
The sweet spot will move since it is attached to the main lock. Step 4: SIMULTANEOUSLY hold the “rotate lock” key (I set it as “D”) to spin the main lock, AND carefully move your mouse in the same direction that the lock spins so that the gold dot stays on the sweet spot. It gets bigger (but still grey) as you get closer, it gets smaller if you get farther away.

Step 3: move your mouse around until you see the little icon turn GOLD.

You can unlock easier locks automatically.Step 2: maybe find a –, so you don’t worry so much about losing your ONLY lockpick in this starting town… (warning that particular mod was made by me but is a total “easy mode” overhaul of the game not just for lockpicks) or use a – at lower skill levels (this one gives easier locks but still vanilla pick durability, and also gives easier archery). If you lockpick breaks you'll have a 10% chance of opening the lock instantly. Your sixth sense will warn you if someone is about to catch you in the act of lockpicking, so you'll have more time to escape. The noise a snapping lockpick makes is reduced by 90%. You're able to work almost silently with a lockpick, even if the lockpicking isn't going well. It'll be 30% easier to open locks when drunk, but it will also be 30% noisier.

The starting position when lockpicking will be closer to the end of the lock, making it easier to open. Your lockpicks will be more durable and last twice as long.Īfter successfully picking a lock, you have a 20% chance of any broken lockpicks returning to your inventory. Very Hard locks can be accessed sooner with the use of the Luck of the Drunk perk of the Lockpicking tree, and it is for that reason that it is considered one of the best perks in the tree. Players will find that there are four categories of locks, here are the thresholds of level one must have, in order to unlock said locks: Any damage to the lockpick will produce a noise, which canĭraw unwanted attention, and breaking it will cause an even louder snap. Which will damage the lockpick or even break it.

If you try to turn the mechanism without having the lockpick in the correct position, the mechanism will stick,
