John Barton
Editor’s note: The sixth installment in John Barton’s examination of a map of the soon-to-be-released Fallout 76 video game investigates The Forest, based principally on the large, hilly heartland of central West Virginia.When players first set foot outside Vault 76, they’re blinded by sunlight then overwhelmed by the natural beauty that opens around them. This … Read more
Editor’s note: The fifth installment in John Barton’s examination of a map of the soon-to-be-released Fallout 76 video game investigates The Savage Divide region, which is based on the Allegheny Mountains region and its lofty Allegheny Front.The Savage Divide cuts across what’s being called “Appalachia” in Fallout 76. The name alone suggests a unforgiving land, … Read more
Editor’s note: the fourth installment in John Barton’s examination of a map of the soon-to-be-released Fallout 76 video game investigates The Ash Heap region, which draws on the bloody history of mining and industrialism in West Virginia’s coalfields.The southwestern area on the Fallout 76 map, “The Ash Heap” — with its blackened appearance and giant … Read more
Editor’s note: the third installment in John Barton’s examination of a map of the soon-to-be-released Fallout 76 video game investigates the Toxic Valley region, which, he points out, shares many similarities with West Virginia’s Chemical Valley.“Toxic Valley” occupies the northernmost region on the Fallout 76 map produced by Oscerlot, though I think it’s likely an … Read more
Editor’s Note: This is the second installation in John Barton’s exploration of the Fallout 76 map of West Virginia. Here, he surveys Cranberry Bog. Go here to read the first part of Barton’s map exploration: Mapping Fallout 76: The Mire.Cranberry Bog is located in the southeast corner of the Fallout 76 map. One of the … Read more
(Editor’s Note: Over the next six issues of the FalloutWV Newsletter, contributing editor John Barton will examine the six principal areas mapped in the new Fallout 76 video game. Please feel free to add your commentaries at the end of the story.)In the Fallout 76 map, West Virginia is divided into six sections — The … Read more
At 16 square miles, Fallout 76 is reported to be four times the size of Fallout 4, Bethesda Game Studio’s previous release in the Fallout series. Considering that West Virginia is 24,000 square miles, it’s clear not every beloved or unusual location will make the final release of the game, but which areas made the … Read more
