Thursday, October 23rd 2025
Fallout 76's Burning Springs update launches December 2
Don your dusters, sharpen your spurs and check your canteen's filled: Fallout 76 heads to arid country in Burning Springs, a major free update for all players arriving December 2! Featuring one of Fallout 76's largest map expansions yet, Burning Springs opens the path for players to venture into post-nuclear Ohio. Trek through the area's perilous gulches, encounter new characters and quests and run Bounty Hunting missions for The Ghoul, making his way to Burning Springs from the Fallout television series!
Welcome to the blazing Buckeye State
Expanding the boundaries of Fallout 76's massive Appalachia region, players will explore the charred remains of Ohio, conflagrated during the Great War into a place now called Burning Springs. "Ohio is a desert wasteland now," lays out Creative Director Jonathan Rush. "Burning Springs wasn't ever really explored in the past Fallout games, so this is all new territory for us." As players discover more of Burning Springs, they will also learn of the area's history and how it fits into Fallout's greater post-nuclear world.
Of course, it's not just sightseeing that awaits you. Beyond the scorching temperatures and barren wastes, Burning Springs teems with threats both familiar to fans of the franchise and some entirely new, be it a vicious local breed of Deathclaw or the Rust King, a Super Mutant warlord ruling the area with an iron fist (and taste for arena combat.)
Hunt Bounties after a rendezvous with The Ghoul
The desolated deserts of Burning Springs attract ample ne'er-do-wells to the area, presenting an exciting opportunity to get into the lucrative business of Bounty Hunting! This update introduces Bounty Hunting missions to Fallout 76, allowing players to join up on a series of contracts hunting down Appalachia's most wanted.
Stumbling into Burning Springs to get you started is none other than The Ghoul, the equally mysterious and deadly gunslinger from the Fallout television series! (Voiced by Walton Goggins, himself!) Adventurers will cross paths with The Ghoul in Highway Town, a bustling community hub located in the heart of Burning Springs.
Should they have the guts (and trigger finger) for a Bounty Hunting mission, players can take a few wanted grunts off The Ghoul's hands and keep the rewards for themselves - heck, The Ghoul may even reward your aptitude with new bounties to track!
"It's a really fun system; Bounty Hunting's gonna take them all over Burning Springs," says Rush, adding that new players coming out of Vault 76 will also get a chance to meet The Ghoul and learn of Burning Springs. "He will be standing outside, ready to greet dwellers fresh out of the Vault...and probably insult them."
New Places, Familiar Faces
Whether you're a seasoned dweller, new to Fallout 76's Appalachia or even the Fallout franchise itself, there's something for everyone coming soon in the Burning Springs update.
"When the first Season of the Fallout television series launched, we saw a ton of newcomers in Appalachia," explains Rush. "If you're jumping into Fallout 76 for the first time, especially with Season Two, you're in for a good time. There's never been a better time to adventure with your friends in the wasteland."
"All the characters, the environments, they model everything in the show after what we model in the game," adds Production Director Bill LaCoste. "You're getting that same experience with character development, combat and humor - the whole vibe of Fallout is replicated in both the show and the games."
Burning Springs arrives December 2 as a free game update available to all Fallout 76 players. Join millions of dwellers in Appalachia and get started in Fallout 76 today - for the latest news and updates, be sure to check out Fallout.com.
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Welcome to the blazing Buckeye State
Expanding the boundaries of Fallout 76's massive Appalachia region, players will explore the charred remains of Ohio, conflagrated during the Great War into a place now called Burning Springs. "Ohio is a desert wasteland now," lays out Creative Director Jonathan Rush. "Burning Springs wasn't ever really explored in the past Fallout games, so this is all new territory for us." As players discover more of Burning Springs, they will also learn of the area's history and how it fits into Fallout's greater post-nuclear world.
Hunt Bounties after a rendezvous with The Ghoul
The desolated deserts of Burning Springs attract ample ne'er-do-wells to the area, presenting an exciting opportunity to get into the lucrative business of Bounty Hunting! This update introduces Bounty Hunting missions to Fallout 76, allowing players to join up on a series of contracts hunting down Appalachia's most wanted.
