Fallout 76 Update 2.12 Applies a Huge Amount of Fixes Affecting CAMP, Combat and Gameplay
As part of today’s maintenance, Bethesda has rolled out Fallout 76 update 2.12 on all platforms, which is for version 1.7.21.41. This is another hefty download on both consoles and PC, so make sure you have enough disk space.
While this update focuses on fixes, Bethesda has taken an extra step by resolving many bugs from the CAMP Revamp patch.
File sizes:
- PC (Steam): 42.8 GB
- PC (Microsoft Store): ~22 GB
- Xbox: 22.4 GB
- PlayStation: 15.2 GB
For the complete patch notes, read on.
Fallout 76’s New Update on Oct. 21 Brings the Game to Version 2.12
C.A.M.P.s
Workshop Menu
- Overwriting blueprint that causes a duplicate no longer results in crashing.
- Items should no longer erroneously show the Atomic icon on Xbox.
- Items placed on the first floor should no longer float.
- When inside a shelter, the blueprinted subcategory is no longer available in Build Mode.
- Build menu should no longer scroll faster as you change scroll directions.
- The Fisherman’s cooking station, Fish Display Plaque, and all three fishing plushies are now visible in the Workshop Menu once learned.
- Decontamination Shower should no longer show as unlearned for players that have already learned it.
- C.A.M.P. item names should no longer be cut off when selecting them in the Build Menu.
- Players using gamepad can now toggle the free cam control mode while placing wires, unless they are targeting an item that accepts wire connection.
- The “Blueprint Save” pop-up in the Workshop Menu now supports mouse input.
- The “Options” button is again displayed when using the Replace option.
- Last selected variant is now tracked separately between replace and build mode in the Workshop Menu.
- Made some improvements to the blueprinting flow in the new workshop.
- Blueprinting now reserves items.
- A scroll bar has been added when players save their blueprints.
- Added additional messaging when a lock is applied or removed from a Workshop item.
- The Atomic symbol should now correctly update for purchased wallpapers.
- Players should not get kicked back to the subcategory menu when selecting variants while building.
- Players should no longer become stuck moving an object when editing furniture items.
- Workshop background should no longer be invisible.
Help Menu
- Help Menu now lists the correct Subcategory for Foundations
- Made improvements to Help Menu information for “Free Camera Mode”, “Attaching Wires”, “Item Lock” and “Death”.
- Fixed an issue with the Help menu which listed the incorrect controller button for “Save Blueprint”
Items
- The Atomic Roller should now be interactable.
- Removed the Blood Punch Bowl from being buildable in shelters to be consistent with other dispenser type items.
- Removed the Blue Nuka-Cola Vending Machine from being buildable in shelters to be consistent with other dispenser type items.
- Removed the Crania Candy Bowl from being buildable in shelters to be consistent with other dispenser type items.
- Atomic Shop icon no longer appears on the Sheepsquatch Poster
- Fixed an issue which could cause players to be unable to enter their Power Armor suit until they dropped Fusion Cores in their inventory.
- Fixing an issue where the Ultracite Stool and Ultracite Throne were no longer buildable under certain conditions.
- Tiki C.A.M.P. kit should now display as a full C.A.M.P. kit.
Combat
- Enemies will now display the correct icon for bleeding beneath their HP bar.
- Nuke Silo Mainframes Cores should now be damaged by explosions.
- Fixed an issue causing Scorchbeasts to focus on their audio scream attack.
- Sheep Shard poison damage will now correctly scale with the player’s level.
Events
- Mischief Night: The “Light the Mischief Pyre” objective is now translated in all languages.
- Mothman Equinox: Fixed a formatting issue with all 6 of the Mothman Equinox event lore books.
- “Jail Break” should now qualify for the repeatable Public Event challenge
- Glowing Skeleton Costume and Glowing Skeleton Hood can be now sold to NPCs.
- The Freezing Touch mutation now deals Cryo damage.
- Decryption:
- Removed the armor penetration and increased damage effects.
- Enemies are now higher levels than you would normally encounter
- The Big Bloom: Beezlebub’s health and damage has been increased.
- The Big Bloom: Increased performance with flower respawning.
