Where did the Locksmith go? (minor spoilers)

[DesperateDan]

Early game the Locksmith was popping up on my map almost every mission. At some point after saving him from a couple of NAR goons he asked me to keep an eye out for his missing brother.

Since finding his brother the Locksmith is nowhere to be found and I have been unable to report back to him. I've checked every map multiple times and he just seems to have vanished without a trace.

[Weedwagon]

I found him in Kopachi after i found his brother

[DesperateDan]

He is not there for me. I assume it is random when and where he shows up? Just getting worried as I am very almost ready to undertake the final heist.

[Schrödinger's Cat]

Found him in Kopachi mainly. Also found him in Pripyat rarely.

[H.Honor]

He spawns there randomly so you might need a couple more tries i dunno if save+load works to make him spawn

[Nite69]

he will spawn randomly I seen him on all the maps from time to time, I wouldn't worry about it though, later in game is easy to get food and resources to make lockpicks and armor

[H.Honor]

Originally posted by Nite69:

he will spawn randomly I seen him on all the maps from time to time, I wouldn't worry about it though, later in game is easy to get food and resources to make lockpicks and armor

Don't think he needs him for lockpicks and armor but for the mini sidequest with a nice reward

[DesperateDan]

Originally posted by Nite69:

he will spawn randomly I seen him on all the maps from time to time, I wouldn't worry about it though, later in game is easy to get food and resources to make lockpicks and armor

You misunderstand, I am at the very end of the game. I dont need him for trade, I need to find him in order to conclude his side quest - SPOILER... (Once you find his brother he will open the safe in the hidden bunker for you which contains the flashlight upgrade) which is the only loose end I have left before undertaking the heist.

Unfortunately I have not seen him for a couple of weeks now (I almost reached day 40 from just wandering around maps looking for him. I figure I've either encountered a bug, accidentally killed him during a Black Stalker battle and not realised (He spawned very close once, and NPCs can be killed from stray bullets), or I have just been really unlucky with RNG. Either way I dont think I care enough anymore.

[DesperateDan]

Well I finally found him, it looks like I was just having some really bad luck with RNG.

On the plus side, I ended up completely maxing my character in my playthrough, which I doubt I would have done if I did not spend so much time trying to spawn the Locksmith!

https://imgur.com/a/mZVtQt6

[CrumbleCat]

Hey I gotta give this a tiny bump.

So I can't get this quest to advance. I'm at day 30 or something, and im staring at locksmith right now. What do I need to find this brother of his? Is it the one that got killed off by NAR? I think I read that in some notes. Maybe its dependent on a choice? Please assist.

I had no idea I could get some new gear outta this.

[DesperateDan]

Originally posted by MasterCrumble:

Hey I gotta give this a tiny bump.

So I can't get this quest to advance. I'm at day 30 or something, and im staring at locksmith right now. What do I need to find this brother of his? Is it the one that got killed off by NAR? I think I read that in some notes. Maybe its dependent on a choice? Please assist. :sfsmug:

I had no idea I could get some new gear outta this.

For me the steps were (spoilers ahead);

1. Rescue Locksmith from NAR (There is a random encounter where he is being accosted by 2 NAR). After this he mentions his missing brother. I don't recall where this occurred, but the location may be random.
   
2. Find the locked safe in the hidden bunker in Kopachi. Some guy will be there trying to open it, but wont be able too. Neither will you.
   
3. Find the Locksmiths brothers remains in the NAR prison.
   
4. Return the the Locksmith with news of his brother, and he will then crack the safe for you.

The order of 1 and 2 may be wrong, I don't recall which happened first.

[CrumbleCat]

Thanks for that write-up. I'm still having some trouble getting this content, unfortunately. I definitely did step 1. 2 im not sure about, and I cant find it on the map. Step 3 I also cant find.

It would be great if someone did a guide, with pinpoint locations on where all this happens. >_> Or perhaps it's just bugged for me. I would really love to see this before I finish up my game.

