# Safe Cracking with stethoscope

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469 "2020-04-30T12:52:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Dany\_Raven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dany_raven/32/8544_2.png) [@Dany\_Raven](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dany_Raven)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469/1 "2020-04-30T12:52:14Z")

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How the thing is changed since the last releases with the lockpicking feature? Do I still need a high mechanic skill or lockpicking? or both?

I found a stethoscope and a safe and i’m trying to open it but it takes hours…

lockpicking is 2 and mechanic is 1 but in previous releases wasn’t so hard to open them IIRC

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**Author:** ![Valiant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valiant/32/4788_2.png) [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469/2 "2020-04-30T13:56:26Z")

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Safe hacking is totally unrelated to lockpicking. No changes. You need a stethoscope or a bionic to crack it.

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**Author:** ![Dany\_Raven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dany_raven/32/8544_2.png) [@Dany\_Raven](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dany_Raven)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469/3 "2020-04-30T13:59:03Z")

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IIRC the skill related to the speed of cracking was mechanic but with the change in the lockpicking/mechanic skills i thought i would need the previous than the latter

anyway the time needed has raised a lot

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**Author:** ![Belcanzor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/belcanzor/32/1798_2.png) [@Belcanzor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Belcanzor)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469/4 "2020-04-30T17:03:32Z")

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From my experience the content normally don’t worth it. Just smash the safe with a big hammer or the digging tools.

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**Author:** ![Dany\_Raven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dany_raven/32/8544_2.png) [@Dany\_Raven](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dany_Raven)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469/5 "2020-04-30T17:15:07Z")

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wouldn’t that damage the content, especially when we are talking about CBMs?

(if they still can be found inside safes)

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**Author:** ![Belcanzor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/belcanzor/32/1798_2.png) [@Belcanzor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Belcanzor)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469/6 "2020-04-30T18:03:19Z")

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Perhaps don’t happen often or not implemented because I don’t have any broken item.

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**Author:** ![Ragno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ragno/32/5935_2.png) [@Ragno](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ragno)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469/7 "2020-04-30T21:06:03Z")

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do you know if there is any difference at all? i always wonder why crack it if you can smash it. but since i always tend to get better loot by cracking it than by smashing it i thought it had a difference

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**Author:** ![Belcanzor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/belcanzor/32/1798_2.png) [@Belcanzor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Belcanzor)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/safe-cracking-with-stethoscope/23469/8 "2020-04-30T22:09:38Z")

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Perhaps save before open, backup, and try both.  
I read somewhere you can drag the box and items stay in place, not sure if that was patched.