Alright this question makes me sound like an idiot but how do i pick the lock on the 2nd door in the temple of trials? ive tried for nearly 30 minutes and im stumped...please try not to make fun of me too much

Find the C4 in the offshoot hallway.

ok il try that

Don't blow yourself up

Its the first locked door that u come to in the temple, i searched the halls and found no c4, any hints/tips?

Searched all the vases/jars?

If you can't find it, I'll pop in my FO2 to find it.

wow...i just figured out how to use skills, nvm i found it out but thanks for the c4 tip for the next door

damn im terrible at this, but how do u get out of fast travel mode?

You mean the world map? Just click on yourself (the green triangle) when you aren't moving.

Loooool Pressing F1 in-game brings up a quick reference sheet, very helpful.


Incase you're refering to world map travel, that's the only way to travel the world map. Also, if find you're moving too fast over the world map, there's a patch you can install to slow it down, this enhances random encounter opportunities whilst travelling from place to place. It's a problem that occurs on high-end (present day) PCs.

IIRC that's the first lock in the game, and I don't think its possible to fail at picking it. As you found out, you use the skills to get the "lock pick" cursor, but there is also the delayed cursor menu for some world objects. You hold the mouse button down to open the context menu, for the action icons (examine, skill, inventory item,...) Click one and the relative interface will open. You can also use certain inventory items by placing them in your character's "Hands" (the two item boxes you use for mostly for guns); Placing a Stim-pak (for instance) in the hand, lets you use it in combat without entering your inventory, and it makes it possible to stab a friend (or an enemy) with it to have them feel its effects.

*Also you might find a backpack or some cloth bags. These can hold items in them, if you drop those items onto them in your inventory.

** I just had an odd thought....:banghead: ~Is it possible that items in bags are pickpocket proof? (Does anyone know for sure?)

Im overall pretty pleased with this game, its annoyingly hard to get a better weapon but i kinda like how im having to sorta conserve my stuff and pick my battles, and basically do whatever i can to get a dollar

FO2 does this very well in the early game The early game is one of the best parts just for this reason I feel. I would have prefered your Barter skill (or lack thereof) to affect your characters potential to sell an item, but Barter only affects buying prices. If it worked both ways, the early game would have felt even more delicously impoverished I feel.

I still can't see why the hell they ever made the Temple of Trials to begin with, for a supposed 'tutorial' area it sure was useless.

I don't see anything wrong with it, granted it becomes rather long winded after you've started your hundredth playthrough, but it beats exiting a Vault and punching your way through a load of rats, a'la Fallout 1. It sets the tribal traditionalist feel, at least.

Interplay demanded that there be a tutorial section in FO2 - it wasn't the devs' idea.

It would have made sense having the temple of trials if seemed like a tutorial but it didnt really act like a tutorial

Or all the unskippable cutscenes in FO3.

Unskippable once, or always unskippable?
*The former is just a precaution against stray clicks / The latter is pure vanity [IMO].

Fallout 2 and the temple of trails are not user friendly. Take your time and stay patient, it won't be too long before the UI disappears and you'll be magically transported to the Fallout universe. This is great when in the Cats Paws and terrible when in a Brahmin field.

[FO2 Spoiler]


The best way to upgrade your weapons early in the game is to wander around and hope you get a random encounter with two groups fighting each other. Just make sure you save your game in case you stumble upon something really nasty. Always worked for me.