Fallout 76: Skyline Valley is a ghoulish expansion to Shenandoah that’s out today

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It might feel like it’s been almost no time at all since the launch of Fallout 76, but what if I told you that it’s been over five years? You might feel yourself physically withering away, your face peeling away like it’s the claymation death of an Indiana Jones baddie, transforming you into a noseless Ghoul. Speaking of which…

The next big update for Fallout 76 is upon us, with Bethesda having pumped out content update after content update in the last few years, after that initial recovery drive from the game’s ill-fated initial launch. We’ve had big updates in the past, such as 2020’s Wastelanders bringing NPCs into the world, or the more recent addition of Expeditions to places like Atlantic City, but with today’s Skyline Valley update, we’re getting the first expansion to the core map of Appalachia.

This is the first of its kind, bolting a new area to explore onto the bottom of Appalachia, the forests of the Shenandoah National Park. Importantly, it’s been designed so that both newcomers and veteran players can explore this region as they see fit, allowing everyone to jump straight into the new stuff.

The Forest is blanketed by a permanent and ominous looking storm cloud, crackling with ozone, and playing home to some new creatures and creations to encounter. At its epicentre is Vault 63, a vault entirely inhabited by Ghouls… but not just any type of Ghouls. The Lost, as they call themselves, are strangely electrified, and are fiercely protective of their small enclave, willing to defend themselves against all outsides.

There’s basically just one exception to this in the character of Hugo Stoltz, a character that you’ll be able to befriend, or betray as you learn more about them.

Also stepping out from Vault 63 are the Storm Goliaths, supersized robo-brans with electrical attacks that have been developed by the geniuses in the vault. At the other end of the scale is the Thrasher, an oversized turkey velociraptor monstrosity that you’ll have to deal with.

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