

And, while the numbered games in the series also have nuanced endings of their own, when the final credits roll they all pretty much put players in the same spot. However, if you leave out the microscopic details of each game, the Fallout series has a well-established backstory. Making matters worse for digital historians, some spin-off games like Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout: Tactics each have multiple outcomes. One of the universe's original creators, Chris Avellone, made an attempt to collect all the information about the first two titles in the Fallout bible, but since Bethesda has taken over the franchise a lot of it has become non-canon. The same kind of open gameplay that makes your story feel unique also ensures you'll probably never find the time to see everything.

Yet Fallout has a history, and that history … never changes.īut Fallout's lore can be a tough nut to crack. Save the file to your desktop or a Fallout 76 mods folder. The most trusted site right now is Pick a mod like Lowered Weapons, and click on the Files tab. They’re incredibly dense, so filled with obscure quest lines that it's unlikely players will ever personally experience them all. First, you’ll need to find mods that you want to use with Fallout 76.

One of the things that makes the Fallout games so special is the way they encourage players to carve their own path through the story. We’re republishing it to provide background on Bethesda’s Fallout 76 reveal.
