PTS: "Burning Springs" Patchnotes
The new "Burning Springs" PTS (Public Test Server) is now available. Here are the Patchnotes.
Index
- PTS Patchnotes 31st Oct 2025
- PTS Patchnotes 24th Oct 2025
- PTS Patchnotes 17th Oct 2025
- PTS Patchnotes 10th Oct 2025
- PTS Patchnotes 6th Oct 2025
- PTS Patchnotes 2nd Oct 2025
PTS Patchnotes 31.10.2025
PTS Update – October 31, 2025: Burning Springs
Gearin’ Up
- Tamed Deathclaw now correctly leaves cage during event and returns after event.
- Tamed Deathclaw is no longer stuck during the “Fend off the Snallygasters” stage of the event.
- Deathclaw Matriarch and adds now correctly path to Tamed Deathclaw if it doesn’t reach the lower area of the junkyard.
Quests
- Quest titles have been updated with final names for launch: "Welcoming Committee", "Might Makes Right", "Insurrection" and "When the Rust Settles"
- Relogging during the Dirty Laundry quest no longer causes some Abraxodyne Intel to disappear if not already collected.
- Insurrection: Relogging during the “Find the Key” step no longer causes the key to despawn.
- Insurrection: Going to Moose’s house and interacting with the intercom now prompts Moose to ask for the password.
- Insurrection: One player relogging during “Inspect the Bodies” objective no longer causes progression blockers for other players on the server in the same step.
- Might Makes Right: Relogging during the “Complete the ‘Test of Dominance’” objective no longer artificially progresses challenge progress.
- When the Rust Settles: Fixed reports of a crash during the fight in the Rust King’s arena.
- When the Rust Settles: Fixed an issue where Rust Guard Champions may become mutinous and attack the Rust King instead of the player.
Bounty Hunting
- The name displayed over the health bars for head hunt bosses are no longer blocked by a boss icon.
- Player is no longer able to pick-up weapons thrown by enemies.
- During the Rad Cleaner Head Hunt, players are now correctly shown the notice “The air is burning!” when starting.
- Added Head Hunt Poster to the PTS locker to make it easier for players to engage with Head Hunts and give feedback.
- Made several adjustments to various Head Hunts based on feedback and bug reports.
Misc
- Upon creating Burning Springs Lifetime challenges, the flyout for completion now displays the correct tier of completion.
- Splint now sells weapon mod crafting plans as opposed to modboxes.
- Rusted Car Table reward is now craftable after being earned in completing a challenge.
- Head Hunts, Gearin’ Up, and Sinkhole Solutions now count towards the “Complete Public Events” SCORE challenge above level 100 in a season.
- Various fixes for typos, reward behavior, and terrain issues based on bug reports from PTS.
Perks
- Bulletstorm: Switching the equipped grenade will no longer reset the Bullet Storm perk stack.
UI
- UI: Explosives (Grenades) quantity on the HUD is no longer incorrect after closing the raids reward screen.
Photomode
- Screenshots taken in Photomode are now color accurate to in game visuals.
Known Issues
Note: These issues are not exhaustive of all known issues in the patch, these are just high impact call-outs haven’t had a full fix submitted for them yet.Quest
- Dirty Laundry: Abraxodyne Intel cases my respawn upon cell reset, allowing players to pick them up again.
- Insurrection: Relogging during the objective to speak to Eugene at the end of the quest causes the player to become blocked if they attempt to talk to Eugene again.
- When the Rust Settles: Relogging during the “Prove yourself” objective blocks the player from interacting with Eugene, blocking quest progression.
- Welcoming Committee: Killing the Ambush Captain causes an incorrect SFX sound to play.
- Welcoming Committee: Ambush Captain’s power armor may display incorrectly
Misc
- Super Stimpike 40% damage taken while power attacking reduction is not applied.
- Melee legendary weapons may be missing pre-fixes indicating the mods attached to them.
- Rusted Deathclaw may get stuck in cripple animation when attempting to cripple limbs.
- Placing the "Head Hunter Outfit" on the Clean Mannequins' changes the color of their arms
- Placing the "Head Hunter Outfit" on some mannequins clips through.
- Players may be able to see inside the mesh of the ABX03 when aiming and jumping.
- Radhogs cannot be dismembered when the player shoots their limbs.
PTS Patchnotes 24th Oct 2025
PTS Update – October 24, 2025
Burning SpringsGeneral
- Killing Deathclaw handlers now counts towards “Kill Rust Raiders” challenge.
