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The Last Express

Win a fight sequence without fighting.

Fight starts - click right mouse button to abort fight and return to egg clock screen.

Click on the egg clock to restart the fight.

Repeat this procedure 5 times, after the 5th time your character (Cath) proceeds as if he has won the fight.

Walkthrough

A point-by-point guide to one ending version (the most complete)
of the story, giving answers to puzzles (such as how to open the
Firebird) and clues needed to solve the mystery

The Last Express
The Last Express is a game that was designed for a great
amount of player flexibility, however there are certain steps you
can take that will speed you towards the conclusion. This guide
is intended to give you those basic steps needed to finish the
game. By no means does this walkthrough give you all the clues
to the plot line, only the most essential ones. It should also be
said that this ending is not the only one for the game - only the
most complete, so much of the flavor of the game is still left for
you, the player, to explore. This guide does however give away
critical spoilers so proceed at your own discretion.

7:14pm July 24, 1914
After the introduction you (in the role of Cath) have made it on
the train. Steal the passenger list from within the Conductor's
copy of L'Illustration. (It sits on his chair when he is not there.)
Make your way to Compartment 1 before the Conductor and find
Tyler Whitney's body.
Either throw Whitney's body out the window or hide it in the
Compartment 1 bed. (This can be done by first opening the top
half of the bed and then the bottom half of the bed, now place the
body in the bottom part)
Note that if you throw the body out the window at this point you
will be confronted by [and have to avoid] the police at the
Epernay stop later, if you dispose of the body after Epernay you
can avoid this.
Switch Cath's bloody tan jacket for Tyler Whitney's green jacket.
If you hide Tyler's body, stop the Conductor before he enters the
compartment and discovers the corpse.
Search the compartment, specifically the wooden chest (it's
empty - hmm) and the chair underneath it - take the scarf. Look
in the duffel bag on the luggage rack and you will find a scroll
written in Russian, the Firebird poem, and a telegram. (It is very
important that you take both items!)
Meet August Schmidt in the Dining car.
Fight and disarm Milos in Compartment 1. Move the cursor over
him, it should become a back arrow, and dodge whenever he
lunges. At some point he will try a sideways slash - dodge
backwards and when the cursor changes to a hand grab his arm.

9:16pm July, 24
The train pulls into Epernay.
If you threw Whitney's body out the window already it will have
been discovered and the police will search the train - you will
need to avoid them. You have 3 choices - 1. Climb out the
window of Compartment 1 and hang to the side of the train until
the police are gone, 2. Go to Compartment A and when the
Conductor is busy sneak into the washroom until the police are
gone, 3. Visit Prince Kronos until after the train leaves Epernay.
If you hid Whitney's body throw it out the window after the train
pulls away from Epernay. Now make your bed.
Follow Tatiana to the rear platform and ignore her. When you
start to leave she will start a conversation by asking for a light (to
her cigarette), talk with her and then give her the Firebird scroll to
translate.
Sleep twice, both before and following Vassili's seizure.

8:25am July, 25
Cath wakes up. Wait outside Milos's compartment and listen in
on the Trainmaster and the Conductor - the Conductor has lost
the master key which opens every compartment.
Visit Milos and Vesna, this will give you important clues about
the Firebird and Tyler Whitney's intentions.
Get the Firebird Scroll translation from Tatiana in the Dining car
at breakfast.
Go into the Salon and capture the beetle with your matchbox.
Later trade it with the little boy, Francois, for his whistle.
It is very important that you 'bump' into Schmidt at
approximately 9:40 am in the corridors.

2:30pm July, 25
Climb out the window of Compartment E and enter Anna's
compartment. Check out the Jewelry box and find the 3 rubies.
Press the center ruby and discover the master key.
During the concert climb on top of the train and break into
Kronos's compartment through the skylight. Find the hidden
button in the portrait of naked ladies to open the safe and take
the briefcase of gold. To escape just walk out the door to the
salon and through the concert - past Kahina! Go straight to your
compartment and stash the briefcase under the seat. (You can
not access other items in your inventory or pick up new stuff if
you hold on to it)
Note that you can only go after the briefcase during the concert
not after.
Now you need to get the Firebird. Go to Tatiana's compartment
and enter it with the master key. Go to the washroom she
shares with Vassili and open the compartment under the sink.
Take the Firebird and exit through Vassili's compartment.
Like the briefcase you need to hide the Firebird in order to
access your inventory again. (As well as keep it away from
others - namely Kahina) Go to the baggage car when the
Trainmaster is absent and release Max from his kennel. Now
simply place the Firebird in the rear compartment of the kennel.
While the concert is still playing go to August Schmidt's
compartment and search it. In the suitcase you will find an
envelope - open and read it for an important clue.

4:25pm July, 25
At 4:25 when the concert ends catch Schmidt as he exits and
set up a meeting in his compartment.
After the concert Kahina will catch up to you in the corridor and
threaten you with a gun. (She does want her gold back you
know) At this point a game timer will start, represented by music
that will intensify towards a climax. At the end of the music if
you have not returned the briefcase to Kronos she will kill you.
Go back to your compartment, get the briefcase and meet
Schmidt in his compartment. Now show him the gold.
You have little time left to get the briefcase back to Kronos - go
directly to his compartment and knock. That stops the timer and
keeps you alive awhile longer.

