Hunt mechanics in MP

[Shurenai]

So, It's my understanding that the ghost hunts at less than 40% (60% for demon) average sanity. However, My friends and I were playing just now, The average sanity was 52%, and the ghost was a Jinn; With my current understanding, the ghost should have been unable to hunt.

Now, The thing is, We had one person running around in the house with 0 sanity while the other two stayed in the truck to keep the average sanity up. And for awhile, no hunts happened; But then the ghost seemingly screamed in the persons ear and triggered a hunt, ultimately killing them.

Is there a point at which, when only one person has been in the house for awhile, it will ignore 'Average Sanity', and instead rely on the sanity of the individuals in the house? Is there some other method that can trigger an attack like that above 40% average sanity?

[Borath]

Demon is under 65% and the rest i find start at 55% and below. Banshee's can start anytime

[Blerian]

HI there,
Ghosts can start hunting when the average sanity is 50% or below with the exception of 3 ghost types;
Demon can start hunting at 65%
Mare can start hunting at 60% if its in a dark room / 40% if its in a lit room
Banshee can ignore the sanity completely if its target is inside the house (quite rare)

The hunt initiation always looks at the average sanity regarldless of which or how many players are in the house.

The sanity you see in the truck is masked. the value you see will fluctuate between +3 and -2 of the actual sanity. So if you see 52% and might have just been 49% with +3 fluctuation.

In the last case, if the two of you never entered the house, not even for a few seconds i can only assume it was a Banshee.

Hopefully that clears up your questions

[Emurinus]

Most ghosts can begin hunting once the average team sanity has reached 50% or lower. There are three exceptions to this rule:

Demon: Demons can begin hunting as high as 65% average team sanity.

Mare: Mares can begin hunting as high as 60% average sanity if the room it tries to hunt in has the lights off. If the lights are on, then hunts won't occur until at 40% average sanity or less.

Banshee: Banshees have a special ghost power that allows them to ignore sanity entirely. If its target is in the building, the ghost will make a waypoint to its victim's last known location, head there, and will then wait there for about 20 seconds. If it spots its target during that time, it'll initiate a hunt regardless of sanity values.

The sanity meter also fluctuates in value to hide its true value, so there is a "tolerance" to consider. General rule of thumb is to record the highest sanity value then subtract it by 2 and it should be around the true value. In your case, if you highest recorded sanity is 52%, then the average sanity should be 50% or possibly 49%, which just barely puts you in the danger zone.

[The Wanderer]

My understanding of it was that any ghost could begin hunting at any point, however it was extremely low chances of it happening

[His Quivzness]

Originally posted by deathmask:

My understanding of it was that any ghost could begin hunting at any point, however it was extremely low chances of it happening

nope. As stated above all ghosts at 50% with the 3 exceptions to the rule. The banshee exception requires the banshee to use its special ability which is rare. Otherwise it will still hunt when the average party sanity is below 50%.

[perfectevil]

We had strange, can't say bug, thing that happened to me and my GF yesterday. 4 minutes inside, we find ghost room and starts a hunt. Told to my GF fill up Banshee, but decided to check for "fingies" - nothing. We get back to the truck and we see that our average sanity below 10% (6 and half minutes inside the house), it was Yurei. Next run - 5 and half minutes inside we get a hunt, sanity below 25%, same type - Yurei. For some reason it drained our sanity way too fast two runs in a row

[Thundercracker]

Originally posted by perfectevil RU:

We had strange, can't say bug, thing that happened to me and my GF yesterday. 4 minutes inside, we find ghost room and starts a hunt. Told to my GF fill up Banshee, but decided to check for "fingies" - nothing. We get back to the truck and we see that our average sanity below 10% (6 and half minutes inside the house), it was Yurei. Next run - 5 and half minutes inside we get a hunt, sanity below 25%, same type - Yurei. For some reason it drained our sanity way too fast two runs in a row

that's the yurei power, super sanity drain.

[Myth Alric]

It is 50% and that includes the random fluctuation. There is like a 5 point swing in sanity levels, so if you are at 52% you might actually be at 50%, you have to watch it for a while to be sure. If you watched it and you saw it swing back and forth between 52 and 57 you should of been fine. If you watched it only briefly and you never saw it reach 56 or 57, then you might have been at 50%.

