Fallout 76 players have been treated to an unwelcome holiday surprise, as an inventory hack allows less honorable players to empty entire inventories by just being in the vicinity of their targets.
The Fallout 76 inventory hack was deployed not long after a different hack allowed users to spawn on servers large amounts of legendary items, including some that had more stats than the title usually allows, NPCs, and even the Prydwen from Fallout 4.
Fallout 76 Inventory Hack
The first batch of information regarding the Fallout 76 inventory hack was revealed by Reddit user TKsMantis who received, one day ago, information regarding the then-upcoming hack.
According to their post, the Fallout 76 inventory hack allows users to gain access to PC players’ inventories by simply being close to them. The hacker doesn’t even need to see the target, provided that they are within 200m from it. Furthermore, the hack makes it possible to lose even your PipBoy, as the game considers it to be an item.
In the meantime, the Fallout 76 inventory hack has gone live and multiple videos have surfaced showing hackers empty players’ inventories without much effort.
The Fallout 76 Reddit is also full of threads warning players to steer clear of public servers until the issues are solved.
From what we can tell, the Fallout 76 inventory hack is “only” able to target players’ inventories. While it’s a relief to know that your stash is safe, bumping into a hacker can lead to even losing, within seconds, items bought from the Atomic Shop.
From what we can tell, the only safe havens are Fallout 76’s private servers. They are, however, only available to Fallout 1st subscribers.
Other alternatives include storing all your items in your stash or playing with a lower level character whose items weren’t obtained as a result of activities requiring large time investments. Naturally, if you do choose to brave Appalachia and its myriad outlaws, reporting any hackers is highly recommended.
User TKsMantis said in his post that Bethesda is aware of the Fallout 76 inventory hack and is “working on it” even before it went live. At the time of writing, however, there is no official response on the matter.
The inventory hack is not just a major inconvenience for anyone willing to spend their free time during the holidays in Appalachia, but also yet another major issue in what feels like an interminable string of major issues plaguing Fallout 76 since launch.
Hopefully, Bethesda won’t take long to step in and rid the game of its newest hack.
