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Feature Focus: Ghosts!

[p]Hello Hoteliers! [/p][p]Today we're taking a look at one of the spookier sides of Hotel Architect... Ghosts! [/p][p]If you were a playtester back in 2023, you might remember a time before ghosts ever visited our hotels... but they were so heavily requested by our community at the time, that we simply could not ignore the request! So, here they are! [/p][h3]What are Ghosts? [/h3][p]In Hotel Architect, ghosts are transparent apparitions of what was once a Guest, Staff Member or contractor who attended your hotel and met a rather... unfortunate, demise. They tend to linger around as ghosts, causing mischief, and haunting your hotel, until they decide to check-out. [/p][p]Ghosts will maintain some of the clothing items from when they were human, hinting at their past life. For example, receptionists keep their hats, whilst backpackers keep their backpacks! [/p][p][/p][h3]Why Do Ghosts Appear? [/h3][p]Ghosts will begin haunting a hotel if a character is exposed to a particularly terrible circumstance. There's a few ways this could occur such as: [/p]
  • [p]If a character is locked in a room for a long period of time, with no way to escape, they will eventually turn into a ghost. [/p]
  • [p]If a character is exposed to too much radioactive waste[/p]
  • [p]If a character gets too close to fireworks [/p]
  • [p]Or... if you sacrifice a staff member using the new 'Age manipulator' machine. [/p]
[p][/p][p]Any of these could leave you with a haunted hotel, but don't worry - almost all of these situations are very much avoidable if you do not want ghosts to arrive in your hotel. [/p][h3]How Can I Get Rid Of Ghosts? [/h3][p]Ghosts will leave the hotel of their own accord, usually after a few days. However, if you want to get rid of ghosts almost instantly... who you gonna call? Maintenance! [/p][p]As part of our latest skill training update, Maintenance workers can now learn the 'Ghostbuster' skill, which grants them the ability to capture and eliminate ghosts. [/p][p][/p][p]So, are you the kind of player who lets ghosts roam freely throughout their hotel, or the type to get rid of them instantly? Let us know in the comments below! [/p][p][/p]