Fallout London’s First Big Update Finally Nerfs Its Deadliest Enemy: Foxes
Fallout: London may not be an official Fallout game developed and published by Bethesda, but itâs still proved to be a huge hit. And the massive free mod, released last month, just received its first major update, which fixes some things and nerfs the deadly fox packs running around post-apocalyptic London.
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Suggested ReadingAfter a long wait and a last-minute delay due to a big Fallout 4 update, Fallout: London launched for free on July 25. The âgameâ is technically a free, fan-created mod for Fallout 4 on PC, but it feels more like a new game from Bethesda. And while reception to Fallout: London has been generally positive, there have been complaints about game crashes and annoying bugs. But a newly released update should help stabilize the mod.
On August 9, Good Old Games, which is working with the modders to distribute Fallout: London, confirmed in a press release that the gameâs first big update was now live. It also confirmed that 500,000+ copies of the mod were downloaded in the first 24 hours.
One thing I immediately noticed in the lengthy patch notes is that foxes have been slightly nerfed in this update. This is good news for the many, many players who have complained about being attacked and killed by these furry little bastards while playing Fallout: London.
Some fans had started to joke they were worse than the seriesâ notorious Deathclaws. Iâd not go that far, but a pack of foxes can quickly kill you if they show up at the wrong time, like after a fight or when you are low on ammo.
Another positive change is the reduction in how much rad damage you get per second when swimming around in the gameâs water. Previously it was an incredibly high 250 rads a second, which basically meant youâd be dead any time you slipped into water. Now, Londonâs water only inflicts 169 rads a second, which is still enough that you should be careful, but not enough to instant kill you if you slip off a platform.
These all seem like good changes to me and Iâm excited to jump back into Fallout: London soon. Hopefully, it will stop crashing on me, too. Here are the full patch notes for this update:
Quest Fixes:âBroken Angelâ âFixed issue with how the playerâs health is handled after the train crash, which disproportionately lowered the max HP of characters with already high health or endurance level, when it should have lowered the playerâs current HP instead. Since the early-game balance was accidentally built around this bug, we have made the effects of the âLab Ratâ and âRailway Spineâ afflictions more serious (though it will still be slightly easier).âCharybdisâ â Added The Ferryman to the PlayerFriendFaction to allow a few accidental hits. The Ferryman and Sushi are also now added to the PlayerAllyFaction during the fight with the leeches. The utility entrance now gets locked to âNoviceâ after speaking with Rachel in the market, this is to make the quest marker point to the main entrance at the beginning of the next quest.âHeavenslayerâ â Added quest markers on important keys in the Bank of England.Temporary fix for a bug where going through the Angel Station Lab permanently disables ambient music in peopleâs saves.You have to reload to before entering the lab for this to work. If youâve already triggered it on your save, check the solutions channel on discord. Proper fix coming next update.
âParliament of Foolsâ âMade H4N-24RD non-hackable.
âDolls Of The Deepâ â The first note you pick up now mentions the correct location.âSwan & Mitreâ â Ricky no longer dies if you pass the intelligence checkKilling the IODs inside the Swan and Mitre before than those outside no longer breaks the questQuest should no longer get stuck on âFind out why Nadiaâs delivery is lateâ. âWelcome to the Vagabondsâ â Johnnyâs Hymn book now has a quest marker
âPrison Breakâ â Quest no longer breaks if guards inside have already been killed. Quest no longer tells you to speak to Agatha if opening armoury after planting bombs.âArms Raceâ â Dialogue on hand in fixed.âRevenge, Thy Name Is Furyâ â NPCs now accept any vagabond hat.
âBlackâ â Nelson is no longer protected when you choose to kill Black.
âBreaking the Cycleâ â Nelson is no longer hostile when returning to the Swan and Mitre. Nelson no longer comes to the Swan and Mitre when he is told not to. Memories of Syd now fails upon completion
âNo More Heroesâ – Fixed âFood for Thoughtâ start when siding with HarvinâFood for Thoughtâ âCan no longer be started early
âIt Rises In The Eastâ âGiovanniâs dialogue fixed. Stanley dialogue fixed. Can now return shipment to Meghna. Characters no longer walk away mid conversation. Hooligans no longer have markers on them when dead. Skills checks now update to playerâs stats.
