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

Dusty is easy to walk past in the bustle of the Old Camp, but his chest is worth a second look — and the Remake's lockpicking minigame will not open it out of friendship.

Below is the exact, tested plate sequence for Dusty's five-plate lock, copied straight from our verified database, plus the one-click way to skip the puzzle entirely.

Dusty is one of the Old Camp's diggers — a weathered ore-hauler who keeps to himself and keeps his chest locked. 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 Dusty's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Dusty keeps to the Old Camp, around where the diggers gather. He moves with his work, 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 Dusty's chest lock in Gothic 1 Remake (full combination)

This lock has 5 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 Dusty's chest lock: the plate lock minigame combination you solve to open the chest.
Dusty's lock — match the starting plate positions below before you turn anything.

Starting plate positions

Confirm these match before you turn anything.

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

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:

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

The fast way · no broken picks

Skip the 23 turns — open it in one click

Counting 23 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 — Dusty'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 Dusty's chest

A digger's chest holds the practical, hard-earned kind of loot. I will not spoil the exact contents — they shift between patches — but Dusty's stash is a quick, satisfying Old Camp grab.

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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Dusty's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Dusty's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Dusty's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 23 total turns across 5 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 Dusty's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: +3, Plate 2: -3, Plate 3: +1, Plate 4: -1, Plate 5: -2. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Dusty'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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