- The Big Bloom: Overgrown now have a chance to drop Carnal Weepers, Radlilies, or Crystalcups.
- The Big Bloom: Lowered the active landmine count.
Gameplay
- Becoming immune to fall damage while not in power armor now always prevents the stagger animation.
- All Cryo damage now has a unified effect that slows the target and drains Action Points. This effect scales up the more Cryo damage the target takes and recovers over time when the target isn’t taking Cryo damage. Cryo resistance also plays a role in how quickly the status effect is built up and recovers. Weapons and effects that caused a slowing effect now deal Cryo damage instead.
- Fixed a bug where applying slow effects to a target could make them move very fast.
- RAD damage is no longer recovered to a minimum value when loading into the world. RAD damage is still recovered to a minimum value when respawning. This also applies to Glow for Ghouls.
- Fixed an issue where damaging auras would not deal any damage in certain cases.
- Fixed an issue where players could be stuck in a state where their AP constantly drains.
Perks
- Cryo damage should now correctly trigger the Deal Sealer Perk.
- “What Rads” Perk can now only be equipped by Humans.
- Fixed an issue on the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. page which displayed “0 unused point” over full categories.
- S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Loadout Manager should now perform better when scrolling.
- Blood Sacrifice: AP should no longer continue to drain HP while outside of VATS.
- The Cloaked icon should now be displayed for Escape Artist and Chameleon.
- Twisted Muscles penalties to VATS accuracy and cone of fire are now reduced by the Class Freak perk card.
- Four Leaf Clover: Now grants the correct amount of crit meter for multiple projectile weapons.
- Fast Fighter: Now grants 50% of your movement speed above 100% (your bonus movement speed) as reload speed.
- Improved the utility of Fast Fighter for Black Powder weapons.
- Lifegiver
- Fixed an issue where players could die when unequipping this Perk Card.
- Fixed an issue where the players HP could be incorrect and overlapping the RADS portion of the HP bar when this Perk Card was equipped.
- Night Eyes: Reduced cost to 1 point.
- Number Cruncher: Now applies to weapon DoT effects.
- Deal Sealer
- Cryo slow now counts as an impairment for this Perk.
- Poison aura effects now correctly inflict poison impairment.
- United Ordeal: Now shows in the Pipboy Effects tab when active.
- Rad Sponge: Thirst and Hunger should no longer be restored at different rates.
- Increased the rate at which Thirst and Hunger are restored.
- Good With Salt: Moved from LCK to INT.
- Curator: Moved from LCK to INT.
- Tightly Wound: Animation speed should no longer reset when entering or exiting Power Armor.
- Bloody Mess: Fixed an issue that would allow this to proc on bleed immune targets.
Miscellaneous
- The “Combat Knife” should now be properly translated in all languages.
- “Rusted Glory Flag” should now be properly translated in all languages.
- Players should no longer experience visual clipping when equipping a hazmat suit as a Ghoul wearing a disguise.
- Adding the following missing items to Vendors:
- Samuel – Whitesprings Robo Butler Collectron
- Mortimer – Soulsoup Server
- Giuseppe – Cosmic Knife
- Unarmed Bobble Head now displays proper name.
- Players should now be able to complete the Possum: Leatherworker challenge by building a Bear Skin Rug.
- Chinese Stealth Armor should no longer stretch oddly at the neck of male characters.
- Corn Cob Fasnacht Masks can now be placed in Chess & Pillar display cases.
- Cranberries should no longer spawn as Blast Berries.
- Big eared characters no longer have their ears clip through the Brother Hood of Steel hood apparel.
- Improved textures for Drill Fist Ultracite Bits.
- Light Machine Gun Prime 5.56 and .45 plans no longer keep dropping from Scorchbeast Queen once learned.
- Improved VFX to better match damage inflicted by explosions.
- Fixed a rare crash on the loading screen.
- Silver Extractors should no longer produce Silver Scrap instead of Silver Ore.
- Fixed missing armor names in the how to learn text.
- Fixed an issue that would cause cut content to be displayed in the workbench.
Expect the last major patch for the game called Burning Springs to be released in December. Once Bethesda releases more info about that, we’ll have it here on MP1st.
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