Fallout 76 - 15 Tips For New Players In 2024 

Coming back to the game after watching the show see yall out there

Another tip, try your microphone. If you get toxic people, block them or turn off Chat in Settings>Audio. If you are new, and there is a high level in your group, they may likely help you. Fast travel to all the free sites. Dump Stimpacks and ammo on you. We want more people. We are (mostly) friendly.

I started at level 20 last night. I wasn’t even having a hard time with the loadout then I met a cool 😎 player high-level veteran player and he craft me some BOS armor and I assault rifle with a drum magazine and he fixed up the shotgun I had. I’m having a good time. Community is really helpful.

Fans and typewriters are your best friend new people.

It's been 2 years since I've played but I'm going to give it another try. The show gave me that feeling

A big tip I can give from recent experience is to pick the scrounger card in luck. Level it up to max rank and you'll find 80% more ammo on enemies and containers. The ammo you'll find is tied to the gun you're using. So if you need 5mm, kill the enemy with 5mm. I'm a heavy guns power armor build and I mainly use the flamer. Every enemy I kill drops 10-20 fuel, containers sometimes give me as much as 80-100 fuel but usually around 35-65. What I find is I'll leave my base with 200 fuel and after killing a bunch of enemies I end up with 800-1000. I sell the excess for 1 cap per fuel at my base and I still never run out of ammo. Did the same with 5mm before swapping to flamer, ended up with 13,500 5mm rounds lmao

With the new show I hope to see new folks in the Wasteland! Good tips for them!

Ive played Fallout 1-3, New Vegas, and Fallout 4… I had never played Fallout 76 but after watching the show I was like man im going to give it a shot cause I love Fallout it’s my favorite game franchise ever I never played 76 cause I was a hater about it when it first came out but I’m going to try it tonight it’s currently downloading thanks for the advice good video!!!

Fallout 76 is free on prime gaming for pc and xbox ! Thank you for the video :)

One thing to note about claiming a workshop is that claiming will turn Pacifist mode off and other players can take you out to take over your workshop. If you're going to just claim and run off with the plans, remember to turn Pacifist Mode back on in your options menu. Fast travel to team members is free but there are other locations on the map you can free travel to. Your camp, the Rusty Pick, the Raider, Brotherhood of Steel and Settler main bases, the Whitespring, the Rose Room and Vault 76 can be fast travelled to without spending caps. You can use these free travel locations to cut down on the cap cost to travel to quest locations.

Great video! You should do one covering the “UNWRITTEN RULES & SOCIAL NORMS” of FO76. Like waiting until everyone is ready at the start of a daily op and giving a thumbs up; dealing with griefers at your camp; how to politely ask for help; not being annoying at events, ect.

You should start at lvl 20 IMO since you actually get 25 lvls of perks with an additional 5 not equipped (vs just 19 for the lvl 2 start). Even if its not min-maxxed you are just getting an insane value for your buck, along with the plans for the weapons you start with.

If you are new and want a huge boost to learning weapon and armor mod plans along with chems and all kinds of other loot, ask a high level player for their treasure maps or if they will dig them up with you. Most players dont use them but they are actually pretty useful at lower levels. Note: be prepared for a long overencumbered walk to a railway or camp to unload, sell, and scrap everything.

Thanks for sharing, bud. Been playing for about 20 hours now and I'm having a blast. I picked the first aid card at the start because I didn't know sprinting used up AP. Had a funny first interaction with a level 1057. I was in a basement at night looking for stuff to scrap and hear this heavy stomping sound coming from upstairs so I hide in a room. He walks down the stairs and opens the door while wearing power armor and a laser minigun so I do the panic emote. He laughed and gave me a shielded vault suit and 100 stimpacks. So I gave him a nuka cherry cola. We gave each other a thumbs up and he went on his way. I'm having so much fun with this game and I thought joining groups meant you needed to be around them at all times. Pretty cool you can just do your own thing and teleport to them for free. I was avoiding that cause I thought we had to do quests together or some shit. Just joining a group for the benefits is nice.

