Abnormality- A short guide

This is supposed to be a little guide to hopefully answer some of the questions about how to play this game, what to look for, what items can be used for what etc.

I am not all-knowing and this guide will be to the best of my knowledge so I am sorry if there are things that might not be right :)

Also: English is not my native language so excuse any poor grammar

The Lobby

When you start the game you first have to select the mic you want to work with. The first thing you see after that is your main tent with all the nice decorations and your working laptop in the middle of it all:
But that is not all there is to the Lobby. Let Me show you a few more things you can find here:

• ROGER : Roger likes to die to escape responsibility. F for Roger
  

• CAMPFIRE: If you feel exhausted and just need a moment rest you can sit down and enjoy the quiet
  

• CUSTOMAZATION: Here you can customize yourself :)
  

• TROPHY TENT: View all your fantastic Achievements in this special Tent!
  

There is also a football that you can kick around :)

But now that we have explored the Lobby let's go and see what you can do on your Laptop and how to start a game!

Work Laptop and how to start a Game

Now we will take a look at our work Laptop. From here you will start a lobby and the game and buy equipment.

The first thing we'll do is open a Lobby:

1. Here you can see weekly missions and conditions to obtain trophys if there are any at that moment
   
2. You have the possibility to join Lobbies. Some require a Password. Otherwise you shall not join
   
3. You can host your own Lobby here

1. There is no single player modus. If you want to play alone or just with certain People you have the option to choose a Password
   
2. Now you just need to press "Start Expedition". You are now rdy to start a game or to let people join your lobby

Okay, now that we startet a Lobby here is a short tour of your latop!
On top you got a few tabs.

• LOCATIONS: Here you can choose a location for your investigation. At the moment there are 5 maps.
  
  • Willow Creek Cottage: A small Map 5 rooms and an attic.
    
  • Rookridge Hollow: A small map with 5 rooms (2 of them open with no doors) and a basement
    
  • Mystical Manor: A medium sized map with ca. 10 rooms
    
  • Crazy Clown Carnival: A medium sized map located outside. There are tents but no real 'rooms'
    
  • Grimwater Tunnels: A big map with x rooms and long tunnels between them
  

• STORE : Here you can buy your Items by clicking the "Buy" button underneath the Items you need and want
  Next to the Buy-Button there is also a "How to use" button. This will give you a hint on what that item is supposed to do.
  (Don't worry, I will explain every item later on)
  

• GHOST WIKI: You can look up the different possible ghosts
  
  1. You have to type in the full name of the ghost end press ENTER on your keyboard
     
  2. You can see the Strength and Weakness of the ghost
     
  3. Here you see the 3 Evidences needed to identify that specific ghost

• Select Equipment
  
  1. You have to equip your items before every round. When you click on "Select Equipment" a new window will pop up to the right
     
  2. Now you click "Add" on every item you want to equip. The Number next to the item tells you how many you have. On the left you see Items with for example a "(0/4)" <-- that tells you that you have 0 of this item equipped and can take a total of 4 with you

• Select a Difficulty
  Here you can select your desired difficulty. Higher difficulty =more money= more exp. The exp is always half of the total money earned! (Little Info. Sanity=Anxiety. I will explain this later)
  
  • Starter: x1 Multiplier for Money. You start with full Sanity. Good for Beginners
    
  • Average: x2 Multiplier for Money. You start with 80 Sanity.
    
  • Skilled: x3 Multiplier for Money. You start with 50 Sanity,
    
  • Overkill: x4 Multipler for Money. You start with 0 Sanity and there are not Closets for hiding.

Did you select your Locations and equipped all necessary equipment? Good, now you can press "Start Expedition" and hop right in the game!

Items

• EMF: EMF shows activity of the ghost by lighting up and making a sound. After you turn it on it will start as "EMF1", which means no near activity. If the ghost it active near you you will see the lights light up between 2-5 lights.
  

• Laser Grid: After you turn it on you can throw it on the ground. It will emit a green dotted light (not if you play without fog, but you will still see the green dots on walls etc). If it is an evidence you might see the ghost figure walk through it looking like a green dotted silouette.
  

