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I made some Modern Nuka-Cola can redesigns! :D

Diving into the world of Fallout, I've reimagined the iconic Nuka Cola bottles as sleek, modern 16oz cans. Each design is a mix of nostalgia and contemporary aesthetics, blending the essence of the wasteland with a touch of futuristic flair

A Fallout OC commission I recently finished! The wasteland is a dangerous place if you don't toughen up quick it'll swallow you whole.

Bunker Dweller: Long ago, prior to the final wars, many corporations and government agencies built secret, self sustaining underground bunker complexes. They used these bases to house their technicians, politicians, corporate elites, military officers, and soldiers, along with the families of these essential personnel, in safety. From the Mutant Epoch RPG Expansion Rules Book section on pre-game castes. What did your player character do before the game started?

https://www.outlandarts.com/expansionrules.htm

In the Fallout 76 universe post-apocalyptic Appachalia is chalk full of some of our favorite cryptids. From the elusive Mothman to the alien-like Flatwoods Monster, you can trek across the land to have encounters with some creatures of real life myth and even use Photomode to make sure you have evidence of the encounter with decorative frames. Bethesda’s game dev’s seem to be really aiming to please the cryptid lovers among us playing through the “Rip Daring and the Cryptid Hunt” scoreboard, as we just received news in the last few days about two new cryptids that are being introduced in the next upcoming update on April 18th. I know as something of a cryptid lover myself I’m really excited to see these two new introductions to the family in-game, so here we’re going to look a little closer at the information we have on them so far and what else we’re getting in the update. 

Yesterday, April 13th, Bethesda announced that with the “Once in a Blue Moon” update this Summer 2023 we will see the introduction of two new cryptids to the Fallout 76 family. Along with the two new cryptids we will also be getting a new Daily Ops mutation, public events, rewards, side quests and more (depending on how long you’ve been hunting in post-apocalyptic Appalachia). 

For daily quests specifically Bethesda has said that we’ll be getting a series of 7 quests that can only be completed once, listed as the “Costa Business Daily Quests” in their announcement. They appear to all be based around the Blue Ridge Caravan Company and Vinny Costa’s desire to get his employees to perform better. With them being one off quests they are going to be giving unique Blue Ridge Caravan themed rewards, ranging from C.A.M.P items to apparel for your hunter to sport in their travels. Bethesda also seems to be hinting that for long time players of Fallout 76 that completing all of these “Costa Daily Business Quests” may then grant the player access to a special side quest. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to specify how far back a player has to have completed content from to gain access to the special quest once they are done with Costa Business, so we may have to wait to find that out once players have early access.  

There are also two other possible side quests listed in the announcement, “Safe and Sound” and “Beasts of Burden”. While both appear to be dealing with sects of people settling in our in-game Appalachia that are relevant to the new update, they appear to be totally separate from the Daily Costa Business Quests.  

The first possible quest, “Beasts of Burden”, is described as Vinny Costa’s nephew, Luca, finding himself in a spot of trouble when the local Cultists steal his Brahman and his explosive cargo - and he knows that Vinny will be unhappy if he hears about it. When we go about helping him it sounds like we have the Cultists to thank oddly enough for being aware of the “strange rumblings in the woods nearby” and knowing not to disturb the wildlife. 

On the other hand we have the quest “Safe and Sound” which deals more primarily with the other major group of players in our update, the Blue Ridge Caravan Company. In this possible side quest we see the Middle Mountain Cabins renovated by Blue Ridge as their newest Braman pit-stop. Unfortunately, they have trouble keeping the local wildlife at bay because their Repeller Speaker system has been damaged. To help them retake the pit-stop we’re tasked with helping to clear out the pests and defending the Repeller, with a reward from Blue Caravan of course for the assist. 

Even with the introduction of two new cryptids into the family Bethesda is also making sure to give some love to one of the best known cryptids already in the gang, our resident Mothman. Starting April 25th (12:00pm Eastern Time) until May 9th (12:00pm Eastern Time) we’ll have the “Path to Enlightenment'' event to participate in at the top of every hour. For anyone who doesn’t already have them, the rewards for the event will include the Cultists Intricate Helmet, the Wise Mothman Throne, and more Mothman themed rewards. I know I’ll be making sure my camp is themed well after “the Winged One” as Stephen Scarberry would say. 

Last, but most certainly not least, let’s get into our two new cryptids and what we know about them so far. The first of the two new cryptids that we see in the announcement is the “Blue Devil”. In description with, “glowing eyes”, “hooked claws”, a “long muzzle” and “glistening needle-like teeth” and the Blue Devil seems to be a werewolf, so we may need to start paying more attention to the moon cycle in-game if they hold true to real world lore. I’m guessing that we’ll see the Devil in the more forested areas of the map, based on the image provided so far, and I for one am looking forward to my first werewolf encounter. 

Our second new cryptid inductee to the game has been dubbed “The Ogua” by Bethesda. The encounter described in the announcement in the Cranberry Glade indicates that it appears to blend in with its environment, so while it may stand out some, it will look like we’ve come across a strange rock until we interact with it. Once it’s up and going the Ogua looks almost dinosaur-like with the rocky spines on its back and is described as five times a vault-dweller's height while sporting a hooked beak. While Bethesda may be right that curiosity killed the Atom Cat, the Ogua may find that satisfaction brought it back.