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

Cipher's chest is sitting there in the New Camp, and the Gothic 1 Remake's lockpicking minigame is not going to open it out of politeness.

The full plate-by-plate sequence is below, exactly as our database has it. Do it by hand, or let the tool at the bottom send the whole thing for you.

Cipher is one of the New Camp's faces, a name that gives away as little as the man does. 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 Cipher's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Cipher keeps to the area the New Camp. As always, match the starting plate layout below before you commit to a single turn — if it does not line up, you are at someone else's chest.

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

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:

28 moves listed 32 total plate turns 6 plates
  1. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  2. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  3. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  4. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  5. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  6. Plate 2 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  7. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  8. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 3 times
  9. Plate 6 — move to the right ► 1 time
  10. Plate 1 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  11. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  12. Plate 2 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  13. Plate 6 — move to the right ► 1 time
  14. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  15. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  16. Plate 6 — move to the right ► 1 time
  17. Plate 2 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  18. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  19. Plate 6 — move to the right ► 1 time
  20. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  21. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  22. Plate 6 — move to the right ► 1 time
  23. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  24. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  25. Plate 6 — move to the right ► 1 time
  26. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  27. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  28. Plate 6 — move to the right ► 3 times

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What's inside Cipher's chest

I will not spoil the exact haul — chest contents shift a little between game versions and patches — but Cipher's chest is worth the detour once the lock 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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Cipher's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Cipher's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Cipher's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 32 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 Cipher's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: -3, Plate 2: -3, Plate 3: +3, Plate 4: centre, Plate 5: +1, Plate 6: centre. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Cipher'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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