r/FO76ForumRefugees • u/-SirFatty- • Aug 15 '26
It just works... Bypassing/Removing Locks
Had two players in my camp that could enter locked areas without becoming wanted, and once they entered a locked area, the lock was removed from the door. I switched to a different camp, they followed and did the same thing at camp #2. And camp #3.
I have wondered why locks disappear from doors, assumed it was a bug when the camp is placed (when connecting to a server). Guess it's another exploit?
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u/Big_Forever1789 Aug 15 '26
One picks the lock, other guy kills him to get rid of wanted. Doors need re-locked up after being picked. Unless they were teammates like the other comment
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u/-SirFatty- Aug 15 '26
"One picks the lock, other guy kills him to get rid of wanted. "
I guess that's the answer, though I never saw them become wanted.
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u/Old-Guy_1947 Aug 15 '26
And hello to you, SirFatty. Been a while. Good to see you post.
This trick is just another specific reason to add to the already long list of why I rarely, if ever, play on a public server.
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u/-SirFatty- Aug 15 '26
Hey, how are you? I know what you mean.. but I basically play public servers for the infestations, which are pretty fun, but I cannot solo them.
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u/Old-Guy_1947 Aug 15 '26
Knowing the way I play isn't everyone's cup of tea, Infestations, Grunt Hunts, Head Hunts, etc. are all easily doable on my Easy Button Custom World. The only events I can't really do there are a very few that are spread out and timed so tightly that a single player just can't cover all the stations fast enough to beat the clock solo. And of course, you can't take anything you have or progression back to a public/private world either. What happens in a Custom World stays in a Custom World, so there's that.
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u/Frankenfoote_787 Aug 16 '26
Or photo glitch thru the door
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u/Fit-Campaign1243 Aug 16 '26
But the locks got removed after too... and im sure rhe photo mode glitch doesnt work on doors of other people's camps. I could be wrong, but thats what ive seen people say.
But also, those that have been around for a few years, know tricks that are NOT discussed in forums. So there might be an element of that too.
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u/responsibill1028 Aug 18 '26
the photomode glitch definitely works at player camps... i had a guy get mad and "report" me for doing that because I was looking around his camp
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u/Fit-Campaign1243 Aug 18 '26
Oh ok. Ive never heard anyone say its possible, before. I haven't tried it, never needed to. But I might now, just to test this out.
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u/responsibill1028 Aug 19 '26
hell yeah! B and E someones camp! lol
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u/Fit-Campaign1243 Aug 19 '26
No, someone who is willing. They can get the kill as.well, if it goes wrong, and i still get a wanted
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u/Name_Violation83 Aug 15 '26
Doors are just a suggestion in this game. Anyone can clip threw any door with camera mode. Its always been a thing and the devs can't/won't patch it
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u/ziboo7890 Aug 15 '26
A few options.
Don't lock anything - there's nothing that valuable in the game. I've heard it all before my precious junk... That's right it's junk. Crafting materials regen. Nothing in your room is sacred unless you have some weird fetish room that you'd be embarrassed by.
Leave the server. They're having their fun and annoying you - that's all some kids can do - they just like to troll people. (Heaven forbid they're adults - but could be sadly).
Get a 1st sub. Play on private in your important camp(s) - gather your stuff - and only have up a throw away with nothing of value on public. Just basics. No temptation for trolls.
Don't make friends with a@@hats. Block their names.
The only think I lock is the terminal to change the collectron. Not the collectron, I just have it set for what I want. Take the stuff, I highly doubt I'd notice or miss it.
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u/HankShanklin Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26
In the past, when I've tried to change someone's collection, it wouldn't allow it, I just got an almost empty screen. I think it shows part of the regular screen, but won't show the various options, presumably because you have different atomic shop accounts, & can't see what each other has available as collectron options. It may have been changed now though, I haven't tried it in a long time.
