Fallout 76 Skyline Valley patch notes: New region, Combat Rebalance, Union Power Armor changes, and more

The long-awaited Fallout 76 update Skyline Valley is here, and the patch notes for its release version (1.7.12.10) have gone live. While the main highlight of this update is the new Crimson-draped expansion to the Appalachia map, there are some gameplay changes that you may find interesting.

One of the surprise changes from the Skyline Valley PTS version is to the Union Power Armor. Instead of being a random drop, it is now a craftable set that can also rollout from The Purveyor if you know the recipe.

Ahead of the Fasnacht this month, the current patch also includes some quality-of-life improvements to the event. Find out about this and more on the full Fallout 76 Skyline Valley patch notes documented below.

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How big is the Fallout 76 Skyline Valley update (build 1.7.12.10)?

As expected, Skyline Valley is a sizeable download. The exact size varies based on which platform you are on:

• PC (Steam): 27.6 GB
• PC (Microsoft Store): 40.3 GB
• Xbox: 40.2 GB
• PlayStation: 40.03 GB

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Fallout 76 Skyline Valley: All the new stuff to expect in this update

Fallout 76 Skyline Valley will be new region to the south of the map (Image via Bethesda Softworks)

Map Expansion — Venture south into Skyline Valley, in the heart of Shenandoah National Park, and solve the mysteries behind the ever-raging storm shadowing the region.

New Questline — Uncover the true location of Vault 63 to meet its residents while you discover the secrets of the storm and the Lost.

New Public Event — Help the thrill-seeking storm chasers get the best picture of the Storm by protecting them from the elements, The Lost, and nearby electro-charged creatures.

New Region Boss — Face off against a new, massive threat that only the combined power of the Wastelanders can overcome.

New Ghoul Type — Meet the Lost. Those who dwell in Skyline Valley. Electrically supercharged ghouls that have been driven mad. Find out why.

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Fallout 76 Skyline Valley patch notes: All balance changes and fixes

Combat Rebalance: weapons and creatures

In the patch notes, the developers mention that they are going to do some 'combat rebalance work,' a series of combat updates that are aimed to improve your experience.

In the release build of Skyline Valley, they are doing this by 'making some changes to Creatures and Weapons.'

The following creatures have received balance changes:

• Angler
• Cave Cricket
• Floaters
• Gulper
• Mutant Hound
• Protectron

The weapon balance changes, as mentioned in the Fallout 76 Skyline Valley patch notes, are as follows:

• Increased the base damage of the Alien Blaster and Cryolator
• Fixed an issue with how damage was calculated for the following weapons/mods: Auto Axe, Chainsaw, Minigun Shredder mod
• Increased base damage for the Auto Axe
• Adjustments to Electric/Electrified, Burning, and Poisoned mods for the following weapons: Auto Axe, Mr Handy Buzz Blade, Chinese Officer Sword, Shepherds Crook, Sheepsquatch Staff, Sheepsquatch Club, Hatchet, Assaultron Blade, Revolutionary Sword, Baton, and Vault 63 Shock Baton.

These weapon mods now evenly split their damage between Physical and Energy/Fire/Poison, and damage has been adjusted to account for it being split between multiple damage types.

The Cattle Prod has also received a similar change - its damage has been adjusted and is evenly split between Physical and Energy damage. These adjustments generally represent an increase in damage dealt.

Developer Note: "We have also improved how we calculate the falloff for weapon damage at range. We expect this to smooth out the falloff damage for weapons that historically lost most of their damage right away. All ranged weapons benefit from this, but it should be most visible with Shotguns and Pipe Guns, as well as when fighting larger creatures such as Deathclaws."

The patch notes also mentions the following developer note regarding the nature of these combat rebalance changes:

"To help set expectations, we expect these changes to take effect in a variety of different places (Weapons, Creatures, etc.) across multiple patches. Giving you all a lot of time to provide feedback on the adjustments being made to ensure we’re moving in a positive direction."

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Union Power Armor changes in Fallout 76 Skyline Valley (as mentioned in patch notes)

The update fixes a state players could get in where they could no longer craft Union Power Armor when they should have been able to.

Additionally, Union Power Armor pieces will not drop as loot even if you can craft the Power Armor pieces, but they can be found via the random Power Amor Purchases from Murmrgh at The Rusty Pick. Players should only see Union Power Armor Pieces that they know how to craft drop from Purveyor's Mystery Picks. Pieces that they have yet to learn will not drop

With this fix, Union Power Armor is now craftable for players who have bought and learned the recipe from Giuseppe or those who earned the Union Power Armor entitlements in Season 10.

