Posting this while I'm thinking about it.

I was messing around in the Genetech Lab the other night and noticed that locked inventory items were showing up in the list of items I could use.

Are locked items suppose to show up for use in the Lab?

o.O It's been so long since I've used it I honestly can't remember. And with all the behind the scenes tinkering going on, I figured better to make a board to ask.

It's ben like that for a long time and there was a bug or suggestions thread somewhere that mentioned it but it seems like it was never changed

Ah. That would do it. So it's a known bug that's been running about for a while. Thank you.

I hope get fixed. crosses fingers

This is a feature it is NOT a bug. I hope they do NOT "fix" it.

Locking was designed to keep stuff in your Inventory without it being destroyed or stolen by Random Events. It was never the purpose of Locking to prevent the user from using an item. Discount Cards and Lizard Minion Trap/Repellent items work when they're locked. You can keep a queue of items to feed your pets all Locked, and then use them withough unLocking as your pet gets hungry and go about your normal inventory operations/game business without having to haul those items out from wherever you are storing them each and every time when your wait is over.

Therefore NPC Ian Asmodeus should allow you to make combinations with Locked items.

To be honest, I hope it does get changed so locked items don't show. I know locked items don't show up at the fragmentizer, gift center, or trades so why do they show up at the genetech lab? Might as well keep it consistent.