Halloween Event
The Halloween Event is a seasonal event which occurs from late October through to early November, and includes changes which bring a spooky, scary tone to this game about zombies and skeletons.
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Moon Events
Moon events with special effects will occasionally take place instead of the normal Temporal Shifts. These events still advance the time to midnight while also providing effects when under their moonlight.
Ghastly Moon
- Any AIs spawning in an area exposed to the moonlight will always be ghosts
- Special ghosts are more likely to spawn
- Players will spawn as Ghosts instead of Zombies
Dark Moon
- Dwarves exposed to the moonlight will be unable to regenerate mana past 75% of their maximum mana
Blood Moon
- Bleeding dwarves taking damage when exposed to the moonlight will take increased damage
Ghosts
During the Halloween Event, ghosts spawn throughout the game.
AI Ghosts
As well as the normal AI Zombies, AI Ghosts will spawn around player monsters near dwarves.
Ghosts have the following properties:
- Partially invisible
- Higher jumps
- Pass through dwarf blocks
- Slightly floats when falling
In addition to regular ghosts, some ghosts spawn with special abilities:
- The Polterthrice splits into three smaller ghosts upon death, which will attack the dwarf who killed it
- The Shrill-o-Wisp releases a pulse of fire which damages and ignites nearby dwarves
- When the Popular Ghost is killed, other nearby ghosts will try to avenge it and will gain speed and strength buffs
Player Ghosts
When under the effects of the Ghastly Moon, players will be able to spawn as Ghosts with the following abilities:
- Pass through sufficiently sized walls
- Toggleable jump boost
- Spawns only AI ghosts
Candy Apples
Dwarves can obtain Candy Apples from a variety of sources while playing. Eating a Candy Apple will randomly select a good or bad effect - or something useless, like spawning bats.
Positive Effects
- Regeneration: Gives a Regeneration status effect.
- There are two versions of this effect: Regeneration IV for 5 seconds, and Regeneration I for 60 seconds.
- Restoration: Significantly boosts your mana restoration for a few seconds.
- Powerful Rampage: Gives you an instant rampage.
- Night Sight: Gives Night Vision and Haste I for 30 seconds.
- Useful Squid: Summons some magical squid which any dwarf can hit for a free rampage.
Neutral Effects
- Gazebats: Spawns some bats, which flap around and do nothing.
- Invisibility: Gives the Invisibility effect for 30 seconds.
Negative Effects
- Injury: Instantly halves your health.
- Woah: Gives Slowness and Nausea for 10 seconds.
- Mana Drop: Rapidly depletes your mana bar.
- Electrified: Summons bolts of lightning which deal damage and start fires beneath you.
- Bad Candy: Gives the Poison effect for 30 seconds.
- You're the Bomb: Turns you into a walking bomb, causing you to take damage.
- Education: Enables your tutorial.
Witches
Witches will sometimes spawn alongside AI zombies and ghosts, and are able to throw potions to heal monsters or damage dwarves.
Emboars
- Main article: Emboar
During the Halloween Event, Emboars can spawn as special monsters. Emboars charge at dwarves and walls, dealing considerable damage to both.
SuperHorse
- Main article: SuperHorse
SuperHorse can appear in the Halloween Event, dressed in a skeleton costume. Unlike the April Event he is not guaranteed to spawn every game, but is added to the standard hero pool.
Bats
When a dwarf dies during the Halloween Event, they emit a puff of smoke and bats fly out of their tummy. The bats cannot be killed and will linger on as a squeaky reminder of your fallen comrades.
