The Knightfall mission in 007 First Light packs 23 challenges into a single run, and finishing all of them earns you the white tux, which you can then wear in TacSim missions. Some of these challenges are quick and almost accidental. Others, particularly the stealth encounters, will make you restart the section multiple times if you go in blind. This guide covers every challenge with the exact steps needed to get them done.
Knightfall challenges overview
Before diving into the tricky ones, here's the full list of all 23 challenges, what they require, and the short version of how to complete each one.
| Challenge | Requirement | Quick Method |
|---|---|---|
| Pacifist: Knightfall | Complete Discretion Advised and IT Specialist | See stealth walkthroughs below |
| Ghost: Knightfall | Complete Hand of God and Underdressed | See stealth walkthroughs below |
| Assault: Knightfall | Complete Server Crash, All the Time in the World, and Makeover | Combat-focused, details below |
| Exclusive Access | Obtain Roger Finch's keycard | After the platform boost from Greenway, head down the stairs to the restrooms and check the left stall |
| High Ground | Take the vent to open the door for Greenway on the executive 2nd floor | Use the Laser Strap to open the vent above the maintenance room on the right after Greenway enters the restroom |
| Tactical Pause | Complete all personal conversations with Greenway | After the upstairs fight, select all 3 optional dialogue options before leaving the room |
| Discretion Advised | Pass through the executive 2nd floor meeting room without alerting or eliminating anyone | Bluff the first guard, then stealth the full encounter (full walkthrough below) |
| Hand of God | Take down every enemy in the executive 2nd floor meeting room without being spotted | Stealth takedowns on all enemies (full walkthrough below) |
| Makeover | Smash 4 security guards through meeting room windows | Use R2 to charge into enemies and push them through glass |
| Blackball | Challenge Greenway to pool | After talking with Greenway, vault the bar railing, hack the door to the left, get Greenway to open it, then interact with the pool cues on the wall |
| Crackerjack | Open the safe on the first attempt | The safe code in Webb's office is 1493E |
| Epic Fail | Fail the safe code 7 times in a row | Enter any wrong code 7 times (anything except 1493E) |
| All the Time in the World | Take out all guards during the run to the Perch | You have 3 minutes to reach the elevator; 11 enemies are in your path |
| After Hours | Enter the data center wearing a disguise | Recall the robot vacuum cleaner to the wall, then grab the disguise from the maintenance room |
| Underdressed | Reach the data center without getting spotted | Wear the disguise but avoid the 2 staff members in the maintenance room |
| IT Specialist | Activate all servers for Greenway without alerting anyone | No bodies found, nobody spots you (full walkthrough below) |
| Service Update | Take down 8 guards in the data center, hack all 3 servers, and return to Greenway undetected | Pairs with IT Specialist; may be bugged in current build |
| Server Crash | Fight 10 security guards in the data center | Skip stealth entirely and brawl until the counter hits 10 |
| Closing Time | Close 4 metallic window shutters | In the Licence to Kill area before the flight deck, use Q-Lens to find hackable windows above you and close them |
| Blast of Air | Overcharge vents to push 4 guards off railings | Activate the industrial fans on the walls when enemies are standing near the edges |
| Gun Nut | Use 4 different firearms during the escape from the Perch | Pick up weapons from defeated guards or grab ones leaning on walls and desks as you go |
| Mightier Than the Sword | Destroy 3 structural elements with the missile pen | Collect chemicals and use the Missile Pen gadget on anything the Q-Lens highlights, like bridges and wall structures |
| Moving Target | Take out every guard in the cargo check room without taking damage | After dropping from the cargo area, stun the 2 guards with the Laser Strap gadget, then finish them off |
How to complete Discretion Advised
This is the first of the two challenges that contribute to Pacifist: Knightfall. The objective is to pass through the executive 2nd floor meeting room area without alerting or taking down a single enemy.
