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The January 20, 2026, update for Fallout 76 delivers a wide range of fixes and improvements across Appalachia and Burning Springs. The patch focuses on armor behavior, C.A.M.P. items, quests, localization, UI clarity, and gameplay consistency, alongside numerous visual and audio corrections.
In addition to system-wide refinements, the update addresses long-standing issues affecting events, challenges, workshops, and weapons, while also improving stability and presentation across newly introduced Burning Springs locations and content.
Patch Notes
Armor and Clothing
- Fixed Adrenal and Lucid Armor mods not displaying dynamic names on Legendary armor
- Fixed Cutthroat Helmet color mismatch between Pip-Boy preview and worn appearance
- Enabled additional headwear and eyeglasses to be worn with the Ulysses Mask
- Fixed Deathclaw Tamer Hat removing player facial hair
- Fixed first person clipping issues with gloves on Rust Raider Light and Medium outfits for male and female variants
C.A.M.P.
- Updated Wall Mounted Oven description to clarify meat collection over time
- Updated Pumpkin Pie description to clarify slice collection over time
- Fixed Hunting Lodge Fireplace visual effects disappearing
- Removed sound effects from Industrial Fusion Core Recharger when unpowered
- Fixed Winter Retreat Prefab windows not displaying correctly from the inside
- Addressed missing collision in the Dino Bite Gift Shop
- Fixed icon mismatch for Red Shingle Wallpaper
- Increased Medicine Cabinet Stash Box icon size
- Reduced brightness of Farmers Market Letters Set icons
- Fixed inconsistent footstep sounds in Wrangler Casino Shelter
- Fixed Ohio River Docks incorrectly requiring foundation placement
- Corrected material cost for crafting the Abraxodyne Truck
- Fixed Car Grill light direction
- Adjusted Bounty Board C.A.M.P. item health values to match similar items
- Fixed camp Ally pathing issues around the Radscorpion Agitator
- Fixed Babydoll Head Bobber animation
- Fixed mirrored and reversed text on select posters
- Removed duplicate wording from Blood X Rust photo frame title
Challenges
- Fixed Super Duper Mart Cooler not unlocking after collecting Abraxo Intel Briefcases
- Fixed Burning Springs Discover Location challenges not triggering correctly
- Fixed expiration timers not displaying on rerolled tracked challenges
- Fixed Deploy a C.A.M.P. in Burning Springs challenge near Checkpoint Ridge
Events
- Fixed Gearin’ Up Beastmaster dialogue conditions
Localization
- Localized Windy dialogue in most supported languages
- Localized The Ghoul’s opening dialogue in most supported languages
- Fixed Loan Shark voiceover localization in Italian
- Fixed Pop voiceover localization in Japanese
- Fixed Japanese translations for multiple Legendary Mods
- Fixed debug text appearing for map region markers in non English languages
- Fixed German outfit translation issues
Gameplay
- Fixed Grunt Hunt not reloading properly after disconnect
- Fixed Silas and Eugene resurrecting after completing related quests
- Player Ghouls now require disguises to enter Crater Core and Fort Atlas
- Fixed Starlight Drive In projector disappearing when turned off
- Updated fishing locations in Ash Cave
- Fixed map markers not displaying correctly in Burning Springs areas
- Fixed Atomic Cast Fishing Rod animation issues
- Fixed Cletus Brimstone Fire Cloak AOE affecting players outside encounters
- Fixed Head Hunts failing when targets were killed too quickly
- Fixed Slocum’s Fat Stack lights resetting after fast travel
- Added a Legendary Exchange Machine to Hocking Hills Station
- Fixed Abraxo caches not respawning correctly
- Fixed Deathclaw Handler targeting issues
- Fixed Prickeye Salad effects to correctly grant damage resistance and hunger reduction
Workshops
- Fixed Public Workshop material display colors
- Fixed Atomic Shop ownership icons displaying incorrectly
- Fixed Dino Golf Volcano appearing in multiple Workshop categories
- Removed power requirement description from Ghoul Vault Boy and Ghoul Vault Girl lamps
- Fixed Seasons C.A.M.P. rewards not appearing in New category after claim
Weapons
- Added Juggernauts and Steady Legendary Mods to All Rise default mods for new items
- Increased All Rise unique effect from plus 10 HP to plus 50 HP
Legendary Mods
- Elementalist now grants plus 5 Radiation Resistance
- Fixed Elementalist effects not displaying correctly in item cards
User Interface
- Fixed recipes not displaying correctly in certain languages
- Improved mouse cursor positioning when adjusting item quantities
- Fixed missing Adrenal Legendary mod description in Pip-Boy
- Fixed incorrect Reflex mod descriptions
- Updated Help Menus to include Highway Town
- Fixed Workshop Menu indexing issues
- Fixed grammatical errors in Athens National Guard Armory Terminal
- Fixed incorrect button hints when using a gamepad
- Fixed spelling and naming issues across multiple items
- Fixed reward HUD notifications displaying incorrectly
- Fixed life percentage meter color issues after idle animation
Quests
- Fixed interaction issues in Welcoming Committee when playing as a Ghoul in disguise
- Fixed Insurrection dialogue and idle behavior
- Fixed multiple progression issues in Dirty Laundry
- Fixed Loan Shark dialogue stopping unexpectedly
- Fixed Deathclaw encounter issues in Prove Your Resolve
- Fixed Ambush Captains power armor visuals
Miscellaneous
- Fixed Hocking Hills Station Robot voice lines
- Fixed Ulysses Outfit clipping on female characters
- Fixed incorrect bullet decals on Burning Springs props
- Fixed animation alignment on Dino Peaks Photo Board
- Fixed incorrect crafting station descriptions for Backpack Flair
- Fixed NPC T posing issues in Highway Town
- Prevented Mounted Armored Deathclaw Head from being sold to vendors
- Fixed Player Ghoul outfit clipping issues
- Fixed Responder Medallion Flair stretching
- Enlarged Head Hunt Flair icon
- Removed Rust King flag from unintended locations
- Fixed trade menu disconnect issues
- Fixed Special Loadouts Menu appearing blank for new characters
- Fixed teammates viewing stored items in another player’s C.A.M.P.
Known Issues
- French voiceover support is currently unavailable for Burning Springs content, with subtitles recommended
Fallout 76 originally launched on November 14, 2018, and is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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