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Summer will bring another series of major updates to Fallout 76, including Nuclear Winter - an entirely new way to play that changes the rules of the wasteland.fallout.bethesda.net

Nuclear Winter is the second major update for Fallout 76, adding a new battle royale gamemode and endgame team dungeons.[1] It was preceded by Wild Appalachia and was followed by Wastelanders.

Plot[]

The update focuses on the other vaults in Appalachia, other than Vault 76 and the fate of their inhabitants.

The player character can relive the last days of Vault 51 as they attempt to claim the title of vault overseer and the vault's supercomputer, through a battle royale-style game mode. In this mode, players attempt to outlast and defeat one another before being engulfed by the pyroclastic storm,[2] an ever-shrinking ring of deadly nuclear fire.

The player character can also explore inside Vault 94, teaming up with others to fix an emergency that would otherwise destroy the vault.

Characters[]

Creatures[]

Robots and computers[]

Locations[]

Items[]

Armor and clothing[]

Weapons[]

Consumables[]

Miscellaneous items[]

Junk[]

Plans[]

Recipes[]

Holotapes[]

Name Weight Value Related quest Editor ID Form ID
Sound Antonio's holotape 0 0 V94_HolotapeSalavar 002FB4AC
Sound Clayton Ward - 20780415 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog1_02 00406088
Sound Elizabeth Chambers - 20771019 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog2_01 0040608A
Sound Joel & Elizabeth Chambers - 20780623 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog2_02 0040608B
Sound Joel & Elizabeth Chambers - 20780803 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog2_03 0040608C
Sound Harold Clark - To the Members of the Board, pt.1 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog1_01 00406087
Sound Harold Clark - To the Members of the Board, pt.2 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog1_03 00406089
Sound Helen Marks & Reuben Gill - 20780803 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog2_04 0040608D
Sound Reuben Gill - 20840520 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_Prologue01 0040609A
Sound Reuben Gill - 20940303 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_Prologue02 00406077
Sound Reuben Gill - 21021023 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_Prologue03 00406079
Sound Reuben Gill to whoever finds this vault 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_Prologue04 0040607B
Sound Sgt. Baker - 20771013 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog3_01 0040608E
Sound Sgt. Baker - 20771120 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog3_02 0040608F
Sound Sgt. Baker - 20780727 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog3_03 00406090
Sound Sgt. Baker - 20780806 0 0 Babylon_Holotape_NWLog3_04 00406091

Notes[]

Name Quest Editor ID Form ID
Text Cutthroat orders LC024_RaiderCourthouseNote02 0055AEDB
Text Cutthroat warning LC024_RaiderCourthouseNote01 0055A7A6
Text Pump Alpha shutdown code Fallout 76 removed content V94_3_PumpAlphaShutdownCode 003EBF6C
Text Pump Beta shutdown code Fallout 76 removed content V94_3_PumpBetaShutdownCode 003EBF6F
Text Pump Delta shutdown code Fallout 76 removed content V94_3_PumpDeltaShutdownCode 003EBF6E
Text Pump Gamma shutdown code Fallout 76 removed content V94_3_PumpGammaShutdownCode 003EBF6D
Text Vault 94 pump restart codes Fallout 76 removed content V94_1_PumpRestartCodePage 0046AAB0
Text Vault 94 reactor reset codes Fallout 76 removed content V94_1_ReactorEvent_2_KeypadCodePage 00465485
Text Vault 94 water pressure regulation Fallout 76 removed content V94_3_PumpAlphaShutdownCode 003F8808
Text Vault 96 decontamination procedure Cut content V96_1_Engineering_DecontaminationCodePage 0054791A
Text Vault 96 decryption code Cut content V96_2_AnalysisEvent_4_KeypadCodePage 00424C59

Keys and passwords[]

Released[]

