There might be some hope, however. Fallout 76 offers hints that players are in a Vault-Tec simulation, such as a constantly resetting clock, scrawled graffiti warning us that nothing is real, and a government letter from an Enclave official who was told they were trapped in a simulation. Maybe it’s possible to “reboot” the system if we’re not actually playing in what’s supposed to be the physical in-game world, but instead some flavor of the Matrix. That plot twist might offer one of the few options Bethesda has that could help the game: a lore reset that brings with it sweeping changes and fixes.