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The Extraterrestrials Have Arrived In Fallout 76 Today

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Bethesda Softworks has launched a brand new event into Fallout 76 as Extraterrestrials have literally dropped from above. This is a completely free update to all players as it will come with a seasonal event featuring all sorts of creatures from outer space trying to invade the skies of Appalachia. Too bad they didn't count on you coming out of the vault. You'll need to work with other players to stop the aliens from completing their research on the planet and planning a full-scale invasion. You'll also see several improvements to the game including earning S.C.O.R.E. and Season 8 content. We have more details for you here.

The Extraterrestrials Have Arrived In Fallout 76 Today
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Every hour on the hour in Fallout 76, an Alien Mothership will appear above one of several high-profile Appalachian locations to deploy three Brainwave Siphons in the area, which then gather brainwaves from nearby lifeforms in the Brainwave Extraction process. To trigger the event, travel to the Mothership's location and examine Siphon Kappa. When the event begins, players must destroy all three Brainwave Siphons before the aliens can complete the extractions. Each Siphon is protected by a force field, which is controlled by a different Alien Commander. Defeat alien forces to draw out the Commander for each Siphon. By beating the Commander, the force field will drop and will present the opportunity to destroy the Siphon.

Demolishing all three Brainwave Siphons in time provides some loot, XP, and a chance to earn plans to craft new alien weaponry and C.A.M.P. objects. While this seasonal event is live, you may encounter extraterrestrial interlopers at select Public Events, including Campfire Tales, Free Range, and Line in the Sand. You may also spot our curious visitors in new Random Encounters added in the Fallout 76 update. In response to community feedback, players can now earn S.C.O.R.E. from non-repeatable Daily and Weekly Challenges while playing in Public and Custom Worlds. Custom Worlds also introduces a variety of new settings for Fallout 1st members:

  • Carry Weight: Adjust the Carry Weight setting to choose a specific maximum amount that a player can carry or use the Carry Weight Multiplier setting to adjust max weight.
  • Frequent Confetti: The Dismemberment setting causes defeated enemies to explode into a cloud of confetti.
  • Perk Effects: Choose whether players can benefit from Normal Perk effects, Legendary Perk effects, both, or neither with this setting.
  • VATS: Turn off VATS targeting versus other players or even disable VATS entirely.
  • Relaxed Building Restrictions: Adjust the "Toggle Snapping" option in build mode to place C.A.M.P. objects even if they intersect.
  • Weather: Utilizing the Weather Setting brings the darkened skies from the Mothman Equinox Seasonal Event.

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