Amazing Lockpicks adds a dozen new unique lockpicks each with their own special look and pick strength! Whenever you start picking a lock, you'll automatically use your strongest lockpick.
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License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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powerofthree's open source code repository and generous permissions for his mod, Security Overhaul SKSE - Lock Variation, that I used as a codebase.
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Changelogs
Version 2.01
Fixed a script bug that caused lockpick ammo to skew when unique lockpicks were removed by smelting mods, when the player had all unique lockpicks removed via the console command player.removeallitems, or when the player had all unique lockpicks removed when sent to jail.
Version 2.00
The Lockpicking Menu will no longer need to close then reopen when breaking the last type of a lockpick to swap to the next pick. This enables compatibility with the mod Remember Lockpick Angle - Updated and overall makes the swap smoother.
The unique iron lockpick, editor id EudaLockpickIron01, will now need to point to its own model interface/lockpicking/euda/lockpickiron01 instead of the vanilla lockpick interface/lockpicking/lockpick01. This is necessary due to how culling the nodes was overlapping in specific cases. If you're using an alternative weight _EAL.ini file or Amazing Lockpicks - Enhancement's models, you'll need to update so the paths/models are correct.
Added extra conditions to lockpick crafts to cause them to not appear in the menu if you don't have the materials necessary to craft them. Will reduce crafting menu clutter. Should forward to Amazing Lockpicks - Additions and Amazing Lockpicks - Radiance on their next updates.
Now using a more updated version of commonlibsse-ng.
Added SkyUI as an optional requirement for debug MCM.
Added MCM menu that counts and displays the total number of lockpicks, compares vanilla lockpicks to unique lockpicks, has an option to convert vanilla lockpick overages to iron lockpicks, and also has an option to remove excess vanilla lockpicks or adds vanilla lockpicks if there's more unique lockpicks. This will simplify issues that should arise when updating or removing extra Amazing Lockpicks mods such as Additions or Radiance.
Added MCM menu that allows finetuning the timing involved with swapping lockpicks models while the lockpick menu is still open. Recommended to not touch unless you notice model issues while swapping models on last type breaks.
Added Name field option to _EAL.ini files that allows changing a lockpick's name, for example Steel Lockpick could become Lockpick (Steel) or Lockpick [Steel]. Unused by default, but will update alternative _EAL.ini files with additional name choices to potentially ease menu sorting. If the Name field is not present in the _EAL file, the lockpick's name is simply not changed.
Updated Amazing Lockpicks Alternative EAL to support Amazing Lockpicks 2.00 Iron Lockpick path change and multiple name choices to utilize the new Name field in the _EAL.ini files.
Version 1.05
The vanilla lockpick, form id 0xA, now has its weight set to 0.00 at runtime in the dll so that the lockpick weights can be set dynamically even in survival mode.
Added Weight field to _EAL.ini file that will dynamically change lockpick weight at runtime. Will default to 0.00 if the field is not found. Also setting the value to 0.00 in the EAL.ini file.
Adding optional downloads for alternative _EAL.ini files with different weights.
Version 1.04
Added VR dll with minimal support.
Prevented duplicate editor ids being added when reading from _EAL.ini files.
When getting the best lockpick available in inventory, added checks to ensure that the lockpick exists in the FormList EudaLockpickFormList. This will reduce FormList Manipulator - FLM integration inconsistencies going forward if you decide to not use FormList Manipulator - FLM with Amazing Lockpick mods that use it.
Version 1.03
Having a _EAL.ini file with lockpick info but not the ESP associated with the editor id would cause the game to immediately crash. Fixed by checking to see if the item exists immediately after reading the data. In the future I will probably merge all of my _EAL.ini files together into AmazingLockpicks_EAL.ini since any disabled content will just be ignored.
Crafting Stalhrim Lockpicks now requires the same crafting knowledge as the weapons and armor.
Moved and split Amazing Lockpicks Patches to Amazing Lockpicks Additions for additional content and Amazing Lockpicks Enhancements for patches.
Version 1.02
Added Stalhrim Lockpick because it looks better than I thought it would. Added Dragonborn as master.
