Nivalis Nights Quest Walkthroughs
Four of the thirteen non-pinned topics on the Steam forum's first page right now (observed 19 Oct 2026) were players asking how to advance one of these missions. This hub collects what the official patch notes actually say, what players report in the threads, and — just as important — which steps our team has not verified in game yet.
The four quests players are stuck on
Mission Slumlord
Blocked for some playersDistrict: Lowtown
The landlord mission players describe as 'Mission Slumlord'. Steam threads report players falling out of the world when they enter the slumlord's apartment; a counter that never ticks is a separate case no thread we read describes.
Patch stamp: Not listed in Update #5 or the 16 Oct patch notes
Falling Through the World at a Quest
Known blockerDistrict: Lowtown apartment
The fall-through bug itself: what triggers it, which fixes players tried, which one they say works, and what to do before you walk in.
Patch stamp: Still reported on 19 Oct 2026
Lost At Sea
Fix unconfirmedDistrict: Oil Rigs / open water
Search for the wreckage of the Annabel Lee, find the shipwreck near the Oil Rigs, then fish for wreckage. Update #3 (5 Oct) patched a treasure-spot conflict that matches the symptom but never names this mission; junk-fishing reports run 3–10 Oct, and the newest reply (17 Oct) says it is doable via the ring indicators.
Patch stamp: Update #3 (5 Oct 2026) — mission not named in the fix
Where Is Ava?
Officially patchedDistrict: City-wide
Update #5 lists a fix for 'Where Is Ava?' — Alexander not reappearing. The page covers what the patch note says, what players still report, and the terminal step that strands some runs.
Patch stamp: Update #5 (15 Oct 2026)
Patch timeline that matters for quests
Quest advice has a short shelf life. These are the four announcements behind every patch stamp on this site, taken from the official Steam news feed on 19 Oct 2026.
| Date | Patch | What it says about quests |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Update #5 | Fixed several quest blockers, including 'Alexander not reappearing' in Where Is Ava? |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Small Patch | Fixed a conditional softlock in Ava's quest involving R.M.Alken and Dr Matombo. |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Update #3 | Fixed a conflict between two treasure fishing spots that prevented a related quest from progressing. |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Update #4 | Added the Quest Marker Filtering setting, so the HUD only shows quests you pinned. |
How quests work in Nivalis Nights
Quests are handed out through conversations rather than a job board, and the journal numbers them in the order you accepted them — which is why players see "Mission 4" and assume it is a story gate. Ourlaunch day first-hour walkthroughcovers the opening hand-offs, and thepatch notes trackerkeeps the full changelog in one place.
- No timed quests. Players in the Slumlord threads report you can park a broken objective and come back after a patch. That is a community observation, not an official statement.
- Pin what you are working on. Update #4 added Quest Marker Filtering; with that option enabled, everything you have not pinned is hidden.
- Journal numbers are not chapters. A player stuck on "Mission 4" was told in the forum that the number only reflects when the quest was picked up.
Companion arcs live on the character pages instead — start withAva andSalt Pete if the quest text points at a person.
What this hub will not do
It will not invent objective text, quest-giver names or reward numbers. Quest data for these four missions is not in the official patch notes, and our team has not replayed them end to end. Where a detail is missing, the page says so and links the Steam thread it came from, so you can read the raw reports yourself.