Lock-Picking Guide For Fallout 3

Fallout 3 is an Action RPG game that was developed and published by Bethesda Software and was released on October 28, 2008. The story takes place in the post-apocalyptic open world of Wastelands which is crawling with monsters and ghouls. Players follow the story of Lone Wanderer who must survive the wars between different factions and be successful in finding his father. There are a ton of customization elements and RPG features in the game making it one of the most successful games of all time. Lock-picking is an important skill to be aware of in the game as it hides a lot of good stuff.

Lock-Picking

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The open world of Wastelands hides a lot of secrets and things to explore. There are plenty of boxes, chests, and doors in Fallout 3 that are locked and players must pick the lock to progress further. Lock-picking is an important skill in the game as some quests, main campaigns, and different valuables are locked behind it.

Some of the locks can be opened by simply using a key, but the majority are opened with the help of bobby pins and through lock-picking. Bobby Pins are weightless items and players must have them in the inventory to attempt to pick a lock. Being successful in lock-picking does not break the pin while failure to do so breaks it.

To open the lock, players must first interact with it and it will start a mechanism. Players will have a Bobby Pin in one hand and a Screwdriver in another. They are inserted into the keyhole. The goal is to rotate the Screwdriver 90 degrees as doing so will open the lock. To make the Screwdriver rotate freely the Pin must be placed near the correct position. The position is found by Trial and Error as the closer the Pin is to the correct position; the Screwdriver will rotate more freely.

Difficulties

Lock-picking must be done for a limited time in Fallout 3. If a player fails to open the lock the Bobby Pin will break and players will have to attempt it again. The lock also has five categories of difficulties. The difficulty can be lowered by increasing the Lock-Picking skill of the players. Higher skill and an easy lock allow for little to no pin adjustment and fewer chances of the pin breaking.

Force Open

The Lock-Picking mechanism can be avoided in Fallout 3 by trying to force open a lock. However, it is a risky move as failing to force open the lock will break the lock permanently. Once broken, players cannot attempt to open it using a bobby pin unless they have the Infiltrator perk. This perk allows a second chance at opening the lock. A lock that has been permanently broken can also be unlocked by using the appropriate key.

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The article was originally written by Yusuf Haroon