phasmo-chat

[south violet]

I like the game but it feels like every time I play a match it feels the exact same as the first time I played a match but now there's a small event every now and then

[raven wasp]

Even tho angels are good, I would love to see how they would reimagine it for the game

Also

[vast crown]

the console update took up all of their capacity for a while, they just hired more devs and started working in a new office and things are starting to ramp up it seems.

[south violet]

I want better things for when you die it's absolutely frustrating sitting there for half an hour waiting for your team to decide to leave

[heavy trail]

Has anybody ever seen an X in the tier two notebook? It's not in pen but like just on the page

And sometimes the ghost writes in the book after

[lime holly]

yeah lol I dont blame people leave in multiplayer after they die

[heavy trail]

It's not on the page when i first place the book down, anyb know what it is?

[wise oyster]

Not that I can think of, maybe a weird lighting issue?

[azure karma]

NAHIDAAA

[heavy trail]

Gotcha

[lime holly]

Yep

[heavy trail]

I'll try to take a screenshot of it when I see it again

[wise oyster]

post a pic in #screenshots if you see it

[heavy trail]

Gotcha

[south violet]

The major frustration I have is the "fuck it" thing I was talking about earlier like there are a lot of small things that could be fixed pretty easily but it always gets pushed back

[analog widget]

Worst part is we don't even know how accurate it is/how close in proximity the thing was to being in that stage like grafton could be done stage 2 and they just haven't updated it but I like to think that when something enters the next stage they update the trello within the same week

Which is why I watch insyms videos playing with the devs so I can hopefully learn some stuff on what they are doing

[south violet]

Idk even know what chronicles or horror 2.0 is supposed to be

[wise oyster]

I'm playing a lot of other stuff rn and keeping tabs on Phas, hopping on a couple times a week. Nothing wrong with that. I totally share the frustration that they're in danger of being in a "death from a thousand cuts" situation, but at the same time they've got pretty ambitious plans still, so it's not like they're acting like it's finished.

[wise oyster]

I already mentioned #development-preview and #game-announcements

[analog widget]

Like with new ghosts right now most people are assuming we won't get any new ghosts bit we have no actual clue and the devs have said nothing the only thing we can go on is the trello

[south violet]

I get that they're ambitious but it feels like at the moment unless your absolutely dedicated to the game like insym levels it feels like a hop on for the new holiday event type game

[analog widget]

Insym only plays once a week

[south violet]

Still more then me lmao but my point still stands

[wise oyster]

not really. You could check on Steam or in either of those channels for info/previews they post

if the game auto-updates, you'd see a Patch Notes link on the Downloads page, stuff like that

[south violet]

My point is it's beginning to feel really stale we see all this news about new cool stuff and it's now in the long waiting process for it to happen

[analog widget]

If they actually release everything that they said they would release this year then this year would still be a pretty good year

[wise oyster]

idk, that's a matter of perspective I think. What keeps me from playing more is the annoying janky stuff than the core gameplay. And the event is like a 4/10 for me, but they also put out Bleasdale in early March, and it's an excellent 9/10 map. So they're putting out content.

having a few months between updates isn't crazy

[analog widget]

like 3 reworks a system overhaul a new map a bunch of minor updates that are really nice like unity 6 upgrade or network reworl

[wise oyster]

that said, I'd also like to see smaller bug fix updates along the way, too.

[wise oyster]

Yeah they've got a busy 2025.

[analog widget]

the event sucked dick like it gave something for the grindy players but for less dedicated people its more annoying knowing your gonna miss out on a limited time reward

[wise oyster]

I'm mostly giving it that for the art. Having a DOTS bunny was my favorite part of it last year, too.

[analog widget]

If the event was smth like the 2023 winter event then i might've played it more but at this rate Im barely gonna get the first trophy upgrade

[south violet]

This, I joined in late barely got the foil card tonight and tryna grind like 4k points for an upgraded trophy I'll never get again is really really unmotivating to me

[wise oyster]

you'll be able to finish it next year

[south violet]

Wouldn't it be a new trophy? Or is it now just one trophy that he's upgraded cause I play with players that have like 2023 and 2024 trophies I missed out on so I'm wondering if those events will come back too

[wise oyster]

They haven't indicated any plans to redo the old ones

[harsh copper]

Anyone with good loot want to play on na 669185

I just prestege

[wise oyster]

but that's why Blood Moon, Winter Jest, and Cursed Hollow have names not years

[prime elk]

Please keep 'looking for group' requests in our designated channels. Check them out, Investigator: #lfg-eu | #lfg-na | #lfg-as | #lfg-sa!

[wise oyster]

use #lfg-na

[south violet]

It's just frustrating having missed out on stuff and not knowing if I'll ever get it again, it's kinda upsetting to have trophy cases with no trophies in it

[lethal cliff]

My trophy case is as empty as my soul we ball

[raven wasp]

Another thing I would also love to see is a Mémékwesiwak

Well they aren’t evil, they are a middle ground being- where they can either be a trickster or a guardian. Commonly if they are angered they would give the person bad luck.

[wise oyster]

Finally have one full 💪

[raven wasp]

If the maps had more then one ghost, being like the Mémékwesiwak and so many other could serve an amazing purpose in different ways

Like some spirit can help support you in lower/ easier game mode and the higher the level the more less common they are. Maybe even in insane mode, the guardian spirit can support the main spirit

[vale thistle]

everytime i play nightmare lobbies i walk in insanely confident knowing i have a general idea on how most ghosts work just to be blasted by information ive never heard before

[wise oyster]

Cheat Sheet can help with that

[vale thistle]

I already use it but just curious do you know if it goes more in depth about the ghosts

[vast crown]

it has everything about every ghost (that we know of so far)

[wise oyster]

Each ghost has a O evidence section with tests, gifs, etc

[south wraith]

Just out of complete curiosity, what stuff had you not heard before?

[wise oyster]

Under Guides > 0 Evidence, or the 0 Evidence link from the ghost card will take you right to that ghost

[vale thistle]

Spirit having a delayed hunt if smudged . mare being incapable of turning on the light, thaye's entire gimmick

[south wraith]

Oh, yeah, those are right on the cards of the cheat sheet.

[vale thistle]

yea

[wise oyster]

yeah

[vale thistle]

the primary reason I had little knowledge was simply the fact i rarely seen or interacted with them

[vast crown]

yup, knowing vs experiencing is an important distinction

took me a gooooood long while to fully understand things

[wise oyster]

lots of games, that's the only way to learn. Repetition

[vast crown]

yup

[vale thistle]

this game is lowkey really addicting to me after understanding the basics of hiding and how to use all the tools

[wise oyster]

Yup the gameplay is deceptively deep when you start getting into the ghost mechanics

[analog widget]

this game is multiple levels deep its pretty fun too, like when you get good at evidence and using the tools propery theres new stuff for you to learn like ghosts apparently have special abilities and looping as a core mechanic

[wise oyster]

exactly

[south violet]

Meanwhile I play on amateur or intermediate every match

[vast crown]

you tried any professional yet

it was actually a breath of fresh air when i moved up from intermediate

not having to wait out the setup timer

[wise oyster]

Yeah it should be smooth sailing to Prof. NM is where the game changes

[south violet]

I can't even survive most intermediate event maps so I'm good honestly

[wise oyster]

how is the game stale for you if you can't do intermediate

[south violet]

Lemme put it this way I do one of two things go In a map and barely anything happens I get the evidence and survive with like 1-2 hunts or I get a intermediate raiju/deo who sprints at me and gets me or spawns right next to me and gets me

[vast crown]

so nothing happening will be remediated by playing professional, intermediate/amateur are just super slooowww

[fossil shard]

we're getting possessedgeist soon

[wise oyster]

Intermediate has 4s grace period and High hiding spots, so you have time to hide. But the bigger question is why are you getting hunted so much.

[vast crown]

turning on lights and being in those rooms will help with sanity drain

[wise oyster]

Yup, that's what I was getting at: Don't lose sanity. Keep ghost room dark, keep yourself in the light

[south violet]

I got two event tanglewoods today where I died before 4s was up once I was in the boys bedroom and it spawned right next to me and killed me It was a twins, then I got a raiju in the kitchen who I threw a incense at it walked right through it and sprinted at me killed me in like two steps

[zinc coyote]

[vast crown]

did you light the incense?

[south violet]

Yep

[wise oyster]

It’s still invisible during the grace period but you can hear the hunt sounds.

[vast crown]

the incense will only last 5 second and ghost needs to be within 3 meters of you for it to apply

[south violet]

Idk it's things like that, that annoy me

I also got one where I sprinted and ran out of sprint right in front of a locker so I of course died

[vast crown]

yea that's all normal stuff, happens all the time

i get spawned on all the time

[wise oyster]

Yeah it’s fairly basic gameplay

[south violet]

That's why I don't play professional and get bored quickly

Feels like half the time I die it's something I couldn't do anything about

[vast crown]

knowing where the ghost is will help to avoid that

[wise oyster]

It’s completely avoidable

[vast crown]

then knowing what your sanity is will tell you when to start staying away from the ghost room

[wise oyster]

100%

[south violet]

Forgot Im talking to day 1 players my bad

[wise oyster]

I’m not OG at all. We’re not talking about advanced strategy here

[vast crown]

me neither

i started in late 2023

do you play solo or with others?

a lot of it just comes from playing and picking up little things from others really

[south violet]

Yeah but acting like I can do anything about buggy gameplay like the ghost spawning right in front of me or walking thru a lit incense is annoying

[wise oyster]

But you don’t need to even learn much about hunts on Intermediate because you shouldn’t be losing that much sanity.

So work on your sanity management for smoother games.

[south violet]

Raiju has entered the chat

[vast crown]

firelights help too when there's no lights or when you need them to be turned off for something

raiju is only triggered by equipment

so having lights on is okay

[wise oyster]

Yeah Raiju was my Most Deaths when I was new. Some ghosts are nastier than others, but you’ll be successful overall and get upgrades and learn along the way.

[vast crown]

lights will only really affect ghost throwing things and spirit box (ghost's cant throw stuff while the lights are on in the room it is currently standing/roaming inside)

[wise oyster]

Well said

It can definitely seem like an overwhelming amount of information at first, but when you put in the reps, it all starts to make sense little by little

[south violet]

The problem is this shit is so unpredictable and half the time I just know what evidence I need I'm not like the pro players who can walk into the house find the room in 5 seconds and find what ghost it is in under a minute based on niche details found on a cheat sheet like "oh that object flew a little too far it's definitely this type of ghost" I'm a new player who uses cursed objects all the equipment until I have all 3 evidence, most matches take me about 30-45 minutes and I play with one other person

[wise oyster]

Yeah we’re giving you simple actionable advice on not getting hunted.

[south violet]

I don't even turn on the breaker 95 percent of the time at this point

[wise oyster]

The breaker will be on the map

[vast crown]

turning on the breaker warms up the house, which makes the ghost room much easier to find, because the temperature difference will be greater

[south violet]

Cause by the time it's on and I get all my shit in the house it's either off because the ghost or it gets blown cause I turned too many lights on

[wise oyster]

ok don't turn on so many lights

[south violet]

I also don't use the map

[vast crown]

stick with the lights in the main areas and hallways, then in the dead end rooms, when you find it's not the ghost room, lights off, because it's not needed anymore

[lime holly]

I think i just had some of the worst ghost pathing luck in history ...

ghost goes from restricted room 1 all the way down the wing up and goes all the way back to room 1 upstairs where im hiding out...