Img Name
(Editor ID)
Opens Found / in possession of Related quest Form ID
NukeLaunchKey-FarHarbor
Reactor interlock control key Fallout 76 removed content
V94_ReactorInterlockKey
Reactor interlock panels. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Dead in the Water Fallout 76 removed content 0046547A
Holotape Tyrone Hayes' password Fallout 76 removed content
V94_1_AccessPuzzle_TyronesPassword
V94_2_Utility_MaintenancePassword
Tyrone Hayes' terminal.
Utility room terminal in Vault 94. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed.
Vault 94 Vault Mission: Dead in the Water Fallout 76 removed content
Vault Mission: Meltdown Fallout 76 removed content
0045AECC
003F87A0
NukeLaunchKey-FarHarbor
Utility interlock key Fallout 76 removed content
V94_ReactorInterlockKey
Utility interlock panel in Vault 94. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Meltdown Fallout 76 removed content
Vault Mission: Washout Fallout 76 removed content
003EE34A
Vault Boy key Vault 94 Community Council recording key Fallout 76 removed content
V94_1_AccessPuzzle_CommunityCouncilKey
Sliding door to Community Council chamber. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Dead in the Water Fallout 76 removed content 00459959
Generic keycard Vault 94 ID card Fallout 76 removed content
V94_2_ResidentIDCard
Vault 94 voting stations. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Agriculture wing Vault Mission: Meltdown Fallout 76 removed content 0005A2D0
Generic keycard Vault 94 maintenance engineer's ID card Fallout 76 removed content
V94_1_AccessPuzzle_TyronesIDCard
ID card reader to Maintenance engineer's room. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Dead in the Water Fallout 76 removed content 0045995A
Vault Boy key Vault 94 maintenance key Fallout 76 removed content
V94_2_Robot_MaintenanceKey
Sliding door. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Meltdown Fallout 76 removed content 003F7881
Toy rocketship key Vault 94 nursery key Fallout 76 removed content
V94_2_Robot_NurseryKey
V94_1_AccessPuzzle_NurseryKey
Sliding door to nursery in Vault 94. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Dead in the Water Fallout 76 removed content
Vault Mission: Meltdown Fallout 76 removed content
003F787E
00459957
Generic keycard Vault 94 security ID card Fallout 76 removed content
V94_3_SecurityIDCard
ID card reader. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Meltdown Fallout 76 removed content
Vault Mission: Washout Fallout 76 removed content
003EC365
Vault Boy key Vault 94 storage room key Fallout 76 removed content
V94_2_Robot_StorageKey
Sliding door to storage room in Vault 94. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Meltdown Fallout 76 removed content 003F7880
Quantum key Vault 94 workroom key Fallout 76 removed content
V94_2_Robot_WorkroomKey
V94_1_AccessPuzzle_WorkroomKey
Sliding door to workroom in Vault 94. No longer accessible after Vault raids were removed. Vault 94 Vault Mission: Dead in the Water Fallout 76 removed content
Vault Mission: Meltdown Fallout 76 removed content
003F787F
00459958

Cut[]

Img Name
(Editor ID)
Opens Found / in possession of Related quest Form ID
Holotape Decontamination station 2 password Cut content
V96_1_Engineering_DeconStationPassword2
Decontamination station 2 terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Creature Feature 00547920
Holotape Decontamination station 3 password Cut content
V96_1_Engineering_DeconStationPassword3
Decontamination station 3 terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Creature Feature Cut content 00547921
Holotape Decontamination station 4 password Cut content
V96_1_Engineering_DeconStationPassword4
Decontamination station 4 terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Creature Feature Cut content 00547922
Holotape Decontamination station 5 password Cut content
V96_1_Engineering_DeconStationPassword5
Decontamination station 5 terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Creature Feature Cut content 00547923
Holotape Decontamination station 6 password Cut content
V96_1_Engineering_DeconStationPassword6
Decontamination station 6 terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Creature Feature Cut content 00547924
Holotape Decontamination station 7 password Cut content
V96_1_Engineering_DeconStationPassword7
Decontamination station 7 terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Creature Feature Cut content 00547925
Holotape Nina Valaya's password Cut content
V96_2_Access_Password01
Overseer's office access terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Gone Viral Cut content 00422B99
Holotape Molly Cooper's password Cut content
V96_2_Access_Password02
Overseer's office access terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Gone Viral Cut content 00422B9A
Holotape Jeanette Higgins' password Cut content
V96_2_Access_Password03
Overseer's office access terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Gone Viral Cut content 00422B9B
Holotape Hans Memling's password Cut content
V96_2_Access_Password04
Overseer's office access terminal in Vault 96 Vault 96 Vault Mission: Gone Viral Cut content 00422B9C
Holotape Vault 96 databank Cut content
V96_2_Analysis_Databank
Vault 96 Vault Mission: Gone Viral Cut content 004273A4
Generic keycard Vault 96 ID card Cut content
V96_2_ResidentIDCard
ID card reader Vault 96 Vault Mission: Gone Viral Cut content 0041F8B5

