How to Lock Pick in "Oblivion"
In the computer game, "Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion," you will constantly come across various locked doors and chests. Locked chests almost always contain very useful and items such as gold, various potions, weapons, armor and high-value loot. Locked doors can lead to important areas and may be required for progression in a quest. If you do not possess a key, which is commonly the case, you must rely on your lock-picking ability. Thankfully, lock picking is one of the easier aspects of the game.
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Instructions
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Acquire a large amount of lock picks. Since these items have no designated weight, it does not hurt to carry large amounts of them. They can be purchased at any Thieves Guild fence or can be found on bandit and goblin corpses.
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Interact with the locked door or chest. If you are picking a lock that is against the law to access, make sure you are crouched and hidden. A window will open displaying the inside of the lock. Your lock pick will be on the left side and a series of five tumbles will either be up or down.
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Starting with any of the tumblers that are down, use your lock pick to push them up. When they hit the top of the lock, click the action button to lock them in place. If the tumbler moves faster than normal when being pushed upward with the pick, do not attempt to lock it in place or it will break your lock pick.
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Repeat the previous step until all of the tumblers are set at the top of the lock. At this point the lock should open automatically and you can access the locked door or chest.
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Tips & Warnings
If your lock-picking skill is high enough, you may be able to "Auto Attempt" the lock and automatically open it. Any failed attempts to force the lock, however, will result in your lock pick being broken.
Alteration magic has several spells that will automatically open a lock of a certain difficulty.
At level 10, you can complete a quest to acquire the Skeleton Key, which is a lock pick that cannot be broken.
To make lock picking easier, find items to improve your Security level.
Do not attempt to pick a lock without saving immediately beforehand. If you break all of your lock picks, the lock can only be attempted again when you have more.
Picking a lock while standing up or in direct view of someone can get you in trouble with the guards.
References
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