Steel Dawn

“Later this year, the Brotherhood of Steel returns to Appalachia in search of new technology. The continuation of the story arc started in Steel Dawn will introduce new NPCs, quests, and companions to the West Virginia Wasteland.”— fallout.bethesda.net

Steel Dawn (originally named Fractured Steel) is the sixth major update for Fallout 76. It features the return of the Brotherhood of Steel to Appalachia, and is the first chapter in a two-part Brotherhood storyline.^[1] It was released on November 24, 2020, on all platforms. It was preceded by One Wasteland For All and was followed by Locked & Loaded. Steel Dawn's direct sequel update, Steel Reign, was released on July 7, 2021.

Plot[]

The Brotherhood of Steel's First Expeditionary Force, led by Paladin Leila Rahmani, finally arrives in Appalachia after just over three months trekking across the country on foot. Sent by High Elder Roger Maxson, the First Expeditionary Force seeks to re-establish the Brotherhood's presence in Appalachia, and to provide assistance to the people living there. As the Vault Dwellers assist or deter the Brotherhood in their goals, the realities of the returning faction, and how it will interact with others, will become much more apparent.

Development[]

Plans were first made for Steel Dawn's story in 2019, and the story went through several iterations. As part of their "writers' room" set-up for creating stories, the design team at Bethesda Game Studios Austin wrote many intricate backstories and attributes to be reflected by the characters in Steel Dawn.^[2]

Music[]

The soundtrack for Steel Dawn was composed by Inon Zur and was released for sale and streaming on February 4, 2021.

Features[]

Hunger and thirst changes - Replacement of debuffs with tiered buffs.
Shelters - Instanced C.A.M.P. interiors with separate build budgets and fewer building restrictions.
Backpack flair - New cosmetic attachment slot for backpacks (does not retroactively apply slot).
Season 3: The Scribe of Avalon released December 15.

Quests[]

This section is transcluded from Fallout 76 quests. To change it, please edit the transcluded page.

Main[]

Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Editor ID	Form ID
Welcome to the Neighborhood	Appalachia	Pip-Boy radio broadcast	100 XP 50 caps Random consumables Random grenade	BS01_MQ00_Breadcrumb	005EAD3C
Forging Trust	Fort Atlas	Knight Shin	1000 XP 100 caps Plan: Brotherhood roundtable	BS01_MQ01_Trust	005C70CC
Mother of Invention	Fort Atlas	Scribe Valdez	200 XP 70 caps The Fact Finder	BS01_MQ02_Invention	005B79EB
Field Testing	Fort Atlas Lewis & Sons Farming Supply Orwell Orchards bomb shelter	Paladin Rahmani	500 XP 300 caps Mind Over Matter The Farmhand	BS01_MQ03_FieldTesting	005C70CD
Disarming Discovery	Fort Atlas The Retreat Dagger's Den	Paladin Rahmani	1000 XP 100 caps Hellstorm missile launcher Missiles Random aid items	BS01_MQ04_Arms	005CB547
Property Rights	Fort Atlas Makeshift vault The Crater war room	Paladin Rahmani	500 XP 300 caps Random consumables Random grenade	BS01_MQ05_Raiders	005D2AFF
Supplying Demands	Fort Atlas Foundation supply room East Mountain lookout Kerwood Mine	Paladin Rahmani	Six possible rewards, dependent on choices during the quest.	BS01_MQ06_Settlers	005D1F89
Over and Out	Fort Atlas Transmission station 1AT-U03 Enclave research facility	Paladin Rahmani	500 XP 300 caps Random consumables Random grenade Oathbreaker	BS01_MQ07_Over	005DC4FE
The Best Defense	Fort Atlas	Self	500 XP 300 caps Random consumables Random grenade Plasma cutter	BS01_MQ08_Defense	005D951E

Side[]

Icon	Name	Location(s)	Given by	Reward	Editor ID	Form ID
	Home Expansion	Shelters Claim Center		Vault utility room Shelter Vault power bank	SHELS01_OpenHouse	005C390B

Characters[]

Allies[]

Creatures[]

Scorched

Robots and computers[]

Factions[]

Locations[]

Items[]

Miscellaneous items[]

Armor and clothing[]

Armor

Clothing

Backpack

K.D. Inkwell's Chronotron backpack

Backpack flair

Weapons[]

Consumables[]

Plans and recipes[]

Plans

Recipes

The following notes were added to the game as part of the Wastelanders update, however in Steel Dawn, picking up these notes unlocks crafting of the associated food item.

