Steel Dawn (formerly known as Fractured Steel) is the sixth major update for Fallout 76, following One Wasteland For All. It features the return of the Brotherhood of Steel to Appalachia, and is the first chapter in a two-part Brotherhood storyline.[1]
Steel Dawn was originally set to be released on December 1, 2020, though Bethesda Game Studios decided to release it a week early, on November 24, following an unintended patch that released it for Xbox players. The team subsequently decided to roll out the update for all players as a holiday surprise.[2]
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Plot[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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.[3]
Features[edit | edit source]
- 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 Scoreboard: The Scribe of Avalon released December 15.
Quests[edit | edit source]
Main[edit | edit source]
Side[edit | edit source]
Icon | Name | Location(s) | Given by | Reward | Editor ID | Form ID |
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Home Expansion | Shelters Claim Center | Vault utility room Shelter Vault power bank |
SHELS01_OpenHouse | 005C390B |
Random encounters[edit | edit source]
Encounter | Name | Region |
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Assault | BoS vs Blood Eagles | Mire Savage Divide |
Assault | BoS vs Cultists | Mire |
Assault | BoS vs Scorched | Ash Heap Cranberry Bog |
Assault | BoS vs Super Mutants | Mire Savage Divide |
Camp | Aspiring Scribe | ? |
Camp | BoS Mother and Son | |
Scene | Brave Knight | |
Travel | BoS vs Cultists | Mire |
Travel | BoS vs SuperMutants | Ash Heap Savage Divide |
Travel | BoS vs Scorched | Cranberry Bog |
Travel | BoS vs MoleMiners | Ash Heap |
Travel | BoS vs Ghouls | Mire Savage Divide |
Travel | BoS vs Protectrons | Ash Heap Savage Divide |
Travel | Brotherhood Bandits (Barnaby, Barry, Buck) |
Mire Savage Divide |
Travel | Knight Aspirant |
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Paladin Leila Rahmani
- Knight Alan Connors
- Knight Daniel Shin
- Scribe Odessa Valdez
- Initiate Russell Dorsey
- Initiate Vernon Dodge
- Art Knapp
- Edgar Blackburn
- Jennie Brown
- Marcia Leone
- Maximo Leone
- Carol Putnam
- George Putnam
- Colin Putnam
- Marty Putnam
- Badger
- Dagger
- Dagger's Lieutenant
- Pierce
- Burke
- Sheena
- Sara Matthews
- Gloria Chance
- Tad Chance
- Shawn Hockman
- Tally Lang
- Mike Tiller
- SODUS
- Reuben Gill
- Mr. Clark
- Amelia
- Michael
- Brotherhood recruiter
- Felton Reed
- Brotherhood Barry
- Brotherhood Barnaby
- Brotherhood Buck
- Cal Bullock
- Sunny
- Jameson Grillo
- Aaron Bradie
- XB-55
- Enclave corpse
- Gold Bot
Allies[edit | edit source]
Creatures[edit | edit source]
Robots and computers[edit | edit source]
Factions[edit | edit source]
- Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force
- Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel[4]
- New (Appalachian) Brotherhooda[5][6][7]
- Enclave Research and Development Division
- Blood Eagles
- Treehouse Villagersb
- Brotherhood Bandits
- a The formal name for the post-rebellion Brotherhood has not yet been defined and should not be treated as definitive.
- b The formal name for the residents of Treehouse Village has not yet been defined and should not be treated as definitive.
Locations[edit | edit source]
- Dagger's throne room
- Fort Atlas
- ATLAS substructure
- Foundation supply room
- Enclave research facility
- Makeshift vault
- Orwell Orchards bomb shelter
- Putnam residence
- Shelters Claim Center
- The Crater war room
- The Retreat
Items[edit | edit source]
Miscellaneous items[edit | edit source]
Armor and clothing[edit | edit source]
- Armor
- Clothing
- Communist commander outfit
- Communist commander hat
- Jaguar pant suit
- Tulip sky blue pant suit
- American tank helmet
- K.D. Inkwell outfit
- Backpack
- Backpack flair
Weapons[edit | edit source]
Consumables[edit | edit source]
Plans and recipes[edit | edit source]
- Plans
- Plan: Brahmin plushie
- Plan: Condemned notification sign
- Plan: Molerat wind chime
- Plan: Musket stack monument
- Plan: Princess castle pink sleeping bag
- Plan: Red truck ceiling light
- Plan: Brotherhood roundtable
- Plan: Asylum light
- Plan: Brotherhood recon chest piece
- Plan: Brotherhood recon helmet
- Plan: Brotherhood recon left arm
- Plan: Brotherhood recon left leg
- Plan: Brotherhood recon right arm
- Plan: Brotherhood recon right leg
- Plan: Crowd bench seats
- Plan: Crusader pistol
- Plan: Emmet Mountain Disposal signs
- Plan: Hello neon sign
- Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher
- Plan: Meat bag stash box
- Plan: Open neon sign
- Plan: Plasma cutter
- Plan: Poodle sleeping bag
- Plan: Super mutant tube
- Plan: X-01 Scorched paint
- Plan: Brotherhood recon aerodynamic armor arms
- Plan: Brotherhood recon asbestos lined armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon BioCommMesh armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon braced armor arms
- Plan: Brotherhood recon brawling armor arms
- Plan: Brotherhood recon buttressed armor arms
- Plan: Brotherhood recon buttressed armor legs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon buttressed armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon cushioned armor legs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon custom fitted armor legs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon deep pocketed armor limbs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon deep pocketed armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon dense armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon hardened armor arms
- Plan: Brotherhood recon hardened armor legs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon hardened armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon jet pack
- Plan: Brotherhood recon lead lined armor limbs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon lead lined armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon lighter build armor limbs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon lighter build armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon muffled armor limbs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon padded armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon pneumatic armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon pocketed armor limb
