Publisher Bethesda is fixing up its latest release, and the game should run a little bit better than before.
Fallout 4 got a major update today on PC, and you should see notable improvements in framerate. Players on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 should expect it in the near future. This patch also adds a minor new feature, but it looks like Bethesda focused most of its resources on improving the stability of its open-world role-playing game. This means it should run smoother in general but also operate better in areas like the Corvega Assembly Plant, which can cause the game to chug terribly.
PC 1.2 update is up on Steam, & we're aiming to get the console updates live this week https://t.co/7DAWDkkNPt pic.twitter.com/J7NmmJHR7T
— Fallout (@Fallout) December 7, 2015
This is likely just the first of many patches. Bethesda is well known for supporting its games after their initial release. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, for example, got its first update in November 2011 that brought the game to version 1.1. Bethesda didn’t stop with the patches until April 2013 and version 1.9. Of course, with games the size of Skyrim and Fallout, the developer probably needs an extra year or two to get everything working properly.
As for Fallout 4, the big new change is that you can remap the number-pad keys on PC. But here is the full list of changes direct from Bethesda:
New Features
- Number pad keys can now be used for remapping (PC)
- Remapping Activate now works on Quick Container (PC)
Fixes
- General memory and stability improvements
- Performance improvements inside the Corvega Assembly Plant
- Optimizations to skinned decal rendering
- Fixed issue with player becoming stuck in terminals
- Fixed issue where equipped weapons become locked after completing Reunions
- Fixed issue with “When Freedom Calls” where the quest would not complete
- During “Confidence Man” fixed issue where player’s health would continuously regenerate
- Fixed crash related to jumping into water and reloading saved games
- Fixed issue where Launcher would not save God Rays Quality setting properly (PC)