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Fallout 4: Wasteland Workshop

Part of Fallout 4

10 years agoSource: Steam

Wasteland Workshop adds creature and raider cages, arena fights and new items for settlement building to Fallout 4.

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Developer
Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Genre
RPG
Game modes
Singleplayer
Game series
Fallout
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What is Fallout 4: Wasteland Workshop?

Wasteland Workshop is a building expansion for Fallout 4. With new cages, settlements can capture dangerous creatures and human enemies. It also adds arena areas and decorative objects. A new standalone campaign is not part of the pack.

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Release

10 years agoSource: Steam

Wasteland Workshop was released on Steam and on the German PlayStation Store on Apr 11, 2016. Bethesda gives Apr 12, 2016 for Xbox One. The matching PS5 and Xbox Series versions have been available since Apr 25, 2024.

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Platforms

Wasteland Workshop is available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Fallout 4 is required on every platform. The new-generation console versions are part of the native release of Fallout 4 from 2024.

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Gameplay

The focus is on settlements that offer more than housing. Players build cages, lure enemies into them and then decide whether captured creatures meet in an arena or are put to work in a settlement. This adds to the existing workshop and combat systems rather than replacing regular exploration.

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In-game screenshot from Fallout 4 Wasteland Workshop
The expansion uses the existing workshop mode · Bethesda Softworks Image source

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Part of Fallout 4

The additional building objects include cages, items for staged fights and decorations. Wasteland Workshop is one of the six major downloadable content packs of the Fallout 4 Season Pass and is also part of the Game of the Year Edition.

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System requirements

Wasteland Workshop requires an installed version of Fallout 4. The expansion is not a standalone role-playing game and has no separate PC system requirements list. The technical requirements follow the version of Fallout 4 you are using.

The details apply to PC.

Minimum

Operating system
Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
Processor
Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent
Storage
30 GB available storage

Recommended

Operating system
Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
Processor
Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent
RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent
Storage
30 GB available storage

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Cages for creatures and raiders

The cages let you capture both people and creatures from the game world alive. The range runs from raiders to deathclaws. Which encounter results depends on how the cages are used in the settlement.

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Scene from Wasteland Workshop with new workshop objects
Extra building objects expand the settlements · Bethesda Softworks Image source

Arenas in your own settlements

Captured enemies can be made to fight each other. This gives settlements another function alongside supplies, defence and trade. Anyone who builds an arena connects the new cages to the existing building system.

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Game scene from the Wasteland Workshop expansion
Cages and arenas can be built into settlements · Bethesda Softworks Image source

New items for settlement building

Alongside cages, the pack expands the selection of decorations. These include illuminated tube elements, letter sets and mounted trophies. They can be used to build workshops, arena venues for fights and settlements with different designs.

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Building and decoration elements from Fallout 4 Wasteland Workshop
New building parts offer more design options · Bethesda Softworks Image source

Single player and progress

Wasteland Workshop is part of the single-player role-playing game Fallout 4. The new building and combat options are used within your existing save. The expansion does not include a separate multiplayer mode.

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Season Pass and complete editions

Wasteland Workshop can be bought on its own, and it is also included in the Fallout 4 Season Pass and the Game of the Year Edition. What matters is that the base game and the add-on match the same platform version.

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Controls and accessibility

On PlayStation, the Fallout 4 versions support remappable controls, adjustable stick sensitivity and an overview of game controls, among other things. These features belong to each platform version of the main game and are not limited to Wasteland Workshop.

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Bethesda's workshop showcase

In a developer video from April 12, 2016, Bethesda Softworks shows how the new workshop objects can be used in the game. The focus is on cages, catching creatures and arena battles.

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Game series

Wasteland Workshop expands the settlement building in the post-apocalyptic role-playing game Fallout 4. It was released after Automatron and before Far Harbor. Later came Contraptions Workshop, Vault-Tec Workshop and Nuka-World.

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