Fallout 76 update is now available to download on PC. According to the official Fallout 76 patch notes, the latest update addresses some bugs and crashes.
Previously, a major update added new changes, fixes, and gameplay improvements.
Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues since the release. Today’s Fallout 76 version will fix a few of these issues.
Check out more details below.
Fallout 76 Patch Notes – January 20, 2026
Armor (and Clothing)
- Adrenal and Lucid Armor mods should now have their dynamic names appear on Armors that have the Legendary Effect.
- Fixed an issue where the Cutthroat Helmet had different color schemes between Pip-Boy preview and when worn on a character.
- Additional headwear and eyeglasses can now be worn with the Ulysses Mask.
- The Deathclaw Tamer Hat will no longer remove a player’s facial hair.
- Fixed an issue which caused the gloves on the male variant of the “Rust Raider Light Outfit” to clip in first person with some weapons.
- Fixed an issue which caused the gloves on the female variant of the “Rust Raider Medium Outfit” to clip in first person with some weapons.
C.A.M.P.
- Wall Mounted Oven description now contains “Collects Meat over time”.
- Pumpkin Pie description now contains “Collects Slices of Pumpkin Pie over time”.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the visual effects to disappear from the Hunting Lodge Fireplace.
- Industrial Fusion Core Recharger no longer emits sound effects when unpowered.
- Fixed an issue with the Winter Retreat Prefab did not properly display windows from the inside.
- Addressed missing collision in the Dino Bite Gift Shop.
- Fixed a mismatch between icon and actual appearance of the Red Shingle Wallpaper.
- Increased size of the icon of the Medicine Cabinet Stash Box.
- Reduced the brightness of the icons for the Farmers Market Letters Set.
- Fixed inconsistent footstep sound effects in the Wrangler Casino Shelter.
- Fixed an issue which caused the Ohio River Docks to incorrectly state they had to be placed on foundations.
- The Abraxodyne Truck now costs the correct amount of materials to craft.
- The Car Grill lights now point where you’d expect them to.
- Fixed the health values of the Bounty Board C.A.M.P. item to match similar C.A.M.P. item values.
- Fixed an issue which blocked camp Allies from being able to correctly path around the “Radscorpion Agitator”.
- The Babydoll Head Bobber now bobs as a bobber should.
- Fixed an issue which caused the text to appear backwards for the “A Fresh Delight!” and “Build Mass with Sass” posters.
- The back of the ‘Build Mass with Sass Poster’ poster no longer mirrors the front.
- The word ‘Frame’ Removed from title “Blood X Rust” photo frame.
Challenges
- Fixed an issue where the Super Duper Mart Cooler didn’t unlock for players after collecting Abraxo Intel Briefcases.
- Burning Springs “Discover Location” challenges should now trigger when players enter the required area(s).
- Challenges that are being tracked and have been rerolled will now properly display the expiration timer.
- Deploying a C.A.M.P. near Checkpoint Ridge will now correctly complete the challenge to “Deploy a C.A.M.P. in Burning Springs”.
Events
- Gearin’ Up: The Beastmaster now correctly comments based on if you have completed the event before.
Localization
- All of Windy’s dialogue has been localized in most supported languages. Please see our known issues below for more information.
- The Ghoul’s opening lines have all been localized in most supported languages. Please see our known issues below for more information.
- Loan Shark’s VO is now properly localized in Italian.
- Pop’s VO should now properly localized in Japanese.
- Multiple Legendary Mods are now correctly translated in Japanese.
- Fixed an issue which caused “Show map region name markers” to appear as debug text in non-English languages.
- Fixed an issue where Outfits were not properly translated in German.
Gameplay
- If the player is disconnected as part of their first Grunt Hunt, the hunt will now properly reload rather than being stuck without a target.
- Silas and Eugene no longer resurrect when relogging after completing ‘Prove Your Resolve’ or ‘Execute Silas’.
- Player Ghouls now require a disguise to enter Crater Core and Fort Atlas again.
- Starlight Drive In: Fixed an issue that could cause the projector to disappear when turned off.
- Ash Cave: Updated fishing locations within this area.
- Various map markers (player, nukes, corpses) now display properly on the map for areas introduced with The Ghoul Within update.
- Fixed animation issues with the Atomic Cast Fishing Rod.
- Fixed an issue where Cletus Brimstone’s Fire Cloak AOE was being applied to players outside of the encounter.
- Head Hunts: Fixed an issue that could cause Head Hunts to not complete if the target was killed too quickly.
