How do I ______? The beta guide to Balrum.

[Methanoid]

to better unpick chests etc, just press your quicksave before attempting, try your lock combination and if you succeed without using too many picks go with that, if you burn too many, just do a quick load but the combination sequence will now change.

but yeah unlocking is purely based of getting the right sequence, ie: L L L R L R L, if you get part of the sequence wrong you lose a lockpick so know where u went wrong, best to write down the good sequence as you go or jot it in notepad if u play windowmode, some chests open in 3 sequences, some take way longer, its a bit easier when you get lockpicks that can be used multiple times before breaking.