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July 19th, 2023

THE GALAXY TRIBUNE
EDITION #005

How a Major Fallout 4 Bug Found by the Sims Settlement Team Led to Its Fix
July 16th, 2023 by CookOLo

On July 9, 2023, the Lead Developer of Sims Settlement 2 (SS2) Kinggath shared their discovery of a major Fallout 4 bug while working on Chapter 3 of their mod. Essentially, in an interior workshop, if an object was placed on a certain coordinate, an NPC is blocked from going to the coordinate. The problem comes from the fact that it blocks the NPC's pathway of that specific coordinate in ALL interior locations.

At the time, the SS2 was trying to find a fix for this problem, but luckily, three days later on July 12, user Snapdragon found a solution to the problem, which has been posted on Nexus Mods as a simple mod. Not only that, you can take a look at the source code if you want to see what exactly changed.

What's more is that this fix could be potentially implemented into Workshop Framework, a mod made by Kinggath that focuses on expanding and fixing the workshop gameplay, as when asked whether this fix can be implemented into Workshop Framework, Snapdragon responds with "Sure thing, it's under the MIT license, so feel free to do anything you want with it. I just ask that you leave a line of credit somewhere on the mod page if it's included". Without the discovery from the SS2 team, and the hard work of Snapdragon, this major Fallout 4 bug might just have slipped past through us all!

New Update to Fallout PTS
July 17th, 2023 by CookOLo

On July 14, 2023, the Fallout 76 PTS reopened after a week of it going offline on July 7. As of July 17, the patch notes for this update have been released where, even though it’s a pretty small update, there are some notable changes and fixes.

The most notable of these fixes would have to be this: “Addressed an issue where players would fail to Fast Travel to a location after selecting it on the map.” This has been an everlasting bug that the Fallout 76 team has tried to fix in the past but evidently has not fully patched it. Hopefully, this would be the final nail in the coffin.

A definite quality of life feature would have to be: “Players can now open multiple Perk Card Packs, and we’ve added a slider to choose how many Packs to open at once.” Ever have that moment where you just didn’t care for every single level up to the point that you would just rack up those perk card packs? Well, this change is for you as you can finally open them up all at once if you ever want to get new perk cards or just want to convert them to perk coins!

Finally, the most notable of changes comes from this comment from Developer hydraskillz: “Just to clarify, the level 20 starting loadouts are being moved to a later patch” After much criticism of this feature, it does make sense for the Fallout 76 team to look at it again and potentially rework it.

Of course, there are many other smaller fixes as well as new features in this PTS in general, so if you want to test it out and give feedback, check out the Official Bethesda Game Studios Discord!

Appalachian Digest: Free States Interview
July 17th, 2023 by

In Appalachian Digest we will shine a light on the current events in the Fallout 76 Roleplay Community. We will focus on storylines and lore created by player interactions and group alliances. Every aspect of Roleplaying will be covered including in-game events, Discord based text RP, relations between various factions, and news about new and upcoming groups. In this issue we present two stories. One of a new group on the rise, creating solid connections within the community, the other of a well-established group using all available resources to make their mark on the Wasteland.

Clovis: Let's start with the basics. Please state your name, the faction you represent, and your position in that faction.

Ollie: I’m Ollie, The General of the new Free States Reborn. The governments are gone. Our goal now is to rebuild Appalachia, but also to keep our eye on the Enclave. We are allied with The Blue Ridge Irregulars and Caravan Company, The Responders and are on Cooperative terms with the BoS due to their man power and technology. We believe in our values. But appalachia needs our help, before us. The Free Staters tried to find an inoculation for the scorched plague. That’s been found. All that’s left for us to do now is to continue researching, and continue defending Appalachia from the evils that lie inside. Anything that is a threat to peace, is a threat to the Free States!

Clovis: Great! What is your group currently doing to aid the people and fight the Scorched plague?

Ollie: We have currently set up a research outpost in the cranberry bog operated and ran by me.



We have been dissecting scorched infected creatures to try and find the root of the aggression and complete lack of control.





We have even managed to do research on actual scorched victims, and a scorched beast.



Clovis: If you could give an example of a joint effort with another faction, that would be wonderful.

Ollie: The Free States is constantly communicating with The Blue Ridge Irregulars and Caravan Company. Helping eliminate threats, helping defend their camps, helping defend their cargo shipments. We realized we need as much help as we can get to keep defending the wasteland from evil!



We also have allied strongly with The Brahmino Empire. They saved one of our squads from a glowing deathclaw, we promised them peace, and to protect them, they promised to show us the way of the Brahmin. We recently aided the BoS against a scorched attack on one of their Forts. It was then we realized we all had one enemy, and were stronger together. We may not see eye to eye with their ideals, but now isn’t a time to argue. It’s time to take back our home!





Clovis: Is there a specific chapter of Brotherhood that you are working with?

Ollie: Yes, we are working with Brotherhood of Steel: Warborn Chapter.

Clovis: It's always great to see great organizations come together to make Appalachia a better place. Thanks for sharing your story, we hope to hear much more from the Free States Reborn in the future!

Ollie: You will. Live Free or Die! salutes

New Twitch Prime Bundle Comes to Fallout 76
July 19th, 2023 by CookOLo

As of July 17, 2023, there’s a new Prime Gaming Bundle for Fallout 76! This “Lunchtime Bundle” includes (5) Perk Packs, (5) Repair Kits, (5) Carry Weight Boosters, (5) Lunchboxes, and (5) Scout’s Banners. If you have Prime Gaming, claim this before October 17, 2023, to receive all these enticing rewards! Lunchtime Bundle:



Galaxy News Network is hiring writers!
June 29, 2023 by Jah (@di0xazine_)

At the Galaxy News Network, we want to be able to shine a light on people and or communities in Fallout that deserve the shoutout to grow and expand, and to highlight new and exciting things happening in the game and out.

So GNN is hiring writers for The Galaxy Tribune! This gives an opportunity for people all throughout the Fallout Community to get a chance to spotlight new and exciting things to share with the masses! If you are interested in being a writer, contact for more information and application! We hope to see some new faces soon for the Tribune! We are looking for people who is willing to cover anything fallout.. Art events, in-game events, communities, people, mods, datamines, and everything in-between!

If you have any form of writing, journalism, creative writing or anything in-between of experience or not, please do apply! We want to create an amazing team of people to help us produce the Tribune and get them out on a semi-daily basis. Below is the Google Form to apply. Please join the main server too so we know you are in there and it is easier contact!

Come and Apply!