[Eventing]Lock Picking Options

[RzrBladeMontage]

RPG Maker Version: XP
Difficulty Level: 3/10

When I first thought of the idea of Lock Picking I thought it would be crazy hard, however I spotted a tutorial on rpgrevolution.com's main page and after reading over it I changed it into my own creation. The original tutorial can be found here: Lock Picking Tutorial.

Lock Picking is very simple, if you have an understand of variables and eventing. This Lock Picking event randomly chooses a number and then adds it to the agility of the player (of your choosing). If both of them combine are over the difficulty of the lock, then the chest is opened and the goods are yours! Please note that this tutorial can also be used for doors, handcuffs and more. If you do not wish to read this tutorial, I've provided a demo that you can download and try out.

[Show/Hide] Demo

http://www.mediafire.com/?hqmdyhtihoz

[Show/Hide] Step One

The first thing you want to do is determine whether or not you'll be using lock picks within you game, or whether or not your character is just that good with their hands and/or magic. For this tutorial we will be using lock picks. Go into your database and create a new item and call it "Lock Pick." Make sure it's NOT consumable and you can give it whatever icon and description you want. Now you need to make sure your player can get ahold of lock picks, either via shop, smithing or killing monsters. In my demo I simply put an NPC that gave you 1 lock pick and if it broke he'd give you another. You can have your player get the lock pick however you want. Also, create 3 variables:

Char Agility
Lock Difficulty
Lock Picking Luck

[Show/Hide] Step Two

Now that you have your lock pick made create a treasure chest. Put text and have it say something like "The chest is locked, do you want to try and pick it?" and then show choices yes/no. Create a conditional branch under the "Yes" option and have it check for a lock pick in the inventory, if there isn't one the player will recieve a message that they do not have one. If they have a lock pick, then the variables come into play. Insert the Char Agility variable and have it = YOURCHARCTER's AGI. "YOURCHARACTER" being whoever you want to be the thief/lock picker. Second, insert the variable Lock Difficulty and have it = 100. You can change this to any number you want, lower being easier and higher being harder. Third, insert the variable Lock Picking Luck and have it pick a random number between 1 - 40. Then insert Lock Picking Luck again and add it to the Char Agility variable. Then create a conditional branch and have it check if Lock Picking Luck is greater then Lock Difficulty. If it is, then have your chest open up and let the player recieve the prize they've earned. If the players luck is lower then the difficulty, then insert text "you broke your lock pick" and remove 1 lock pick from the players inventory.



And that's it! How simple, eh? . Remember, this can be used on more then just treasure chests!

Any questions or comments please post them below and I'll try and help as best as I can!

[Stev_Zer0]

That's pretty cool. I have a lock pick system in my game but its made a little different. My system is more like that of oblivion or fallout 3. Your lock pick skill is determined by a variable. The variable is increased every time you pick a lock. This way its more realistic in the fact that the more locks you pick the better you get at it instead of having it rely on the characters stats. The more complicated the lock the more skill you earn from unlocking it. The way i determined the luck would be i just made a random variable and some conditional branches. I would explain in more detail but I'm running short on time so this is all i could muster up for the moment.

This post has been edited by Stev_Zer0: Nov 13 2009, 09:55 AM

[The Law G14]

Good to see you releasing these event tutorials, Blade, I'm sure this will help out alot of people. Keep up the good work, man

This post has been edited by The Law G14: Nov 13 2009, 01:11 PM

[RzrBladeMontage]

That's pretty cool. I have a lock pick system in my game but its made a little different. My system is more like that of oblivion or fallout 3. Your lock pick skill is determined by a variable. The variable is increased every time you pick a lock. This way its more realistic in the fact that the more locks you pick the better you get at it instead of having it rely on the characters stats. The more complicated the lock the more skill you earn from unlocking it. The way i determined the luck would be i just made a random variable and some conditional branches. I would explain in more detail but I'm running short on time so this is all i could muster up for the moment.

I love Oblivion, the lock picking system is awesome. I wanted to make one like that but I kinda just threw this one together. I'll take a shot at the Oblivion type lock picking system.

@Law
Thanks man, I hope no one thinks I'm trying to steal the create from the original tutorial makers, I'm just taking their ideas and creating them into my own.

[MerekRedmair]

This link doesn't work

[Pandemikk]

This link doesn't work

That's what happens when you necropost.

But yeah, this link doesn't work. Mediafire deletes their unused links after awhile. Really annoying that they started doing that.

I might make another demo if OP doesn't.

[RzrBladeMontage]

I'll re-upload the file when I get a chance to. I'm at a friends house now and I have none of my files with me.

[Wellus]

Thanx heaps.
Really usefull

[Locke]

Very usefull and awesome, for my name is Locke the Lock Picking
Master XD

SALUTE!!

This post has been edited by Locke: May 5 2010, 05:27 PM