When first in the vault, I noticed the cryolater but couldn't get to it because it required master lockpicking; however, the cryolater can be retrieved without picking the lock.
Dogmeat can be taken back to the vault and be used to search the area for items and get the Cryolater without needing any lockpicking skill. Source
As someone who is new to the Fallout series, is this method intentional or an exploit? If it is intentional, does it work for all locks? Is there any reason to become a master lockpicker in that case?
Best Answer
It's a glitch; the only reason it worked is because the cryolater wasn't in a normal box. It was in a display case of sorts, so its world model was already present in the game. It's not like a normal box where the item's world model isn't present while in the box. If there are any other display case like boxes in the game where after being opened, the item is just sitting there to be picked up rather then from an item list like normal looting. I imagine the same glitch would work.