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Fallout 76 World Pets, December 1: what the official test notes say about pet commands, level 200 and species perks

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Official Fallout 76 image: a Deathclaw rears up beside a metal lookout structure, with a large radio-telescope dish and bare trees under a blue sky
Official Fallout 76 image: a Deathclaw, one of the four pet species of the World Pets update. Image: Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda.net. © Bethesda Softworks. · Crédit : Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda.net. © Bethesda Softworks.

Video: "Fallout 76: World Pets Overview - Fallout Day Celebrations 2026: Day 4", official Bethesda Softworks YouTube channel, shared by the Fallout 76 team in its Steam announcement of October 22, 2026. It is an overview trailer of the update, not a gameplay test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjokV-YIaQM


Fallout 76's World Pets update is planned for December 1, 2026, according to Bethesda's announcements (primary sources read November 13, 2026, Paris time). It lets the C.A.M.P. pets you already own leave camp and travel Appalachia with you. The details below come from the Inside the Vault post of October 29, 2026, which opened the Public Test Server (PTS) to Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 players. Bethesda warns that not everything seen in the PTS is guaranteed to ship, so figures may change.

1. What is confirmed: date, and what comes with the update

  • The Steam announcement of October 22, 2026 says the World Pets update arrives December 1 and presents dogs, cats, Radhogs and a Deathclaw as companions you can name, customize and send into the wasteland.
The October 29 post adds that the same update brings an environment refresh of Skyline Valley and a bounty hunting hub there. Hideouts, a group challenge, are listed as coming in Spring 2027 and are only in early testing.

2. Taking your pet out of camp

  • Every C.A.M.P. pet you currently own can be summoned from a new tab under the Stats menu of your Pip-Boy.
  • During the test, every account received one pet of each species. Bethesda states that when World Pets releases, you will only have the pets you previously obtained.
  • Pets cannot enter a Raid or a Shelter and cannot swim underwater.

3. The four commands

  • Stay: the pet holds its position until you give the follow command or you move too far away.
  • Neutral: the pet follows you.
  • Attack: the pet goes for your target; pinging a target while the pet is active also sends it charging.
  • Protect: the pet follows you and only attacks if you take damage.
  • You issue them through an interact button when looking at the pet; the emote wheel was updated for quick access.

4. Health, combat and downed pets

  • All pets have the same HP whatever the species; it grows with levels and Pet Prowess combat upgrades.
  • A pet that takes too much damage is downed and needs a Stimpak. Clearing nearby enemies picks it up, but it still needs a Stimpak to get back to full health. Other players can give your pet a Stimpak.
  • Pets are not affected by radiation or disease and cannot be hurt by other players. They only attack enemy NPCs, never players or other players' pets.
  • Attacks are melee: dogs bite, cats and Deathclaws scratch, and Radhogs ram.

5. Progression to level 200

  • Your pet earns XP whenever you earn XP with it active, up to a maximum level of 200 in the test.
  • Levels unlock HP and damage increases, extra player carry capacity, improved passives and rewards such as outfits, backpacks and player titles.
  • Leveling is per species: leveling one dog levels all your dogs.

6. Species perks (passive buffs)

  • Each pet has two passive buffs, one granting a useful item and one improving rewards in an activity. Once learned, a buff can be applied to any pet species, and you choose two active buffs from the Pet Buffs list in the Pip-Boy.
  • Dog: Stimpak Fetcher (finds Diluted Stimpaks) and Bounty Sniffer (an extra Legendary Item from a Grunt Hunt, 1 to 3 stars).
  • Cat: Baits Finder (finds Improved Bait) and Mega Bits (extra Fish Bits after catching a fish).
  • Radhog: Goo-Getter (finds Toxic Goo) and Rad-Dration (finds High-Radiation Fluids while in a Nuke Zone).
  • Deathclaw: Dark Titan (finds Black Titanium) and Fun-Festation (extra Legendary Items from Infestations, 1 to 3 stars).

7. Known issues in the test build

  • Bethesda lists misaligned text and placeholder characters in the Pet Progression menu, placeholder formatting in the Pet Buffs menu, some looping audio for mechanical pets, and the impossibility to equip or swap pet buffs while in Power Armor.

8. What we still do not know

  • Whether the final numbers (level cap, buff values) will match the test build: Bethesda says not everything in the PTS is guaranteed to ship.
  • The exact release time on December 1 and the size of the update: the sources read do not give them.

9. Sources and discussion

  • Bethesda.net, "Inside the Vault - World Pets Console Public Test Server AVAILABLE NOW", October 29, 2026, read November 13, 2026: https://bethesda.net/en-US/news/inside-the-vault-world-pets-console-public-test-server-available-now
  • Fallout 76, "World Pets Overview Trailer", Steam Community announcement, October 22, 2026, read November 13, 2026: https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1847286114033244
  • Fallout 76 Steam store page (Bethesda Game Studios): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151340/Fallout_76/
  • Video: Bethesda Softworks, "Fallout 76: World Pets Overview - Fallout Day Celebrations 2026: Day 4" (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjokV-YIaQM
  • Image: Bethesda.net, Inside the Vault post. © Bethesda Softworks.
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