Skyrim-Inspired Lockpicking
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Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #184 of 411 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod brings configurable, Skyrim-like lockpicking to Morrowind.
Features
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[]Pick locks[/]
[]Disarm traps[/]
How to use
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[]Get a lockpick/probe[/]
[]Activate locked or trapped object[/]
[]Lockpicking minigame will pop up[/]
[]Position your lockpick and hold D to start turning the lock[/]
[]Turn the lock all the way to the right to open the lock[/]
Settings
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[]Difficulty multiplier - affects every lock difficulty.[/]
[]Sweetspot angle multiplier - affets the size of the angle at which you can open the lock[/]
[]Partial spot angle multiplier - affects the size of the angle at which you can partially turn the lock[/]
[]Time to break multiplier - affects how soon the pick will get damaged[/]
[]Lock too complex - Enables vanilla behavior forbidding from opening too hard locks (for you)[/]
[]Automatic lockpicking - With this on, activate the doors to start lockpicking, no equipping necessary. It will select the best lockpick/probe in the inventory.[/]
[]Override automatic lockpicking - Let's you interact with the doors without starting lockpicking minigame. Useful if you want to trigger the trap.[/]
[]Enable lockpicking - enables/disables unlocking locks using this mod[/]
[]Enable disarming - enables/disables disarming traps using this mod [/]
[]Additional skill gain - gives more skill gain for unlocking harder locks[/]
[]Additional skill gain multiplier - multiplies the additional skill gain[/]
This mod brings Skyrim's lockpicking minigame to Morrowind, requiring OpenMW 0.50 or newer. It's a niche gameplay overhaul for players who prefer Skyrim's interactive lockpicking over the original dice-roll system. With 23 endorsements and recent updates, it's a small but active project.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fresh take on lockpicking for Morrowind veterans
- Recent update (July 2026) shows active development
- Small but dedicated following (23 endorsements)
⚠️ Cons
- Requires OpenMW, so not for vanilla Morrowind players
- Low endorsement count (23) means limited community testing
For Morrowind players who use OpenMW and miss Skyrim's lockpicking minigame. If you're a purist who likes the original dice-roll system, skip this. Also skip if you're on the original Morrowind engine.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you're running OpenMW 0.50 or newer, as the mod won't work on older versions.
- Place the mod files in your OpenMW data directory, then enable it in the OpenMW launcher.
- Test lockpicking on a low-level lock first to get a feel for the new minigame.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- ZimAxPlomba
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Downloads
- 556
- Endorsements
- 23
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 4/25/2026
- Updated
- 7/12/2026
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