{"id":1151809,"date":"2026-02-08T07:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=542151"},"modified":"2026-02-08T07:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:20:14","slug":"fallout-76s-newest-update-adds-player-ghouls-live-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/fallout-76s-newest-update-adds-player-ghouls-live-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallout 76\u2019s newest update adds player ghouls, live now"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Bethesda Game Studios\/Bethesda Softworks\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fallout-76s-newest-update-adds-player-ghouls-live-now.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/fallout-76\/40362\">Fallout 76<\/a><\/em>\u2019s new update includes a big potential change that characters can undergo. <em>The Ghoul Within<\/em> is named that because, well, players can finally become a nasty little ghoul. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/fallout-76\/40362\">We first learned about this update in June 2024<\/a>, and it\u2019s arrived in the March 18 update alongside the launch of season 20. After the first season of the <em>Fallout<\/em> show on Amazon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24135121\/ghoul-fallout-tv-show-new-look-walton-goggins-inspiration-hot\">being a ghoul is a more attractive prospect than ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In the Fallout canon, ghouls are humans who have been mutated by the radiation of the nuclear wasteland. Some of them go feral, and serve as bullet fodder for the game\u2019s protagonist, but many are just normal folks trying to get by. Sure, they\u2019re hugely pockmarked, scarred, burned, and twisted \u2014 but they can make for good neighbors and allies. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fallout 76 - Ghoul Within Launch Trailer | PS5 &amp; PS4 Games\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GatrT4Xng9Y?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In <em>Fallout 76<\/em>, players can take a ghoul serum that prompts the transformation, allowing for access to special perks, immunity to radiation, and new character customization options. This option unlocks with a special quest at level 50, which means that fresh vault dwellers out of<em> 76<\/em> won\u2019t be able to ghoul it up immediately. If players regret their ghoul decision, they can purchase a token in the Atomic Shop to regain their humanity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The downside? Well, players who neglect taking a preventative chem can go feral, which seems pretty unpleasant. There are also different reactions vendors and NPCs have to ghouls, changing the social dynamics of Appalachia. Ghouls will also need a disguise if they want to enter certain areas. The Brotherhood of Steel, for instance, aren\u2019t going to let any ghouls run around their base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This is the first time players have been allowed to be a ghoul in a Fallout game, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see just how reactive the wasteland is for the ghouls among us. Season 20 is also filled with ghoul-themed cosmetics to unlock, so you can make a cozy little camp to match your new macabre aesthetics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fallout 76: Ghoul Within Launch Trailer\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DVpbQPyE2hE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/542151\/fallout-76-ghoul-within-update\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fallout 76\u2019s new update includes a big potential change that characters can undergo. The Ghoul Within is named that because, well, players can finally become a nasty little ghoul. We first learned about this update in June 2024, and it\u2019s arrived in the March 18 update alongside the launch of season 20. After the first season of the Fallout show on Amazon, being a ghoul is a more attractive prospect than ever. In the Fallout canon, ghouls are humans who have been mutated by the radiation of the nuclear wasteland. Some of them go feral, and serve as bullet fodder for the game\u2019s protagonist, but many are just normal folks trying to get by. Sure, they\u2019re hugely pockmarked, scarred, burned, and twisted \u2014 but they&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/fallout-76s-newest-update-adds-player-ghouls-live-now\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1151810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1151809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fallout 76\u2019s newest update adds player ghouls, live now | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fallout 76\u2019s new update includes a big potential change that characters can undergo. 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