Fallout 76: Brahmin meat location

It was a long and cursed process to get Brahmin meat when you don't want to kill any innocent cows. Unfortunately the animals in Fallout 76 (affiliate link) seem to be mutated and often two-headed, those poor unfortunate souls. So one could argue that getting them out of their misery would be the merciful thing to do. 

We didn't want to kill the cows to make progress in the Second Helpings mission. It took a long time to find some Brahmin meat.

 

 

This quest requires the player to cook a ribeye steak. To be able to do that brahmin meat is needed. No problem, right? Because there are many two-headed cows roaming around the area. But what if you don't want to kill them? 

Cows have a special place in my heart, and I still regret killing them for a trophy in Far Cry: New Dawn. This time I wasn't willing to do it. Maybe I have learned from my mistake.

 

 

How to get Brahmin meat without killing 

If you don't want to kill the cows you are supposed to get the meat from brahmin corpses in the area. But for us all the meat we could find was always spoiled.

So, after weeks of trying, we traveled to Whitespring resort. In its mall resides a vendor named Marie, who sometimes has brahmin meat for sale. It's random. So I thought our luck had turned when she did have one piece of meat.

But for my co-op partner, there was no meat. Had I bought the only one available?

 

 

But then a disaster struck. I tried to give the meat to my partner and accidentally ate it! I was ready to ragequit the whole game right then. Like I said, this was a cursed quest for us.

I tried to search online how often the vendors change their stock? I could only find conflicting information.

But then we went back to Flatwoods, and for the first time there was some fresh meat on brahmin corpses. So finally, success! 

 

 

Where to find Brahmin meat in Fallout 76

*Brahmin corpses near the mission Second helpings objective (the meat could be spoiled though) in Flatwoods

*Vendor Marie in Whitespring resort, take the elevator to Whitespring mall, Le Grand Gourmet store

 

 

 

Cats in Fallout 76?

Yes, there is at least one cat in the game. Cheswick II was seen looking out the window, perhaps waiting for its long lost owner.

 

 

There are some animal and cat items in the game's Atomic shop. Here's just some of them. 

 

You can buy Grey Tabby Cat as your camp cat. You can interact with the cat with commands pet, speak and sit.

 

 

And there are also some other cat themed things in the game, as seen in the pictures in this post. 

 

 

 

Animals in Fallout 76

The animals I have encountered in Fallout 76 so far are: cat, dog, cow, radstag doe, chicken, frog.

 

 

 

Fallout 76 is NOT a multiplayer game!

Here is a warning for those who are looking for a nice game to play together with a friend. 

Fallout 76 is said to be a multiplayer game. In reality it is not. It is a single player game. 

Most the missions and quests you have to do solo. What's the point of having multiplayer/co-op when in reality you can't do missions together? 

If you try do the quests together only the team leader gets progress in the mission. If you want do any missions you absolutely have to do them alone/solo.

 

How to become an alcoholic

It's easy to become addicted to alcohol in this game. Just drink booze too much and too often. Then you get negative status effects when you don't drink alcohol often enough.

Beware though, some foods can cure random addictions. Unfortunately this happened to me, and I had to work my way back to alcoholism. 

 

 

 

Fallout 76: Field Medic trophy

The easiest way of doing this with a friend is to go to a lookout tower. When a player jumps down from the tower they get the critically injured status. Then you can just revive them by pressing X.

 

 

happier times... happier cows... 

 

 

Fallout 76 is the type of game I would never play alone. It would be much more fun with a friend if the quests could be actually done in co-op.

 

Fallout 76 gameplay

 

 

 

 

My Time at Sandrock Multiplayer: Guide

My Time at Sandrock Multiplayer on PS5

 

Finally, about six months later than promised, My Time at Sandrock multiplayer arrived to Playstation 5. To get it you need to download it separately from the Playstation Store, it is there named as Sandrock Online. It's free if you own the base game.

