Essential Lockpicking and Immersive Thievery

⭐ ⭐ (253 endorsements) 📥 4,885 downloads 📌 v2.5 📅 11/2/2016
🟠 Updated over a year ago

By Alaebasta · Gameplay

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 2/17/2025 📅 Created: 11/2/2016
⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
1🛠️ SKSE64 — Skyrim Script Extender 64 Download ↗
2🔧 USSEP — Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Download ↗
3🖥️ SkyUI — SkyUI (MCM framework) Download ↗
4🧩 Address Library — Address Library for SKSE Plugins Download ↗
5🔧 SSE Engine Fixes — SSE Engine Fixes Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 5.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #39 of 131 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

A variety of essential features for handling locks, and thief oriented character features. SKSE FREE100% Compatible with Chesko's "Simply Knock"100% Compatible with my "Simpler Knock"100% COMPATIBLE with all PERKS OVERHAUL (ordinator and

Essential Lock picking & Immersive Thievery

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100% Compatible with Chesko's "Simply Knock"

100% Compatible with my "Simpler Knock"

100% COMPATIBLE with all PERKS OVERHAUL (ordinator and such)

Lock picking is a too much inflactioned skill in Skyrim, should be a prerogative of thieves

character not a closed road to anyone who wants to open a lock.

Also being able to being unseen as you pick a lock or being capable to recognize the level of the lock.

This doesn't mean that a lock is a mountain you cannot climb, a good hit on a lock should do the trick to break the mechanism.

This mod modifies that by changing lock picking features and adding variants.

-Now "Lock picking" the relative level lock will REQUIRE the relative level (beside novice locks),

this "restriction" revalue "Pickpocket" skill, if you don't have the

skill you will need the Key, this makes more sense than being capable of

opening a master lock at level 25, also if you don't have the relative skill you will not be capable to see which level the lock is.

-Sneaking without the relative skill of the lock on the door in crosshair will block activation for lock picking. Learning to pick a lock without other seeing you should be the basis of burglary.

-Until you have the relative lock picking skill, you cannot see the skill level of a locked door. Did you remember that lock you couldn't open?

-For those brute out there, REAL bash open locks. Only maces and war hammers can crush locks (made sense for me, since an edged weapon will ruin the edge). The formula is this: 

0. 63*1h (or 2h)skill+player level. (You will start opening expert locks at least at

level 25 or more, and crush master locks near 38. Then with legendary

you will always go back a little, but the more you level, the more you

won't need the skill). This can be changed in the script directly. Increasing the 0. 63 value will increase exponentially the locks you can open. Decrease it to increase difficulty.

- As of 1. 5v CRIME SYSTEM ADDED. Crushing a lock will give a proper alarm and bounty if caught in the crime.

- As of 2. 0 "Pilfer" ability added:

If you have 85+ Pickpocket, you will be able to deliberately "bump" in the prey to steal from. By running towards

an actor (out of combat) and activate it will make him/her falling to

the ground. BEWARE this action is kind of rude and violent, leaving(+250 units away) the targeted actor is offen

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
Alaebasta
Version
2.5
Downloads
4,885
Endorsements
253
Category
Gameplay
Created
11/2/2016
Updated
2/17/2025

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