Holotapes[]


Name	Weight	Value	Related quest	Editor ID	Form ID
Knight Connors: Report	0	0		BS01_Holotape_Connors	005E57F6
Weapon demonstration	0	0		BS01_MQ06_Settlers_WeaponDemoTape	005DB4F6

Notes[]


Name	Editor ID	Form ID
Brewmaster grocery list	BS009_Treehouse_Village_Brewing_Grocery_List	005C4E4B
Brotherhood note	BS007_BoSNote01	005B4CD8
Decontamination note	BS01_MQ07_Over_LobbyNote01	005E4817
Disgusting creatures	BS005_RaiderNote01	005B7369
Dyving soot	BS01_MQ06_Settlers_DiveSuitNote	005D99B0
Feeding chute note	BS01_MQ07_Over_ChuteNote01	005E7028
Glue sniffers	BS01_MQ07_Over_LivingQuartersNote02	005E481C
Got that thing you wanted	BS01_MQ06_Settlers_TadNote	005ECBD9
Lab journal	BS01_MQ07_Over_LabJournalNote01	005E4818
List of essentials	BS009_Treehouse_Sara_Matthews	005C91CA
Lost data	BS01_MQ07_Over_LostDataNote01	005E481D
Lucky Hits!	BS011_LotteryTicket_Note	005C767E
Mirelurk den	BS006_RaiderNote01	005B7368
Mirelurk Medley	BS006_RaiderNote02	005B736B
Mole miners	BS01_MQ07_Over_MoleMinerNote01	005E481A
My fault	BS01_MQ07_Over_LivingQuartersNote01	005E481B
One last trip	BS007_WorkersNote02	005B4CBA
Passwords	SHELS01_ReubenDiary	005C5D7E
Scout letter	BS01_MQ07_Over_ScoutNote01	005E481E
Shelter-building supplies	SHELS01_BuildingSupplies	005C5D7F
Snallygaster	BS01_MQ07_Over_SnallygasterNote01	005E4819
Terminals aren't safe	BS01_MQ07_Over_LabNote01	005E8B46
That smell	BS005_RaiderNote02	005B736A
The Dagger dilemma	BS009_Treehouse_Dagger_Dilemma	005C4E4A
Trapped	BS011_Trapped_Note	005C767D
Unessential	BS007_WorkersNote01	005B4CB9
Upcoming shipments	BS01_MQ06_Settlers_GloriaNote	005ECBD8
Urgent request	BS01_MQ07_Over_RadioTowerNote	005E8049
Valdez's letter of recommendation	BS01_MQ02_Invention_RecLetter_Bad BS01_MQ02_Invention_RecLetter_Good	005C91DD 005C91DE

Keys and passwords[]

This section is transcluded from Fallout 76 keys. To change it, please edit the transcluded page.

Name (Editor ID)	Opens	Found / in possession of	Related quest	Form ID
BOS weapons key BS01_MQ06_Settlers_WeaponsKey	Kerwood Mine steamer trunk		Supplying Demands	005D99B4
Dagger's key BS01_MQ04_Arms_SupplyCrateKey	Dagger's throne room wooden crate		Disarming Discovery	005CB58B
Holding cell keycard BS01_MQ07_HoldingCellKeyCard01	Enclave research facility ID card reader	Female Enclave corpse in the deathclaw room	Over and Out	005E4887
Kerwood back tunnel key BS01_MQ06_Settlers_MineKey	Kerwood Mine security gates	Blue file cabinet in the underwater section of the mine	Supplying Demands	005D99B3
Reuben's safe key SHELS01_ReubenSafeKey	Mr. Gill's safe	On Reuben Gill's remains	Home Expansion	005DB37B
Scribe Valdez's terminal password BS01_Valdez_Terminal_Password	Scribe Valdez's terminal		Mother of Invention Property Rights	005D80DB
Seecrut passwurd "12345" BS01_MQ06_Settlers_TerminalPassword	Terminal	In Mike's bag	Supplying Demands	005DB4EE
Throne room key BS01_MQ04_Arms_ThroneDoorKey	Dagger's Den throne room door	On Dagger	Disarming Discovery	005CB58C
Walton footlocker key BS01_MQ07_Over_LockerKey	Enclave research facility private footlocker	Enclave corpse	Over and Out	005E7029

Paint schemes[]

Power armor

X-01 Scorched paint
Clandestine Service T-65 paint
Guild of Antiquities power armor paint (all except raider)
Vertiguard power armor
Vertiguard jet pack

Weapon skins

K.D. Inkwell's quill paint (Baton)
Presidential paint (Gauss rifle)
Screaming Eagle wood paint (Handmade rifle)
Settler's special paint (10mm pistol)
Sportsman paint (Pump action shotgun)

World objects[]

