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Using Mechanics skill

Ell
in Backer Beta Discussion

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How do I use the Mechanics skill when I want to open a chest/door?

 

Unlike BG, there is no dedicated button for thievery. Is it applied automatically?

I think picking locks is automatic, while traps have to be identified first.

  • Author

This means that I am facing a bug.

My rogue has Mechanics 7, which is enough to open the doors leading to the central part of Dyrford Ruins (according to the forums). Moreover, she has a set of lockpicks and the Old Dungeon Key.

 

Nevertheless, when I click the closed door, _nothing_ happens. No popup messages, no entries in the dialogue/combat logs...

Edited by Ell

The feedback for lock picking and the like isn't really that good right now.

  • Author

The solution to my problem was to pass the Old Dungeons Key to the main character.

The key magically appeared in the quest items and I was able to enter the central hall through the door by the chasm.

https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/67898-using-mechanics-skill/
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