This mod adds a simple lock picking minigame that was inspired by the same mechanic in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. This mod is designed to be used in combination with other RPG mods, and aims to reach classic RPG games expirience.
Lock pickingWorld ExplorationLock picking process
Simply right click on the locked chest with lockpick in your hand, and the lockpicking UI will appear.
Then hold the right mouse button and drag it clockwise.
The better lock you are trying to open, the thinner will be the line on which you should drag the cursor.
Locked chests can appear in villages
Chests in regular village houses have copper locks
Chests in blacksmiths have iron locks
Redstone featuresLocked chests can also appear in other structures
The most valuable chests in bastions require a Treasure Key dropped by Piglin Brutes
When you successfully lockpick, lock emits short redstone signal
Guard Villagers interactionSculk sensors also react to lockpicking
Nearby guards will attack you if they hear you lockpicking
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as lockpicking-1.2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 1.9 MB
- Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.