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

Herek's chest is one of the friendlier ones to crack, with only four plates between you and the loot.

Short does not mean trivial, though. Below is the full, verified sequence from our database, plus the instant option if you would rather not fiddle with it.

Herek is one of the Old Camp's everyday faces, and the keeper of a refreshingly short four-plate lock. 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 Herek's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

You will find Herek around the Old Camp going about his day. If the plate count and starting positions below match what is in front of you, you are at the right lock.

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 Herek's chest lock in Gothic 1 Remake (full combination)

This lock has 4 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 Herek's chest lock: the plate lock minigame combination you solve to open the chest.
Herek'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+3
Plate 4centre

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:

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

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Counting 15 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 — Herek'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 Herek's chest

A short lock often guards a tidy, no-nonsense stash. I will leave the specifics to your game, but Herek's chest is a quick, low-effort 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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Herek's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Herek's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Herek's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 15 total turns across 4 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 Herek's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: -3, Plate 2: -3, Plate 3: +3, Plate 4: centre. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Herek'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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