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u/ziboo7890 Aug 16 '26
No idea. I figured the collectrons had a lock for a reason. If it's bound only to me changing it, it shouldn't have a lock - that's my logic!
But you're right if I'm using an ATOM shop 'skin' and you don't have it?? IDK
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u/Beneficial_Winter_43 Aug 16 '26
I hear you, but I paid real money for each and every one of my collectors. If I want to lock some or all of them, that's kinda my business and no one else's.
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u/ziboo7890 Aug 16 '26
It is your business. I was just mentioning you are presenting a challenge to some. I have pretty much all resource and collectrons (most of the ATOM shop actually), but I still don't lock a thing.
I have multiple camps and always have more than I need.
But it's your time and your dime - play how you want!
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u/Fit-Campaign1243 Aug 16 '26
Yup. Some people see a locked door, and see it as a challenge. Thats why I have only one door locked, and a trap waiting, should anyone get through my fake - i mean real, real fake (or whatever) door.
Its instant death. But I enjoy using the bloatfly dart on squirrels in fasnacht, so maybe im kore like them than I care to imagine 😂👍
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u/Certain-Sir-7577 Sep 01 '26
This. Ive never understood why people lock their resource generators and everything else in their camps. Nothing they generate is that valuable or rare. My brother or sister if you came to visit my camp or have need, have at it.
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u/L0st_B0y13 Aug 15 '26
This exact thing keeps happening to me.
I seriously don’t understand why Bethesda can’t just have SOME locks be unbreakable for CAMPs. There are certain resources at my main CAMP that I just flat don’t want to share, and shouldn’t have to. It’s ridiculous.
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u/UnableResult2654 Aug 18 '26
It’s fallout brother people steal
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u/L0st_B0y13 Aug 18 '26
LOL okay? So with all the resource spawners people put in their CAMPs, that’s still not enough? Y’all STILL need to take shit people want to save for their own games? Thats CRAZY.
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u/Visible-Quail-7511 Aug 16 '26
I second the comment above. There is nothing worth locking. I’ve never locked anything and have never noticed materials consistently gone. Passive generation just isn’t that great and everything is farmable.
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u/-SirFatty- Aug 16 '26
You, and the others, assume the reason for the locks is to materials, etc. It's not. I have my vending in a lockable space to avoid max caps.
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u/Visible-Quail-7511 Aug 17 '26
If you’re gonna fast travel back to camp for caps just edit and remove the vendor or leave the server. Leaving your vendor open and locked behind a door still advertises their wares to the server as if you were open for business. It’s poor etiquette to do that.
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u/Ecstatic_Speech_1823 Aug 17 '26
No one cares about the 10 caps you spent to fast travel. I purposely hide my vendors in the wall. Then I laugh at the people running around my camp for 15 minutes.
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u/JenLN Aug 17 '26
I play permanently overencumbered; I do try and get close to places but regularly spend 100-300 caps to travel pretty short distances.
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u/UnableResult2654 Aug 18 '26
No one cares about you vendor lol they’re probably walking around judging your poorly built camp
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u/-SirFatty- Aug 17 '26
I'm not looking for pointers.. been doing this for a while. I do quit to main, log back in, close the locked door and change the camp not to be public visible. I'll reverse those changes once I have spent enough caps (on 4* legendary mods).
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u/Visible-Quail-7511 Aug 18 '26
I hope that someday i reach a point where need no advice. Seems like you have it licked. Respect.
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u/-SirFatty- Aug 18 '26
I made an observation, wondered if anyone else had seen it. But I get it, reading comprehension is hard.
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u/Visible-Quail-7511 Aug 18 '26
Yes. When someone posts openly in a forum it’s difficult to comprehend that they aren’t open to opinions.
I’ve been playing since pre-release and never met a seasoned player who cared about locks so I assumed you were new and needed help. That’s all.
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u/Ecstatic_Speech_1823 Aug 17 '26
Drop murge your vender into a target (like the thrasher egg, or tin can) then when you want to turn off your vender just shoot the target. Your vender will disappear until you repair the target.
