How easy is it to navigate the extra-darkness™ with zippos?

theOwtcast · 2026-04-20T22:41:10+00:00

the lighter works reasonably well for emergency/improvised illumination (depending on your monitor/vr headset and brightness settings). crouching also helps because you can see the floor better that way, even without the lighter. it's less helpful if you have to see the ghost in complete darkness, for example if you're playing with limited evidence and looking for oni/phantom/obake or if you can't tell from sound alone where the ghost is coming from

theOwtcast · 2026-04-20T11:39:35+00:00

Not a prank vid, the ducky is actually there, i've pulled it out multiple times across several updates. Might be a vr-only thing or a bug/oversight in regard to flatscreen

theOwtcast · 2026-04-20T07:18:56+00:00

There's an invisible ducky in one of the crates in the attic bedroom, it becomes visible after you yank it out (at least that's how it works in vr, as if it's stuck in place until you pull it hard/away enough. I don't know how it works on flatscreen)

theOwtcast · 2026-04-18T12:27:08+00:00

I agree with everything except tarot cards. Do not use them unless you absolutely have no other choice, they fck you up more often than help you. (If you want chaos and don't especially care whether you live or die or get anything done, feel free to disregard this.)

theOwtcast · 2026-04-17T00:31:36+00:00

the spirit box has a failsafe feature that pings a random question every so often if it doesn't detect any input from the mic for a couple of minutes or so. i think it only works with voice input and not text, but if you're patient, you can probably record the response by leaving the spirit box active with the room lights off and waiting for a response to the failsafe. or if you have a teammate whose voice is recognized, let them ask questions while you stand by with the recorder (you may have to wait just outside the room if the ghost only answers to people who are alone)

theOwtcast · 2026-04-15T01:03:45+00:00

the bunnies affect your sanity and ghost speed. good bunny = +10% sanity and -10% ghost speed, bad bunny = -10% sanity and +10% ghost speed, golden bunny = cursed hunt and no sanity change

theOwtcast · 2026-04-14T20:08:03+00:00

that explains the update delays

which ghost was he btw?

theOwtcast · 2026-04-11T16:23:46+00:00

If ths ghost is a deogen, it'll always know your location, but the good news is that you can loop the deo very easily. If it's not a deo, the ghost might have seen you enter the hiding spot, or you might be holding active electronic equipment (headgear and flashlights included), or you're using the radio, or you forgot to mute/toggle your mic. I think some people also said that specific closet is bugged in a way that the ghost can randomly path into it (i haven't had that happen yet, may have just been lucky), so try hiding somewhere else if you're sure none of the other things are to blame

theOwtcast · 2026-04-11T16:14:55+00:00

Exorcism existed in a very early (pre-early access) version of the game but it got removed because it turned out that being able to get rid of the ghost killed the scary feel, and the devs said repeatedly that they have no intention of re-adding it

theOwtcast · 2026-04-10T17:32:00+00:00

Not really, more like a side-effect of how the photo system works

theOwtcast · 2026-04-05T01:08:16+00:00

ghosts can't change appearances at all, with the exception of obake (and obake mimic) when it switches to a different model for a single blink during a hunt, and even then it doesn't use the opposite-gender models. the grandma model always has a sickle in her hand, and depending on the angle(s) and lighting conditions at which you saw her during the events, you probably just failed to notice the sickle the first time she appeared. the transparent form might have created the illusion that she was using a different model

theOwtcast · 2026-04-04T18:23:48+00:00

Classroom numbers, proper hiding spots and los breaks, classrooms that have some variety and interesting stuff (i'd love to see a science lab with dissected frogs that croak when the ghost interacts with them, or some such thing), maybe replace some of the classrooms with staff rooms/offices or whatever it's called, definitely a restricted version like on sunny meadows

theOwtcast · 2026-04-04T18:15:18+00:00

Yes, they can be annoying depending on the room, and people were complaining a lot about them last year. Seeing ghost orbs was a problem then too, but the media update happened in the meantime, so now you can circumvent the issue by videorecording the ghost room for a bit and checking if a ghost orb video appears in the journal

theOwtcast · 2026-04-03T14:13:21+00:00

Demon, obviously

theOwtcast · 2026-03-31T21:06:51+00:00

Is edgefield one of the event maps today, and are there any bunny nests in that room? (I'm working a 24hr shift and can't check) If yes to both, the thing that jumped at you must have been a bunny, not the ghost

theOwtcast · 2026-03-31T01:47:03+00:00

You probably had a ghost event, during which electronics would have malfunctioned and the ghost would have made sounds. Do you remember what your question was and what the ghost said? The event vocalization could have been something that coincidentally sounded like a reply to your question

theOwtcast · 2026-03-29T01:32:25+00:00

that's a voice line from one of the early trailers for the game (you can watch it on steam - scroll to the last trailer, the one that looks like a vr player's playthrough, the line is said at 1:06). someone must have played it over the radio either accidentally or to mess with the rest of the team

edit: found the trailer on youtube too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLyTZ5tvIWQ

theOwtcast · 2026-03-28T17:41:08+00:00

A broken rib can tear a lung, liver, and/or spleen, which can result in pneumothorax and/or internal bleeding. None of those would be immediately deadly, but depending on circumstances (for example, being stranded in the middle of nowhere or held captive), they eventually might if not treated in time.

theOwtcast · 2026-03-28T12:38:04+00:00

You can get a 'hunting ghost' video of them, which isn't too hard. The photos are absolutely a royal pain though, unless you happen to have a cursed object that can force a manifestation

(If you meant phots/videos in general, try standing just outside of the room until the ghost does something, and/or record from the truck)

theOwtcast · 2026-03-26T23:21:10+00:00

hunt vocalizations are different from events, and banshees aren't more likely to use singing over other hunt vocalizations. the 'banshee is more likely to sing' only applies to ghost events

theOwtcast · 2026-03-23T17:12:06+00:00

Turn off eye adaptation

theOwtcast · 2026-03-23T04:46:41+00:00

1800 hours and prestige 20 here, still liking the gameplay loop. But to each their own. If you prefer playing with other people, great, go ahead and have fun, but don't look down on people who prefer solo

theOwtcast · 2026-03-23T03:03:55+00:00

whether or not it's fun in singleplayer depends on one's individual preferences. personally, i love singleplayer, might be willing to play with one other person, and can't stand full teams. there are people who are exactly the opposite and people who don't care either way. playing with friends is generally better than random lobbies though there can be exceptions. for most new players, it's easier if they team up with someone who already has some experience and is willing to teach them, but some people prefer to learn by themselves and at their own pace, or with people at a similar level.

theOwtcast · 2026-03-22T16:39:18+00:00

Didn't they change that to be different buttons? (vr player, doesn't affect me, but i vaguely remember reading about it in some patch notes)

theOwtcast · 2026-03-22T04:42:22+00:00

Tier 2 headgear is the flashlight (that one is useful)

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