Sanity? How does it work?

[AlphaSeven]

Can someone please explain the sanity mechanic to me? I just dont understand what happens if it reaches zero or gets too low, or what "too low" even is.

Thanks

[Kashra Fall]

Random events start happening to "You" like your lights flickering and making it seem like you're in a ghost hunt. Stuff like that I believe.

[Shiveria]

from what i understand if the ghost touches u, u go to 0 automatically and die, if u reach 0 u die, u cant regen stam unless u have the pills, after 5 minutes ur stam goes down more

[Tired Gamer Syndrome]

When your sanity reaches 0 You are more frequently targeted by the ghost for Haunt events and out right hunting.

[Aiosh]

at around 30% to 40% you start seeing things like ghost decoys, lights flickering, whispering, and such the lower it gets the more likely you will see or hear more of these things happening. at 0 DEATH. literally if your at 0 your either going to die, or you will get lucky very seldom unless someone else is at 0 and gets targeted before you do.

[Katalyze]

Originally posted by Shiveria:

from what i understand if the ghost touches u, u go to 0 automatically and die, if u reach 0 u die, u cant regen stam unless u have the pills, after 5 minutes ur stam goes down more

This is wrong, you regain sanity when in the starting van and you do not instantly die when on 0 sanity; it just increaces the chance of a haunting (the ghost locking the door to come and kill you)

[DD The Pumpkin King]

0 isn't instant death, but it is dangerous. I've had teammates intentionally play at 0 and survive, course it was a close call and we knew the ghost characteristics and where it was coming from.

Being in the dark, seeing events, seeing the ghost can all lower your sanity more quickly. The lower it gets, you start to see things other people don't and the ghost becomes more and more willing to kill you. It's just more likely though. Your sanity can be 90+ and you become a target.

Generally taking the pills is the only way to build the sanity back up reliably but there are other ways, but these have always been an accident or bug so I haven't learned them yet.

[Generic Username]

Does anyone know the other ways to regain sanity? I thought sitting in the truck would fix it up but I guess not?

[Just Some Guy]

Sanity cannot be regained in any way other than sanity pills. Staying in the van does not increase it and neither does staying in the light, though it does stop it from decreasing.