The next big update of Fallout 76 already has a name: Burning SpringsThis is the largest free content release since 2020 and will arrive in December on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, at no additional cost to those who already play. Its focus is clear: a new region set in post-nuclear Ohio, a new bounty hunting system, and a boost to exploration with events, missions, and all-new loot.
As a centerpiece, the game's universe will connect to the Prime Video series: The Ghoul, played by Walton Goggins, will be making an appearance with special assignments. In addition to the new map, there will be more than twenty points of interest, exclusive creatures like the radpig (also known as Radhog) and sandstorms that will change everything on the playing field.
Date, platforms and how it will be released
The deployment of Burning Springs is expected to December, and before there will be tests in the PTS server during October to polish details. The studio maintains a roadmap for several years and this is, internally, the 64 update of the project.
The expansion will be Delivery to Italy takes one or two business days for all players of Fallout 76 en PlayStation, Xbox and PC, including those playing via Game Pass or PlayStation Plus Extra. There will be no cross-play nor cross-save for now, a decision that the team attributes to the technical complexity of such an advanced title.
The new content does not require a recommended level concrete: anyone can enter without fear. It also adds original music for the region and a series of accessibility and quality of life improvements so that both veterans and newcomers feel comfortable from the first minute.
Post-nuclear Ohio: This is the new region
Ohio enters Appalachia as a natural expansion of the map, with a tone that evokes Fallout 3 y New Vegas: desert, looters and bloodthirsty dominate the landscape. The climate incorporates sand storms and the terrain proposes open routes between industrial ruins, quarries and elevated highways.
Access to the area is done with the mission “Phoenix in the Flame”, which takes you to Silver Bridge in Point PleasantOnce inside, you will find Highway Town, a new meeting point with interiors that function as a social hub (not entirely safe, but ideal for team building) and its bar Last Resort, axis of multiple orders.
The region offers more than 20 custom locations that mix the mundane and the extravagant: from a Super Duper Mart to places like Dino Peak Mini Golf, the university campus of Athens, Fort Steuben or a large coliseum. Detonating a missile in Ohio will produce unique reactions in flora and environment, with the exception that Highway Town cannot be “nuke”.
In the narrative, different unpublished factions take positions; among them, the Rust Raiders, led by the charismatic King of Rust, and nods to cults like the Mothman. Even the system of Milepost Zero caravans is relocated to fit the harshness of this biome.
The bounty hunter system with The Ghoul
The big playable attraction is the bounty hunting which orchestra The Ghoul, the series' ghoul voiced by Walton Goggins. His presence isn't just an isolated cameo: appears in multiple places from the map, with Adaptive dialogues and rewards if your character is a ghoul.
The contracts are divided into two layers. The Grunt Hunts They are minor and repeatable orders, perfect for solo or duo, which provide experience, plates and materials. The Head Hunts They are prestigious contracts of public event, with high difficulty and a single active instance per server that anyone can join.
Rewards include Cosmetics, new mods—also specific to ghouls—and iconic weapons, like The Ghoul's pistol inspired by the series. Highway Town's Last Resort bar is the perfect place to take on jobs, meet allies, and build a group before heading out to track down targets.
Events, creatures and activities
The expansion incorporates two public events new generation. Gear Up It is set in a scrapyard where you collaborate with a Domesticated Deathclaw between waves of bandits, while Sinkhole Solutions It is a survival challenge against Radscorpions, with nests to clean between raids.
In the fauna section, the star is the mutapig (Radhog), an aggressive creature that, with work, can be domesticate and adopt as a mascot for your CAMP You will also find desert variants of classic enemies like the Deathclaws. The fishery grows with new species, “local legends” and seasonal plans.
The arsenal is expanded with weapons and equipment additional —including light machine guns— and they are tuned gun play and the balance so that the weapons feel more powerful. There are interface improvements and accessibility, and unique mods that expand customization for all types of builds.
In size, the region is comparable to Skyline Valley, with workshops, secondary routes and sufficient secrets to discover enough to provide content for explorers, builders and public event lovers for months.
With its arrival in December, Burning Springs bolsters Fallout 76's life with Ohio as a new stage, a bounty hunting system with The Ghoul at the helm, challenging events, new creatures, and a network of locations and rewards that keeps you coming back to the Wasteland every day, whether you're a veteran or just starting out.