Fallout 76

Fallout 76

Developers
	Bethesda Game Studios Austin
	Bethesda Game Studios
	Bethesda Game Studios Montreal
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	Creation Engine
Release dates
Windows	November 14, 2018

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Fallout
Fallout	1997
Fallout 2	1998
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel	2001
Fallout 3	2008
Fallout: New Vegas	2010
Fallout 4	2015
Fallout Shelter	2016
Fallout 4 VR	2017
Fallout 76	2018

Key points

Released in terrible state, with many of the features expected in PC version of the game lacking, the port received a couple of major updates, which gradually added some of the much expected features.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Game code only (no disc).
Amazon.com
Bethesda.net
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store

All versions currently require the Bethesda.net Launcher DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes, however a Steam version is planned.^{[citation needed]}

Essential improvements

Text chat support

Install text chat mod
Only other people who use this mod will be able to see the chat. Support is growing though and global chat is quite active already. Download and install instructions: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout76/mods/151

Skip intro videos

Modify Fallout76Custom.ini
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Fallout76Custom.ini or create it if it does not exist. Add or modify the following lines under [General]: sIntroSequence= uMainMenuDelayBeforeAllowSkip=0

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Fallout 76\

Screenshots/photos are stored in the Photos subfolder.

Video settings

Display Settings

Field of view (FOV)

An in-game FOV slider was added in an update and fDefaultWorldFOV edits are no longer necessary.

In-game slider changes world FOV only, viewmodel (1st person weapon) FOV can still be set via ini entry:

Change View-model FOV via Fallout76Custom.ini

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Fallout76Custom.ini or create it if it does not exist. Under [Display] add or modify the following parameters to desired FOV: fDefault1stPersonFOV=XX Notes Modifying fDefault1stPersonFOV will also modify the PipBoy's field of view. Fallout 76 features an optional Power Armor style menu that is less affected by this however, accessible via right clicking twice in the Pipboy menu.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Modify Fallout76Prefs.ini
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Fallout76Prefs.ini. Under [Display] change iPresentInterval to 0. Notes Disabling vertical sync will unlock framerate from 60 FPS. Animation speedup issues that normally arise above 60 FPS appear to have been corrected, but further testing is needed.

Disable Depth of Field

An in-game DoF slider was added in an update and the below changes may no longer be necessary or partially necessary.

Modify Fallout76Custom.ini

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Fallout76Custom.ini or create it if it does not exist. Add the following lines under [Display] to disable long distance terrain DOF fDOFBlendRatio=0 fDOFMinFocalCoefDist=999999 fDOFMaxFocalCoefDist=99999999 fDOFDynamicFarRange=99999999 fDOFCenterWeightInt=0 fDOFFarDistance=99999999 Add the following lines under [ImageSpace] to disable dynamic short distance DOF bDynamicDepthOfField=0 Notes Some of these commands are new to the engine and require additional testing of their exact effects.

Disable Motion Blur

Modify Fallout76Prefs.ini
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Fallout76Prefs.ini. Find the following line under [ImageSpace], and set it to this value. bMBEnable=0

Input settings

Vertical sensitivity

Modify Fallout76Custom.ini

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Fallout76Custom.ini or create it if it does not exist. Add or modify the following lines under [Controls]: fMouseHeadingXScale = 0.021 fMouseHeadingYScale = XX Where XX replace with: .03738 for 16:9 resolutions .042 for 21:9 resolutions .028 for 4:3 resolutions .0336 for 16:10 resolutions Notes Vertical sensitivity may be doubled when character is standing still.

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
Spanish
German
Polish
Russian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese

Network

Game lacks text chat.

Push to talk was added in an update.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Game freezes when trying to exit

This bug appears to only occur when using fullscreen mode; windowed mode is not affected.

Use SuperF4 to kill the game process.
Download SuperF4. Make sure SuperF4 is running before you start the game. After clicking "Exit to desktop" in-game, press CTRL+ALT+F4 to kill the game.

SLI system stutters constantly

It appears SLI does not work properly on some systems, using 100% of GPU1 and practically 0 of GPU2, but causes severe fps stutter.

Disable SLI
Rightclick your desktop > Nvidia Control Panel Go to "Configure SLI, Surround, PhysX" on the left Check "Disable SLI" and then apply Don't forget to re-enable SLI if you're going to play something else!

Icons don't show up in the Atomic Shop

Restore the Fallout76Custom.ini beginning

This is caused by mods interferring with how the stock files are loaded. Open your Fallout76Custom.ini file in a text editor. %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Fallout 76\Fallout76Custom.ini) Modify the beginning of the sResourceArchive2List line in the Archive section to read as follows: SeventySix - 00UpdateMain.ba2, SeventySix - 01UpdateMain.ba2, SeventySix - 00UpdateStream.ba2, SeventySix - 01UpdateStream.ba2, SeventySix - 00UpdateTextures.ba2, SeventySix - 01UpdateTextures.ba2, SeventySix - MeshesExtra.ba2, SeventySix - GeneratedMeshes.ba2,

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6600k 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz	Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon R9 285 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290X 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit system is required.