Safe/Hacking Question

[winter]

Is there always a way to find the codes/passwords for a safe/computer, or are some only hackable? I've been trying to avoid hacking because I feel like I'll come across the code at some point (and it makes it easy), but it doesn't seem like they're all just laying around..Unless the codes can be in entirely different areas?

[Semipalmated Plover]

Nearly all are findable. At least one (maybe more) is only hackable though, and that's because the keypad is all X's apart from the hack button. Intentionally like the keypad is crashed/broken.

[winter]

Originally posted by Semipalmated Plover:

Nearly all are findable. At least one (maybe more) is only hackable though, and that's because the keypad is all X's apart from the hack button. Intentionally like the keypad is crashed/broken.

Alright, thanks my dude.

[Warc1]

Originally posted by Semipalmated Plover:

Nearly all are findable. At least one (maybe more) is only hackable though, and that's because the keypad is all X's apart from the hack button. Intentionally like the keypad is crashed/broken.

I disagree with this assessment. I didn't count the number of locks and passwords that can only be bypassed through hacking, but I would suggest that number could be in the dozens.

My impression, through a number of playthroughs, is that the majority of locked computer screens have no game discoverable password. There are numerous cargo containers with X'd out keypads throughout the game world that have no alternate means of entry, with the exception of those in Cargo Bay B. I'm pretty sure some of the safes have X'd keypards, meaning there is no alternative to hacking. Finally, there are a number of X'd door keypads, but most of those can be bypassed with the Huntress Boltcaster or maintenance tunnels.

Anything behind a lock that is required for game progression can be accessed through alternative means. However, some loot, and possibly some side missions, can only be accessed through hacking.