Nyctophobia

Nyctophobia

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Nyctophobia 100% Achievement Guide
By ponkberry and 1 collaborators
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Walkthrough
Mechanics
  • If your flashlight runs out of battery, you die (the death is pretty much at roughly 20% battery bar)
  • If you touch a land mine, you die
  • If you touch fire, you die
  • If you touch zombie, you die
  • If you touch death, you die (End Game)

Start
Note: You'll want a run where you get all the notes in one playthrough for the 600 points.

1. Start off by jumping on the truck for your first achievement, 'Trucker'.

Trucker - Ride in the back of the pick-up truck.



2. Then head north-northeast towards the land mines. Trace the right side of the fance until you pass a land mine that's pretty far to the right and then go straight towards the jeep. At the corner is a gas tank and behind the jeep on the crate is your first note.

3. Exit the land mine area through the south entrance you entered at, then head east to the lake. From the lake, go up on the docks and onto the boat. Let the boat move until it reaches a bridge and stops. Go up to the skeleton hanging and hit [F] to pick up the cord for the generator.

4. Continue straight and go up the ladder. You just crossed under a bridge, go back to that bridge and go inside the bridge for your second note.

5. Now head southeast to some houses. Do not follow the dark dirt road on the map, head more east than that. You should find some houses near some hills.

6. In between the two houses, from the open door, look at the other house and you should find your third note on the wall. Inside the house itself on the table is the fourth note. The zombie will NOT move, but don't touch him. Grab the note on the table by going near it. NOTE: It is possible that you can get the Woodsman achievement by walking around the house adjacent to the house with a zombie inside.

7. Now continue southeast and go up the hill. You will have to jump up the slopes to get up there. Continue until you reach the peak and see some smoke. Head to the campfire and go inside the tent for the 'Camper' Achievement.

Camper - Go camping on the cliffs



8. Return to the houses and head west. You'll reach a train station with a train. This large building is made of stone. This distinction is made due to there being two train stations, one for housing passengers then another for housing trains themselves. In the eastern corner of the train station on the inside, the eastern wall has a message. Go to the corner, and jump.


Writing on the Wall
Read the writing on the wall


9. Now continue west and over the train tracks. You'll find a ticketing house/train station for passengers made of wood. Next to the truck in front of the train station door is an axe leaning against the car. Use [F] on the door to break it down with the axe.

10. Inside the train station on the bench is the fifth and final note and you should unlock 'Notetaker' achievement. Head passed the bookcase and use [F] on the dresser to get the final item, the key.

Notetaker - Find all notes



11. So, I'm not exactly sure where the area is, but it's the region north of the train station contains the secret area for 'Woodsman' achievement.

Woodsman - Explore the Secret Area



12. Head southwest. If you've wandered this area before, you most likely noticed a giant lock icon on the map. This area is now represented by a giant star on the map. Upon the cutscene, simply push all 4 rocks to the closest spot and they'll lock down.

13. Head into the portal. Once you've made it this far, you earned your first and only checkpoint so dying is now possible as much as you want. (Though I'd limit it since I'm not sure how points work)

14. In this scene, simply head northeast keeping an eye on the distance counter to Safety. Also, don't touch that lovely death guy who is the red arrow on your mini map. After getting close to safety, you'll run up to a generator next to a telephone pole. And viola.



If you broke 600 points, then you'll get both 'Fearless' and 'Master of Darkness'. If not, you'll have to re-do it until you do.

Fearless - Beat the Game



Master of Darkness - Achieve a high score of 600 or greater

Quick Finish on Main Game [Non-achievement focused]
BASE GAME SPEED RUN
1) Go north til you reach the minefield. Go get the gas tank here.
2) Head east-northeast to the lake, get on the boat. Press [F] on the Skeleton to get the electrical cable.
3) Go up the ladder and head back to land. From here, go south and follow the railroad to the station. Examine the doorside of the rusted truck for an axe. Open the door with it, then go to the room behind the bookcase and get the key from the cupboard.
4) Head west to the rocks, and push the rocks to their respective spots. Jump into the black hole.
5) Run north then east along the road to the generator. Fin.
Own the Night
In order to access this level, you must beat the main game. If you reinstalled, then, you'll have to beat the main game again. See the above section if you need this.

There are 4 notes in this level, and 32 enemies. If you turn on all four lights, then you beat the expansion map. So, what you want to do is turn on 3 of them, then kill all the enemies and find all the notes. Once you're done, then turn on the fourth light. To turn on the light, make sure you're pressing [F] where the control panel is.

Notetaker II
Find all notes in Own the Night mode


Tip: The notes have a white outline making them easy to find. Achievement unlocks after you win.

Note #1: This is the note that you read when you start the game. Not missable.
Note #2: From your spawn point, there is a container to your LEFT. Go to your left and you'll find a yellow power pole with a note on it.
Note #3: From the spawn point, if you look right, there is a light. Go to the light. Then look away from the fire and you should see a note on the back of a container.
Note #4: From the fire, there is a digger/bulldozer/idk on the other side of the map. Not the one in the middle. The note is on the right side of this.

Vanquisher
Defeat all enemies in Own the Night mode


To kill an enemy, simply lure them into a light. There are 32 total, most of them spawn practically right next to a light. The only two that you have to worry about are the two on the east side. Near Note #3, there are two enemies that spawn inside the shipping container which you'll have to lure out.

The girl/ladies that spawn on top of the containers/bulldozers, ignore them.















Bring the Light
Beat Own the Night


Own the Night
Achieve a score of 250 or greater in Own the Night

Writing on the Wall
Writing on the Wall
Read the writing on the wall


I'll add it in the main walkthrough as well. However, just make your way towards the train station/ticket booth. From the entrance, head east. You'll go over a set of train tracks, then you'll find an actual train station. In the eastern corner of the train station is a message on the wall.

The trigger may require you to jump. Note: This will trigger even if you're low on flashlight battery and can barely see the message.

Cheers for Kawabanga for location as well as screenshot.
22 Comments
MarLeyJuana- 3 Aug, 2023 @ 12:33pm 
were are the 2 houses i cant find ??
PunkSteve 25 Mar, 2018 @ 3:24am 
Thanks for the help. :ss13ok::cybereye:
GTES 10 Jan, 2017 @ 9:46am 
Nvm, I jumped around it for a while and it popped up eventually.
GTES 10 Jan, 2017 @ 8:58am 
Looks like Camper achievement doesn't work anymore. Getting into the tent won't trigger it. :jfrown:
The Hench© NO GRFX CARD ATM! 18 Jul, 2016 @ 12:54pm 
Fantastic guide btw. Thumbed it up!
ponkberry  [author] 18 Jul, 2016 @ 12:51pm 
Guide updated. Achievement added to both the walkthrough, as well as its own section for returning guide users.
ponkberry  [author] 18 Jul, 2016 @ 12:45pm 
Yeah, already have it. Working on updating. Cheers though.
The Hench© NO GRFX CARD ATM! 18 Jul, 2016 @ 12:44pm 
Save you searching for it, Writing on the Wall is near the train, stand to the right of the front of the train light and go right towards the stone building. Had to jump to get mine to pop.
CBlade 14 Jul, 2016 @ 11:17am 
Thanx for the great guide :)
ponkberry  [author] 30 Jun, 2016 @ 3:10pm 
Noted. Game hasn't pushed an update for me just yet, so not much I can do about it for now.