Fallout 4 Update 1.5 makes survival on consoles much more difficult

The beta is on Steam for PC and also prepares for the next DLC, Far Harbor

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PC players have had a chance to test out the new Survival Mode in Fallout 4 since it was released on Steam in beta at the end of March, but Bethesda has now revealed that in the next few weeks, the full 1.5 Update will be available to everyone, including Xbox One and PS4 players.

In a blog update on the official site, Bethesda said the update will include tweaks to the new mode thanks to feedback from users playing the beta. For those unfamilair with Survival mode, players chosing to go a tougher route through the game will have no fast travel, only be able to save when you sleep, as well as increased lethality, diseases, fatigue and danger. Characters set to Survival difficulty appear under their own Character Selection filter. Remember that survival difficulty characters will not be backward compatible with the 1.4 version of Fallout 4.

The Creation Kit and Bethesda.net Mods are still in closed beta. Bethesda says it will add mod support to the 1.5 Steam Beta "soon," with console support coming in following updates, 

Also coming will be the following bug fixes:

  • General stability and performance improvements
  • Third person camera movement improvements when player is close up against walls and other objects
  • Fixed rare crash related to reloading a save that relies on Automatron
  • Fixed issue with the robot workbench camera not moving properly immediately after canceling out of the menu
  • Fixed issue with perks being repeatedly added when reloading a saved game while in robot workbench
  • Fixed issue with Ada not properly traveling to an assigned settlement
  • Robots can now be assigned as settlement vendors
  • Fixed issue with "Appropriation" where blueprints would not appear properly if the container had already been looted prior to getting the quest
  • In "The Nuclear Option," entering the Institute using the targeting helmet on Power Armor no longer inadvertently causes the player to go into combat, and become stuck in the Institute
  • Fixed distance check with Robotics Expert perk
  • While in Workshop mode, if the Jump button is remapped, the Y or Triangle button can still be used to jump
  • Ability to delete downloadable content via the Add-Ons menu (PS4)
  • Fixed issue with "Defend the Castle" where speaking to Ronnie Shaw would not properly complete the quest
  • During "The Nuclear Option," fast traveling away from the Institute immediately after inserting the relay targeting sequence holotape will no longer block progression
  • Fixed issue where Workshop placed light bulbs would occasionally not light properly

The update will also set the stage for the upcoming Far Harbor DLC, which should drop next month. Automatron and Wasteland Workshop DLC are already available on all platforms.

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