<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
online	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
is	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
's	O
first	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
;	O
players	O
explore	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
torn	O
apart	O
by	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
,	O
with	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
accommodation	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
detailed	O
game	O
world	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
numerous	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
overall	O
design	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
gameplay	O
purpose	O
,	O
and	O
initial	O
absence	O
of	O
human	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
responses	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
provide	O
ongoing	O
support	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
in	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
its	O
launch	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wastelanders	B-Application
,	O
an	O
update	O
that	O
reintroduces	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
is	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
 '	O
first	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
of	O
previous	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
present	O
and	O
are	O
modified	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
real-time	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
system	O
—	O
a	O
mechanic	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
target	O
specific	O
locations	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
body	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
paused	O
the	O
game	O
temporarily	O
—	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
as	O
a	O
real-time	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
four	O
times	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
that	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
numerous	O
new	O
mutated	O
monsters	O
,	O
several	O
of	O
which	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mothman	O
and	O
the	O
Flatwoods	O
monster	O
—	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
West	O
Virginian	O
folklore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
did	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
human	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
as	O
all	O
surviving	O
humans	O
are	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
instead	O
uses	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
NPCs	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
robots	O
,	O
recordings	O
such	O
as	O
collectible	O
holotapes	O
,	O
terminals	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
environmental	O
storytelling	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
uncovers	O
fragments	O
of	O
a	O
narrative	O
by	O
exploring	O
locations	O
that	O
they	O
piece	O
together	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wastelanders	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Bethesda.net	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
free	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
until	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
expands	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
settlements	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
build	O
bases	O
at	O
many	O
locations	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
game	O
mode	O
was	O
available	O
-	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
described	O
above	O
,	O
subsequently	O
termed	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nuclear	O
Winter	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
were	O
set	O
in	O
Vault	B-Application
51	O
,	O
a	O
fallout	B-Application
shelter	I-Application
whose	O
denizens	O
are	O
forced	O
into	O
a	O
fight	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
by	O
an	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
overlord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
(	O
playing	O
solo	O
or	O
in	O
teams	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
)	O
started	O
off	O
matches	O
in	O
Vault	B-Application
51	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
timer	O
or	O
until	O
a	O
maximum	O
player	O
count	O
was	O
achieved	O
,	O
which	O
prompted	O
an	O
on-screen	O
map	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
foreshortened	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Adventure	O
map	O
)	O
to	O
appear	O
where	O
teams	O
could	O
choose	O
where	O
they	O
spawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuclear	O
Winter	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
upon	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
modes	O
collectively	O
called	O
Fallout	B-Application
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
premium-pay	O
service	O
Fallout	B-Application
1st	O
,	O
subscribing	O
members	O
could	O
access	O
another	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
Private	O
Worlds	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
host	O
a	O
private	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Adventure	O
map	O
to	O
explore	O
for	O
themselves	O
and	O
their	O
companions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
this	O
mode	O
was	O
rolled	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
Fallout	B-Application
Worlds	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
make	O
private	O
worlds	O
with	O
customized	O
settings	O
relating	O
to	O
creatures	O
,	O
damage	O
,	O
weather	O
,	O
building	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
parameters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Worlds	O
adds	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Public	O
Worlds	O
(	O
a	O
rotating	O
,	O
publicly-accessible	O
mode	O
with	O
altered	O
parameters	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
)	O
and	O
Custom	O
Worlds	O
(	O
a	O
privately-accessible	O
mode	O
with	O
altered	O
parameters	O
set	O
by	O
a	O
player-designer	O
who	O
must	O
be	O
a	O
paying	O
subscriber	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
is	O
a	O
narrative	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
previous	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2102	O
,	O
twenty-five	O
years	O
after	O
a	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
that	O
devastated	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
resident	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
,	O
a	O
fallout	B-Application
shelter	I-Application
that	O
was	O
built	O
in	O
West	O
Virginia	O
to	O
house	O
America	O
's	O
best	O
and	O
brightest	O
minds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
exits	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
on	O
"	O
Reclamation	O
Day	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
re-colonize	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty-five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
,	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
is	O
opened	O
up	O
and	O
its	O
residents	O
given	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
repopulating	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
they	O
