Travelling At Night Complete the Introduction demo

Travelling At Night’s public demo (10 August 2026) is a deep Introduction: Antibes town, Sanitarium Aujourd’hui, and a departure toward Mimata. “Completing” it means more than watching credits—it means proving you learned the combat-free verbs. Use this checklist after or beside the Antibes walkthrough.

Story and roster ticks

• Arrived via Gare d’Antibes and learned movement/UI (Controls).
• Explored both major sides of the war-torn town.
• Visited Librairie des Heures, St Reparata, Janvier et Fils, and Chez Felix Pompon.
• Entered Sanitarium Aujourd’hui and spoke with Dr Aubiere’s world.
• Recruited Vincent and confirmed aided rolls.
• Advanced at least one meaningful Nenah lead.
• Reached the chapter seam toward Mimata when ready.

Systems literacy ticks

• Invested Memories into a coherent Career/Passion/skill thesis (Builds).
• Expanded at least two Footnotes.
• Crafted successfully at least once (Craft items).
• Swapped outfits at least twice for weather or Respectable scenes (Outfits).
• Consciously managed Dread after a threshold.
• Noticed Trace rising from loud socialising and adjusted (Dread & Trace).
• Survived failed checks without assuming the run was dead (How to play).

Optional mastery ticks

• Met a semi-secret character Weather Factory refused to list.
• Found the rarefied “follow your heart” location tease.
• Finished a second Career contrast run.
• Logged both runs in the Build Planner.
• Read Demo status so expectations match polish notes.

What “done” does not require

One hundred percent NPC dialogue. Maxed sixteen skills. Full-game companions. Combat encounters (impossible). Perfect low Trace and low Dread simultaneously on a first Appetite run. Seeing Hush House or east Berlin—those arrive later.

After you board

Wishlist the full game via Platforms and Steam/GOG links on Wiki links. Skim Lore primer only if you want vocabulary. Start a new Career while Antibes is fresh. The demo’s job is to prove you want the forty-plus-hour night journey; the checklist’s job is to prove you understood why.

If you feel unfinished

That is density, not failure. Cultist Simulator–scale words in one town guarantee leftovers. Use Guides hub to target the verb you skipped—craft, footnote, recruit—then depart cleanly.

Scoring your clear

Gold clear: all story/roster ticks plus all systems literacy ticks. Silver: Vincent + Nenah lead + craft + footnote + meter management. Bronze: reached Mimata but skipped systems—replay before judging the game. Appetite players often bronze themselves by spectacle without rites; Writers often bronze themselves by talk without crafts. Be honest.

Sharing results

When you post a clear online, include Career, Passion, whether Vincent joined, and whether you hit Pursued. That data helps tier pages more than screenshots of a single dialogue. Point newcomers to How to play rather than raw spoilers.

Post-Mimata agenda

Wishlist full game; rest your eyes; start Career two with a one-variable change; reread Demo status so FOMO about Chaima does not spoil the replay; update the Build Planner; skim NPC roles you ignored. Completing the demo is the start of a conversation with the game, not a consumer receipt.

Teaching someone else

Hand them the silver-clear definition, the Physician or Writer starter, and a warning about Trace cafés. Do not hand them Nenah spoilers. Sit with systems pages while they play if they freeze on crafts. The checklist is a pedagogy tool as much as a personal tracker.

Final gate questions

Can you explain Dread without saying health bar? Can you name two thin places? Did Vincent aid a roll? Did a Footnote change your Passion feel? If yes, board with pride. If no, spend one more evening on the missing verb—not on tier arguments.