Nuclear Winter mode world objects[]

Image Name Use World object Settlement object Atom store item
FO76 Nuclear Winter duffle bag
Duffle bag (player) Dropped upon a player character's death Nuclear Winter (mode) only. Yes No No
FO76 Large supply crate
Large supply crate Contains various weapons, armor, and supplies Nuclear Winter (mode) only. Yes Yes No
FO76 Medium supply crate
Medium supply crate Contains various weapons, armor, and supplies Nuclear Winter (mode) only. Yes Yes No
FO76 Small supply crate
Small supply crate Contains various weapons, armor, and supplies Nuclear Winter (mode) only. Yes Yes No
FO76 Nuclear Winter loot terminal
Nuclear Winter loot terminal Used to gain advantages on the battlefield Nuclear Winter (mode) only. Yes No No
FO76 Nuke briefcase
Nuke briefcase Used to summon a nuclear strike Nuclear Winter (mode) only. Yes No No

Quests[]

Events[]

Icon Name Type
Primal Cuts Meat-Cook Grahm's Meat-Cook Seasonal event
Primal Cuts Meat-Cook Primal Cuts Seasonal event
FO76 Mischief Week Icon Mischief Night Seasonal event

Vault Raids[]

Icon Name Location(s) Given by Available during Form ID Editor ID
FO76NW Dead In The Water Fallout 76 removed content Vault Mission: Dead in the Water Vault 94 Vault 94 emergency broadcast Rotating week 0005A240 V94_1
FO76NW Dead In The Water Fallout 76 removed content Vault Mission: Meltdown Vault 94 Vault 94 emergency broadcast Rotating week 003F4720 V94_2
FO76NW Dead In The Water Fallout 76 removed content Vault Mission: Washout Vault 94 Vault 94 emergency broadcast Rotating week 0046F0DD V94_3
Vault 96 quest Cut content Vault Mission: Creature Feature Vault 96 Vault 96 emergency broadcast Rotating week 0053E885 V96_1
Vault 96 quest Cut content Vault Mission: Gone Viral Vault 96 Vault 96 emergency broadcast Rotating week 0041F7FF V96_2
Vault 63 quest Cut content Vault Mission: Reactor Meltdown Vault 63 Vault 63 emergency broadcast Rotating week 003241AD V63_1
Vault 63 quest Cut content Vault Mission: Fire Outbreak Vault 63 Vault 63 emergency broadcast Rotating week 00335399 V63_2
Vault 63 quest Cut content Vault Mission: Riot Vault 63 Vault 63 emergency broadcast Rotating week 00335396 V63_3

Features[]

Patches[]

Behind the scenes[]

  • The Nuclear Winter battle royale mode existed as a separate ESM file, modifying the base game's ESM file as needed.
  • The filenames of most assets related to Nuclear Winter mode bear the prefix "Babylon_".

Video[]

Fallout_76_–_Official_E3_2019_Nuclear_Winter_Gameplay_Trailer

Fallout 76 – Official E3 2019 Nuclear Winter Gameplay Trailer

Gallery[]

Promotional images
Gameplay images

References[]

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