Starfield Update 1.10.31 Finally Removes Annoying Penalty in Lockpicking Minigame
After a few weeks in Steam beta, Bethesda Game Studios has released the next update for Starfield across all platforms, with one change addressing the Security minigame.
As detailed in a new blog post, everything in the beta update remains the same in the full version. While we previously pointed out the changes to photo mode and one particular quest missing a key NPC, causing some not to finish the mission, one big change in Update 1.10.31 addresses a tweak in the Security minigame.
Starfield has a lockpicking minigame where you must fit several pieces together to fill holes. These locks can be found throughout the game, notably in safes or computer terminals. Often, this minigame includes valuable loot, such as weapons and credits.
While my colleague Dan Stapleton wrote in his review of Starfield that it might "be the best unlocking minigame [he's] ever seen in an RPG," other players criticized the minigame, particularly how you lose a Digipick as a penalty for pressing "Undo" to correct a mistake.
On easier locks, this isn't quite so bad. But when you're low on Digipicks (which you need to play the minigame) and are doing one of the higher-difficulty locks, as seen in the screenshot below, making even a small mistake with few Digipicks can be heartbreaking. Some players have even turned to mods to simplify the minigame prior to the release of Update 1.10.31.
You can check out the full patch notes below.
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