The Eyes Only McGuire quest in Nivalis Nights is The Shipping Forecast. The character’s name is Ivan “Only Eyes” McGuire, shown as Only-Eyes McGuire in the character listing. Hear the first transmission in The Stacks, find its source, speak to him, then follow the check-in and radio-gift objectives.
The first conversation can fail the quest. Make a manual save before talking to him; a friendly-sounding answer does not necessarily produce the continuation you want.
Follow the Transmission in The Stacks
The quest begins with the first transmission involving McGuire and Ava in The Stacks. Its first objective, Follow the Transmission, asks you to locate the shipping forecast’s source. Continue until the journal advances to Find McGuire, then speak to Ivan.
Use the active objective to distinguish finding the transmission area from completing the conversation. Hearing the broadcast or reaching the correct district is only the beginning of this quest.
Help Him Find a Different Broadcasting Role
McGuire explains that he has remained at his post reading the forecast because he believes shipping depends on it. The continuation explored here leads him toward radio work rather than leaving him at that post.
- Discuss his broadcast and the fact that people now have automatas.
- Continue the conversation about what else he could do.
- If available, offer the connection to a radio announcer who could take him on as an apprentice.
- Finish that conversation, then follow Check in on Only Eyes when it becomes your active objective.
This is a supported continuation, not a complete map of every dialogue branch. The material available here does not establish all prerequisites for the radio-announcer response or every answer that can fail the quest. If that option is missing, do not assume an unlisted reply gives the same result.
Avoid ending the conversation by simply reassuring him that people need him to remain at the forecast post. That ending has been observed alongside a failed quest. The failure matters more than a positive relationship reaction: check the journal after the conversation before continuing a long play session.
Check In on His New Show
On the later check-in, McGuire describes receiving help from Mr. Reston and being recommended to the station. He then asks what kind of new show would appeal to listeners.
One supported path suggests anonymous confessions and the name Only Ears. Finish the dialogue and let him pitch the idea to the station. These choices describe a captured continuation; they do not establish that every alternative pitch produces the same result.
There is no verified fixed wait of a particular number of days for the next stage. Follow the journal and Ava’s delivery notification rather than inventing a countdown.
Find McGuire’s Radio Gift
The final recorded objective is Find McGuire’s Gift, completed by interacting with Only Eyes Radio. Ava’s notification places the antique-radio gift at your Noodle Bar and says it has been installed for you.
Return to the Noodle Bar, find the radio, and interact with it when the gift objective is active. Receiving the notification is not the same action as inspecting the gift. Check the journal afterward to confirm the objective has advanced.