[vast crown]

me with every yokai i never get a chance to test bc it always randomly roams into my room

[lime holly]

then i go downstairs and the next hunt it paths backwards and kills me

[south violet]

I also only play the 3 house maps

[vast crown]

thats okay i've been playing nothing but tanglewood when i can

[wise oyster]

that's enough. Tanglewood and Willow are all you need to learn

[south violet]

Meanwhile a deo on either of those maps is just waiting to die

Seeing as you can't hide from it

[glass sun]

tanglewood has the best loop spot

[lime holly]

i literally had the most free apoc3 game for polter and it destroys me with unlucky af pathing

[vast crown]

when you know the ghost will be hunting soon, it'll be better to spend more time in the kitchen, where you can loop the ghost (advanced technique but you can handle it with a deo)

[lime holly]

repel, escape, cleanse

[wise oyster]

I like Willow's counter better

[lime holly]

it also dodged the salt by phasing through furniture so thats fun

[wise oyster]

and willow has that nice transition from couch to counter

[lime holly]

and then choked the ghost photo when i tried to grab it when it came over to me so everything went wrong in what shouldve been a free win

[south violet]

Idk at this point it seems like a monumental task to learn how to "be good"

Especially when I only play with one other person

[vast crown]

one game at a time

[wise oyster]

I mean if you're not having fun at the end of the day, don't torture yourself either

[vast crown]

hop into an LFG game accepting newer players, i'm sure you'll pick up some cool tricks on the side when you can't play with your regular duo

[zinc coyote]

[south violet]

Also like bro you say your not a pro but Ive seen your name in the top ten players right now lmao

[vast crown]

thats one of the things i like about this game is meeting new people and learning stuff from em

that doesn't mean pro that means no sleep

[wise oyster]

He's got you there. You're mega pro

[vast crown]

im letting the ghost kill me every game

[south violet]

Prestige does feel like a punishment more then a reward

[cerulean geode]

I just started the game and feel behind. There is so much information

[wise oyster]

I got 3600 and I won't touch another event map

[south violet]

Hey new card but you lose everything you've worked for

[acoustic badge]

nahh just take your time

[acoustic badge]

good thing i prestige the moment i hit 100

so i dont feel the guilt of losing my hard grinded items

[vast crown]

don't really worry about prestige rn tbh

[south violet]

I'm already prestige 1

[long pecan]

but what about clinky babies

[acoustic badge]

im like lv35 rn

[cerulean geode]

Every lobby is entered was professional. I'm still on tier 1 devices. I can't be jumping generations like that. Not with proximity chat ruining my educational opportunities HAHA

[south violet]

I'm like prestige 1 level 68

[wise oyster]

that's what turned it into borderline hate playing

[cerulean geode]

Ohhhh games and how we play them for fun to just get mad at them;) but it is fun. I've been burnt on fornite so my friend had me try this out

[cerulean geode]

LVL 13. Thriving lol

[vast crown]

my friends made me play phas with them once then never played again

[acoustic badge]

you may be still t1 devices, but the host may have t2 or 3 items. tbh professional is a good way to start with

[south violet]

I get burnt out after 5 games with how much I don't know about it or how to survive lmao

[cerulean geode]

Legacy alive.

[south violet]

Ive tried watching insym teaching stuff but most of it is outdated and I don't have any high level players who know the niche

[acoustic badge]

pretty much the trick is "hear something? Go straight to it with your emf"

like in tanglewood: hear some dish being thrown? Might be somewhere at the kitchen or dining table

[magic mantle]

huh

[acoustic badge]

ayee thievesss

[magic mantle]

sorry, cosplaying yokai

[acoustic badge]

spamming walkie talkie rn

[south violet]

I just wish i had a higher level person to play with for like teaching lessons lmao

[wise oyster]

There's always #lfg-na

[acoustic badge]

door touch? find which door with your emf

[magic mantle]

im sure lfg has someone there

[vast crown]

trust, do not join pubs, people in jfg are usually chill

[cerulean geode]

I beleive you. It's hard to find someone who will explain it to you without upsetting the other players. I just tried my best and saw someone die and come back to life. That was new to me lol I'm sure its not to hard to pick up. But I just learned devices I didn't need to bring 🥴 i also get clipped by the ghost SOO much. They always choose me. I'm the favorite lol UGH

I made myself a cheat guide that color coded that's how much I need to learn lol

[acoustic badge]

you'll get the hang of it soon enough!

[south violet]

This is how I play: I go in with emf, flash and temp all tier 3 and go room by room searching with emf till I get something once I do i just set up every piece of equipment there and stay there and thats it, no map or breaker until I die or leave and that's about it

[cerulean geode]

Utilize your resources? Lol. I hope its correct lol

[wise oyster]

Also check out the Cheat Sheet if you haven't.

[cerulean geode]

I have been doing temp emf and flashlight to locate. Then hunting in said location until I figure it out. I'm on easy difficulty so it doesnt moce around too much

[vast crown]

look at map, find breaker location, turn it on first thing, then find the room, but focus on using thermometer instead of emf. use the emf when you hear the ghost touch or throw something, to confirm what was touched, and you know the ghost is within 3 meters in any direction when it touched the item.

[cerulean geode]

In the discord channel or the actual game?

[wise oyster]

That's a link to the discord post that has the link b/c I can't post links here

[cobalt matrix]

Real

[cerulean geode]

Always 3 meters from thrown object with emf detection?

[cobalt matrix]

We get halfway through a game and then abandon it over here

[vast crown]

it's a whole website with all the info about every ghost its super nice, includes audio clips of ghost's footstep speeds and everything. don't overload yourself on info tho

[acoustic badge]

on higher diff, breaker will be off by default, so you want to prioritize the breaker first so the room will warm up

My setup can be: emf, vidcam (flashlight replacement), photocam (for any potential ghost photos), barge in the house to find the breaker to turn on, use vidcam to check orbies, if none, listen to anything that is thrown or touched and use the emf to find it.
The rest is just dump everything in (especially cruci to not get jumped)

[vast crown]

the ghost's interaction range is 3 meters, so it can touch or throw things that are within 3 meters of it

which is relatively short range

[cobalt matrix]

meanwhile me looking at all the info:

[acoustic badge]

depends on the emf iirc, 2.5m for t1, 3m for t2, 3.5m for t3

[wise oyster]

2.12m radius on small maps

[cerulean geode]

Yes I did see that! I saved it already to bookmarks. I created my own guide from a reddit post and the comments didn't sound like she was trolling new players. lol!!!! So I'm praying the info is correct but I haven't got it wrong yet

[wise oyster]

it's a 1.5m box

[vast crown]

i always recommend that people play their preferred difficulty, and once they've gotten the evidence and figured out what the ghost is, find it on the cheat sheet and read about its abilities and traits, then use that game, since you know what it is, to try and see those abilities and traits in action firsthand. this will help a lot and will make it much easier to transition into difficulties like nightmare where some evidence is hidden from you

[cerulean geode]

Imagine me studying wrong information. BUT at least I'm studying lol I'm sure most of its right.

[acoustic badge]

we can clear out any doubts that you have

[south violet]

Honestly I'm getting overwhelmed so I'm just gonna dip, I don't think I'll ever try pro difficulty at least not right now but y'all keep having fun. There's too much to memorize and learn and I don't have the people to play with and pubs insta kick or always play nightmare so yeah have fun cya

[cerulean geode]

It's a long one lol I color coded it. Just so I can flip and locate to the section I need

[vast crown]

oo you got a physical notebook?

[cobalt matrix]

I'll be the one whispering "what if it's a mimic? did you orb check?"

[cerulean geode]

If I can memorize every Pokémon and 2000s nostalgia music. I can memorize this.

[cerulean geode]

I typed it in notes on my Samsung and saved a pdf that's 7 pages XD

We listen and we don't judge

[vast crown]

aye ggs

+1 for android

[cerulean geode]

Everytime lights flash, I jump. Lightning included. Ill get over that but the haunts still make me run like I'm exiting a haunted house chainsaw

[acoustic badge]

Damn pro and W android user

[vast crown]

@south violet i be down to play sometime and show you some ropes once this event is over and i don't have to grind anymore

[south violet]

Theres also 24 ghosts and one literally called a mimic that copies stuff others ghosts do so it's a tad overwhelming

[south violet]

Okay I'll let you know

[cerulean geode]

lol I can't stand being confused and overwhelmed. I have to ref something until I feel confident. I bet I look silly standing there in the game but I'm really flipping through my notes tryna pass the test.

[vast crown]

i used to jus sit there like.. i have no clue what the fuck this thing is

[south violet]

I'll get 2 pieces of evidence and have no idea what the third one is just for it to be the opposite of what I thought It was

[acoustic badge]

I just walk around and look at wtf they doin

[heavy trail]

I sent it in the screenshots

@wise oyster

[vast crown]

oh rly?

[cerulean geode]

Idk if this is normal or not. But me and my friend are both new. We know the time starts when the front door opens. So we move all our needed items to the front porch and access them that way. We play tanglewood on repeat until we felt we could go to a larger location. Idk if setting up the equipment by the door will continue as it gets harder. But right now it works much better than both of us running to the van everytime we need something. I take two of everything to the porch and then what is used stays inside the house. I hope I don't sound like a weirdo LOL the van is a far walk for my forgetful gameplay

[wise oyster]

yeah I see what you mean. I never noticed that I don't think. like a crease in the page

[cerulean geode]

Flip a coin lol

[heavy trail]

I marked off ghost writing because of it like the x meant no until i saw it write over

I was so confused lol

[vast crown]

yup i'll do that with groups when we're speedrunning but low on people who can carry equipment in

[cerulean geode]

Me too. I asked questions, sometimes they answer LOL

[vast crown]

normally with 4 people we can get everything into the house that we need but when we're down one or two people we bring everything and throw it through the door before we even open it for the first time, save the loadout we want to walk in with on the side so we can grab it all then head in with the rest of the stuff we want sitting at the front door

[cerulean geode]

I have only played with 4 players once. Otherwise its just me and my friend in there alone screaming and panicking

[south violet]

Taking a break after finishing the event, though I am very close to reaching my prestige goal.

[wise oyster]

one thing I like to do is make 2-3 trips from the van to the front door to haul what I know I'm gonna need. And open the door on the first trip. This allows the ghost to start cooling its room, making it easier to find when you go in.

[cerulean geode]

Idk how to save a load out yet.

Im tryna not get my lips ripped off by the ghost

[vast crown]

by loadout i mean like, the stuff you usually go into the house with in your inventory each game

[cerulean geode]

Why they come from behind like that too

Ugh

[vast crown]

like my normal setup is parabolic, smudge, salt, lighter, so ill grab those and throw them on the ground, then start grabbing other stuff and throwing it in the house, then go back for my own stuff and then head in to start the timer

[cerulean geode]

Interesting. We have been waiting bc opening the door starts the hunt countdown potential. We wants to find the bone and signs of the ghost immediately. Set up simple tests to validate and them come in with everything else. I love when it's right in the front door hallway. Lol

[cerulean geode]

Noted

[vast crown]

yup yup, i don't open the door until i have everything in the house (you can throw equipment literally through the door without opening it) and am ready to start investigating

[wise oyster]

but on 0/0 you mean?

[vast crown]

any difficulty

[wise oyster]

b/c it's advantageous to open the door early on sanity games

[vast crown]

the items i choose are for 0/0 yeah

[cerulean geode]

I only am familiar with tanglewood cause I did that on purpose. Learn devices. Learn ghost behavior characteristics. Then go bigger. I beleive learning all of it is the hardest part. If I tackle that, I can move levels fast. Well that's the goal

Is there a max level cap?

[vast crown]

9999

[wise oyster]

XX-9999. No one is close

[zinc coyote]

ill hit it soon

[vast crown]

at least 1 point

[cerulean geode]

Shut the front door. If I go throw this stuff at the door and it bounces off... I knew it. Am I being trolled rn 🤣 someone back this man up

[zinc coyote]

xx 240ish im right around the corner

[cerulean geode]

Is 0/0 meaning no evidence? Literally guessed. What does that mean

[vast crown]

yeah no evidence no sanity

ghost hunts right away (usually) and won't give you any evidence clues as to what it is

[wise oyster]

the premium Phas experience

[cerulean geode]

No sanity doesnt mean instant death?

[vast crown]

agree i totally rushed into no evidence when the first grafton weekly released because "this is some next level shit"

[cerulean geode]

He on x games mode

[wise oyster]

not at all, it just means any ghost can hunt, and they'll be more active

[vast crown]

the strategy is that when the ghost is hunting, you get it to chase you around something like the kitchen island or dining room table in tanglewood for example, ghosts have a hard time going around corners of things like that when they're moving faster so it's easy with some practice to stay alive an entire hunt with the ghost chasing you

[wise oyster]

doesn't even have to be looping a lot of the time

[vast crown]

fr ^

like the couple spots on edgfield where you can look at it for brief periods are nice

you look for things like how fast or slow the ghost is, how quiet it is, how hard it throws things, what its blinking looks like, which will be giveaways for a good chunk of the ghosts, then for the rest there are specific tests you actively perform to try and confirm and rule them out

[acoustic badge]

Sanity is just determines whether the ghost will hunt or not, like most ghosts hunt at an average sanity of 50%, some are higher, some are lower (called early/late hunter)

If your sanity is 0% every ghost can start hunting whenever they like

[cerulean geode]

This makes sense. I've only lived when I had obstacles between me and the ghost or rooms to buy time to hide.

