Fallout 76 World Pets Update Hits PTS Ahead of December 1 Launch

Fallout 76's World Pets update is now available for testing on the Public Test Server for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 players, ahead of its planned launch on live servers on December 1, according to screenrant.com.

In the test build, players are given one pet of each species to try out. After launch, they will keep only the pets they previously obtained. Pets can be summoned from the Pip-Boy and commanded to stay, follow, attack and protect the player, and they level up to a cap of 200.

The available species include cats, dogs, Radhogs and Deathclaws. Deathclaw pets carry two passive abilities: Dark Titan, which finds Black Titanium, and Fun-Festation, which grants extra Legendary Items for Infestations and can reach three-star items.

Skyline Valley rework and Hideouts

The PTS also includes a rework of Skyline Valley, with reworked mountains and hillsides, new pathways and added vegetation, alongside bounty hunting quests and a collectible questline involving glass canisters. Players can get an early look at Hideouts at The Forever Farm in Burning Springs and Vault 63's Immortality Sector in Skyline Valley, each with four difficulty levels.

Hideouts are not expected to fully launch until spring 2027, and rewards earned in the test are temporary. Access to the PTS requires installing it from the Xbox or PlayStation game library and joining the Bethesda Game Studios Discord server for an access code.

Skyline Valley first appeared in the June 2024 update of the same name, and pets were previously limited to staying around the player's C.A.M.P.