Forum:Vault 22 Game-crushing bug

Alright, so I have the 360 version of the game, to start with. I recently accepted the quest "There Stands the Grass", and subsequently raided Vault 22, killing everything inside and looting everything of value. Upon returning to Camp McCarran, before I handed over the research to the pompous ass OSI scientist, I talked to Dr. Williams on a hunch. Lo and behold, I had forgotten to get the optional objective of rescuing Keely. So I decided to postpone my completion of the quest and went back to the Vault to rescue her. However, before I went back, I returned to my Hotel Room in Novac to deposit all my stuff, including all the grenades that I'd already found in the sack (which is oddly enough already in her research room, even before you find her) and the flamer. Now I go back to the vault, go all the way down to the end of the cavern, and look where I apparently missed the woman before. I talk to her, she says "meet me in my lab" and runs up there via elevator. I get to her lab and she gives me the gas explosion mini-quest ladadada. Now the problems begin. Turns out that I of course already looted the grenades and flamer and deposited/sold them before I came back. On top of that, I only use the Anti-Material Rifle, the Liberator, and the Sturdy Caravan Shotgun. The door to the entrance is locked, and I can't open it. I've found everything in the Vault (EVERYTHING) and I can't open it. She won't open it either. Now the only way I can ignite the gas is to get close to it and use my shotgun, which of course nets me an automatic fiery death. The only other option I have is ED-E's laser, but of course that's not really an option at all, as I can't make him attack on command. I can't complete the quest now and I can't get out to get my grenades. I've tried everything I can think of, and my only save is when I stopped for the night as I found her, locking me into that quest. Is my only course of action to restart the game now? Am I totally screwed!?

Have you tried putting it on a lower dificulty ignite it and also hotkey your stimpacks and press like mad when you ignite it.

MonkeyHead 02:04, November 3, 2010 (UTC)Haha! Setting it to Very Easy did the trick. Didn't even have to use a stimpack to keep from dying. Only lost about 2/3 of my health. Thanks for the idea Kill-da-mutant!

what i did, i used a long fuse dynamite. down the hall where the gas is coming out. look to your left and there is a room. you can see the end of the hall while standing in the room. toss the dynamite and close the door to that room. you can even watch it through a window as it shoots down the hall. make sure your companion is with you in the room though. user:gtrip

What Gtrip said makes the most sense, that's how I did it too. Frags or dynamite work great, as they give you a second to close the door before the explosion, netting you no damage. The room with the door is the same room where you transfer the data for doctor Hildern to your Pip-Boy. Kivetracer 06:08, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

To the OP, I have no idea how you managed to get out. The same thing happened to me. I did the quest waaay back when, did not find Keeley, and dropped the data off to Hildern. When I went back to 22 to find the HEPA filters I found Keeley and, being the good guy, wanted to help her torch the place. After figuring out (the hard way) how to ignite the gas and stay alive I went back to Keeley and finished the conversation with her. When it got to the bit when she said she was just wrapping up the deletion of the data, my next speech prompt was 'I should be going'. So I left, but the vault entrance is locked, and Keeley doesn't move or unlock the place. So I was stuck, and this is a bug! I reloaded an earlier save and never went looking for Keeley on my next run.

Comment above me...pickpocket Keeley or kill her to obtain the vault access password in order to get out.