Special events

This page lists special events that have occured within Phasmophobia. Some events will give out trophies, which will be displayed in the lobby.
== 2022 ==
=== Easter 2022 ===
During this event, each map had a fixed number of easter eggs spawn in fixed locations. Players could use the key to collect them. Once all the eggs in the map have been collected, the sanity of all players would be restored to 100%.
=== Halloween 2022 ===
An interactive event was introduced for Halloween 2022. In this event, some maps would have a fixed number of carved pumpkins containing candies, similar to Easter 2022. These maps are indicated by a jack o' lantern symbol in the contract selection board. To complete each map, the player must be on Nightmare difficulty (not a custom Nightmare preset) and do the following in order:
* Collect all the candies.
* After all the candies are collected, new carved pumpkins would spawn, requiring players to them up with a lighter.
* Once both of these are done, the ghost will now show up with a pumpkin head for the remainder of the contract. The player(s) must then take a photo of the ghost. The photo does not have to be labelled nor be the first ghost photo as long as the ghost is technically in the photo.
Each time a step is completed, a laughing sound will play. The player does not have to survive as long as all the steps are completed.
If the map's weather is Heavy Rain, the player must start a new contract, as some pumpkins are located outside and thus cannot be lit.
Completed maps will have a check mark on top of the pumpkin label. Once the activity has been done across all the maps containing the pumpkins, the player is rewarded with a pumpkin trophy. This event lasted from 0.7.1.0 until 0.7.1.5.
Aside from this event, the lobby and the van also had various decorations.
=== Christmas 2022 ===
During this event, the lobby is decorated with various Christmas decorations. A temporary challenge was also added. Similar to the Trick or Treat event, participating maps would feature a Holiday Sticker on the map selection board on Intermediate difficulty. The player is then required to visit all 7 maps and do the following on each map:
# Collect 6 cookies to add them to a plate
# Place the completed plate near the ghost
# Wait for the ghost to eat the cookies; this will cause the player's vision to darken, and a hunt starts after their vision clears if they are in the investigation area. The ghost will now appear for the remainder of the contract with a Christmas garb as the one seen from Christmas 2021, and the weather will turn to snow.
# Correctly identify the ghost and leave alive
After completing all the maps, the player will receive a Holiday '22 Badge (for the ID Card) and Trophy. The maps can be done in either singleplayer or multiplayer. 
This event was introduced with the Tempest update (0.8.0) and ended on 9 January 2023 (0.8.0.7).
== 2023 ==
=== April Fools 2023 ===
On 1 April 2023, a same-version hotfix (0.8.1.3) was released to add some new features:
* Player and ghost model heads are now comically big
* Most ghost vocalisations are now sped up and have a higher pitch
* Other players now appear to T-pose by default
** Consequently, all their photos are taken upside down
*Ghosts will occasionally appear in T-pose (such as during certain ghost events or when producing a D.O.T.S Projector silhouette)
This lasted the whole 24 hours of the day (UK timezone), and was reverted afterwards.
=== Easter 2023 ===
An event was introduced for Easter 2023. Similar to the Trick or Treat and the Christmas 2022 events, participating maps would feature an Easter Sticker on the map selection board. The player is required to visit all 7 small maps and do the following on each map:
* Collect all the hidden Easter eggs.
Once all eggs are collected, a laughing sound will play, indicating that the objective has been completed.
Compared to other holiday challenges, this can be done on either singleplayer or multiplayer, on any difficulty (including custom difficulties of any multiplier, even 0x), and there is no need to find the ghost type or acquire a ghost photo. The player only needs to be alive the moment the last egg is picked up, and can be dead at any other time.
After completing this objective on all maps, the player will receive an Easter '23 Badge (for the ID Card) and Trophy. 
This event lasted from 0.8.1.4 until 0.8.1.6.
=== Halloween 2023 ===
An event was introduced for Halloween 2023. Similar to previous events, participating maps would feature a Pumpkin Sticker on the map selection board. The player can visit all 9 maps and do the following on each map:
* Find the recipe ingredient note found in a pumpkin's mouth.
Once the player knows the full recipe, they can proceed to add the ingredients to the cauldron found in Maple Lodge Campsite in order to complete the event. If all the proper ingredients are added, the sky would turn red and a special visual effect would play with ghosts shooting out of the cauldron to form a red skull in the sky.
This can be done on either singleplayer or multiplayer, on any difficulty (including custom difficulties of any multiplier, even 0x), and there is no need to find the ghost type.
After completing this event, the player will receive a Halloween '23 Badge (for the ID Card) and Trophy. 
This event was introduced in 0.9.1.0 and lasted until 0.9.2.0.
=== Christmas 2023 ===
An event was introduced for Christmas 2023. During this event, 7 small maps would feature a Snowman Sticker while Sunny Meadows had a Snowball Gun Sticker on the map selection board. To complete the event, the player needed to do the following:
* Find 3 mysterious parts on Sunny Meadows
Once all parts are collected, a laughing sound will play, indicating that the objective has been completed, which will add a newly built device in the van.
* Using a snowball gun, destroy all the dancing snowmen on the 7 maps featuring a Snowman Sticker
Each time all the snowmen in a map are destroyed, the weather changes to Snow, and the ghost changes its model and initiates a hunt.
After destroying the snowmen on all maps, the player will receive a Holiday '23 Badge (for the ID Card) and Trophy.
This event can be done on either singleplayer or multiplayer, on any difficulty (including custom difficulties of any multiplier, even 0x), and there is no need to find the ghost type.
This event was introduced in 0.9.3.0 and lasted until 0.9.4.0.
== 2024 ==
=== Easter 2024 ===
An event was introduced for Easter 2024. During this event, 5 maps would feature a Nest Sticker while Camp Woodwind had a Forest Spirit Sticker on the map selection board. To complete the event, the player needed to do the following:
* Capture a photo of the Forest Spirit's minion on the 5 maps featuring a Nest Sticker
** The Forest Spirit's minion can be found using the UV Light and the D.O.T.S. Projector
* After taking a photo of all 5 minions, capture a photo of the ghost on Camp Woodwind and successfully identify it
After completing these objectives, the player will receive an Easter '24 Badge (for the ID Card) and Trophy. The tree in the lobby also will display a glowing visual effect while the event is ongoing.
This event can be done on either singleplayer or multiplayer, on any difficulty (including custom difficulties of any multiplier, even 0x), and there is no need to find the ghost type when doing the minions' part.
This event was introduced in 0.9.6.0 and lasted until 0.9.6.1.
=== Halloween 2024 ===
The Blood Moon event was introduced for Halloween 2024. In this event, the players were tasked to work together to achieve three community goals in order to get new ID cards, a trophy, and to permanently unlock the Blood Moon weather type.
The three community goals are:
*Identify ghosts correctly
*Complete optional objectives
*Photograph any Totems you find
When completing these goals on one of the four maps featuring the Blood Moon weather type (13 Willow Street, 42 Edgefield Road, Grafton Farmhouse, and Point Hope), players add progression to a stage.
Once a stage is complete, players will start making progress in the next stage, and they need to interact with the Blood Altar in the lobby to get a reward. The rewards for each stage are:
*Stage 1: Blood Moon ID card
*Stage 2: Upgraded ID card
*Stage 3: Blood Moon Trophy and Blood Moon weather post event
This event was introduced in 0.11.0 and will last until 13 November 2024.
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