Ghost Orb

A Ghost Orb floating towards the lower-right corner of the screen.

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**Ghost Orbs** are a type of evidence used to help determine the type of ghost haunting the location.

## Mechanics

When a map is loaded in, Ghost Orbs will spawn in the favourite room and float within the room. They look like very small orbs that glide across the screen, generally one at a time. They can be seen through the screen on a Video Camera with night vision, or through any available video feed with night vision, but not through night vision goggles (Tier III Head Gear).

Depending on the map and the location of the favourite room, Ghost Orbs can sometimes be seen via the map's CCTVs if the CCTV happens to be facing into the favourite room, though this is usually rare. Ghost Orbs will periodically shift position within the favourite room, forcing players to be more proactive in locating them.

When the ghost room changes on difficulties where 'Changing favourite room' is not set to 'None' (such as on Professional and Nightmare), the Ghost Orbs will also move to the new favourite room.

## Possible ghosts

The Mimic induces Ghost Orbs as a "false flag" evidence. Since its main pieces of evidences are Spirit Box, Ultraviolet, and Freezing Temperatures, Ghost Orbs will be unaffected by the number of evidences set (such as on Custom difficulties or Nightmare difficulty), even when it is set to 0.

## Strategies

* Because of the periodical moving of Ghost Orbs, searching for them with a hand-held Video Camera is often better than relying on stationary cameras. In addition, this eliminates back-and-forth trips to the truck, especially on larger maps where sanity preservation is more important.
* A player in the truck can view their teammates' Tier I head gear during the initial search for the ghost room to search for Ghost Orbs.
* If viewing the camera feed from the truck, camera placement is key to detecting Ghost Orbs. A good strategy for detecting them is placing two video cameras in the corners of the room facing each other to maximize coverage, or using a Tier 2 or 3 tripod to rotate the camera.
* Using video cameras to peer through exit doors, garage doors or windows may allow the player to find Ghost Orbs even before entering the investigation area.
* Ghost Orbs tend to show up in regular intervals. If none are seen for a long time, try moving the video camera or switch to another one.
* In outdoor areas such as on Maple Lodge Campsite, Ghost Orbs can be hard to see in bad weather conditions (primarily rain, snow, and fog). A hint to distinguishing them from snowflakes is that Ghost Orbs tend to float more horizontally and, sometimes, even upwards (compared to snowflakes always falling down). Additionally, snowflakes are generally dark, while orbs will be bright.
* It is best to check for Ghost Orbs when the room's lights are off. When on, the brightness may hide the Orbs from sight.

## Gallery

An animation of the Ghost Orb moving pre-Exposition.A pre-Exposition Ghost Orb circled in red.
## History

 March 12, 2020
 March 14, 2020
 March 26, 2020
 June 30, 2020
 August 9, 2020
 September 26, 2020
 September 28, 2020
 October 18, 2020
 0.4.1.0 | Ghost Orbs have been adjusted for better visiblity using night vision.