Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppAfter players join one of the three camps in Gothic 1 Remake, the story will start to unfold in Chapter 2, The Minecrawler’s Nest, where they will venture into dungeons across the whole map and defeat powerful enemies. This detailed walkthrough will lead you through all the events in Chapter 2, ensuring you don’t miss out on any crucial items!
This guide was written by our expert, dxvis.
First, players will be tasked with traveling to the Swamp Camp and getting in touch with Caine, Kor Calom’s apprentice. If you haven’t been to the Swamp Camp before, you can ask Swamp Camp members in either of the two other Camps, and they will lead you there.
Once in the Swamp Camp, look for Kor Calom’s laboratory, which can be found to the left of the entrance, up in a treehouse. You can also ask Novices across the camp to lead you to the Alchemy Laboratory.
Outside the Lab, a Templar will stop you when you inquire about Caine. Select “I know him from outside” and then talk to Cor Kalom inside. This will start the quest “The Lost Apprentice”.
The same templar will stop players again on their way out, and say they should search inside Caine’s hut. It can be found near the weed mashers. Look for plant signposts across the Camp and follow them until you reach the area.
Caine’s hut is in front of the weed mashing area. You will know it is the correct one if the items inside aren’t labeled red. Take the Essence of Magic Energy and the Drawing of the Abandoned Mine. Then, head to the entrance of the Swamp Camp and talk to Lester, who will point you toward the Abandoned Mine.
This place can be found near the Exchange Zone, the area where you started the game. From the Old Camp, follow the path Northeast until you reach a mine.
Along the path, you’ll find Orry to your right. When talking to him, select “It’s official business. I’m investigating something for Raven” and he’ll let you pass. Make your way through the Mine until you reach a large flooded room.
To proceed further, you’ll need to open the gate in the room - But it’s missing a devjce. You can find it in the same room, underwater. Dive inside and look for the detached winch in the shining spot near the center of the room.
Then, go up the big ladder, and leap onto the platform with the gate mechanism. Place the winch and open the gate.
From there, follow the current until you reach the next few rooms. You’ll have to face two Molerats and a Molerat Mother on your way. There are a few chests underwater, too, but some of them are locked - So be wary of your oxygen to avoid drowning.
Finally, you’ll reach an ancient temple. There’s a strong enemy ahead, so make sure to heal up and save your game before proceeding. You can find an Extract of Magic Energy and an Essence of Healing in the rooms to the sides.
You’ll find Caine dead in the next room, and an Undead Orc standing beside him. The Orc’s hits can easily stagger you, making you prone to being hit by consecutive attacks. This enemy can chain up to three hits in a combo, ending in a vertical swing. After he finishes, you can close in for a quick hit and then retreat. You can either block his attacks or circle around the pillars in the room, which will give you ample distance from him. The Orc isn’t too durable and will go down after a few hits.
Make sure you loot the Strange Amulet from him. There are two chests in the room as well, which contain valuable loot such as the Ring of Defense, three Healing scrolls, a Judgement Staff, and Gold. The left chest is locked, and its solution is:
Then, go up the stairs and place the Strange Amulet on the door to unlock it. You’ll find yourself in an elevated area just above the Abandoned Mine entrance. You’ll need to make your way to the Swamp Camp again and tell Cor Kalom about Caine’s death and the Amulet. He’ll direct you to Y’Berion next.
You can find Y’Berion in the Stone Temple, directly to the left from the Swamp Camp entrance. Go past the square and into the temple. Talking to Y’Berion will trigger the quest “The Focus Stone”.
After finishing your conversation with Y’Berion, head over to the Swamp Camp entrance and you’ll find Nyras nearby. He will lead you to the Focus Stone location.
Follow him to the ruins area, which will trigger a cutscene when touching the Focus Stone. You’ll have to take down Nyras and take the Focus Stone for yourself. Before leaving the area, though, make sure to loot the town ruins. There are several items scattered around, including a weapon schematic in a basement room.
Take the Focus Stone back to Y’Berion to collect your reward and start the next main quest.
Y’Berion will ask the player to retrieve a magical tome about the Focus Stones from the Fire Mages in the Old Camp. Take the road to the Old Camp, and you’ll find Talas standing near the castle gates inside the Camp.
He’ll ask you to enter the inner circle and retrieve the tome for yourself. You’ll find Milten standing at the entrance to the Fire Mages building. When talking to him, he’ll mention that some Black Goblins took the tome from him.
You can find the Goblin cave by exiting the Old Camp through the southern gate, following the path straight ahead, and crossing the bridge to your right. You’ll see a cave to your left. The cave is filled with several Black Goblins, so avoid getting surrounded by them. Walk back and take on the goblins one by one. Make sure to save in between encounters as you go further into the cave, and remember to loot all goblins, as their weapons can sell for up to 50 Ore each.
