Treasure/coffer guide? : FFXI General Discussions

Anyone got a good guide for picking locks and getting treasure?

there really is no guide to pick coffers/treasure chests. just go around with keys and pick the locks. if you get a simulate basicly our chances to survive is with perfect dodge and warp scroll out. someone can make a guide but personally i dont see a use for it. for the items in the chests check ffxi.somepage.com

Try to use thief tools and Skeleton key i think... Rumors are that living key has more chance of simulate..

you need INT gears for lock picking (THF AF head +5, Ice Staff +10, rings +2-3 per ring, belt +1 or 2, w/e) otherwise you may end up losing more money on thief tools than needed, if the area lvl is kinda too high ( I am speaking like 15+ lvls higher) and you see a coffer at a spot that seems to be too good to be true, don't try to mess with it more than 2 times, it's most likely a simulate, there is only 1 simulate that pops in a bad spot that I can think of, the one in the mid of the leaches @ castle oztroja... some areas have more than 1 simulate, Vu'Lugannon Palace. NPC.exe will show simulate's and coffer's ID within range and MrArgus is very helpful and detecting which are which by inputting their ID's and pressing "To Mob" and type of tool also gets involved, Skeleton Key seems to work the best so far.

as for map's and coffer/chest location you can go to http://ffxi-atlas.com/

note: if it's a coffer and not a simulate, failing too much may end up in triggering a trap, a weakened that would last for an irritating period of time.

yah INT be key for pickin em...argh me matey
wat else oh yeh i was told that using Skeleton Keys stops mimics from appearing or something like that. just wat i was told if it dsnt work feel free to not take it out on me =)