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

Gomez sits at the very top of the Old Camp food chain, so of course his chest has one of the meaner locks in the early game — a long sequence that punishes a single mistimed turn.

This is one of those locks where doing it by hand is genuinely tedious: it runs over sixty individual moves. Below is every one of them in order, exactly as our database has them, followed by the one-click way to open it if you would rather not count to sixty under pressure.

Gomez is the ore baron who runs the Old Camp with an iron fist — the closest thing the colony has to a king, and absolutely not someone you want catching you in his quarters. 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 Gomez's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Gomez's chest is tucked away inside the Old Camp's inner keep, in the boss's own quarters — the part of the castle the ordinary diggers never get to see. Getting in there is its own adventure; once you are at the lock, match the starting positions below to be sure it is the right one.

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 Gomez'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.

Starting plate positions

Confirm these match before you turn anything.

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

61 moves listed 68 total plate turns 5 plates
  1. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  2. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  3. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  4. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  5. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  6. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  7. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  8. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  9. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  10. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  11. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  12. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  13. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 2 times
  14. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  15. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  16. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  17. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  18. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  19. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  20. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 2 times
  21. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  22. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  23. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  24. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  25. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  26. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  27. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 2 times
  28. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  29. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  30. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  31. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  32. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  33. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  34. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 2 times
  35. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  36. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  37. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  38. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  39. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  40. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  41. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 2 times
  42. Plate 4 — move to the right ► 1 time
  43. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  44. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  45. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  46. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  47. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  48. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  49. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  50. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  51. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 2 times
  52. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  53. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  54. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  55. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  56. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  57. Plate 2 — move to the right ► 1 time
  58. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 1 time
  59. Plate 1 — move to the right ► 1 time
  60. Plate 3 — move to the right ► 1 time
  61. Plate 5 — move to the left ◄ 2 times

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What's inside Gomez's chest

The man at the top of the Old Camp does not hoard junk. I will leave the specifics to your own playthrough, but Gomez's chest is one of the most satisfying opens in the early game — assuming you can get to it.

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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Gomez's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Gomez's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Gomez's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 68 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 Gomez's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: +2, Plate 2: -3, Plate 3: -2, Plate 4: -3, Plate 5: +3. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Gomez'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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