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20 Things Only Experts Know You Can

Do In Fallout 76
We've got a round-up of the secret areas, hidden
content, and Easter eggs expert gamers have
uncovered in Fallout 76.
BY LEON MILLER
NOV 24, 2018
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In the years since its inception way back in 1997,

the Fallout franchise has established a dedicated
fanbase and cemented its position as one of the
most influential RPG video game series of all time.
The most recent installment, Fallout 76, sees
developers Bethesda Game Studios take the
property in a bold new direction, abandoning
Fallout’s single-player roots in favor of online
multiplayer action.

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The reaction from gamers and critics to this

reinvention of the Fallout formula has been
decidedly mixed, thanks in part to a messy open
beta testing phase and the multitude of bugs
present in the finished product. Nevertheless,
plenty of players have enjoyed returning to the
franchise’s post-apocalyptic setting, revelling in
the fun that comes from exploring Fallout 76’s
hyper-detailed West Virginia-inspired
environments.

As you’d expect, long-time veterans of the series

are leading the charge in this regard. Indeed,
they’ve already unearthed a considerable amount
of secret content and Easter eggs squirrelled away
within Appalachia, where Fallout 76 takes place.
They’ve also solved all of the game’s puzzles,
exploited its many hidden means of progressing
faster, and just generally tackled gameplay in ways
that newcomers to the Fallout series wouldn’t even
think of. We've provided you with a handy
checklist of the skills you’ll need to master and
bonus content you should be on the hunt for, if you
want to live a long and healthy (digital) life in
Appalachia!

Eager as ever to help gamers in need, here's a list

of 20 Things Only Experts Know You Can
Do In Fallout 76.

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Discover Kent Connolly's Terminal

Messages
Fallout-4_Kent-Connolly

Part of the appeal of the Fallout games is the rich

history that supports its fictional world. Much of
this is related to players through text discovered by
reviewing computer screens, handwritten notes,
and other old, discarded documentation. That said,
Fallout 76 takes a fairly liberal approach to the
series’ existing continuity.

We’re assuming that only committed Fallout

regulars will know this, because we’re pegging
them as the only players willing to go the extra
mile and diligently locate every available source of
in-game information. The pay off for all their hard
work is a prose piece purportedly drafted by
Fallout 4’s Kent Connolly, which provides sly
commentary on the continuity errors contained
within the narrative of Fallout 76!

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JOIN THE ORDER OF MYSTERIES

Fallout-76_Order-of-Mysteries

Fallout 76 continues the franchise’s proud

tradition of introducing different competing
factions that the player can sign-up with. Some of
these exclusive cliques are harder to join than
others – with the shadowy Order of Mysteries
arguably the toughest of the bunch. See, the trigger
for this questline can only be found by searching
random Young Woman NPC corpses scattered
throughout the sprawling game map!

Rookies will likely be too overcome by the sheer

size of Appalachia to make pit stops in every single
game location to indulge in a bit of targeted grave
robbing. Experts, on the other hand, will tirelessly
frisk every deceased female NPC in their vicinity
until they launch the Order of Mysteries missions
– the completion of which promises highly
upgradable weapons and armor.

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Take A Nap In Vault 76

Fallout-76_Bed

Fittingly, Fallout 76 kicks off in Vault 76 – the

shelter that lends this latest instalment its name.
Crucially, once players leave the safety of their
strongroom abode, they cannot enter it ever again.
Anything they want to do there, they need to do
before making tracks for Appalachia.

Many newbies will rush out of Vault 76 pretty

much straight away – and we don’t blame them.
Who doesn’t want to start exploring a fully-
realized, dystopian environment as soon as they
can? Expert gamers, that’s who! These pros will
anticipate the irreversibility of the decision to leave
the vault, and sneak in a bit of shuteye before they
bail. Seriously: players who take a quick nap in
their bed before departing Vault 76 will gain the
Well Rested effect for their troubles.

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Embrace Your Inner Musician

Fallout 76 Tips and Tricks Banjo

An action/role-playing outing like Fallout 76 is

hardly the first video game you’d expect to
encourage players’ musical inclinations – but it
totally does. Head out to The Forest, and search
around until you find a dilapidated shelter. Inside,
you’ll discover a harmonica and a banjo.

Casual Fallout fans will make the mistake of

dismissing both instruments as set dressing,
without any actual in-game value. They couldn't be
more wrong. Playing either instrument for 30
seconds – something we expect hardcore devotees
of the franchise to do – will bestow upon the player
the benefits of the Well Tuned effect.

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Encounter A Cryptid

Mutated monstrosities go hand-in-hand with

Fallout’s post-nuclear war milieu – and Fallout 76
really ups the stakes on this score. In addition to
the run-of-the-mill beasties prowling the great
outdoors of Appalachia, there are Cryptids on the
loose, as well.

