
FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
QUESTS
- Fixed several issues with resuming speaking to NPCs after logging off during a quest objective.
- Quest targets should now correctly point between Atlantic City and Appalachia locations.
- Fixed some issues around NPCs appearing where they should not. E.g. Antonio and Abbie should no longer be in the Chem Lab before the "Sins of the Father" quest.
- Repaired some broken dialogue scenes with specific NPCs. E.g. Buttercup, Saltwater Sam, etc.
PERFORMANCE
- Improved performance with some scripted objects.
WORLD
- Many minor landscaping and environment issues were fixed in the Flooded City.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Pollinators should correctly explode when killed.
- The Microphone in "All the World's a Stage" is no longer movable.
- Several adjustments were made to equipped items and apparel on certain NPCs.
- Civil Engineering Underarmor should now be craftable.
UPDATE – FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Additional fixes and changes have been made to the Public Test Server with this update.
FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
ITEMS
- Adjusted Civil Engineering Armor to be more balanced.
QUESTS
- Continued balance changes and iteration in key quest combat encounters.
- Fixed an issue in which enemy NPCs could be invulnerable to damage during "Regent of the Dead".
- Fixed additional "checkpointing" bugs when logging out during certain quest objectives.
- Added additional quest intro animations.
- Continued balance changes and iteration in key quest combat encounters.
- Addressed a few issues around actor placement and movement in the Rose Room after the quest line concludes.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Fixed additional bugs with culling and item placement in the Flooded City.
- Cleaned up several typos and subtitle/spoken dialogue mismatches.
- Fixed the face flyout for Mayor Tim in "Human Condition".
UPDATE – FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Additional fixes and changes have been made to the Public Test Server with this update.
FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
MISCELLANEOUS
- Updated title screen video and added several new location specific loading images.
- Continued iteration and balance pass on the Jersey Devil boss encounter.
- Cleaned up a visible neck seam on Sloan.
- Fixed a bug resulting in erroneous failure of the "Defend the Munis from the Overgrown" objective in "The Human Condition".
- Removed some extra plans from Giuseppe's vendor inventory.
- Adjusted NPC placement and spacing in a few key conversations.
Your Feedback
What are you most looking forward to? Do you want the civil engineer armor? Are you looking forward to new quests? Are you interested in the cremator? Feel free to write in the comments.
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