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“Something's shifting out there in the wilds of Fallout 76's Appalachia. The post-nuclear wasteland of West Virginia is about to be home to new phenomenon and creatures one only encounters...Once in a Blue Moon!”— fallout.bethesda.net (archived)
Once in a Blue Moon is the sixteenth major update for Fallout 76. It was released on June 20, 2023.[1] It was preceded by Mutation Invasion and was followed by Boardwalk Paradise as part of Expeditions: Atlantic City. The update was released alongside season 13, Shoot for the Stars.[2][3]
This update is themed around the Blue Ridge Caravan Company, meant to expand the faction and improve their storytelling and characterization.
After the initial release of this update and its supporting patch, another update, patch 46, was released in August 2023. This patch was not considered a major update and had no promotional name, and is thus considered to be part of the Once in a Blue Moon release cycle.
Features[]
Initial release[]
- Season 13: Shoot for the Stars[2]
- Two new public events:
- Beasts of Burden:
- "After a trade deal goes wrong, Luca Costa finds himself in need of some help. A group of local Cultists has stolen his Brahmin and cargo of makeshift explosives. His Uncle Vinny will not be happy if he catches wind of it. Be extra careful not to disturb the local wildlife, however, as Cultists have recently noticed strange rumblings in the woods nearby."[3]
- Safe and Sound:
- "Blue Ridge has renovated the Middle Mountain Cabins to be their latest and greatest Brahmin pitstop, but they just can't seem to keep the local critters at bay. The Repeller Speaker system they use to repel the creatures and keep their Brahmin safe has been damaged. To retake the pitstop and create a safe haven for their Brahmin to rest, they will need your help! Clear out the creatures, defend the Repeller, and the Blue Ridge Caravan will reward you handsomely for your assistance!"[3]
- Beasts of Burden:
- Costa Business quest line:
- Costa Business is a series of seven new quests focused on Vinny Costa and the Blue Ridge Caravan Company. Although described as "one-off daily quests," they are not repeatable and cannot be completed more than once per character. They function similarly to side quests but with a delay between the quests, as only one of the seven can be done per day before completing the quest line.[3]
- Each of the seven quests has a unique Blue Ridge themed reward, ranging from CAMP items to outfits. They feature short stories focusing on various members of the Blue Ridge Caravan Company.[3]
- After completing the Costa Business quest line, another side quest, Protocol Adonais, will unlock for characters who have completed two quests relating to Aries (Calvin van Lowe): Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (from Wild Appalachia) and Out of the Blue (from Steel Reign). Protocol Adonais is essentially the secret eighth Costa Business quest, focusing on Aries.[3]
- Two new cryptids:
- The Blue Devil and the Ogua come to Appalachia with this update.[3]
- The Blue Devil appears as the event boss for Safe and Sound, while the Ogua fills that role for Beasts of Burden. Both also appear in assault-type random encounters.
- Changes to Expeditions:[4]
- Ultracell is no longer given by the Refuge daily quests and is no longer required for Expeditions, which can be run infinitely.
- Only one Refuge daily now activates per day.
- Various Stamp prices at Giuseppe Della Ripa's store have been reduced.
- New Daily Ops mutation: Danger Cloud, harmful spores radiate from enemies, damaging nearby players.
- Quality of life changes: new settings and UI changes for legendary item pickups.
- New music plays at Big Bend Tunnel East, Big Bend Tunnel West and Middle Mountain Pitstop. New music also plays inside the Whitespring Refuge when it was previously silent.
- There are new loading screen images.
- The game now runs at 60 FPS on PlayStation 5 and is said to have better performance on Xbox Series.
- Changes were made to fire and energy damage, making some enemies more difficult. These changes are currently being scaled back in the Public Test Server for Expeditions: Atlantic City.
Later patches[]
- Patch 45:
- Patch 46:
- Season 14: Fight for Freedom
- Two new perk cards, Arms Keeper and Stable Tools.
- A new holotape series recorded by Jack Hunter, two of which preview Atlantic City.
