Fallout 76 Potential Stimpak Changes Explained

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Stimpaks are a staple of the Fallout franchise, appearing across every title in the series. Of course, it’s also a common item in Fallout 76, where players can collect them from a number of different sources, including from Medical Vending Machines scattered across the wasteland.

Recently, however, Bethesda implemented some changes to Stimpaks in the Public Test Server. Though these haven’t been implemented across all Fallout 76 servers yet, player responses are varied.

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In an update log from January 13, Bethesda unveiled new content and tweaks to some other aspects of the game. One of the miscellaneous changes is the Stimpak adjustment, which implements several changes to both the classic Stimpak and the Diluted Stimpak. Each item’s weight and price are reduced by 25 percent. Aside from that, there will also be an increased number of both Stimpaks and Diluted Stimpaks in Medical Vending Machines.

Currently, Stimpaks weigh 1 lb and have a value of 40 caps. Meanwhile, Diluted Stimpaks weigh 0.5 lb and have a value of 15 caps. Should the changes be approved by Fallout 76's development team, these values will become 0.75 lb and 30 caps for Stimpaks, then 0.375 lbs and 11.25 caps for Diluted Stimpaks. It’s not yet known whether Bethesda will choose to round up or down the longer decimal values.

That said, it’s worth noting that the assigned cap values of items don’t necessarily reflect the in-game value. This is because Fallout 76 vendors — both player and NPC variants — can edit the prices of items as they please to barter. As such, the wider playerbase is still unsure of how exactly Bethesda plans to change Stimpak values. However, some