- Main Questline now starts when player reaches level 30 instead of 25.
- Fixed an issue where Windy’s vendor table was rotated incorrectly.
- Multiple fixes for audio, including addition of arena fight audio to Rust Kingdom interior and event music for Sinkhole Solutions.
- Multiple fixes for clipping environmental assets across the region.
Gearin’ Up
- Fixed an issue where the event would not shut down if players failed the event during the “Kill Deathclaw Matriarch” stage.
- Fixed an issue where the tamed deathclaw wouldn’t leave their cage during the event.
With today's update we're reopening "Gearin' Up" for testing. Please let us know if you run into any issues with this event!Bounty Hunting
- Adjusted damage values of Head Hunts based on player feedback.
- Devil of Defiance now yields intended weapon during Head Hunt.
- Fixed an issue with boss health bars remaining on screen after Head Hunts finished.
- Fixed an issue where the compass marker wasn’t pointing correctly while on a Grunt Hunt and inside of Highway Town.
C.A.M.P. Pet - Rad Hog
- Fixed an issue where the Rad Hog would get very bouncy while walking on foundations.
- Fixed an issue where the Rad Hog’s hair would disappear when it interacted with furniture.
- Removed the Rad Hog’s ability to walk without making sounds.
- Fixed an issue where the Rad Hog’s idle head shake would trigger consecutively.
PTS Patchnotes 17th Oct 2025
PTS Update – October 17, 2025We have updated our VATS system and are excited to see what you think!Burning SpringsGeneral
- Mac, the General Store Vendor in Highway Town, no longer sells rare Leather Coat and Travelling Leather Coat outfits
Rewards
PTS Patchnotes 10th Oct 2025
PTS Update – October 10, 2025
Burning Springs
General
Players can now start Head Hunt while in Power Armor.
Fixed various potential quest blockers players could encounter during the “Rust to Rust” & “No Kings, No Masters” quests.
Players will now receive the “Mounted Deathclaw Matriarch Head” reward when completing “No Kings, No Masters”.
Combat
We saw your reports that we hadn't completely fixed the issue causing some damage values to be much higher than designed. This update should have
PTS Patchnotes 5th Oct 2025
PTS Update – October 6, 2025
Burning Springs
General
Fixed several issues with Burning Springs challenges not updating progress:
Kill a Burning Springs Ogua
Kill a Burning Springs Rust Raider
Catch Fish in Burning Springs
Kill a Burning Springs Radscorpion
Complete Head Hunts
Kill a Burning Springs Radhog
Cook a Meal that uses Prickeye
Cook a Meal that uses Radhog Meat
Player can now damage Burning Springs Radscorpion’s stinger in VATS
Dirty Laundry
- Informational panel now appears when interacting with cases and caches for the first time.
Quest
- Proving Grounds – Speaking to Millstone does not block other players from doing the same and progressing their quest.
Bounty Hunting
The Ghoul no longer has any instances of robo-voice.
Head Hunt boss Anna the Nuka Queen no longer becomes stuck in reload animation.
Fixed a Selection of the New Mods from Bounty Hunting to allow crafting them in Power Armors.
Hand Cannon
Weapon Naming: Renamed original gun “Dom Pedro” to match design intent.
Workbench Mods: Magazine and Receiver mods now properly highlighted during modification.
Animation Fixes: Reload animation now supports both 4- and 6-bullet sequences.
Combat
Players were seeing damage values double what they should have been. This has been addressed and should now reflect the intended balance.
New Legendary effects can now be crafted from the Tinker’s Bench if you learn the recipes for them.
Several new Legendary effects should now be able to be applied to Power Armor instead of just Armor.
Events
Fixed an issue which caused Mutated Public Events to not mutate.
General
Fall threshold for triggering the Super Hero Landing when in Power Amor has been increased.
PTS Patchnotes 2nd Oct 2025
Inside the Vault – Burning Springs Public Test Server Release Notes
October 2, 2025
Burning Springs introduces the largest map expansion to Fallout 76 yet and it’s available for you to play on our Public Test Server right now!A new region of the map is opening for those with enough grit to cross the Point Pleasant bridge.
