🎮 New to Gothic 1 Remake?
Your first 30 minutes, step by step
Follow Diego
He escorts you safely to the Old Camp. Complete his tutorial quest for your first real weapon.
Loot the Path
Old Sword under the hanged man, Hunter's Knife for Drax (free Shortbow). No weight limit — grab everything.
Train Early
Scatty unlocks the parry (10 LP + 50 ore). Fingers teaches lockpicking — the two best LP investments in the game.
Don't Commit Yet
Clear all three camps' quests before choosing. Save before the faction oath — it's permanent.
🖼️ See the Remake
Official screenshots from the 2026 release
📰 What's New
Latest additions to the guide
🛡️ Equipment & Items Database
147 weapons, plus runes, potions, rings and amulets — with type filters.
⚔️ Pick Your Faction
A permanent Chapter 1 choice — get it right
Old Camp
Fire Mages (Circles 1-6) · Guards · Heavy armor. Best for first playthroughs.
Gomez · Diego · ThorusNew Camp
Water Mages (Circles 1-6) · Mercenaries · Best economy, no Chapter 4 banishment.
Lee · Wolf · SaturasSwamp Camp
Psionic magic (Circles 1-4) · Templar spellsword · Most unique experience.
Gurus · Fortuno · Gor Na Drak🔧 Interactive Tools
Built by players, for players
Lockpicking Solver
Interactive tool — enter your plates & linkages to get the exact slide sequence.
Open Solver →📚 Complete Database
Everything cataloged
❓ Need Help?
Common questions answered
Which faction is best?
Old Camp for your first run. New Camp for archers. Swamp Camp for unique playthroughs.
How does lockpicking work?
Sliding plates. 4-7 plates, gold pins, interconnected moves. Train with Fingers for more mistakes.
Can I switch camps?
No. It's permanent. Complete all three camps' quests before committing, then save.
💡 Tip of the Day
Fresh advice, updated regularly
Save Before Every Lock
Every lock's linkage pattern is fixed — test each plate once, note what moves, reload, then solve correctly. Untrained characters get only 2 mistakes. Push a pin to the edge (position 1 or 7) and the lockpick breaks. Train with Fingers in the Old Camp. Full lockpicking guide →
⚠️ Don't Miss These
Permanently missable content — the mistakes that cost hours
Don't Kill Mordrag
The single most costly decision in the game. Convince him to leave — he escorts you to New Camp and you get 2,000+ free XP. Killing him loses all New Camp intro quests.
Save Before the Faction Oath
Faction choice is permanent and locks you out of the other camps' quests, armor, and companions. Complete all three camps' pre-join quests first, then save.
Take Lester to the Fortress
Clear the Mountain Fortress with Lester, or the "Special Pieces" quest breaks permanently and you lose the Title Deed.
Buy Before Chapter Transitions
Permanent boosters (Dragonroot, Goblin Berries) vanish from merchant inventories every chapter transition. Buy them before advancing the main story.
🏆 100% Completion Route
All 42 achievements across three playthroughs
Run 1: Old Camp 🔥
- • Fire Mage path (Circles 1-6)
- • Insomnia Champion (no sleep)
- • Mercy Over Madness (spare Gomez)
- • Mud Freak (exhaust dialogue)
Run 2: New Camp 💧
- • Archer / Water Mage build
- • True Stranger (Chromanin quests)
- • Anatomaniac (Cavalorn Books)
- • Map Sniffer (all maps)
Run 3: Swamp Camp 🌀
- • Templar spellsword hybrid
- • All faction-exclusive achievements
- • Special Pieces (Santino) quest
- • All three camp armor sets
🔧 Essential Mods
Quality-of-life improvements from the community
🗺️ World Map with Markers
Custom markers on the hand-drawn map — fixes the "no minimap" pain point.
🔍 Highlight Items Lite
Enhanced item outlines — no more guessing in dark environments.
🔐 Lockpick Settings
Adjust tolerance, show linkages, even auto-solve. Lockpicking frustration relief.
🖥️ Custom Keyboard Mapping
Full key rebinding beyond the default options.
🎬 Official Trailer
See the remake in action
Release trailer — June 5, 2026 · More videos & making-of series →
📰 Latest Updates
What's new on the wiki
🏰 About Gothic 1 Remake Wiki
Gothic 1 Remake launched June 5, 2026, and this wiki was built by a player who finished it multiple times — not from press previews. Every guide, lock solution, and strategy here was tested in the actual game.
The Remake is a ground-up rebuild of Piranha Bytes' 2001 classic by Alkimia Interactive, published by THQ Nordic. It keeps the no-hand-holding design — no minimap, no quest markers — but modernizes combat, lockpicking, and visuals. This wiki helps you find your way without spoiling the discovery.
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