Fallout 4 PC Beta Patch version 1.3.45 was released this week, and players can update their game and receive the new changes and fixes for some of the game bugs. This version of the patch is still in beta and the patch is rolling out. If you want to install it, the patch through Steam for people who have opted in to receive beta updates. Before installing it Bethesda recommends players to save their game because the patch is a “work in progress”.
- Dec 03, 2015 Fallout 4 Beta PC Patch Deployed. This latest patch for the PC version is currently only available to those who opt-in for the beta updates. Since Fallout 4's release on November 10.
- Beta Update 1.3.47 - January 19, 2016. Fixed texture threading issue causing unusually long load times; Original Posting: Fallout 4’s 1.3 Update is now available in beta for Steam users. This beta update is a work in progress so before opting into the beta, you should back up your saved games.
If you are still encountering errors in Fallout 4, follow our tutorial here to fix them:
Fallout 4 Beta Patch Update Available on Steam. Costea Lestoc. August 5, 2016. But it seems they sense the craving of players and are already showing off a beta version of the Patch 1.7 for Fallout 4 so that testers can enjoy the new features the patch is set to bring. The Patch 1.7 beta is ready to download from Steam already. Experience the wasteland like you’ve never seen it before with the Fallout 4 High-Resolution Texture Pack! From the blasted buildings of Lexington to the shores of Boston Harbor and beyond, every location is enhanced with ultra-deluxe detail. This content requires the base game Fallout 4 on Steam in order to play. Recent Reviews: Mixed.
How to install Fallout 4 PC Beta Patch 1.3.45
To get the beta, you need to do the following: (the tutorial is also available on Bethesda forum)
- Log into Steam
- Right Click on Fallout 4 in your Library
- Select Settings
- Select Betas
- A drop down menu will appear. Select Beta Update
- Select OK.
- Wait a few minutes and Fallout 4 should update.
- When done, Fallout 4 should appear as Fallout 4 [beta] in your Library
If you decide you don’t want to run the Beta anymore, redo steps 1 – 4. At the drop down, select NONE – Opt out of all beta programs
Fallout 4 1.3.45 Patch Notes
New Features
- New ambient occlusion setting, HBAO+
- New weapon debris effects (NVIDIA cards only)
- Added status menu for settlers in your settlements
- Added ability to rotate an object you are holding with left/right triggers and pressing down on left thumbstick lets you switch the rotating axis
- Improved “ESDF” keys remapping support while in Workshop mode
Gameplay Fixes
- General memory and stability improvements
- Improved performance when looking through a scope
- Fixed issue where player could warp to a different location when aiming
- Companions can no longer get stuck with radiation poisoning
- Fixed an issue where Vault 81 residents would not dismember correctly
- Big Leagues perk now displays calculated damage correctly
- Fixed issue with third person camera not displaying properly after exiting certain crafting stations
- Fixed an issue where subtitles would occasionally not update properly
- Effects will properly be removed on companions when items are unequipped
- MacReady’s Killshot perk now calculates headshot percentages properly
- Fixed an issue with NPCs getting stuck in Power Armor
- Fixed a rare issue with companions getting stuck in down state
- Second rank of Aquaboy now calculates properly
- Fixed an issue with resistance not always lowering the damage correctly when added by mods
- Enabled number of characters available when renaming an item (XB1)
- Fixed issue with player becoming dismembered while still alive
- Robotics expert is now usable in combat
- Stimpaks can now be used on Curie after the transformation
- Playing a holotape found in wilderness while switching point of view no longer causes the screen to blur or controls to be locked
Quest Fixes
- Fixed an issue with “Taking Independence” where the minutemen remaining from the battle against the Mirelurk Queen would not gather in the Castle
- Fixed an issue where invulnerable characters would get stuck in combat
- Fixed an issue where Preston would send player to a settlement instead of a dungeon as part of a Minutemen quest
- Fixed an issue where Synths could attack the Castle while the player was friends with the Institute
- Fixed an issue where killing a caravan would leave a quest open
- Fixed an issue where Dogmeat would stay at Fort Hagen after “Reunions” was completed
- Fixed an issue where the player couldn’t talk to Desdemona to complete “Underground Undercover”
- Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck exiting the cryopod
- Fixed an issue where the player could no longer get Preston as a companion
- In “The End of the Line,” fixed an issue that would prevent the player from killing the leaders of the Railroad
- Fixed an issue with Minutemen quests repeating improperly
- Fixed an issue where the player couldn’t get back into the Railroad headquarters after being kicked out of the Brotherhood of Steel