C.A.M.P. objects

Brahmin plushie
Condemned notification sign
Molerat wind chime
Musket stack monument
Princess castle pink sleeping bag
Red truck ceiling light
Brotherhood roundtable
Vault doors
Vault floors
Vault power bank
Vault railings
Vault stairs
Vault utility room Shelter
Vault walls
Vault welcome mat
Asylum light
Crowd bench seats
Emmett Mountain Disposal signs
Hello neon sign
Meat bag stash
Open neon sign
Poodle sleeping bag
Super mutant tube
Weight bench
Antique speed bag
Black rubber mat
Carpeteria Vault-Tec floor and foundations
Clean toilet
Clean industrial fan
Clean hospital bed
Clean office cabinet
Framed Scribe of Avalon gameboard
Guild of Antiquities stein
Heavy Vault door
Herringbone wood floor and foundations
Red Rocket Mini Mart
Scavenging station - Gold Bot
Vault bed
Vault desk
Vault fireplace
Vault nightstand
Vault tile white floors
Vintage Shelter wallpaper
Wasteland gong

Notes[]

Set to be released on December 1, 2020, the Steel Dawn patch was released early in error to Xbox players on November 24. The update was subsequently released early for all platforms.^[7]

Behind the scenes[]

Initially, Steel Dawn and Steel Reign were a single DLC. Due to the belief that a single DLC was not enough, the DLC was split into Steel Dawn and Steel Reign. Steel Dawn was to be followed by Fractured Steel. However, in September 2020, it was decided that the Fractured Steel story and quests would instead be merged into Steel Dawn to give players a more complete story and experience. Three parts were discussed at one point, but was limited to two parts.^[8]

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Fallout 76 Steel Dawn - "Recruitment" Teaser

Fallout 76- Steel Dawn – “Rahmani, Shin, and Valdez” Reveal Trailer

Fallout 76- Steel Dawn – “Fractured Steel” Reveal Trailer

Fallout 76 – Steel Dawn (Developer Gameplay)

References[]

↑ Fallout 76 – Steel Dawn (Developer Gameplay)
Description: "Steel Dawn will be the first chapter in the new Brotherhood of Steel Questline, which brings new NPCs, locations, gear, and more!"
↑ Fallout 76 – Steel Dawn (Developer Gameplay)
Mark Tucker: "Y'know, we first started talking about the early, overarching story even last year, so we've been thinking about this and working on it for quite some time. And it's gone through tremendous iteration. I'm just thinking, like, we write entire backstories, like we have pages that describe the backstories of our characters and who they are, and where they come from. For example, Daniel Shin is the son of a principal, and he's from the West Coast, and he grew up the only son of a principal in a very structured home. And when you meet Daniel in the game, you'll see that. So there's just a lot of those kinds of things, that there's so much more detail that we have to think about in order just to capture who these people are, and make sure we're consistent with who they are and how they're portrayed, and the dialogue choices that you're gonna have with them."
↑ Leila Rahmani: "I believe in the Brotherhood of Steel. So much that I would rewrite its customs to lead it on the right path. To a New Brotherhood."
↑ Fort Atlas terminal entries; Scribe Valdez's terminal, Scribe Valdez - Personal Logs, The New Appalachian Brotherhood
↑ Leila Rahmani: "Re-establishing contact with the Elders will only shackle us. Possibly even destroy us. So we must disable this transmitter. Permanently. This is a choice that can never be undone. So tell me. Do you support the growth and outreach of the Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel, under the command of Paladin Leila Rahmani? Or are you beholden to the fearful and outdated mandates of the Elders, to whom our very own Knight Daniel Shin vows his loyalty?"
↑ Daniel Shin: "You've broken your Oath, Paladin. No... That title no longer belongs to you. With your link removed from the Chain, I am the highest ranking officer present. All members of the Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel now answer to me."
↑ Steel Dawn Arrives Early for the Holidays
↑ Fallout 76 Developer Interview - Steel Reign, New Players and Next Gen Updates: "Haroon (PCMag): Are two part stories like Steel Dawn and Steel Reign part of the direction Fallout 76 will be taking in future story content?

Jeff: We had to make a decision on production and scheduling on bandwidth to turn Steel Dawn and Steel Reign into two beats. We bit off more than we can chew and decided that the story was too good to just pair it down to one offering, so we decided to split it up. We are very flexible in Fallout 76 in terms of what we do and we haven’t really settled into a cadence of what our regular updates are going to be. I sort of enjoy that because it keeps us on our toes and we’re able to react better to what the fans want. Insider information, we actually discussed three parts at one point, we narrowed it down to two and we’re really proud of it."

