The Haunted Mansion Has Materialized!
Who doesn't love a good haunted mansion? Well, that's what Halloween in Bushwhackia is all about! But to decorate your very own, you need to do what you do best! Go out into the world and whack bushes to find Pumpkins. Once you have found a patch of pumpkins, you can buy decorations from Glenda outside the mansion, or from the "Store" button while you're in Build Mode inside. Once you feel you've got enough, start laying out your design inside. (You can also purchase the same decorations for Bush Bucks from the Cop in the event area.)You do not have to place all your collected decorations on display in the Mansion in order for them to count towards "Halloween Collector," they will count so long as they are within your haunted house inventory.
The goal is to scare the 8 children standing in front of the house, all of varying levels of bravery. The more you scare them, the more candy you'll earn in return. And you're going to want that candy so you can trade it for the custom items at the event store! You can try scaring them every 20 hours after you scared them the first time.
Glenda the Good Witch isn't just for buying decorations with Pumpkins. You will also be getting several quests from her throughout the event for special interactive decorations. As you complete each of her four quests, you can request help from your friends* by talking to the Construction Worker to increase the decoration's scariness.
The Haunted Mansion Photo Contest
The Haunted Mansion Photo Contest will be starting on Wednesday October 27th on Codename Games only! You'll need 300 mansion spookiness before you can submit a screenshot, and at least 10 items placed in your mansion.In case you're wanting to keep your decorations secret until it's finished, you can now prevent or allow friends from visiting your mansion by talking to the contest NPC and selecting either "Don't let anyone visit my mansion!" or "Allow friends to visit my mansion!" respectively.
Gotta Collect them all!
What can possibly make your house scarier? How about some Creatures which wander around your mansion! Each creature will become available for a set amount of dates which you can then request from friends* by talking to the the Cop.Creatures are available on the following schedule:
Black Cats - AVAILABLE at Event launch, UNTIL Sun Oct 24, 11:59:59 AM PDT
Witches - AVAILABLE Sun Oct 24, Noon PDT UNTIL Tues Oct 26, 11:59:59 AM PDT
Zombies - AVAILABLE Tues Oct 26, Noon PDT UNTIL Thurs Oct 28, 11:59:59 AM PDT
Bats - AVAILABLE Thurs Oct 28, Noon PDT UNTIL Sat Oct 30, 11:59:59 AM PDT
Spiders - AVAILABLE Sat Oct 30, Noon PDT UNTIL Mon Nov 1, 11:59:59 AM PDT
Ghost Butler - AVAILABLE Mon Nov 1, Noon PDT UNTIL Wed Nov 3, 11:59:59 AM PDT
Franken-Dogs - AVAILABLE Wed Nov 3, Noon PDT UNTIL the Event End
*The Sparkly Vampire is still available for Bush Bucks if you want it in your haunted house.
Candy! Candy! Candy!
To buy the custom items, you need your Candy! Not only do you get it from scaring those insolent little kiddies, you also net some from completing the various quests given to you by the Halloween NPCs hanging out in the event area!Plus from Sunday October 31st until the end of the event, you can hunt down denizens of Bushwhackia and Trick-or-Treat with them for Candy goodness! There will be a spooky character standing in front of a pile of Candy in each of the major areas! NPCs have been added up to the Prismatic Passage region!
New for 2021:
If you can complete the event with 100%, you'll earn the Halloween Mannequin Base!
And the witch has a new special item to craft for your haunted mansion in their new Cerberus Duty quest. You can copy a permanent version of it for your ranch in the Fox's Moulder Most Foul quest line. There's also 2 new Haunted Mansion decorations: The Danger Sign and Wall Torch.
You can now prevent or allow friends from visiting your mansion by talking to the contest NPC and selecting either "Don't let anyone visit my mansion!" or "Allow friends to visit my mansion!" respectively.
You can also find a new trick-or-treater somewhere in the Prismatic Passage!
Other fixes and improvements mentioned in the Release Notes!
Event Achievements - POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!!!
There are a total of 22 possible Achievements to earn in the Halloween 2021 event:Achievements Returning in 2021:
- Mansion Maniac - Get 50 decorations for your Haunted Mansion!
- Little Kid Spooker - Scare 4 kids in you Haunted Mansion
- Scarred for Life - Scare all the kids in your Haunted Mansion!
- Trick or Treat - Go Trick or Treating on or after Hallowe'en!
- Costume Quest - Complete the Costume Quests
- Year Round Scares - Completed the Moulder Most Foul
- Pumpking - Grow a very large Pumpkin.
- There's a Skeleton in Us All - Help The Bone Doctor build and animate a skeleton for Halloween!
- Hallowe'en Collector - Have at least 40 unique decorations in your H. M.! (formerly Halloween Completionist)
- Craven Candies - Find each trick-or-treaters favourite candy
- Terrifying Trinkets* - Purchase all the 2021 Halloween Event items.
- Spook Inspector - Vote 50 times in the Haunted Mansion Photo Contest.
- Spooky Home Decorator - get all house items from the 2012 Halloween Event!
- Year-round Cosplayer - Get all player items from the 2012 Halloween Event!
- Candy Spender - Purchase all the Halloween 2013 items!
- Spooky Purchases - Purchases all the 2014 Halloween Event items.
- Halloweenie - Purchase all the 2015 Halloween Event items.
- All Hallows' Items - Purchase all the 2016 Halloween Event items.
- Scary Swag - Purchase all the 2017 Halloween Event items.
- Ghastly Grabs - Purchase all the 2018 Halloween Event items.
- Creepy Collectables - Purchase all the 2019 Halloween Event items.
- Frightful Frippery - Purchase all the 2020 Halloween Event items.
*The Halloween Mini Golf piece is NOT included in the Terrifying Trinkets achievement, and therefore it is not required to purchase it.
Grab Your Spooky Companion for Bush Whacking!
New 2021 Mounts!
To kick off the event, we're having a sale! Get 30% more on purchase of 50 Bush Bucks or more! Plus, all new mounts are available this weekend, from October 22rd to 25th!
Horse of Death mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more!
The Horse of War and Horse of Pestilence are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher! These two mounts produce their own unique sparkly particles when you ride them!
Pet Packs for 2021- COMING SOON!
Post your Halloween scariness and questions on the forum!
The event will run until Friday November 5th at Noon PDT!
Frequently Asked Questions
- How can I find the Pumpkins?
Just keep whacking. The Holiday Item runes and pets will help attract them as well. - How do I decorate my Mansion?
You need to whack up Pumpkins. You can buy decorations from Glenda in the event area, or from the Store when you're in Build mode inside the Mansion. Once you have decorations, you can place them like you're decorating your ranch using Build mode. - How do I scare the Kids?
Just keep buying decorations and getting friends to up the scare level of your interactive decorations. As your event progress increases, you will scare the kids more and more. As well, when you reach a certain level of scariness, the kids will elect to no longer tour your house. - Does the Timey-Wimey watch or Time Turner affect the Kids?
No, the kids do not have quest cooldowns, so trinket effects that work for quests will not apply to them. - What adds to my event progress?
Making your mansion as scary as possible by buying decorations (but you don't have to place them all.) - Do I have to do the achievements?
No. Completing the goals for the achievements is totally optional. You get either a large energy pack or a title for your character from them, no event progress. - Where can I see all the achievements available and how to get them?
Either on the holiday dialog, the achievements dialog, or on the blog.