emerge	O
from	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
contacted	O
by	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Overseer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reveals	O
that	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
secret	O
mandate	O
to	O
secure	O
an	O
arsenal	O
of	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
deployed	O
throughout	O
Appalachia	O
in	O
three	O
still-functioning	O
nuclear	O
missile	O
silos	O
:	O
Site	O
Alpha	O
,	O
Site	O
Bravo	O
,	O
and	O
Site	O
Charlie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enclave	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
MODUS	O
,	O
a	O
centralized	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
located	O
in	O
a	O
secure	O
nuclear	O
fallout	B-Application
bunker	O
beneath	O
the	O
Whitespring	O
Resort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODUS	O
asks	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
to	O
help	O
connect	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
isolated	O
computer	O
networks	O
across	O
Appalachia	O
through	O
the	O
Sugar	O
Grove	O
SIGINT	B-General_Concept
base	O
and	O
reestablish	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
Kovac-Muldoon	O
orbital	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
return	O
offers	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
radar	O
system	O
to	O
detect	O
Scorched	O
across	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
rejoins	O
the	O
other	O
residents	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
in	O
rebuilding	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2103	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
opened	O
,	O
people	O
have	O
begun	O
returning	O
to	O
Appalachia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
Overseer	O
grows	O
concerned	O
for	O
their	O
welfare	O
as	O
the	O
Scorched	O
and	O
Scorchbeasts	O
remain	O
a	O
problem	O
in	O
Appalachia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
the	O
surviving	O
residents	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
befriend	O
the	O
new	O
arrivals	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
rumors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Settlers	O
and	O
Raiders	O
protected	O
,	O
the	O
Overseer	O
and	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
resident	O
then	O
turn	O
their	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
rumors	O
of	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Overseer	O
,	O
Vault-Tec	O
University	O
housed	O
a	O
secret	O
area	O
where	O
top	O
executives	O
would	O
meet	O
to	O
discuss	O
Top	O
Secret	O
corporate	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
and	O
the	O
resident	O
travel	O
to	O
Vault-Tec	O
University	O
in	O
Morgantown	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
discover	O
that	O
Vault	B-Application
79	O
holds	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
gold	O
reserve	O
,	O
transferred	O
there	O
from	O
Fort	O
Knox	O
for	O
safe-keeping	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
well-protected	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
security	O
defenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resident	O
must	O
choose	O
between	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
Settlers	O
or	O
the	O
Raiders	O
when	O
venturing	O
into	O
Vault	B-Application
79	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
quests	O
related	O
to	O
"	O
assembling	O
a	O
crew	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
time	O
comes	O
to	O
raid	O
the	O
vault	B-Application
,	O
wherein	O
it	O
is	O
discovered	O
that	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Secret	O
Service	O
garrison	O
is	O
trapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
losing	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
group	O
to	O
Raider	O
attacks	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
across	O
the	O
devastated	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Paladin	O
Rahmani	O
,	O
Scribe	O
Valdez	O
,	O
and	O
Knight	O
Shin	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
Appalachia	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
fortified	O
ATLAS	O
Observatory	O
as	O
their	O
new	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
,	O
renaming	O
it	O
Fort	O
Atlas	O
,	O
they	O
begin	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
's	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
dealing	O
with	O
gaining	O
the	O
alliance	O
and	O
friendship	O
of	O
the	O
Settlers	O
of	O
Foundation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hostility	O
of	O
the	O
Raiders	O
at	O
the	O
Crater	O
,	O
with	O
being	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
with	O
securing	O
munitions	O
and	O
other	O
resources	O
to	O
help	O
protect	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
from	O
the	O
continued	O
threat	O
of	O
the	O
Scorched	O
and	O
Scorchbeasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
year	O
2104	O
,	O
things	O
have	O
been	O
going	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
Appalachian	O
Wasteland	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
and	O
their	O
continued	O
support	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Settlers	O
in	O
Foundation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Raiders	O
in	O
Crater	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
First	O
Expeditionary	O
Force	O
that	O
arrived	O
some	O
time	O
ago	O
is	O
still	O
splintered	O
because	O
of	O
hostilities	O
between	O
Paladin	O
Rahmani	O
and	O
Knight	O
Shin	O
over	O
their	O
primary	O
objective	O
,	O
not	O
helped	O
by	O
the	O
continued	O
attacks	O
by	O
Super	O
Mutants	O
and	O
other	O
threats	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
Enclave	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
wiped	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
before	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
contact	O
with	O
Maxson	O
and	O
Lost	O
Hills	O
anymore	O
,	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
's	O
future	O
may	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
wiped	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
Scorchbeasts	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
,	O
the	O
Responders	O
have	O
returned	O
to	O
Appalachia	O
and	O
set	O
up	O
their	O
new	O
home	O
base	O
at	O
the	O
Whitespring	O
Resort	O
,	O
also	O
having	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
still-working	O
Vertibird	O
to	O
travel	O
beyond	O
Appalachia	O
to	O
help	O
others	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
assistance	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
people	O
surviving	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Pittsburgh	O
,	O
Pennsylvania	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Pitt	O
"	O
following	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
,	O
the	O
Responders	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
Pittsburg	O
Union	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
survivors	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
a	O
raider	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Fanatics	O
,	O
and	O
continue	O
to	O
aid	O
them	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
76	O
residents	O
to	O
further	O