I immediately knew I'd be learing: never thought to get buffs out of the vault, genius

This was an amazing beginners video! Thank you so much. Started installing the game before work and hopping in afterwards. This has been really helpful! One important tip I did read is you want to put all your junk in your stash box because if another player does kill you that is the only thing they can steal off your body.

Great “how to get started “ video. Been playing since launch and these are some great tips. Just grind til you get to level 50. That’s when the game really starts.

Just wanna say this is a great tip video. I’ve tried three separate times to get into this game over the years and never had success. Finally felt like giving it another go after the fallout show came out and your video has really made this game fun. Thank you for all the tips!

It’s great to see FO76 thriving after all these years. I occasionally jump back into the game, but more recently I’ve been playing and seeing fresh newbies in the servers! I just want to say welcome and I hope you enjoy the game! I am on Xbox and I’d be happy to help the newbies with anything they need (I have a lot of stimpacks and ammo I hardly ever use).

If you join a team, you can still explore by yourself.

If you're not going to get fallout 1st I highly recommend bulking critical junk materials to save space in the stash box. Then bulk and sell unwanted junk to robot vendors to make some extra caps.

I agree with doing a fresh dweller as well. Mostly because as you said you need to learn the game. But also, you'll more than likely will also gain more gear, resources, and plans. Because even at level 2 you'll be scrapping stuff and learning mods. On a side note. Old players like me always put stuff in that donation box. Above all other donation boxes. Especially if I hit my daily caps limit with shops. I'll dump all kinds of stuff in that box. As for where most players will end up selling, I would bet they go to the saw mill these days and you can sell stuff there. And I would personally tell new players to never buy from the medicine and ammo vending machines. That stuff is overpriced crap. More than likely new players with shops will sell stuff for cheaper. As for death you do technically have a negative when dying. You lose all your buffs and have to put those back on.

Just started last night. Wish I watched this before I started. Great tips, thanks.

Two people randomly pulled up on me while I was sitting in one spot for a while watching a how to video and they taught me the basics and gave a power armor set loving this game right now

A general video for new players that i wish we had when i started ! Simple but very helpful . Great video Wiggle ! Any new players watching / reading this , Fallout is a game that's meant to fall off of the beaten path . The most fun i have is by just playing and exploring on my way to objectives . This is where Bethesda games really shine . The amount of content / side missions you can stumble upon will make this 150ish hour game into 500 ( it feels like ) . Hope we get some more Fallout fans 😁

I was so fucking lost. This is my first time playing the fallout saga. No idea wtf I’m doing. So thank you truly. I really want to have a great experience playing.

wow, i got game on sale and i watched and read a few tip guides, most of which didn't really tell me much that i didn't know or what i was looking for. this video basically taught me so much and answered some of my questions. I also had no idea you could fast travel in this game, i've tried clicking icons on map and haven't seen the option like in the single player games and man, running is insanely long... i've spent most of my time running and running and running. but if i can fast travel to player camps and such, that would be huge. I also had no idea about player venders and wasted some caps using the other ones lol

Yes! Start out of The Vault at L2 - learn how to manage your level ups (it's a VERY important thing to learn!) [>2000hr player here]

as an early player join ALL events. Even level 50 and death from above. You’re not going to be able to do much damage but you’ll get so much xp for this.

I've been playing this game since launch and that first tip blew my mind I never thought about sleeping before leaving the vault🤯🤯

Thank you! been playing a month and learned heaps from this video. didn't realize the ammo is dependant on the weapon I'm holding. I do a lot of Melee and get random ammo. Didn't realize I could "scrap all junk" even though it's written there I guess I didn't read lol. been scrapping things by sifting through. I didn't play the guitar in the vault! but I did sleeeeeeep. I do a lot of cooking! learned the hard way that my collected plants, 'spoil" over time so now I cook any time I find a cooking area. Shaydeelady in Fallout 76

Great video perfect for myself and my gf to watch just as we get our bearing! We had the pleasure of meeting two seperate high levels and their teammates who gave us plenty of clothes, mats, and even built us little starter bases. I’m sure it’s just as exciting for the og players to see the influx of new players due to the show!