âAnswers At Last?â â Lawrence now always gives you the recipe for Crackle and Pop when he should.
âGordonâs Aliveâ â Dialogue looping back to start on certain options fixed
âScyllaâ â Fixed missing aliases. Stopped Jeremy from walking away while listening to the holotape. âOf Mutants and Menâ â Fixed scrambled dialogue.
âA Roar in the Wavesâ â Eve and Lilyâs dialogue bug could not be replicated but fix attempted. Angel boss will now be hostile even if player is allied with Angel
âFifth Column Kick Outâ â Added Dr Alan Webb so that when you kill him before the relevant quest you are kicked out of the Fifth Column. Added Rachel so that when you kill him before the relevant quest you are kicked out of the Fifth Column
âView to Kill post-questâ âMessenger no longer follows you after delivering their note.
âMemories of Sydâ âMore of the quest can now be completed while Direct Action or Revenge, Thy Name Is Fury are active. Marker no longer points to Syd while quest canât be moved on. âCheck the back alley for Sydâ no longer points to the wrong place
âPizza for Jordanâ â Can no longer be started early (unscrambled trader dialogue) Can no longer get infinite pizzas (sorry!)
âThe Firmâ â Endurance speech check now shows correct statâFive Finger Discountâ â No longer starts early when picking up items. No longer blocked due to turning in Rhys
âMagic Milkâ â Fixed dialogue incorrectly looping back to start.Gameplay/Stat Tweaks:Perks/Traits/Afflictions â The effects of the early-game âLab Ratâ and âRailway Spineâ afflictions are now more serious (explanation in âBroken Angelâ). Additionally, upon curing one affliction, you will get a reminder to cure the other one.
Beer mat stat multipliers fixed.Fortify agility added to Corpse Cabbage tea.Aluminium Tray now has British spelling and gives Aluminium instead of Steel.Thames water radiation affliction reduced from 250 Rads to 169 Rads and removed resistances to fix a bug when using RadX.Cigarette buff increased from 30 seconds to 60 seconds.Nicotine addiction debuff effects reduced from -1 AGIL & -2 END to -1 AGI & – 1 INT.Luger silencer added gun nut 02 requirements to craft.âSneering Imperialistâ perk description fixed.Empty Bwonez bean cans now weigh 0.1 therefore less than a full can of Bwonez beans.Foxes have had a slight nerf to their base attack damage.Minebots/Naval walkers have had their health nerfed across the board.Legendary Dryads fixed.Various weapon changes:Molotov cocktails damage reduced from base game 50 to 30 and radius reduced from 500 to 400.Lewis gun, MG42 & Bren added to heavy weapon category.Lewis gun plasma barrel reduced range but increased damage to make it different from the laser barrel.EM2 changed to use .280 rounds.NPC/Actor Tweaks:Churchill should no longer inexplicably turn into Dogmeat when dismissed and recruited again.Ladybug renamed to ladybird.Item Tweaks:The gas mask will no longer print debug notifications in the top left upon camera switch.Added 12 new workshop items.Vault suit packages renamed to shopping bag.Can no longer pick up vault suits from shopping bags.Cash register renamed to till.Non-adjustable wrenches renamed to Spanner.Pneumatic Cylinder name fixed.Flintlock rifle fixed so if you upgrade to the laser rifle from a lesser version, you now get the effects of the full laser musketVarious items added to scrap lists:This affects various workshops most notably Wandsworth Tennis Museum, unscrapable objects should now be scrapable.Audio/Voice Tweaks:Missing dialogue implemented.Missing Beefy lines implementedMissing Smythe lines in latter quests implementedA wee outtake was included for Robo-Margot, fixed and dusted!Gordonâs misaligned dialogue is fixed!Missing holotape audio implemented.Fixes to audio sound descriptors.Reverb boosted for certain sound effects for further immersion.Further ambient audio implemented.Churchill footstep volume fixed, he should now sound less heavy. .