[acoustic badge]

"If it blocks los, its a hiding spot"

[vast crown]

yup ^

also helps to know that a good number of ghosts will get faster over time if you let them chase you in a hunt

[glacial stag]

My friend in front of me during a hunt blocks LoS :D

[acoustic badge]

I learnt that from some dude or some video, and it acrually works

[vast crown]

they cap out at a 65% speed boost by the end of a 13 second period of non-continuous line of sight

[acoustic badge]

Perfect idea

Ghost slowly loses the los speedbuff when it doesnt see, and i mean SLOWLY

[cerulean geode]

Okay I'm following you. But question. I read in this chat that ghost usually hunt immediately before showing characteristics. Should I expect a hunt to happen quickly after the door opens, or closer to when I'm 50 or lower.

[vast crown]

yup takes 5x as long to slow down once it's sped up

[vast crown]

expect hunts to begin once your sanity starts to dip below 50%

but in no evidence games you'll have sanity set to 0 (if you're going for fast games)

some ghosts are exceptions to the 50% sanity rule though

[cerulean geode]

Im gathering from this. Your sanity is used to buy time to set up and diagnosis. No sanity can be used to collect evidence before returning the rental truck back to UHAUL 🤣 JK on the last part. I do think that every game in my head smh

[vast crown]

demon's ability is literally to just start a hunt, regardless of what your sanity average is

[cerulean geode]

Is this advice only for tanglewood or most maps moving forward

[vast crown]

so a demon could hunt at 100% sanity the moment you open the door and walk in the house

[cerulean geode]

Im sorry I'm a book of questions and smartass jokes

[vast crown]

this applies to all maps

questions are good

[cerulean geode]

If a hunt starts, and I know I'm screwed potentially. Is there an item I can carry to repel it? Or is this also situational. Probably

[vast crown]

the cheat sheet will tell you what sanity threshold each ghost is able to hunt at as well, so if you get a hunt, check your sanity, and it's like way above 50%, check the sheet

[cerulean geode]

Alot of Grey area. I struggle with that

[acoustic badge]

There are like 3 phases of expecting a hunt for me:
Early hunters: get ready when avg sanity at around 70-80 (demon 70, young thaye 75, angered yokai 80)
60-65 (mare 60 (lights off), raiju 65)

Average sanity at 50% are for most ghosts (banshee only checks for TARGET'S sanity instead of average)

Late hunters: 35-40 (Shades 35, deo 40)

[vast crown]

incense paired with a lighter. holding the incense, when the ghost is approaching you, activate the incense and it will make the ghost blind for 5 seconds, giving you that time to run around a corner and get out of its line of sight and/or get into a hiding spot

[acoustic badge]

Smudge (Incense) with a lighter, right click the incense to burn it, stunning the ghost when it gets near the burning smudge

[cerulean geode]

Thank you for the advice.

[acoustic badge]

At that time, the ghost cannot kill you for 5s

[vast crown]

or matches if using tier 1 equipment, instead of a lighter

[acoustic badge]

So the moment its stunned, RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH IT

[vast crown]

should say "igniter"

yep it can't kill you while it's under the effects of a smudge

but only lasts for 5 seconds

[acoustic badge]

Smudges will be your best friend, your saving grace in hunts

[vast crown]

when it expires, it will go for the first person it sees, if there are more than 2 people in the immediate open area, whoever is closest to it

[cerulean geode]

I use Xbox and lightning items works sometimes and sometimes I hit the same exact buttons and it doesnt wanna work. User error? Probably. I have light a candle on the ground and also in my hand. But I've also wasted a candle. Do the sage or incense burn up fast? My experience it didn't burn to long and then I realized I used it to early bc I assumed that baby would burn realistically

[vast crown]

the incense will burn for 5 seconds, if the ghost comes within range of you within the time that it is actively burning, that is when the stun effect will be applied to the ghost, which will also last 5 seconds (not to be confused with the amount of time the smudge will burn for, two different timers). if the smudge stops burning before the ghost gets close enough, it won't apply and it will be able to kill

[cerulean geode]

That's what I get for thinking. But seriously lighting things is still tricky. And determining if its a ghost event or a hunt. I heard if I hear the ghost before I see it, assume hunt. But my partner could see it and after that second flicker on the light... I'm usually running away to the door.. and then its a GE and I turn around and go back. I run with every flicker and assume I'm about to die

[vast crown]

yep, if you have a grace period set then when a ghost hunts it will make sound for a few seconds (between 0-5 depending on the difficulty) then show itself and begin hunting from the location the sound was

whenever the ghost isn't hunting, it's invisible and roaming around. wherever it's at when it decides to hunt is where you'll hear the sounds coming from, and where the hunt will begin at

[cerulean geode]

I domt have smudge yet.

If I burn a incense to buy time during a hunt, can I like that and keep looking forward? Prob not. Or I light it and must turn and gave the ghost for it to work?

[vast crown]

yeah you don't need to look toward the ghost for it to work

[acoustic badge]

Ghost can be stunned from any direction

Just burn and if its within the stun range, it will work

[vast crown]

it's like a circle around the smudge that is 3 meters radius, which is only there when the smudge is burning. it will be there for 5 seconds. when the ghost touches that circle, it becomes stunned and blind, which also lasts for 5 seconds. i think that's a better way of explaining the smudge mechanics

or a circle around your body

[cerulean geode]

Im always hearing it throw boots and pictures. But it won't be a hunt. Are you meaning like breathes and vocal noises or doors slamming? The game background carries alot of noise to begin with. Im learning how to filter out the noises from other players moving, and the background music, and then the ghosts itself.

I hope everyone else's brain works like mine does.

[vast crown]

the noises will be vocals and i believe with the grace period you will also hear your heartbeat if you are close enough to it

[cerulean geode]

Phasmophobia +1

[vast crown]

yeah i remember first starting to try and tune out other people's footsteps and stuff

[cerulean geode]

bruh I assumed that was my heart beating from exhaustion. 😭😭😭😭😭 LAAAAWWD. That's funny

[vast crown]

heres a good tip to tell the difference between a hunt and an event that looks like a hunt, during a hunt, the ghost blinks between being visible and invisible frequently. ghost events will not blink at all. they will be in one state the whole time of the event. so if it's invisible the entire time or fully visible the entire time, its an event and not a hunt

[cerulean geode]

It's not easy. That's the hardest part for me and proximity chat. If someone inside and things go wrong, I'd like to know before I arrived at something I wanna run from. Me and my friend use. Xbox to chat and that problem doesnt exist. But when I play lobby games, I can hardly tell what they are saying. Me asking why every 5 seconds doesnt help

[vast crown]

keeping track of where the ghost is and what your average sanity will help to better expect the ghost's hunts

salt, motion sensors, events and such will be helpful for that

once you find the room and can set those up, you'll know if it's leaving the room to roam someplace else, and you'll know that you don't want to be where the ghost is when you get to hunting sanity

[acoustic badge]

I usually crank of my monitor or my tv volume up

If it doesnt work; crank the player volume up as well

[cerulean geode]

Gotcha. Now I just have to learn not to assume lightning is flickers. I swear it lightning more when flickering. I run away to fast before seeing what's happening. The times I stayed i died though. rip to me and 50% of my earnings.

Okay so hunt, flickers will happen in lights but ghost will be solid.

Ghost event, flickering lights flickering ghost.

[vast crown]

other way around

[cerulean geode]

I think I'm understanding it right. If I'm not, it won't hurt my feelings lol. Tell me before I get my lips ripped off again. It's not pleasant

[vast crown]

hunt: ghost flickers, and lights around it flicker
event: ghost doesn't flicker, and depending on the event lights will also flicker

example the air ball event will not do anything but turn off lights where it started at, fly at a person, and make the hissing sound

[acoustic badge]

if u hear ghost walking towards you with the light switch flick, event
if u see ghost walking towards you with no blinks, event

[vast crown]

but it doesn't make the lights flicker

yeah that too, that's really good

when you hear a light switch get flipped off at the same time the ghost pops up, that's an event

[acoustic badge]

and keep note of the ghost hunt vocal sound, it will be the same for the rest of the game

[vast crown]

bc ghost events will turn off the light switch in the room they spawn in, if it's turned on when they spawn

[cerulean geode]

I had them both maxed but the background music and the ghost itself, I couldn't hear my partner most of the time. I'd hear part of it and then ask her to repeat it. She was already teaching me what she knew and I'm over there yelling WHATD YOU SAY 🤣
I turned voice chat up and game down because I felt bad.

[vast crown]

lol

i be watching netflix while the ghost hunts

and i die but the show is getting to the good part lmao

when you place salt on the ground and it's disturbed before it even comes out of the canister

[cerulean geode]

Thank you BTW I'm loving all this information. It all makes sense but when I'm being hunted in the game I revert to survival. I think agreeing to leave the doors closed behind you, or leaving them open, helps decide what the ghost moved and what we moved. She leaves them open. I would like to close them behind me so I know when its moved. So many details but one day ill be pro don't worry LOL

[cerulean geode]

Im retaining and copying some of this down.

[vast crown]

i recommend picking the weekly challenge mode, since it provides all the equipment, you don't lose money when you die. use cursed object and get the ghost to hunt then just stare the ghost down while it comes at you. use your radio to try and get its attention if it's not in the immediate area. once you get used to hearing the ghost hunt and are used to seeing it come at you, it'll help you to focus on other things in those situations

[hushed pendant]

can anyone confirm... if we get extra points this easter, next easter no need to chase? 😮

[vast crown]

oooo that would be cool

[cerulean geode]

I thought your flashlight blinks during both a hunt and a event? Just based off memory. The lights be doing weird stuff with both. Ugh now om confusing myself. Lemme go read again

[vast crown]

yup flashlights do, but we were referring to the room lights there

[cerulean geode]

Pro tip!

[vast crown]

if the ghost spawning is accompanied by the light switch in that room turning off, that's an event and not a hunt

[heavy trail]

Is the sound sensor and tripod Worth updating?

Upgrading*

I'm level 64

[vast crown]

tripod yes, sound sensor, depends if you use it. personally never do, bc parabolic mic op

[heavy trail]

Gotcha

[cerulean geode]

Idk why I can't react to messages. You asked phasmophobia to perform and they outdid themselves. Lucky lol

[ivory urchin]

unfortunately you have to be a server booster to do that

[vast crown]

i think i've seen non-boosters react

or maybe they just send an emoji in a message

can't remember actually

[wise oyster]

not in this channel

I think they can in the media channels maybe

[vast crown]

lol not in my house

[cerulean geode]

AHH. Checks out. If the breaker gets shut off, lights still happen during a event even with no power? Or just sound audio of the hunt

[vast crown]

nope, if breaker is off, no lights, just the sound of the hunt and the ghost itself

[hushed pendant]

the lights wont work if breaker is off mam.

[vast crown]

flashlight will flicker tho

all ghosts will make electronics malfunction within a 10 meter range (except the raiju, which does at a 15 meter range). this includes making your radio go static while you hold the button down

[cerulean geode]

Im copying and pasting that into notes. Good tip

[hushed pendant]

you can see chit sheet. dont really need notes

[vast crown]

when ghosts hunt, the lights will stay on, and you won't be able to flip any of the lights in the house on or off until the hunt is over. when a hunt ends or a crucifix burns, all the lights in the house get turned off (but not the power), and the ghost teleports back to the ghost room

[cerulean geode]

Understood. I can emote using 😇😊

[vast crown]

there's some stuff that's not in the sheet but can still be good to know but yea there's a ton of good stuff in the cheat sheet, will just need to skim through it to understand the extend of its knowledge

[hushed pendant]

^^ chit sheet

[vast crown]

chit shit

[cerulean geode]

booboo
PHASMOPHOBIA. -1
Hope someone's keeping score LAWL

[vast crown]

cheat sheet is an op tool

[hushed pendant]

miracle item

[subtle horizon]

Best thing ever made

[cerulean geode]

I thought so but I had to ask. A couple question I fumbled

[acoustic badge]

cheat sheet fr saved our lives

[cerulean geode]

Ill admit that

[acoustic badge]

A FRICKING BUILT IN TIMER

[hushed pendant]

wew i got wraith 3x in a row 0evi after putting 3 stacks of salt

thanks phas :C

[wise oyster]

well technically it was a wraith before you put the salt down

[broken axle]

why does every post in the lfg channel gotta have "18+"

js let me join ur game gng 💔

[vast crown]

[broken axle]

atp im resorting to using the built in system for finding games 💔

[hushed pendant]

i think teens will not be able to handle jokes

[cerulean geode]

Radio? Gotta be more specific. I got a parabolic. Spritt box atm. Im gonna assume its the box. And I won't lie i can't tell if its 10 or 15 meters away. Not yet.

