Tools are items that help the protagonists explore and survive the Weird West. Some tools have durability and thus have limited uses and some can be used as improvised weapons.
Lockpick[]
Lockpicks are used to open locked doors. There no gameplay involved in lockpicking, more difficult locks simply require more lockpicks, and break them in the process. The Locksmith Perk adds a chance to save lockpicks from breaking. The types of locked container and locked door and the corresponding number of lockpicks required to open them are as follow:
- Ornamented chests: 1 lockpick
- Silver chests: 3 lockpicks
- Safes: 5 lockpicks.
- Doors: 1 lockpick
- Reinforced doors: 2 lockpicks
- Unbreakable doors: 5 lockpicks
Notes:
- Wooden doors can be destroyed by weapons and kicking, and reinforced doors dynamites, thus saving lockpicks if stealth is not a priority.
- Not all safes and unbreakable doors can be lockpicked, these require safe combinations or keys to open.
Pickaxe[]
Pickaxes can be used mine copper, silver, and gold ores in order upgrade weapons. They have a durability of 10, and can also be use as melee weapons. Pickaxes can be upgraded to a unbreakable gold version using 30 gold nuggets. There are also coal deposits which can also be mined to gain coal, which is a junk item.
Rope[]
The protagonists can use ropes to climb down to otherwise unreachable locations or create alternative pathways. Ropes are not retrievable once tied to anchors, forcing the protagonists to acquire new ropes. Ropes can be typically tied to wells, chimneys, and skylights.
Shovel[]
Shovels can be used to dig up graves and mound caches, or to bury corpses (particularly useful when trying to hide bodies). They have a durability of 10, and can also be used as non-lethal melee weapons. Shovels can be upgraded to a unbreakable gold version using 30 gold nuggets.
Skinning Toolbag[]
Skinning tools are used to skin deer, bears, snakes, and bisons to gain hides, which are used to craft and upgrade Vests. Each skinning toolbag has a durability of 20.