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While is true that fallout It has been one of Bethesda’s best-known licenses for many years, the enormous success of his series on Prime Video has made many players opt to return to their games. Almost a decade after its launch, Fallout 4 was once again the best-selling game in Europe, although what many do not know is that there is another more recent experience where you can invest many more hours of play.
Fallout 76 It premiered in the fall of 2018 as a revolutionary proposal by introducing multiplayer mode as the main attraction of a delivery that chronologically It became the first of all as it was a prequel. Set in the year 2102, just 25 years after the devastating nuclear war, the main mission is to explore the Wasteland, rebuild civilization and face the threats that emerge in a new world.
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Although in its day Fallout 76 was a game criticized for its number of errors or the lack of NPC characters, something that was unthinkable for the saga, Bethesda has worked hard for years releasing up to 52 updates that have made the game a totally different and improved experience that today, Wednesday, June 12, goes one step further with the arrival of Skyline Valleywhich adds up for free a new region to the title map.
A trip to southern Appalachia
Skyline Valley arrives as an expansion for Fallout 76, available on PS4, Xbox One and PC, being playable on the new generation of consoles alike. Players will discover upon installing the update that a huge storm is brewing over what is the first expansion of the game map, which now invites you to cross the Wild Divide and travel to the southern part of Appalachia. This experience has already been experienced by a server who for more than two hours was able to enjoy all the new features of the title.
The story of the expansion begins through a camouflaged mission in which you have to listen to a radio station. However, all this will open the doors of a completely new plot focused on climate change. As the missions progress, the real location of Vault 63 will be discovered and the truth behind the Lost Ones, the electrical necrographers who live in the refuge, will be discovered. All this while discovering new characters as the enigmatic supervisor, Hugo Stolz.
The new Skyline Valley area is large enough to include up to 20 points of interest that can be discovered both freely and by advancing the new story of the game. This is of course not the only novelty, since new creatures, factions and rewards They will walk around different places waiting for players, who can bet again by going freely or by joining other online players.
Among other surprises, and over the next few weeks, Fallout 76 will celebrate a new public event that will lead players to chase storms, while more demanding players will be invited to face new region headswhich in this case will be a trio of cerebrots, giants that are difficult to crack and that we don’t even get to discover given the magnitude of this important update.
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New dangers await players
Start Skyline Valley It’s like starting a sequel to Fallout 76, since all the new features of the update are quickly discovered as the missions progress. As we clear an area of hostiles, we discover new siteswe explore and find a way to enter new places, like holding the hand of a dead enemy to unlock a smart lock, we end up meeting new characters.
The Dark Hollow Manor It is that great place full of enemies that later hides a refuge full of characters to meet, offering many parallel missions and surprises that we did not expect. In fact, seeing so many NPC characters shows that Bethesda ended up listening to players once its title was releasedsomething he had to do to keep him alive over the years.
In fact, Fallout 76 A new season will begin with the arrival of summer, an era that can be transferred to the game. Despite being in a post-apocalyptic world, there will be room for summer camps and their activities: archery, roasting clouds, dissecting branches, swimming, canoeing and exploring the forests. All of this will be represented through rewards based on the mythical scouts.
Being a game as a service, Fallout 76 offers free new features like Skyline Valley, although for those who want more they can opt for subscriptions like Fallout 1stwhich in addition to having the season pass adds improvements such as the possibility of enjoying a private world that only friendly players can connect to.
As for other payment improvements, there will be lost treasure lotwhich will include the new Vault 63 power armor and booster paint, the R63 chassis display case frame for the power armor, a Moe the Mole plush, and a Vault 63 door display case for CAMP
Playing as a Ghoul will be possible
If Skyline Valley is already a large update in itself, Fallout 76 has already announced its next news until the end of the year and beyond. First of all, the arrival of Milepost Zero In a few months it will allow escort the Brahmin caravans along Skyline Drive for the Blue Ridge Caravan Company, unlocking caravan outposts, complete with decorations, street vendors, and a Brahim himself.
For its part, Mischief Night update will return later this year in a renewed form by locating in Rapidan Camp, which is located in the new region of Skyline Valley. Likewise, the game also will celebrate Halloween in the month of October.
During the Xbox Games Swhocase, it was announced that playing as a Ghoul will be possible in Fallout 76 from early 2025 through an update that will allow players who reach level 50 to start a mission that will will allow you to transform into a Ghoul. Playable possibilities will include using radiation exposure buffs, a new range of specific buff cards, unique faction interactions, appearance customization, and more.
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A new opportunity for Fallout 76
Time to return to Fallout 76
In short, Bethesda manages to give Fallout 76 a new chance with Skyline Valley, now being the best time to do it when a million players have registered in a single day due to the boom of the series. Despite being a game that invites you to be connected to the internet and this means that the servers may slow down a conversation or any kind of online error may occur, the biggest flaws of the game are far away when it hit the market almost six years ago.
Fallout 76 en a much more evolved game now, full of content thanks to its constant developments and with a community of players worth taking into account that always opens its arms to new friends. Don’t hesitate, if at any time the title catches your attention, download its new free update Skyline Valley now and discover all these new features that show that a game as a service can remain over time improving its initial proposal.
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