To lockpick in Oblivion Remastered , follow these steps and tips for success:
How to Lockpick
- Approach a locked door or chest while holding a lockpick and start the lockpicking minigame.
- You will see a side view of the lock with several tumblers (pins) inside.
- Use the left thumbstick (or mouse/keyboard keys) to move the lockpick horizontally to select a tumbler.
- Push the lockpick upward to raise the selected tumbler.
Key Technique
- The goal is to "set" each tumbler by timing your action perfectly when the tumbler reaches the top of its movement.
- Tumblers move up and down at varying speeds. You need to wait until the tumbler moves slowly near the top before pressing the button to set it.
- If you try to set the tumbler while it moves too fast or at the wrong time, the lockpick will break, and you may lose progress on previously set tumblers.
- When the tumbler rises slowly, keep tapping to keep it bouncing near the top, giving you more time to set it accurately.
Tips for Success
- Be patient and wait for the slow rise of each tumbler before setting it.
- Higher Security skill reduces the penalty for breaking lockpicks by causing fewer tumblers to reset.
- Save your game before attempting difficult locks to retry without losing lockpicks.
- You can acquire lockpicks by looting, buying from fences (e.g., in the Thieves Guild), or finding them in dungeons.
- The lockpicking minigame becomes easier as your Security skill increases.
- You can also use the "auto-attempt" feature, but it may waste lockpicks on harder locks.
Controls Summary
Platform| Push Tumbler Up| Set Tumbler (when slow and at top)
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PC| Left thumbstick or keys| Spacebar
Xbox| Left thumbstick| A button
PlayStation| Left thumbstick| X button
By following these steps—moving the pick under each tumbler, pushing it up, waiting for the slow rise, and then setting it—you can successfully pick locks in Oblivion Remastered without breaking too many lockpicks
Wait until the tumbler is pushed up slowly... keep tapping up to keep the tumbler bouncing upward... then set it at the top is the golden rule for lockpicking in Oblivion Remastered
