Can't progress at start of game

[FlyinJ]

I'm trying to do the first quest. I went to the northern tunnels from the top level of the starting station, and some bandits ask me for a package and immediately kill me when I give it to them.

If I go south, I get completely slaughtered by 4 rat hounds.

Am I not going the right way?

Thanks-

[Scoyy]

The first mission is about the outposts, and you get there by leaving from the bottom level.

Leaving from the top level station will get you in a hurt locker right quick.

Right out of the base is a little building with a hermit dude in it that has a side quest about finding his watch. If you're talking to him you're going the right way.

[Elgroscriss]

Not sure what that package quest is, but the first quest is to recapture 5 outposts along with turning a generator on. So maybe you went the wrong way?
You still have to fight a lot of rathounds but they can easily be exploited using the fences' doors.

[Ty Cobb]

Yeah, the first quest you take the elevator to the bottom floor and go east into the caves. Going north or south from the top floor tunnel is something you should save til you get a couple levels under your belt.

Do the outpost quest, then a few other quests some people offer after it around South Gate Station. Explore around those caves, get some xp.

In the start of the game, you are walled off from most of the later areas so exploring around should be managable unless you run into a group of psi beetles.

Also if you get attacked by a bunch of rathounds remember if you have a molotov it can hit them with fear and make them run away for a couple turns.

[FlyinJ]

Ok, so I've cleared everything north of Old Jonas, activated the generator up there, and am now Level 3. I went to the tunnels south of Jonas, and they are filled with PsyBeetles... which I can barely take one down. Every other direction has 2-3 beetles, and I can't defeat them.

Any more advice on where to go next?

Thanks-

[feliscon]

Originally posted by FlyinJ:

Ok, so I've cleared everything north of Old Jonas, activated the generator up there, and am now Level 3. I went to the tunnels south of Jonas, and they are filled with PsyBeetles... which I can barely take one down. Every other direction has 2-3 beetles, and I can't defeat them.

Any more advice on where to go next?

Thanks-

You have to flip the switches in the outposts to reactivate them, then you can turn the quest in for more xp and the next quest.

[FlyinJ]

Originally posted by feliscon:

Originally posted by FlyinJ:

Ok, so I've cleared everything north of Old Jonas, activated the generator up there, and am now Level 3. I went to the tunnels south of Jonas, and they are filled with PsyBeetles... which I can barely take one down. Every other direction has 2-3 beetles, and I can't defeat them.

Any more advice on where to go next?

Thanks-

You have to flip the switches in the outposts to reactivate them, then you can turn the quest in for more xp and the next quest.

Ah hah! Thanks!

I'm usually a bit better at figuring stuff out in these types of old-school RPGs...

[Scoyy]

Don't sweat it; I was in an identical position yesterday.