- Donation box for new players added outside of Vault 76 (Welcome to the Wasteland).
- Various bug fixes and quality of life changes.
Characters[]
- Luca Costa
- Clyde (new caps vendor)
- Vera Thornberg (new caps vendor)
- Brahmin: Boil & Foil, Hocus & Pocus, Shock & Awe, Vikki & Vance, Moona Lisa
Joey Bello- Grandma Junko
- Jack Hunter
- New dialogue for Vinny Costa, Aries, Kieran Kennedy, Eugenie, Libby Wen, Rudy Fernandez, Herschel Klein and Carver Timmerman
- Libby Wen has been re-voiced by the same actor
- Aries, Kieran, Eugenie, Libby, Rudy and Carver have new fixed spawn points and all of them can be found any time, instead of them appearing occasionally by random chance
- Before this update, when starting Riding Shotgun, Vinny would call two members over and they would jog to the tunnel. Due to this update, this no longer happens.
Enemies[]
- Blue Devil
- Ogua
- Cultist
- Cultist sanctifier
Locations[]
- Middle Mountain Pitstop (redecorated and renamed version of Middle Mountain Cabins)
- Sacramental Glade (redecorated and renamed version of Cranberry Glade)
- Aries now lives in a redecorated train car near Big Bend Tunnel East
Items[]
Apparel[]
| Costa Business | Beasts of Burden | Safe and Sound | Daily Ops | Spooky Scorched |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Consumables[]
Notes[]
| Name | Quest | Editor ID | Form ID |
|---|---|---|---|
 A blessed gift
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Moon_Ambush_Cultist_Note2 | 006CACA2 | |
| A worthy sacrifice
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Moon_Ambush_Cultist_Note | 006AC411 | |
| Eugenie's letter
|
Costa Business: Eugenie | MOON_SQ02_Eugenie_Note | 006A9838 |
| G. Timmerman, last words
|
Costa Business: Carver | MOON_SQ07_Carver_Note_02 | 006A9962 |
| Get RICH quick!
|
S13_JoeyBello_Note01 | 006CA794 | |
| Investigation report
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MOON_Herd_Lore_Note_01 | 006D7987 | |
| Letter to Vera
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MOON_Herd_VeraLetter | 0069067C | |
| Note from Greg
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Costa Business: Carver | MOON_SQ07_Carver_Note_01 | 006A9961 |
| Pitstop note
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MOON_Herd_ClydeNote | 006BEE38 | |
| Rudy's shopping list
|
Costa Business: Rudy | MOON_SQ04_Rudy_ShoppingList | 006ACE99 |
| They got me good
|
Protocol Adonais | MOON_SQ08_Aries_Lore_RaiderNote | 006CAC83 |
| Weird note
|
Protocol Adonais | MOON_SQ08_Aries_Lore_6Y22YE | 006D1C33 |
| Welcome to the Wasteland
|
NPE_DonationBox_V76_Note | 006EFF1D | |
| Writings of Jacque
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Costa Business: Herschel | Moon_SQ05_Page1 Moon_SQ05_Page2 Moon_SQ05_Page3 Moon_SQ05_Page4 Moon_SQ05_Page5 |
006A4255 006A4256 006A4257 006A4258 006A4259 |
Holotapes[]
| Name | Related quest | Editor ID | Form ID |
|---|---|---|---|
 A Night at the Neapolitan
|
JackHunter_Neapolitan01_Holotape JackHunter_Neapolitan02_Holotape |
006DC8F1 006DC8F2 | |
| The Decadent Metal Dome
|
JackHunter_MetalDome_Holotape | 006DC8F3 | |
| Nukashine: What a trip!
