Highlights
- Free items, helpful advice, and buffs are available at a Fallout 76 player's wholesome outpost for new Vault Dwellers.
- The outpost offers tips on crafting, preserving items, and maximizing XP benefits, showcasing a welcoming gameplay community.
- Special bases like this may enhance Fallout 76's popularity and encourage player retention through positive interactions.
A Fallout 76 fan has made an incredibly wholesome outpost to help new players with materials, food, and more. As Fallout 76 has seen improved player numbers recently, some long-time fans are looking for ways to make it easier for new gamers to get started.
Fallout 76 was released to a mixed reception, but Bethesda has continued adding new content to the game since then. Among the big updates to the game were Wild Appalachia, Wastelanders, Steel Dawn, and Expeditions: The Pitt. Some players have returned to Fallout 76 since the release of Amazon Prime Video's Fallout series, and it has seen a warmer reception than on launch day. As some players stuck around through the updates, they've found ways to improve the new player experience. One gamer has shared images of their bunker that they've dedicated to helping low-level characters which includes tips on how to play the game.
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Reddit user Tesla_Wolf recently shared 12 images of their Fallout 76 bunker that offers tips and items for new Vault Dwellers. Their entrance has two Vault Boy standees with monster heads pointing to a sign that says "new players welcome." The first stop revolves around Crafting, with Armor and Weapons Workbenches, and storage full of food ingredients. A sign explains that Fallout 76 Junk can be scrapped to reduce weight next to an ammo station, while another room is dedicated to explaining the costs of dying and how players can preserve items. There's an area full of wall-mounted enemies, and a nearby room has a Fortune Wizard machine that can provide buffs.
What Will New Fallout 76 Player Gain From This Bunker?
- Free items
- Helpful advice
- Buffs
- XP boost
Further helpful advice that players may receive from this base is the XP benefit to sleeping, the helpful nature of keeping people out of a base using locks, and the effectiveness of wireless power with Pylons. Multiple stops allow players to test these tips, including an electricity station and a room with Vending Machines. In one Vending Machine, the player offers most items for free alongside wholesome messages like "pls leave for new players" and "happy reclamation day." Should new Vault Dwellers visit this helpful base, they may leave with some useful items, get a better idea of how to play the game, and what's needed for an effective Fallout 76 CAMP.
With multiple bases dedicated to helping new Vault Dwellers, CAMPs like this may help further improve the game's popularity. Fallout 76 isn't the only live service game with an impressive community, but wholesome places like this highlight the positivity in the game. As Bethesda continues to update Fallout 76, new systems may further streamline the new player experience.
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