April Fools

This article belongs to the temporary **April Fools** update.

* ehT dlekS
* Horse Mode

*See also: April Fools' Day on Wikipedia*
*Among Us* celebrates **April Fools** every year on April 1st. Prior to 2022, the textures and layout on The Skeld were reversed, and the map's name was changed to "ehT dlekS". In 2022 and 2023, The Skeld layout was not reversed, but all the player sprites have become horse-like creatures.

## Overview

During April Fools, The Skeld's textures and layout became reversed. This caused the rooms that would normally appear on the left of the map to appear on the right and vice versa. The Skeld's textures' reversal also made it look like the ship was flying backward, confusing many players.

According to Innersloth, April Fools "ehT dlekS" will be annual for 24 hours only on April 1 GMT in the future.

However, on April 1st, 2022, The Skeld was not reversed. Instead, the player's character became a horse-like creature, which Innersloth calls "Horse Mode".

In 2023, Horse Mode returned for the Classic mode gameplay, along with the new Horse Wrangling mode, which replaces the Hide n Seek mode, but it follows the same concept as Hide n Seek.

## Trivia

* The code that changes the appearance of The Skeld during April Fools is still within the data of *Among Us*. If the host's device's date is set to April 1, The Skeld will appear flipped for all players in the host's game, even if their devices' dates are not set to April 1.
* On ehT dlekS, Align Engine Output begins in Lower Engine and ends in Upper Engine.
	+ The task list does not reflect this, but instead shows that the task begins in Upper Engine.
	+ Opening the personal map correctly shows the location to do the task.
* On Nintendo Switch edition, the map icon of The Skeld is not reversed, though ehT dlekS will still be properly hosted in a lobby or loaded in Practice.
* All other maps are unaffected by April Fools Events.
* On ehT dlekS, Upload Data uses the old asset prior to version 2021.6.30.
* On ehT dlekS, Clean Vent is not present.
* There is a bug on ehT dlekS where vents will not function correctly, the arrow face to the left, can only move left and right (for example, Impostors and Engineers cannot use a vent to access Admin) and characters are unable to hop out.
* The whinny sound used during Horse Mode was voiced by Gary Porter.
* In 2023, in Horse Wrangling, the Seeker is replaced by a Rancher, along with a unique kill screen.
* 2023 is currently the only April Fools Event, that is available on days other than April 1st, those days being March 31st, and April 2nd.

## Gallery

### ehT dlekS

Cafeteria on The Skeld during April Fools.Reactor on The Skeld during April Fools.MedBay on The Skeld during April Fools.Security on The Skeld during April Fools.O2 on The Skeld during April Fools.Admin on The Skeld during April Fools.Electrical on The Skeld during April Fools.Lower Engine during April Fools.Upper Engine during April Fools.Communications on The Skeld during April Fools.Navigation during April Fools.Weapons on The Skeld during April Fools.Shields during April Fools.Storage on The Skeld during April Fools.Security's interface on The Skeld during April Fools.The main menu during April Fools.The Sabotage map for ehT dlekS.The icon for ehT dlekS.
### Horse Mode

The base template of a character horse.A character horse in its idle animation.A character horse in its running animation.A character horse in its whinny animation.A character horse as a ghost.Promotional art for April Fools 2022.

## References

1. ↑ "Version History - April 4, 2020". *Apple App Store*. April 4, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Among Us Horse Mode – April Fools 2022". *Innersloth Website*. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.