Cryptids are the most bizarre creatures Fallout 76

has to offer. They count among their number the
likes of the legendary Mothman – whose glowing
eyes send shivers down the spines of even the most
fearless gamers – and are well worth observing in
the wild. However, these elusive NPCs only show
up under specific circumstances, which makes
encountering one a truly rare treat.

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Change Your Character's Appearance

Mid-Game
Fallout-76_Character-customization

Virtually every modern day RPG game starts off

by allowing gamers to customize the appearance of
their in-game avatar. Fallout 76 is no different in
this regard: upon booting up the game, players are
confronted with a series of sliders with which they
can modulate their character’s looks to a
borderline-ludicrous degree.

At this point, rookies will fuss over the various

physical attribute options presented to them,
stressing out over getting their character looking
just right before the fun begins. Not experts,
though – these guys and gals will have already
dived right on into playing the game, fully aware
that cosmetic changes like these can be made on
the fly mid-game!

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TRANSFORM INTO SLENDERMAN

Fallout 76 Power Armor Locations Guide

Bethesda Game Studios is notorious for releasing

products riddled with bugs, a dubious trend that
continues with Fallout 76. One such unfortunate
(and at times, game-breaking) glitch, that – as of
this list, at least – hasn’t yet been fixed occurs
when players don power armor.

As those who’ve been playing Fallout 76 since the

open beta testing phase can attest, suiting up in
power armor carries with it a high level of risk.
There’s a decent chance that doing so will
transform you into a Slender Man or Woman.
We’re not kidding around, here: equipping power
armor has a habit of distorting the proportions of
players’ avatar models so that they resemble the
paranormal subject of Internet legend. Worse still,
in some cases, their avatars are left wearing just
underwear, as well.

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Raid The Overseer's Office

Fallout-76_Overseers-office

The Overseer’s Office isn’t quite a secret area

according to the strictest definition of the term.
Nevertheless, it’s easy to overlook this spot in your
haste to leave Vault 76 and begin roaming the rest
of Appalachia. Ignore the Overseer’s Office at your
peril, though – as any patient expert who’s visit
this site will agree.

For starters, the room has a holotape which serves

up greater insights into the overarching storyline
of Fallout 76 – and as an added bonus, ticks the
box for one of the game’s optional objectives, too.
More importantly, there’s also the opportunity to
pilfer a variety of Perk Cards that litter the
Overseer’s table, which can be put towards
boosting your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes!

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Join The Brotherhood Of Steel Early

Fallout-76_Brotherhood-of-Steel

The Brotherhood of Steel is one of the easier

factions to join the ranks of – if you’ve completed
the entire Raider Faction questline, you’ll be
shunted in the Brotherhood’s direction next. That’s
extremely convenient for rookie gamers happy, but
pros are going to want the freedom to do things
within their own accelerated time frame.

Fortunately, this is possible: experts who head

straight for Abbie’s Bunker will be able to bypass
the Raider Faction missions and enlist with the
Brotherhood of Steel. This in turn puts them on
the fast track towards earning a suit of Ultracite
power armor – the reward for finishing the
Brotherhood questline.

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Scrap Fertiziler
Fallout-76_Wixon-Homestead

Scrapping – the process of breaking down an

inventory item to its basic components – is a vital
habit to develop if you want survive for long in the
world of Fallout 76. While there’s no real skill
required to actually scrap an item, where experts
outshine rookies is in their ability to identify items
that can be scrapped in the first place.

Fertilizer is a prime example of this. Environments

like Wixon Homestead have mounds of the stuff all
over the place – which makes these areas untapped
goldmines for more astute players. That’s because
fertilizer can be “scrapped” into acid, one of two
ingredients need to create gunpowder, which in
turn brings you closer to manufacturing your own
ammunition!

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Hack Nuke Codes

Fallout 76 Nuke Launches Code Fragment

Perhaps the most exciting gameplay mechanic

introduced in Fallout 76 is the ability to bust into
one of the many silos that pepper the game map
and unleash a nuclear warhead on your fellow
gamers. As designed by Bethesda Game Studios,
launching a nuke is supposed to be a suitably
involved process. Players are not only required to
track down the necessary launch codes, but
decrypt them as well.

But who has time for all that searching and

decoding? Savvier (or busier) gamers will know to
employ fan-made programs, like NukaCrypt, which
automatically decipher the launch code fragments
on their behalf.

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Launch Their First Nuke Early

For less experienced players, the safest way to

access Fallout 76’s Enclave faction questline –
which culminates in the launching of a nuke – is to
finish the Brotherhood of Steel missions first. Not
only does this plan of attack make it clear where to
find the Enclave, slogging through the
Brotherhood’s assignments will ensure they’ve
levelled up enough for the challenges ahead.

Experts won’t need to follow such a rigid path,

however. For one thing, experts should make their
way to the Abandoned Wastes Dump in the Mire
well before taking a stab at the Brotherhood’s
missions. What’s more, when they do skip straight
ahead to the “Bunker Buster” mission, their
character’s stats will almost certainly be sufficient
to get them through, and before you know it, it’s
“Bomb’s away!”

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