Gothic 1 Remake Guide: How To Open Scatty’s Chest

Quick Answer: Snagging Scatty’s ring for Fingers requires you to hit his hut during the day while he manages the arena. Since you won’t have lockpicking skills yet, make sure you save your game, shake Mud off your trail, and input the precise tumbler sequence detailed in our table below to avoid snapping all your picks.

Earning your stripes in the Old Camp means getting the local heavyweights to vouch for you. Diego sends you to Fingers, who promises his vote and access to lockpicking training. The catch? He wants you to prove your worth by stealing a ring from Scatty’s locked chest. Forcing players to pick a brutal lock just to unlock the ability to learn lockpicking is a classic, punishing colony joke.

Instead of burning through your precious supply of picks, here is the exact method to crack this chest wide open.

Tracking Down the Mark

You won’t have to hike across the Colony for this job. Scatty lives practically next door to where Fingers hangs out.

Walk down the nearby slope and take an immediate right. Look for a building sporting a long red banner hanging just to the left of the doorway. You will also see a noticeboard out front and a bunch of weapons mounted on the exterior wall. Step inside, and you will spot the target chest sitting quietly in the corner.

Pre-Heist Preparation

Timing and preparation are everything here. Do not attempt this break-in at night. Scatty sleeps in that hut, and waking him up means a swift, brutal beating. He spends his daylight hours managing the local arena, leaving the house completely empty. Broad daylight is your window of opportunity.

Before you touch that lock, check your six. Make absolutely sure Mud is not trailing you. Letting that annoying stalker follow you into a robbery is a surefire way to get caught. If you are having trouble dealing with him, or just staying breathing in general, I highly recommend reading through our early game survival guide for the Gothic 1 Remake.

Finally, hit your quicksave button. If you mess up and break a pick, or a guard miraculously spots you, you want to be able to reload instantly.

The Tumbler Solution

Tackling a complex minigame with zero skill points is rough. One wrong move and your lockpick shatters.

This specific mechanism features five plates (or tumblers) lined up from front to back. To pop the lid, you must move them in a very specific order. Follow this exact sequence to crack it on your first try:

Reaping the Rewards

Once the mechanism clicks and the lid opens, it is time to clean out Scatty’s life savings.

The crown jewel of this haul is Scatty’s Ring. While you could pawn it off for a quick buck, giving it to Fingers is the intended and smartest move. Handing it over completes the ‘A Ring for Fingers’ quest, rewards you with 100 XP, and secures his vote for your Old Camp admission.

Fingers only cares about the ring, which means you get to keep everything else stashed inside:

• 16 Ore Nuggets
• 4 wheels of cheese
• 2 loaves of bread
• 1 junk pan
• 1 junk razor
• 1 spare Pickaxe

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