Stumbling into Burning Springs to get you started is none other than The Ghoul, the equally mysterious and deadly gunslinger from the Fallout television series! (Voiced by Walton Goggins, himself!) Adventurers will cross paths with The Ghoul in Highway Town, a bustling community hub located in the heart of Burning Springs.
Should they have the guts (and trigger finger) for a Bounty Hunting mission, players can take a few wanted grunts off The Ghoul's hands and keep the rewards for themselves - heck, The Ghoul may even reward your aptitude with new bounties to track!
"It's a really fun system; Bounty Hunting's gonna take them all over Burning Springs," says Rush, adding that new players coming out of Vault 76 will also get a chance to meet The Ghoul and learn of Burning Springs. "He will be standing outside, ready to greet dwellers fresh out of the Vault...and probably insult them."
New Places, Familiar Faces
Whether you're a seasoned dweller, new to Fallout 76's Appalachia or even the Fallout franchise itself, there's something for everyone coming soon in the Burning Springs update.
"When the first Season of the Fallout television series launched, we saw a ton of newcomers in Appalachia," explains Rush. "If you're jumping into Fallout 76 for the first time, especially with Season Two, you're in for a good time. There's never been a better time to adventure with your friends in the wasteland."
"All the characters, the environments, they model everything in the show after what we model in the game," adds Production Director Bill LaCoste. "You're getting that same experience with character development, combat and humor - the whole vibe of Fallout is replicated in both the show and the games."
Burning Springs arrives December 2 as a free game update available to all Fallout 76 players. Join millions of dwellers in Appalachia and get started in Fallout 76 today - for the latest news and updates, be sure to check out Fallout.com.
13 Comments on Fallout 76's Burning Springs update launches December 2
FWIW, it's genuinely terrible at the "create problems, sell solutions" mantra that live service games go by. They even got rid of the scoreboards, it's a ticketing system now, as you complete the daily challenges (which are basically just small chores you'll run into by the normal gameplay flow most of the time, like, cook meat, take a picture of this, kill that, etc.), you get tickets that you can exchange for the items in the seasonal exchange. Regarding Fallout 1st, you're spending $15 a month, for $15 worth of premium currency, plus some extra perks (like the tent that works as a teleport point and mobile base, unlimited scrap and chem storage) in the game and access to private server instances where you will be able to play without running into anyone else. Even then, the community is extremely friendly and pleasant, you pretty much never get griefers or people being unreasonable.
It's really worth subscribing for a month, playing through that, and then leaving to do something else until the next season or even year. I was away from the game for over 3 years myself.
Subscription fee can be reduced to $10/month if you buy the whole year worth subscription in advance (that's $120 I guess).
I've only had Fo76 subscription active for one month, to unlock unlimited scrapbox and so. I was taking all shit and scraping it for month. Good times.
But really, Fo76 subscription is actually not that bad (compared to others). You get few things in return. Mobile stash/fast travel point is good.
Best thing is ability to play on completely isolated servers (private servers). You can team-up with 3 friends and play luxuriously on private instance of the in-game world.
I've had 2 sessions in Fo76 during it's existence. First was with The legendary run. I was lucky to get into Fo76 after it was fixed and after settlements were added.
Second session was when Fallout worlds was released. I paid like $9 for game back in 2020. Since vanilla release, there have been 25 major update releases.
Multiple new world locations were added, new weapons, perks, etc. I consider this $9 investment being my best investment of all times (in game investments).
I'm getting all updates for free. They are actually adding a lot of content for free. You don't need subscription to play this content.
I'm about to hit the 3rd session with this Decemeber 2025 update. Finally time to feel some nuke warm when out there is bitchy cold winter.
After a long break, I finally decided to play it again this year; it definitely hasn't changed much. Indeed, it's pretty much the same game that I played in 2018/2019. The game's content has undergone significant changes. That's the main difference, IMO.
10/month for temporary fun you never own and evaporates when you stop paying, in a game that revolves entirely about stash loot and persistent character progression... One game. Bullshit store items to 'spend on' in the shape of core gameplay stuff, and calling it okay. Its basically overpaying for really poor cheat/pay to win systems... imagine thinking you are actually winning then. Wow.
Ill pass ;) This is the deep black bottom of the gaming barrel, right here.
I wanted to try it, so I tried it for one month. I definitely not regret it as much as what I paid for shitty Far Cry 6.