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

Gorn is the kind of ally you are glad to have at your back, which makes picking his lock feel a little cheeky — but his chest is fair game, and the Remake's minigame will not give it up easily.

Below is the exact plate sequence that opens Gorn's chest, copied from our verified database. Follow it to the letter, or use the one-click method at the bottom and save yourself the picks.

Gorn is one of the four companions — a hulking, plain-spoken mercenary who throws in with the New Camp and makes a famously reassuring ally in a fight. 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 Gorn's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Gorn spends his time with the mercenaries in and around the New Camp, and his chest is never far from where he stands. Confirm the starting plate layout below before you start turning anything.

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 Gorn'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 1centre
Plate 2+1
Plate 3+3
Plate 4+2
Plate 5+2
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:

20 moves listed 26 total plate turns 6 plates
  1. Plate 1 — move to the left 3 times
  2. Plate 3 — move to the right 1 time
  3. Plate 4 — move to the right 1 time
  4. Plate 3 — move to the right 1 time
  5. Plate 4 — move to the right 1 time
  6. Plate 3 — move to the right 1 time
  7. Plate 4 — move to the right 1 time
  8. Plate 3 — move to the right 1 time
  9. Plate 4 — move to the right 3 times
  10. Plate 6 — move to the left 1 time
  11. Plate 1 — move to the left 1 time
  12. Plate 2 — move to the right 1 time
  13. Plate 6 — move to the left 1 time
  14. Plate 1 — move to the left 1 time
  15. Plate 3 — move to the right 1 time
  16. Plate 5 — move to the right 1 time
  17. Plate 6 — move to the left 1 time
  18. Plate 1 — move to the left 1 time
  19. Plate 5 — move to the right 1 time
  20. Plate 6 — move to the left 3 times

The fast way · no broken picks

Skip the 26 turns — open it in one click

Counting 26 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 — Gorn's chest, and every other chest in the Gothic 1 Remake. It is completely free to download and use.

What's inside Gorn's chest

A mercenary of Gorn's standing keeps solid, practical kit. I will leave the specifics to your own game, but his chest is one of the better grabs on the New Camp side.

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.

Gorn's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Gorn's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Gorn's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 26 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 Gorn's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: centre, Plate 2: +1, Plate 3: +3, Plate 4: +2, Plate 5: +2, Plate 6: -3. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Gorn'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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