I avoided upgrading to 1.2 because I have about 80 explorers. I read that as of 1.2.1 the explorer limit of 25 had been removed, but it turns out that everyone who says that is getting their information from a single article, and I just want to make ABSOLUTELY sure before I upgrade...

So can people who have 1.2.1 confirm, you can have as many people exploring as you want? Or is the 25 person limit still in effect?

Thanks!

1.2.1 has the 25 explorer cap, many of us have complained since day 1 that it ruins the game. As far as I know there are no plans to make it higher or remove it all together. What article is quoting this?

www dot idigitaltimes dot com/fallout-shelter-121-halloween-update-removes-explorer-cap-adds-costumes-decorations-486073

(sorry, it says I can't post links)

And then the wiki page says that the limit is gone, but it only cites this article as evidence, and then I found two other articles that say "According to Digital Times, the explorer cap is gone..."

But since everything traces back to this one article, and I can't find ANY other sources that say it, I'm very suspicious! As you said, the 25 explorer limit completely ruins the game, so I'm not going to upgrade unless they get rid of that.

They upped the original cap of 20 in v1.2 to 25 in v1.2.1, but that's it.

By the way, do you play on Android? I've been looking to go back to v1.1, but haven't found the .obb file anywhere(the .apk was easy to find). Any chance you can share?

Sorry, no.

The cap is 25 explorers in 1.2.1. It was originally TEN explorers in 1.2, but an immediate, deafening uproar prompted Bethesda to raise it to 25.

Avoid updating to 1.2 if you like getting Legendaries from exploring. In 1.2x, you can't get Legendaries from exploring anymore.

This game seems quite dead development-wise. The original purpose of release was to generate hype for FO4, the reason we got these game ruining patches was because the game became an unexpected hit, that Bethesda/Zenimax then decided to shamelessly milk for extra cash.


So basicly, if you are playing a version that has no explorer limit, DO NOT UPDATE. Only disappointment waits on the higher side of version 1.1. At least you can still complete the "endgame" of collecting everything in the codex within reasonable time, and most of all completely free. Just, backup your saves if you can, the 1.1 still has the killerbug of losing your vault if your device spazzes out during a save.