Players looking to scratch the Fallout itch will likely want to invest some time playing The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment’s latest release. While it has a great deal in common with the company’s previous RPGs, The Outer Worlds manages to separate itself with a sense of humor and style entirely its own.

One of the welcome additions to The Outer Worlds sci-fi RPG experience is the introduction of Science weapons. These rare finds, while lacking in damage output, impose bizarre and outlandish effects on enemies that prove useful in almost any situation. There are five science weapons scattered throughout the Halcyon Cluster. Here’s how to find the Prismatic Hammer.

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Step One: Weapons From the Void

Finding the science weapons is part of a quest called Weapons From The Void. After completing the main story quest A Stranger in a Strange Land, the protagonist will have access to the console in the Captain’s Quarters of the Unreliable. After pouring over the former captain’s messages, the protagonist will learn that prior to his fatal escape pod accident, Alex Hawthorne had pursued several leads in search of so-called Science weapons. One lead refers to a weapon that could be found on the Groundbreaker.

Step Two: The Groundbreaker

Gladys is a fence on the Groundbreaker that the protagonist will come across during the main story quest Passage to Anywhere. To find the specific location of the Prismatic Hammer, the Captain of the Unreliable must purchase the Battered Mardet Datapad from Gladys, which will reveal a quest marker for a hidden room on the West side of the Groundbreaker map.

Access to the hidden room can be found via the bunk room to the left just after passing through customs and just before entering the Groundbreaker Promenade. From there the player can use the boxes against the left wall to climb on top of the bunks and reach an open duct that leads to the Repair Hangar.

repair hangar secret entrance

After eliminating the enemies inside, the player can enter the locked room at the north end of the hangar with a high enough lockpick skill or with a Repair Hangar keycard taken from one of the dead guards. On top of the bench inside the locked room is the Prismatic Hammer.

The Prismatic Hammer

The Prismatic Hammer is a two-handed melee weapon that cycles through damage types depending on the wielder’s science skill. Power Attacks release a blast of energy that affects targets at a distance and Sweep Attacks deal multiple damage types at once.

With the Prismatic Hammer at their disposal, the Captain of the Unreliable can continue on their quest to find the other four science weapons: the Shrink Ray, the Mind Control Ray, the Gloop Gun, and the Mandibular Rearranger.

The Outer Worlds is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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