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[firehand]

Myth: Everyone has a chance to successfully lockpick a car.

Most likely only players with a luck trait higher than 1 or with a high lockpick skill can succeed in breaking into a car.

Algorithm for lockpicking a car:^*[1]

min chance = RoundDown(luck / 2)

So if you have 1 luck then your min. chance is 0%,
if you have 2 luck then your min. chance is 1%,
for 10 luck it's 5%.

base chance = lockpick skill - 200

bonuses:
lockpick in active slot >>> base chance + 25
expanded lock pick in active slot >>> base chance + 50

If base chance is smaller than min chance it is set to min chance.
If base chance exceedes 100 then it is set to 95.

So if you have lockpick skill below 200 and no tool then your chance is equal to min chance.
If your skill is for example 220 then your chance to lock pick a car is 20%.
If your skill is for example 250 and you use super lock pick then your base chance is equal to 100 but max chance is set to 95% so it is 95% in the end.

*there is a possibility that the algorithm was changed by fonline2238 team.
Reference
1. The corresponding fragment of a source code from http://svn.xp-dev.com/svn/fonline_sdk/Server/scripts/car.fos

Code: [Select]

bool UseSkillOnCar( Critter& cr, Item& car, int skill ) // Export
{
(...)
else if( skill == SK_LOCKPICK )
    {
        if( cr.Timeout[ TO_SK_LOCKPICK ] > 0 )
        {
            cr.SayMsg( SAY_NETMSG, TEXTMSG_GAME, STR_SKILL_WEARINESS );
            return true;
        }

        if( _CarIsNoLockpick( car ) )
        {
            cr.SayMsg( SAY_NETMSG, TEXTMSG_GAME, STR_SKILL_LOCKPICK_FAIL );
            return true;
        }

        int    base = cr.Skill[ SK_LOCKPICK ] - 200;
        uint8  mode = 0;
        uint16 activePid = cr.GetSlotProto( SLOT_HAND1, mode ).ProtoId;
        if( activePid == PID_LOCKPICKS )
        {
            base += 25;
            if( Random( 0, 30 ) == 0 )
                cr.DeleteItem( PID_LOCKPICKS, 1 );
        }
        else if( activePid == PID_EXP_LOCKPICK_SET )
        {
            base += 50;
            if( Random( 0, 30 ) == 0 )
                cr.DeleteItem( PID_EXP_LOCKPICK_SET, 1 );
        }

        int minChance = cr.Stat[ ST_LUCK ] / 2;
        base = CLAMP( base, minChance, 95 );
        if( base >= Random( 1, 100 ) && car.LockerId != 1 )
        {
            DriveToGlobal( cr, car, true );
            cr.StatBase[ ST_EXPERIENCE ] += 200;
            cr.AddScore( SCORE_CRACKER, 1 );

            Item@ key = cr.GetItem( PID_KEY, SLOT_HAND1 );
            if( not valid( key ) )
                @key = cr.GetItem( PID_KEY, SLOT_HAND2 );
            if( valid( key ) )
                key.LockerId = car.LockerId;
        }
        else
        {
            cr.SayMsg( SAY_NETMSG, TEXTMSG_GAME, STR_SKILL_LOCKPICK_FAIL );
        }

        cr.TimeoutBase[ TO_SK_LOCKPICK ] = LOCKPICK_TIMEOUT( cr );
    }
(...)
}

[JovankaB]

Many things are different in 2238 comparing to SDK.
Lockpick mechanics can be different as well.

[Sarakin]

But are they ? Why these kind of information are confident ?

[firehand]

But are they ? Why these kind of information are confident ?

Based on my experience I would say this algorithm wasn't changed. But still Jovanka is right, I can't be really sure about that 

[cannotspace]

Many things are different in 2238 comparing to SDK.
Lockpick mechanics can be different as well.

I never understood why the GMs always seem to want to keep us in the dark on some of those things.

[maciek83]

the less we know the less ways of exploiting we will find

[Perteks]

The less that game will be playable and more bugsss

[Pandaeb]

Hum... Isn't FOnline (from Cvet) created as OpenSource? If so, according to opensource rules, the one who is using this code in his program has to make public his whole code.
In other words - if FOnline code is opensource, Devs of FO:2238 have to make FO:2238 opensource aswell.

[firehand]

Hum... Isn't FOnline (from Cvet) created as OpenSource? If so, according to opensource rules, the one who is using this code in his program has to make public his whole code.
In other words - if FOnline code is opensource, Devs of FO:2238 have to make FO:2238 opensource aswell.

Fonline isn't an open source project. Even if the code of Fonline was open source it wouldn't mean that you would be able to freely modify it. There are different open source licenses and the one that you were thinking about is most likely GPL(general public license) which in my opinion is one of the worst(in nutshell the code is reusable only in other GPL projects).

Anyway Fonline has a proprietary license and it can be found here -> http://fonline.ru/license.html^[1] (page coding is Cyrillic "Windows-1251").