Fallout 76 updates, patches and seasons

Patches

List of patches and hotfixes

Updates

Wild Appalachia · Nuclear Winter · Wastelanders · The Legendary Run · One Wasteland For All · Steel Dawn · Locked & Loaded · Steel Reign · Fallout Worlds · Night of the Moth · Invaders from Beyond · Test Your Metal · Expeditions: The Pitt · Nuka-World on Tour · Mutation Invasion · Once in a Blue Moon · Expeditions: Atlantic City (Boardwalk Paradise · America's Playground) · Skyline Valley · Milepost Zero · Gleaming Depths · Ghoul Within · Gone Fission

Steel Dawn

Quests	Main	Welcome to the Neighborhood · Forging Trust · Mother of Invention · Field Testing · Disarming Discovery · Property Rights · Supplying Demands · Over and Out · The Best Defense

	Side	Home Expansion

Locations

Dagger's Den (Dagger's throne room) · Enclave research facility · Fort Atlas (ATLAS substructure) · Foundation supply room · Makeshift vault · Orwell Orchards bomb shelter · Putnam residence · Shelters Claim Center · The Crater war room · The Retreat

Items	Weapons	Hellstorm missile launcher · Crusader pistol · Plasma cutter

	Apparel	Brotherhood recon armor

Characters	Brotherhood of Steel	Paladin Leila Rahmani · Knight Daniel Shin · Scribe Odessa Valdez · Initiate Felton Reed · Initiate Russell Dorsey · Initiate Vernon Dodge

	Crater Raiders	Burke · Pierce · Sheena · Tally Lang

	Settlers	Gloria Chance · Mike Tiller · Sunny · Tad Chance

	Miscellaneous	Art Knapp · Mr. Clark · Brotherhood Barnaby · Brotherhood Barry · Brotherhood Buck · Dagger · Badger · Dr. Edgar Blackburn · Carol Putnam · Colin Putnam · G. Walton · George Putnam · Marty Putnam · Shawn Hockman · Jennie Brown · SODUS · XB-55 · Maximo Leone · Marcia Leone · Sara Matthews · Ian Orwell

Factions

Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force · Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel · War Party

[1] Fallout 76 – Steel Dawn (Developer Gameplay)
Description: "Steel Dawn will be the first chapter in the new Brotherhood of Steel Questline, which brings new NPCs, locations, gear, and more!"

[2] Fallout 76 – Steel Dawn (Developer Gameplay)
Mark Tucker: "Y'know, we first started talking about the early, overarching story even last year, so we've been thinking about this and working on it for quite some time. And it's gone through tremendous iteration. I'm just thinking, like, we write entire backstories, like we have pages that describe the backstories of our characters and who they are, and where they come from. For example, Daniel Shin is the son of a principal, and he's from the West Coast, and he grew up the only son of a principal in a very structured home. And when you meet Daniel in the game, you'll see that. So there's just a lot of those kinds of things, that there's so much more detail that we have to think about in order just to capture who these people are, and make sure we're consistent with who they are and how they're portrayed, and the dialogue choices that you're gonna have with them."

[3] Leila Rahmani: "I believe in the Brotherhood of Steel. So much that I would rewrite its customs to lead it on the right path. To a New Brotherhood."

[4] Fort Atlas terminal entries; Scribe Valdez's terminal, Scribe Valdez - Personal Logs, The New Appalachian Brotherhood

[5] Leila Rahmani: "Re-establishing contact with the Elders will only shackle us. Possibly even destroy us. So we must disable this transmitter. Permanently. This is a choice that can never be undone. So tell me. Do you support the growth and outreach of the Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel, under the command of Paladin Leila Rahmani? Or are you beholden to the fearful and outdated mandates of the Elders, to whom our very own Knight Daniel Shin vows his loyalty?"

[6] Daniel Shin: "You've broken your Oath, Paladin. No... That title no longer belongs to you. With your link removed from the Chain, I am the highest ranking officer present. All members of the Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel now answer to me."

[7] Steel Dawn Arrives Early for the Holidays

[8] Fallout 76 Developer Interview - Steel Reign, New Players and Next Gen Updates: "Haroon (PCMag): Are two part stories like Steel Dawn and Steel Reign part of the direction Fallout 76 will be taking in future story content?

Jeff: We had to make a decision on production and scheduling on bandwidth to turn Steel Dawn and Steel Reign into two beats. We bit off more than we can chew and decided that the story was too good to just pair it down to one offering, so we decided to split it up. We are very flexible in Fallout 76 in terms of what we do and we haven’t really settled into a cadence of what our regular updates are going to be. I sort of enjoy that because it keeps us on our toes and we’re able to react better to what the fans want. Insider information, we actually discussed three parts at one point, we narrowed it down to two and we’re really proud of it."

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]