Earning your place at the Old Camp in Gothic 1 Remake takes more than showing up. Diego makes it clear early on that you need to prove your worth before anyone will vouch for you, and that means tracking down named NPCs around camp and doing their dirty work. Fingers, the camp's resident thief, has a short but fiddly job for you: break into a nearby chest and steal a ring. The quest itself is brief, but the lockpicking mechanic can chew through your supplies if you go in blind.
Where to find Fingers
Fingers stands outside his hut close to where Snaf tends his large food pot. If you have been wandering the Old Camp looking for named NPCs to speak with, he is hard to miss once you know what you are looking for. Talk to him and he will task you with proving your skills by breaking into a nearby chest and bringing back the ring inside.
Fingers near Snaf's cooking pot
How to find Scatty's chest
The chest you need is inside a hut just around the corner from Fingers. The easiest way to identify the right building is the noticeboard hanging on the outside wall. Once you spot that, head inside and you will find the locked chest waiting for you.
Before you attempt the lock, make sure you have lockpicks in your inventory. You can buy them from vendors including Graham and Mordrag at the camp. Stock up on a few extras before you start, because failed attempts reset the lock and waste picks.
What is the exact lockpick combination for Scatty's chest?
The goal of lockpicking in Gothic 1 Remake is to get all the center pins standing upright at the same time. Each pin is numbered, and you move them left or right a set number of times. For Scatty's chest, the sequence is:
- Pin 4 — move left 1 time
- Pin 3 — move left 1 time
- Pin 4 — move left 1 time
- Pin 3 — move left 3 times
- Pin 5 — move left 6 times
- Pin 1 — move left 1 time
- Pin 4 — move left 2 times
- Pin 2 — move right 3 times
- Pin 1 — move right 3 times
- Pin 5 — move left 5 times
- Pin 3 — move left 2 times
- Pin 4 — move left 1 time
- Pin 3 — move left 1 time
- Pin 2 — move right 1 time
- Pin 5 — move left 3 times
Follow that sequence precisely and the chest opens cleanly on the first attempt.
Lockpick pin sequence screen
What do you get for completing A Ring For Fingers?
Once the chest is open, take everything inside and return to Fingers. Hand over the ring and he will confirm you know what you are doing. The reward is an XP boost and a bump to your reputation at the Old Camp, both of which matter for your progression toward getting Diego to formally vouch for you.
Building your reputation at the Old Camp
A Ring For Fingers is one piece of a larger puzzle. The Old Camp has multiple named NPCs, each with their own tasks, and completing enough of them is what pushes Diego to take you seriously. If you want to understand the full picture of what it takes to get accepted, the Gothic 1 Remake guide on joining the Old Camp covers every quest and approval step in detail.
For players still getting their bearings, the Gothic 1 Remake beginner's guide covers the fundamentals of surviving the opening hours without quest markers or hand-holding. Knowing where to find weapons early also helps, and the early weapons location guide maps out everything from the Rusty Sword to the Morning Star.
For more walkthroughs, tips, and quest guides, browse the full Gothic 1 Remake guides collection to stay ahead of every challenge the colony throws at you.