Fallout 76 – Brewing and Distilling Preview

The recently revealed roadmap for Bethesda’s Fallout 76 listed “brewing and distilling” as one of the new features coming to the multiplayer RPG sometime in March. And if becoming a post-apocalyptic bartender sounds like something you may enjoy, this article on the game’s website tells us what to expect from this new crafting system. Have a look:

As we start moving down the road toward our next patch, we’re ready to share more details on what’s coming in Wild Appalachia this March—starting with a crash course on the all-new Brewing and Distilling crafting system! Grab a glass and start reading below…

NEW QUEST: WASTED ON NUKASHINE

Your path to becoming the Wasteland’s premiere bartender will begin near Vault-Tec University. There you will relive the glory days of VTU’s finest and discover the mischief they got up to outside of the classroom. Your continued studies will lead you to a notorious speakeasy, introduce you to Biv—Appalachia’s tipsiest robot, and teach you to craft the illicit Nukashine using the all-new Brewing Station.

NEW CRAFTING SYSTEM: BREWING AND DISTILLING

The Brewing Station is a workbench that you’ll learn to construct during the ‘Wasted on Nukashine’ quest. This crafting station can be placed in your C.A.M.P. and is used to create a variety of adult beverages, including beers, cocktails, wines, and spirits. Be mindful of the refreshments you toss back: while each will impart you with a temporary buff, they also each bring a drawback and, just like real life, will result in a mild hangover.

Some drinks, such as wines and spirits, require additional fermentation time before they’re ready to be served at your next shindig, and their effects will become even more potent the longer you allow them to ferment. During ‘Wasted on Nukashine’, you’ll also learn to craft the Fermenter. Build one of these in your C.A.M.P. and place drinks within to reduce the wait time needed to try your latest creations.

Here’s a flight of drink selections to give you just a taste of what you’ll be able to brew up with this new crafting system (there are many more to discover!):

WINES AND SPIRITS

Wines and Spirits require some fermentation time to take advantage of their full effects as a “fresh” beverage. Let them age long enough, and they will change from “fresh” to “vintage”, and gain additional, more powerful effects. Here’s a look at a blazing spirit known as Firecracker Whiskey:

• Fresh Effect: Your melee attacks will result in self-immolation, damaging both you and your attackers.
• Vintage Effect: In addition to its fresh effects, Firecracker Whiskey will set enemies on fire from your ballistic and melee attacks.

BEERS

Beers require fermentation, but they are best served fresh and do not have a vintage state. Become the ultimate predator with an ice-cold glass of Hoppy Hunter:

• Fresh Effects: Increased scope stability and damage versus animals, but reduced VATS accuracy.

MIXED DRINKS

Mixed drinks do not require fermentation and their effects do not change. Gulp down a Tick Blood Tequila Sunrise to sate your appetite:

• Effects: Your successful melee attacks have a chance to inflict you with a disease but may also refill your hunger meter.

Those of you looking to add these and other drinks to your mixology repertoire can quench your continuing thirst for knowledge by regularly returning to Biv. Each day you speak with Biv, you’ll receive one of two new repeatable daily quests at random. The first will teach you new Brewing and Distilling recipes every time you complete it, and the second will put your taste buds to the test as you experiment with the dubious effects of various drinks. Get ready for a long night.

We hope you’ve enjoyed taking a sip of the Brewing and Distilling system this week. Looking ahead, we’re planning to serve up even more options in future updates that will help you add a little more “punch” to every party you throw. Keep an eye out for more details over the coming weeks.

Oh, and before you go, do be sure to consume Nukashine responsibly—it may make you feel like taking on the world, but you just never know where those Nuka-fueled adventures may lead.