Picking locks is rather easy if you watch the tumblers. They do a slight vibration just before your supposed to press "d". For the single tumbler locks you can pretty much launch it to the top and mash "d" all the way down.
I think they only used one button because if I had to use more i would break my keyboard. Doesn't matter if I finger slam my esc key into oblivion.....
5/5 Finally an awesome original RPG. And stop complaining about the saving problem, if you save twice (first time you save over an old file, and 2nd time it asks you to create a new save file) then it works fine. Also the NPC's are awesome, talk to them all they love beards apparently >_<
this is basically luck on where you get survivors and weapons... I played twice, the first time i had 2 suvivors, but only one gun and the chainsaw, the 2nd time I had 2 shotguns (sawed off and not), a bow, .357 revolver, hunting rifle, assualt rifle, and hand grenades, all before jonestown.....