Eventually, you’ll reach a lit room with spoils. You’ll find the tome inside a chest. Take it and make your way out of the cave. Head back to the Swamp Camp with Talas and show the tome to Y’Berion in the stone temple. He will give you a reward of your choosing: Magical scrolls, Ore, or Potions. Choose your prize and then head over to Cor Kalom’s alchemy laboratory and talk to him to finish the quest.
Kor Calom needs help preparing a concoction for the ritual, and he will lead you to the Old Mine, where some of the templars are looking for a Minecrawler Nest.
First, though, head over to the Training Area in the Swamp Camp. You can ask the novices to lead you to Cor Angar or to “someone who can teach you”. He will ask you to fight one of the templars to gain his trust. Take him down, but don’t kill him - Cor Angar will then teach you how to extract minecrawler mandibles, and point you toward Lester in the Abandoned Mine.
You can find Lester in the lowest level of the main shaft. He will ask you to gather three templars and get Ian’s permission to open the tunnel. Talk to the templars around the main shaft and convince them to join you, then speak to Ian, also in the main shaft, around the middle level.
Ian will ask you to retrieve a cogwheel for him. You can find it in one of the side tunnels, near where you recruited one of the templars. You should be able to see a cogwheel mechanism directly in front of the entrance to the side tunnel, on a lower level. Kill the minecrawlers in the area and loot it. You can find some valuable loot in the same room.
Talk to Ian, then to Lester, who will be waiting at the entrance to the Old Mine. Follow him to learn about the plan to blow up the tunnel. Head back to the lower level and open the tunnel to the Minecrawler Nest. Fight your way past several Minecrawlers until you reach the Minecrawler Queen. Make sure to heal up and save your game before fighting this boss!
The fight against the Minecrawler Queen has two phases. In the first one, she’ll stand against a wall and attack you with her claws and acid spit. The best strategy here is to attack once or twice and then dodge away from her. If you have the Acrobatics ability, you can also dodge roll from one of her sides to the other one.
Once her HP drops to half, she will move to an inner part of the tunnel, and the second phase of the fight will begin. She can still swing her claws at you if you’re in front of her, and she gains a new jump attack that deals damage all around herself, even if you’re behind. Stay on her sides, dodge the jump attack, then close in for one or two quick hits and wait again.
The Queen will drop several Minecrawler Eggs, which you must deliver to Cor Kalom in the Swamp Camp to complete this quest.
After delivering the Minecrawler Eggs to Cor Kalom, he’ll ask you to join the Ritual taking place at night in the Swamp Camp. You can use Caine’s former hut in the weed-mashing area to wait until nighttime. Then, head to the Stone Temple, and a Cutscene will play.
Head inside the Temple and talk to Cor Kalom, who will point you toward the Orc Cemetery and say that Talas can lead you there. You can find Talas on one of the sides of the Temple Square.
Follow Talas to the Orc Cemetery. Before entering, you’ll have to fight a Bloodhound, several Biters, and a couple Orc Scouts, so be prepared for combat. After dealing with them, you’ll see a huge stone skull that acts as a gate to the cemetery, but it’s sealed shut. You’ll have to shoot down the wood markers holding it in place, one on each of its sides. There’s a Bow and arrows on the ground nearby, which you can use.
Once in the Cemetery, you’ll have to traverse through corridors filled with Orc Scouts. These enemies hit hard and can stagger you, leaving you vulnerable to follow-up attacks. You should dodge backward until their three-hit combo finishes, then close in for one or two quick attacks. If you overstep, you might get yourself killed in the blink of an eye.
Follow the path down until you find Baal Lukor and battle alongside him. You’ll see a stone door in the same room, which requires a key. To find the first half, go down the left corridor in the room.
Battle the Orc in the room and take the first half of the key with you. Then, go down through the opening in the floor. You’ll find a broken lever mechanism in the new room. To get the lever, exit the room, keep straight, and then turn left. Battle the Orcs in this corridor until you reach a room containing the Orc Lever on the floor. Take it and open the mechanism in the previous room to get the second half of the key.
Finally, go back to the first room where the stone door is and open it. It’ll lead you to a room filled with Orc enemies. Take them down one by one. Then, follow Baal Lukor to the upper level, where he will open a locked door with the Focus Stone. Follow him to the final room of the dungeon and talk to him. You’ll have to take him down afterward and take his Focus Stone.
Before heading out, make sure to explore these two rooms, as they have hidden chests with valuable loot, including the Sword of Fear, with 42 base attack, the Warrior’s Ring of Power (+4 Strength, +4 Dexterity), several scrolls, and a few potions. You can find two chests in the upper level of the Orc-filled room. You’ll have to jump through rubble to get to one of them.
Finally, head back to the Swamp Camp and talk to Cor Angar to finish “The Orc Cemetery” and Chapter 2 of Gothic 1 Remake. You’ll get a hefty XP reward as well as some Ore. You can now loot Y’Berion’s room, which has a Telekinesis Inscription, the Ring of Enlightenment (+30 Max HP, +20 Max Mana), and a few potions.
