Fallout 76 Burning Springs patch notes (1.7.22.12) are here, bringing the massive new Burning Springs update to Appalachia. This patch adds the scorched Ohio region, bounty hunting with The Ghoul, new public events, legendary mods, and a long list of fixes and tweaks. Below, we break down the biggest changes so you can see what matters, what to chase first, and how Burning Springs fits into your existing builds.
Burning Springs Update Overview
The Burning Springs update is now live as Fallout 76 update version 1.7.22.12.
Download sizes:
- PC (Steam): 28.8 GB
- PC (Microsoft Store): 39.3 GB
- Xbox: 41.9 GB
- PlayStation: 40.8 GB
Headline features:
- New Burning Springs Ohio region
- New Bounty Hunting system with The Ghoul
- New public events Gearin’ Up and Sinkhole Solutions
- New Legendary mods and loot
- New C.A.M.P. pet, seasonal weapon, and more
- Big batch of combat, C.A.M.P., and QoL fixes
New Region: Burning Springs, Ohio
Burning Springs is a new region across the Point Pleasant bridge, set in southeastern Ohio. The area is a poisoned dust bowl, hit by nukes and an Abraxodyne Chemical plant disaster. Water is toxic and constant dust storms coat everything in Rust.
At the top sits the Rust King. He is a smart and brutal Super Mutant who rules the region with a “might makes right” mindset. You will face him in the new main questline, which is the first chapter in a larger story arc.
Highway Town is your new social hub. It is built on an elevated highway and acts as a safe stop for players, with The Last Resort saloon at the end of town. Once unlocked, you can fast travel directly to the saloon for bounty runs.
You can enter Burning Springs by crossing the bridge in Point Pleasant. The main quest starts from the Ohio Distress Signal once you hit level 30.
Bounty Hunting and New Legendary Mods
Bounty Hunting is the big new system in Burning Springs.
- Head to The Last Resort in Highway Town
- Talk to The Ghoul from the Fallout TV show, voiced by Walton Goggins
- Pick up Bounty posters and start hunting targets across Ohio
There are two bounty types:
- Grunt Hunts: Solo friendly, repeatable hunts. Targets get random mutations that also affect nearby enemies.
- Head Hunts: Server wide public events started with premium posters. These are harder, with unique named targets and large posses.
Grunt Hunts start at 1-star Legendary enemies and scale up to 3-star as you complete more. Head Hunts always feature a 3-star boss and two 2-star bodyguards. Both activity types are tuned as a top tier source of Legendary gear.
Bounty Hunting also adds new Legendary mods that only drop here. Highlights include:
- New 1-star ideas like Feral, Sniper’s, Adrenal, and Lucid
- New 2-star mods that give cap drops, HP regen, AP regen, and extra resistances
- New 3-star mods such as Glowing, Healthy, Reflex, Active, and Barbarian
Most of these ramp up while you stay on a kill streak, so aggressive play pays off.
New Public Events and Extra Content
Two new public events land with Burning Springs:
- Gearin’ Up: Help The Rust King’s Beastmaster prepare a Deathclaw for the arena by defending it and gathering scrap at Jackson’s Junkyard. Keep the pet alive, use Medic style effects to heal it, and chase rewards like the new Stimpike weapon.
- Sinkhole Solutions: Help Willow defend Highway Town by baiting Radscorpions and Stingwings at Scorpion Lake. Activate a stomper device, destroy dens, dodge fire pillars, and fight through a sandstorm.
Other new content:
- New fish in the poisoned waters of Burning Springs, including a Local Legend catch
- Dirty Laundry side quest that sends you hunting 150 Abraxodyne briefcases for story and unique rewards
- Season 23: Blood X Rust, themed around raiders and the new Ohio content
Milepost Zero in Skyline Valley has shut down. Its rewards now live on various vendors in Highway Town and elsewhere. Players who did the Caravan intro quest get a “Caravan Investor” title, a pennant, and 2,000 Gold Bullion.
New Pet, Seasonal Weapon, and QoL Changes
Fresh toys to chase in this patch:
- New C.A.M.P. pet: Radhog. Buy the pet from the Atomic Shop, place its bed in the Dwellers tab, and dress it with a nose ring from the Pet Clothing section.
- New seasonal weapon: Dom Pedro, a hand cannon that can swap between .50 and .308 rounds, with explosive shots that pierce targets.
The emote wheel also gets a full rework. Emotes now use clearer categories like Social, Performance, Help, and Taunt. The goal is simple. Equip more of your emotes at once and spend less time swapping them in the Atomic Shop menu.
Gleaming Depths gets a weekly raid challenge that rewards a 4-star Legendary cache. Raid rewards are also spread deeper into the run, instead of being front loaded on early phases.
The patch finishes with a long list of fixes:
- V.A.T.S. tuning to reduce weird hit chance swings
- Combat tweaks for cryo effects, Hack and Slash, turrets, and raid enemies
- C.A.M.P. build menu fixes, item budget changes, and prefab bug fixes
- Perk screen and perk card visual fixes
- Misc issues like infinite loading screens, photo mode camera bugs, and challenge tracking
Welcome to Ohio!
That covers the key highlights from the Fallout 76 Burning Springs patch notes (1.7.22.12) and what the Burning Springs update actually means for your next login. If you are ready to dive deeper into new builds, events, and rewards, make sure you visit our Fallout 76 hub for more guides, news, and breakdowns so you never miss the next big change in Appalachia.
