Overview
- At 2:40 p.m. EST, a Bethesda Discord moderator said servers were opening for the Burning Springs update.
- Soon after, many players reported they could not get past the initial loading screen when trying to log in.
- Bethesda’s server-status portal now lists Fallout 76 as offline, indicating a full outage.
- Some users, including reports from Australia, said they briefly managed to sign in despite widespread issues.
- The update adds the largest map expansion to date, a new season, and The Ghoul portrayed by Walton Goggins, and players are urged to pre-download an approximately 40 GB patch as Polygon awaits an official update from Bethesda.