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Better lockpicking

by Aiteron · for Project Zomboid

Description - Adds the mechanics of breaking the locks of doors, windows and cars using a bobbypin or crowbar. Lockpicking is done with mini-games! - Adds a mini-game of lockpicking ignition using…

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Description - Adds the mechanics of breaking the locks of doors, windows and cars using a bobbypin or crowbar. Lockpicking is done with mini-games! - Adds a mini-game of lockpicking ignition using…

Description

- Adds the mechanics of breaking the locks of doors, windows and cars using a bobbypin or crowbar. Lockpicking is done with mini-games! - Adds a mini-game of lockpicking ignition using wires. Also, the ignition lock can be broken with a bobbypin and a screwdriver. - Adds the ability to check the alarms of home and cars - Adds the "Lockpicking" skill. - Adds the Lockpicking perk and expands the Burglar profession

Instruction

Alarm

To check the alarm, read the "Alarm for Dummies" magazine. Next, to check the house alarm, right-click on the window/door and select the menu item. To check the car alarm, select an item in the radial menu while standing at the car hood.

Lockpicking

- In order to start lockpicking you need to read the "Lockpicking for Dummies" magazine. To lockpick doors/windows, right-click on them and select lockpick. To break with a bobbypin, you need a bobbypin and a screwdriver. For breaking with a crowbar - a crowbar. - Also, your skill level should match the difficulty level of the lock. I recommend pumping the skill on easy locks (starting with very easy ones). - To hack a car, go to the door that you want to open and select an item in the radial menu. (the item will appear only if the door is locked) - When breaking with a bobbypin, you can try to unlock the lock by force if you are in a hurry. But the chance of success is small. - Mini-game lockpicking with a bobbypin - Similar to the logic of lockpicking from Fallout/Skyrim. You need to choose the desired angle of the bobbypin and turn the lock - Mini-game breaking with a crowbar - You need to press the Space bar in time to open the door faster.

Ignition switch

- Mini-game finding 2 ignition wires - you need to find 2 wires from the lower wires and connect them. - Now you can lockpick the ignition lock with a bobbypin (if your skill level matches the difficulty of the lock)

Items

- Lockpicking magazine - Alarm magazine - Bobbypin -

Workshop ID: 2368058459 Mod ID: betterLockpicking

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 23 mo ago.

Better lockpicking on Nxeon

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One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2024-12-17, released 2024-12-17

Game versions by loader

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Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Better lockpicking.

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “Workshop”

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Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.

Compatibility

Game
Project Zomboid

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorAiteron, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Better lockpicking, answered

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Is it free?

Yes. Better lockpicking is free to download from Steam Workshop.

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