Solution to "Nightfall" by Eric Eve There are many paths through Nightfall and several different endings, so the walkthrough presented below doesn't represent at exact sequence of commands that must be followed to complete the game successfully. In fact, there are really two different walkthroughs below. After the opening moves the walkthrough splits into two quite different paths. The first takes a fairly maximal route, showing you most of the game to give you the best idea of what it's about. The second takes a fairly minimal route through a completely different task to get you to an ending almost as quickly as possible. Of course these two paths by no means exhaust the possibilities. X ME I X ENVELOPE OPEN IT TAKE KEY X IT THINK GO TO HER OFFICE C C C C C X CAMERA S GO TO GLADSTONE TERRACE C X BLOCK OF FLATS RING BELL OPEN DOOR X RAILWAY TAKE STONE E N N THROW STONE AT CAMERA E ... Now we can cross the bridge X PLACARD X PARAPET STAND ON PARAPET E N E S ENTER BANK TAKE MALLET OUT Choice: THINK -> go to branch (1) ... Long route to foiling the Enemy X SUPERMARKET -> go to branch (2) ... Shorter Route via a different task Branch (1) GO TO HER OFFICE C C C ASK TRAMP ABOUT BOOZE A HIMSELF A HER A WOMAN A ANGEL OF DEATH X TRAMP T EVACUATION BACK ... We can't get round the tramp yet N ... While we're here, let's take a look at the church X GRAVES N X FONT TAKE LID TAKE IRON KEY E X ALTAR N UNLOCK DOOR WITH IRON KEY N READ DIARY S W S S GO TO HER OFFICE C C X COMPUTER GAMES C W ... Take a detour into your own office CALL HER TAKE LETTER X DESK LOOK IN DRAWER TAKE PHOTO TAKE TORCH ... We'll need this later C C C S X TERMINAL LOOK UP STANILEV ON TERMINAL ... Find out about the man she mentioned in the Park NE X SHELVES X BOOK READ IT OUT OUT NW X POSTER N X CHAIR GET ON STAGE TAKE CASSETTE PLAYER PRESS PLAY S SE C E TURN ON TORCH X SEATS SEARCH HALL SEARCH SEATS X BODY SEARCH BODY OPEN RECORDER BREAK RECORDER WITH MALLET PUT BLACK CASSETTE IN CASSETTE PLAYER PRESS PLAY PRESS REWIND PRESS PLAY OUT C ENTER HALL X PROMINENT NOTICE S S X OFFICE ENTER OFFICE UNLOCK DOOR WITH SILVER KEY E ... Going inside her office TURN ON LIGHT X BLOTTER THINK X CERTIFICATES X SAFE X DIAL TURN DIAL TO 18 TURN DIAL TO 12 OPEN SAFE ANSWER PHONE TAKE BRASS KEY TAKE PAPERS READ EMAIL READ LETTING STATEMENT THINK GO TO CAR PARK C C C C C S S S E S X LORRY FOLLOW MAN S W X BAR MAT X MATCHBOOK X BAR COUNTER TAKE BOTTLE E N E LOOK IN LORRY N E W ... Now let's head back to her flat W TAKE NEWSPAPER READ IT W W S S W S UP S S X UNITS LOOK IN DRAWERS TAKE KNIFE N E X BEDSIDE CABINET OPEN DRAWER TAKE BUSINESS CARD ANSWER PHONE TAKE CRUMPLED X WARDROBE OPEN IT BREAK WARDROBE DOORS WITH MALLET LOOK IN WARDROBE X CLOTHES SEARCH CLOTHES PUT RED CASSETTE IN CASSETTE PLAYER PRESS PLAY W SE TAKE RIBBON X IT NW W X MENU X BIRTHDAY CARD X TROPHY X CONCERT PROGRAMME X TV TURN ON TV X POSTER X SIGNATURE GO TO HOSPITAL ... We're about done with her flat C C C C C C PICK UP THE PHONE PUT BLUE CASSETTE IN CASSETTE PLAYER PRESS PLAY W X GOLDEN OBJECT X SMALL PIECE OF PAPER TAKE IT READ IT N ... Let's try the Sports Ground next N N N N X SIGN N W TURN ON TORCH Z SEARCH RUNNING TRACK E N W TURN ON LIGHT TURN ON RADIO X COUNTER