[vast crown]

global chat

[acoustic badge]

the walkie talkie

[vast crown]

yeah

[hushed pendant]

spirit box not 100% just like parabolic. its chance based

[vast crown]

tier 3 parabolic shows you how far away sounds are that it picks up with a little radar screen, very helpful for that test

but that's unlocked at lvl 74

[acoustic badge]

i thought it was 72 or sth 😭 lemme check

[cerulean geode]

I know but I had a hard time locating what I needed in a timely manner. So I made a color system so I'm not wasting time. It likes to hunt me and im the most cautious. It helps me memorize it too. Very similar to writing down things to remember them. I didn't type all of it though.... ill filter it throughout time and it'll be fast effective for me. I used to work for a corporate for over 5 years. I blame them for why I'm like this.

[vast crown]

don't worry how far it is, just if the walkie talkie signal turns to static

[acoustic badge]

it is 72 for t3 paramic

[hushed pendant]

sooner or later you wont be needing it! 🙂

[vast crown]

hahaha i work corporate and i just have a million browser tabs open all the time

[cerulean geode]

Im not cool enough to access that one yet. 🙂

[acoustic badge]

walkie talkie is available for all levels

[vast crown]

it's not equipment, it's your voice chat for when people are not close to you, like when the person in the truck talks to the people in the house

[cerulean geode]

Doing the lord's work over here. It's not easy waking up to emails.

[hushed pendant]

well. im in healthcare and... its no better than dealing with difficult patients/families.

[cerulean geode]

WHY AM I NOT GETTING THE MEMO. honestly my friend didn't teach me all the devices in the truck she brings yet. Nothing fancy I'm sure but some of them i just look at still.

[vast crown]

im not sure what the button is on controller tho

[acoustic badge]

THE WALKIE TALKIE WAS ALWAYS ON YOUR BODY

[acoustic badge]

same

[raven wasp]

I tied to join a public sever

The moment I joined, they started making fun of me

;—;

[cerulean geode]

Dang. I did corporate Healthcare. That isn't me trolling! I worked for health and wellness pharmacy Walmart home office accounts receivable.

[hushed pendant]

lowkey why i dont join public.

[vast crown]

same people in pubs suck

[raven wasp]

Like they were like “ why are you heavy breathing, are you fat “?

[hushed pendant]

1. they would think high level = hacker.

2. they would say nasty things like get a job etc.

[lime holly]

ive never joined pubs before but arent most of them kids

[vast crown]

yep all of the above lol

[cerulean geode]

I've been hitting this button not knowing. Me and my teammate done separate too long or often so I haven't got to notice that yet. Now I know why they didn't hear me in the truck but I heard their comments.
WHY ISNT THERE A TRAINING GUIDE WITH INDEX FOR THIS. this game info really deserves to be in a book. For everyone to read the rules lol

[lime holly]

its usually how it works in videogames

[raven wasp]

The moment they hear I am a woman, the moment they start being a jerk

[hushed pendant]

thats worse than what i got!

[raven wasp]

I blame it on my new mic

It was too close to make face

[hushed pendant]

there is training.... you just didnt do it.

[lime holly]

lmao thats wild

[hushed pendant]

fr

[lime holly]

they had to have been kids

surely lmao

[vast crown]

i joined a lobby and someone immediately said "i wonder what your room smells like"

[cerulean geode]

My friend got kicked 39 times this week. Im level 13 and entered into a game with level 90 and higher. Before they even said hello I just walked myself out. Save us all the trouble LOL I did one game woth strangers and they were nicer than I expected. I feel bad asking players questions on the game

[lime holly]

Lmaoo ive gotten similar comments before in the lfg’s here some will be like “have you seen the sun”

[vast crown]

the looking for group channels here are going to be way better than public lobbies

[lime holly]

i find it hilarious though

[hushed pendant]

agreed..

[vast crown]

i said "your mom"

[hushed pendant]

yea some are just... mean. like they post in lfg and they are picky about who joins facepalm

[vast crown]

basically work 9-5 but this is the only game i actually play after work rather than playing a variety of games, so i just get a lot more hours in it

[lime holly]

i didnt even take it as mean i just find it funny. I dont join them that often though

they usually just doing casual pro/nightmare or xp grind when im an apoc3 player

[cerulean geode]

I started playing last week. I still telling everyone its my first day LOL I'll still say that when I'm a higher level too. Idc prove it 🙂

[lime holly]

LOL ima start saying that 😂

[vast crown]

same lmaooo

[cerulean geode]

Wdym I'm in training class right now. I did do it and then a door had a lock, didn't know how to unlock it and gave up. And what I had done on the training in game my friend showed me most of it. But I'm gonna look up this walkie talkie. Smh

[lime holly]

“its my first day” looks at prestige 20 level 200 … okay buddy!

[cerulean geode]

That's actually when I joined the server to begin with. All this info is just a bonus

[vast crown]

nice

[acoustic badge]

Either you go alone, or find ppl in here, they are really fun to play with, even got some clips as well

[cerulean geode]

Yeah it was just a really long successfully day. Proud of you lol

[prime elk]

minprosniper

@prime reef

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[violet garnet]

The walkie talkie is usually R1 in ps5 controller
L1 is to talk when yall close by

[cerulean geode]

I've been watching streamers. But they still have higher level stuff. I just connect the dots as I watch it. Google it.

[vast crown]

yeah was just about to post that lol

[cerulean geode]

Joystick? Well shit. Makes sense. The one button i don't push

[vast crown]

so if you hold R1 (ps5) or RB (xbox) while the ghost is hunting or eventing, everyone will hear the static from it and your voice will not transmit

[lime holly]

oh yeah i got the objectives to try photo cam only apoc3 challenge today, but i ended up dying to a wraith trying to get ghost event 😭

i was so close i had the escape and ghost photo objective

[vast crown]

the right bumper above the trigger

when you press it and let go of it, you can hear a little electronic "ksh" sound

[lime holly]

if it were firelight objective instead of event i win cuz it was pathing to chapel 😔

[cerulean geode]

Now I'm paranoid the notes I copied, could mislead me or just be wrong sometimes. Ill have to fact check them as I go or learn the hard way. Im starting to think my friend got me into this game to make a document and turn around and teach her lol. Or as ghost bait. She only died once and im dying constantly. Can't even be mad

[raven wasp]

I wish there was more postiveness in lobby

[violet garnet]

It's the opposite button from the one you use to talk normally. The one you use to talk normally is L1 and the one on the top right side of the controller is R1

[zinc coyote]

[acoustic badge]

Im kinda interested in your notes and documents

[lime holly]

same

[violet garnet]

Lol you good, me and my friend also struggled to figure out how to use the walkie talkie and other equipment

[acoustic badge]

I wonder how thick it is

[lime holly]

yeah and im curious on the accuracy of it

[cerulean geode]

Im not using either button to talk.. me and my friend use Xbox chat. So these phasmophobia lobbies have been really hard and not alot of communication on my part. I didn't know about these things

[vast crown]

ahhh party chat

button should still work i'd think

but your voice won't go through

that's fine though it will still do what it needs to do in terms of the ghost

[cerulean geode]

I can post a page at a time. You can take a look and let me know what to get rid of. Just highlight it if you want. Lol if we finish it can potentially help others in future. I like it because evrytike I go to the website chit shit, its in some language and I have to translate it. Just me? Def happens everytime

[vast crown]

google doc?

[cerulean geode]

Okay Ill send page one. It's not perfect and i only have used it for personal use. Im also new so remember that if you see something silly or funny. I domt know any better yet. Woth that being said

[acoustic badge]

Sure thingg!

[cerulean geode]

BRUH

do i have access to send a image in chat

[vast crown]

message too long got blocked by automod i bet

ohhh nope lol

[cerulean geode]

What long message?

[vast crown]

i thought copy/paste text not imaGe

[lime holly]

^

[cerulean geode]

I can't even access my images to try to share a pic. I was gonna send the pic bc its color coded. So I'll just copy and paste each color coded section and separate it that way.

[acoustic badge]

Sure thing

[vast crown]

this got me thinking, now that ai models have experimental deep research models, i might try and have chatgpt or deepseek write a textbook on something and see how good/factual/organized it is

not phas related, it would def get it wrong

[cerulean geode]

• Must have evidence that defines type of ghost (green)

Required evidence
(Certain ghosts will NEVER hide certain evidence. Cross out these ghosts if they do not present this evidence. DOES NOT APPLY TO MIMIC.)

1. D.O.T.S – Goryo (However, no players may be near the projector and they can only be seen on camera.)

2. Ghost Orbs – Mimic (The Mimic will always display orbs on top of the number of evidences your game is set to.)

3. Freezing Temps – Hantu

4. Fingerprints – Obake (However, an Obake will sometimes hide some of its fingerprints as part of its ability)

5. Spirit Box – Moroi and Deogen

[south violet]

@wise oyster @vast crown sorry about being annoying earlier I had some horrible games today

[vast crown]

nah you good

[south violet]

Thank you

[cerulean geode]

We forgive you but you only get one

Jk

[south violet]

Lol okay

[lime holly]

not sure wym by doesnt apply to mimic cause if theres no orbs then its not mimic

[south violet]

I had a question if you had a quick second

[vast crown]

i would clarify, rather than "near the projector", "in the same room as the ghost", everything else is completely accurate

[cerulean geode]

That part i didn't understand and was hoping it would click later.

[vast crown]

sure shoot

[acoustic badge]

Looks good. Maybe add a note that (only applies on 1-2 evidences), just remember that on 0 evi, they wont show anything

[south violet]

Would it be okay if when you show me like tips and stuff If you could show both me and my duo (shes my gf)

[cerulean geode]

Okay making edits now. And the mimic one I just assumed a minic literally does just that. Minic something. Idk i haven't explored that ghost yet

[vast crown]

sure

[south violet]

Awesome thank you so much

[vivid iron]

lmao doc

slow down im emplyed huh

[lime holly]

even on 0ev there are ghost orbs if it is a mimic. Because mimic’s ghost orbs arent evidence. Its kinda like its passive ability. I differentiate it with ghost orbs vs mimic orbs

[vast crown]

[acoustic badge]

Orbs isnt really real, just a part of an ability. Keep in mind if there's orbs, there's mimic potential. Other evidence that crosses out mimics are (emf5, writing, dots)

[vast crown]

yup, for mimic, ghost orb is not actual evidence, it is part of it's special ability, which is to act like other ghosts

[vivid iron]

do you even gain anything from getting top 1, 2, 3, 10?

[acoustic badge]

"Always mimic until proven otherwise" they said

[vestal ferry]

yes. mimic will mimic a ghost for 30sec to 2 minutes before changing ghost type. it cannot change mid hunt though. and it does not copy evidence, just any abilities the ghost has, but will copy evidence abilities if it shares the evidence ie obake fingerprints

[vast crown]

a cookie

[acoustic badge]

I doubt so

[lime holly]

Epic bragging rights

[cerulean geode]

Yes the ruling out category is the next one I was gonna send with those

[south violet]

Do you think it's possible to get the tier 3 award with the time we have left?

[cerulean geode]

Required evidence
(Certain ghosts will NEVER hide certain evidence. Cross out these ghosts if they do not present this evidence. DOES NOT APPLY TO MIMIC.)

1. D.O.T.S – Goryo (However, no players may be near the players can be in the ghost room)

2. Ghost Orbs – Mimic (The Mimic will always display orbs on top of the number of evidences your game is set to.)

3. Freezing Temps – Hantu

4. Fingerprints – Obake (However, an Obake will sometimes hide some of its fingerprints as part of its ability)

5. Spirit Box – Moroi and Deogen

Better or no?

Well I see my typo

[vast crown]

goryo only shows dots when nobody's in the ghost room with it, and can only be seen through a camera

[vestal ferry]

^ just note that it only applies if evidence is available. Does not apply to 0 evidence except for Mimic since it's not evidence it actually has. ❤️

[lime holly]

still applies to mimic though

[cerulean geode]

D.O.T.S – Goryo (However, no players may be near ghost room)

[acoustic badge]

No players must be in the same room w the ghost

[vast crown]

and must be looking through a camera to see the dots, they're invisible to the naked eye when it's a goryo

[vestal ferry]

and goryo isn't "ghost room" just same room it cannot go into dots form while a player is in same room. So it can roam outside of the room and go into dots form.

