[Perks enabled again] SPECIALs Punchcard Machine temporarily deactivated

09.06.202512.06.2025

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[Update 12th June 2025] Perks enabled again!

Hey @Fallout 76 News,

A small server-side update has been deployed to reenable the following Perk Cards:

• Cola Nut,
• Super Duper,
• Ammo Smith,
• Chemist,
• Party Boy/Girl,
• Cap Collector,
• Butchers Bounty,
• Can Do!,
• Scrounger,
• Pharma Farma,
• Woodchucker,
• Glowing Hunter,
• Green Thumb,
• Scrapper,

If you have any issues equipping any of the listed Perk Cards or if you believe their effect is not working, please close and relaunch the game. For any lingering issues after the update, please reach out to Bethesda Support.

Thank you all for your patience as the team addressed this issue.

Source: Discord

[Update 10th June 2025] 2 more deactivated Perk Cards

We have just added Green Thumb and Scrapper to the list of Perks that have been disabled while the team works towards a fix. Thank you for your patience, everyone! @Fallout 76 News

Source: Discord

[Update 10th June 2025] Punchcard Machines have been enabled again, but some perks cards are disabled.

Hey @Fallout 76 News,

We wanted to provide you with a quick update since yesterday’s announcement that the Punch Card Machine was disabled. Today the team rolled out a server-side update that re-enabled the Punch Card Machine and disabled the following Perk Cards:

• Cola Nut
• Super Duper
• Ammo Smith
• Chemist
• Party Boy/Girl
• Cap Collector
• Butchers Bounty
• Can Do!
• Scrounger
• Pharma Farma
• Woodchucker
• Glowing Hunter

We recommend that you close and relaunch the game if you’re having any issues with the Punch Card Machine. We will have another update coming later this week to reenable the Perks mentioned above.

As a general reminder, the usage of exploits goes against our Terms of Service and will put your account at risk of being banned. Please protect your accounts by refusing the siren call of “EZ” Caps.

Attention: Bethesda has currently disabled the SPECIALs punch card machine. There are unexpected issues affecting gameplay and server stability.

The Bethesda team is working on a hotfix to resolve the issue. More information will follow shortly.

The loadout slot offers in the Atom Shop will also be temporarily disabled starting Tuesday.

Bethesda Game Studios #76-announcements — 17:23

@Fallout 76 News Hi everyone! We've temporarily disabled the punch card machine to address some unexpected issues affecting gameplay and server stability. The team is working on a hotfix to resolve this issue; more information to follow. Note: We'll be removing the additional loadout options from the shop with the reset tomorrow while we work to fix the issue.

Source: Discord

Hopefully, most of you aren't currently stuck in your crafting loadout and can manage for now. A date for the hotfix has not yet been announced. As soon as there is information, you'll find it here.

The reason appears to be exploits shared on Facebook, YouTube, and other social networks that allowed the punch card machine to be abused to gain massive advantages.

There is also a lot of feedback from players on Reddit regarding the official announcement: Reddit Thread.