Bethesda has announced that the beta mode Fallout 76's new survival mode is now available to hop in and test out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
This new mode is completely separate from the main game and will have fewer PvP restrictions meaning that the stake will be higher if you decide to take on another player. On top of that this new beta mode will also add scoreboards, new weekly challenges, and will feature limited fast travel and respawn locations.
Here are the key features from the new survival beta mode:
- Complete new Weekly Challenges to earn legendary rewards
- New Weekly Challenges have been added which offer legendary rewards on completion.
- A new Weekly Challenge will be added every week during and beyond the Survival Mode Beta, each featuring a different reward.
- High-stakes death mechanics
- On death, players will drop a random amount of the Aid items that were in their inventory in addition to all their Junk.
- Cap rewards for player kills, and Cap deductions on death, have been doubled in Survival Mode.
- When killed during PVP combat, players can choose to spend a portion of their Caps to place a Bounty on their killer.
- Limited Fast Travel and Respawn locations
- Fast Travel is limited to Vault 76, the player’s C.A.M.P., Train Stations, and any Workshops that player owns.
- Respawn is limited to Vault 76, the player’s C.A.M.P., and Train Stations.
- Players will become invulnerable for a brief period after Fast Traveling or Respawning, though firing your weapon before the time expires will remove invulnerability.
- Scoreboards
- Scoreboards have been implemented, which rank players in the current world across a variety of stat categories based on their performance during the current life, as well as their best life for the week.
- The top three players on the Longest Life Scoreboard will display a Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal next to their player icons.
The new survival beta mode is now available in Fallout 76 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
