The “Fiddling with Fulgurating Fulminations” mission in The Outer Worlds 2 is available in Praetor. Because the region is constantly stricken by lightning, some lightning rod towers were built by the Order to prevent accidents. These towers need calibration, and you’re just the agent the Order scientists need to help them with this task.
While finding all the towers is part of the challenge, each one has a terminal, and accessing them might require more than just opening the door to the room where they are located. But don’t fret, we can guide you through this mission in this “The Fiddling with Fulgurating Fulminations” walkthrough, showing the location of all five lightning rod towers.
How to start the ‘Fiddling with Fulgurating Fulminations’ in The Outer Worlds 2
There are two methods to unlock the “Fiddling with Fulgurating Fulmations” side quest in The Outer Worlds 2. The first one simply requires you to find one of the five lightning rod towers and recalibrate it. By doing so, the side mission will be added to your journal, noting that there are more towers to be found.
The second method — and the one that gives you a bit more context about the situation — involves talking to Exemplar Simon inside the Grounding Station, south of the landing pad in Praetor.
Exemplar Simon is in the main tower inside the station. To access it, use the stairs on your left and follow the walkway to the south. At the end of the walkway, there will be some rocks you can climb to your left. Use these rocks and follow the main path upward to find the room where Exemplar Simon is. Talk to him and he will explain the whole situation, what you will receive from helping them, and what exactly you need to do.
If you haven’t visited the station before, there will be an energy shield preventing you from entering. Talk to the guard so they give you access to the station. Be aware that, if you have become an enemy of the Order, these NPCs may be hostile toward you.
All tower locations in ‘Fiddling with Fulgurating Fulminations’ in The Outer Worlds 2
Regardless of how you started the quest, your goal is to find all five towers and recalibrate them by accessing a terminal in their control rooms. The terminal gives you access to the Praetor Lightning Tower Operations System. It will display the option to “Recalibrate Lightning Tower,” which you should always choose.
In case you just want a tip on how to find these towers and their respective control rooms, you can just look to the sky and wait for lightning to strike. Since lightning strikes the towers, you’ll get an idea of where to go based on that. However, not every control room is near its respective tower. To find the control room, follow the large pipes coming out of the lightning rod tower.
Below, you will find the exact location of every lightning rod tower control room and how to access their respective terminals.
Northwest tower
To reach the northwest tower control room, you can go to the Interstitial Reconfiguration Center fast travel spot and head north following the main road. At the fork, turn left to where there’s a broken bridge. Jump to the other side and walk a bit forward to find the control room where you can recalibrate the lightning tower.
Southwest tower
The quickest route to this tower is by using the Interstitial Reconfiguration Center fast travel. When you get there, you will see that to access the southwest tower terminal, you must use the two rift anomalies outside the building to reach an opening on the control room’s roof. To use these rifts, you must have completed the “An Instrument to Unfold Space & Time” main quest and obtained the Rift Anomaly Modulator.
First, open the rift near the door of the central room. It will make a couple of boxes appear on the outside wall. Next, open the other rift, which creates a gate, locking you on the outside.
Use the boxes created by the first rift to jump over the gate, and climb the ones to your right (they appear when you activate the second rift) to get to the roof. Enter the control room using the opening and access the terminal to recalibrate the tower.
Central tower
This tower is located south of the Automech Production Facility fast travel point. Although the path is pretty straightforward, the door to access the room with the terminal is locked. If you have Lockpick 2 and one Mag-Pic, you can open it. However, if you don’t, you can use the rocks beside the door to reach the roof, where there’s an opening. Enter the room and use the terminal to check this tower off your list.
Northeast tower
Starting from the landing pad, go north following the main road. You will find the northeast lightning tower control room when the path forks. Enter and access the terminal. It will tell you the system is missing an important piece and the tower can’t be recalibrated. Check the panel to the left of the terminal to learn about the scrapper camp to the east.
You need to explore the scrapper camp, seeking the Grounding Tower Replacement Part. If this is your first time visiting the place, be sure to have enough ammo to deal with multiple enemies — and don’t forget to collect the high security lockbox hidden in the camp.
With the area clear, head to the southeastern side of camp to find the piece you need on the top of a box. It’s near the remains of a building with a fire camp inside it. Now that you have the piece, go back to the control room, replace the missing part, and recalibrate the tower.
Southeast tower
The southeast tower is close to the Grounding Station, but you need to find the right path that will take you there. First, leave the Grounding Station, where you met Exemplar Simon, and head southeast.
Enter the tunnel to the east — but be prepared to face a group of Raptidons. Clear the enemies and start climbing the rocks at the end of the tunnel to find the path to the southeast tower. Access the terminal inside the central room and recalibrate this tower.
After recalibrating all five towers, you need to go to the Grounding Station and talk to Exemplar Simon. He knows you accomplished your mission and rewards you with 10 Storm Grenades and Experience Points.
For more help on your Arcadia adventure, check out our Outer Worlds 2 beginner guide and recommendations for the best skills and best perks. Don’t forget to grab your double jump while you’re still on Paradise Island, between helping Milverstreet or Kaur and getting into the Fairfield armory. And speaking of Eden, our guide for how to handle the final Vox Relay Station choice explains the outcomes of your actions and how to get around harming anyone.
