# Fallout 76 Fallout 76: The Backwoods Release Notes - Product: Fallout 76 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-76) - Vendor: Bethesda Game Studios - Date: 2026-03-03 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1151340/view/536628183572677510 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-76/releases/2026-03-03-fallout-76-the-backwoods-release-notes 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'. --- - **added** — Bigfoot, a 4-Star Legendary creature, now has a chance to appear at the end of select Public Events and can drop the new 4-Star mod Thrillseeker - **added** — Wendigo Colossus and Deathclaw Matriarch can now appear at the end of certain Public Events such as Guided Meditation and Distinguished Guests - **added** — Bigfoot's Bash event during the first full week of the update with extremely high chance of Bigfoot appearing - **added** — Season 24: Rip Daring and the Cryptids From Beyond the Cosmos with new seasonal rewards including Pip-Boy display, Bigfoot Stein Display, and Alien Weather Machine - **added** — Vanity Lights photo mode feature to take photos during night or in dark interiors without character lighting concerns - **changed** — Events have been renamed to Activities to better represent smaller quest activities - **changed** — Activities now show in the Featured Activity list when opening the map alongside Daily Ops and Public Events - **changed** — Activities now operate on a time-based rotation with a new activity becoming available approximately every 10 minutes chosen randomly - **changed** — Enclave Activities are now available to all players through the new activity system instead of requiring Main Quest progression - **changed** — Enemy min/max levels have been adjusted during all Activities and Public Events to provide more challenge for higher level players while staying balanced for lower level players - **changed** — Difficulty labels have been removed from Activities and Public Events - **changed** — Pip-Boy interface is now faster and smoother with new menus for quicker navigation - **changed** — Armor weight has been reduced both in and out of stash - **changed** — Armor now has more inherent resistances baked into the armor itself - **changed** — All Activities and Public Events have received updated base reward pools - **removed** — Activities such as Collision Course can no longer be started by approaching the area directly due to new time-based rotation system **thump, thump, thump** Bigfoot is coming! Put on your Power Armor and grab your favorite weapon. We have a 4-Star Legendary Creature to take down! The Backwoods update arrives today, and it brings more rewards to all Vault Dwellers across the wasteland. Enjoy some great quality-of-life improvements to Public Events and Activities (formerly known as events), your Pip-Boy, and your Armor! Read on below for the latest on today’s changes. ##### **Update Highlights** - **Bigfoot Has Arrived** – The legendary Bigfoot has appeared and will be invading your Public Events. This 4-Star Legendary creature has a chance to drop a new, exclusive 4-Star mod, Thrillseeker. - **Uninvited Guests** – Bigfoot isn’t alone with its desire to ruin your fun. Other special creatures such as a more challenging Deathclaw Matriarch, Wendigo Colossus, and more have the chance to show up and crash your party. - **Activities and Public Event Balancing** – Many Activities (formerly “Events”) and Public Events have received updates to improve their rewards and event flow to keep you playing and not waiting around. - **Pip-Boy Improvements** – Your Pip-Boy is now faster, smoother, and has some new menus to help you get to what you’re looking for faster than before. - **Armor Balancing** – Reduced armor weight (in and out of stash) and more resistances baked into the armor itself to give you more choices on how you protect yourself. - **Vanity Lights** - New Photo Mode feature. Take photos during the night or in dark interiors without worrying about how to make your character shine! - **Season 24: Rip Daring and the Cryptids From Beyond The Cosmos** – Rip Daring sets off on another adventure this time facing off against extraterrestrial creatures! We hope you’re ready for another Rip Daring adventure! --- ##### **Update Version 1.7.23.30 & Sizes** - PC (Steam): 3.9 GB --- ##### **The Arrival of Bigfoot** Bigfoot has emerged from hiding in the Appalachian wasteland! Armed with a giant tree branch to slap you around and bloodsucking ticks to throw, Bigfoot has a chance to appear at the end of a select group of Public Events. Which ones? You’ll have to figure that out because taking this creature down gives you a chance at earning a 4-Star Legendary Item with the new 4-Star mod, “Thrillseeker” on it. To celebrate its arrival, we’re holding a little event for this larger-than-life creature. We’re calling it “Bigfoot’s Bash”! During the first full week of the update, Bigfoot and the Public Events that spawn it will have an extremely high chance of appearing. After which, it’ll return to being its normal camera-shy self. We hope you’re ready to take on this legendary cryptid! Do note, if it takes you too long to bring this creature down it will return to the wild! So, act fast when you see it appear. ##### **Uninvited Guests** Bigfoot isn’t the only surprise that could be waiting for you at the end of a Public Event. The Wendigo Colossus or a Deathclaw Matriarch can appear at the end of events like “Guided Meditation” and “Distinguished Guests”. They are not the only two that can crash your party though. Make sure to participate in all the Public Events to see who else will show up to give you more rewards. ##### **Season 24 – Rip Daring and the Cryptids From Beyond the Cosmos** Rip Daring is back for another adventure and this time he’s hunting extraterrestrial creatures. Earn new seasonal rewards such a Pip-Boy display, Bigfoot Stien Display, and an Alien Weather Machine!? ##### **Events** **Events have been renamed to Activities** We have rebranded the variety of smaller “Event” quests as “Activities” to better represent what we felt they truly are. A quick activity to complete with a couple of friends or on your own. Public Events will retain their name. - Activities will now be shown within the "Featured Activity" list when opening the map alongside Daily Ops and Public Events, making them much easier to find and join. - Public Eve _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1151340/view/536628183572677510]_