Chronically the multiplayer is set before the single player. Originally it was supposed to even have different characters, such as Howlett. But for some reason the players didn't like this idea, and so the NPC characters are the same in both versions of the game.

 

My Time at Sandrock Multiplayer vs Single Player Differences

There are many differences between My Time at Sandrock's multiplayer and single player, so even the most seasoned player might struggle at first. And most guides online are only focused on the single player, so it might be difficult to find the needed info.

There's no story mode in multiplayer. There are no main story missions, and no side missions. You only get commissions to build the town.

You can play the whole multiplayer experience solo. Having friends helping you would certainly be beneficial at some points, but I personally only play alone, and have managed just fine.

The game is cross platform. You can select to turn crossplay on or off. You can choose whether you want other players to be able to join your town.

The game saves automatically, there's no manual saving. You can NOT pause the game, which makes things even more hectic, and on fighting missions even more difficult when monsters keep attacking you while you are trying to use healing items.

In multiplayer you aren't forced to sleep. You won't collapse, and no one will carry you home. If you choose to sleep you get stamina and health points while doing so. 

The shops are open 24/7. You also have access to everyone's houses and rooms around the clock, so you can return commissions even in the middle of the night.

Yakmel cart rides are instant, and also free if you unlock an early skill for it (highly recommended).

Everything happens instantly. If you make a mistake, you can't go back.

 

 

There are things I wish I knew before I started playing the multiplayer. So here are some tips to get you started. 

 

How to get started

So what to do first, besides starting with those pesky commissions? Getting rid of the rocks which block the pathways in town is a good idea. And building the money tree and the sphinx cat right next to your workshop.

 

 

Bronze Axe & Bronze Pickhammer

You can buy these straight at the start from Hugo's shop Hammer Time, and they make life a lot easier. So no need to build these on your own. For Iron Axe and Iron Pickhammer, you get the recipe from Hammer Time, once you have leveled your workshop enough. And same applies also to better tools after that.

City Hall's Urban Planner

This is where you make the city projects, and I suggest you start doing them straightaway. I didn't. By doing these projects, you unlock many things to town, including the arrivals of many characters, such as Nia, Fang and Logan! So don't ignore the Urban Planner like I did.

There's a nice mission, where you have to make 80 pcs (!!) of rail road. No wonder why this is called multiplayer... Little help, please? I'm still doing everything solo, I couldn't trust a stranger with my town... In multiplayer you share everything with other players, including money. But actually this rail road mission sounds more daunting than it is. It didn't take me too much time to make these rail road tracks, just had to keep making lots of manganese steel bars with two civil furnaces. And for some reason I ended up having 39 extra rail tracks, who's gonna want to buy those?! (spoiler: Yan)

 

 

Commission Board

This is where all the action is, just like in the base game. You can get new commissions every morning.

Do note that there's also a whole other menu (on PS4/PS5 you press R2 to get it), where are personal commissions. I missed this for weeks ingame time at the start. Does it really matter? Well, there's a trophy where you need to do 100 personal commissions, so there's that.

 

Adopting pets

I'm sure you are very relieved to know that the pets are there from day one. Nemo, Macchiato, Banjo and Meercat. No sign of Coco or X though, until you unlock them.

The pet adoption system is different in multiplayer. In single player you need to befriend the pets to be able to adopt them, but that's not needed in multiplayer. Here you need to build pet houses for them, and once you have one in your yard the option to adopt will pop over the pets' heads. It really is much easier and less time consuming. Then you can send your pets to collect water and other things, just like in the base game.

How to build the pet houses? While standing on you yard choose home editing. You also need to level up your workshop enough for each pet.

 

Do you have to kill any animals?

When Vivi's commission required lots of Yakmel hair I really didn't want to start killing animals. Luckily you can buy them from Wandering Y Store, along with some other animal products. Also Vivi sells leather and other things. So check the stores before going for a murder spree. Who could kill those cute and innocent animals? Those angry birds can go to hell though.