• Thermometer: It will help you find the ghost room. After a while the temperature will settle in in the house and the ghost room will get below 10-11 degree. Only the ghost room will get under 10 degree. It can even show freezing temperature
  

• UV Stick: If lit up and if the ghost opens a door it could show you a big handprint. Only if it is an evidence of course. Otherwise nothing will show up.
  

• Spirit Box: If you are close to the ghost (best in the ghost room) and ask it questions (see below for examples) the ghost might answer if it is an evidence. Otherwise you won't receive an answer.
  

• Dowsing Rod: When you are in the house and close enough to the ghost ask it "Show me the way". The ghost will now answer with "no" or "yes". If it answers with "no" you can try again until you get a "yes". When the ghost agrees it will take your Rod, spin it fancy around and it will show you the direction to the ghost room.
  It will vanish afterwards (1 time use).
  

• Crucifix: Some ghosts (not all) can be stopped mid hunt with a crucifix. It can be placed on the ground and the ghost has to walk over it or you can also just have it on you. You don't need to hold it in the hand but just have it on your person.
  

• Smudge: The smudge hides your scent, so you go invisible to the ghost for a few seconds. If you run into it (or it runs into you) you will still get killed.
  

• EVP Radio: Only works for Banshee. You don't need to turn it on since it is auto-on. If it is a Banshee it might wail into the radio.
  

• Video Camera: You can place it and look through it from outside in the tent. The Laptop belonging to the video camera only show up if you bring at least 1 into the game.
  

• Candle: You can ask the ghost to light it. "Can you light the candle". That's it.
  

• Lantern: Provides a bit of light. The ghost can blow it out and you can't turn it on again.
  

• Flashlight: ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Flashlight. Shows barely anything :D
  

• Anxiety Pills: You can bring up to 4. 1 Pill lowers your anxiety by 20 (will show up as going up 20 on the laptop :D). It might make the ghost a bit calmer too.
  

• Motion Sensor: Can only be placed on the ground and will light up when the ghost walks over it
  

• Honorable Mention: Nightvision: Helps you see in the dark without the help of any equipment. You always have it with you with no extra cost and the ghost can not turn it off. Every evidence can be seen with Nightvision on.

Spirit Box and what you can say

Let me start with saying: there are 2 questions that you can ask and the ghost will answer them even without a Spirit Box. Those answers DO NOT count as spirit box evidence.
From wherever you can hear the answer is where the ghost is located at that moment.

1. "Hello" - The Ghost will always answer back if he is close enough
   
2. "How did you die?" - The Ghost will always answer if close enough

Now to some questions that you could ask in the Spirit Box:

• "Where are you?"
  
• "Are you close?"
  
• "Are you near?"
  
• "What is your name?"
  
• "Are you friendly?"
  
• "Do Something"

You can try to ask even more. Your fantasy knows no bounds :)

Evidences

Each Ghost has 3 Evidences with which you can identify them. No 2 ghosts have the same set of evidences.
Some ghosts can be identified with only 2 but mostly there are at least 2 ghosts with 2 similiar evidence and you have to find the 3rd one or exclude the other.

You don't need to actually see any evidence. You can also just take a guess. Either with no knowledge or because of the ghost behaviour.

You only need to be in the ghost room for freezing. You can get Laser Grid and Spirit Box everywhere else too. It might only take a bit longer then in the room. And EMF you can get by being in the house while the ghost hunts.

EMF 5: You can also get this hiding while you hide in a hunt. Easiest way to get it in my opinion.

Laser Grid: It will show a green dotted silouette. They are easily missed so keep an eye open!

Freezing Temperature: While a ghost room will stay between 1-4 degree in the end sometimes it will go to 0 and below.

UV Light: Whenever the ghost opens a door (they don't close, just open like rude people) they will always leave a big ass handprint on that door.

