Loot

Locked containers

Lockpick or crowbar: quiet and slow, or loud and quick.

Risky

Step by step

1. 
   1

   Spot a locked one

   Ammo crates with a padlock, gun lockers, police evidence lockers, safes.

2. 
   2

   Bring a tool

   A lockpick ($110) or a crowbar ($85). Empty hands only rattle the lock.

3. 
   3

   Pick it quietly

   Slower, quieter. A gun locker takes 30 s. F

4. 
   4

   Or pry it open

   A crowbar is quicker (20 s on a gun locker) but twice as loud. F

5. 
   5

   Keep watch

   The noise carries: infected come, and players may hear it too.

Good to know

• Each use wears the tool: a lockpick more than a crowbar.
• Evidence lockers stand in police stations.

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The same guide is in the game: press M and open the Guide tab.