How should you ask questions with the spirit box?

[Cow Obliterated by Train]

What's the best way to ask questions with the spirit box? My friend just spams constant "where are you? where are you? what do you want? where are you? Are you near" questions. Is this a viable tactic? Is the game able to pick up the questions this quickly?

[GFuel mayo flavor]

you have to start with 10-4 are you there, end call and thanks
thats the trick

[Arby's Slow Roast]

Turn it on first.

[Cow Obliterated by Train]

yeah...

[GFuel mayo flavor]

Originally posted by munchiesnOOb:

yeah...

thats 10'4 good buddy

[Karmotti 🍤]

source: fandom/wikia

Aggression Questions

"What do you want?"
"Why are you here?"
"Do you want to hurt us?"
"Are you angry?"
"Do you want us here?"
"Shall we leave?"
"Should we leave?"
"Do you want us to leave?"
"What should we do?"
"Can we help?"
"Is anything wrong?"
"Are you friendly?"


Location questions

"Where are you?"
"Are you close?"
"Can you show yourself?"
"Give us a sign."
"Let us know you are here."
"Show yourself."
"Can you talk?"
"Speak to us."
"Are you here?"
"Are you with us?"
"Anybody with us?"
"Is anyone here?"
"Anybody in the room?"
"Anybody here?"
"Is there a spirit here?"
"Is there a Ghost here?"
"What is your location?"


Age questions

"How old are you?"
"How young are you?"
"What is your age?"
"When were you born?"
"Are you a child?"
"Are you old?"
"Are you young?"


Most used questions <-

"How old are you?"
"Where are you?"
"Are you friendly?"
"Are you french?" (xd)

[Cow Obliterated by Train]

Originally posted by N O P E:

source: fandom/wikia

Aggression Questions

"What do you want?"
"Why are you here?"
"Do you want to hurt us?"
"Are you angry?"
"Do you want us here?"
"Shall we leave?"
"Should we leave?"
"Do you want us to leave?"
"What should we do?"
"Can we help?"
"Is anything wrong?"
"Are you friendly?"


Location questions

"Where are you?"
"Are you close?"
"Can you show yourself?"
"Give us a sign."
"Let us know you are here."
"Show yourself."
"Can you talk?"
"Speak to us."
"Are you here?"
"Are you with us?"
"Anybody with us?"
"Is anyone here?"
"Anybody in the room?"
"Anybody here?"
"Is there a spirit here?"
"Is there a Ghost here?"
"What is your location?"


Age questions

"How old are you?"
"How young are you?"
"What is your age?"
"When were you born?"
"Are you a child?"
"Are you old?"
"Are you young?"


Most used questions <-

"How old are you?"
"Where are you?"
"Are you friendly?"
"Are you french?" (xd) [/quote]
Does the ghost still respond if you spam questions? Does spamming the questions give you a better chance of getting a response, or is the speech recognition unable to keep up?

[Karmotti 🍤]

Originally posted by munchiesnOOb:

Originally posted by N O P E:

source: fandom/wikia

Aggression Questions

"What do you want?"
"Why are you here?"
"Do you want to hurt us?"
"Are you angry?"
"Do you want us here?"
"Shall we leave?"
"Should we leave?"
"Do you want us to leave?"
"What should we do?"
"Can we help?"
"Is anything wrong?"
"Are you friendly?"


Location questions

"Where are you?"
"Are you close?"
"Can you show yourself?"
"Give us a sign."
"Let us know you are here."
"Show yourself."
"Can you talk?"
"Speak to us."
"Are you here?"
"Are you with us?"
"Anybody with us?"
"Is anyone here?"
"Anybody in the room?"
"Anybody here?"
"Is there a spirit here?"
"Is there a Ghost here?"
"What is your location?"


Age questions

"How old are you?"
"How young are you?"
"What is your age?"
"When were you born?"
"Are you a child?"
"Are you old?"
"Are you young?"


Most used questions <-

"How old are you?"
"Where are you?"
"Are you friendly?"
"Are you french?" (xd)

Does the ghost still respond if you spam questions? Does spamming the questions give you a better chance of getting a response, or is the speech recognition unable to keep up?

Yikes my bad for bold texts.

I don't think it would really make difference..

[Thundercracker]

Originally posted by munchiesnOOb:

What's the best way to ask questions with the spirit box? My friend just spams constant "where are you? where are you? what do you want? where are you? Are you near" questions. Is this a viable tactic? Is the game able to pick up the questions this quickly?

i wait for an X on the spirit box before asking again. i'll ask 2-3 questions per room.

[Kelrycor]

I like to spam questions 3 typical phrases while walking through the room as well. Every 2-3 seconds. Each question will trigger a check if you get an answer.