[vast crown]

yeah that, i should have worded better

[cerulean geode]

Okay so orbs is potential Mimic not a definite indication. That needs to be moved to my potential behavior category. Ill remove the minic one because its not definite evidence to make it a minic with just a orb

[rapid crystal]

Question, what's the best way to level fast when u first start😭

[vestal ferry]

The way you stated it is correct. Mimic is #EV + Orbs. So orbs will still show up on 0ev rounds.

[cerulean geode]

Fake it til you make it

[lime holly]

join xp grinding lobby in multiplayer

[acoustic badge]

Keep playing or do weekly challenges (play if you see an easy one like "Speedrun")

[lime holly]

get carried till ur level 50. While ur being carried learn 0ev behaviors

[rapid crystal]

What's 0ev😭

[lime holly]

once u reach level 50 u can xp grind whenever u want on ur own with custom

[cerulean geode]

This one has potential lol

[acoustic badge]

0 evidence

[lime holly]

zero evidence

[cerulean geode]

Okay so the Mimic one. Someone just retype only that one. Ill copy it and paste it.

[vast crown]

i think your mimic one is fine

[rapid crystal]

But that's no funnn

Love doing circles around the ghosts

[lime holly]

but it is the best way in terms of efficiency

[acoustic badge]

Mimics are literally # of evidence + orb so orbs will show up on no evi

[rapid crystal]

I get that but u js don't take games serious enough to try hard a ghost hunting game😭 no disrespect or anything

[acoustic badge]

Well you can do thag in no evi

[cerulean geode]

Next category

[south violet]

Is there a way to know it's a mimic right off the bat?

[vestal ferry]

on 0ev. yes. it'll have orbs. otherwise... not really a good way to know right away

[south violet]

Okay cool

[lime holly]

Well you did ask for the best way to level fast. If you want a fun way to levelup thats still somewhat quick i guess you can try professional in multiplayer lobbies

[vast crown]

professional but go for perfect games to get the bonus bit of cash i guess?

[acoustic badge]

Yeah. Uv, sb, orbs => auto mimic because no ghosts have that evidence combo

A weird change in speed between hunts. First hunt was normal, 2nd was rev speed

[vestal ferry]

fastest way to level up as a new player?
Don't die.. legit that's the best advice. You will gain more money and xp this way even if you get ghost wrong.

[south violet]

Ah okay

[vast crown]

for required evidence:
D.O.T.S – Goryo (However, no players may be in the same room as the ghost, and the dots will only be visible through a video camera)

[cerulean geode]

Forbidden (rule-out) behavior
(Certain ghosts cannot perform certain actions. CROSS OUT THESE GHOSTS IF THEY DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING.)

1. Turning off the breaker – Jinn

2. Turning on a light switch – Mare

3. Performing an airball ghost event – Oni (This includes the rogue one that flies around Willow)

4. Turning on the breaker – Hantu

5. Showing UV footprints – Wraith

6. Hunting from the same room as players – Shade (a bit buggy though)

7. Showing D.O.T.S to the naked eye – Goryo

8. Hunting within 4m of a still lit candle – Onryo

9. Hunting within 5m of a crucifix – Demon

10. Leaving a room within 90 seconds of being smudged - Yurei

11. Performing an action that gives EMF 3 (throwing an item) while in the same room as a player - Shade (possibly unverified, but also see tips below)

[vestal ferry]

i love when goryo starts dots in room, then walks into room with player cause it was already in dots state

[cerulean geode]

Exclusive behavior
(Certain actions can only be performed by certain ghosts -and The Mimic-)

1. Showing EMF at the breaker without turning it off – Jinn

2. Breathing heavily as a spirit box response – Deogen

3. Interacting with 2 things in separate rooms within a split second – The Twins

4. Hunting upon blowing out a candle – Onryo (But it must have blown out 3 flames in the case already)

5. Teleporting (not roaming) to a player – Wraith (Presents EMF 2 at the player)

6. Showing its own breath cloud while hunting in a freezing room – Hantu

7. Disappearing when a valid ghost photo is taken – Phantom

8. Showing a 6 fingered fingerprint or hiding SOME fingerprints – Obake

9. Throwing objects very far – Poltergeist

10. Throwing multiple objects from the same area at the same time – Poltergeist

11. Has exclusive scream in the para mic – Banshee

12. Closing a door completely from open pretty quickly and causing a sanity drain - Yurei (includes the front door, see tips below)

13. Showing up as a shadow in the summoning circle or music box - Shade

14. Showing an older age on the Ouija Board if you ask it "how old are you?" than it did earlier in the case - Thaye

15. Hitting players with a ghost event causes a 20% sanity loss instead of 10% - Oni

[rapid crystal]

Ik i did and thank you for ur answer I was js saying that I dont/can't sweat in games

[cerulean geode]

This one is alot longer. If ita wrong please copy message and edit yourself and resend. Ill paste it as you send it

[lime holly]

np allg

[vestal ferry]

tbh something that may help is def the cheatsheet pinned in #fan-creations and also #1254568921110024254

[lime holly]

yeah u can use that to help confirm/deny ur current notes

[vast crown]

forbidden behavior:
5. wraith will not disturb salt when it walks over it (additional information)
9. demon - different tiers of crucifix have different ranges, when ghost is a demon, the range of the crucifix is increased by 50%

[cerulean geode]

Again im sorry if this info is wrong. I blame the reddit user for trolling new players if so.

[vestal ferry]

Hantu = Shows breath during hunt when breaker is turned off. Changes speed based on room tempature.

[lime holly]

but tbh making ur own notes should help u remember it better

[acoustic badge]

The 11th one can be tested by turning on EVERY LIGHT surrounding the ghost room, leaving the ghost room dark. If it throws an item while you are in the dark, its not a shade. Due to ghosts cant throw things when the lights are on (except polty bombs)

[vast crown]

yep, this is just indexed in a way she can get to specific info quicker

[cerulean geode]

Okay so update 5 and 6?

[vestal ferry]

a lot of the information is old or was rumors back in the day. Like the hantu one was correct at one point. but it got several changes.

[storm badge]

wait is the demon thing real?

[vast crown]

yeah

[vestal ferry]

yes, demon cruci range is 50% larger than the range of the cruci.

[cerulean geode]

Yes. Color coded so when I need to rule out or find a behavior I can go to the section I need.

[vestal ferry]

that's why it says what it says in the journal actually.

[vast crown]

for 11. Shade - any interaction that would emit any level of EMF, a shade cannot do while it is in the same room as a player. it can still step through salt, roam to different rooms (where players are not, and hence, start doing things again), set off motion sensors, and whisper through the parabolic microphone while it is in the same room as a player.

[acoustic badge]

Lowkey wanna start writing my own "Ghost huntin': A survivor's guide" in a true way of the survivor

For myself or my frens

[misty fulcrum]

[vestal ferry]

i'd love to do a proper beginners guide using t1 equipment

[cerulean geode]

And if someone wants the color coded images when they are edited I am more than happy to message you directly. Everyone does things differently. Im grateful for the rough draft temp of info i did find. It's helpful being new.

[lime holly]

if i ever made a guide it would probably be for players looking to do apocalypse challenges where i would basically just share some tips and tricks

[random stratus]

this will be interesting to see

[cerulean geode]

Changed.

[vestal ferry]

i should also do an apoc guide cause... people legit think they just need a deo and not understand they can do it with any ghost

[lime holly]

any ghost at basically anywhere on sunny meadows

[vestal ferry]

exactly~

[cerulean geode]

That's what I deceived. I was online and the only helpful thing I found was the cheat sheet but the layout isn't for me unless I have nothing else

[desert juniper]

i’m planning to get phas and play it through geforce now on my mac and im just wondering if anyone here has used it with geforce before and if it works with decent performance i just wanna make sure it works good before i buy

[cerulean geode]

No shade on the cheat sheet its OP. ITS NOT YOU ITS ME type shit

[modern mauve]

The real tip for apoc: patience and more of it

[tiny wigeon]

hmm idrk, havent tried tbh anyone else tried?

[lime holly]

although female and restricted wings have been the areas where i have the lowest winrate for apoc3

[vestal ferry]

it renders on their servers. your pc doesn't do any of the work for it. so it's mostly your internet speed that matters.

[lime holly]

everywhere else im fairly consistent

[desert juniper]

alr thanks

[random plume]

I waited 2 hours on apoc 3 with no ghost room changes and it ended up being a demon

[vast crown]

for exclusive behaviors, some additional clarifiers:
4. onryo mechanic can be confusing, so i try to explain it like this: "multiple of 3 flames", as every time a candle is blown out by an onryo, it checks to see if the total number of flames it has blown out that entire game is a multiple of 3, and uses that result to determine if it starts the ability hunt or not. if its a multiple of 3, it will hunt within 6 seconds of the last candle being blown out. if not, it will not hunt until that number hits a multiple of 3. if it tries to do the ability hunt, but another flame is lit within range, that flame will prevent it from happening

[cerulean geode]

Updated

[vestal ferry]

since ghosts are always hunting, they don't have time to properly change rooms. going outside for a while will give the ghost time to roam and change rooms

[acoustic badge]

We are just connecting the dots of the past ghost hunters that made the journal for us

[cerulean geode]

Updating now. Anything else before I move on?

[vestal ferry]

i think the journal in game is like "oh hey we found this shit on a wiki sight"

[lime holly]

my apoc3 ghosts are brutal. Earlier today i had a poltergeist on right side then pathed from restricted room 1 all the way to female room 1 where i was. Then after i had to waste smudges to survive i went to try and approach the room from basement where it proceeded to path straight to me again

[acoustic badge]

A little awkward to navigate but i find it pretty comfy really quick the more you use it

[acoustic badge]

Omg yess it definitely is

[modern mauve]

Going through P0 early game, I think I could make a satisfactory new player guide

[cerulean geode]

Characteristic behavior
(Behaviors that certain ghosts usually show, but cannot be seen as 100% proof)

1. Extremely frequent physically manifested ghost events – Oni

2. Extreme activity that progressively calms down the longer players have been near the ghost – Thaye

3. Performs almost no actions while players are near it – Shade

4. Rarely changes the ghost room – Goryo

5. Wanders frequently, and usually to a player – Phantom or Banshee

6. Strongly favors singing ghost events – Banshee

7. Strongly favors shadow or clear ghost events and airball ghost events – Shade

8. Turns off the breaker frequently – Hantu

9. Turns off light switches frequently, more frequently does the light shattering ghost event, frequently moves away from lit rooms, and lowers activity in lit rooms – Mare

10. Sometimes turns off light switches immediately after a player turns them on - Mare

11. Frequently makes vocalizations or whispers in the para mic - Myling

[lime holly]

every other room i dont even have to be that patient though for apoc3

[vestal ferry]

bourbon gonna make the best beginner guide ever and no one will compete

[lime holly]

i can just juggle all the items toward the ghost room and do tests

[vast crown]

5. wraith - additional info: the player it teleports to will be randomly chosen each time it decides to teleport
6. banshee scream: additional info: each time a banshee whispers, there's a 33% chance that it does the scream instead of the whisper in the parabolic mic.
7. yurei's ability, on top of fully closing the door, makes the door touch audio sound buggy, like two doors are being touched at the exact same time, then makes a "SLAM" sound 2 seconds later

those are for the previous post

[vestal ferry]

know what i do love doing on apoc3. having no smudges and surviving for 3 hours as i search for the damn bone

against a deo btw

[acoustic badge]

On #4 is NEVER changes ghost rooms. Goryos and banshees cant change (unless monkey paw wish)
Banshee has a stalking ability in short roams and cant do long roams (cant change rooms)

[vast crown]

can you define short roam and long roam in absolute terms? i have yet to hear a definition but have seen the terms used a few times

[lime holly]

isnt it 3m and 10m respectively

[vestal ferry]

i forgot the distance but.... let me search real quick cause there is distances for this

[vast crown]

oh literal distances, i assumed it was # of rooms distance from ghost room

[acoustic badge]

I think cj has also explained the roaming mechanics as well on stream too. Something about a circle and the ghost just picks a point in the circle and draws a line to it

[vast crown]

so when it changes rooms it would be the room it's standing in from a long roam

[acoustic badge]

Like goryos if it sees the line is too long it cant do long roam, and will pick another point again

[vestal ferry]

2.8m short roam 3.2 for large maps. somethhing close to this

[cerulean geode]

Are those numbered right? My 5 6 7 is Wraith then shade them goryo

[vestal ferry]

long roams are up to 10m i believe but can be anywhere from 0-10m situation

[vast crown]

probs not lol

[vestal ferry]

so you can measure out from fav room and place motion sensors to rule out goryo without needing it to change rooms

[vast crown]

5, 11, 12

that's what i meant

i just started incrementing from 5 lol

[cerulean geode]

Boooya. Okay updating BRB.