- Slocum’s Fat Stack lights will now correctly stay on when fast traveling away and back to the camp.
- Added a Legendary Exchange Machine to Hocking Hills Station.
- Fixed an issue which could cause the Abraxo caches to not respawn as intended.
- Fixed an issue where the Deathclaw Handler was not targeting the player correctly.
- Prickeye Salad now correctly provides damage resistance and reduces hunger.
Workshop
- Public Workshops now properly display their provided materials in green when in the Workshop Menu.
- Fixed some cases where the Atomic Shop symbol on a C.A.M.P. object thumbnail incorrectly showed as unlocked when the object was not owned.
- Fixed an issue with the Dino Golf Volcano showing in multiple Workshop categories, now only displaying in Decorations -> Outdoor.
- Ghoul Vault Boy and Ghoul Vault Girl lamps are no longer described as needing power in the Workshop.
- Seasons C.A.M.P. rewards should appear in the Workshop’s New category after they are claimed.
Weapons
- All Rise
- Add the Juggernauts and Steady Legendary Mods to the default mods. This does not affect existing items.
- Increased the unique effect from +10 HP to +50 HP.
Legendary Mods
- Elementalist now grants +5 Rad Resistance.
- The effects of the Elementalist Legendary Mod now display correctly in the Item Card.
UI
- Fixed an issue where recipes in certain languages did not display correctly.
- Made improvements to the mouse cursor positioning when setting/selecting item quantities.
- Adrenal Legendary mod description field is no longer blank in the Pip-Boy.
- Power Armor no longer appears as a valid option in the description of the Reflex mod box.
- Updated Help Menus for “Death” and “Fast Travel” to include Highway Town.
- Fixed index issue in Workshop Menus that caused some items to not appear.
- Fixed grammatical errors in the Athens National Guard Armory Terminal.
- Reflex mod effect should now be properly displayed on the Pip-Boy.
- “Build” button in Workshop menu while using a gamepad is no longer listed in the hint bar.
- Fixed a spelling issue with the Glowing Fasnacht Buffoon mask.
- Increased the Pip-Boy preview size of the Action Abe Plushie.
- Fixed the name of the Razorback Rucksack in the Workbench menu and the Crafting menu.
- Fixed multiple instances of reward HUD notifications displaying incorrectly when unlocking.
- Fixed typo causing the Tailgate Bed to appear as “Taligate Bed” in game.
- The life percentage meter no longer changes from yellow to black after leaving the idle animation.
Quest
- Fixed an issue in “Welcoming Committee” where players cannot interact with Silas or the Rust King if they are a Ghoul wearing a disguise.
- Insurrection: Fixed some issues with character hellos and idles
- Dirty Laundry: Fixed an issue which could cause an objective to change without talking to Bodhi.
- Dirty Laundry: Fixed an issue which caused one of the objectives to change for players earlier than intended.
- Dirty Laundry: Fixed an issue where quest progression would skip the “Collect Abraxodyne intel briefcases (0/8)” objective.
- Fixed an issue which caused The Loan Shark to stop saying his dialogue options.
- Fixed an issue which could cause the Deathclaw to become stuck during “Prove Your Resolve”.
- Fixed a visual issue with the Ambush Captains power armor.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed Voice Lines for the Hocking Hills Station Robot. It should have more to say now!
- Fixed an issue where the Ulysses Outfit was clipping when equipped on female characters.
- Fixed incorrect bullet decals displaying when various unfortunate impaled heads in Burning Springs were shot.
- Corrected misaligned animations on the Dino Peaks Photo Board.
- Fixed an issue where the Deputy Badge Backpack Flair stated it was craftable in Armor Workbenches, instead of the correct Tinker’s Workbench.
- Fixed issues with some NPCs in Highway Town T-Posing on sleeping bags.
- Mounted Armored Deathclaw Head can no longer be sold to NPC vendors.
- Fixed issues with Player Ghoul characters clipping through collars on various outfits.
- The Responder Medallion Flair will no longer stretch oddly while moving around.
- Enlarged the icon for the Head Hunt Flair in the Workshop menu.
- The Rust King flag has been removed from locations outside his direct influence.
- Travelling away from another player will no longer kick them from a trade menu.
- Fixed an issue which could cause the Special Loadouts Menu to appear blank when using the Punch Card Machine as a new character.
- Fixed an issue which allowed teammates to see the stored items in a teammates camp menu.
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