Gothic 1 Remake Diego's chest location in the Old Camp, where Diego keeps the locked chest.
Where to find Diego's chest in the Old Camp. (Image credit: THQ Nordic)

Diego is the one character almost every Gothic player remembers, so it stings a little to be picking his lock — but his chest is sitting right there, and the Remake's lockpicking minigame is not going to open it out of friendship.

If you have already snapped a handful of picks trying to feel out the rhythm, stop. Below is the exact plate-by-plate sequence that opens Diego's chest, copied straight from our verified database, plus the faster way to skip the puzzle entirely.

Diego is the savvy Shadow who pulls you out of the fire the moment you land in the colony, and for most players he is the first friendly face in the whole game. 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 Diego's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Diego keeps his chest in the Old Camp, near where he tends to loiter once you have found your feet in the colony. He moves around early on, so the surest way to know you are at the right lock is the starting layout below — if your plates do not match it, you are standing 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 Diego'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.

Gothic 1 Remake Diego's chest lock: the plate lock minigame combination you solve to open the chest.
Diego's lock — match the starting plate positions below before you turn anything.

Starting plate positions

Confirm these match before you turn anything.

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

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

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Counting 40 plate turns under pressure is exactly how picks get snapped and saves get reloaded. Golden Lockpick reads the lock in front of you and sends the whole sequence for you — Diego's chest, and every other chest in the Gothic 1 Remake. It is completely free to download and use.

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What's inside Diego's chest

I will not spoil the exact haul — chest contents shift a little between game versions and patches — but Diego's stash is one of the tidier early grabs in the Old Camp, and it costs you nothing 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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Diego's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Diego's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Diego's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 40 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 Diego's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: -2, Plate 2: -3, Plate 3: +2, Plate 4: +1, Plate 5: centre, Plate 6: +3. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Diego'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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