help	O
rebuild	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
from	O
the	O
ashes	O
of	O
nuclear	O
annihilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
designed	O
to	O
accommodate	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
allowed	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
world	O
with	O
sixteen	O
times	O
more	O
detail	O
than	O
was	O
possible	O
with	O
previous	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
dynamic	O
weather	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
localized	O
climatic	O
conditions	O
and	O
greater	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
mean	O
that	O
these	O
weather	O
events	O
can	O
be	O
observed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
far	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
;	O
the	O
announcement	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
a	O
twenty-four	O
hour	O
live	O
stream	O
on	O
Twitch	O
showing	O
a	O
Vault	B-Application
Boy	O
bobblehead	O
toy	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
monitor	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Please	O
Stand	O
By	O
"	O
test	O
pattern	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
signature	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
is	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studio	O
's	O
first	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
fully	O
online	O
game	O
,	O
Howard	O
confirmed	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
phase	O
,	O
beginning	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
would	O
feature	O
only	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
a	O
petition	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
called	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
vinyl	O
containing	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
"	O
Take	O
Me	O
Home	O
,	O
Country	O
Roads	O
"	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
promotion	O
with	O
the	O
December	O
2018	O
issue	O
of	O
Stack	O
magazine	O
,	O
available	O
at	O
retailer	O
JB	O
Hi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
continued	O
to	O
receive	O
further	O
development	O
support	O
from	O
Bethesda	O
to	O
improve	O
or	O
alter	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
combat	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
action	O
against	O
users	O
seen	O
as	O
cheating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
in-game	O
cosmetics	O
received	O
increasingly	O
negative	O
attention	O
from	O
players	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
expensive	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
items	O
added	O
for	O
the	O
2018	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
how	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Santa	O
Claus	O
outfits	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
sign	O
cost	O
$20	O
and	O
$14	O
worth	O
of	O
in-game	O
currency	O
(	O
called	O
Atoms	O
)	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
arguing	O
similar	O
pricing	O
was	O
enough	O
to	O
buy	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
season	O
pass	O
with	O
all	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76s	I-Application
in-game	O
currency	O
also	O
became	O
affected	O
by	O
hackers	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
mass	O
duplication	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
sold	O
using	O
unofficial	O
methods	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
examples	O
of	O
hacking	O
were	O
achieved	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
alone	O
,	O
users	O
succeeded	O
in	O
incorporating	O
numerous	O
NPCs	O
and	O
objects	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
from	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
selling	O
a	O
premium	O
subscription	O
service	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Fallout	B-Application
1st	O
"	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
$12.99	O
per	O
month	O
or	O
$99.99	O
per	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
numerous	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
led	O
Forbes	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
historically	O
bad	O
launch	O
"	O
and	O
to	O
question	O
if	O
Bethesda	O
would	O
consider	O
the	O
property	O
"	O
worth	O
saving	O
"	O
moving	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Forbes	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
,	O
rare	O
,	O
total	O
miss	O
"	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
Insider	O
described	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
jumble	O
of	O
disparate	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
set	O
loose	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
world	O
,	O
held	O
together	O
by	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
pointless	O
fetch	O
quests	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IGN	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
rich	O
wasteland	O
map	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
is	O
wasted	O
on	O
a	O
mess	O
of	O
bugs	O
,	O
conflicting	O
ideas	O
,	O
and	O
monotony.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	O
and	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
present	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
,	O
affecting	O
numerous	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stability	O
,	O
performance	O
and	O
graphical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
apology	O
for	O
the	O
criticism	O
surrounding	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
give	O
all	O
players	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
Classic	O
Collection	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
addressed	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
negative	O
reactions	O
had	O
been	O
anticipated	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
knew	O
we	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
bumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
76s	I-Application
reception	O
would	O
improve	O
over	O
time	O
from	O
ongoing	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
mattered	O
more	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
than	O
how	O
it	O
started	O
out	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
how	O
you	O
launch	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
what	O
it	O
becomes	O
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
's	O
[	O
Fallout	O
76 ]	O
really	O
turned	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
expansion	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
saw	O
improved	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
expansion	O
had	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
68/100	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
63/100	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
based	O
on	O
updated	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
David	O
Jagneaux	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
scored	O
the	O
update	O
a	O
6	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
dramatic	O
overhaul	O
of	O
Appalachia	O
from	O
top	O
to	O
bottom	O
it	O
desperately	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
is	O
starting	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
