Gothic 1 Remake Baal Orun's chest: the locked chest in the Swamp Camp, ready to be picked.
Baal Orun's chest in the Swamp Camp. (Image credit: THQ Nordic)

If you have already snapped a few picks on Baal Orun's chest in the Swamp Camp, stop — this lock has one fixed solution, and we have it.

Every turn is listed below in order, lifted from our tested solution set. Work through it manually, or skip straight to the one-click method at the end.

Baal Orun is one of the Sect's gurus in the Swamp Camp, his chest as guarded as his order's secrets. If you just want the lock open and the loot in your pack, the Golden Lockpick tool does it for you — but the full manual combination is right here too.

Where to find Baal Orun's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Baal Orun's chest sits in the Swamp Camp, near Baal Orun's usual spot. The starting plate layout below is your fingerprint for the right lock.

I always recommend saving your game before you touch the lock. That way, if you mistime a turn and run dry on picks, you can reload instead of losing progress.

How to open Baal Orun's chest lock in Gothic 1 Remake (full combination)

This lock has 6 plates. Counting the plates from left to right as you face the lock — Plate 1 on the left — the pins start in the positions below. 0 means a plate is centred, a negative number means it sits left of centre, and a positive number means it sits right of centre. Use this as a fingerprint: if your lock does not match, you are at a different chest.

Starting plate positions

Confirm these match before you turn anything.

Plate 1+3
Plate 2+2
Plate 3-3
Plate 4centre
Plate 5+1
Plate 6-2

Now follow this exact sequence, in order. Each line is one plate moved one notch at a time, in the direction shown, the listed number of times. This is the verified, working solution from our database:

24 moves listed 33 total plate turns 6 plates
  1. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 5 times
  2. Plate 3 — move to the left ◄ 2 times
  3. Plate 5 — move to the right ► 1 time
  4. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  5. Plate 5 — move to the right ► 1 time
  6. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  7. Plate 5 — move to the right ► 1 time
  8. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  9. Plate 3 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  10. Plate 5 — move to the right ► 1 time
  11. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  12. Plate 5 — move to the right ► 1 time
  13. Plate 3 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  14. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  15. Plate 5 — move to the right ► 1 time
  16. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  17. Plate 5 — move to the right ► 1 time
  18. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  19. Plate 5 — move to the right ► 3 times
  20. Plate 6 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  21. Plate 3 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  22. Plate 6 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  23. Plate 3 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  24. Plate 6 — move to the left ◄ 3 times

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What's inside Baal Orun's chest

Baal Orun does not lock up junk. I will leave the specifics to your own playthrough, but it costs you nothing to look once the chest is open.

Stuck halfway? If a turn does not land where you expect, you have almost certainly miscounted a single move — and there is no way to tell which one without starting over. That is the one thing the Golden Lockpick tool removes entirely: it never miscounts.

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Baal Orun's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Baal Orun's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Baal Orun's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 33 total turns across 6 plates. Follow the numbered steps in this guide in order, or use the Golden Lockpick tool to open it in one click.
What are the starting plate positions for Baal Orun's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: +3, Plate 2: +2, Plate 3: -3, Plate 4: centre, Plate 5: +1, Plate 6: -2. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Baal Orun's chest get me banned or break my save?
No. The Gothic 1 Remake is single-player. Following a combination by hand is normal play, and the Golden Lockpick tool only sends ordinary keystrokes — it never edits your save or the game files.
Is there a faster way than counting the turns by hand?
Yes. The Golden Lockpick tool reads the lock in front of you and sends the correct sequence automatically, so you never break a pick or reload a save. It is completely free to download and use.

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