Locked Doors.

[Alidrules]

So I used a lockpick on a few doors and the doors became locked. How can someone get through the door if they do not have a lockpick? Thanks in advance.

[Halvars]

Was hoping someone would answer you. In a previous build of the game (alpha) you could smash the door with a melee weapon do break the lock open, but I haven't tested it now, you should try it.

[Boris always Boris]

You need a lockpick, lockpicks are such fun now.

[Assapoopshits Massachusetts]

Originally posted by Halvars:

Was hoping someone would answer you. In a previous build of the game (alpha) you could smash the door with a melee weapon do break the lock open, but I haven't tested it now, you should try it.

You can't break in without a lockpick of your own anymore

[Alidrules]

Awesome. How long do they stay locked though?

[Halvars]

Originally posted by Assapoopshits Massachusetts:

You can't break in without a lockpick of your own anymore

Then it seems like lockpick should be a definite tool for all players :)

This could be fun actually, but I guess any restart will unlock all doors?

[Elu]

Originally posted by Halvars:

Originally posted by Assapoopshits Massachusetts:

You can't break in without a lockpick of your own anymore

Then it seems like lockpick should be a definite tool for all players :)

This could be fun actually, but I guess any restart will unlock all doors?

Not sure. In 0.62, the doors were locked even after a restart.

[Vilemouse]

Doors stay locked for sure and are a good place to hide loot in barrels.

[etwas]

havent tried it on 1.0, but on 0.63 doors were unlocked with a server restart.

[Egobyte83]

Necroing this thread just to report that locked doors do indeed unlock at a server restart in 1.04.

[Derleth]

Originally posted by Egobyte83:

Necroing this thread just to report that locked doors do indeed unlock at a server restart in 1.04.

And you can knock them open with your bare fists in less than half a minute (without hurting your hands). Lockpicks went from OP to beyond useless in one swift stroke.

[Inkredibehl ★ ™]

It is server dependant. On servers doors will be still locked after a restart, and on other servers it won't
So today we can't anymore shoot a door to open it if it's locked? (i didn't try)

[Derleth]

Originally posted by Inkredibehl ✪:

It is server dependant. On servers doors will be still locked after a restart, and on other servers it won't
So today we can't anymore shoot a door to open it if it's locked? (i didn't try)

You can force a door open with just about anything. It takes three or four swings with an axe and less than a minute of punching it with bare fists... So, locking something to safeguard stuff inside is not recommended. The lockpick is, at most, useful to slow somebody down so you can run away.

[Timothee]

it's also good to make people think there are goodies inside, so you can shoot them in the butt when theyre beating on the door.

[Inkredibehl ★ ™]

Originally posted by Derleth:

You can force a door open with just about anything. It takes three or four swings with an axe and less than a minute of punching it with bare fists... So, locking something to safeguard stuff inside is not recommended. The lockpick is, at most, useful to slow somebody down so you can run away.

Oh ok thanks good to know. I've literaly always a lock pick on me so i never have to shoot a door to open it ^^.

[Quidifur]

Do not try to force open locked doors, even with a Fire Axe. Whomever said that just wants you to do so to hear the loud noise you make to come and kill you. I've tried even 20+ Fire Axe swings on a door and nothing. Fell to it a couple of times and died because of it. Lockpick only. If it does work, it is like a 0.01% chance it will work, knowing DayZ glitches.