[vestal ferry]

also... Yurei cannot leave it's fav room while it's under a hunt prevention smudge timer, also means it cannot enter dots state during that time.

[lime holly]

yeah i never was bothered to setup the motion sensors like that in apocs i always just like to get goryo by vibe check lol

[vestal ferry]

i'm patient. i'll sit out in the truck for like 30+ minutes to let it swap rooms

[magic tiger]

Yurei is literally "I wish the ghost was trapped" but no negative

[lime holly]

yeah thats the smarter way to win

im too impatient for that 😂

[vestal ferry]

i will spend days with a ghost cause "fuck you i will win"

or i found a thaye and wanna bully it.

[lime holly]

my longest apoc3 game was only like 59 minutes

just short of 1 hour and thats with having to search the entire map for bone

[vestal ferry]

last week. 4 hours and someodd minutes doing a perfect game with deo

[cerulean geode]

No worries. It's also alot of info in one message. But its updated. For 5 I just added the info you gave to what was already there. I beleive that's what you meant. 🙂

[vast crown]

yeah i'm just giving my explanation, you can summarize it however you like

[storm badge]

u know when u play a game after a long time and your just completly washed....thats me rn

[cerulean geode]

Added thank you for the clarification and extra info

[magic tiger]

"I wish the ghost was dumb"

Gives Ghost yokai's weakness.
Negative:Halves smudge time

[high star]

The event says there is 6 days left but i thought it ended May 1st?

[magic tiger]

8th

[prime elk]

mezzojd

🐰 The Cursed Hollow Event ends <t:1746658800:F> 🐇

Triggered by harleen • Click username to jump to message · Apr 27, 2025, 9:24 PM

[lime holly]

I always loved how the deaf ghost is always regarded as the dumb one

[magic tiger]

I was lied to

[high star]

Dang and here i was trying to grind out the points lol. I did a google search and it said the first. I wonder if it was talking about a past event

[vestal ferry]

trust the board in game

it's literally in game with a count down timer. google is google.

[high star]

Yea i honestly didnt know there was a timer until today lol

[vast crown]

5. banshee picks a target at the beginning of the game, and will only roam to that person. they must be inside the map for it to roam to them, and the target must be on the same floor as the banshee for it to roam to them (with some exceptions).

during hunts it will completely ignore everyone who is not the target, and cannot kill anyone but the target. if the target dies, or leaves the game, the closest person to the ghost will become the new target. if the target is in the game but not in the map, and the banshee hunts, it will act like all the other ghosts and everyone inside will be candidate for death.

banshee hunt threshold is purely based on the target's sanity. so if the target never enters the house, and never reaches 50% sanity, a banshee will not hunt.

phantom wandering to a player, the player is selected at random, like wraith
phantom blinking during hunts has special pattern, where it spends most of its time being completely invisible, and will only manifest visibly for a fraction of a second before becoming invisible again for a period of around 2-3 seconds before it manifests again

[lime holly]

maybe it has smth to do with deaf and dumb being closely linked in the english language

[modern mauve]

Not sure about the best, but playing through the early game over and over has given me new perspective

[south violet]

Any news on new maps? I still want the sewer map

[vast crown]

there is a new map in concept phase now

small map

[south violet]

Oh sick

[vast crown]

no other details tho

[modern mauve]

"the" sewer map? Don't think one is planned

[south violet]

Thank God lol I can't take another brownstone or prison

[vestal ferry]

we'll get the maps as we get them

[modern mauve]

I want Brownstone rework more than the others tbh

[south violet]

I heard something a while back about a scrapped map idea for a sewer and amusement park don't know if it was real or not

[south violet]

Same I used to love it and now I can't stand it

[magic tiger]

A sewer map? That idea stinks.

[vestal ferry]

i just want to see how the new maps are tbh

[south violet]

That would be so cool imo imagine like seeing the water ripple but no people walking in it, or events could be pipes bursting and things like that

[cerulean geode]

Updated. I added a new point to separate Banshee and phantom.

[south violet]

A zoo map would be sick but I don't think phasmo could handle that lol

[cerulean geode]

1-3 had no updated. Only sending 4 and on.

[vast crown]

i want a massive mansion double size of sunny meadows with secret passage shortcuts around the entire map

[cerulean geode]

4. Rarely, usually never changes the ghost room. Goryos (unless monkey paw wish)

5. Banshee picks a target at the beginning of the game, and will only roam to that person. they must be inside the map for it to roam to them, and the target must be on the same floor as the banshee for it to roam to them (with some exceptions). during hunts it will completely ignore everyone who is not the target, and cannot kill anyone but the target. if the target dies, or leaves the game, the closest person to the ghost will become the new target. if the target is in the game but not in the map, and the banshee hunts, it will act like all the other ghosts and everyone inside will be candidate for death. banshee hunt threshold is purely based on the target's sanity. so if the target never enters the house, and never reaches 50% sanity, a banshee will not hunt.

6. Phantom wandering to a player, the player is selected at random, like wraith. Phantom blinking during hunts has special pattern, where it spends most of its time being completely invisible, and will only manifest visibly for a fraction of a second before becoming invisible again for a period of around 2-3 seconds before it manifests again

7. Strongly favors shadow or clear ghost events and airball ghost events – Shade

8. Turns off the breaker frequently – Hantu

9. Turns off light switches frequently, more frequently does the light shattering ghost event, frequently moves away from lit rooms, and lowers activity in lit rooms – Mare

10. Sometimes turns off light switches immediately after a player turns them on - Mare

11. Frequently makes vocalizations or whispers in the para mic - Myling

[south violet]

Ooh like the white house imagine the white house as a map lol

[vast crown]

you can spread the banshee bit out across sections that different pieces fit better in

i'm sure parts of my text wall were out of scope for that particular section of the doc

but wanted to give a clear idea of banshee's behavior

[random stratus]

you guys are still going?

[cerulean geode]

Aren't all of these possible but not definate characteristics? I like the clear detail and examples. This is for people who don't know Caleb! LOL

[south violet]

I think a really cool idea would be a editor mode where you can make your own maps

[cerulean geode]

Next section i really don't know crap. So hete we go

Smudge stick and crucifix behavior
(Certain ghosts react to smudge sticks differently. Normal smudge timer is 90 seconds)

1. Ghost is staggered for 12 seconds instead of 6 – Moroi

2. Ghost is able to hunt 60 seconds after smudging – Demon

3. Ghost cannot hunt for 3 minutes after smudging – Spirit

4. Ghost fails hunt within 5m of a crucifix – Demon

5. Ghost fails hunt within 4m of a lit candle and will never burn a crucifix under a lit candle – Onryo

[random stratus]

7.5 seconds instead of 5 seconds - Moroi

[magic tiger]

I guess the joke flew over everyone's head.

Or in that case. Under their feet.

[zinc coyote]

[south violet]

I low-key wanna make my own ghost huntin' journal cause of your idea lol

[vast crown]

1. 7.5 seconds for moroi rather than 5
2. demon and crucifix range was covered in a previous section and can be replicated to this one

[south violet]

Ah yeah I'll admit it did

[cerulean geode]

Do it! Or use my draft after this. I think more documents and references this games needs. It's hard to find players in lobbies so you have to rely online and things others have created. Worst thing that happens is no one uses it except me.

[south violet]

I honestly might it's such a cool idea

[cerulean geode]

Ahh thanks. Im happy yall are willing to even read these notes. It helps knowing they are right moving forward and im not forming bad habits

[cerulean geode]

Updated

[frigid anchor]

Yo Michael

[random stratus]

bro that message was from months ago 💀

[lime holly]

fr. It makes me very happy seeing chill, helpful, knowledgeable folks

[vast crown]

there's also stuff that's not ghost specific like:

when a crucifix is burned or a hunt ends, either naturally or due to a death, the ghost will teleport straight to the ghost room and set off motion sensors on the way. this can be utilized to more easily determine if the ghost has changed rooms or not, to rule out goryo and/or banshee. after cruci burn or hunt ends, if the motion sensor in the room goes off shortly afterward, the ghost room has not changed. if it stays the same for an extended period (relative, depends on your room change setting), i'm more inclined to put goryo toward the top of my guess list for that game

[cerulean geode]

Im glad! We have the knowledge in the server. And improvement is definitely needed when understanding this game.

[vast crown]

another onryo thing:

if the ghost blows out the same firelight twice within 20 seconds, it is an onryo (or mimic of course)

all other ghosts must wait 20 seconds to blow out the same firelight again

[cerulean geode]

Should I add a new point then? Or add to a already existing one. I don't understand this section at all so I need a little more help perfecting it.

[vast crown]

this would be like a miscellaneous section i guess

or hunt mechanics?

[cerulean geode]

Type that or copy paste into a pretty bow for me. 🙂

[lime holly]

being chill and helpful alone makes this community better than 99% of other popular videogame communities lol

[cerulean geode]

I have hunting coming up

[lime holly]

most are either not chill or not helpful lmao

[magic tiger]

So if they blow two candles out simultaneously= onryo?

[cerulean geode]

3 hunting ones...

[vast crown]

must be the exact same candle

[magic tiger]

Oh right. Lol

[cerulean geode]

I brok3 it up into 3 because its easier to find what you need. You'll see.

[vast crown]

different candles get separate cooldowns

[frigid anchor]

Hi

[cerulean geode]

AINT THAT THE TRUTH. they are meaner on this game than fortnite. Like damn sorry I wasn't born with this knowledge

[vestal ferry]

the lfg spot here is a good spot to find chill people tbh

[frigid anchor]

@spiral moat

[cerulean geode]

5. Ghost fails hunt within 4m of a lit candle and will never burn a crucifix under a lit candle. Also if the ghost blows out the same firelight twice within 20 seconds, it is an onryo (or mimic of course)– Onryo

This one is done. The others I haven't updated doctor

[lime holly]

Yeah lol ive seen some game communities where they’re actually helpful, but not until they’ve called you basically every word that means stupid

[cerulean geode]

Waiting to update it when your done. No rush

[cerulean geode]

Gotta weed out the weak. Can't be having that lol

[frigid anchor]

@stuck pike I don't know you but the next week when you go to sleep I hope you can't find the long side of your blanket

[vestal ferry]

[vast crown]

mare ability only works within 4 meters of the light switch you are using. light switch has a 10 second cooldown every time you flip it in either direction. obey the cooldown, or you will not get the ability to happen.

[cerulean geode]

That's fine I'll use my second blanket.

[vestal ferry]

why are you being mean to random people my guy?

[cerulean geode]

Should we tell him to take a lap??

TAKE A LAP!!

Hopefully he comes back in a better mood

[lime holly]

is that actually confirmed now? that u have to wait 10s between every switch not just switch it back off immediately?

[random stratus]

oh lovely, its a blood moon

[vestal ferry]

according to a dev, it's a per person cooldown per light switch.

[vast crown]

the languge in the wiki at least is clear on it, either direction will trigger the cooldown/ability cancellation

[cerulean geode]

Ill let yall work that out with google. Lol just tell me when yall decide. Ill wait to move on bc the hunting one i don't want to mix up accidently.

[vestal ferry]

so you can have 4 people do the same light switch and move to another one and same thing. lets you test for mare pretty quick

[lime holly]

maybe ill do some science on it tmrw

[vast crown]

the footnotes on the mare page also say that the cooldown is bugged and can still be spammed to get the ability but in my experience this is not the case at all

even though it provides video evidence

[lime holly]

ive been trying both methods in my apoc3 games but

i have yet to get an actual mare to test it on 😭

[vast crown]

ikr they're too rare for me

[vestal ferry]

i mean i guess it's still possible that a mare may accidently do the ability if it decides to interact with light switch before you flick it back down. short window there.

and "ability" in quotes here.

[vast crown]

if we could do a game of friendly ghost with infinite motion sensors to track the ghost perfectly lol, would be nice

[cerulean geode]

Do you want me to move on until then? I updated number 5 already. If 1-4 need it, you know who to call.

[vestal ferry]

i have done my friendly ghost test with a mare. i tested for roughly 8 hours

[vast crown]

yeah this is fine. i'll be going to bed here in a few minutes, just gotta get a few more event points lol

[vestal ferry]

basically until it blew out the lights... i had 0 ghost room changing

[vast crown]

huh

[cerulean geode]

Yes kinda like bots mode. Should we collaborate with phasmophobia???! Lol jk

[frigid anchor]

Guess what

[cerulean geode]

We are giving hard hitting ideas. Well yall. Im just the editor/student

Chicken butt

[vestal ferry]

i test with ghosts for hours and hours.... anything yall want tested i'll go out and test for hours and hours cause i'm just that dumb to waste my time tbh

[frigid anchor]

No

[cobalt matrix]

Chicken what

[vestal ferry]

like wasting my time to see if thaye's are bugged and will age between floors if you are in the room below it.

