Fallout 4 – First Beta Patch Now Available, Packs General Memory & Stability Improvements


As promised, Bethesda has released the first beta patch for Fallout 4. According to its release notes, this patch comes with general memory and stability improvements, and fixes a couple of bugs that were reported by the fans. You can read the complete changelog below.

Fallout 4 – First Beta Patch Changelog:

New Features

  • Number pad keys can now be used for remapping
  • Remapping Activate now works on Quick Container

Fixes

  • General memory and stability improvements
  • 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

In order to gain access to the game’s beta patches, you’ll have to follow this guide.

  • Log into Steam
  • Right Click on Fallout 4 in your Library
  • Select Settings
  • Select Betas
  • A drop down menu will appear. Select Beta Update
  • Select OK.
  • Wait a few minutes and Fallout 4 should update.
  • When done, Fallout 4 should appear as Fallout 4 [beta] in your Library