Starfield Lockpicking Guide That ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE

[@dkny2980]

He first should have explained that anytime it turns blue, that means it fits in there somehow. If it's white that means it doesn't fit. Then you can choose from everything that is blue instead of going through every combination individually.

[@iambear.6526]

He doesn't explain you need the perk to turn them blue

[@CommRichard]

The fact no one ever mentioned you can click the lock options on the right side to change them is the sole reason why no one knows how to lockpick in starfield, this info is not known to anyone but you! This has saved me over hundreds of lockpicks.

[@spensah35]

I still don’t get it, even on advanced locks, I’ll go through two puzzles, and then sometimes there will just be a puzzle with only one hole and I never had that option on the right??

[@happyninja42]

Not sure if you ever got the answer to this, but the part about lockpicking in this game that confused me, was the detail that if the ring has more holes than the pick you use, the leftover holes STAY. So if for example, it's a 7 hole ring, and you use a 4 slot pick, you don't move down to level 2, you stay on level 1, now with only 3 slots left to deal with. Which is probably how you ended up with a puzzle piece later on, with only 1 hole, but you had no picks to match that. You likely used the wrong pick on that layer, and the leftover was just the 1 hole, which you didn't have a pick for. That's the trick I think. That was certainly the detail that escaped ME every time I tried to understand this lockpicking system. Once I figured that out, it became WAY easier. So, hope that helps, though your post is from 11 months ago so maybe too little, too late on my part. Sorry

[@DerekWilsonProgrammer]

Blue means it fits in that ring (that is blue) and so you immediately narrow down your choices. Also, if a pick will fit in the outermost but not in the lower, then that's one of the ones you want to use for that outer. I find that you should plan to solve each ring with two picks, so if there's 7 holes, you're looking for a 4 and a 3, don't bother trying to fit in a 2, another 2, another 2, a 1. If none of your picks are lighting up the inner rings, then you probably messed up your outer rings, so you need to back that out and try again.

[@3rdpig]

I despise these kinds of mini games, they're just a lazy means of padding the game. So, like Cyberpunk's hacking, I'll just ignore them until there's a mod that bypasses it.

[@midgetgorillagaming]

Cyberpunks became easy quick

[@mt_baldwin]

Good game. This lock picking mini game sucks donkey ass though. If you're just starting out the game, don't bother, highly likely you won't have the right shaped lock picks to complete a lock and just waste them.

[@archimedescadmus6527]

Thanks for the video, I was just getting lucky, I had no idea what I was doing. Once I got a couple and realized the loot wasn't worth the effort, I just ignore them now. I don't like wasting time for a bit of ammo or some random aid item. So far, anything I got from the lockboxes I could get anywhere. They just aren't worth the effort.

[@lordsnot9540]

I almost felt that I understood some parts of your explanation, or at least came close. I might have another go at picking an easy lock this evening and re-watch your tutorial as I do it. At the moment I find lockpicking absolutely incomprehensible, none of it makes sense to me. I have zero understanding of what to do, and my methods so far just involve spamming the Undo key until I get something that fits. Watched dozens of tutorials, and not even one explains it properly besides yours. Might need to watch it a few times to get it to sink in, but at least I have hope now, so thank you.

[@thelostgirl101]

Every ring layer takes only two keys to unlock, even at master level

[@dage2079]

Ok so at lvl 2 you get the ability to differ blue and white The only tip and sure method is look at each pick and inner if it shows the pick you need is blue it's good but also se if the inner rings are blue, that means it will also work on inner rings so don't waste, use first the ones that are blue for that layer and not the further ones in, and from that you can go through it no problem. Again save rings that are blue for every circle as it means it will work every layer and use the ones that are blue for that layer and not more further in There are sometimes multiple but don't worry it just means you have more omi picks

[@allby9]

This explains how my gmail was hacked.

[@spawnmonkee8358]

i'm getting locks that will finish with a 1 pinhole final circle but i have no 1 pin digipicks... is the game just glitched in that sense?