You’ll be traveling westward towards Burning Springs! Taking place in rural Ohio, it’s our largest map expansion to Fallout 76 and it’s available for testing on the Public Test Server right now!Prepare to become one of the meanest Bounty Hunters around, as the Burning Springs update introduces Bounty Hunting to your Fallout 76 experience. A major new piece of content here to give you the opportunity to find and eliminate some of the area’s largest threats. We’re extremely excited to share that The Ghoul from the Fallout TV Show on Amazon Prime will be joining us in Burning Springs! Voiced by Walton Goggins himself, The Ghoul will be your guide in all things Bounty Hunting.The main questline for Burning Springs is just the start of your story in this new region. Planned as the beginning chapter for a story that spans multiple updates, this quest works as an introduction to characters that you’ll end up spending more time with down the line.With a new questline for you to complete, two new public events, the introduction of Bounty Hunting, plus a load of additional content (including new fish and a local legend to catch), Burning Springs is our largest update since Wastelanders back in 2020.How to Participate in the PTS
All players who own a copy of Fallout 76 on Steam can participate in our PTS. Please note that progress from the PTS does not carry over into the live game. The Atomic Shop is also disabled during this testing period.To install the PTS, open your Steam library, and install “Fallout 76 Public Test Server”. If you want to know more about the PTS experience and why we run them, please look at this article covering all that and more!A New Region to Explore - Burning Springs
Burning Springs, a region of southeastern Ohio rocked not only by the nuclear destruction of the bombs dropping, but also the environmental poisoning from the local Abraxodyne Chemical plant. The area is now a desolate and barren wasteland with poisonous water, and a dust storm coating everything in a toxin known as Rust.Who would ever want to call this land home? The Rust King is who would.
A Super Mutant with just as much brains as brawn, The Rust king is the unrelenting and unforgiving ruler of Burning Springs. He has twisted the land into his cruel kingdom, where the only rule is "might makes right."Players will cross paths with this monstrous monarch during the new questline. He will task the player with proving their worth and braving the wilds of his wasteland.While barren, Burning Springs still holds pockets of life. Highway Town serves as a pit stop for the last of humanity. Built on a section of elevated highway, players will be able to rest and resupply here.Highway Town serves as the region's new social hub and a last resort for survivors-- speaking of which, The Last Resort saloon at the end of town also serves up Bounty Hunt contracts. Once you unlock the location, you'll be able to fast travel directly to the saloon for maximum Bounty Hunt efficiency!Players can wander into Burning Springs by crossing the bridge in Point Pleasant. The questline can be started by tuning into the Ohio Distress Signal once they've reached level 30."Bounty Hunting
Mosey down to the Last Resort saloon in Highway Town if you're looking to put your gun to work. The Ghoul has set up shop there, providing piles of bounties to plunder. To start a Grunt Hunt, just pick up one of the posters off the table. There's plenty to go around, so you can repeat this activity to your heart's content.Each time you start a Grunt Hunt, a random location in Burning Springs will be chosen, and a mutation will be applied to your target. Watch out, though, because these mutations are contagious: enemies near your target will also benefit from the effects of the mutation! Plan accordingly to take out your target without getting overwhelmed. Adjust your build to counteract their mutation or just go for the classic stealth approach.If you're lucky, a Grunt Hunt target might drop a premium Bounty Poster. These will allow you to start a Head Hunt-- an extra challenging bounty hunt in the form of a public event! (Note: these are granted through the Quest Rewards and not found on the body itself.)Just place your poster on the bounty board outside of the saloon to send the word wide. All players on the server will be alerted to show up to your aid when you do. Only one Head Hunt can be active at a time, though, so be sure to join in any actives ones before trying to start your own.There's dozens of unique Head Hunt targets across a handful of locations. Each has a unique loadout and posse protecting them-- some with pretty wild and weird skills, too! If you've got an itchy trigger finger, and caps to spare, The Ghoul would be more than happy to part with a premium poster... for the right price.Players will be able to track which Head Hunts they've completed from their Challenges and earn a variety of unique rewards for doing so.Speaking of loot, Bounty Hunting is primed to be the premiere path for Legendary Item hunters. Grunt Hunt targets will initially appear as 1-star Legendary enemies. As you complete more, they will eventually make their way toward 2 and 3-star!Head Hunt targets will always appear as 3 star legendaries, and are flanked by a pair of 2-star posse members.But, most importantly, Head Hunts have a chance to drop items with NEW 1-, 2-, and 3-star Legendary effects. Some of these will offer special bonuses for Ghoul or human players...New Legendary Mods
As mentioned above, you’ll be able to earn items containing new and exclusive-to-Bounty-Hunting Legendary Mods.Note: Numerical values are not being included here as they will be tuned throughout PTS. Also, unless stated otherwise, all Armor mods apply to both standard armor and Power Armor pieces.