- After finishing “The Big Dig,” fixed an issue where Hancock would no longer offer to be a companion or help with the “Silver Shroud” quest
- Fixed an issue with obtaining the Dampening Coils from Saugus Ironworks before going to Yangtze
- During “Unlikely Valentine,” fixed an issue where the player could be blocked from entering Vault 114
- In “Confidence Man,” Bull and Gouger can now be killed
- During “Taking Independence,” fixed an issue that would prevent the radio transmitter from powering up
- In “Human Error,” fixed an issue where killing Dan would cause the quest to not complete properly
- Fixed an issue with “Tactical Thinking” where leaving dialogue early with Captain Kells to reprogram P.A.M. could cause quest to not completely properly
Workshop Fixes
- Fixed a bug that would cause settler counts to appear incorrectly
- Fixed an issue that could prevent the player from setting up a supply line in settlements with a high population
- Improvements to snapping pieces together while in Workshop mode
- Fixed an issue that caused powered items to stop functioning permanently if its power source was ever removed
- Player can now build workbenches in their Diamond City house
- Building wires no longer uses up copper
- Fixed issue with certain settlement attacks not generating properly
- Fixed an issue with settlement happiness calculations
- Settlers assigned to weapons stand will now stand next to it
- Diamond City house now shows provided power
- Repairing items will now correctly consume resources
- Fixed an issue where companion would ignore commands at workshop locations
- Fixed an issue with crops appearing destroyed after saving and reloading
Bethesda has delivered on its promise and released a beta version of their first Fallout 4 patch on PC, which focuses on stability issues and bug fixes.
Wasting no time, Bethesda has already delivered on their promise to release a beta Fallout 4 update this week. Beta update 1.2.33 was released through Steam this morning, focusing mainly on general stability issues. There are a handful of more specific crashes and quest errors that should also be resolved, but mainly it seems like Bethesda is using this small update to test out their planned patching process.
A couple of 'New Features' were included with the update, though they aren't especially notable. It's more likely that they were simple oversights that Bethesda has now remembered to put in. Here's the full update notes for Fallout 4's beta patch 1.2.33:
New Features
- Number pad keys can now be used for remapping
- Remapping Activate now works on Quick Container
Fixes
- General memory and stability improvements
- Fixed issue where equipped weapons become locked after completing Reunions
- Fixed issue with When Freedom Calls where the quest would not complete
- During Confidence Man, fixed issue where player's health would continuously regenerate
- Fixed crash related to jumping into water and reloading saved games
- Fixed issue where Launcher would not save God Rays Quality setting properly
Please note that this is a beta patch, meaning users will have to opt in through Steam to download it. It's recommended that any who do choose to take part in the beta copy their save files in case something has gone awry with the update. Bethesda doesn't want anyone upset that a beta patch ruined their 300+ hour playthrough just because they wanted to see if they could get a few more FPS with God Rays enabled. It's probably best to wait for Bethesda to release the final update to all Fallout 4 players after the beta's run its course.
Last week in a letter to the community, Bethesda announced their plans for this week's beta update as well as plans going forward for testing patches. All updates will see a beta release through Steam initially, before moving to consoles. This will give Bethesda the opportunity to check for any bugs in their fixes, which Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and Fallout 3 players may recall being a semi-often occurrence. This also allows players facing issues to perhaps get a fix earlier than it'd normally take, as they'll be able to opt in to the in-testing beta update rather than waiting for a full release.
After going through a beta run on Steam, all patches and updates will be fully released to PC owners of Fallout 4. Considering the infrastructure for PC games, updates are cheap and fast for Bethesda to release. And it's clear that Bethesda is planning to be much more active on this front than they were with past game launches. Console players will unfortunately have to wait a while yet even after updates hit PC. Bethesda will likely want additional testing done for console updates as they can't be put out as often or as speedily. Bethesda might even wait and bundle their updates into larger packages for easier distribution.
Any particularly egregious Fallout 4 bugs that you think Bethesda should have addressed in this first patch? Happy to see them addressing anything this soon after launch?
Fallout 4 is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Source: Steam
