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finding ghosts

Very frustrated with this quest...I spent all day lurking around in caves, bogs, and forrests and have seen nothing. What am I doing wrong? It feel so pointless to just wander for the sake of wandering, with no other quest to fulfill at the time. Is this really the only hint to the puzzle we have is to look for ghosts? Perhaps I should focus on making stockpiles of food or earning trophies until another quest comes along, and let this one go?

Posted 14 months ago by Wilhelmina Pickles Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • You are not supposed to lurk around, but to find them hiding in certain dark spots. The ghosts are waiting for you at seven locations out of a couple dozen. Take a look in the wiki:

    www.glitch-strategy.com/wik...
    Posted 14 months ago by Aineias Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Search the streets listed at:  http://www.glitch-strategy.com/wiki/Notice_the_Unnoticeable
    If you want even more look at the pictures for the specific location on each street.
    Posted 14 months ago by Hameigh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yup! Either you see it when you arrived at those specific spots, or you don't. No need to hang around.
    Keep in mind these are 7 *random* locations, meaning player A probably have a different set than player B. Really, look at those pictures in the wiki as a reference. They are extremely helpful!
    Posted 14 months ago by Maruchan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks for the replies...they do make me feel a little better. One forum I read said to move slowly through dark places, that's what I meant by lurking...and, I didn't realize from wiki that it meant there are only 12 places, I thought you had 7 randomly assigned ANYWHERE in the world, which is pretty daunting! 12 is doable. Let's see what happens!
    Posted 14 months ago by Wilhelmina Pickles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You do not have twelve but indeed seven locations assigned randomly out of more than three dozen. What I did was to go through them region by region; starting with the ones listing the most ghosts (Chakra Phool, Ilmenskie Deeps, Groddle Forest etc.).
    Posted 14 months ago by Aineias Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There is also a group set up for ghost hunting as a party, there was a run I missed today but I hope to join in to get my last two ghosts at some point.  This can make it a lot more fun.  One thing to remember is that glitch is not meant to be rushed through - I am as guilty as many in wanting to get lots of quests and complete them, but glitch is a game best played at a leisurely pace, just taking in the world and completing things as you go.
    Posted 14 months ago by Cindy Electronium Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've been following the pictures and locations in the wiki and found 5 of my ghosts -- but I can't find the last two!  Pretty sure I've visited all the locations, too.  I'm wondering if more have been added since that article was written... does anybody know?

    If not, I guess I'm going to have to start over and follow the list again.  *sigh*

    :-)
    Posted 14 months ago by Clarabelle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It can be a very frustrating quest, but I found that if I was meant to see a ghost on a specific street there it appeared almost immediately to me, sometimes it was a bit of a sparkle then the ghost showed up. I don't believe the ghost will appear twice on the same street, so you should make note of which streets you spot the ghost on so you don't spend a lot of time looking a second time. Good luck to all, I'm still looking for my last ghost and am looking forward to completing it.
    Posted 14 months ago by Gizmospooky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I did the whole list and I'm still missing one. Derp.
    Off I go again on a tour of Ur :D
    Posted 14 months ago by Lyn Frog, Esq Subscriber! | Permalink
  • thank you everyone for your feedback, it really helped...I just found my last ghost and the faded heart! I do enjoy the game at a slow pace, I just like to know if I'm at least heading in the right direction, even if it's several different directions at once :) It also helped to know that I would either see them or not, instead of having to move slowly or do something special to make them appear. I went through almost every street on the list, and sure enough, I found them all! Good luck everyone!
    Posted 14 months ago by Wilhelmina Pickles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I went through all of the streets listed in the wiki and was still missing two, so I started back through all of the streets where I hadn't found one earlier.  I used the pictures to pinpoint the exact location on each street and then waved my mouse pointer over the spot.  Some of them are VERY hard to see, but the mouse pointer can help make them a little more obvious if they are indeed there.
    Posted 14 months ago by Trekkie Gal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Another quick hint for others who are having trouble: If you (like me) think you may have skipped a street in your checklist by accident, you can use the encyclopedia to see when the last time was that you were on a particular street. I found my last two ghosts after realizing there were two streets on my checklist I had neglected to visit. (Naturally, the last two... sigh.)

    www.glitch.com/locations/
    Posted 14 months ago by Delyth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmm, good advice Delyth! I just need one more and thought I'd been to all the pertinent streets - this will definitely focus my search.
    Posted 14 months ago by Never Odd or Even Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Delyth, that's what I was doing before the servers went down. I think I finally know where my last ghost is. Also, if you think your ghost might be on a certain street in that list, wait for a piggy to eat the food off the fruit tree and then you can see behind it.
    Posted 14 months ago by Ayasta Subscriber! | Permalink