Bethesda has laid out Fallout 76's plans through summer 2027. In a letter from its two directors, Jon Rush (creative) and Bill LaCoste (production), the studio named three big updates: world pets in December, gang hideouts in the spring and a new Raven Rock region in the summer. None of them has an exact date yet.

Pets in December

With World Pets, your C.A.M.P. pet leaves camp and follows you around Appalachia. It helps in fights and levels up with you, and the command list gains Stay, Follow, Protect and Kill.

You can pick a dog, a cat, a radhog or a deathclaw. According to Wccftech, each species has its own perk: dogs turn up Stimpaks and extra legendaries on bounty hunts, deathclaws bring back Black Titanium. Pet armor is cosmetic, and pets can't join raids or enter Shelters. Everyone gets a German Shepherd. The same update moves bounty hunting into Skyline Valley.

Hideouts in the spring

Hideouts are gang lairs you can raid with up to three friends. Bethesda pitches them as the step between the early endgame and raids. A "Marked" difficulty is there for strong teams, and a rival bounty hunter called The Drifter will try to take the rewards first. Wccftech reports the hideouts reach the Public Test Server in October.

Raven Rock in the summer

The year's biggest update pushes the main map toward Fallout 3's Capital Wasteland. It is set almost 200 years before the third game, with the Enclave at the center of the story. Wccftech says there will be no loading screen into the new region, and Rush puts its size at Burning Springs or bigger. You can build a C.A.M.P. there too.

Bethesda also wants to rework seasonal events, graphics, weather, the start for new players and even fishing. The Slasher mystery is already out.

Price and languages

On the US Steam store Fallout 76 currently costs $9.99 instead of $39.99, 75% off as of October 4. It supports 13 languages, six of them with full voice acting. The game launched on November 14, 2018, and update dates will be on the game page.