true	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	I-Application
–	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
’s	O
still	O
not	O
as	O
consistently	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PCWorld	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
still	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
a	O
proper	O
offline	O
Fallout	B-Application
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
's	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
expansion	O
injects	O
some	O
much-needed	O
personality	O
into	O
post-apocalyptic	O
West	O
Virginia.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
introduces	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Fallout	B-Application
sequences	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
dig	O
through	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
's	O
enduring	O
issues	O
to	O
experience	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nate	B-Application
Crowley	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
improvements	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
want	O
of	O
a	O
better	O
word	O
,	O
is	O
transformed	O
:	O
what	O
was	O
once	O
hollow	O
now	O
feels	O
fleshed	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
was	O
lifeless	O
now	O
feels	O
at	O
least	O
intermittently	O
busy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
’ve	O
still	O
got	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
issues	O
with	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
’re	O
starting	O
to	O
feel	O
fixable	O
,	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
easier	O
to	O
overlook.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
review	O
bombed	O
by	O
users	O
generally	O
upset	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
state	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
other	O
users	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
other	O
community	O
sites	O
have	O
worked	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
counter	O
that	O
perception	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
newer	O
players	O
or	O
interested	O
buyers	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
and	O
No	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
,	O
the	O
updates	O
since	O
launch	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
the	O
Wastelanders	B-Application
update	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
had	O
significantly	O
improved	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
those	O
interested	O
in	O
trying	O
it	O
should	O
ignore	O
the	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launch	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
third	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
all-format	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
behind	O
Spyro	B-Application
Reignited	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
fifth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Switzerland	O
all-format	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
lower	O
launch	O
sales	O
than	O
either	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
or	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
respective	O
opening	O
months	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physical	O
sales	O
were	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
fifth	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
down	O
82%	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
73,489	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
Power	O
Armor	O
special	O
edition	O
drew	O
controversy	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
advertised	O
that	O
the	O
edition	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
canvas	B-Language
duffel	O
bag	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
nylon	O
one	O
was	O
included	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
pointed	O
out	O
this	O
amount	O
of	O
currency	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
in-game	O
postman	O
uniform	O
(	O
700	O
atoms	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
canvas	B-Language
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
Bethesda	O
had	O
produced	O
a	O
different	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
–	O
themed	O
canvas	B-Language
bag	O
and	O
given	O
them	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
online	O
influencers	O
,	O
further	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
fan	O
outrage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
canvas	B-Language
bags	O
for	O
all	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Power	O
Armor	O
special	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
ultimately	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
shipping	O
"	O
in	O
four	O
to	O
six	O
months.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data	O
breach	O
occurred	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
in	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
support	B-Application
system	I-Application
revealed	O
personal	O
information	O
of	O
approximately	O
65	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
customers	O
who	O
had	O
submitted	O
a	O
support	O
ticket	B-Application
to	O
receive	O
the	O
canvas	B-Language
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
open	O
and	O
close	O
tickets	B-Application
of	O
other	O
customers	O
and	O
view	O
personal	O
information	O
,	O
including	O
names	O
,	O
addresses	O
,	O
emails	O
and	O
partial	O
credit	O
card	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Silver	O
Screen	O
Bottling	O
Company	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
Nuka	O
Dark	O
Rum	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
alcoholic	O
beverage	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
in-game	O
"	O
Nuka-Cola	O
Dark	O
"	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nuka-World	I-Application
add-on	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
,	O
the	O
rum	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
was	O
shipped	O
instead	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
collectible	O
"	O
Nuka	O
Cola	O
"	O
–	O
themed	O
Fallout	B-Application
helmets	O
produced	O
by	O
Chronicle	O
Collectibles	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
only	O
32	O
of	O
the	O
20,000	O
manufactured	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
were	O
recalled	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Consumer	O
Product	O
Safety	O
Commission	O
due	O
to	O
containing	O
high	O
levels	O
of	O
mold	O
and	O
posing	O
a	O
health	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
Kotaku	O
article	O
published	O
reports	O
from	O
ten	O
anonymous	O
former	O
employees	O
of	O
Bethesda	O
and	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
of	O
severe	O
mismanagement	O
during	O
Fallout	B-Application
76s	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
loss	O
of	O
staff	O
led	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
borrowing	O
developers	O
working	O
on	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Redfall	B-Application
and	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
Starfield	B-Application
to	O
assist	O
with	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
.	O
</s>
