Lockpicking in Gothic Remake is my worst nightmare. So, when Fingers asks you to pick Scatty’s chest to steal his ring in the early A Ring for Fingers quest, I immediately wanted nothing to do with it. However, it can help gain the favour of the Shadows to join the Old Camp, one of the three camp factions.

Below, I’ll explain step-by-step how to open Scatty’s chest so you’re not banging your head against a wall, breaking all your picks like I did way too many times.

How to open Scatty’s chest in Gothic Remake

First off, you can find Scatty’s chest inside his hut, which is directly to your lower left when you’re speaking to Fingers. Since he runs the arena, it’s got a long red banner to the left of the door, weapons displayed on the wall, and a noticeboard hanging outside. He’ll leave his hut in the morning to go to the arena, so that’s your time to strike.

The chest you need to open is straight ahead of you when you enter. I recommend saving before attempting to crack open the chest so that you can reload your save should you run out of lockpicks.

As I demonstrate in the video above, this is the order you need to move the plates to open Scatty’s chest (without any lockpick training), numbered from front to back:

1. Move the third plate to the left five times.
2. Move the fifth plate to the left five times.
3. Move the fourth plate to the left four times.
4. Move the fifth plate to the left four times.
5. Move the second plate to the right four times.
6. Move the fifth plate to the left four times.
7. Move the first plate to the right two times.
8. Move the third plate to the left two times.
9. Move the fourth plate to the left once.

Inside the chest, you’ll find Scatty’s Ring, which you need to give to Fingers to complete his side quest, granting you 100 XP and his support in joining the Old Camp. However, you could sell the ring if you don’t have the quest or don’t want to join this faction.

You’ll also find a bunch of junk, 16 ore nuggets and a pickaxe, which you should grab if you don’t have one already—you can mine ore in the Old Mine.