Skills of the Scoundrel

This creation overhauls the lockpicking and theft systems in Starfield, adding new options and improving existing systems to make criminal playthroughs more engaging.

-- All advanced or higher locked containers have a chance to have a legendary item placed in them, making lockpicking more worth it. -- Bribe amounts are now leveled, so at lower levels, you can play as a thief more easily. -- Chasmbass Oil is cheaper and more plentiful, allowing a playthrough as an Aurora smuggler to be viable.

Lockpicking

The lockpicking minigame can be skipped in several ways. -- An Autopick option has been added to locked containers, allowing you to skip the minigame and unlock them at the cost of a few Digipicks. -- Keys have been planted on Boss enemies, letting you unlock the hardest lock near them with the key. -- You can bash open locks with Melee weapons if you have the Dueling perk. -- You can blow open locks with explosives using the Demolitions perk. -- Hit locks with Grav Wave to open them, if you have it leveled up enough. -- Guess the password to terminals using Precognition.

Pickpocketing

Pickpocketing has been overhauled as well, making it a more rewarding experience and adding new features. -- You can plant grenades in targets' pockets like in Fallout, with the third rank of Theft. -- You can pickpocket Galbank ATM keys, letting you open the ATMs up for free. -- Aurora can be found on random civilians, more commonly on Neon. -- The maximum pickpocket chance is higher, and being detected is more impactful. -- Moving targets are harder to pickpocket.

Compatibility

This should be compatible with all other creations. Let me know if there are more options that you would like. You can contact me on Discord. https://discord.gg/sHr64cMrcf