Unlocking weapons in Alan Wake 2 is essential for survival, and finding the sawed-off shotgun early in Saga Anderson's story gives players a huge combat advantage. The weapon is stored inside a locked glass case located in the back room of the Cauldron Lake General Store. To open the padlock, players must uncover a three-digit combination by solving a environmental puzzle found within the store.
Locating the Shotgun in Cauldron Lake General Store
During Chapter Return 2, Saga's investigation leads her to the abandoned General Store in Cauldron Lake. After encountering and defeating a cultist in the area, you can access the back room where the weapon case rests on the wall. A note attached to the case hints that you should check with Lady Fortuna at the cash register counter.
Solving the Lady Fortuna Puzzle
Heading over to the register counter reveals a notebook with crossed-out numbers and a lottery ticket resting next to it. The sequence of previous combinations on the pad shows numbers starting with seven followed by pairs from the lottery ticket. By matching the pattern against the lottery ticket numbers, the next pair in the sequence leads directly to code 739.
Unlocking the Pump-Action Shotgun Combination
Later in the campaign, Saga can acquire another firearm, the pump-action shotgun, inside Sheriff Tim Breaker's office. The puzzle involves translating author initials from sci-fi books into numbers using a simple letter-to-digit cipher found on the desk. Solving this cipher yields the code 723, which unlocks the display case and secures the powerful firearm.
