Hmm... can anyone tell me how to play Fallout 2? I made my character a "small arms" expert, which apparently means I can't use my spear for crap.

I got through the temple after what was about 5 spear swings for every 1 hit, and then only doing 1-4 damage each time.

Now I'm in the wilderness and running away from geckos. Is this game supposed to be more fun? When do I get a gun?

I loaded this game on my PC again since I've been having so much fun in FO3... but I can't seem to get into it. Again. In fact, I think I was quite a bit further last time before I gave up.