Great video, this was really helpful! Got this game for a while now, but never really played it. Started playing yesterday.

I would also suggest that you save your in game atoms from atom challenges if you do not plan on getting fallout 1st , you can earn enough in game atoms to purchase the season pass in very little time . Just save your atoms from the season after getting the season pass for the next season pass also.

It’s been so nice seeing all the new players and helping them out. Reminds me of when waste landers first came out.

As a new player, I highly encourage pacifist mode (in the settings). Although there are lots of friendly players in Fallout 76, you do NOT want to get into a firefight with those who are down for PvP at a low level. You will get guaranteed 1-2 shotted since experienced players often have a build set up while you're learning/chose a mid tier preset at level 20.

Very excited to play this game in 2024 for the 1st time! Glad I waited.

The part where he was looting is to the right and down the hill slightly as you come out of the Vault. It's a car park and has a couple of enemies around it and several wrecked vehicles.

I started playing yesterday. This video is helping so much already. Thx you so much!

thank you for making this video! I'm a longtime fan of fallout, but I have slept on 76 and never bought it. The show combined with this video hitting my algorithm has convinced me to buy and install it.

Many thanks for the tips, I started playing last week and 6 years since its release this game looks good.

Very helpful. Fresh game started today. Thanks!

I’m so excited to see all the new players

i just started to day, thanks for this! what a great timing! ILY

Great video! Wish I’d had something like this when I first started.

Jesus! I watched the whole thing and it was so good. This is a must watch.

Ayy recently hit 150 didnt know you got plans from workshops! Gonna have to do some hopping.

Thanks man this is pretty much all the info I could ask for.

do you do radio? lol , seriously very well done video, probably one of the best articulated videos ive seen in a long time! subbed!

ty dude! I just started playing and so far im having a great time!

played 3 NV and 4 but haven't played this one, excited thank you

Well rested taking about 30 secs still drives me crazy. Sometimes its 45-50. Sometimes it woll not proc, and you have to get up and lie down again. Been playing since beginning, but some of the little bugs are the most annoying.

Most random players that arent jerks and griefers can be very generous to new players. There were several that gifted me plenty of purified water and ammo

This is one of the better videos trying to explain this game. Unless you have your own community of friends this game explains very little.

Very helpful bro, thanks.

First work shop I ran into was the racetrack by the carnival.

This video was a great refresher. I bought 76 at launch, and as we all know, it was... not great. I ended up dropping it. But it sounds like it actually may be playable now. Plus, with the show, i assume more ppl will be looking into picking it up.

Thankyou very much for the tips, some i had'nt thought of , very handy.

Started playing today :) very nice 😊 could you go into beginner level up builds? For a first story playthrough?

Really helpful tips, tahnk you so much Wiggle!

one tip i have is get every special to at least 3 before you make your build. i do this because most perk cards peak at level 3. this means that even if my build doesn't use a certain attribute, i can still slot in a maxed perk card for whatever i may need at the time it also ensures that you're well off on those fronts. having 1 str means you get weighed down a lot, and 1 int means you level up like a turtle

Haven't played in a long time think I'm level 710 unarmed with my cherished bloodied max level powerfist with swing speed and +1 strength with some insanely rare unyeilding armor too and maxed out everything stats and legendary stats. I remember tanking the scorchbeast queen and was basically unkillable. Should probably play again and see how things are.

Just started today🎉 thanks for the tips

Just played the game for the first time last night and had a lot of fun. It seems like the community is mostly helpful and keep to themselves unless you party with them

Great video dude! I'm honestly pleasantly surprised at how much the game has improved since I bought it at launch, to my horror!

Thank you for your upbeat and helpful video mate.

Saw so many new players this morning! Made sure to put a few goodies in the donations box.

The show gave me that Fallout Fever

Thanks! Very well done!