Signing up for Festivals

There's a bit of confusion how to sign up for the events. For example I totally missed the first event of the year, Day of the Bright Sun. I simply couldn't find the box where to sign up. It was supposed to be at Martle's Square, but there was just the event store. So when the day arrived, I followed the airship, but it didn't drop any presents. I missed the whole festival, and therefore it didn't happen even for the other townsfolk. This is how important we builders are, the whole world revolves around us.

Only afterwards I learned online that you can only register for this event on the morning of it, so right before that happens. Darn.

So on the morning of the Dance-off I was scared. Would I be able to participate this time? I wouldn't want to miss all the events on my first year, just for the sake of trophies. So the first thing I did that morning was to go to the dancing platform, by the Blue Moon Saloon. And once again, there was no option to sing up. Once again there was just the Festival store. I was mortified, sure I wouldn't be able to participate.

But the Dance-off doesn't start until the afternoon. And when it begins you can just go there and start the dancing option from the booth. So no worries, no need to sing up beforehand. I danced and won and got the trophy, on the easiest difficulty!

 

How to get copper and bronze ore

Unlike in single player, in multiplayer you get these ores from The Breach. Before you can get there you need to clear the rocks blocking it.

How to get iron

You can get iron bars from the Eufaula Salvage, there's iron scrap which you can put to a recycler. To get iron (pyrite) ore you first need to unlock Gecko Station ruins by building the tram cart from Urban city planner at the City hall.

 

How to get granite

Then I faced another dilemma. I accepted a commission which required granite, but I didn't know where to find it. The answer is: Valley of Whispers. You know, the place with the gas. I spent one night there, mining granite, sulfur, spinels, sisal and even aluminum scrap. And yes, this is similar to the single player. You can get those things from above the gas, so no need for the protective suit. You can buy that suit from Tailor Made when you progress enough.

Gravity motor in Multiplayer

But then I hit a roadblock. Where to get gravity motors in Sandrock multiplayer? Once again all the guides were about the single player. I failed one or two commissions because I couldn't find this item anywhere.

I had to learn a whole new thing about this game, because I'm that stupid.

When entering any ruins you can choose multiplayer or singleplayer option from the menu on top of the screen. 

Multiplayer option only has 3 levels, and never saves your progress.

Single player has more levels.

You get gravity motors in multiplayer from Mole Cave ruins, but only by choosing the single player option before entering the ruins. Gravity motors can then be found starting from level 7.

Fiber mesh

Yet another dilemma I had, because apparently I can't read. Later in the game you have to make air purifiers, and those need fiber mesh. I thought the answer is fiber scrap, which can be found at least from the Bend. But no.

Fiber mesh can be found from Gecko Station ruins. In singleplayer mode it is available on levels 1-6, and it can also be found from Advanced tool boxes.

Can you romance in My Time at Sandrock Multiplayer?

Yes, you can romance and date characters also in multiplayer, and you can get married to them. You just need to unlock most of the bachelors first by doing city projects from the Urban Planner at City Hall.

You can NOT have children in multiplayer.

 

 

Can you marry Pen?

I got wondering is it possible to marry Pen in the multiplayer, because you can't do that in the base game. And if you have played it you know the reasons. But there is no story mode in online, so technically there shouldn't be any reason why you couldn't marry Pen. But... I doubt it's possible. I haven't unlocked him yet.

 

Gift guide

Here's a little gift guiden to some of the bachelors. What items to give them early on, when you don't have access to better stuff yet?

Qi likes data discs and power stones.

Unsuur likes rocks like spinel, gold, opal.

I noticed that Logan loves sharpening stones. You can buy them from Hammer Time. He also likes medicines such as Hemostat, you can buy them from Fang's clinic once you have build it. So I'm buying my way to Logan's heart? Yes please...