[frigid anchor]

Is anyone else craving watermelon rn

[vast crown]

the light switch spam vs no spam strategies for mare, as far as i know, have been pretty split among the community, this would be a good one to test when you get mares

[frigid anchor]

No just me

[cerulean geode]

Hunting is put into 3 sections.

Beginning of hunt behavior

Hunt speeds

Exclusive hunting behaviors

[vestal ferry]

that's what my 8 hours of testing was for. consistent ability when not spamming. couldn't get it to happen once with spamming.

[vast crown]

usually when i get a mare ability, it's when i flip the switch for the first time in a hot second

[cerulean geode]

If that's to much it can be compacted into one. I found it easier with it separated

[cobalt matrix]

I crave rock melon

[vast crown]

like after a hunt i wander to the room and flip the light on and boom, ability

[cerulean geode]

First hunting

Starting to hunt behaviors
(Certain ghosts hunt under different conditions and behave differently during hunts.)

1. Starts normal hunting below 75% sanity - Thaye (if it has not been aged at all, sanity threshold lowers as ghost ages)

2. Starts normal hunting below 70% sanity – Demon

3. Starts normal hunting below 65% sanity – Raiju if electronics are near

4. Starts normal hunting below 60% sanity – Mare if the lights are off

5. Starts normal hunting below 50% sanity – Normal behavior

6. Starts normal hunting below 40% sanity – Deogen (and Mare if the lights are on)

7. Starts normal hunting below 35% sanity – Shade if no one is in the room with it

8. Starts normal hunting below 15% sanity – Oldest Thaye phase

9. Triggers a hunt at any sanity – Demon common ability

10. Triggers a hunt below 80% sanity if someone is talking near it – Yokai

11. Triggers a hunt at any sanity after blowing out a candle – Onryo (After the first 3 blow-outs and if there are no other lit candles within 3m)

12. Triggers a hunt as soon as 25 seconds after the last ended – Normal behavior

13. Triggers a hunt as soon as 20 seconds after the last ended – Demon

14. Have hidden abilities that can make a hunt feel like it started early, but was actually caused by unnoticed sanity drains – Poltergeist, Jinn, Yurei, Oni and Moroi

15. Starts normal hunting when one specific player is below 50% sanity, ignores average sanity across other players – Banshee

[vestal ferry]

but again. i'm one person that tests for hours.

[frigid anchor]

Fr

[vast crown]

ai tools like chatgpt might be able to help break things down if they're too large

[cerulean geode]

Yes I was going to do that once I have all the right info. That way its done once and not twice. I don't wanna redact info that still is a draft

But very smart idea I use that alot

[vast crown]

yeah i'm not really great with sanity but these can be confirmed on the cheat sheet if you want to check

[lime holly]

then youve got those anonymous phasmo science testers that have mods that make ghost visible 24/7 definitely against tos… they do share some useful info tho that gets confirmed by others

[cerulean geode]

Bet.

Hunting speed behavior

1. Steps at ~115 BPM and speeds up when chasing a player – Normal behavior

2. Steps at ~100 BPM or ~135 BPM and speeds up when chasing a player – The Twins (Slower on the main ghost, faster on the twin)

3. Moves very fast when chasing a player from a distance as long as the breaker is on. Chases the player at normal speed (including gradual increase) when near player. Hunts at normal speed when not chasing a player. – Jinn

4. Moves very fast in freezing areas and about walking speeds in warm areas. Speed does not increase when chasing players. – Hantu

5. Moves very fast within range of electronic equipment and normal speed out of range – Raiju

6. Moves very slow when not chasing a player and extremely fast when chasing a player – Revenant

7. Speed starts extremely fast and becomes very slow depending on how long players have been near the ghost during the case. Speed does not increase when chasing players – Thaye

8. Speed increases the lower the player(s) sanity is, speed DOES increase when chasing players – Moroi

9. Speed starts extremely fast and becomes extremely slow when near players. Ghost always knows where players are hiding. Speed does not increase when chasing players. – Deogen

[vestal ferry]

To clairify for Onryo. It's Flames. So any flames it blows out count to the Every 3rd flame attempts a hunt.
11. Onryo - Attempts a hunt at any sanity after every 3rd flame is blown out. Anything that prevents a hunt applies to onryo, for example a smudge timer still applies. Flames count as Crucifix and have a radius of 4 meters. When used as to prevent a hunt, this counts towards the every 3rd flame blown out by the onryo.
Flames are counted for Candles, Lighter/ignitor, Fireplaces, and campfires.

[lime holly]

it was kinda interesting seeing it though

the best i could relate it to is a minecraft mob type of movement

[vestal ferry]

hold on let me adjust that a bit

[cerulean geode]

Awesome info thank you. Added changes

Waiting i see the hold

[lime holly]

ghosts literally just stand still until they choose to do roams

[frigid anchor]

I dropped my phone on my head

[vast crown]

I don't really know the BPMs but i know the converted m/s for each ghost, cheat sheet does perform that conversion though

[cerulean geode]

Black eye? A girl in high-school did that and I never forgot it.

[vestal ferry]

it's fun seeing this behavior when a ghost is in stand state while it changes to dots state. it'll just stand there or "walk in place" while in dots.

[frigid anchor]

What time is it for yall

[cerulean geode]

Bet. Ill move to exclusives. Those are more def telling for newer players anyway. I personally won't do speeds until later on

[lime holly]

4am :)

[cerulean geode]

2 55

[frigid anchor]

It's 12:55pm for me

[lime holly]

anyone else 4am gang

[vast crown]

but, the only ghost speed you truly need to know is "normal" speed at 1.7m/s or 114bpm
When you realize a ghost is NOT normal speed, because you know normal speed by heart, you can then use the rules of the fast/slow ghosts to pin it down to one ghost

[frigid anchor]

You need some sleep

[vast crown]

2:55am

[cerulean geode]

I only have this one. And a tips section. Then it's done. The hunting things I'll look into

Exclusive hunting personality

1. Ghost is unable to hear players or detect active electronics on players in a range greater than 2m – Yokai

2. Ghost is quieter than other ghosts when hunting, often sounding like it is farther away than it actually is – Myling

3. Can change hunting behavior between hunts (but not during) – The Mimic

4. Targets a single player only and will not notice, chase, or kill any of the other players as long as the target is not outside the door or gate. Hunts like a normal ghost if the target is outside. – Banshee

5. Visibly blinks slower during a hunt making it much harder to see than other ghosts – Phantom

6. Visibly blinks faster during a hunt making it much easier to see than other ghosts - Oni and Deogen

7. Throws items rapidly at a consistent rate as long as there are items in range while hunting - Poltergeist

[frigid anchor]

Who has school tomorrow

[lime holly]

true

[cerulean geode]

We in school

[vast crown]

yokai range is 2.5m but really makes no difference in practice

[gentle flicker]

Hi, on my game right now... multiplayer is showing population 3 and I don't see other rooms too. Currently on AS.

[cerulean geode]

Better facts than smoke up they butt. Ill change it for accuracy

[vestal ferry]

1. distance is 2.5m
2. Myling is quieter in the sense that the distance you hear it is 12m instead of the 20m of normal ghosts.
   That's the only things i would clarify on this ❤️

[vast crown]

when a thaye ages during a hunt, it will wait until the hunt ends before applying the new age

[lime holly]

my physics professor’s a yokai 😭

[vast crown]

i thought the footstep ranges were 20 and 13, for normal and myling respectively

[flat pivot]

Can mimics do ghost writing?

[vast crown]

nope!

[flat pivot]

Okayyy ty

[vestal ferry]

i typed the wroong number

[vast crown]

mimics will never mimic evidence, they have their own 3 evidence plus the fake ghost orbs

[vestal ferry]

i have balatro on in background i blame that

[cerulean geode]

Adddedf

[cerulean geode]

Noted

[vestal ferry]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/758746972898459648/1301645435857010759/ghost-flickers.gif

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/758746972898459648/1304932686485258391/obake.gif

these 2 gifs may help

[cerulean geode]

Last one

[vestal ferry]

Obake: Will shape shift to another ghost model for a single blink at a time while Hunting.

didn't see obake in your list. not sure if it's for right section <3

[cerulean geode]

And its tips from wherever make the first draft. Idk how helpful they are or if they are repeated above already in different wording. Lmk if this section is needed

[vast crown]

so myling can only be heard from closer ranges, AND is literally quieter than the other ghosts, you can compare your heartbeat's volume with the ghost's volume while it's hunting, and if the footsteps are very noticeably quieter than the heartbeat, it is a myling.

The heartbeat will start playing for a myling at the same time you begin to hear its footsteps (which are also very quiet at this range). if you clearly hear the footsteps before the heartbeat (assuming nothing's blocking line of sight, otherwise you won't have a heartbeat), it is not a myling

[cerulean geode]

Adding

[vestal ferry]

will say 99% of players wont tell the difference in sound volume

[vast crown]

and obake shapeshifts on the same sequence every time
12th blink of each hunt, 27th blink, etc... (more listed in cheat sheet)

[vestal ferry]

that one is difficult due to headphone differences and people hearing abilities

[vast crown]

yeah true

[vestal ferry]

like i still can't hear the bass boost of raiju oddly

probs cause my headphones are more geared to studio and dont have added natural bass.

[vast crown]

for me it's definitely boosted but sometimes not boosted, however the actual sound of the heartbeat is different, more scratchy or something

[cerulean geode]

Updated really fast -- and you all actually added points to this section!

Exclusive hunting personality

1. Ghost is unable to hear players or detect active electronics on players in a range greater than 2.5m – Yokai

2. Myling is quieter in the sense that the distance you hear it is 10m instead of the 15m of normal ghosts.

3. Can change hunting behavior between hunts (but not during) – The Mimic

4. Targets a single player only and will not notice, chase, or kill any of the other players as long as the target is not outside the door or gate. Hunts like a normal ghost if the target is outside. – Banshee

5. Visibly blinks slower during a hunt making it much harder to see than other ghosts – Phantom

6. Visibly blinks faster during a hunt making it much easier to see than other ghosts - Oni and Deogen

7. Throws items rapidly at a consistent rate as long as there are items in range while hunting - Poltergeist

8. When a Thaye ages during a hunt, it will wait until the hunt ends before applying the new age

9. Obake: Will shape shift to another ghost model for a single blink at a time while Hunting.

[lime holly]

For the longest time i couldnt until it was mentioned

[vast crown]

that could just be clipping from the high amplitude

[cerulean geode]

Last section incoming

[lime holly]

now its painfully obvious to me cuz the raiju’s heartbeat sound irritates my ear a bit lol

while every other is fine

[vast crown]

for 2 it's 13m and 20m

[cerulean geode]

Other tips

1. Rule out two evidences – Ghosts in nightmare mode cannot hide more than one evidence so if you can rule out two evidences, you can mark off every ghost that requires both of those evidences together. Do this by checking (not crossing out) both evidences you know you don't have, then crossing out all available ghosts.

2. Rule out Ghost Writing – If a ghost has writing as evidence and is not hiding it, it will not throw a book that has not been written in first. If you can confirm that a book has been moved without writing, the ghost will not display writing during this mission.

3. Consider averages – If you are dealing with a Mimic and stuck in a bad situation at the beginning of a hunt, you should still hide because the chances of it mimicking a Deogen are low. If a valid Banshee hunt test did not go as expected or resulted in a death, consider the average chances that a Banshee would have picked the players it did.

4. Can't find the bone? – Check the shelves and bins in the basements. Sometimes they spawn in those. Other times they spawn in unreachable places, so don't feel bad if you still can't find it.

[vestal ferry]

i've legit just kept doing raiju over and over trying to hear it. i can't. i may need to try different headphones.

[cerulean geode]

5. Think you saw a Yurei ability? - Other ghosts can on rare occasions close a door in a way that looks like a Yurei ability. Keep in mind that a Yurei door close should appear fully shut for at least a second before you hear the shutting sound. Also players that collide with a normal door touch may push it shut with their bodies and fool themselves into thinking the ghost shut it completely on its own. Finally, some ghosts, like the Twins, who can interact with things rapidly may double touch the door and cause a full close.

