Summary
Not long afterFallout 76’s Ghoul Within update introduced the Fallout franchise’s first-ever playable Ghoul character, another new update for the game is fast approaching. Set to release sometime in June,Fallout 76’s next major updatewill notably introduce fishing alongside several more balancing changes that are anticipated to shake up the endgame meta. This new update forFallout 76is also expected to release alongside the start of Season 21, offering a new SCORE rewards track of limited-time items for players to earn.
Ultimately, fishing is something that all players can enjoy inFallout 76, even players who transform into a Ghoul and no longer need to worry about hunger and thirst. Aside from fishing, players can also look forward to significant changes for off-meta Legendary mods alongside a variety of changes to existing Perk Cards, and buffs for rifle and shotgun builds coming in this update. Between what’s been officially revealed already, what’s been available onFallout 76’s Public Test Server, and recent leaks, players should know what to expect fromFallout 76’s fishing update and Season 21.
Fallout 76: Season 21 Start Date and Upcoming Seasonal Events
So far, there’s still no release date set forFallout 76’s fishing update and Season 21, but theSeason 20 Community Calendarmentions that this update and new Season will release sometime in June. Although there’s no exact date,Fallout 76’s major updates typically release on Tuesdays at noon EST.
While the update and the new Season’s start date are still unclear, the Season 20 Community Calendar also includes a few of the events that players can expect throughout July. This notably includes the long-awaited return ofMutated Public Events, as well as several shorter, weekend events.
Fallout 76’s New Fishing Feature is a Cozy Way to Collect Food and Rare Loot
A new location is being added to the Mire region, Fisherman’s Rest, where players can meet new NPCs and get introduced to thenew fishing feature inFallout 76. Players will be able to purchase from the vendors here and return to complete daily quests for a chance to receive craftable upgrades to their fishing rod, among other rewards. There will also be new character challenges related to fishing that offer unique rewards. After obtaining a fishing rod from the introductory Casting Off fishing questline, players will be able to fish in almost any body of water throughout Appalachia.
Players can unlock the Casting Off questline to begin fishing inFallout 76by reading a sign posted outside Vault 76 or by exploring the Mire region.
Among the variety of fish that players can catch, there are more rare creatures that can only be caught in specificregions throughoutFallout 76’s wastelandand during specific weather conditions. For the fish that require specific weather conditions, players can build weather stations in their CAMP to simulate this weather. There are also 12 super-rare Axolotls to catch, one of which will be available every month, and rarest of all, the mysterious “Local Legends.”
For players who may havetransformed into a Ghoul inFallout 76and might be wondering if fishing is worth it since Ghouls don’t need to eat or drink, fishing is more than a new source of food buffs. More specifically, players can also use fish to exchange with one of the new NPCs at Fisherman’s Rest for a random legendary reward. Otherwise, fish can also be displayed as a collector’s item in players’ CAMPs or traded with other players.
Fallout 76’s Upcoming Balancing Changes Will Shake Up the Meta
Yet again, there aremajor balancing changes coming toFallout 76that will affect various Perk Cards, Legendary mods, shotgun builds, and rifle builds. Overall, these balancing changes are considered buffs.
Given the variety of balancing changes coming in this update, players will want to take a moment to respec their character’s Perk Cards before exploring this update, especially since some Perk Cards are having their cost changed or are moving to a new SPECIAL attribute. Otherwise, with all the buffs coming for shotguns and rifles, this will be a good time for players to try out a newendgame build inFallout 76, since these changes could give heavy weapon meta builds some competition.
Fallout 76’s Season 21 Leaks Reveal the New SCORE Rewards Theme
While the theme for the Season 21 SCORE rewards has yet to be officially announced, a credible leaker has already revealed this ahead of time. According todatamines from Nuka Knights, the theme ofFallout 76’s Season 21 SCORE rewards track will be fishing, offering a wide variety of new CAMP items and decorations for players to build. Among these items, there will allegedly be new CAMP structures that can be built over water, which could open up a whole new layer of creativity forFallout 76’s base-building mechanicsgoing forward.
Fallout 76’s Season SCORE rewards tracks offer exclusive rewards for players who have an active Fallout 1st Subscription or have purchased the current Season Pass.
