Fallout 76's brahmin escort mission is finally available, so you can start fighting off deathclaws and mole people to grow your new outpost

We've been waiting for the brahmin escort missions ever since Fallout 76's Milepost Zero update was announced alongside the Skyline Valley update earlier this year, and now, months later, it's finally out. 

A Bump in the Road is a new questline within Milepost Zero that introduces brahmin escort missions. Now you can help the Blue Ridge Caravan Company alongside a withered brahmin and its resources across the Shenandoah Valley while fighting off hordes of ghouls, mole people and, of course, deathclaws, among other monsters.  

Alongside the release of A Bump in the Road, we also got a new trailer that shows off just how chaotic these escort missions are going to be. During your average supply run, you'll likely come up against heavily armed super mutants, as well as mole people who are much less threatening but can still do some decent damage with their claws. Towards the end of the trailer, a particularly angry deathclaw also makes a short guest appearance. 

Some enemies will attack you head-on, while others, like raiders, may go for a long-range attack. So it's your job to be everywhere all at once and keep your eyes peeled for any enemies sneaking up behind you or settled on faraway vantage points. 

The action looks like the usual chaotic fun that we've come to expect from Fallout 76, but the real joy lies in between the escort missions. There's more incentive to complete supply runs than just helping out the locals. Specifically, you get to hunker down in the Milepost Zero outpost. This is essentially another C.A.M.P., but the outpost stays active and gives you a new home further into Shenandoah Valley that you can fast travel to. 

Previously, lead producer Bill LaCoste told me about how players will be able to customise their outpost: «There's a lot of opportunity here for people to build something within their outpost. It's kind of like building your house in Skyrim, there's that level of detail that you're going to have there to make it your own place. It's