In the Atomfall Exclusion Zone, you won’t be handed all the items you need to survive on a silver platter, and you’ll have to run for each one. And if you miss a useful tool like a flashlight early in your journey, you may never find it. Moreover, once you do get one, no one will teach you how to properly use this artificial light source, without which it will be even more difficult to navigate the dark underground labyrinths here.
Where to find a flashlight
While Atomfall’s developers didn’t bother to put a flashlight in the bunker where the protagonist wakes up, they did at least allow players to find it in the starting location.
The fastest way to get a flashlight for free is near a place called Water Wheels, by searching the building in the screenshot below.
However, keep in mind that a whole gang of bandits has settled nearby, and at the initial stage of the passage without normal weapons and ammunition it is better not to mess with them.
Therefore, after leaving the bunker, we advise you to immediately turn right and proceed to the Shale Caves, where the flashlight will come in handy right away.
Here you will only encounter one enemy with a club, who is blocking the entrance to the caves in the rock right behind the crashed helicopter .
Once inside, walk forward until you hear a man’s voice.
This is a lonely miner named Reg Stansfield, who would like to chat and then trade.
In addition to other useful things, like the metal detector, which we talked about in one of the previous guides on Atomfall , his assortment will include a flashlight.
Moreover, it can be exchanged surprisingly profitably for just one bandage or cartridge.
How to use a flashlight
While the flashlight will automatically move to the quick access slot, it can actually be freed up for something more essential, like a weapon.
As you can see, you can get the flashlight even without specifically assigning it to one of the buttons.
Simply press the “Context Interaction 2” key, which is Q by default.
However, keep in mind that this same button is used for other tools, like the same metal detector, but you can only do this when the corresponding icon is displayed in the lower left corner. The rest of the time, Q will be used for the flashlight, which is turned on and off with the attack button.