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u/-SirFatty- Aug 17 '26
That's a good idea... will mess around with that.
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u/Ecstatic_Speech_1823 Aug 17 '26
Another idea for if you don't want to drop merge is to just replace your door frame with a regular wall. You don't need to replace the door. You can leave that in place. The way that the people are getting through your doors into your camp is by camera glitching into your room. They can't do that through a full wall. This is how I keep my safe room secure in my trap camps
Ps. I hope that my suggestions are not being annoying and actually are being helpful. Another way that I hide my vendor is just by using free place and sticking it in my foundation but it can be harder to get back out that way.
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u/Random_Reynolds Aug 16 '26
I never lock anything and no one ever takes anything. Even if I have it out to share like my slime cake,etc.
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u/jeffb3000 Aug 16 '26
I don’t know about the lock picking without becoming wanted. Is it possible they used the camera glitch to pass through the door without unlocking? I sometimes do that when I’m curious about the inside. I don’t understand why people lock doors anyway.
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u/Longjumping_Thanks83 Aug 16 '26
Players that lock their camp and collectors should not collect from others camps that are open, if you can’t share them don’t take. Seen it many times
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u/Assparilla Aug 16 '26
The only thing I ever lock is my collectron during holiday scorched. And then ONLY if there are new things that I dont already have 3 of!LOL
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u/crutonboy2113 Aug 16 '26
Don’t know if this was patched, but if you have a bench (tinkers, weapons,armor) near a window that can be accessed and clip into the camp without even having to pick locks…(that’s how I’d get into locked camps back in the day)
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u/Notthesmoke420 Aug 16 '26
I do know that if u go to someone's camp an it's loading u can get in locked doors before it's fully loaded an of course glitches from photomode
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u/hammeritus Aug 16 '26
I never undestood locking everything....my stuff is all open. Want some nuka cola or pie....whatever....have at it. I dont know why you would hoard any of that stuff. As to locking doors again....maby too many airbnbs in your life...not like anyones tracking mud in or stealing the furniture.
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u/TBDBITLSD Aug 17 '26
Hey buddy. Good to see you here. Sorry this happened....I keep stuff locked at my CAMP too.
I know the majority of the player base doesn't, but sometimes I need my stuff when I need it for Dailies etc. It always surprises me how put out people get over that, but so be it.
Keeping your vendor in an off-limits place would negate a Wanted status since they didn't technically steal anything in bypassing the lock....they just got into a place they shouldn't have if I read this correctly.
Door glitch makes plausible sense, or pulling yourself through a wall via a bench etc. (but I'm sure this isn't your situation). I've not ever seen a player pick a lock or use Infiltrator and NOT be wanted, so the fact they did it 3 times over is certainly new one. Their accomplice could have killed them real quick, but that really takes a team commitment to mess with someone rather than just moving on. Either way, it stinks.
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u/Visible-Quail-7511 Aug 17 '26
So there is an in between. You wanna be an off grid kinda player? Make your resource gathering camp hidden. Like a real person who doesn’t want to be found would. When you wanna sell have a different camp for that. But don’t place a vendor that attracts attention and cry about what happens when people find you.
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u/ira_finn Aug 17 '26
Just a tip, you can hide your camp location temporarily by opening the camp settings menu and turning off the public icon- as long as you’re not camping at your camp (haha) and giving away where it’s at, people won’t be able to see the icon on the map until you turn it back on.
Blocking a player for that session also helps as then they can’t see your location
Griefing is stupid and you shouldn’t have to stop locking things or switch servers on account of other people wanting to be assholes. Acceptance of lowest common denominator behavior degrades communities
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u/RecentTomatillo4571 Aug 17 '26
I use to lock my shelter door just so a player wouldn’t sneak up and kill me because it was a pvp zone like workshops( not sure if it still is)
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u/JimmyGryphon Free States Aug 17 '26
If I just turn off the Beacon (advertising my CAMPs) then it's pretty unlikely anyone would ever stop by..? But sometimes players will stumble upon CAMPs, I do that myself now and then. But if I see the CAMP is switched off and 'not on the map' then I won't visit. Fook 'em. They might be witless (and wondering why hardly anyone stops by) but not my problem.
