Picking a lock in a chest

[Oldjim]

I don't know if this is something a mapper sets or it is a TDS default but lock picking a chest can be done from any position as long as you are close enough to the chest

I really noticed it with this chest in Trapped where you can pick the lock from here

 

 

Should the lock picking area only be in front of the lock for realism

 

If this is in the wrong place please move it

Edited June 11, 2016 by Oldjim

[grayman]

I don't know if this is something a mapper sets or it is a TDS default but lock picking a chest can be done from any position as long as you are close enough to the chest

I really noticed it with this chest in Trapped where you can pick the lock from here

 

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Should the lock picking area only be in front of the lock for realism

 

If this is in the wrong place please move it

 

Perhaps, but for gameplay purposes, and to support existing maps, we need to keep it the way it is. Some chests might only be pickable from places other than the front. Also, frobbing on the chest lid instead of something on the front of the chest is how it's set up. Many chests have nothing other than the lid, with no visible lock mechanism, like the little arms that move when lockpicking.

[jaxa]

Here's a comparison: you can do the exact same thing with chests in Skyrim.

[Aosys]

Technically speaking, you don't need to be straight in front of a lock to pick it IRL. With a chest, I imagine that as long as you can access the keyway with your tension tools, picks, skeleton keys, etc. I don't think getting it open from a different angle should be a problem, especially since picking is done mostly by feel. I suppose the logical conclusion a player might draw from a typical scenario is that the player character is reaching out and maybe around the chest to fiddle with the mechanism, even if we as players can't see the PC's arms in action.

 

On the other hand, if you've got a 10-foot frob distance on your picks, you've got a problem, so I guess the real issue for me would be distance over direction.