Changed lockpick type from apparatus to misc objects. Aligned formids so that the misc objects match the previous apparatus objects. The method of storing the quality value for lockpicks has moved from the apparatus quality field to stored internally on the dll side after reading from _EAL.ini files. This will allow keywords to be added to the unique lockpicks and allow creating patches for mods that rely on keywords. A beneficial side effect of storing the quality value internally is that lockpick quality conflicts will no longer exist due to miscommunications between the dll and papyrus (For example, before if you had two lockpicks both with 1500 quality, you might use one's model on the lockpicking menu but have the other consumed on a lockpick break)
The vanilla lockpick, form id 0xA, is now set to unplayable at runtime in the dll so that the esp is less load order reliant.
Updated papyrus oninit script to use states. Should hopefully fix lockpick quantity discrepancies using the mod in a game for the first time when you already had lockpicks or gained lockpicks immediately on new game start (coc from main menu normally gives 10)
Version 1.01
Restored the default lockpick weight to 0.1 which will only affect survival mode. If you don't play on survival mode, you don't need to update to 1.01.
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[Description] This mod adds a dozen new unique lockpicks to Skyrim! Each type of lockpick has its own special model, strength, and gold value.
From weakest to strongest, the new lockpicks, plus the original one, are:
Silver, gold, quicksilver, iron, steel, corundum, orcish, dwarven, elven, malachite, ebony, stalhrim. The lockpick strengths were based on dagger damage values for the associated metal type with some variance for silver, gold, and quicksilver.
Whenever you open the lockpicking menu, you'll automatically use the most durable lockpick to pick the lock. If you break a lockpick and run out of that type of lockpick, the lockpick model will swap over to the next best lockpick that you have.
In addition, you can craft all lockpicks with a single ingot, but all types except the Iron Lockpick will require the necessary smithing perk.
Finally, the lockpicks will appear on vendors and enemies naturally as you level up thanks to leveled list edits that ideally have almost no chance of conflicting with other mods.
[Adding your own lockpicks] You can add additional lockpicks to this mod by creating a .ini file with the suffix "_EAL" (for example, YourCustomLockpicks_EAL.ini). The .ini file can follow the format:
The section [EudaLockpickEbony01] is an identifier that should be unique. I recommend matching it to the editor.
The Editor is the ingame EditorID for your lockpick.
The Lockpick is the path to the model that will be loaded for the lockpicking menu, not to be confused with the model for your actual in game object's model.
The Quality is a unique value that will be used to determine which lockpick is the strongest.
The Weight is used to dynamically set the lockpick item weight at runtime. Optional and will default to 0.00 if not present.
The Name is used to dynamically change the lockpick's name at runtime. Optional and will not change the lockpick's name if not present.
As a point of reference, a quality of 1000 will be treated as equivalent to the vanilla game lockpick strength. 500 would be half, and 2000 would be twice as much. Please try to use unique values with some offset to avoid potential conflicts with other lockpicks.
Now that the .ini file is setup, you will need to actually create the lockpick in game.
Create a misc object as the base for the lockpick.
Give it a model (Separate from its lockpicking ui model), a weight value, and probably a gold value.
Give it the keyword EudaKeywordLockpick01 so that patches will be able to recognize it (used for Inventory Interface Information Injector patch).
Add it to the formlist, EudaLockpickFormList, so the papyrus scripts will see it.
I would also recommend creating appropriate crafting recipes for the lockpick, and adding to the leveled lists, LItemLockPick25, LItemLockPick75, LItemLockPick100 so that vendors and npcs will have your lockpicks distributed to them. EudaLItemLockpick100 so that Base Object Swapper in Amazing Lockpicks Enhancements will be able to replace vanilla lockpicks with yours.
[Installation] Install following the fomod instructions for your Skyrim version. Alternatively, install manually by placing the meshes, source, scripts, .ini file, and .esp in your Skyrim's data folder. Then grab your Skyrim's 1.6 or 1.5 version skse folder and also place it in your data folder.
[Compatibility] Compatible with Security Overhaul SKSE - Lock Variations and highly recommended! Compatible with lock model replacers such CleverCharff's Photorealistic Lock 4K-2K. As of version 2.00, partial incompatibility with lockpick replacers that override the default meshes due to changes to support model swapping while the lockpicking menu is still open. Default textures replacers are still compatible since the Iron Lockpick uses the original paths. Compatible with my previous mod, Sturdy Lockpicks.
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