The Missed Loot Trap: Why Skipping These Crucial Safes Breaks Your Last of Us 2 Run
By Alexander Ross
Abby’s campaign shifts playstyles toward raw kinetic power and heavy ballistics. Her arsenal depends heavily on rapid safe retrieval during Day 1. The first major milestone hides near the shipping yard train storage. A small breach in a warehouse wall leads to a secure lockbox containing the brutal, single-shot Hunting Pistol. The combination, 17-38-07, unlocks this weapon hours ahead of scripted drops.
Shortly after navigating the hostile retail district, Abby encounters the Jasmine Bakery safe behind a barricaded storefront. Unlocking this unit requires code 68-96-89, rewarding a massive package of supplements to immediately accelerate physical combat upgrades. On the rusted ferry filled with infected, the upper sundeck safe behind the captain's quarters unlocks with 90-77-01. This provides the Ordnance Training Manual, an upgrade path that boosts craftable bomb radius and shiv efficiency.
Abby safe locations demand spatial awareness. During Day 2, navigating the destroyed hotel high-rise leads to a luxury gym storage closet. The Wi-Fi access code on the front desk double-functions as the safe combination: 12-18-79. Cracking this door yields materials needed to build pipe bombs before engaging the terrifying stalkers in the lower corridors.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