6. Not sure if you have a shade? - I have heard mixed things about shades. They should not be able to perform any item throws while they occupy the same room as a player, but should still be able to touch doors, phones, and write in the ghost writing book. However, some people, including one of the developers, say that it should not be able to perform any interactions at all in the same room as a player. Your safest bet is to assume that the wiki is correct and that it cannot perform any EMF 3 interactions but to take it with a little grain of salt too. It can still bug. Also the ghost can roam out of the room but still throw things in a player occupied room by reaching through the wall.

[lime holly]

idek how to describe the sound difference

[vestal ferry]

12m and 20 for #2 sorry i wrote wrong numbers. nabbed the correct from #1254568921110024254

[lime holly]

maybe there’s a video comparison online

[topaz star]

Holy walls of texts

[cerulean geode]

2. Myling is quieter in the sense that the distance you hear it is 12m instead of the 22m of normal ghosts.

Dude I know the tips I'm not sure about. Idk if its helpful enough but I'm sure yall have tips yourselves

Lmk otherwise I'll keep it for now.

[vestal ferry]

2. is old information from a bug. It's not true anymore.
   Book now works like this
   If ghost will Not write in the book, it will throw the book. It can be hidden evidence but you now know you don't need to find it anymore. A ghost who will write will never throw the book.

[topaz star]

#1254568921110024254 and cheat sheet in #fan-creations

Already have all the info

[vestal ferry]

Yurei ability will be accomidated by sanity drain*
just as an astrix.

[cerulean geode]

So remove 2 from exclusive behaviors if its old info? Making sure before I delete it

[vestal ferry]

can replace it with what i typed up instead if it helps you.

[cerulean geode]

Sure!

[vast crown]

it's just organized differently

color coded and everything

[topaz star]

True

[vestal ferry]

they have one they are making for their own benifit that is set up better for how they see things is all ❤️

which i mean. is neat i like seeing more options for people.

[topaz star]

I have all the info in my brain

Well almost all lol

[vast crown]

true dedication having had the game for ~a week iirc

[cerulean geode]

Ill add it to tips bc it doesn't specify a type of ghost because there's no evidence maybe.

[vestal ferry]

same.. sometimes mix up exact distances but i got most of it.

[cerulean geode]

Thank you all sm!!! This info will be used and im grateful for your brains.

[vast crown]

the tier 3 parabolic microphone will be great for translating these distance numbers into in-game visual distances that you can see for your self

but again, unlocked at lvl 74 so someone else will need to provide until then

[vestal ferry]

also last tip so you can learn how all the tips and tricks work in probably the safest manner.
Doing 3 evidence games. Get all 3 evidences. Then sticking around to observe all it's little hidden abilities and quarks it has. It's how i've taught many people about abilities before since seeing them in action helps solidify them better.

[vast crown]

do this and get confident in all/most of the ghosts before going to 0 evidence games (in my opinion) to follow a more natural progression

[vestal ferry]

my gf finally identified a yurei from the door closing on her own. i'm so proud of her.

[vast crown]

ayyyeee

now she will never unhear it

[vestal ferry]

she also identified a shade all on her own using motion sensors and interactions

[cerulean geode]

THAT PART

[vestal ferry]

i died to a poorly placed golden bunny in the ghost room and with shade ontop of me

so i was like super proud of her on that one

[vast crown]

once you know what the ghost is, you can jump to the cheat sheet since it organizes all of the information by ghost type, can quickly skim all of the ghost traits an abilities in one place and then try and observe them/trigger them

[cerulean geode]

I domt get the zero evidneve thing yet. Like you collect no evidneve or there isn't any in round? Hasn't happened to me yet

[vast crown]

it's a custom difficulty setting

once you reach level 50 you can create your own custom difficulties

[vestal ferry]

0evidence you are basing off traits and ablities instead. "Secondary evidence". I personally go for the more hard proof things like hunting thresholds, smudge timers, and ghost speed.

[hardy lintel]

anyone wanna play lfg aint working

[vast crown]

in this case we set the number of evidence the ghost will give us to 0, this way we must rely purely on the behaviors, traits, and abilities of each ghost to determine what it is.

[vestal ferry]

keep it to lfg

[topaz star]

I wish u can custom more then 3 difficulties

[cerulean geode]

Yes!! I agree once you know the type that cheat sheet is very helpful. Im trying to make one that helps you make the choice and have reassurance in your findings. That's a huge obstacle for new players

[vast crown]

same

[topaz star]

I need like at least 5

[vast crown]

should have given us more custom slots for prestiging rather than loadout slots

or give us 10 and 10

[topaz star]

Right much better

[vestal ferry]

i hope they add more slots later. i think i heard cj mention it in a stream that they tried and it broke a LOT of things. so i assume as the new programmers help iron out the backend code it may be added later.

[cerulean geode]

I avoid all those rn. Never tried them and had confidence I was correct in any of those you listed. I think that comes with experience and playing the game.

[undone kayak]

Tnat helps me too a lot... but yea there are times where I get either like a completely shy young Thaye or a very aggressive (from next room prolly?) Shade

Or a yurei not closing adoor ability in a whole 15 min game

[vestal ferry]

motion sensors are highly important. probs one of the most helpful items to use in all situations.

[cerulean geode]

When you do these 0 evidence games. Are they given randomly when entering maps or is that a filter you can add to get those specifically

[undone kayak]

Ye, can also help with testing with salt for wraith

[vestal ferry]

it's in custom settings. you can make it so ghost give no evidence. or 1. or lots of options.

[topaz star]

I wish I can choose what ghost I get, always a deo

[cerulean geode]

Interesting....

[vestal ferry]

salt, big thing to help this, put in the exit/entrances of a room.

i know why they wont let us choose the ghost. but... nah. then testing for ghost stuff is too easy

[lime glen]

any mac players here

[undone kayak]

I remember I put the salt for salt pics mostly then it changed room, 2 salt boxes wasted

[hardy lintel]

anyone wanna ply phas

[vestal ferry]

-lfg

[prime elk]

Please keep 'looking for group' requests in our designated channels. Check them out, Investigator: #lfg-eu | #lfg-na | #lfg-as | #lfg-sa!

[hardy lintel]

no one awake or smthn on lfg

[vestal ferry]

mac doesn't support the game natively. so

[cerulean geode]

I wish they had a training mode and you could chose the ghost you want to learn and hunt. And you learn and have confidence that what you think is happening, is correct. Alot of second guessing and hoping I'm correct. Im either 100 confident in my answer, or I'm answering to restart

[vestal ferry]

doesn't matter. you keep it there

[lime glen]

yea we have to run it through a translation layer
trying to see if anybody else on my platform is having lobby mic issues

[hardy lintel]

alr thx for that

[vestal ferry]

i mean... it's in #rules don't wanna see someone get bonked in here

not for silly dilly things at least

[magic tiger]

Someone Said Bonk!

[vestal ferry]

lobby mic issues have been on multiple platforms. so probs not a mac specific things tbh. voice servers are seperate and ... well.. sometimes buggy as hell

#common-tech-fixes and #1082421799578521620 may be able to help you more.

[lime glen]

i haven't been able to find any reliable fixes in search history here nor online so my last guess now is it's platform specific

[vestal ferry]

you can make your own post in #1082421799578521620 to see if someone is able to help

doc sure is typing a lot

[cerulean geode]

Yall the color coded system looks so good and knowing its accurate 🤧 is satisfying.

Phasmophobia exclydpedias you are

[vestal ferry]

if you ever wanted to share it fully, you can always post it in #fan-creations once you have been in server 24 hours.

[cerulean geode]

If that's something others would like to utleize I'm more than happy to share it.

I don't understand professional gameplay yet. But I will say I played 2 rounds earlier and made 5k. 2.5 each. I have only been getting 700 in my easier ones. That was a plus when i played harder difficulty levels. But did I earn it? Probably not.

[vestal ferry]

tbh there isn't Much difference between intermediate and proffessional. So yeah. you earned it. don't worry ❤️

[cerulean geode]

Oh the equipment was very different. I picked up the dots they had brought. Turning it on and laying it down never worked for me. Still domt know how to place the tier 3 dots. I asked them and no one heard me prob cause no walkie talkie

I pressed everything. It can't be much different placing them. Unless they go on fhe wall.... hmm

[vestal ferry]

it's the "place" button
usually best on the wall for t3.

floor is possible but like... kinda nieche for that placement

[cerulean geode]

Can I really throw equipment through fhe front door or did I take a joke seriously? I read it here and feel gullible I'm still curious about it LOL

[cobalt matrix]

u can

it's a peak life saver if your homie is stuck inside with no smudge

[vestal ferry]

if you think it's not real. try it out. It's fun to do to test some things out that seem silly like that one.

[cerulean geode]

Ill have to collaborate my controller maybe. Ill just do it to make sure

[vestal ferry]

should be same button you use to place the book. if that helps

[cerulean geode]

Yeah I'm totally gonna throw it at the door and its bouncing back at me.. logically. There no way phasmophobia is cool enough to let us have that lol

[vestal ferry]

can always run through training to see what it is on white board if needed too.

[cerulean geode]

me still curious

[vast crown]

my strategy for 0 evidence 0 sanity is to do this:

get first hunt and check before and while looping it:
what's the ghost speed: normal, fast, or slow(moroi, deogen, thaye, twins, hantu, revenant, jinn, raiju)? if normal, continue
does the ghost speed up while it has line of sight on you? (if not, hantu or thaye, check for breath with power off, if yes, normal speed, twins, or moroi -- smudge test for twins and moroi or use speed difference between the two ghosts)
what's the blinking pattern: normal, oni, phantom, obake, deogen? if normal, continue

how loud is the ghost? (myling)
how hard/far is it throwing items?
does it blow out candle while being looped in same room as you? (rules out shade but doesn't always happen)
did it completely pass me up for someone else (in multiplayer)
Smudge ghost and position your self to do a yokai test (start smudge timer as well)

first hunt ends (ideally we setup the looping spot to get as many optional objectives completed as possible within the first hunt to maximize money and minimize time spent in the game)

if the ghost is none of the above
take firelight, crucifix, motion sensor (all t3 preferably) to the ghost room and do active testing on these ghosts (stand inside the room the whole time with crucifix for protection):
onryo (won't be testable until the smudge timer hits 1:30, as onryo doesn't use its ability during smudge timers)
shade (won't do anything with you in the same room), mare (flip a light switch once in a while in the room), yurei (listen for door touches or see if it leaves room during smudge timer),
banshee, goryo (watching the motion sensor after a hunt to see if ghost has changed rooms or not)
spirit, demon (using the smudge timer from the first hunt)

while you're doing this, if you have more people, they can look for the bone and get a photo, as well as getting salt photos from the looping spot setup, making sure to keep a few photo slots for ghost photo if that is one of the optional objectives

crucifix lets you test things that require a hunt safely, like onryo not being able to hunt when in range of lit flames, if it's not an onryo, it's gonna hunt while you're hanging out in the room, so having the cruci protection is important. keep in mind ghosts roam and it may leave the room and start a hunt somewhere else. when this happens watch where it goes after the hunt ends, since they teleport back to the true ghost room. then you know if it changed or not, with the motion sensor assisting.

[cerulean geode]

Ill update yall on my crash out if it works or doesnt work. Imma have one

[vestal ferry]

oh. you kinda need the item to be semi shimmied into the door then throw it. like hug that door and yeet works if it's closed

[vestal ferry]

holy wall love you doc

[cerulean geode]

How long have you been playing the game guys?

[vast crown]

june 2023 with some breaks

[vestal ferry]

uhhh 2020... 3500 hours.

i need a life

[vast crown]

i got just under 2k hours

[cerulean geode]

Week ish. Little over for me. LVL 13

[cerulean geode]

Cap

[vestal ferry]

if i stop doing dumb testing maybe i'll be p20 sometime soon

[vast crown]

1978.1

the testing isn't dumb

[vestal ferry]

i mean bullying a thaye for 8 days to see it hit 10k years old though

[cerulean geode]

Adding to document and will filter when not sleepy. All useful and not common sense to newcomers

[vestal ferry]

still trying to get that to work without the game breaking

[wild flare]

Testing is more fun than grinding is it not

[vestal ferry]

to me. playing normal rounds with 3 or 2 evidence is the most fun. and i do love trying to break the game as well.

[wild flare]

I spent about 9 hours at a map to show my friend how bansees can't switch rooms

[vast crown]

yup, definitely will be more easy to understand the strategy once you're more familiar with each of the concepts from using your own notes

[vast crown]

yes it is

[vestal ferry]

ayeeee... i did the same. 6 hours while in the building and 6 hours in the truck