Summary

• The Fallout 76 Skyline Valley free expansion includes new areas, foes, and quests, leveling up the MMO for the better.
• Playing as a Ghoul will offer unique gameplay along with new challenges, but it won't be available until 2025.
• Skyline Valley's expansion paves the way for an even bigger and better Fallout 76 experience.

Fallout 76 is setting out to spoil long-time players and encourage new fans to dive in with the Skyline Valley update, which is filled with new areas, foes, and quests that may turn players into Ghouls if they stay long enough. Over the years, Fallout 76 has developed significantly as a massive multiplayer online game with an engaging community that is happy to help new players more often than not, which may be necessary with the locations and challenges to come.

Since its launch in 2018, Fallout 76 has resolved most of the issues that earned complaints during its launch, including a massive overhaul of its missions and late-game content. After a hands-on preview in Betheda's London offices, it's become even more apparent that Fallout 76's 19th significant update, titled Skyline Valley, is primed to become the best way to enjoy Fallout's world with friends who've recently fallen in love with its dark-humor filled franchise.

Vault Dwellers Can Now Go South, The Deep South

The Release Date For The Fallout 76 Skyline Valley Update Is June 12

The Skyline Valley update includes Fallout 76's first map expansion, which broadens the southern section of the map. However, there is a lot more than irradiated wastelands for players to discover. Battles against new Fallout enemies like mutated wildlife and even giant robots promise to increase the game's intensity, but there is also the surprisingly calm and peaceful Vault 63 that awaits players in the latest expansion. They will need to fight their way into the new content, but exciting quests and interesting new characters are ready to greet players and expand Fallout's lore in many ways.

New locations, weapons, lore, and enemies were waiting around almost every nook and cranny of Fallout 76's freshest area. While the horizons of Appalachia seem brighter than when the game first launched, Skyline Valley's skies were dark and ominous, with an eerie red glow and an intimidating storm that included impressive weather effects. As players worked to find discoveries together, lightning strikes and previously unseen types of radiated enemies assaulted fellow vault dwellers, accentuating the helpfulness of teamwork.

Skyline Valley will be accessible along with its mysteries and hidden items to all Fallout 76 players. However, lower-level players may want to level up or find helpful teammates before exploring its sections. During the limited time in Skyline Valley, several activities required the help of multiple players to stand a chance. One particularly memorable event included defending a large metal contraption while it soaked up lighting strikes, all while hordes of Ghouls and a giant crayfish boss with a school bus shell gained interest in the area.

A Tease For Fallout 76's Ghoulish Future

Playing As A Ghoul Will Require New Challenges And Patience

Fans of the games and Amazon's hit live-action Fallout series should be aware that not all Ghouls are feral monsters. Throughout Fallout 76's story, especially in the expansion, friendly Ghouls play a large role in Appalachia, and they will play an even more prominent role when level 50 players gain the ability to play as a Ghoul for the first time in the franchise. Playing as a Ghoul won't become available in the Skyline Valley update, but sometime in 2025, the feature will provide an entirely new way to enjoy the game with several added benefits and even some drawbacks.

The Creative Director of Fallout 76, Jonathan Rush, teased that playing as a Ghoul will bring players added challenges and benefits. Instead of draining players' health, radiation will heal Ghoul players and possibly do even more with the right player cards equipped to provide extra bonuses. These are only some of the gameplay changes that will come with making the transformation that players can undo with a secret method that should make sense with Fallout's lore. However, there will be a few updates to the game before players can learn more about playing as a Ghoul.

Skyline Valley Is The Beginning Of A Bigger and Better Fallout 76

Long-time Multiplayer Game Looks To Capitalize On Series' Burgeoning Popularity

During the press event, of Fallout 76's development team expressed their excitement for players to get their hands on new weapons like the Electrical Sword and for new public events like the Brahmin escort missions. The sentient and double-headed payload will carry vital supplies as it makes its way around Appalachia's map, and it will be up to any players in the area to help it reach its destination without being taken out by local threats.

The growing narrative that is Fallout 76's world has come a long way since it first launched, and the Skyline Valley expansion is giving players a lot more of everything that there is to love about the Fallout franchise. With the wait for Fallout 5 likely still many years off, fans are running out of reasons not to enjoy the leveled-up version of the franchise's MMO. It's a great time to jump into the game, and according to Fallout 76's creative director, he and the team have no shortage of ideas to keep evolving the game for years into the future.