Safe (Fallout 3)

The  is a storage item used for safekeeping and storage of valuable items. The safes are fireproof and made of reinforced metal. The safe has an interior space for storing items, a door for closing the safe, a handle for handling the door, and a lock for locking the safe when not in use and for keeping the valuables safe. Safes are used in the Vault-Tec Vaults as well as Capital Wasteland inhabitants and old pre-war buildings

Getting into a safe
There are two possible ways to get into a safe.

Lock Picking
One possible and the most common way to gain access to a safe is to pick the safes lock. Locks can range from Very Easy to Very Hard. (See Lockpick for more information on lock picking) If you can attempt to pick the lock depends on your lock pick skill which can be raised in a variety of ways. When picking the lock, there is a certain section of the lock that when the bobby pin is moved over it and the screw driver turns, it will unlock the lock. As the lock's difficulty increases, the area that the bobby pin must be placed in gets progressively smaller.

Computer Terminals
If your lock pick isn't high enough to pick the lock or just prefer to use the terminals (provided your science skill is high enough) hacking the terminals will grant access. Note that not every terminal unlocks a safe, look for wall mounted safes with a wall mounted terminal right next to or near it. But on occasion it will be a ground safe or the terminal may not be wall mounted and might be a little further away. Hacking terminals works a little like lock picking. To hack a terminal there will be a series of words mixed in with random characters. One of the words is the password and it must be found to unlock the computer terminal (See Terminal for more detailed information on how to hack terminals). but be warned because you have a certain number of attempts to guess the password or you will be locked out forever.(unless you have the Computer Whiz perk) When you have accessed the computer, look for the words "Unlock Safe" or something along those lines. At the bottom of the computer it should say 'Opening' and then exit the terminal and open the safe. The safe will no longer say locked on it and you are free to open it without picking the lock.

Wall Safe
These are safes that are built into the wall itself rather than simply resting on the ground. The door of the safe is the only visible part of the safe, these safes are almost never concealed and much easier to find than the floor safe. Occasionally the safes will have a picture frame around them, this could be for decoration, or an (very poorly) attempt to hide the safe.

Ground Safe
These safes rest on the ground rather than in a wall and the whole casing and door is visible. They cannot be moved. These safes can be harder to find then the Wall Safe as it can be tucked into places rather than mounted on a wall. Some possible places to hide a safe is behind a counter and inside the storage compartment. They carry no greater or less valuable material as a wall safe.

Locations
NOTE:this section is missing a lot of locations, please help out by adding entries


 * Vault 101
 * Physician's Office (average lock [50])