Lockpick

Lockpick is a Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics, and Fallout 3 skill. It is the skill of opening locks without the proper key.

Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics
The use of lockpicks or the Expanded Lock Pick Set for mechanical locks, the electronic lockpicks or the Electronic Lock Pick MK II for electronic locks will greatly enhance this skill.

Initial Level: Starting Lockpick skill is equal to 20%  (1% x the average of your Perception and Agility). Average characters will have a 25% skill.

Fallout 3
In the lock picking mini game, you are trying to open a locked crate, and such items. You have a screwdriver, which is a weightless item always with you, and a bobby pin, which will also be a weightless item, that you collect throughout your journey. Every time you fail to pick a lock you will lose the bobby pin you were using.

(PC) First, there is the bobby pin. You can wiggle it from left, over the top, to the right. Choose a random position. Now, tap A gently, and release it. The pin could wiggle. In that case, move it to another position. If the pin did not wiggle, press A a little longer each time. You don't need the W, S or D. If the bobby pin starts to wiggle, the position is wrong. Choose another position. Repeat till success. If you don't want to break your bobby pin, stop touching A as soon as the bobby pin starts moving: just put it somewhere else, and try again (Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3) The position of the bobby pin is controlled with one stick and the screwdriver with the other. The controller will vibrate with the wiggling of the bobby pin. As you find a position nearer the sweet spot you will be able to rotate the screwdriver a little further until you are successful.

Forcing a lock open is not necessary with this method.

Very Hard Locks
There are a number of Very Hard doors in Fallout 3, which require a Lockpick skill of 100 to open them (and a steady gaming hand).

Some bring great rewards, some bring nothing but the experience of opening them.

Locations:

The Broken Bow of Rivet City at the west end of the ship. Watch out for the frag mine on the left as soon as you enter. This door can also be unlocked by activating a flip switch just on the other side of the door if you enter the Broken Bow the long way (underwater entrance).

Fort Bannister - In a bunker to the right just as you enter the front entrance.

Mama Dolce's Food Distribution - 2 doors on an isolated catwalk with blank walls behind them.

Megaton Armory

Megaton, Mister Burke's House

Wheaton Armory - In a very radioactive bunker with an excellent stash of weapons behind it.

Minefield Small Model Home - inside one of the houses

Roosevelt Academy Roosevelt Library

Old Olney sewers has one.

National Archives along the "front door" (long way) entrance to Button Gwinnett's office.

Museum of History on the 2nd floor.

Rockbreaker's Last Gas - Gun Locker in the Abandoned Shack at the top of the cliff. Contains the Victory Rifle.

LOB Enterprises - Safe in the CEOs office.

Commentary
In Fallout 3, your Lockpick skill determines which locks the game will allow you to (try to) pick. Your skill must be at least the lock rating to try, and locks are rated at 25% increments: 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. Thus, there is little reason to invest more points in this skill beyond the level of lock you want to have access to.

Remember that some armor grants +5%, so you can stop 5 points short of one of these levels if you intend to carry this spare around.

It is unknown whether there are any additional dialog choices granted by the lockpick skill.

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