Fallout 76 is a very similar game but at the same time very different from the main installments of the saga. If you want to make the most of this experience, we have some tips to give you so that you can launch into the Wasteland and survive.
Explore without rush
What’s new at Bethesda is a huge game. And when we say huge we are not exaggerating. It is surely not the largest map in the history of video games, but it is a very, very dense one, full of things to do and find.
Do not be in a hurry to see the entire map, and take the opportunity to discover all the possible elements within each area in which you explore . It’s easy to miss items to collect or interact with, and crafting being so important, one item can make a difference.
We are not only talking about collecting everything in our path, but also about making sure we find elements such as computers protected by keys –in which we have to play a small minigame– or doors blocked by a PIN code that we can find in the environment. If you run and lose the document that reveals the PIN, you may miss out on some good resources .
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If you play with friends, change the chip
If you are used to playing multiplayer titles with friends, surely you are used to doing everything together, waiting for each other and organizing to do the missions. In Fallout 76 , you can play like this … or not.
Here you will find a lot of freedom to set the pace, each one being able to go to a part of the map or even do a different mission . Voice chat will always be activated for the team, so distance will not be a problem, and, in addition, we can teleport at any time next to any teammate or our base, without cost or penalty, and as many times as we want.
Emoticons: a picture is worth a thousand words
If you need to tell your colleagues your position, even if you are speaking via voice chat, emoticons are a great idea. Imagine that you are being attacked: telling your teammates where you are is much more complicated than using the “help” emoticon , and also the emoticon indicates your position on the map in real time, so they can go directly to you .
There are a multitude of emoticons and they can be useful for all kinds of situations, such as to indicate a path or to indicate the position of someone who wants to exchange, for example. It is a very practical tool that can go unnoticed.
The importance of cards
As you know, both progression and specialization in Fallout 76 are done through cards that we unlock when leveling up. The first thing, and silly as it may seem, is that we have to remember to open the envelopes that they give us when leveling up. When we level up a message appears on the screen, but we have to go to the Pip-Boy and select the option to get the cards. It’s easy that if we level up in the middle of a mission we forget to open the envelope, so we have to be vigilant .
Obviously, leveling up is not much use if we do not use the cards, so they are of vital importance. Each type of carte allows us to improve one of our skills, and also allows us to specialize in a certain way. If we are playing as a team, it is not a bad idea to organize with our colleagues to equip one card or another, so that we function more efficiently .
For example, there are cards that increase the experience that the team gains, or others that allow us to revive our faster companions. Thus, one player can specialize in offering advantages to teammates, another can act as a support or doctor … Organization is vital!
Take advantage of the camps even if they are not yours
It goes without saying that another very important element of the gameplay is to be able to make new weapons and armor, and that we can only do it at the work tables that we will find in the camps. The same goes for food and drink: to stay healthy and radiation-free we need healthy foods, and those can only be found in camps.
As we are not going to be coming and going to our base constantly, we have to take advantage of the camps that we find around the world . Some will be from other players, and others will be there, integrated into the map. We only need a couple of minutes to make a new weapon or to improve it, and the same with food. Take advantage when you find a place to cook or a work table: you never know when you will find the next one.
Don’t be afraid to interact with other players
Later we will explain how the player versus player works, but as a general advice we tell you not to be afraid when interacting with other players . You don’t get any advantage for killing a player who doesn’t want to fight, so it doesn’t make much sense that they’ll kill you if you’re up for it. And if they try, you will not be penalized at all.
This encourages encounters to be positive and sociable, and most players want to collaborate. We can perform certain missions cooperatively with other teams, as well as exchange items. And, if things go wrong, we just have to continue on our way as usual. It is worth a try!
Check your files on the Pip-Boy
While we do missions and explore scenarios we are going to collect a lot of documents, some more “urgent” than others. Many documents will be simply fragments of history that we can read later without haste, but others will be needed at the moment. Some, as we said before, are codes that can give us access to a blocked area of the level, and others can be, for example, treasure maps of areas close to where we are.
If we see these documents two hours later, it will be a real chaos to know which door opens or try to locate the treasure map on the other side of the map. Try to keep an eye on the documents in the middle of a mission or at the end of it. It can save you a lot of time.
If you want to avoid problems, be a pacifist
As we will explain later, the player versus player mode is only activated if two players attack each other, but if we want to avoid problems, we have the option of being pacifists.
This is an option that we can activate, called “pacifist”, and that disables friendly fire . This means that, in the hypothetical case that two teams come together to fight enemies, no accidental shots will activate the player versus player mode. It’s better to prevent than to cure.
