User Guide

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or a second story) are displayed through the
PIPBoy.
Notice that the automap
only displays large objects,
like walls and buildings.
The function of an automap
is to help you find your way
around town.
Your current location is
marked with a solid red
cross. Exit grids are
orange.
If you have the Motion
Sensor as an active item, you can press the SCANNER
button to reveal other critters within the automap.
All other critters show up as red dots. You can
only scan maps that your character is currently on.
The HI/LO toggle button will change between high
and low resolution. At high resolution, more
detail is displayed on the map. Low resolution
easier to read on some cluttered maps.
Press the CANCEL button to return to the game.
NPC Interaction
Non-player characters (NPCs) are the people besides
your character that inhabit the Fallout 2 world.
Much of your time will be spent interacting with
them on some level or another (even if it is with
the blade of your dagger, or a couple rounds of
.44), and you must be prepared to do so.
There are two types of NPCs, those that are
party-members and those that are not. Party-member
NPCs are your friends (or at least they are
pretending to be your friends) or people tagging
along with you for a while. Those that are not,
are everyone else in the world.
Dialogue
Talking makes the world go around. So does sex.
And while you may not be able to go to bed with