| Author | Solution |
|---|
Raging Teapot
130,677
Achievement won on 13 Nov 11TA Score for this game: 1,887
Posted on 13 November 11 at 15:11, Edited on 11 August 12 at 19:40
|
This solution has 183 positive votes and 6 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
MAKE A SAVE THAT YOU CAN RELOAD BEFORE DOING FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE SO YOU DON'T LOOSE ANY ITEMS!
This is the easiest way possible to get the achievement. There is no way you can fail using this method.
- Simply go to Solitude and commit a crime, quickest way is to pickpocket someone and get caught then ask to go to jail.
At the back of your jail cell there is some loose rubble that can be activated, doing so will create a passage that’ll allow you to escape and gain your achievement.
* I have added a video guide for this method, credit goes to Sidrelly, i will add my own video when i get my HD PVR.
- There is also a second method, some credit goes to Dingo Salad for the following method.
The Tower Stone can be found in the centre of Winterhold, centre of Dawnstar and on a mountain, directly west of the college of Winterhold.
By activating this stone you will gain the ability to automatically open expert or lower level locks thus allowing you to walk straight out of a prison.
If you leave a negative please leave a comment or PM me on how I can improve this guide. Seeing as this method does work, and causes no problem, I would love to hear why you would vote negative for this solution.
|
ShaunR1107
33,522
Achievement won on 26 Nov 11TA Score for this game: 1,715
Posted on 26 November 11 at 22:54
|
This solution has 26 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
All I did which was extremely easy for me was save game. Then commit crime and get thrown in jail. Then once your in jail cast any harmful spell at a guard outside the bars and he opens the door, Presto! run through and achievement pops then just reload your game save and its as if it never happen but you got the achievement.
Don't have to worry about getting any of your stolen stuff back or having a bounty. |
bclare
86,049
Achievement won on 13 Nov 11TA Score for this game: 2,413
Posted on 11 November 11 at 23:32, Edited on 13 November 11 at 11:49
|
This solution has 16 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
To get arrested, just pick up anything that doesn't belong to you, get 1 or 2 gp bounty (a notification pops up) and then turn yourself in to the guard and tell them you'll serve time.
Jail locks are Adept level, which means they're somewhat tough. Standard procedure is that you get one lockpick, if it breaks then you have to wait out your (short) jail sentence, and more importantly you miss your chance at this achievement until you get arrested again.
If you're already a decently high level by the time you do this, it may be pretty easy. The "Adept Locks" perk requires 50 ranks in Lockpicking, and makes these level locks easier. The "Locksmith" and "Unbreakable" perks require 80 and 100 ranks respectively, and if you've got all those then you really won't have much trouble with the lock-picking part of this.
Not every jail is the same:
- Riften's jail cell has a lockpick sitting on the table, so you'll get two to work with
- Dawnstar's jail cell has a Lockpicking skill book in the corner. Not a huge help, but it's also probably the smallest jail building so the getaway is easier.
Don't forget to grab your gear at the chest on the way out.
Addendum: Oddly enough, I got this achievement from somewhat of a glitch. I was imprisoned in Solitude, and before I could even try to pick the lock a guard materialized in my cell and walked out. Of course he had to open the door to walk out, so I followed him. Since I didn't pick the lock, no guards were hostile and I just walked right out of prison for 10G. No idea how reproducible that method would be though. |
Subliminal Cuts
139,509
Achievement won on 17 Nov 11TA Score for this game: 2,413
Posted on 17 November 11 at 19:22, Edited on 17 November 11 at 19:29
|
This solution has 14 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
There are quite a few guides already for this but I thought my input may help especially for people who want to get this early or aren't familiar with lockpicking.
When in the town of Whiterun (probably the first you will come across) as the main quest line directs you there after Riverwood.
Save your game and then pick something up from a market stall (sometimes you may have to pick up 2 items to trigger the bounty) the notification will appear in the top left of the screen. Stand still and a guard will open a dialogue choose I submit. Take me to Jail.
When in the jail you have 1 lockpick don't bother with the door turn around and there is a grate in the ground with a novice difficulty lock, I would save again at this point using a new save in case the pick snaps. Once through just follow the passage out of there, this should take 1-2 minutes and is enemy free.
Cheevo pops when you enter the guard barracks, Load the first save before the theft, games back to normal + you have the cheevo
Notes: Time of day doesn't matter for the market items will still be on the stalls.
When in the passage you will come by an expert lock gate don't worry, turn right and go up the steps a 10 second run will get you behind the gate.
Technique for picking novice lock, these are pretty forgiving locks, for ease of explaining think of the lock as a clock-face put your pick at around 2 , if it doesn't budge try 10 and if still no luck try 12. If your pick breaks simply reload and try again, but should mostly work on the first attempt.
Feel free to comment any suggestions |
Coldkiller2154
42,744
Achievement won on 12 Nov 11TA Score for this game: 219
Posted on 22 November 11 at 15:10
|
This solution has 11 positive votes and 2 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
The video shows you what I did to get the achievement.
You go to WhiteRun and head to the "dungeon" and try to pick the lock with he prisoners stuff in it. You will then be arrested and just follow the video for the rest of the way out and to freedom.
|
Darth Chimp
245,135
Achievement won on 27 Jan 12TA Score for this game: 304
Posted on 28 January 12 at 00:21
|
This solution has 7 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
If you have an Imperial Character, simply get yourself arrested, i killed a chicken....
anyways, pick the lock/pocket of the gaurd and get the key/open the cell door, then creep out, chances are you'll get caught though, and the guard will attack, but fear not!
use the "Voice of the Emperor" on the gaurd and he'll just walk away, leaving you to get you stuff and just walk out the front door |
Official PSWH
2,448
Achievement won on 20 Mar 12TA Score for this game: 163
Posted on 25 April 12 at 15:47
|
This solution has 6 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
This video shows both the EARLIEST, and EASIEST possible way to grab yourself this Achievement.
Full instructions are given in the video, along with hints and tips.
|
Retrogress Pain
61,196
Achievement won on 25 Mar 12TA Score for this game: 562
Posted on 29 March 12 at 00:57
|
This solution has 5 positive votes and 1 negative vote. Please log in to vote. |
| Excellent guide from myself. Please let me know if there is an easier way to do this achievement in the comments on this solution or on the link. Thanks!
|
daemonic13
121,537
Achievement won on 26 Nov 12TA Score for this game: 2,186
Posted on 26 November 12 at 05:29
|
This solution has 1 positive vote and 1 negative vote. Please log in to vote. |
| An addition more than a guide if you are in possession of the master key from the thieves guild quest you will still have it as it is a quest item therefore the lockpick cannot break |
Dakrkplayer2
161,346
Achievement won on 22 Apr 12TA Score for this game: 1,201
Posted on 15 April 12 at 04:31
|
This solution has 2 positive votes and 4 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
| Get you lockpicking skills to 100. And then pick the unbrakble perk. And then comment a crime in any city. And find lockpick and find back path. And then get you stuff in the cheast. And then get out of persion. And then you will get the achievement. this will make the other guides easy to do. Since the lockpick will never brake. |