- Plan: Brotherhood recon pocketed armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon sleek armor legs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon stabilized armor arms
- Plan: Brotherhood recon strengthened armor limbs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon tempered armor arms
- Plan: Brotherhood recon tempered armor legs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon tempered armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon ultra-light build limbs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon ultra-light build armor torso
- Plan: Brotherhood recon weighted armor arms
- Plan: Brotherhood recon welded armor legs
- Plan: Brotherhood recon welded armor torso
- Plan: Crusader pistol 5.56 receiver
- Plan: Crusader pistol cryo receiver
- Plan: Crusader pistol extended magazine
- Plan: Crusader pistol fusion receiver
- Plan: Crusader pistol long barrel
- Plan: Crusader pistol pyro receiver
- Plan: Crusader pistol reflex sight
- Plan: Crusader pistol short scope
- Plan: Crusader pistol suppressor
- Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher cryo payload
- Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher enhanced blast payload
- Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher long NV scope
- Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher napalm payload
- Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher plasma payload
- Plan: Hellstorm missile launcher short recon scope
- Plan: Plasma cutter cryo blade
- Plan: Plasma cutter flaming blade
- Plan: Plasma cutter shock blade
- Plan: Weight bench
- Recipes
Holotapes[edit | edit source]
Name | Weight | Value | Related quest | Editor ID | Form ID |
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Knight Connors: Report | 0 | 0 | BS01_Holotape_Connors | 005E57F6 | |
Weapons demonstration | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ06_Settlers_WeaponDemoTape | 005DB4F6 |
Notes[edit | edit source]
Name | Weight | Value | Related quest | Editor ID | Form ID |
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Brewmaster grocery list | 0 | 0 | BS009_Treehouse_Village_Brewing_Grocery_List | 005C4E4B | |
Brotherhood note | 0 | 0 | BS007_BoSNote01 | 005B4CD8 | |
Decontamination note | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_LobbyNote01 | 005E4817 | |
Disgusting creatures | 0 | 0 | BS005_RaiderNote01 | 005B7369 | |
Dyving soot | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ06_Settlers_DiveSuitNote | 005D99B0 | |
Feeding chute note | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_ChuteNote01 | 005E7028 | |
Glue sniffers | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_LivingQuartersNote02 | 005E481C | |
Got that thing you wanted | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ06_Settlers_TadNote | 005ECBD9 | |
Lab journal | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_LabJournalNote01 | 005E4818 | |
List of essentials | 0 | 0 | BS009_Treehouse_Sara_Matthews | 005C91CA | |
Lost data | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_LostDataNote01 | 005E481D | |
Lucky Hits! | 0 | 0 | BS011_LotteryTicket_Note | 005C767E | |
Mirelurk den | 0 | 0 | BS006_RaiderNote01 | 005B7368 | |
Mirelurk Medley | 0 | 0 | BS006_RaiderNote02 | 005B736B | |
Mole miners | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_MoleMinerNote01 | 005E481A | |
My fault | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_LivingQuartersNote01 | 005E481B | |
One last trip | 0 | 0 | BS007_WorkersNote02 | 005B4CBA | |
Passwords | 0 | 0 | SHELS01_ReubenDiary | 005C5D7E | |
Scout letter | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_ScoutNote01 | 005E481E | |
Shelter-building supplies | 0 | 0 | SHELS01_BuildingSupplies | 005C5D7F | |
Snallygaster | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_SnallygasterNote01 | 005E4819 | |
Terminals aren't safe | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_LabNote01 | 005E8B46 | |
That smell | 0 | 0 | BS005_RaiderNote02 | 005B736A | |
The Dagger dilemma | 0 | 0 | BS009_Treehouse_Dagger_Dilemma | 005C4E4A | |
Trapped | 0 | 0 | BS011_Trapped_Note | 005C767D | |
Unessential | 0 | 0 | BS007_WorkersNote01 | 005B4CB9 | |
Upcoming shipments | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ06_Settlers_GloriaNote | 005ECBD8 | |
Urgent request | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ07_Over_RadioTowerNote | 005E8049 | |
Valdez's letter of recommendation | 0 | 0 | BS01_MQ02_Invention_RecLetter_Bad BS01_MQ02_Invention_RecLetter_Good |
005C91DD 005C91DE |
Keys and passwords[edit | edit source]
Img | Name (G.E.C.K. ID) | Opens | Found / in possession of | Related quest | Form ID |
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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[edit | edit source]
- Power armor
- X-01 Scorched paint
- Clandestine Service T-65 paint
- Guild of Antiquities 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[edit | edit source]
- 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
- Emmet 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
- Vault bed
- Vault desk
- Vault fireplace
- Vault nightstand
- Vault tile white floors
- Vintage Shelter wallpaper
- Wasteland gong
Notes[edit | edit source]
In September 2020, the decision was made to merge the Steel Dawn introduction plotline with the Fractured Steel update, resulting in the current roadmap positioning.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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!" - ↑ Steel Dawn Arrives Early for the Holidays
- ↑ 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." - ↑ 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."
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ Scribe Valdez's terminal entries; 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?"
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