Still I couldn't find a license statement for the source codes of the scripts that are the part of Fonline SDK. They are either licensed over the above mentioned license or they don't have a specified license and that means the author of the particular code poseses the full rights for it.

Resources
1. The license agreement translated from russian by google translator:

License Agreement to use the program "FOnline".

Before using, please read the terms of this license agreement. Any use of the software you mean full and unconditional acceptance by you of its conditions.
If you do not accept the license agreement in full, you may not use it for any purpose.

1. License

This License Agreement ("License") is between you, the user ("User"), and Anton Ivanovich Tsvetinskim (cvet@tut.by) is the owner of the exclusive rights to the Program ("holder "). License establishes the terms of use by the User of the computer program "FOnline" ("Program"). program includes the following components:
- Server (FOnlineServer.exe);
- Client (FOnline.exe);
- mapper (Mapper.exe) ;
- Editor dialog (DialogEditor.exe);
- Object Editor (ObjectEditor.exe);
- Compiler scripts (ASCompiler.exe);
- Editor craft (MrFixit.exe);
- Configurator (FOConfig.exe);
- Updater (Updater. exe, UpdaterServer.exe);
- Content authored by Franchisor.
Any other program content or other materials which are not part of the program, but come with it are the property of their authors, and this license does not apply to them.

1.1. Copying Program and installing it on your PC, Member expresses its full and unconditional agreement to all terms of the License.

1.2. Use Program is permitted only under the terms of this License. If the user does not accept the license terms in full, You shall not use the Program in for any purpose. Using Software in violation (failure) of any of the conditions of this License is prohibited.

1.3. Use Program under this License for personal non-commercial use is free of charge. Use of Software on the terms and in ways not provided for by this License may only on the basis of a separate agreement with the copyright holder for a fee, to be ascertained copyright holder.

1.4. holder can provide the user translation of this License from Russian into other languages, but in the event of a conflict between the terms of the License in Russian and translated, is valid only Russian-language version License.

2. Rights Program

Program exclusive right to belong to the right holder.

3. Rights of the User

3.1. program

provides the user a non-exclusive right holder non-transferable right (single license) to use the program in the following ways:

3.1.1. Use Program for its intended functional purpose in What to make it up and install on your personal (s), computer (s) of Account. User may install Software on an unlimited number of personal computers.

3.1.2. reproduce and distribute the Program for non-commercial purposes (for free).

3.2. program should used under the name: "FOnline". User may not change the name of the program, modify and / or delete a copyright notice or other indication to the original.

4. Restrictions

4.1. Except for use in the amounts and methods, directly provided by this License, or Russian law, the User may not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt and perform other actions with the object code program, aimed at obtaining information on the implementation of the algorithms used in the program, as well as to fulfill (to allow) the use of other programs, without the written consent of the owner .

4.2. User has no right to reproduce and distribute the Program for commercial purposes (for a fee), including those in the collections of software products, without the written consent of the owner.

5. Terms and Conditions of License

5.1. program is provided " as-is "(jak jest). holder makes no warranty as to the error-free and uninterrupted operation of programs that meet specific program goals and expectations of the user, and makes no other warranties not expressly stated in this License.

5.2. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the holder shall not be liable for any direct or indirect consequences of any use of or inability to use the Software and / or damage to the user and / or third parties as a result of any use or non-program, in including possible errors or failures in the program.

6. updates / new versions of the Software

6.1. action of this License applies to all future updates / new versions of the program. agreeing to install the update / new version of the Software, the User accepts the terms of this Licenses for the appropriate updates / new versions of programs when updating / installing a new version of the Software not accompanied by any other license agreement.

7. Changes in the conditions of this License

7.1. This Agreement may be changed unilaterally by Franchisor. notifies the user about the changes in the terms of this Licenses are published on the page: "http://fonline.ru/license.html". These changes in the conditions of the license agreement shall come into force from the date of their publication, unless otherwise specified in the relevant publications.

[JovankaB]

Nice explanation firehand

I never understood why the GMs always seem to want to keep us in the dark on some of those things.

Let's make some things clear - I don't want to keep you in the dark. I'm in the dark myself

[Michaelh139]

Let's make some things clear - I don't want to keep you in the dark. I'm in the dark myself

I think he also meant the devs.

Basically anyone in staff.  Why must we remain ignorant?

[JovankaB]

I don't know dev reasons but would you prefer if devs spend available time to work on game, or
to explain every single detail of game mechanics so powerplayers can create their minimaxed alts?
Besides such info can easily become outdated and wrong information is worse than no information.

But this is just opinion of lowly GM

[cannotspace]

powerplayers can create their minimaxed alts?

This seems to be pointed a lot by some GMs, why are players always seen as the villain that just wants to be a no-fun-allowed-elitist?

Info helps those "powerplayers" and the normal users the same way, actually good info helps the normal users more, because the powerplayers will eventually figure out how stuff work(sort of, at least).

[JovankaB]

I didn't call anyone villain. I just think it's better if time resources are spent to improve a game instead
of documenting source code details that aren't vital to play and can change anyway because game is in beta.

But I might be wrong, I never made a game