As soon as you climb into the area, a guard spots you. This is unavoidable, but it's not a failure state. Bluff him immediately, then walk away from the room calmly so he doesn't remain suspicious. From that point forward, the encounter is a pure stealth navigation puzzle. Use vents to bypass guards and be patient waiting for patrol patterns to open up. Gadgets are your best friends here: the Laser Strap in particular can redirect attention without triggering a full alert.
The key mistake most players make is trying to rush through. Guards have wide vision cones in this section, and even a brief line of sight can fail the challenge. Move slowly, check each guard's position before advancing, and use the vent system to cross the room without ever stepping on the main floor.
007 First Light Guide: How to Complete All Knightfall Challenges
How to complete Hand of God
Hand of God is the second challenge feeding into Ghost: Knightfall, and it flips the Discretion Advised approach entirely. Here, you need to take down every single enemy in the executive 2nd floor meeting room area, but none of them can spot you before they go down.
The guard who initially spots you when you climb in still needs to be handled. Bluff him first, wait until his alert state drops, then move in for a stealth takedown. After that, work through the room methodically. The gadgets are genuinely useful here: stunning enemies before closing in makes the takedowns much cleaner and removes the risk of one guard catching you mid-animation on another.
Take your time between each elimination. If one body is found or one guard enters an alert state, the challenge fails. Clear line of sight to other enemies before every takedown.
007 First Light Guide: How to Complete All Knightfall Challenges
How to complete IT Specialist and Service Update
These two challenges are the hardest in the Knightfall mission. IT Specialist requires you to hack all 3 servers in the data center and return to Greenway without anyone detecting you and without any bodies being discovered. Service Update adds a specific kill count: you need to eliminate exactly 8 guards during that same run.
The route through the server room involves a lot of waiting. Guards in this area have overlapping patrol paths, and trying to force gaps that don't exist will get you caught. Use the Laser Strap to create distractions, time your server hacks to coincide with guards facing away, and never leave a body where another enemy will walk past it.
For Service Update specifically, you need to hit exactly 8 takedowns across the data center section. Getting 9 or more may disqualify the challenge, so count your eliminations carefully.
007 First Light Guide: How to Complete All Knightfall Challenges
Other challenges worth knowing about
What's the safe code for Crackerjack?
The safe in Webb's office opens on the first try if you enter 1493E. There's no puzzle to solve here; just input that code and the challenge completes immediately. If you want Epic Fail as well, do that first on a fresh attempt, then reload and use the correct code.
How do you complete Blast of Air?
Industrial fans are mounted on the walls throughout the Licence to Kill encounter. When enemies are standing near the railings, activate the fans and the air blast will knock them over the edge. You need 4 guards pushed off this way. The fans are easy to miss if you're not looking up at the walls, so scan with the Q-Lens as you move through the area.
What about Closing Time?
Also in the Licence to Kill section before the flight deck, use the Q-Lens to spot metallic window shutters above you. Hack them closed one at a time. Four total are needed, and they're spread around the area rather than clustered together, so do a full sweep before moving on.
Moving Target tips
After dropping into the cargo check room, two guards are waiting. The Laser Strap stuns both of them cleanly, and a finisher on each completes the fight without you absorbing a single hit. Don't try to punch through this one; the stun-then-finish approach is far more reliable.
What do you unlock for completing all Knightfall challenges?
Finishing all 23 Knightfall challenges unlocks the white tux outfit. Once you have it, the tux is available to wear during TacSim missions, which is a solid cosmetic payoff for the effort involved in clearing the harder stealth challenges.
For the full picture of what each mission offers, the 007 First Light all missions list with challenges and collectibles is worth bookmarking. If you're also working through The Past Never Dies, there's a dedicated guide covering all 23 challenges in that mission including the Mauritania outfit unlock.
For broader mission help, the 007 First Light tips and tricks guide covers the Licence to Kill mechanic, gadget selection, and the checkpoint system in detail. Everything else across the full game is covered in the 007 First Light guides collection.
