# Fallout 4 Fallout 4 1.3 Steam Beta Updated - Product: Fallout 4 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-4) - Vendor: Bethesda Game Studios - Date: 2016-01-15 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/377160/view/5154889050467898510 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-4/releases/2016-01-15-fallout-4-1.3-steam-beta-updated What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **fixed** — Fixed texture threading issue causing unusually long load times - **added** — New ambient occlusion setting, HBAO+ - **added** — New weapon debris effects for NVIDIA cards - **added** — Added status menu for settlers in settlements - **added** — Added ability to rotate an object you are holding with left/right triggers and pressing down on left thumbstick to switch the rotating axis - **changed** — Improved ESDF keys remapping support while in Workshop mode - **changed** — General memory and stability improvements - **changed** — Improved performance when looking through a scope - **fixed** — Fixed issue where player could warp to a different location when aiming - **fixed** — Companions can no longer get stuck with radiation poisoning - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Vault 81 residents would not dismember correctly - **fixed** — Big Leagues perk now displays calculated damage correctly - **fixed** — Fixed issue with third person camera not displaying properly after exiting certain crafting stations - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where subtitles would occasionally not update properly - **fixed** — Effects will properly be removed on companions when items are unequipped - **fixed** — MacReady's Killshot perk now calculates headshot percentages properly - **fixed** — Fixed an issue with NPCs getting stuck in Power Armor - **fixed** — Fixed a rare issue with companions getting stuck in down state - **fixed** — Second rank of Aquaboy now calculates properly - **fixed** — Fixed an issue with resistance not always lowering the damage correctly when added by mods **Beta Update 1.3.47 - January 19, 2016 ** - Fixed texture threading issue causing unusually long load times **Original Posting:** Fallout 4’s 1.3 Update is now available in beta for Steam users. This beta update is a work in progress so before opting into the beta, you should back up your saved games. Please give us feedback at our the Fallout 4 beta forums, which re-opened today. http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1583568-fallout-4-13-beta-update/ To get the Beta, you need to do the following: - Log into Steam - Right Click on Fallout 4 in your Library - Select Settings - Select Betas - A drop down menu will appear. Select Beta Update - Select OK - Wait a few minutes and Fallout 4 should update - When done, Fallout 4 should appear as Fallout 4 in your Library If you decide you don’t want to run the Beta anymore, redo steps 1 – 4. At the drop down, select NONE – Opt out of all beta programs. **Beta Update 1.3.45** New Features - New ambient occlusion setting, HBAO+ - New weapon debris effects (NVIDIA cards only) - Added status menu for settlers in your settlements - Added ability to rotate an object you are holding with left/right triggers and pressing down on left thumbstick lets you switch the rotating axis - Improved "ESDF" keys remapping support while in Workshop mode Gameplay Fixes - General memory and stability improvements - Improved performance when looking through a scope - Fixed issue where player could warp to a different location when aiming - Companions can no longer get stuck with radiation poisoning - Fixed an issue where Vault 81 residents would not dismember correctly - Big Leagues perk now displays calculated damage correctly - Fixed issue with third person camera not displaying properly after exiting certain crafting stations - Fixed an issue where subtitles would occasionally not update properly - Effects will properly be removed on companions when items are unequipped - MacReady’s Killshot perk now calculates headshot percentages properly - Fixed an issue with NPCs getting stuck in Power Armor - Fixed a rare issue with companions getting stuck in down state - Second rank of Aquaboy now calculates properly - Fixed an issue with resistance not always lowering the damage correctly when added by mods - Enabled number of characters available when renaming an item (XB1) - Fixed issue with player becoming dismembered while still alive - Robotics expert is now usable in combat - Stimpaks can now be used on Curie after the transformation - Playing a holotape found in wilderness while switching point of view no longer causes the screen to blur or controls to be locked Quest Fixes - Fixed an issue with "Taking Independence" where the minutemen remaining from the battle against the Mirelurk Queen would not gather in the Castle - Fixed an issue where invulnerable characters would get stuck in combat - Fixed an issue where Preston would send player to a settlement instead of a dungeon as part of a Minutemen quest - Fixed an issue where Synths could attack the Castle while the player was friends with the Institute - Fixed an issue where killing a caravan would leave a quest open - Fixed an issue where Dogmeat would stay at Fort Hagen after "Reunions" was completed - Fixed an issue where the player couldn't talk to Desdemona to complete "Underground Undercover" - Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck exiting the cryopod - Fixed an issue where the player could no longer get Preston as a companion - In "The End of the Line," fixed an issue that would prevent the player from killing the leaders of the Railroad - Fixed an issue with Minutemen quests repeating improperly - Fixed an issue where the player couldn't get back into the Railroad headquarters after being kicked out of the Brotherhood of Steel - After finishing "The Big Dig," fixed an issue where Hancock would no longer offer to be a companion or help with the "Silver Shroud" quest - Fixed an issue with _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/377160/view/5154889050467898510]_