- New 1-Star * Mods
- Feral (Melee Weapon) - Kills make you more feral.
- Sniper's (Ranged Weapon) - Gain bonus damage to weak-points while aiming down sights.
- Adrenal (Weapon) - +Damage per kill while on a kill streak. (Up to n%)
- Adrenal (Armor) - +Damage resistance while on a kill streak. (Up to n%)
- Lucid (Weapon) - Increase damage based on how full your feral sanity meter is.
- Lucid (Armor ) - Increase damage resistance based on how full your feral sanity meter is.
- New 2-Star** Mods
- Pick Pocketer's (Melee Weapon) - Kills have a chance to award a small amount of caps.
- Pain Killer (Armor) - Gain HP Regen based on your kill streak (up to n HP per second)
- Rushing (Armor) - Gain AP Regen based on your kill streak (up to n AP per second)
- Elementalist's (Armor) - +x All Resistances (up to +y)
- Fierce (Armor only, not Power Armor) - Fortify limb resistance while on a skill streak (up to n%)
- New 3-Star*** Mods
- Glowing (Weapon) - Kills grant a small amount of Rads.
- Healthy (Armor) - Max HP increased by x (up to y)
- Reflex (Armor) - x% Evade (up to y)
- Active (Armor) - Max AP is increased by +x (up to y)
- Barbarian (Melee) - +n STR per kill while on a kill streak.
As with all PTS features, the names, values, and even mods themselves are not guaranteed to make it to release. Please make sure to share your feedback on these mods in the Discord server!New Public Events
Gearin’ Up
Have you ever wanted to help a Deathclaw prepare for its debut in an Arena deathmatch? Now’s your chance!The Rust King requires a new combatant. Your job is to head over to the Junkyard and help The Beastmaster gather the scrap metal needed to armor up her latest tamed Deathclaw. During this public event, you'll fight alongside your Deathclaw-in-training against the wastelands wildest foes. Just be sure to keep the beast alive! It can't die a glorious death in the arena if doesn't survive the junkyard first...Remember: you can heal friendly NPCs using the Medic's Legendary Mod. Don't have one? Well luckily a new unique named weapon, the Stimpike, comes with this pre-installed! You'll have a chance to earn it-- alongside many other rewards-- by completing this event.Sinkhole Solutions
Fires rage beneath the surface of Burning Springs and natural gas deposits occasionally breach the surface near places where the ground has broken. Willow, a resident of Highway Town, needs your help culling Radscorpions and Stingwings that have gathered around a highly volatile sinkhole. These creatures are causing issues for the residents of Highway Town so you’ll need to head over to the aptly named Scorpion Lake to activate a “stomper” device to draw them out of their dens.Your objective will be to destroy their dens, all while dodging pillars of fire and navigating a blinding sandstorm.Also, stick around to the end to learn why Radscorpions aren't an apex predator...Additional Content
More Fish!
Assuming you can even find them, the watering holes around Burning Springs are poisonous and irradiated, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t new fish to catch. Explore this new zone and find new fish to add to your collections.Side Quest: Dirty Laundry
Keep a sharp eye out for mysterious Abraxodyne intel briefcases hidden all over Burning Springs. Return them to Bodhi in the city of Athens to take part in the Dirty Laundry side quest.Unlike other collectibles, these brief cases appear in specific locations, once per player. You'll have to search every nook and cranny to find all 150. (Schoolyard rumors say there's a 151st one hidden under a red truck, but we're pretty sure that's made-up.)As you turn these cases in, you'll help Bodhi unravel the mystery of his missing daughter-- and earn unique Abraxodyne-themed rewards along the way.You'll earn a unique Legendary weapon for completing the quest-- which only requires finding about half of the total cases-- but you'll get a even more powered-up version if you find every last one.Closing Milepost Zero
The bandits roaming Skyline Valley looking for caravans to rob have proved themselves to be dastardly threats to the Blue Ridge Caravan Company. Scaring poor brahmin into going off track, leaving deliveries incomplete.For now, Milepost Zero will be closing shop and moving their wares to other vendors across Highway Town. Awaiting a time in the future when things might be a bit safer for their operations.The rewards from Milepost Zero are now spread across the Wasteland:
- Plans for the V63 Laser Carbin and mods have been moved to the Weapon Vendor Splint in Highway Town.
