Locks

Locks can be used to lock doors, wooden chests and signs. There are two types of locks: lock and key and password lock.

## Lock and key

     A lock and key can be used to lock wooden doors or wooden chests so that they need a matching key to be opened, or to lock the letters in a sign so that they need a matching key to be unlocked and moved.

### Crafting a lock and key

You craft the lock and the key separately. To craft the lock, put a steel chisel on a steel ingot and use a smithing hammer on it. To craft the key, put a steel chisel on a steel blade blank and use a smithing hammer on it. Combine the two to get a lock and key blank.

Lock BlankLock and Key PartsLock and Key Blank
You will need to use a steel file on the lock and key blank to create a usable lock. You can click several times to cycle through different types of locks and keys: A, B, C, all the way to J (in Twotech, ”$10” is used as a placeholder for these letters). When you have locked a door, chest or sign, any key of the same type will unlock it.

When you have a lock and key [A–J], use it on a wooden door, a wooden chest or a sign (check Twotech to see what kinds of signs can be locked). This will put the lock on the item and you will have the key in your hand. You can reuse the same key for several locks.

### Removing a lock

To remove a lock from a sign, you use the same type of key that you locked it with. To remove a lock from a door or chest, you need a lock removal key. This is crafted by using a steel file on a key that has been assigned a letter before (see "Crafting a lock and key" above). The letter on the removal key will need to match the letter on the lock. If you have scrapped or lost the original key, you will need to craft a new lock and key and put the lock on a door, chest or sign to obtain a new key with an assigned letter.

## Password lock

A password lock can be used to lock a wooden door or a pine door. You say a password to open the door, hence no key is needed.

### Quick guide for password door

1. Craft a password lock blank.
2. At any point before the next step, say the phrase ”Password is *Mypassword*”. (see notes below)
3. Put the password lock blank on the door.
4. Optional: check that the password is working by saying a different password phrase and trying to open the door.
5. To remove: use a password removal key (you need two diamonds and will lose one of them).

Note: If you have said phrase "Password is "mypassword"" at any point during your current life and proceed to next step then the last said password will be assigned to the door. That includes any passwords said in your town or any other town, if you were flying.

### Crafting a password lock

To craft a password lock, use a diamond on a lock blank. When you use this on a pine or wooden door, it will automatically assign a password you have said before.

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### Assigning a password

You assign a password by opening the chat window and saying the phrase ”Password is *Mypassword*” (where ”*Mypassword*” is any word that you choose). You will get a notification in game if it is successful, and other players can not see the chat message. This password will be assigned to your character for the remainder of your life, unless you say a new password. When you craft a password door, the password will be assigned to that door. When you try to open a password door, this is the password that will be used.

After having said the password phrase, use the password lock blank on a closed pine door or wooden door. This should put the glowing lock on the door. If you have not yet said a password this life, you will get a notification to say one. You can double check that the password is functional by saying another password phrase (”Password is *Wrongpassword*”) and attempting to open the door.

* Open the chat box to say the password phrase.
* A notification appears that a password has been said.
* Time to apply the password lock to the door.

### Removing a password lock

To remove a password lock you will need a password removal key. You craft this by using a diamond on lock and key parts. Use this key on a closed password door to remove the lock, after you have said the correct password. Note that you will not get the diamond back from the lock, so you will need a new diamond to replace it. You can retrieve the second diamond you used on the password removal key after using it.