If you do not have the plan for Union Power Armor, it can be purchased from Giuseppe who is upstairs with Bubbles at the Refuge. Once learned, they will no longer be able to be obtained.

Union Power Armor pieces will still have the Atomic Symbol on them and cannot be traded or dropped by players once they have been obtained.

Fallout 76 Skyline Valley patch notes: All general gameplay changes

• Workshop: Player who had learned to build the Atlantic City Poker and Blackjack tables but lost access to them should now be able to build them again
• Test Your Metal: Robot Beer Stein Display Case will now properly drop from the Test Your Metal Event
• Moonshine Jamboree Improved an issue which could block enemy pathing during the event
• Fasnacht: Masks of all tiers will correctly drop upon event completion
• Fasnacht: Improved spawn rates of Honey Beasts in Fallout 76 during the event
• Fasnacht: Added a Donation Basket near the event! Share your repeat masks with other players
• Fasnacht: Marchers now start walking to the parade start immediately when their task is completed, without needing to wait for their dialogue line to be finished
• Fasnacht: Increased the walk speed of the Marchers
• Fasnacht: Will now randomly pick between 5 possible end boss encounters
• Yao Guai Pastry: Now counts as a cooked meal for the "Eat a Cooked Meal" challenge
• Applying the Reflex Sight to the Enclave Pistol with a Flamer Barrel attachment now shows the Decrease in AP Consumption in the STATS Menu
• Hot Rod On Blocks & Overgrown Vehicle no longer spawn damaging nuke explosions when destroyed
• Fixed an issue which could cause players to get stuck while turning the spit in Meat Week
• Fixed an issue with the Damage Reduction effect on the Endangerol Barrel that allowed it to stack multiple times on a target
• Nuka Shank now requires glass & cloth to be crafted rather than oil
• Updated mods for the Guass shotgun, Guass minigun and Guass pistol to correctly require Science based perks to be applied
• Updated the default barrel mod for the gauss rifle
• Fixed an issue which could cause Fusion cores to appear empty when place in Power Armor
• Players can now trade the Herdsman's Bell and Herdsman's Bell Rack to other players
• Paddle Ball now displays the correct ammo type when inspected
• Raider NPCs from the Coop will no longer spawn as legendary

Additionally, the following changes have been made related to C.A.M.P in Fallout 76:

• Workshop: Enlightened Mothman Lantern should no longer display the premium icon and can be repaired individually when destroyed
• Workshop: Fluttering Moth no longer takes up CAMP Light budget
• The Sacred Mothman Tome camp item now has candle flames
• Nuka world radio will now correctly sync across clients

Quest changes

• Honor Bound: Fixed an issue where Vin could become hostile to the player
• One Violent Night: Fixed an issue where the Nightstalker's VFX would be applied to players multiple times, creating an extremely intense effect
• "Bots on Parade" and "A Real Blast" Fixed an issue that caused the objective to complete before the correct number of hostiles were defeated.
• "Distant Thunder" Increased the objective radius to more accurately reflect the area in which Scorched can appear
• Hell's Eagles Fixed an issue that would allow players to start the quest again after completion. We also removed the second broken quest from players in this situation
• Regent of the Dead: Jordy no longer continuously starts dialogue with the player if the player exits dialogue with her before resolving the confrontation.
• The quest Miner Miracles now starts correctly when interacting with the Garrahan Excavator Poster

UI Fixes

• Items now display how much they will weigh when being placed in a character's stash
• Score notification will no longer remain visible on ultra-wide monitors
• Fixed an issue which would cause "You have joined a team" to remain visible on some super wide monitors
• Added Height indicators for quest targets and NPCs to the Power Armor UI

Miscellaneous changes

• Fixed some dialog inconsistencies
• Broken ProSnap Deluxe cameras will no longer appear in vendor inventories.
• Fixed some directional prompts for Tax Evasion
• Fixed an issue which could cause audio to cut out on some expeditions.
• Green Thumb, Backwoodsman 4 and Verdant Season should now work on a broader selection of plants
• Fixed an issue which would cause players to crash if they logged out during character generation
• Fixed some cases where turret-mounted laser weapons weren't triggering the Electric Absorption perk
• Updated “Complete Any Expedition” and “Complete Any Atlantic City Expedition” challenges to include the new Atlantic City mission from the America’s Playground update

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