[DesperateDan]

Originally posted by MasterCrumble:

Thanks for that write-up. I'm still having some trouble getting this content, unfortunately. I definitely did step 1. 2 im not sure about, and I cant find it on the map. Step 3 I also cant find.

It would be great if someone did a guide, with pinpoint locations on where all this happens. >_> Or perhaps it's just bugged for me. I would really love to see this before I finish up my game.

Unfortunately there seems to be a random element to this quest. I spent almost 2 weeks of in game time trying to get the Locksmith to spawn for step 4. By then I had completed everything except for the heist, and was just revisiting maps over and over trying to find him.

Luckily steps 1, 2 and 4 should all show up on your map as a ? when they do finally occur, so you cannot miss them if and when they do show up.

Originally posted by MasterCrumble:

I definitely did step 1. 2 im not sure about, and I cant find it on the map. Step 3 I also cant find.

2 - The bunker is near the bottom of the map, look for 3 small circles. There are a number of different '?' random encounters that occur here so chances are you have probably visited the location at some point. As for the safe encounter, I am sure you would remember if you had done it, it is a pretty unique encounter.

Here is the exact location - https://imgur.com/a/acQPLOP

3 - I am not sure if you mean that you have not found the brother at the prison, or you have not found the prison yet. To reach the prison you have to get yourself captured by NAR, to do this just get your self killed by a NAR troops (A really poorly implemented mechanic, I would never have worked that out in a million years without looking it up). As for the brothers location, I do not remember whether it was marked but he is in one of the underground prison cells, it is a lone cell at the end of a short corridor. You will know when you find him as Igor will comment on finding the Locksmiths brother.

The map is not much use here, because it only shows the surface of the area (the prison is below ground). But here is a screenshot that will give you a rough idea of where to look.

https://imgur.com/a/SOpuJbI

[CrumbleCat]

Hey hey. Thanks for the location. I found another person asking this on the discord too, and saw that they tried to help as well. :P Soooooo I've now completed the game, and just went into freeplay mode, with all events turned on. I went there, and 'lo and behold, there's that guy at the safe trying to get in. I never saw that in my regular game, and I checked all "?" in my playthrough. It must have been a glitch. I also randomly found another encounter I've never seen. So odd, man.

Well, all I have left now is.... I guess I would have to replay the whole game.... is to find that captured brother at the prison. I really can't be bothered at this point. I've spent 47 hours on the game and I've seen all endings, gotten all achieves.

Maybe I'll do a replay if they add some juicy new content, eh. It was a wonderful little game for sure.

An update: After talking to the safe dude, I didn't get any new dialogue from locksmith. (this is still in freeplay)

[LKBD]

Thanks for the location, I found him in Kopachi.
Random spawning of NPCs is really a bad idea for this kind of quests. And this game lacks of a diary/codex which sums up the NPCs we've met, where we met them and the important locations we didn't visit or open yet, because now I can't even remember in which area the safe was...

[Bullwark]

Originally posted by LKBD:

Random spawning of NPCs is really a bad idea for this kind of quests.

That's put very mildy...it's an unnecessity that needs to be gone with the next patch.
I've spent now 6 days just looking for him to no avail...

What are possible locations for him to spawn? Saw him somewhere in Pripyat Port much earlier (but I'm not sure about that).
I thought his main hideout was Kopachi near the cave?! After finding his brother he doesn't appear anywhere. My research about his disappearence or a potential bug only brought spoilers up...thanks for that, who ever was responsible for this "design" choice..

So is there a faster way to look for him efficiently? I tried save&load in all maps for a couple of days. He's not there...normally all points of interest/chars are marked with an "?" or the char symbol.
If that has disappeared I wouldn't know in the slightest where to look for him (except Kopachi).

This is tedious and feels like a lootbox mechanic where rng decides if you can end a quest or not. I'm loosing interest.