As the holiday season approaches, Bethesda has delighted fans with a fresh update for the beloved game, Fallout 4. This December patch aims to enhance the player experience by addressing various issues raised by the community.
According to a recent announcement on Steam, Bethesda expressed gratitude to the game’s dedicated players for their invaluable feedback, which has been crucial in identifying and resolving key concerns. However, one eagerly anticipated feature, storage expansion on consoles, is set to be delayed until 2026. Bethesda explained, “It was a goal of ours to launch storage expansion on console this year, knowing it’s been one of the top requests from players. While the team has made progress, we need a little more time to roll this out for console players and will need to wait until the new year.”
The timing of this patch is significant, following the recent release of the Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, which faced some criticism over technical issues and pricing. It also coincides with the launch of Fallout Season 2 on Prime Video, starting today, December 16, potentially bringing a new wave of players to the Fallout universe.
Patch Enhancements and Fixes
Save/Load and Content Handling
- Issues with the missing Creations Bundle add-on for Steam have been fixed.
- The game now detects Creation Club content when loading a save file from an older version.
- Appropriate warning dialogue is shown if Creations are disabled but not deleted.
General UI/UX Improvements
- Category List visibility and interaction have been improved, and overlapping boxes have been fixed. Button prompts are now correctly displayed across all platforms, including ROG Ally and Steam Deck.
- Fixed issues like missing or broken UI elements, button layouts, gallery image enlargement, and empty titles in “My Library”.
- Sort menu transparency has been improved and the ‘Best Results’ sort option restored.
- Keyboard input loss and cursor visibility issues in the Creations menu have been addressed.
- Navigation and prompt issues when re-entering the Creations Store or using the PS Store overlay have been fixed.
- Creations removed from the storefront can now be deleted individually from the Load Order.
- The banner carousel/category rows no longer scroll endlessly when opening the Purchase Credits menu.
Crash & Stability Fixes
- Crashes related to downloading Creations, data reloads, idling in menus, profile sign-out, and leaving the Creations menu (notably on PS4/PS5) have been addressed.
- Fixed rare crashes after store purchases, while scrolling/viewing in the Creations menu, and when starting a new game with Creations enabled.
- Improved error handling for rapid menu actions, ensuring the game no longer hangs on quit.
Ultrawide, Steam Deck, and Platform-Specific Fixes
- Workshop menus and reset screens are now optimized for ultrawide and super ultrawide monitors.
- Performance hitches and UI alignment issues on ultrawide have been fixed.
- Addressed platform-specific issues such as button prompts and misplaced UI elements.
Text, Localization, and Miscellaneous
- Special characters, including apostrophes, now display correctly in the in-game Creations menu.
- The prompt for Anniversary Upgrade fits correctly in German, French, and Spanish versions.