You get an answer if all of these condition were met:

1. has the ghost spirit box as an evidence?
2. is a spirit box within 3 meters of you?
3. is the ghost within 3 meters of the same spirit box?
4. is this spirit box activated?
5. is the area/room you are in dark?
6. did you used a proper phrase / keywords (like: "give me a sign", "where are you", "how old are you")
7. some, not all ghosts: are you alone in the room?
8. is the ghost in the mood to talk? the chance is only 33%

Fun facts:

1. spirit box does work through the walls, ceilings, room borders and doors
2. you can get answers from a ghost from a max range of 6 meters if you use the spirit box on the floor as a relais station: 3+3=6 meters
3. it doesn't matter if the ghost itself is in a lit room or players are next to it as long as yourself are in the dark or alone in your current room location (the latter just if necessary)
4. ghosts did also answer during hunts pre-patch (not recommended to do so and needs re-checking now)
5. saying anything prior to keyphrases can ruin the vocie recognition result. Avoid saying "Thomas, where are you". You won't get an answer. The same goes for "Strawberry cupcake, where are you". Just say "where are you". "Where are you, Thomas" is working too

Hope this helps anyone.

[Femboy with a Henry rifle]

my friend group and I ask "are you horny?" and i've never got a response but the spirit box actually picks it up so that should be the best question to ask.... I'm assuming its hearing "are you h-" and assuming before I fully say it that I'm asking "are you here?"

[Kelrycor]

Originally posted by MrWendigo:

my friend group and I ask "are you horny?" and i've never got a response but the spirit box actually picks it up so that should be the best question to ask.... I'm assuming its hearing "are you h-" and assuming before I fully say it that I'm asking "are you here?"

Yes, keywords are enough. In German I can say "bist du" (what means "are you") and get the answer for the age. I found out, at least for the German voice recognition, the words like "where" or "what" isn't needed at all. Can be easily check with the Quija board :)

[Cow Obliterated by Train]

That list is fantasticly helpful, thanks Kel.

[StaticR]

Originally posted by Kelrycor:

I like to spam questions 3 typical phrases while walking through the room as well. Every 2-3 seconds. Each question will trigger a check if you get an answer.

You get an answer if all of these condition were met:

1. has the ghost spirit box as an evidence?
2. is a spirit box within 3 meters of you?
3. is the ghost within 3 meters of the same spirit box?
4. is this spirit box activated?
5. is the area/room you are in dark?
6. did you used a proper phrase / keywords (like: "give me a sign", "where are you", "how old are you")
7. some, not all ghosts: are you alone in the room?
8. is the ghost in the mood to talk? the chance is only 33%

Fun facts:

1. spirit box does work through the walls, ceilings, room borders and doors
2. you can get answers from a ghost from a max range of 6 meters if you use the spirit box on the floor as a relais station: 3+3=6 meters
3. it doesn't matter if the ghost itself is in a lit room or players are next to it as long as yourself are in the dark or alone in your current room location (the latter just if necessary)
4. ghosts did also answer during hunts pre-patch (not recommended to do so and needs re-checking now)
5. saying anything prior to keyphrases can ruin the vocie recognition result. Avoid saying "Thomas, where are you". You won't get an answer. The same goes for "Strawberry cupcake, where are you". Just say "where are you". "Where are you, Thomas" is working too

Hope this helps anyone.

I think the ghost can also randomly decide to interact and speak through the spirit box on its own without being asked.

Yesterday I had a ghost in tanglewood dining and a spirit box on the table and it kept talking for no reason. It was hilarious lmao

[Kelrycor]

Originally posted by StaticR:

Originally posted by Kelrycor:

I like to spam questions 3 typical phrases while walking through the room as well. Every 2-3 seconds. Each question will trigger a check if you get an answer.

You get an answer if all of these condition were met:

1. has the ghost spirit box as an evidence?
2. is a spirit box within 3 meters of you?
3. is the ghost within 3 meters of the same spirit box?
4. is this spirit box activated?
5. is the area/room you are in dark?
6. did you used a proper phrase / keywords (like: "give me a sign", "where are you", "how old are you")
7. some, not all ghosts: are you alone in the room?
8. is the ghost in the mood to talk? the chance is only 33%

Fun facts:

1. spirit box does work through the walls, ceilings, room borders and doors
2. you can get answers from a ghost from a max range of 6 meters if you use the spirit box on the floor as a relais station: 3+3=6 meters
3. it doesn't matter if the ghost itself is in a lit room or players are next to it as long as yourself are in the dark or alone in your current room location (the latter just if necessary)
4. ghosts did also answer during hunts pre-patch (not recommended to do so and needs re-checking now)
5. saying anything prior to keyphrases can ruin the vocie recognition result. Avoid saying "Thomas, where are you". You won't get an answer. The same goes for "Strawberry cupcake, where are you". Just say "where are you". "Where are you, Thomas" is working too

Hope this helps anyone.

I think the ghost can also randomly decide to interact and speak through the spirit box on its own without being asked.

Yesterday I had a ghost in tanglewood dining and a spirit box on the table and it kept talking for no reason. It was hilarious lmao

Yes, this is true. My ifnormation is about using the spirit box with voice recognition. But the activated spirit box, if hold in hands, at the VR belt, or laying on the ground can be used randomly by the ghost like any usual ghost interaction.

This is intended and added to make the game playable for person who don't play on Windows 10 (as voice recognition only wirks with Windows 10) or don't have a mic at all.

[Thundercracker]

Originally posted by MrWendigo:

my friend group and I ask "are you horny?" and i've never got a response but the spirit box actually picks it up so that should be the best question to ask.... I'm assuming its hearing "are you h-" and assuming before I fully say it that I'm asking "are you here?"

i use that one sometimes, as well as "are you a gamer?"

my guess is that it looks for "are you..." and goes from there.