|
JackHunter_Nukashine_Holotape | 006DC8F4 | |
| Protocol Adonais #1
|
Protocol Adonais | MOON_SQ08_Aries_Holotape_Scene05_Tape01 | 006AA61F |
| Protocol Adonais #2
|
Protocol Adonais | MOON_SQ08_Aries_Holotape_Scene04_Tape02 | 006AA620 |
| Protocol Adonais #3
|
Protocol Adonais | MOON_SQ08_Aries_Holotape_Scene03_Tape03 | 006AA624 |
| Protocol Adonais #4
|
Protocol Adonais | MOON_SQ08_Aries_Holotape_Scene02_Tape04 | 006AA621 |
| Protocol Adonais #5
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Protocol Adonais | MOON_SQ08_Aries_Holotape_Scene01_Tape05 | 006AA623 |
| Protocol Adonais #6
|
Protocol Adonais | MOON_SQ08_Aries_Holotape_Scene06_Tape06 | 006AA622 |
Miscellaneous items[]
Trading cards[]
- Beast of Beckley card
- Blue Devil card
- Flatwoods monster card
- Grafton Monster card
- Jersey Devil card
- Mothman card
- Ogua card
- Sheepsquatch card
Quest items[]
- Cargo
- Luca's explosives
- Graveyard shovel
- Heirloom lighter
- Nuka-World toy truck
- Unique repair parts
Plans[]
Note: All of the following plans are tradable unless otherwise noted.
Beasts of Burden[]
- Plan: Blue Ridge scout outfit
- Plan: Canopy tent
- Plan: Cryptid hunter boonie hat
- Plan: Cryptid mobile
- Plan: Dirty Blue Ridge sleeping bag
- Plan: Mounted Ogua head
- Plan: Ogua backpack flair (not tradable)
- Plan: Ogua curtain door
- Plan: Ogua egg
- Plan: Ogua hunter hood
- Plan: Ogua hunter outfit
- Plan: Ogua plushie
- Plan: Ogua shell backpack
- Plan: Fur sleeping bag
Safe and Sound[]
- Plan: Blue Devil backpack flair (not tradable)
- Plan: Blue Devil curtain door
- Plan: Blue Devil outfit
- Plan: Blue Devil pelt hood
- Plan: Blue Devil plushie
- Plan: Blue Devil statue
- Plan: Blue Ridge rug
- Plan: Brahmin backpack
- Plan: Brahmin skin rug
- Plan: Cartography table
- Plan: Kids Brahmin clock
- Plan: Milkman hat
- Plan: Milkman outfit
- Plan: Mounted Blue Devil head
- Plan: Paddock fences
- Plan: Paddock gate
- Plan: Pink brahmin plushie
- Plan: Traveler's wagon
- Plan: Truckbed trailer with junk
Costa Business[]
- Plan: Blue Ridge toy truck (Kieran)
- Plan: Blue Ridge themed stash box (Eugenie)
- Plan: Blue Ridge guardsman paint (Libby)
- Plan: Clean Blue Ridge sleeping bag (Rudy)
- Plan: Blue Ridge scout helmet (Herschel)
- Plan: Vera's outfit (Vera)
- Plan: Trucker uniform (Carver)
- Plan: Sheepsquatch poster (Protocol Adonais)
Daily Ops[]
Gold bullion and Stamps[]
Note: None of the following plans are tradable.
- Plan: Steven Scarberry (Samuel)
- Plan: Radstag field dressing station (Mortimer)
- Plan: Firewood pile (Mortimer)
- Plan: Cold Shoulder (Giuseppe Della Ripa)
Grahm[]
- Plan: Black domestic kitchen tables
- Plan: Brown domestic kitchen tables
- Plan: Clean park bench
- Plan: Mirror ball - blue
- Plan: Mirror ball - green
- Plan: Mirror ball - pink
- Plan: Mirror ball - red
- Plan: Picnic table - blue
- Plan: Picnic table - green
- Plan: Picnic table - pink
- Plan: Picnic table - red
- Plan: Picnic table - White
- Plan: Suitcase - black
- Plan: Suitcase - blue
- Plan: Suitcase - green
- Plan: Suitcase - orange
- Plan: Suitcase - pink
- Plan: Suitcase - purple
- Plan: Suitcase - red
- Plan: Suitcase - yellow
- Plan: White domestic kitchen tables
Grahm's Meat Cook[]
Spooky Scorched[]
Note: The following plans were not included in the original release of Once in a Blue Moon (patch 44), only being implemented with patch 47.
