User Guide

Click on the world map to start traveling to that location. You
can click into the darkness, in fact you need to do that to explore the
unknown areas ahead of you.
The date and time are shown in the upper right-hand corner.
Time is a critical aspect of Fallout. Try to accomplish your goals in
as little time as possible. Traveling across the world will be one of
your largest wastes of time. Travel as carefully as possible. The peo-
ple of the Vault are depending on you.
Important locations are marked with a green circle on the world
map. Every important location is therefore a little easier to see.
Once you have visited an important location, it will be added to the
list on the right-hand side of the world map screen.
To visit a previously explored location, all you have to do is click
on the button next to the location name. You will start moving
towards that location automatically.
When you reach your destination, via the location bar or by
exploration, an upside down green triangle will appear. Click on the
triangle to visit that location. You can always click on a new area to
explore, if you want to continue on.
If you are interrupted by a random encounter, you will see a
flashing red lightning bolt. You will then automatically drop down to
the terrain map and be involved in the encounter. Any items left on
a random encounter map after you leave the map will be lost forever.
TERRAIN
Some terrain is more difficult to travel than others. In Fallout,
there are four different types of basic terrain: Mountain, Desert, City
and Coastland. Mountain terrain is the most difficult to move over
and will take the longest amount of time. Desert and Coastland ter-
rain are normal. City terrain, even with the ruins, is easiest to trav-
el and will take a shorter amount of time than normal.
Terrain will also determine what kind of encounters you may
have. More people will be found closer to cities and spots of civiliza-
tion. Monsters, and other bad things, are found farther away from
these places of humanity. You are more likely to have a lot of random
encounters in some areas than others. If you are being beat to death
by random encounters, pull back and try a different area until you
gain experience, skills and equipment.
Some of the encounters may be hostile creatures, friendly
traders, environmental concerns (like radiation hotspots) and other,
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