# Fallout 76 Fallout 76 Update Notes - July 21, 2026 - Product: Fallout 76 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-76) - Vendor: Bethesda Game Studios - Date: 2026-07-21 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1151340/view/680756051157452321 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fallout-76/releases/2026-07-21-fallout-76-update-notes-july-21-2026 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 an issue causing Head Hunts to fail despite killing the target - **fixed** — The Foreman and Corporal Jane in Head Hunts now have correct boss tier loot - **fixed** — Fixed spawn issues with the Power Armor enemies in Dangerous Pastimes - **changed** — The Rusted Hogsplitter is now called the Poisoned Hogsplitter in Meat Week - **fixed** — Moo-Moo Curd now appears correctly when placed in a display case - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where completing Powering Up activity for Monongah resulted in the incorrect amount of XP - **changed** — Greatly reduced the health of the Mirelurk Queen that spawns during the Heart of the Swamp event - **fixed** — Fixed a visual issue on female characters in first person with the Leather Left Arm - **changed** — Updated the Daring Underarmor to allow different lining mods - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Responder Civil Engineer armor required Secret Service Underarmor Mod plans instead of the intended Civil Engineer Underarmor - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where some weather station effects caused players to grunt as if taking damage - **changed** — Rainbow Weather Machine is now more scientifically accurate with the 2nd rainbow's coloring order - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Dog C.A.M.P. Pets could jitter while resting in their doghouse - **fixed** — Fixed naming of the Cyprus Cat Bed - **fixed** — Fixed naming of the Glowing Doghouse - **fixed** — Fixed naming of the Glowing Radhog Bed - **changed** — The Nuka-Stool can now be found in the Furniture > Seating category of the Workshop - **fixed** — Framed Blue Tarp Roof can now be built correctly - **fixed** — Backpack Flairs are now properly aligned when a Backpack is put on display Hey Everyone, Today's update notes provides a status update on the native XBOX Series and PlayStation 5 update and includes notes for various bug fixes and improvements to Appalachia. --- ##### **Activities and Public Events** - Head Hunts: Fixed an issue causing Head Hunts to fail despite killing the target. - Head Hunts: The Foreman and Corporal Jane now have correct boss tier loot. - Dangerous Pastimes: Fixed spawn issues with the Power Armor enemies. - Meat Week: The Rusted Hogsplitter is now called the Poisoned Hogsplitter. - Meat Week: Moo-Moo Curd now appears correctly when placed in a display case. - Fixed an issue where completing "Powering Up" activity for Monongah resulted in the incorrect amount of XP. - Greatly reduced the health of the Mirelurk Queen that spawns during the Heart of the Swamp event. ##### **Armor (and Clothing)** - Fixed a visual issue that could be seen on female characters in first person with the Leather Left Arm. - Updated the Daring Underarmor to allow different lining mods. - Fixed an issue where Responder Civil Engineer armor required Secret Service Underarmor Mod plans instead of the intended Civil Engineer Underarmor. ##### **C.A.M.P., Workshop, and Shelters** - Fixed a bug where some weather station effects caused players to grunt as if taking damage. - Rainbow Weather Machine is now more scientifically accurate with the 2nd rainbow's coloring order. - Fixed an issue where Dog C.A.M.P. Pets could jitter while resting in their doghouse. - Fixed naming of the Cyprus Cat Bed. - Fixed naming of the Glowing Doghouse. - Fixed naming of the Glowing Radhog Bed. - The Nuka-Stool can now be found in the Furniture > Seating category of the Workshop. - Framed Blue Tarp Roof can now be built correctly. - Backpack Flairs are now properly aligned when a Backpack is put on display. - Fixed animation issues with the Camden Park Claw Machine. - An error message will be shown when trying to repair an item in a Workshop without the sufficient components needed to repair it. - Fixed inconsistent lighting seen between the Ghoul Vault Boy Lamp and Ghoul Vault Girl Lamp. - Wise Mothman Throne now has a build limit of 20. - Added a description to the Teal sink that indicates it produces water and cannot be built in a shelter. ##### **Challenges** - Fixed an issue where the "Harvest a Prickeye" challenge was shown as "Harvest a Slipper Cactus". - Fixed a typo in the "Epic - Complete an Event or Activity in the Toxic Valley Region" Challenge. - Addressed an issue where the "Scrap Headwear" Challenge did not function properly. ##### **Gameplay** - Cannery Recipes are now blocked from the benefits of Super Duper. - The Canned versions of Tato Salad, Brain Bombs, Broiled Scorchbeast Brain, Blight Soup, Deathclaw Wellington & Smoked Mirelurk Fillets are now consistent with previous recipes, requiring a Can and the cooked food. - Fixed an issue that prevented players from using V.A.T.S.to punch enemies. - Player Ghouls with health damage will no longer load in as having an active Glow meter. - All Fasnacht Bosses are now a 3* Legendary with increased health. ##### **Infestations** - Scrap Kits should now drop with the Atomic Shop symbol. - Fixed an issue where the map location was not properly displaying for Fort Defiance. - Protectrons will now attack if unarmed. - Super Mutant Floaters Now Explode Correctly On Death. - Enemies will no longer immediately detect a player arriving via Fast Travel. - Melee enemies will now properly attack if spawned unarmed. - Corrected a typo in Lieutenant Gutsy's name. - Fixed an audio bug that could occur when fast traveling between Infestation locations. - Tracked challenges no longer continue to appear after being completed. - Super Mutant Boss face's color now matches with the rest of his body. - Increased amount of ammo dropped by enemies. - Decreased chance of legendary items from non-boss enemies. - Bosses have been rebalanced _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1151340/view/680756051157452321]_