Summary
TheFallout 76Invaders from Beyond event has returned, bringing the alien menace back to Appalachia. The latest iteration of the popular activity arrives just asFallout 76is blowing up in popularity across both PC and consoles thanks to Amazon’sFalloutTV show.
Zetaaliens have been part of theFalloutfranchisesince its humble beginnings in the ’90s. While these extraterrestrial creatures started out as mere jokes, the Easter eggs featuring them grew more numerous over the years, eventually culminating in the Mothership Zeta DLC forFallout 3. This curious race of invaders made a grand return to the series with theFallout 76Invaders from Beyond update, which added the eponymous event to the game in March 2022, among other themed content.
Invaders from Beyond Now Available in Fallout 76 Until May 14
After featuring in Season 8, 10, and 13, Invaders from Beyond is now once again making a return in theongoingFallout 76Season 16. The latest edition of the event kicked off on April 30 and will run until 12pm ET on May 14. As per usual, there will be 24 such activities per day, one at the top of every hour. Social media chatter indicates that the return of Invaders from Beyond has been welcomed by the fandom, with many players pointing to it as one of their favorite in-game events to date.
Fallout 76 Invaders from Beyond Possible Event Locations
Aside from featuring unique enemies, Invaders from Beyond also stands out from the rest of the game’s activities for several other reasons. E.g., it is one of the select few events that aren’t static, but can actually spawn across half a dozen locations across theFallout 76map of Appalachia. Another standout feature is its selection of random rewards, which includes a plan for the Alien blaster. Between its high rate of fire and immense single-shot damage, the Alien blaster has long enjoyed a reputation as the best energy pistol inFallout 76, if not the game’s best overall handgun.
Fallout 76 Invaders from Beyond Guaranteed Rewards
Invaders from Beyond is also fairly fast-paced, at least relative to other high-level events. And while a team of five or more veteran players can complete it in under ten minutes, it is still not a walk in the park. That’s largely because the Zeta aliens hit hard and are one of the rare few enemies inFallout 76that wear head armor, thus not being weak to spamming V.A.T.S. headshots, a common strategy among players.
Alien blaster
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Alien blaster cryo mag
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Alien blaster poison mag
Alien disintegrator
Alien disintegrator automatic receiver
Alien disintegrator cryo receiver
Alien disintegrator high-powered receiver
Alien disintegrator poison receiver
Alien stash box
Alien tube
Electro enforcer
Freezing electro enforcer
Overcharged electro enforcer
Poisoned electro enforcer
Spiked electro enforcer
Human tube 1
Human tube 2
Each rare plan has a 5.26% drop chance until the player starts obtaining the non-repeatable ones. From there, the odds of getting any given plan reward can rise up to 12.5%.
Like the previous four iterations of Invaders from Beyond, this event is also memorable for how it affects the rest of the game, even when it’s not actively taking place. Namely, aliens now have a chance of appearing in numerousotherFallout 76eventsfor as long as Invaders from Beyond remains in rotation, whether as replacements for some enemies or in addition to them. In other words, theFallout 76fandom is in for two immensely hectic weeks ahead.
Fallout 76
WHERE TO PLAY
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim and Fallout 4, welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fell, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers—chosen from the nation’s best and brightest – emerge into post-nuclear America on Reclamation Day, 2102. Play solo or join together as you explore, quest, build, and triumph against the wasteland’s greatest threats. Explore a vast wasteland, devastated by nuclear war, in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story. Experience the largest, most dynamic world ever created in the legendary Fallout universe. Expand southward to Skyline Valley – a brand-new region of Appalachia. Investigate the cause of the electric storm circling overhead and unveil the mystery around Vault 63 and its dwellers, including a shocking new Ghoul type – The Lost.
