T2 smudge

[IU]

Used a t2 smudge against a poltergeist, and he launched an attack after 25 seconds

[Glimmer]

Smudge sticks only blind the ghost when it's already hunting. (Or keep the ghost to its room if it's a Yurei).

If you're trying to prevent hunts, use a Crucifix.

[Grouchy]

Possible the ghost just roamed out of range and you didn't "catch" them with it I would always say to try and do it after an interaction or otherwise knowing for sure they are in the room

[Mandemon]

Smudge can only prevent hunt if you smudge the ghost within 6 meters. If you were too far, the ghost won't get their haunt delayed.

If you smudged them during the hunt, they will only get blinded, but it won't affect timer on next hunt.

[Kou]

Originally posted by Glimmer:

Smudge sticks only blind the ghost when it's already hunting. (Or keep the ghost to its room if it's a Yurei).

If you're trying to prevent hunts, use a Crucifix.

This is blatantly false. Smudge sticks do stop hunts. It's literally the Spirit's weakness - he can't hint for twice as long as other ghosts after being smudged.

What most likely happened is OP just "missed" the ghost. The range on smudges is really low

[IU]

No, I lit it while hunting, next to me, don't write nonsense. If you light a stick near a ghost during a hunt, the next hunt will be delayed by 60-180 seconds depending on the ghost

[Grouchy]

Well you didn't write any of that in your OP so that is on you, it doesn't really sound like you needed a forum post if you didn't want speculation so I would say to just keep it in your head next time or keep it for their bug reports channel on discord if you think it is a bug

[Mandemon]

Originally posted by IU:

No, I lit it while hunting, next to me, don't write nonsense. If you light a stick near a ghost during a hunt, the next hunt will be delayed by 60-180 seconds depending on the ghost

No it doesn't.

Smudging a ghost when it doesn't hunt delays the next hunt. Smudging ghost during a hunt just blinds it. Smudges do two different things depending ghost state.

So you smudge ghost when it was hunting, it got blind. After the hunt, it's standard 25 second timer started and it hunted again at the end of it. Everything is working as it should be.

If you want to delay the hunt, you need to light a smudge when the ghost isn't hunting.

[IU]

You are clearly an inexperienced player, we have long defined a spirit and a demon that hunt for 60 and 180 seconds, just at the moment of smudge we mark the time

[Glimmer]

Originally posted by Kougeru:

Originally posted by Glimmer:

Smudge sticks only blind the ghost when it's already hunting. (Or keep the ghost to its room if it's a Yurei).

If you're trying to prevent hunts, use a Crucifix.

This is blatantly false. Smudge sticks do stop hunts. It's literally the Spirit's weakness - he can't hint for twice as long as other ghosts after being smudged.

What most likely happened is OP just "missed" the ghost. The range on smudges is really low

Correct, I was mistaken and mixing up phasmophobia mechanics with another game.