Discover everything you need to know about the Locker Code puzzle in Silent Hill f, including solutions for all difficulties.
The Locker Code Puzzle in Silent Hill f is a mid-game that revolves around a row of locked student lockers. The locker’s clue is tied to a 3-letter word. Locate the cipher notes in nearby classrooms that show which letters correspond to numbers. Completing this puzzle can be challenging due to its complex mechanics. Asakura Ayumi’s locker needs to be opened to progress the main story.
Unlocking other lockers is optional, but it grants you useful items to use later in the game. Translate the word into digits and get the 3-digit code for that locker. Find the girl-code cipher notes in the upper Old Annex classroom. Use the in-game hints to decide the 3-letter word, then convert to digits to solve the Locker Code puzzle. Inside is the Key Cabinet Key in Asakura Ayumi’s locker that is crucial for story progression. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to complete the Locker Code puzzle in Silent Hill f, including how to get more hints.
How To Get Inside the Locker Room
Players can find the Locker Room on the first floor of Ebisugaoka Middle School. Move down the right stairwell to find the first room on the right. Acquire the Locker Room Key to unlock the door of this room. The Key can be obtained from the Old Annex. Complete the Secret Box puzzle on the second floor of the middle school to gain the key as a reward. Make your way to the Old Annex in Ebisugaoka Middle School after gaining the key. There are several rooms in this area, so use the key to unlock the door.
You can also find the clues for the Locker Code puzzle, along with the Locker Room key. This key is required for both Story and Hard Puzzle difficulties of this mini-game. Move to the middle right side of the hall to acquire the key from the teacher’s desk. Pick it up and move out of the classroom. Use the stairs on the right to exit this area.
Get inside the room on the left that has a half-closed door in the Old Annex. Approach Asakura Ayumi’s desk to collect the Locker Room key from the book. You don’t need to get the key for the Lost in the Fog Puzzle difficulty. Now, move all the way to the 1st floor of Ebisugaoka Middle School and use the key to get access to this locker room in Old Annex.
How To Complete Locker Code Puzzle
The locker codes in this puzzle vary with the difficulty you’re on. Unlock Asakura Ayumi’s locker to progress in your main story. The code for unlocking this locker is the following.
- Story: 534
- Hard: 865
- Lost in the Fog: 399
Collect the Notes
You can simply unlock the lockers and move out of the school if you don’t want to discover the cipher. If you’re interested, then find the notes and read them to get clues. Move to the second floor of the school to get the first note. Obtain the Second Floor Generic Classroom Key to unlock it. Locate the note in the Origami of Grievances to move inside the classroom on the top right on the second floor.
Move to the Annex to get the second note. You need to have a key to get access. Note Between Lovers and Origami of Grievances are two notes you can get from here. This gives you a hint at the locker combination for Aoi’s locker. Locate the Asakura’s Textbook, Cryptic Note, and Locker Room Key from the classroom to the left side of the Annex. Note Between Lovers is the final note here on the right, but this one has an equation. There are some different notes in these same locations in Hard Difficulty. The password for the Asakura changes in other difficulty.
Solve Cipher
You must solve the puzzle in these notes. Solving The Cryptic Note is essential, allowing you to solve the puzzle in the Locker room.
| Key | K = *, E = 3, and Y = ! |
| See | S=5,E=3, and E=3 |
| KEIKO | I = 1, and O = 0 |
Now you have a love note with the mathematical equation. You’re not required to solve this equation. AISITERU has eight letters.
AISI = 4151
Now, you’re able to solve all of the lockers in the Locker puzzle. You have a large note with the SATOU and BAKA written on it in Hard Difficulty.
- BAKA= 84*8
- SATOU= 54+06
Locker Code Puzzle (Story Difficulty)
Opening these lockers is now an easy task if you worked out with cipher.
TT’s Locker
Unlocking this locker doesn’t require any brainwork, as it’s pretty simple. The code for this locker is 377. Use this code to unlock it and get Omamori – Wolf, which allows your weapon to deal more damage and enhance its durability.
Asakura’s Locker
This locker is the only one you must open for the story progression. Use the force on Asakura’s locker due to the cipher obtained from the Cryptic Note. Here, S and E are 5 and 3. However, you need to try every number on the last dial to unlock this licker. 534 is the final passcode to unlock the Asakara’s Locker. You gain the Key Cabinet Key from inside. You can move out after getting the Mountain Key from the cabinet.
Aoi’s Locker
Move back to the Locker Room to unlock Aoi’s Locker. Force this one to unlock, but from the Cryptic Note, you already learned that O and I = O and 1. The only thing you need to do is try the first number, and that’s 4. The code for unlocking this one is 401. You don’t gain rewards for unlocking it, but there’s a note inside it. Read the note to get a hint to unlock the final locker in Story Difficulty.
Suga’s Locker
Reading the note from Aoi’s locker allows you to read a cry for help. The number is converted to letters in this note. This one is SOS, and changing these letters in the number makes it 505. Unlocking this locker allows you to gain a School bag that boosts the inventory slot by one.
Locker Code Puzzle (Hard Difficulty)
The notes are different you find in Hard Difficulty. However, the cipher and the letters are somehow similar. All the locker passcodes are the same, except for Asakura.
- TT’s Locker- Passcode is 377.
- Asakura’s Locker- Passcode is 865. Asakura really likes her BUS and set it as a password. B=8, U=6, and S=5.
- Aoi’s Locker- Passcode in 401.
- Suga’s Locker- Passcode is 505
The code for Asakura Ayumi’s locker in Lost in the Fog Difficulty is 399.
Rewards For Completing Locker Puzzle
Completing the Locker Code puzzle allows you to gain the Key to the Back Mountains. The other items you obtain while completing the puzzle are Omamori [Wolf], Origami of Grievances, and School Bag. Make your way back to the Shu and Rinko after getting the Key to the Back Mountains. You’ll be greeted by Fox Mask upon waking up, as you fall into a nightmare.
