Bethesda today detailed Fallout 76, confirming it is entirely online and has dedicated servers.
Bethesda’s Todd Howard did confirm that the game is playable solo, but also that he wanted to see what Fallout would look like in multiplayer. From the gameplay shown, it looks like players will be able to group up in teams of four.
Howard called the game “softcore survival”, adding that players won’t lose progression or their characters upon death. The game won’t be tied to specific servers, either.
As suspected, Vault 76 opens 25 years after the apocalyptic nuclear war. It looks like we’ll start playing at Reclamation Day, the day when the Vault actually opens back up to the Wasteland.
The vault features the countries “best and brightest” according to Vault 76’s Overseer.
Take a look at the extended gameplay trailer here:
http://youtu.be/4JUIS9y88HU
With “all-new lighting, rendering” technology that’s vastly improved compared to past Fallout titles, Bethesda’s Todd Howard confirmed.
This Fallout title will feature new monsters, inspired by the history of its setting, West Virginia.
Fallout 76 will feature the same base building functionality as seen in Fallout 4, but players will be able to build anywhere, and move built items anywhere.
Multiple nuclear missle sites will also feature inside the map, letting players “do whatever [you] want with them,” Howard said.
We’ll have more on Fallout 76 as it happens.
Expect Fallout 76 on 14 November on Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4.
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