The Slasher Release Notes

Chaos spreads across Appalachia!

Bodies strewn across the wasteland, sounds of maniacal laughter echoing throughout the woods, reports of murderers wearing clown masks invading local settlements. There are even rumors that all these actions could mark the return of The Pint-Sized Slasher himself…

Appalachia is teetering on the brink, and we need YOU to help put a stop to this new threat stalking the region.

Update Highlights

• The Slasher – Prepare for a frightful fall as a cult of fanatics’ sow chaos around the Appalachian region. Check in every week for new parts of the story of The Slasher lightning and thunder noises
• Unique Weapon Crafting – Give new life to your favorite unique items. Unique weapons and armor can now have their Legendary Mods changed and have a 4th Legendary Mod added!
• Introducing Legacy Seasons - Earn rewards from Seasons you might have missed when they return as Legacy Seasons!
• New Seasonal Fish – Fall is near which means new Seasonal Fish will appear!
• Season 26: Beware The Blood Moon – Earn rewards inspired by the upcoming spooky season. What happens beneath the crimson moon? ---

The Slasher

Set to unfold over the course of the weeks following the update, The Slasher content rolls out differently than most of our major updates. Wastelanders should expect to receive in-game updates from The Debunker Radio on what’s happening in the world and what they should do next.

You can start this experience by tuning into the “Breaking News” broadcast station in your Pip-Boy.

Legacy Seasons

We’re excited to bring you another heavily requested feature. Legacy Seasons!

Starting with “The Slasher” update, we can now bring back one past season to sit alongside the current season to give everyone another chance at earning rewards that they might have missed out on. Legacy Seasons utilize the same ticket pool as normal season which means that how you choose to spend your tickets is entirely up to you!

Our first Legacy Season is “Armor Ace and the Power Patrol in Cold Steel” and will run the full length of the season. Many of you have already voted on what next Legacy Season will be and that is “Season 10: Red Rocket 'Across America' Presents: The City of Steel”. Season 10 will become available alongside the Winter update.

Read more about the Legacy Season feature here!

Fall Seasonal Fish – Available on September 22

The Autumnal equinox marks the start of many things, and one just one of those things is the new fish that have entered the Appalachian waterways with their new seasonal food recipes to boot. For the fishers among us, Captain Raymond has a note with clues to the locations where these new fish could be caught.

Season 26 – Beware The Blood Moon

The blood moon shines bright! Earn new rewards in this latest season.

Unique Item Crafting

Last but certainly not least is another long request feature, Unique Item Crafting! With the release of The Slasher update, you can take your unique weapons/armor and change their Legendary Mods as well as add a 4th Legendary Mod to them.

This gives new life to many of the specially tagged items that you can find and craft in Appalachia as well as opening loads more opportunities for you to further develop your builds. The notes below cover a bunch of changes to unique weapons as well as updates to Workbench crafting costs and a lot more.

We’re excited to see how you adjust these items to fit your gameplay style.

Name

Effect

Old Guard

+10% Deflect Chance

Nailer

Blocking inflicts Bleeding

Meteoritic Sword

Grants Radicool Perk

The Gutter

Poison Damage

Camden Whacker

Random Elemental Damage

Acceptable Overkill

+1 Rank to Perk Concentrated Fire

Commanders Charge

30% Chance to Block Projectiles

Crushing Blow

+10% Damage per Crippled Limb Your Target Has

Disorderly Conduct

+20% Attack Speed

Kingfisher

+10% Damage per Local Legend Challenge Completed

Night Light

Ignore Time of Day Requirements on Perks

Salt of the Earth

Fires both barrels at once

The Action Hero

+1% Deflect Chance per Bullet Storm Stack

Resolute Veteran

Your Minimum Bullet Storm Stack Count is 5

The Guarantee

Grants Demo Expert (Rank 3)

Unstoppable Monster

Reduce Damage Taken by 5% and an Additional 1% per Killstreak (Max 10)

The Quick Fix

+5% Swing Speed per Addiction

Whistle in the Dark

Grants Mister Sandman Perk Card (Rank 2)

Medical Malpractice

Bonuses to Stimpak Healing Also Increase Damage

Mechanics Best Friend

Makeshift Warrior Also Increases Damage

Sole Survivor

+3% Weak Spot Damage per Kill while on a Kill Streak (Max 10)

Cultist Piercer

+50% Armor Penetrations vs Cryptids

Elders Mark

+2% V.A.T.S. Critical Damage per Onslaught Stack

Holy Fire

You and Teammates Hit by Your Flame Gain +30% Damage and +50 DR for 15 Seconds

Lucas Switchblade

+50% Explosive Damage

Ogua Gauntlet

+30% More Damage Blocked

Kabloom

Poison Damage

Branding Iron

Fire Damage

Face Breaker

+10% Damage to Weak Point

Boiling Point

Poison Damage

Cauterizer

Energy Damage

Drill Fist

Fire Damage

Flatliner

Fully Charged Shots Deal 100% More Damage

Lickety-Split

Railway Spikes Chain 2 Times

Ultracite Terror Sword

Poison Damage

Boomstick

Fires 2 Additional Missiles

Longshot

+30% Damage to Far Targets While Aiming

Overkill

Kills Grant +5 Killstreak Count

Peacemaker

Bonus Explosive Damage Base on CHA

Daisycutter

+20% Damage for Every 1000 RAD Resistance

Pyrolyzer

Burning Enemies Burst into a Firey Mess Based on Luck

Somerset Special

+15% Damage to Distant Targets

The Fact Finder

+15% Damage to Weak Point While Aiming

V63-BERTHA

Modifiers to Explosive Radius Apply to Damage Instead

Bunker Buster

+25% Explosive Radius

Final Word

Gain 1 Bullet Storm Stack on Kill

The VATS Unknown

V.A.T.S. Criticals Deal Between 20% to 200% Damage

Slug Buster

Replenish 60 Action Points with Each Kill

Oathbreaker