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

If you have already snapped a few picks on Silas's chest in the New Camp, stop — this lock has one fixed solution, and we have it.

Every turn is listed below in order, lifted from our tested solution set. Work through it manually, or skip straight to the one-click method at the end.

Silas is one of the New Camp's traders, dealing in whatever turns a profit on the swamp side of the valley. 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 Silas's chest in Gothic 1 Remake

Silas's chest sits in the New Camp, near Silas's usual spot. The starting plate layout below is your fingerprint for 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 Silas'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 2centre
Plate 3+1
Plate 4centre
Plate 5+3
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:

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

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Counting 21 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 — Silas'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 Silas's chest

Silas does not lock up junk. I will leave the specifics to your own playthrough, but it costs you nothing to look once the chest 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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Silas's chest — frequently asked questions

How do you open Silas's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake?
Silas's chest in the Gothic 1 Remake opens with a fixed plate sequence of 21 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 Silas's chest?
The lock starts with plates at Plate 1: centre, Plate 2: centre, Plate 3: +1, Plate 4: centre, Plate 5: +3, Plate 6: +3. If your lock does not match this layout, you are at a different chest.
Will picking Silas'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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