A patch for Fallout: New Vegas is set to be released this week, which will upgrade weapons and fix some balance issues within the game. The Senior Producer for Fallout: New Vegas, Jason Bergman, posted on the Bethesda Software forums that there was also upcoming DLC that would be announced once the patch has been released.
"Our next DLC release (announcement coming very soon, we promise) has been complete while we worked on getting a patch ready for you all. We didn’t want to just release more DLC before we had a patch that would improve the overall New Vegas experience," Bergman explains. He goes on to state, "Hopefully you’ll be pleased with the enormous amount of work we’ve put into this update over the last few months, and will enjoy the rest of our DLC releases. We have some pretty cool stuff coming soon." Note that "DLC releases" is plural, suggesting there may be more than one announcement.
The patch will upgrade a number of weapons and perks, some of which include:
- Automatic Guns - SMGs, the Assault Carbine, and the LMG are more accurate across the board. They're also more durable. 12.7mm SMG mag capacity increased to 21.
- Shotguns - Buckshot has received a x1.2 inherent DAM mod. This slightly incentivizes using buckshot over slugs when enemy armor is not an issue. Magnum buckshot has a x1.3 DAM mod and a small amount of DT bypass. Spread for many shotguns has been lowered.
- That Gun - That Gun is now a slow-firing hand cannon that does huge DAM firing 5.56mm out of a short barrel.
- Dynamite - Larger explosion radius.
- Pew-Pew - Lower ammo capacity, consumes far fewer ECs per shot. Still a two-shot weapon.
- The Professional - 10mm Pistol, SMG added to perk list.
There is a complete list of upgrades at Bethesda's forums, which you can get to by clicking the link below.
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