PLUG RADIO IN SOCKET TURN DIAL G G G G G E THINK N SE N TAKE WOODEN CHAIR S SE ENTER DEPOT SW X WINDOW DROP CHAIR STAND ON CHAIR GO THROUGH WINDOW TURN ON TORCH ... Inside the Haulage Depot X DESK OPEN DRAWER LOOK IN TOOLBOX X TOOLS OPEN DRAWER WITH SCREWDRIVER LOOK IN DRAWER TAKE LARGE KEY N X STEEL DOOR PULL BOLT N THINK GO TO CAR PARK C C C C C UNLOCK LORRY WITH LARGE KEY CAR ENTER LORRY TURN ON TORCH ... Inside the Lorry X CYLINDER X WRITING X WIRES CUT RED WIRE THINK OUT W S S E N X TABLE X MAP TAKE POST-IT NOTE X IT S E S X PAINTINGS X HER PAINTING X SIGNATURE N E S ... We'll take a detour to visit some unvisited places; this is optional E TURN ON TORCH X LECTERN TAKE MANUAL X SEATS W S W THINK E N N N ... End of Detour E TURN ON TORCH TAKE BOX OPEN BOX LOOK IN BOX X LID W N N W ... Detour to Police Station S X YELLOW DOCUMENT X GRILLE TURN ON BLACK SWITCH X THERMOSTAT TURN THERMOSTAT TO 10 TAKE SMALL SCRAP X METAL DETECTOR ... We'd need this to find the key she wants TAKE IT N E N E W N GIVE BOTTLE TO TRAMP ... Get the tramp out of our path GO TO HER OFFICE C C X HER DESK LOOK IN DRAWERS HIT DRAWERS WITH MALLET LOOK IN BOTTOM DRAWER PLAY WHITE CASSETTE PRESS REWIND PRESS PLAY THINK GO TO PUBLIC LIBRARY ... We'll ignore the key and concentrate on the lorry C C C C C LOOK UP BOMB ON TERMINAL LOOK UP MASTEMA ON TERMINAL LOOK UP JUBILEES ON COMPUTER LOOK UP JEREMY ON COMPUTER LOOK UP RUSSIAN ON COMPUTER S TAKE RUSSIAN DICTIONARY LOOK UP SPASIBA IN DICTIONARY GO TO CAR PARK ... We're now equipped to finish this C C C C C C C ENTER LORRY TURN ON TORCH X BOMB CUT BLUE WIRE OUT ... We can't lose now, but there's still a choice of endings THINK X SMALL SCRAP OF PAPER X SMALL PIECE OF PAPER GO TO HOSPITAL ... Let's go and meet her C C C C C C C ASK HER ABOUT JEREMY ... We meet her at last! A SAUNDERS A KATE A KATE A STANILEV NO A NIGHTFALL A MASTEMA Choice: NO -> go to branch (1.1) ... Love YES -> go to branch (1.2) ... Revenge Branch (1.1) KISS HER KISS HER NO ... Lovey-Dovey Ending Branch (1.2) PUSH BUTTON HIT HER STAB HER ... Revenge Ending Branch (2) BREAK WINDOW WITH MALLET S ... Get away before the alarm brings the police E Z N E S TAKE METAL DETECTOR N W W NE SW E NE NE NE SW SW W NE SEARCH AISLES SW E NE NE GIVE BOTTLE TO TRAMP NE N UNLOCK DOOR WITH SILVER KEY E TURN ON LIGHT X BLOTTER X SAFE X DIAL TURN DIAL TO 18 TURN DIAL TO 12 OPEN SAFE ANSWER PHONE TAKE SMALL BRASS KEY W N NW SW SW SW S W X DESK LOOK IN DRAWER TAKE TORCH E S S THINK ... At City Centre W ... Head for her flat W W S S W S UP S W TURN ON TV X MENU E E ANSWER PHONE GO TO HOSPITAL C C C C C C TAKE BLUE CASSETTE W TAKE OBJECT TAKE SMALL PIECE OF PAPER X IT GO TO SPORTS GROUND C C C C C C SEARCH FOR FLAT METAL KEY TURN ON TORCH SEARCH FOR FLAT METAL KEY THINK GO TO PUBLIC LIBRARY C C C C C C C SEARCH FOR FLAT METAL KEY N NE E TURN ON TORCH SEARCH FOR FLAT METAL KEY X BODY SEARCH IT I W NE E SEARCH FOR FLAT METAL KEY W NE NW SEARCH FOR FLAT METAL KEY TURN ON TORCH SEARCH FOR FLAT METAL KEY SE ... We've found the key THINK SW X SMALL PIECE OF PAPER GO TO HOSPITAL C C C C C C C C C C C YES ... Face to face with her: from here it's very easy to lose YES YES BREAK BOX ... Snatch victory from the jaws of defeat