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Fallout 76

Fallout 76 Update Notes – January 20, 2026

Jan 20, 2026 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs

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Maintenance Status Update: 10:30 AM - Servers are down for maintenance.

AffectedPC · PS5 · Xbox
Main focusArmor (and Clothing) · C.A.M.P. · Challenges
  • Our latest update has arrived and brings a bunch of improvements and fixes to your experience in Appalachia and Burning Springs!
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  • Adrenal and Lucid Armor mods should now have their dynamic names appear on Armors that have the Legendary Effect.
OFFICIAL UPDATE NOTES · STEAM

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Maintenance Status Update: 10:30 AM - Servers are down for maintenance.

Our latest update has arrived and brings a bunch of improvements and fixes to your experience in Appalachia and Burning Springs!

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Armor (and Clothing)

Adrenal and Lucid Armor mods should now have their dynamic names appear on Armors that have the Legendary Effect.

Fixed an issue where the Cutthroat Helmet had different color schemes between Pip-Boy preview and when worn on a character.

Additional headwear and eyeglasses can now be worn with the Ulysses Mask.

The Deathclaw Tamer Hat will no longer remove a player's facial hair.

Fixed an issue which caused the gloves on the male variant of the "Rust Raider Light Outfit" to clip in first person with some weapons.

Fixed an issue which caused the gloves on the female variant of the "Rust Raider Medium Outfit" to clip in first person with some weapons.

C.A.M.P.

Wall Mounted Oven description now contains "Collects Meat over time".

Pumpkin Pie description now contains "Collects Slices of Pumpkin Pie over time".

Fixed an issue that could cause the visual effects to disappear from the Hunting Lodge Fireplace.

Industrial Fusion Core Recharger no longer emits sound effects when unpowered.

Fixed an issue with the Winter Retreat Prefab did not properly display windows from the inside.

Addressed missing collision in the Dino Bite Gift Shop.

Fixed a mismatch between icon and actual appearance of the Red Shingle Wallpaper.

Increased size of the icon of the Medicine Cabinet Stash Box.

Reduced the brightness of the icons for the Farmers Market Letters Set.

Fixed inconsistent footstep sound effects in the Wrangler Casino Shelter.

Fixed an issue which caused the Ohio River Docks to incorrectly state they had to be placed on foundations.

The Abraxodyne Truck now costs the correct amount of materials to craft.

The Car Grill lights now point where you'd expect them to.

Fixed the health values of the Bounty Board C.A.M.P. item to match similar C.A.M.P. item values.

Fixed an issue which blocked camp Allies from being able to correctly path around the "Radscorpion Agitator".

The Babydoll Head Bobber now bobs as a bobber should.

Fixed an issue which caused the text to appear backwards for the "A Fresh Delight!" and "Build Mass with Sass" posters.

The back of the 'Build Mass with Sass Poster' poster no longer mirrors the front.

The word 'Frame' Removed from title "Blood X Rust" photo frame.

Challenges

Fixed an issue where the Super Duper Mart Cooler didn't unlock for players after collecting Abraxo Intel Briefcases.

Burning Springs "Discover Location" challenges should now trigger when players enter the required area(s).

Challenges that are being tracked and have been rerolled will now properly display the expiration timer.

Deploying a C.A.M.P. near Checkpoint Ridge will now correctly complete the challenge to "Deploy a C.A.M.P. in Burning Springs".

Events

Gearin' Up: The Beastmaster now correctly comments based on if you have completed the event before.

Localization

All of Windy's dialogue has been localized in most supported languages. Please see our known issues below for more information.

The Ghoul's opening lines have all been localized in most supported languages. Please see our known issues below for more information.

Loan Shark's VO is now properly localized in Italian.

Pop's VO should now properly localized in Japanese.

Multiple Legendary Mods are now correctly translated in Japanese.

Fixed an issue which caused "Show map region name markers" to appear as debug text in non-English languages.

Fixed an issue where Outfits were not properly translated in German.

Gameplay

If the player is disconnected as part of their first Grunt Hunt, the hunt will now properly reload rather than being stuck without a target.

Silas and Eugene no longer resurrect when relogging after completing 'Prove Your Resolve' or 'Execute Silas'.

Player Ghouls now require a disguise to enter Crater Core and Fort Atlas again.

Starlight Drive In: Fixed an issue that could cause the projector to disappear when turned off.

Ash Cave: Updated fishing locations within this area.

Various map markers (player, nukes, corpses) now display properly on the map for areas introduced with The Ghoul Within update.

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