Fallout 76

Don’t be afraid. Step into the radiation and emerge as a Ghoul!

Today’s Ghoul Within update gives all Wastelanders an opportunity to turn themselves into a Ghoul. Unlocking a whole new way to experience Appalachia. With new gameplay mechanics, and Ghoul-exclusive Perk cards.

We hope you’re all ready to unleash your inner ghoul!

Update Highlights

Update Version 1.7.18.22 & Sizes

Ghoulification

To begin your path to the Ghoul life, you’ll have to pick up the questline “Leap of Faith.” which will take you into a new section of the Savage Divide. There, you will meet characters who will aid in your transformation.

Completing this questline will complete your transformation, unlocking new Ghoul-exclusive abilities Glow and Feral, as well as giving you access to 30 new Ghoul-exclusive Perks.

Ghoulities (Abilities)

Feral

Becoming a Ghoul sheds the need to sate your hunger and thirst. Instead, you battle against a gnawing desire to slip back into your base nature, abandoning all sanity you might have had.

The new Feral meter drains over time and can only be filled back up by consuming Chems. You may not want to keep that meter 100% filled though. Your Feral status provides different bonuses and penalties depending on how full the meter is.

Glow

As you might expect when living life as a Ghoul, radiation doesn’t have the same effect on you as it does on the smooth-skinned. You’re immune to diseases and cannot be mutated by nearby radiation. As a Ghoul, radiation makes you Glow!

This new Glow system increases your maximum health (and heals damage you’ve taken) based on the amount of radiation that you’ve accumulated. Your Glow can be tracked by the green-striped pattern on your HP bar.

Consuming tainted foods, drinks and exploring irradiated environments all contribute to your Glow. If you hear that Pip-Boy ticking, the radiation is hitting. While you’re in Power Armor, your radiation intake can be seen on the “Rads” dial next to your health.

Outside of the max health increase Glow provides, it also contributes to Perks like the Science Monster and Jaguar Speed Perks mentioned below!

Gherks (Perks)

One of the immediate benefits of living life as a Ghoul is that you’ll have access to a new suite of Perk cards,which you can use in addition to the normal human cards. There are 28 Perks to choose from and 2 new Legendary perks for Ghouls.

The new Perk cards can be attained through Perk card packs or by selecting your level-up Perk. These cards will open new build opportunities and enhance the way you play.

Do note that Perk cards that revolve around Hunger, Thirst and the Chem Resistant perk will be locked as Ghouls don’t require the benefits that those cards provide.

Let’s look at one Perk from each S.P.E.C.I.A.L. category (all Perk descriptions are at their max value):

A Ghoul’s Day Out

With all these new benefits that help you explore the wasteland, we would forgive you for thinking that life as a Ghoul was easy. No matter how well dressed you are, there are still some factions (like the Brotherhood of Steel) who won’t want to interact with you.