[@bubbleillusion5968]

Nope, u just did it wrong

[@sorboom]

Often there are multiple pins that could fit in earlier circles. Ending with a set that won't work means you used the wrong combination earlier

[@michaelmiguelicutti2829]

Yes, sometimes the game won’t generate the correct keys even from the get go. The system is straight broken so savescum all lockpicking attempts until Bethesda fixes it.

[@JIMJAMSC]

My guide... Unless you are OCD and the thought of leaving ANYTHING behind drives you insane.... Just invest in lockpicking perk points. Of course by then you will be swimming in credits and most things locked are just dead weight. Bottom line. To many other things to spend time on than to come to a dead HALT solving puzzles....

[@kentonhighsmith1158]

Even when you do get it. It should not take 3 or 4 minutes just to open a door or lockbox in a game full of fucking locks. Previous games did it better.

[@TurnRacing]

you sir are a gentleman and a scholar

[@Ender813]

I start from the inside and work my way out.

[@AndrewR74]

Very handy - thank you

[@yey2wavy999]

Thank you man!

[@mrmosty5167]

So I guess it is best to solve from the outside in

[@scrutley]

Thank you

[@MrYoda-xb6mp]

They shoulda just added a device you could buy from the crimson guys for 10k that automatically cracks locks, or something to where if you pick lock 20 master pick locks your character learns how to break them automatically with a 50% chance of being successful or you waste a digi pick

[@googlewolly]

It's just too tedious. If there were rare doors/containers/etc. that required this to open, that'd make more sense. But to require this minigame for every lock that the player wants to pick is a bit ridiculous.

[@edi12312]

If anyone knows a cheat command for the auto slot feature please PLEASE let me know

[@nicholashoezee1386]

I hate this lockpicking system if there's a mod that changes it in the future that's the first thing im doing 😂

[@LordUzaki]

This didnt make any sense.

[@BenjaminLee-q1l]

In the end It's not fun, so I just save scum. I miss actually picking a lock based on my skill with a controller. Skyrim and Fallout 4 nailed that. This puzzle $h!t sucks @$$.

[@evanbasham7998]

whoever created the digi pick system should be fired from be bethesda and should go to prison for a long time.

[@jonahcolombo4131]

This is the reason I quit starfield…..😂😂😂

[@Whiskyandwavesscotland]

Still clear as mud. You’re assuming we know what all the colours and general idea of digipicks. Not explained clearly at all

[@TheOne38_]

Did people actually need this to figure out how to lock pick in the game? It seems easy. I don't own the game and came here to see what lock picking was like.

[@BenjaminLee-q1l]

In the end It's not fun, so I save scum. All other Bethesda lockpicking games were seriously skill based with a Kb&M on pc or controller. This puzzle $h!t sucks.

[@Skott62]

First of all you are rushing. Not doing a great job of it either. Slow down and take time to explain it.

[@jackgarland4599]

you just need to think. its easy

[@TheRealBrandonMcDuff]

Count holes on puzzle ex: 6, count highest pegs ex: 4, use whatever 4s work, if no 4s work move down to 3 and so on

[@helliarc]

That was the worst tutorial I've ever seen...

[@ErikaWolf93]

​@@helliarc I thought I was the only one 🙄 it really is

[@ErikaWolf93]

This

[@danielvelez6243]

So much time to get a sandwich 😂

[@klmemamp5001]

I absolutely still don’t get it 😪

[@BenjaminLee-q1l]

In the end It's not fun, so I save scum. All other Bethesda lockpicking games were seriously skill based with a Kb&M on pc or controller. This puzzle $h!t sucks.

[@BenjaminLee-q1l]

In the end It's not fun, so I save scum. All other Bethesda lockpicking games were seriously skill based with a Kb&M on pc or controller. This puzzle $h!t sucks.

[@BenjaminLee-q1l]

In the end It's not fun, so I save scum. All other Bethesda lockpicking games were seriously skill based with a controller or Kb&M. This puzzle $h!t sucks.