Zonnonn said:
Bloody hell Brandon, there's are interesting responses and then there's this! Never thought I'd see a real life lock picker contribute their knowledge for a RP question, but here we are and I'm very glad you did. Setting a challenge for yourself irl to succeed in the game world is an interesting concept that I've never seen used so appropriately, does this change depending on the character or is it a set part of your experience now?
Really feel like I should say more but I'm not sure what... Awesome to see this man, it's an interesting hobby to say the least.
Thank you, glad to contribute!
I haven't played a warrior in a long time, so it's a question I'll have to deal with at some point.
Maybe more challenging locks for a brute, even if in-game it's a novice lock? Like for that char every lock is at master level?
Suggestions are welcome!
When I first picked up picking locks (pun intended) was in a thief playthrough, good old Kha'ji couldn't keep his curiosity in check..
It started as a way to combine my new hobby with the old one and get some practice.
Was a lot of fun but also could become a bit tedious at times. Puts a different perspective on how many things are locked in skyrim for sure.
Been giving this some thought since my first reply on this topic, looked some things up and came to some conclusions.
In Oblivion and ESO the gameplay systems for lockpicking show springs and pins set up somewhat like a modern lock.
Without typing another page worth of arguments about the in-game picks, time periods and the rest of the trip down the madness that is my mind:
"The Redguard maiden would spend hours in front of a lock, prodding at it with her wires and picks, flirting with the key pins and driver pins, "
- https://www.imperial-library.info/content/locked-room
Amongst other lore books where the pins and springs are mentioned there is this gem. (Always re-read this one when I come across it).
It mentions key pins and driver pins, while in Oblivion and ESO only the driver pins are shown.
Thus I conclude that in the Elder Scrolls universe locks are like our modern locks and not designed after medieval inspiration.
(Which from a development stance is far more cost effective).
So to close this (yet again) large post up here's a link to a 9min tutorial of picking a lock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcQL2oP8kyo
There's some equipment talk in it, shows it in action and gives an introduction to the thoughtprocess.
Just in case you feel like seeing even more. (There are whole communities dedicated to this and sharing video's about lockpicking).
It can be quite expensive, watching others is a lot cheaper (A)
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Zonnonn]Zonnonn[/url] said:[/b]
Bloody hell Brandon, there's are interesting responses and then there's this! Never thought I'd see a real life lock picker contribute their knowledge for a RP question, but here we are and I'm very glad you did. Setting a challenge for yourself irl to succeed in the game world is an interesting concept that I've never seen used so appropriately, does this change depending on the character or is it a set part of your experience now?
Really feel like I should say more but I'm not sure what... Awesome to see this man, it's an interesting hobby to say the least.
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Thank you, glad to contribute!
I haven't played a warrior in a long time, so it's a question I'll have to deal with at some point.
Maybe more challenging locks for a brute, even if in-game it's a novice lock? Like for that char every lock is at master level?
Suggestions are welcome!
When I first picked up picking locks (pun intended) was in a thief playthrough, good old Kha'ji couldn't keep his curiosity in check..
It started as a way to combine my new hobby with the old one and get some practice.
Was a lot of fun but also could become a bit tedious at times. Puts a different perspective on how many things are locked in skyrim for sure.
Been giving this some thought since my first reply on this topic, looked some things up and came to some conclusions.
In Oblivion and ESO the gameplay systems for lockpicking show springs and pins set up somewhat like a modern lock.
Without typing another page worth of arguments about the in-game picks, time periods and the rest of the trip down the madness that is my mind:
"The Redguard maiden would spend hours in front of a lock, prodding at it with her wires and picks, flirting with the key pins and driver pins, "
- https://www.imperial-library.info/content/locked-room
Amongst other lore books where the pins and springs are mentioned there is this gem. (Always re-read this one when I come across it).
It mentions key pins and driver pins, while in Oblivion and ESO only the driver pins are shown.
Thus I conclude that in the Elder Scrolls universe locks are like our modern locks and not designed after medieval inspiration.
(Which from a development stance is far more cost effective).
So to close this (yet again) large post up here's a link to a 9min tutorial of picking a lock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcQL2oP8kyo
There's some equipment talk in it, shows it in action and gives an introduction to the thoughtprocess.
Just in case you feel like seeing even more. (There are whole communities dedicated to this and sharing video's about lockpicking).
It can be quite expensive, watching others is a lot cheaper (A)