5:05pm July, 25
Go to Anna's compartment and follow her to the Baggage Car,
the door is now open. Go in and turn right 3 times. Open the
wooden shipping crate and look inside, Anna sneaks up behind
you with a gun.
Disarm Anna and then fight Vesna - who has snuck up behind
both of you with a knife! To beat Vesna you just need to keep
dodging her until Anna can retrieve the gun and drive her (Vesna)
off.

7:45pm July, 25
Go to Alexi's compartment and find the case on the luggage
rack. Open it and steal the detonator.
Go back to your compartment and sleep.
10:30pm July, 25
After you wake up you need to find Alexi's bomb. (He has built a
new detonator) Go to the sleeping car with the red carpet and
open the door to the electrical compartment beside the
Conductor's chair. Click on the fuse box and then on the fuse
box door - see the cigar box?
Defusing the bomb.
Click on the cigar box ONCE! If you click on it again you will
detonate the bomb as you break some connecting wires.
Highlight the match in your inventory and then move the cursor
over the pipe in the electrical compartment. When it turns into a
match click to 'strike' and light it. This will burn through the
wires and Cath will tie them off, allowing him to remove the box.
(This is done for you - just watch)
Don't open the box but rather turn it until you see the hinges.
Click on the hinge to pull out both pins.
Highlight the telegram in your inventory and move the cursor over
the relays at the far right of the cigar box. Click when the cursor
turns into a telegram to place it between the relays. You're safe!
Now go to Anna's compartment. (This is optional but adds to
the story of the game)
In any event the train will be hijacked and Cath knocked
unconscious. When you come to you will be tied up. To free
yourself turn in any direction, then look (click) down, followed by
clicking up - this will knock the matches free. Look down and
move the cursor until it turns into a hand and click to pick up a
match and light it. Click up again to remove the ropes and
escape.
Fight Ivo. Wait for him to throw the first punch and move the
cursor to a low position so you can duck. When Ivo misses
quickly move the cursor over him and put his lights out.
Go to the platform between the Restaurant Car and the red
carpet car. Turn left and exit through the door to climb atop the
train. Move forward towards the front of the train.
Fight Salko. Again wait for him to swing first (discretion really is
the better part of valor!) and jump back. Like before quickly move
in for the kill when he misses and hit him a few times. Shortly
the cursor will change from a fist to an open hand, use it to grab
the crowbar from Salko and push him off the train.
Now you're clear right? Not likely bub. Vesna unsheathes a
sword behind you, turn and fight her. If she attacks low move the
cursor low to block with the crowbar and alternatively if she
attacks high move the cursor high. This will go on for a while,
both sides fighting to a standstill, but when you see Vesna duck - DUCK!
You are about to go through a tunnel, click downwards
to hit the deck. On the other side of the tunnel Cath will be
hanging off the side of the train with Vesna stepping on his
hands. In dramatic fashion he grabs her foot and pulls her off the
train. (This is done automatically)
Now climb down to the Restaurant Car and free the other
passengers.
You must now unhook the passenger cars. Go to the platform
between the red carpet car and the Restaurant Car and look
down. Click on the floor plate to reveal the hook attachment and
then click on it to release the cars.
Note: Be sure you have the whistle on your person and the
Firebird stowed in Max's kennel before you unhook the cars!
Climb back atop the train and make your way to the locomotive.
You find Milos at the locomotive but Anna quickly shoots him.
The train will slow to a halt. She wants to stop the train but you
need to ignore her and keep going - so pull the lever on the left
and start the locomotive again.
After you break through the Serbian border another train will
chase you. (The Serbian army) Go as fast as you can over the
upcoming decrepit bridge, which will collapse behind you and
stop the Serbians.
Go to the Baggage Car and meet Anna.
Leave Anna and go to the salon and meet Kronos. Somehow he
is now holding Anna hostage and demands the Firebird. Go get
the egg and bring it back to Kronos quickly. If you delay Kahina
will crack you over the head and you loose.
Open the Firebird for Kronos. You can figure it out on your own if
you have the translation from Tatiana of the Firebird poem, if not
here's how:
Opening the Firebird
Notice that it has a strangely wrought map of the world with
gems in key locations. Press each in the following sequential order.
Where Australia should be click on the bluish colored gem.
There's another blue gem in England, click on that one now.
Now click on the red gem in Asia.
The fourth is off the coast of South America. It's the purple gem.
The fifth and final gem is the green one in the Middle East. Click
on it and an opening appears towards the bottom of the egg.
Click on the opening and Cath places his finger in the hole. The
egg transforms into a mechanical bird - the Firebird.
Kronos forces Anna to play her violin and make the bird sing. He
then orders you to close it - instead highlight the whistle and
move it over the bird. Click to blow the whistle, which starts the
end game movie!
You have just brought about the end of the Last Express - in
more ways then one! (I won't spoil the end scene, you can see
what I mean for yourself) Congratulations.