Spirit Box: If you get an answer the screen of the spirit box with go bonkers and you will hear the ghost answer through some static noises. (It is basically impossible to capture the screen right sadly :( This is the best I could do)

Ghost Writing: The Ghost will scribble Words, Sentences or Pictures on a lot of Walls. It is really hard to miss.

Ghost Orbs: You will see floating white balls. A few in the house and when you leave the house it will be all over and around. Again, really hard to miss.

Ghosts and Hunting

Ghost	Evidences	Special	Does Crucifix work?
Demon	EMF 5, Spirit Box, Freezing,	Can hunt anytime, does not have long breaks between hunts	Yes
Poltergeist	EMF 5, UV Light, Ghost Writing	Extremely Active with a lot of events	Unknown
Wisp	EMF 5, Ghost Orbs, Laser Grid		Unknown
Jumbee	EMF 5, Spirit Box, Laser Grid		Yes
Phantome	EMF 5, UV Light, Ghost Orbs		Unknown
Kikimora	EMF 5, Freezing, UV LIght,		Yes
Duppy	EMF 5, Freezing, Ghost Writing	Can be angered by being rude (like saying "Go to hell")	Unknown
Landvaettir	Spirit Box, Freezing, Ghost Writing		No
Apparition	Spirit Box, Freezing, UV Light	Pretty short hunts	Unknown
Banshee	Spirit Box, UV Light, Laser Grid	Can interact with the EVP Radio	No
Dybbuk	Spirit Box, UV Light, Ghost Writing		Yes
Eidolon	Spirit Box, Ghost Writing, Laser Grid		Unknown
Boggart	Spirit Box, Ghost Orbs, Laser Grid		No
Shade	Freezing, UV Light, Ghost Orbs	More active and earlier hunts when you are alone	No
Wraith	Freezing, Ghost Orbs, Laser Grid		Unknown
Genius Loci	Ghost Writing, Ghost Orbs, Laser Grid		No

Hunting

When does a ghost hunt

There are 3 things, that will get a ghost to hunt.

1. Anxiety Meter: The anxiety meter shows your anxiety meter. The higher the anxiety (lower on the laptop) the more active does a ghost get and the more angry he gets.
   
2. Anger: You can't see the Anger meter of a ghost. The ghost type, activity lvl and anxiety will get the anger to rise until the ghost hunts.
   
3. Special behaviour: Some ghosts can be angered like the Duppy. The Dowsing Rod will also reduce your Anxiety and increase the ghosts anger. Some ghosts like the Demon are just always angry

Hunts

• When a hunt start you will hear a sound and your vision will start to flicker. You have to hide. You can either hide in a Brown Closet or try to hide anywhere behind furniture etc so the ghost won't see you.
  
• You can leave your nightvision and equipment on. The Ghost reacts based on sight and Speech.
  
• You can use a Smudge to hide yourself for a bit but beware! If the Ghost touches you you will die anyway.
  
• You can also try to use a crucifix, but not all ghosts will care about it.
  
• If you are outside, don't stay too close to the door. The ghost WILL get you :D

Ending a Game

Do you have all the Evidence you need? Good. Now you can go outside to the tent and lock in your evidences as well as your guess on the ghost.

Be sure you clicked on the ghost you think is hunting that premise before you go to the whiteboard.
After you pressed "E" on it the Door Symbol will change into a cross. Now you just have to wait for a few seconds and you will be back in the Lobby.

Back in the Lobby you will see a summary of your game. You will see the what ghost it was and what you guessed, how many events and hunts and a lot more.

Now you are free to go into the next game! Have fun!!!

Afterword

Hey and hello!

My name is Sephaya. I am a Twitch Streamer that loves Horror games (hence why I wrote this guide)
You can always come by and join me
https://www.twitch.tv/misssephaya

If you want to take this guide to translate it then feel free to do so. I only ask for a small credit in the beginning or the End with a link to this original guide :3
I will try to edit it when new content comes out or changes are made. But I am also sometimes busy :D

[Palne Calon]

Great guide. Thanks Sephaya

[Mannoxx]

Thanks :) It helped me in the mystery of how to find the orb :D Respectively, it helped me to focus on other evidence