No one told me how good this game is now! I’m having a blast. At work I’m just thinking about fallout now

New character made after watching the series look forward to getting back out there. 🙌🏽

Welllll, wish I would've known about the battle ready dweller before my dad and I started playing.

this is why i love having the auto axe or chainsaw all the ammo that drops is a good amount of all types specially in expeditions and daily ops

I jumped into a battle ready shot gunner. So easy. But I just started so I don't know how far that will run me for. But for now it's a good start

Haven't played the game in about 5 years but have heard good things

Just started today after watching the show, fun experience so far!

So this may be a dumb question, but how many weapons does everyone usually run around with? I was thinking of bringing a main weapon, a melee weapon for close target enemies. Should I bring another weapon in case I run out of ammo?

Amazing video explained tons of things I need I just downloaded it yesterday 👍🏾

Tip for experienced players, leave some enemies for the lil guys to kill I events 😂😂 I joined a mirelutk kill event lvl 20, a couple high lvls showed up and nuked everything 😂 level 609 highest, crazy

That was way more informative and useful than most of these videos thank you

I miss playing this with people. The community can be pretty helpful

Thank you!

Fallout is something I’ve never touched. I feel like I’ve played every other big series but it. I’ve always liked the world of the game so after enjoying the show, I decided to play a fallout game so I got 4 and I’m totally hooked on it. I think I might try the rest after but I do want to check out 76 after years playing red dead online I kinda get the concept. These tips will really be helpful

Just started, not sure of what Im doing but Imma keep going.

I've played thousands of hours 3, NV & 4 but never played 76 until yesterday. It was on sale for $7.99 & I figured why not it's time. Sadly I didn't sleep lol I did pick level 20 lol but I didn't buy from the vending machines lol

people say grind until 50 but i say take your time and utilize your perk cards, some will save your butt at low lvls. Also... Don't be afraid of dying, you don't lose much that you can't get back fast (except stable Flux)

Very nice! I forget what it is, but from your first workshop you get something important... Is it the water purifier plan?

Thanks for this video! The show has peaked my interest in this game

Thank you for the tips, i bought the game on sale, and it was kinda confusing in the beginning, it's like Skyrim with zombies! XD

Contextual ammo is actually a little more complex than simply matching the weapon you’re currently holding. When you attack an enemy, the contextual ammo will typically match the weapon that did the most damage. Take 1 shot at an enemy with a 10mm but then kill the enemy with a shotgun, then switch back to the 10mm before looting the corpse and you’ll more than likely get shotgun ammo, not 10mm ammo. However, there is also a chance that the enemy will drop other ammo types at the same time, including 10mm ammo. When you loot a box (ammo box, wooden box, tool box, etc), the ammo drops from that box are for whichever weapon you had equipped when you proximity discovered that box. For example, if you proximity discover a box while holding the 10mm pistol but you switch to a shotgun before you open the box, the box will more than likely still drop 10mm ammo, not shotgun ammo. That means that contextual ammo isn’t based 100% on the weapon you’re holding but instead it’s based on whichever weapon you were holding when you came within the discovery proximity of that box.

Agility+Luck+Perception can create a pretty unstoppable character. At least mine feels like it 😂

Great video, I am a new player and this helped me a lot.

I still remeber me and my friend left the vault and a guy named sschwiggidy wiggidy followed us for 4 hours waited till we came across a workshop and killed us for no reason

I’m lvl 76 and basically can’t figure out how to get better stuff. It seems there are “material walls” on everything that would be useful for me. It’s kinda overwhelming really but I am slowly learning via YT.

I've built a PC to play Fallout London but due to the delay I've decided to give 76 a go on PC, I was Seriously OP in 76 on Xbox and stopped playing a couple of years ago, time to start my new adventure once its downloaded.

Very helpful thank you I learned alot. I'm very new to this game.

Thank you so much.

Best FAllout 76 tips would be how to get passed the login loading screen without crashing.

Thank you

very useful tips, thanks