 

Logan in My Time at Sandrock Multiplayer

You unlock Logan by doing an Urban planner mission, where you have to kill some Geeglers. And if you are doing this solo/alone, expect to die a lot in this quest. Even if you bring along food and healing items. Remember that you can't pause the game to use them...!

 

Logan & Fang plushies

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Where to find Logan after you have unlocked him? He usually roams around the Eufaula desert, past the Gecko Station ruins. He can also be found on the bridge between Sandrock and the desert, Shonash bridge. Sometimes he does come to town. But most of the time he runs, fast.

To be able to get Logan as your lover you also need to build his Hunter Outpost.

How to unlock Fang

Like I have said when you start the game some characters haven't yet arrived to town. These include Arvio, Amirah, Venti, Nia, Pablo, Logan, Ernest, Pen, Grace and our dear doctor Fang.

 

 

To unlock Fang and X you need to build the Clinic to town, via City Hall's Urban Planner. 

 

My Time at Sandrock Multiplayer gameplay: The start of the game (Youtube)

 

Sandrock Multiplayer Trophy Guide: Iron Chef

Successfully made 10 different dishes.

I struggled to get this trophy, to the point of sheer frustration. After making way over 10 different recipes/meals I just wanted to give up.

But here's the trick how to get this Sandrock Online trophy:

Make 10 different meals in the main cooking tab, not the experiment (Test Tube) one.

I just bought enough different ingredients, and then went through the recipes, one by one, making one of each. And finally the trophy popped.

Sandrock Multiplayer Trophy Guide: Anti-Santa

Nab 10 gifts on the Day of the Bright Sun.

Like I said before, you need to register for this festival on the morning of it. It begins at 9 am, so if you wake up at 7 am, do absolutely nothing else. Run straight to the Martle's Square, and sing up at the box there.

For me the hardest part of this trophy was not knowing/remembering which button to use to get/take the presents. The answer is (on Playstation): triangle. △

I was only barely able to get this trophy, NPCs were so darn fast.

Sandrock Online: Pro Gamer trophy

Get 500 Game Center Tokens.

This trophy was buggy even in single player, and now it didn't pop for me in multiplayer, even though I had over 500 tokens. I was so frustrated because it was my last trophy to be earned.

There's a trick from singleplayer which worked for me: Put your game center tokens from your backbag to your item box, and/or vice versa. This popped the trophy for me!

Sandrock Multiplayer Paradise Lost challenge: Control Cat

I desperately needed help for this. I tried this online challenge three times, only on the fourth try I was successful. I simply couldn't get to the area were at least one of the panels is. Every way I tried to get there, there was always an invisible wall. At this point I thought the only way that would help me would be a video of how to do it, but there isn't enough info/guides about Sandrock Online... online.

But here's the trick how to beat Control Cat in multiplayer:

There are actually two cats.

To beat the first one, simply break the glowing panel in front of it. Then find a glowing blue panel on the backside of the cat, and break it. This kills the first cat.

Then you'll get access to the second area, and the second cat. The panels are on its both side. You first have to break one of them, then beat the blue panel on the cat itself. Then repeat on the other side. By then the cat has moved upstairs.

Here's a video how to beat Control Cat in Sandrock Online.

My Time at Sandrock multiplayer PS5 release date!

Christmas comes early for some console players of My Time at Sandrock.

Originally Pathea promised that the multiplayer would arrive to consoles in "summer 2024", but that didn't happen.

But now there's finally a release date of My Time at Sandrock online for PS5 and Switch, and it is December 19, 2024.

 

UPDATE: Pathea announced that PS5 wouldn't get Sandrock Online until December 23rd, but I was able to download it from the Playstation Store already on the 19th.

 

 

So the long wait is over. You can now experience the online mode in cross-play with Xbox, PC, PS5 and Switch players.

Do note that there is no story in online mode, you just build the city.