- Mac in Highway Town will sell the following items:
- Rolled Persian Rug
- Persian Wall Rug
- Makeshift Wine Rack
- Noren Curtains
- Park Ranger Supply Box
- Persian Rug
- Stargazer’s Telescope -Lightning Battery Lamp
- Noren Awing
- Snow Globes from the Milepost Zero vendors will now be sold by Windy in Highway Town (she is a Gold Bullion vendor).
- Spooky Scorched will reward the Lederhosen Outfit & Hat, Redcoat Outfit *Hat, and the Vault Girl/Vault Boy backpacks.
- Holiday Scorched will reward all the Skyline Valley specific Snow Globes.
When Burning Springs releases in early December, all players who completed the “A Bump In the Road” Caravan intro quest will receive the title “Caravan Investor”. Players will also be granted 2K Gold Bullion and a new pennant as well. (Please Note: These rewards will not be available during the PTS period).We believe that Bounty Hunting delivers on the same promise of on-demand content, with Legendary enemies, and great rewards in a more succinct and satisfying way. We love the Skyline Valley region and have some fun things in store for it for the future.New C.A.M.P. Pet - Radhog
One of the new creatures you’ll find in Burning Springs is the Radhog. They’re tough and fiercely protective of their young, so if you get too close expect to be attacked. What would happen if you brought one to your C.A.M.P.? You would probably have the most adorably disgusting pet this side of the Ohio River!During the PTS period we would love to get your feedback on the Radhog C.A.M.P. Pet. The Radhog Bed item can be found in the “Dwellers” section of the Workshop menu and its Nose Ring is in the “Pet Clothing” section of the Armor Workbench.When Burning Springs releases, the Radhog C.A.M.P. Pet will be purchasable in the Atomic Shop.New Seasonal Weapon – ‘Nitro’ Hand Cannon
A new weapon is entering the fray when Season 23 begins. But for this PTS, it will be available for testing thanks to the glorious PTS Weapon Locker. As a reminder, you can find the PTS Weapon Locker in front of Vault 76.The ‘Nitro’ is a Hand Cannon that can be turned into a Rifle through its mods. Firing .50 rounds but can be swapped to .308, the ‘Nitro” not only has an explosive effect, but a piercing effect too. Really helping you send a message to anyone foolish enough to stand in your way. Make sure you share lots of feedback on this new weapon! We’re excited to hear what you think.Emote Wheel
Whether you’re hitting your favorite emote at the wandering traveler passing by in the hulking Power Armor skin or trying to convince a level 30 Vault Dweller to pick up the loot you just dropped for them, emoting is core to the Appalachian way of living.In the Burning Springs update we’re reorganizing emotes so that more emotes can be equipped at once.We’re doing this by:
- introducing 2 new categories, “Social” and “Performance”
- removing the “Follow Me” and “Team Up” categories and placing most of their emotes into “Help” and “Social”
- reorganizing the emotes in the “Misc” so that more of them live in more appropriate categories like “Performance” and “Taunt”.
With the work done here, you can now equip all your favorite emotes at once with little to no need to go into the Atomic Shop to swap them in and out.Gleaming Depths
Almost a year after its introduction, Gleaming Depths has proved to be an excellent place for players looking for an endgame challenge to push themselves and their builds to the limit. We’re introducing a new weekly challenge for Gleaming Depths that can be completed by working through all stages of the raid. Your reward for doing so will be a 4-star Legendary cache that contains a 4-star legendary item (Armor, PA, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon).To go along with this new weekly challenge, we’re also redistributing the raid rewards so that the farther you progress in Gleaming Depths the more enticing the rewards will be. We know this may cause some disruption to your local EN06 farming group (and you can still farm him for XP), but it was never our intention to have one phase of the raiding experience be the source of some of the most coveted rewards in the game.
Combat
There have been a lot of changes to combat since the Skyline Valley update was released last year. For Burning Springs we’re planning on slowing down to see how it all settles.We have also seen your feedback about the V.A.T.S. changes that arrived in the Fallout 76: C.A.M.P. Revamp update and wanted to let you know that we’ll be making some adjustments during this PTS cycle. They’re not ready yet but stay tuned to future patch notes for more information.Perks
- Bullet Shield
- Removed Rank 4
UI
- Perks are now sorted into their own group in the Status tab.
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