Fallout 76 Releases Big New Update

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Fallout 76 update 1.7.10.12 has rolled out to PC and console users on March 26. Called America's Playground, the patch adds a lot of new Atlantic City content and revamps the way Fallout 76 seasons work, among other changes.

Shortly following the RPG's fifth anniversary in October 2023, Bethesda unveiled the game's new content roadmap called Expeditions: Atlantic City. The first of those Fallout 76 Atlantic City updates, Boardwalk Paradise, debuted in early December. Its follow-up arrives in the form of the newly released patch 1.7.10.12, titled America's Playground.

As promised, America's Playground expands the Fallout 76 version of Atlantic City with a plethora of content. Its main quest requires players to return to the post-apocalyptic New Jersey in order to help Atlantic City Mayor Timothy Lane deal with an invasion of Overgrown, also known as plantfolk among the locals. Another major new questline revolves around the Russo Family, and is promised to explore a «deadly plot» across multiple missions. New side quests and NPCs are also part of the package, as are some additional Atlantic City locations.

The new patch is also replacing Fallout 76 Scoreboards with a new Seasons menu. This essentially changes the way seasons work, as instead of unlocking rewards automatically, players are now given 25 Tickets every time they rank up, which can then be redeemed for rewards split across multiple pages, which also require unlocking. Some rank rewards are still free, and select reward pages will be unlocked automatically for Fallout 1st members, though they will still need to earn enough Tickets to actually claim them.

Bethesda characterized this revamp as an attempt to offer players «more flexibility» in how they approach seasonal rewards. The update essentially brings the game a bit closer to the Fortnite-style battle pass model, though the Scoreboard changes themselves aren't major. Players should keep in mind that the new system's Tickets don't carry over across seasons,