I've only tried this once ... and she told me she didn't have any bobby-pins.

So, I know she has to actually have bobby-pins in her inventory, CHECK. So what level lock can she pick? Does she use more pins if it's a harder lock?

I'm thinking about an RP using an all tech person who can hack anything but can't do anything but basic lock picking. Figured I'd fix this by having Cait along (who else can lock pick btw?), but I just need to know what she can actually do.

Thanks.

She can pick up to Master and seems to use more pins the harder the lock. She certainly uses more pins than doing it manually yourself with the appropriate perks - but still not enough that they become a problem. There are just too many of them around.

The hardest part about using her is giving her the command. There's a sweet spot hovering over a container. If you get too close it will become YOUR interface instead of her instruction, and too far away doesn't access the container at all. (It's similar to telling a companion to get into PA.) Also, many times the text will say "Inspect" instead of open or unlock, but that may be my dialogue mod. Plus, getting into position to give her the command AND getting out of her way before she decides she can't get there can be challenging sometimes - especially if both are in PA.

I think she can pick up to master. I'm not 100% sure tho. But nick can pick master locks for sure

She can pick Master, but I've had her give up, with something like, "It's not worth it!" But you can send her at it again when that happens.

Ok. How many picks does she go through when she does that? Wondering if I'll just need to give her all my lockpicks or if all she needs is one.

I thought Nick could 'hack', but not lockpick.

I usually give her about a dozen at a time, around once a night of playing. There really aren't that many locks to pick when you think about it - especially Master locks. I do the Novice locks myself for the XP and she doesn't break any on Advanced (or very rarely does). I'd guess she breaks 2 or 3 picking a Master, but it's variable. There's a Master locked chest near a tower in the North East (think Deathclaws) that she never could open. Broke 12 picks before I stopped sending her back.

Both then, i use him sometimes for locks and hacking. Cait can pick up to expert locks not always master

I think Cait and nick are the only ones who can pick locks tho

I would much prefer Nick with this character since they will be all about tech and traveling with a synth would be cool to them. Cait would be the exact opposite of what would be appealing to them (sorry Cait, still love ya). No mention of Nick picking locks in the wiki or anywhere else though. I guess I could give it a try tonight though.

yeah. Plus ya gotta be mean with Cait tho or y'all lose her so be careful