Use Valley of Mines as a route hub. Start with region Colony. Check Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery before walking in with low supplies.
Facts
Valley of Mines Details
- Region
- Colony
- NPCs
- 16 NPCs
- Merchants
- 4 Merchants
- Trainers
- 7 Trainers
- Skills
- 9 Skills
- Creatures
- 47 Creatures
- Quests
- 1 Quests
Player route
How to use Valley of Mines
Valley of Mines is the broad overworld route page: 16 NPCs, 4 merchants, 7 trainers, 10 skills, 47 creature links, and major location exits. Use it for Diego, Cavalorn, Aidan, Drax, Milten, Chromanin clues, and focus-route planning.
Pack healing, picks, arrows, or scrolls before hiking to Valley of Mines; open Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery first.
Do not enter Valley of Mines understocked; check Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery first.
Plan with it, confirm in your save Use this location for planning, then check your current save before buying, training, fighting, selling, or turning in anything risky.
Route decisions
Decide what to do with Valley of Mines
Use these rows before you spend LP, ore, time, or quest progress around this entry.
If you needCheckDo nextRisk
If you needBest use
Check
Check Colony first with region Colony, then follow Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery before making a long walk.
Do next
Use Valley of Mines as a route hub. Start with region Colony. Check Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery before walking in with low supplies.
Open routeRisk
Do not enter Valley of Mines understocked; check Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery first.
If you needSafe move
Check
Use the page for planning, then confirm the current save before committing.
Do next
Pack healing, picks, arrows, or scrolls before hiking to Valley of Mines; open Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery first.
Risk
Do not enter Valley of Mines understocked; check Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery first.
If you needOpen next
Check
Use connected pages after the facts answer the immediate question.
Do next
Open world map, then branch into map, quest, trainer, item, or build pages only if they match your current route.
Open routeRisk
No special risk if it matches your current save.
Route preset
Safe route preset for Valley of Mines
Follow the short preset when this entry is part of your current save route.
Planning what to do around Colony with region Colony.
- Start with the values that distinguish this entry: region Colony.
- Open only the connected routes that match the current objective: Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery.
- Delay risky spending, fighting, or faction moves around Valley of Mines until the route is clear.
Pack healing, picks, arrows, or scrolls before hiking to Valley of Mines; open Castle of the Old Camp, Mountain Fortress, Exchange Zone and Orc Cemetery first.
Save route tracker
Valley of Mines save-ready route checklist
Use this four-step location route check in your current save. Progress stays in this browser, so you can leave the page and return without losing your place.
0 of 4 complete
Relations
Connected Routes
Use these links to move between NPCs, quests, items, skills, locations, factions, and creatures without backing out to search.
Quests Here 10
NPCs Here 14
Aidan NPC Cavalorn NPC Cohsel NPC Diego NPC Drax NPC Gilbert NPC Gorn NPC Jacko NPC Milten NPC Nek NPC Orry NPC Pacho NPC Ratford NPC Scorpio NPC
Items Here 24
Amulet of Might Item Amulet of Skill Item Apple Item Army Bow Item Arrow Item Berserker's Word Item Blood Blade Item Bolt Item Bone Bow Item Broad Sword Item Butcher Item Chromanin Item Chromanin 3 Item Chromanin 5 Item Chromanin 6 Item Crossbow Item Deathbringer Bow Item Demon Blade Item Demon Bow Item Enforcer Item Extract of Healing Item Field Bow Item Focus from Ocean Cliff Item Focus from Ruined Monastery Item
Related Locations 12
Castle of the Old Camp Location Mountain Fortress Location Exchange Zone Location Orc Cemetery Location Goblin Cave Location Old Castle Location Silas' Pub Location Stonehenge Location Swamp Camp Location New Camp Location Old Camp Location Orc City Location
Skills Trained Here 9
NPCs 18
Items 11
Key to Hut Behind Cavalorn's Item Focus from Ruined Monastery Item Scroll: Transform Scavenger Item Scroll: Transform Bloodfly Item Scroll: Transform Meat Bug Item Scroll: Transform Molerat Item Focus from Ocean Cliff Item Scroll: Transform Wolf Item Monastery Cave Key Item Chromanin 3 Item Chromanin 5 Item
Best Use Cases
Open this page when a quest names the valley rather than a specific camp. It helps you branch into hunter trainers, focus routes, Chromanin pickups, dangerous creatures, and nearby landmarks.
FAQ
Common Gothic 1 Remake Questions
What is the Valley of Mines page for?
Use it as the overworld map hub for trainers, creatures, focus routes, Chromanin pickups, camps, and named landmarks.
Which trainers are easiest to check from this page?
Diego, Cavalorn, Aidan, Drax, Scorpio, and Cohsel are the main trainer links to inspect from the Valley of Mines route page.
What is Valley of Mines in Gothic 1 Remake?
Valley of Mines is the broad overworld route page: 16 NPCs, 4 merchants, 7 trainers, 10 skills, 47 creature links, and major location exits. Use it for Diego, Cavalorn, Aidan, Drax, Milten, Chromanin clues, and focus-route planning.
How current is this Valley of Mines page?
Check in your save: Useful for route planning, but confirm exact values in-game before committing a build.
Official and store sources
Where to verify the current build
Use these first-party links for release status, purchase pages, patch notes, platform listings, and system requirements.