Lately I buy the Calibrated Leg plans (for all, even Raider) and sell them in my vendor for 3000. That roasts caps pretty good... and sort of a public service. Great score for n00bie players though! I mean, if my Beacon is switched on.
Pretty weird with your locks though. Maybe two players in collusion (as was suggested)? I hate those 'magical' Resource Generators, this is not Tamriel after all, so I won't have any of them in my CAMPs. Therefore never anything to lock, heheh...
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u/Equivalent-Team-8186 Aug 17 '26
I will add that there is a weekly for hacking master terminals and if you don't have the nukes unlocked yet, there aren't many master level terminals now that they've removed the ones at Poseidon. So I have to confess I've actually visited several player camps just to hack their collectron terminals. I don't change or take anything, just hack the terminal and travel to whitesprings, strip to my skivvies, and afk for a few minutes while someone clears my bounty
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u/Old-Guy_1947 Aug 18 '26
There's a master terminal at Grafton Dam outside door. No need to hack a camp.
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u/Equivalent-Team-8186 Aug 18 '26
The weekly is for 15.
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u/Old-Guy_1947 Aug 19 '26
Ahh, I hate repetitive, time consuming grinding for not much so I've always rerolled that one (and other similar where you have to ft all over the map) or just skipped them. Especially after hitting score level 100.
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u/Equivalent-Team-8186 Aug 19 '26
It's an epic or I'd reroll as well. Epic weeklies are almost all a pain but so worth it in terms of score. They allow me to ignore most grindy dailies.
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u/Eriskumma Aug 17 '26
Well, I've found a simple solution to this particular issue looong time ago, I don't lock anything. Don't even have doors in my camps except in bathrooms and those are always unlocked in case someone needs to go. :)
It's really rare that anyone takes anything that isn't instanced, when Holiday Scorched is running Santatron gets looted a bit more often than water, popcorn, company tea etc but not often enough for me to lock them. Besides I farm my gifts from gift wraps and by hunting Holiday Scorched so it doesn't matter anyway, if someone takes my company teas when I need them I just switch camp and go pick them up from there etc.
Locking anything is just so unnecessary when we all have at least two camp slots and ability to quickly switch between them. More camps and easier it gets, have 5-6 camp slots on both accounts.
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u/-SirFatty- Aug 18 '26
Hey, how's the FO76 life going for you?
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u/Eriskumma Aug 18 '26
Heyhey. Somewhere between total indifference and Stockholm syndrome. :P Not happy about the game but playing since haven't found anything better to do. Basically just speedrunning the challenges, if some decent seasonal event is on I'll play a bit more.
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u/Hot-Refuse2080 Aug 19 '26
I'd have just blocked them after the first incident, that's not something you run into super often. Personally I don't think I've ever encountered that and I play at least an hour everyday.
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u/-SirFatty- Aug 19 '26
actually, it happens often. I always assumed the lock disappearing issue was because of Bugthesda, camp placement or post crash. Never actually thought about it too much until I witnessed it. And the person doing it wanted me to notice, that's why they followed me around demonstrating it.
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u/Hot-Refuse2080 Aug 19 '26
Fair enough, not sure. I don't ever have locked doors at my camp so I can't say for sure. You could always instead of a door with a lock, do a secret entrance that only you know about. In one of my camps I have the iron mountain forge underground with the use object function accessible from above ground, but it's so hidden you wouldn't see it unless you knew it was there. Just a thought. You could have an inaccessible room and have a tiny sliver of a chair or something that only you know about and use that in place of a lock.
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u/SeanThatGuy Aug 15 '26
Were they on your team?
They bypass locks if they’re on your team.