[(TTV)OnBrandRP]

Originally posted by Shurenai:

So, It's my understanding that the ghost hunts at less than 40% (60% for demon) average sanity. However, My friends and I were playing just now, The average sanity was 52%, and the ghost was a Jinn; With my current understanding, the ghost should have been unable to hunt.

Now, The thing is, We had one person running around in the house with 0 sanity while the other two stayed in the truck to keep the average sanity up. And for awhile, no hunts happened; But then the ghost seemingly screamed in the persons ear and triggered a hunt, ultimately killing them.

Is there a point at which, when only one person has been in the house for awhile, it will ignore 'Average Sanity', and instead rely on the sanity of the individuals in the house? Is there some other method that can trigger an attack like that above 40% average sanity?

Also keep in mind the way Banshee's work isn't how everyone else thinks. Banshee's basically "mark" a specific area, or spot placement in a area at random. If the target player touches it.. the hunt begins, regardless of sanity. I've seen people walk in and instantly get hunted because the marker was on the door lol

[(TTV)OnBrandRP]

Originally posted by Terrorsaur:

Originally posted by perfectevil RU:

We had strange, can't say bug, thing that happened to me and my GF yesterday. 4 minutes inside, we find ghost room and starts a hunt. Told to my GF fill up Banshee, but decided to check for "fingies" - nothing. We get back to the truck and we see that our average sanity below 10% (6 and half minutes inside the house), it was Yurei. Next run - 5 and half minutes inside we get a hunt, sanity below 25%, same type - Yurei. For some reason it drained our sanity way too fast two runs in a row

that's the yurei power, super sanity drain.

Same thing with Jinn too, If the breaker is on Jinn's can do a super sanity drain.

[Heatnixx]

The people in this thread are misinforming you. The average sanity only counts the people inside the house.
If you have 2 people with 100 sanity in the truck and someone inside with 0, the hunt will start regardless. Only the people inside have their sanity count towards any given hunt, unless it's a banshee, who can force a hunt at any sanity.

Banshee used to never hunt anyone except their target, so back then you could have 3 people with 0 sanity inside as long as the target stayed outside, now they just swap targets.

[Dark Hunter]

Originally posted by Heatnixx:

The people in this thread are misinforming you. The average sanity only counts the people inside the house.
If you have 2 people with 100 sanity in the truck and someone inside with 0, the hunt will start regardless. Only the people inside have their sanity count towards any given hunt, unless it's a banshee, who can force a hunt at any sanity.

Banshee used to never hunt anyone except their target, so back then you could have 3 people with 0 sanity inside as long as the target stayed outside, now they just swap targets.

wow, everything you just said is BS, good job

[Starwight/ttv]

Originally posted by Dark Hunter:

Originally posted by Heatnixx:

The people in this thread are misinforming you. The average sanity only counts the people inside the house.
If you have 2 people with 100 sanity in the truck and someone inside with 0, the hunt will start regardless. Only the people inside have their sanity count towards any given hunt, unless it's a banshee, who can force a hunt at any sanity.

Banshee used to never hunt anyone except their target, so back then you could have 3 people with 0 sanity inside as long as the target stayed outside, now they just swap targets.

wow, everything you just said is BS, good job

Not everything. Banshee used to work the way he said. However, the sanity does NOT work the way this guy says, and I feel he gets his info from the phasmo wiki, which is NOTORIOUS for having completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ information.

The ghost will hunt based on collective sanity, so even if you have 100, but the average sanity is less than 50, guess what? You can potentially be hunted, even if you go in by yourself with your 100 sanity.

[A Loaf of Bread]

Also you said the ghost yelled in your friends ear before hunting? I dont know If the airball event lowers your sanity but I do know that Ghost events do, so if it was a ghost event then it might have lowered your sanity enough for it to hunt.

Otherwise, like the others above has said, the sanity fluctuates so even If it said 52% it was probably actually a bit lower and thaf made the hunt possible.

[Thundercracker]

Originally posted by Darth Kaius:

Originally posted by Terrorsaur:

that's the yurei power, super sanity drain.

Same thing with Jinn too, If the breaker is on Jinn's can do a super sanity drain.

no, if the power is on, the jinn is really fast.