lockpicking is horrible

[kwegar]

not sure what i am doing wrong.. (i must be doing it wrong) they move to fast to stop them on the correct rune.. there seems to be no way to GIVE UP and just leave it.. aside from SAVE RELOAD. at least give us the option to say screw it not doing this.. do not force me to reload and start the level again.

[Exsilium Games]

lock picking? Ive played a lot of hours in this game but i have yet to find a lock that i can pick.

Wher was this?

[kwegar]

I forget the name of the area, its where you have to rescue the villagers.. 15 of them, then you go to another area (same map) a drawbridge closed behind you, and you do another 15. (get a large special chest, that I never have a key to open) then into a HUGE castle, in a room in there are 3 locked doors, 2 of them have a RUNE COMBO lock on them. but once you start, I can find no way to back out and give up on picking it. it shows you the combo, then you have to click on the right timing for each of the 3 runes. I am just to horrible to click on time and well I do not like it.. I am fine without being able to open it. BUT not being able to STOP trying. If there is a key to back out, please let me know.. I got out sorta one time.. but then no hud.. so save reload again. when you do you start 3 area's back. In the castle, also has invisible prisoner carts, .. but thats another story. On the main map, its a town with a castle with a drawbridge. very south? i think it was.

[silent-runner]

I've been there too, there's no way to click fast enough and it seems that there's also no way to back out of it other than reloading (at the moment). It sucks, but hey, it's still a very unfinished game, so stuff like this is to be expected.

[Rickson]

It is a bit much, but it isn't impossible. The runes are on wheels so you can just figure out which comes right before the correct one and anticipate it instead of reacting to it. The real kicker is that those rooms are empty anyway.

[Malonze]

when they go into error and show you the combo again, just clickt he correct runes really fast and it will unlock.. did all three this way.

My issue is i cant find the last ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ prisoner anywhere.. im 14/15

[LAMBATA]

There should be something in the tutorial section on lock picking, some quest are impossible with out it yet they don't show you how to do it.
If there is an npc that explains it, please show me.

[stretch]

Originally posted by LAMBATA:

There should be something in the tutorial section on lock picking, some quest are impossible with out it yet they don't show you how to do it.
If there is an npc that explains it, please show me.

Lockpicking is cake.
It isn't explained though.
Without booting up a game I will attempt to explain what I know but although I find it easy I am not sure I understand it fully so take it all with a grain of salt.

In essence you are pressing the button and watching the lock in the middle.
When you are in the correct position it will shrink and disappear to unlock.
When you press the button the lock can be tinted green or red. Red is a fail. Green is best but I do not know precisely when it changes or why. Seems like a basic premise but it's strangely odd. The green and red just don't seem very distinct.
To move the lockpick you press A and D. This will rotate it around the lock.
So you move it around and test it with very quick presses of the button.
You are looking for it to 1) be green 2) shrink quickly.
If it is red and/or does not shrink then move along until it does.

I usually test it in the 4 cardinal positions, top bottom and both sides and go from there.

Usually I can get it with the one lockpick but if I am going to fail I back out of the attempt and save the pick. I think this resets the position but I am not sure. Lockpicks are plentiful so breaking them isn't a real issue. Once you start finding the locks there are usually many lockpicks around to loot.

Good luck.

[glevesque1]

I've found the lockpicking routine to be miserable. I also found out you can usually find another way in, avoiding the lockpicking altogether.

[stretch]

Originally posted by glevesque1:

I've found the lockpicking routine to be miserable. I also found out you can usually find another way in, avoiding the lockpicking altogether.

It's really easy.
You only need to test every 45 degrees around the circle.
I do every 90 and if that fails come back and fill in the other 4.
Just press very quickly and release. The padlock will either shrink or not shrink.

There are a lot of sealed rooms so you should give it another try.
There is no shortage of lockpicks around so never panic about those but I try not to break them anyway. If you are quick even testing all 8 positions wont break one and you should get it before then.

I have always gotten it in those 8 positions. Since I figured that out I have not failed one. Usually get it in the first 4 90 degree ones and rarely need to come back around to fill the gaps.

Good luck. I know it's $hite if you are doing it like Fallout 4 and tiny adjustments each time but try like I said and it's cake.

[Cutterjohn]

hmmm... Ill have to try your method as the lockpick minigame tells me ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about how it works.

I had to find from another thread that A and D move it FFS!

Lastly the NO EXIT is completely bogus!

These stupid minigames SHOULD go to auto after a certain level as they're ALL just tedious and NOT fun at all. I'd prefer a dice roll skill check to begin with anyways, with you get a little xp for each check, and more if you're successful, and just cannot do a certain level of difficulty above your current skill level... e.g. ala morrowind/daggerfall...

My worst game that I KNOW how to do is the fishing minigame(which I universally loathe in every game that has one) is that the slider is either stupidly slow or moving at supralight speed... even at stupidly fast, I usually manage to finish it, but its gonna kill my mouse before long... or a controller button if I were using one...

[mephisto009]

OMG...the lockpick advice here was perfect