Picking locks in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — an important mechanic for exploring the world map and completing all sorts of orders. To get to secret loot, enter a restricted area or get into a room where the necessary item is, you will first need to cope with the lock. This craft requires not only mechanical adaptation, but also equipping yourself with lockpicks, pumping up the necessary skills and stocking up on potions.
In this guide we will go into detail on how to pick locks of all levels in KCD 2, where to find lockpicks for this, what skills to upgrade and other hacking tips.
How to Pick a Lock in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
To pick a lock on a door or chest, follow these simple instructions:
- Make sure there are no people nearby: breaking in may cause aggression from bystanders.
- Start picking the lock.
- Find the correct position for the ball: it will change its color to gold and will increase in size a little. Hold it at this point.
- Turn the lock to the desired position, while being sure to monitor the position of the ball: it should remain gold and move together with the ring mechanism.
When you hear a click, the mini-game will end and the lock will open. All locks have different difficulty levels: the higher the difficulty, the harder it is to keep the ball in the "golden zone". If you make a mistake, a loud sound will be heard, which may attract guards.
Where to find lock picks
To pick locks you will need master keys, which can be obtained in a number of ways:
- Steal or find — It is easiest to rob a working resident who is busy with his own affairs, or a sleeping NPC. With a certain probability, they may have a master key. The necessary item is especially often found in criminal characters: robbers and bandits. Sometimes master keys are found in random places.
- Buy - blacksmiths, carpenters and fences may offer to buy master keys.
- Create - the crafting system allows you to create master keys yourself using crafting.
Lock picks break when attempted unsuccessfully, so it's better to stock up on them for future use. The first set can be obtained for free as part of the story, but then you will have to get the consumables yourself.
How to level up your hacking skill in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
There are several ways to upgrade your hacking skill:
- Go to Hensel - At the Lower Mill of Semin you will be able to talk to the mercenary Hensel. He will teach you basic stealth skills and give you some lockpicks. You will also find training locks there.
- Practice on chests — drawers are much easier to open than doors. The risk of attracting attention is also significantly lower, which is why you can hone your skills on them first.
Practice will help you learn how to quickly and accurately remove obstacles on the way to loot or a goal.
Tips for Picking Locks
To avoid unpleasant situations with detection and not to waste a lot of master keys on one lock, it is worth following a number of tips on this craft.
Preserve before opening
If you only have a couple of lockpicks left in your inventory and there are guards nearby who will definitely hear the sound of the tool breaking, It's better to save first. If you fail, you can roll back to the save and try again until you succeed.
Upgrade useful skills
The character's skills also contribute to more efficient lockpicking. These two skills are worth paying special attention to:
- Stealing - Tool Master: +15% to the durability of lockpicks before they break.
- Theft - The Mischievous Artist: +3 to Thievery for 120 seconds after picking a lock or pickpocketing.
By investing in them, you will be able to significantly save on master keys and spend less effort to achieve your goal.
Use potions
In Kutná Hora, find a pharmacy, you can get to it after the 14th story quest "Speaking of the Devil". There for ~45 groszy (depending on reputation) you can buy a potion "Strong Fast Finger", which will give a 6-point bonus to Thievery for 40 minutes.
We hope that our guide helped you understand how to hack complex locks in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, as well as how to improve your lock picking skill. If you have any questions, ask them in commentsWe will be sure to answer every one.
Are there any thief skill teachers in Kutna Hora? Which allow you to become: apprentice, journeyman, master.
Near the hut, a black horse, Kozyatin, a teacher of skills
Lockpicking, like many mechanics in the game, is a perversion of the usual, it's like taking a cat and making a dog out of it, just to remake it.