 

 

And if you ask me it's rather unfortunate that there are no extra trophies for the online mode.

 

UPDATE: Sandrock Online actually has 31 glorious trophies! You can check the trophy list for example here.

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My Time at Evershine: Reveal trailer

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The reveal trailer for My Time at Evershine is here!

 

 

 

The Kickstarter for the game will begin on September 24.

My Time at Evershine will be released for PC, Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game is in early production so the release date is not yet known.

Pathea has said that My Time at Evershine most likely will NOT come to Switch. It's high time for a Switch 2 anyway, and in fact Evershine might just be one of the first games for this upcoming console.

 

Taming the Wild New Frontier  3 years after the events of My Time at Sandrock, the Duvos Empire has taken over the Orzu ruins, which Ethea also claims as their own, leading to a tense situation just north of the Alliance of Free Cities border in North Eufaula. In response, the Alliance launched the North Development Plan to move more settlers into the area and establish a new City State for better defense. Evershine is one of six new major settlements in the region and will play a key role in the ongoing hostilities. It is calling on anyone interested in new opportunities to move to the region...

 

The Romances  Develop romantic relationships with eight core, charming NPCs, including two chosen by backers' votes, and experience heart-pounding moments in every interaction. Beyond romance, you’ll meet over twenty unique NPCs, each with their own personality, ready to be part of your settlement. As you invite them in, you’ll forge deep, lasting bonds that grow stronger over time.

Avery is confirmed as a romanceable bachelor!

New Story-Driven Campaign  Become the Governor of a brand new colony on the borders of the Free Cities and face the mighty Duvos Empire. Recruit settlers, build infrastructure, tame the wilderness, and guide your people to create an idyllic new stronghold for the Alliance, full of enchanting characters and memorable stories to savor. This new sequel has a clearer antagonist that brings even more adventure and excitement.

New Art Direction  My Time At Evershine is the most beautiful and realistic game in the series so far. The environments are bigger and more varied, the characters are more realistic, and the motion captured animation creates a more believable world.

Multiplayer Co-op  For the first time in the My Time series, the campaign can be enjoyed alone or in co-op mode with up to four players, making the game ideal for family and friends. The host controls the pace of the main story, while all players share resources and money, allowing everyone to cooperate and participate in the adventure together.

Building a Society  This ambitious sequel puts players in the role of an all-powerful Governor who can not only build new infrastructure and explore, but also lead a team of recruitable and customizable NPCs. These NPCs take care of day-to-day tasks such as building and gathering resources, allowing the Governor to focus on more important decisions.

Meaningful Relationships  Social play was an integral part of My Time At Sandrock and My Time At Portia. In My Time At Evershine, Pathea plans to expand these systems even further. Players can recruit up to 3 followers to accompany them on daily missions or send them on missions in North Eufaula. Pathea aims for 8-10 romantic characters in the campaign, with dozens more scattered throughout the game. Players must also consider the needs and wishes of their followers, as fatigue and hunger affect morale and performance. RPG fans will love the deep interaction between characters and the opportunity to create meaningful relationships with romantic characters woven into the plot and more opportunities to develop bonds early in the campaign.

 

 

Mod Support  My Time At Evershine includes full mod support for both single and multiplayer games, allowing players to customize and expand their RPG experience. Whether you play alone or with friends, the possibilities for creativity and new content are endless.

My Time at Sandrock: Multiplayer coming to consoles

I get commissions for purchases made through the links in this post, at no cost to you.

 

It's not My Time at Sandrock anymore, it's OUR Time at Sandrock.

 

 

Coming this June, My Time at Sandrock introduces cross-platform co-op multiplayer. Until now the multiplayer mode has been available only on PC.

 

 

Here's a trailer for the cross-platform multiplayer:

 

 

As a PS5/PS4 player I do have one question though: Will this game ever be available for PS4?

EDIT: My Time at Sandrock will be released for Playstation 4 on July 16, 2024.