Denizens of Appalachia are getting a new way to take a load off and enjoy irradiated nature.
Bethesda has announced the next big update coming to Fallout 76, available in a patch coming to the game’s Public Test Server today, that will add fishing to the game, along with a significant overhaul to the game’s combat system.
This new addition comes hot on the heels of another highly-requested feature in last month’s Ghoul Within update, which gave players the option to become ghouls.
To get their first fishing rod, players who own the game on Steam just need to log on to the PTS and head to the Mire region to start the “Casting Off” quest.
Catching Fish And Smashing Limbs
The “Casting Off” quest will introduce players to the Fisherman (formerly known as Captain Raymond Clark) and his pet giant hermit crab Linda-Lee, and players will receive a fishing rod, which isn’t an equippable piece of gear in the Pip-Boy, but will give access to the “Fish” command when the player approaches a suitable body of water.
According to Bethesda, if you can swim in the water, you can fish in it.
The fishing rod can...
