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, back up your saved games.

To get the beta, you need to do the following:

1. Log into Steam


2. Right Click on Fallout 4 in your Library


3. Select Settings


4. Select Betas


5. A drop down menu will appear. Select Beta Update


6. Select OK.


7. Wait a few minutes and Fallout 4 should update.


8. 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.

Beta Update 1.3.45

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

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