An intriguing hint about Fallout 76 has been seen by an online Fallout 3 participant. That 16 years after Fallout 3's original release, players can still learn new stuff about the game is really interesting.

Fallout 3 was highly praised for its attention to detail when it was first launched back in 2008. Many Bethesda titles have been criticised for this exact same praise in the years that have passed. Because of the intense amount of detail in Fallout 3, players may have overlooked many things in Bethesda's debut entry in the post-apocalyptic series.Even though Fallout 76's presence indirectly makes this specific fact relevant, it's still amazing that 16 years after the game's release, fans are still learning new things about Fallout 3.

This find, which can be found on a terminal in Fallout 3, was published online by Redditor BoyDynamo. Searching the terminal for "DC Area Vault Listings," Vault 76 comes up. The Fallout Vault's objective is to reopen to the public after 20 years, like it did in Fallout 76, according to a comprehensive entry on the terminal. The fact that Bethesda looked to existing lore when determining which Vault to include in Fallout 76 is interesting, even if it's highly unlikely that the company planned the game's existence as early as 2008.

As other players in the forum pointed out, Fallout 3 has a lot of foreshadowing that carries over into the series' succeeding titles. Some of these Bethesda connections were planned years in advance, as evidenced by the mission "The Replicated Man," which significantly alludes to Fallout 4's Institute storyline. Many people are curious about the kind of foreshadowing elements that are now unknown for Fallout 5 in light of the revelation of stuff like these.