- Plan: Assault rifle Wraith's Wrath paint
- Plan: Chainsaw Ghostly Grinder paint
- Plan: Dr. Bones
- Plan: Rad skull rider helmet
- Plan: Executioner mask
- Plan: Giant red dinosaur
- Plan: Hellfire V2 prototype power armor arms paint (not tradable)
- Plan: Hellfire V2 prototype power armor helmet paint (not tradable)
- Plan: Hellfire V2 prototype power armor legs paint (not tradable)
- Plan: Hellfire V2 prototype power armor torso paint (not tradable)
- Plan: Honeycomb paper ghost lantern A
- Plan: Honeycomb paper ghost lantern B
- Plan: Honeycomb Paper Spider lantern
- Plan: Honeycomb paper jack-o'-lantern A
- Plan: Honeycomb paper jack-o'-lantern B
- Plan: Princess backpack
Weapons[]
Cut content[]
- Plan: Blue Ridge shipping container
- Cultist Executioner
Perks[]
Note: Both of these perks were added with patch 46 in August 2023.
Quests[]
Daily[]
Public events[]
| Icon | Name | Location(s) | Given by | Reward | Editor ID | Form ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beasts of Burden | Sacramental Glade | Luca Costa | MOON_Ambush | 0068F383 | |
|
Safe and Sound | Middle Mountain Pitstop | Vera Thornberg | MOON_MSignals | 00690659 |
Random encounters[]
Assault-type
Scene-type
Behind the scenes[]
- The update was released on June 20, 2023. June 20 is West Virginia Day, which celebrates the day that West Virginia was admitted to the Union as a U.S. state in 1863, fitting for the game's setting of Appalachia.
- The first Inside the Vault article promoting this update featured a banner teasing the two new cryptids, the Blue Devil and the Ogua. With the heading "Who's That Cryptid?", it is a parody of the "Who's That Pokémon?" segment from the Pokémon anime series.
Gallery[]
Full keyart
Keyart variant
Logo
Community calendar (June - September 2023)
Community calendar (August - November 2023)
Season 13: Shoot for the Stars
Season 14: Fight for Freedom
Season 14: Fight for Freedom
Promotional image
Safe and Sound promotional image
Elder's Mark promotional image
Beasts of Burden promotional image
New CAMP objects promotional image
New CAMP objects promotional image
New CAMP objects promotional image
New CAMP objects promotional image
Danger Cloud promotional image
Danger Cloud promotional image
Blue Ridge promotional image
Who's That Cryptid?
The Blue Devil
The Blue Devil
The Ogua
The Ogua
Cryptid trading cards
Assault-type encounter: Ogua vs Scorched
Assault-type encounter: Blue Devil vs Scorched
Videos[]
Fallout 76- Once in a Blue Moon Launch Trailer
Fallout 76 - Season 13- Shoot for the Stars
Fallout 76 – Season 14- Fight for Freedom
External links[]
- Fallout 76 - Once in a Blue Moon Update Notes - June 20, 2023 (Archived)
- Fallout 76 - Once in a Blue Moon Update Arrives June 20 (Archived)
- Fallout 76 Once in a Blue Moon PTS Highlights and Update Log (Archived)
- Fallout 76: Inside the Vault - Experience Once in a Blue Moon Early and Celebrate The Mothman Equinox! (Archived)
- Fallout 76: Inside the Vault - Meet the Newest Cryptids (Archived)
References[]
- ↑ Fallout on Twitter: "Awoooo! It's time to dance with the Blue Devil and Ogua!
#Fallout76 Once in a Blue Moon update releases June 20! New Public Events, Daily Ops improvements, a new Season and more!" - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mutation Invasion community calendar (March - June 2023)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Fallout 76: Inside the Vault - Meet the Newest Cryptids
- ↑ hydraskillz (Matthew Johnson) on Bethesda Game Studios' official Discord
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