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All quests in the hollow series require a [[Halloween Cookie]] to begin the quest.
'''Halloween quests''' are a series of single-area, single-room [[Quests|quests]] with extremely high [[Enemies|enemy]] density for each area in every episode. For each episode, they are located in the Halloween category ([[Quests#Halloween|Episode 1]], [[Quests#Halloween 2|Episode 2]], [[Quests#Halloween 3|Episode 4]]).  


Note that all [[Halloween Cookie]] quests have fixed rates of +200% Experience, +50% [[Drop Anything Rate]], +50% [[Rare Drop Rate]] & +100% [[Rare Enemy Rate]]; so they '''do not stack''' with any other boosts aside from anguish.
While playing each quest, a black-and-white filter visual effect is applied to the screen (with the exceptions of Control Tower and Subterranean Desert), to represent "color draining from the world."


== List of quests ==
==Halloween Cookies==
: ''Main article: {{Tool|rare|Halloween Cookie}}''
While Halloween quests may be ''accessed'' '''year-round''', each Halloween quest requires one member of the party to give one {{Tool|rare|Halloween Cookie}} to an NPC near the teleporter, in exchange for its activation, for the quest to be ''played''. Halloween Cookies are event-exclusive items, dropping only during the ''Ephinea'' Halloween event.


=== Episode 1 ===
Only one Cookie must be given to the NPC, and it can be given to the NPC by any member of the party; it does not have to be the party leader, and not every player in the party needs to contribute a Cookie.


* [[Hollow Battlefield: Forest]] - Forest 1
Once the teleporter has been activated through the exchange of a Cookie, players will be teleported to a single room in the area of the quest chosen to fight through multiple waves of enemies.
* [[Hollow Battlefield: Cave]] - Cave 2
* [[Hollow Battlefield: Mine]] - Mine 2
* [[Hollow Battlefield: Ruins]] - Ruins 3


=== Episode 2 ===
==Bonuses==
During these quests, the following bonus rates apply:
* +200% experience
* +50% [[drop anything rate]]
* +50% [[rare drop rate]]
* +100% rare enemy rate
These boosts are not affected by ''Ephinea'''s four rotating weekly boosts, and can only be further increased by playing the quests on [[Anguish]] difficulty.


* [[Hollow Reality: Temple]] - VR Temple Alpha
===List of quests and area===
* [[Hollow Reality: Spaceship]] - VR Spaceship Alpha
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Hollow Phantasm: Jungle]] - Jungle East
|+
* [[Hollow Phantasm: Seabed]] - Seabed Upper
!Quest
* [[Hollow Phantasm: Tower]] - Control Tower
!Area
 
|-
=== Episode 4 ===
! colspan="2" |Episode 1
 
|-
* [[Hollow Wasteland: Wilderness]] - Crater West
|{{Quest link|Hollow Battlefield: Forest}}
* [[Hollow Wasteland: Desert]] - Subterranean Desert 3
|Forest 1
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Battlefield: Cave}}
|Cave 2
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Battlefield: Mine}}
|Mine 2
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Battlefield: Ruins}}
|Ruins 3
|-
! colspan="2" |Episode 2
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Reality: Temple}}
|VR Temple Alpha
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Reality: Spaceship}}
|VR Spaceship Alpha
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Phantasm: Jungle}}
|{{Note|includes enemies from all Central Control Area|Jungle East}}
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Phantasm: Seabed}}
|Seabed Upper
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Phantasm: Tower}}
|Control Tower
|-
! colspan="2" |Episode 4
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Wasteland: Wilderness}}
|Crater West
|-
|{{Quest link|Hollow Wasteland: Desert}}
|Subterranean Desert 3
|}
==Trivia==
* The black-and-white filter is absent from Control Tower and Subterranean Desert due to a combination of both accessibility and technical issues.
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Latest revision as of 23:55, 16 February 2024

Halloween quests are a series of single-area, single-room quests with extremely high enemy density for each area in every episode. For each episode, they are located in the Halloween category (Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 4).

While playing each quest, a black-and-white filter visual effect is applied to the screen (with the exceptions of Control Tower and Subterranean Desert), to represent "color draining from the world."

Halloween Cookies[edit | edit source]

Main article: Tool icon.pngHalloween Cookie

While Halloween quests may be accessed year-round, each Halloween quest requires one member of the party to give one Tool icon.pngHalloween Cookie to an NPC near the teleporter, in exchange for its activation, for the quest to be played. Halloween Cookies are event-exclusive items, dropping only during the Ephinea Halloween event.

Only one Cookie must be given to the NPC, and it can be given to the NPC by any member of the party; it does not have to be the party leader, and not every player in the party needs to contribute a Cookie.

Once the teleporter has been activated through the exchange of a Cookie, players will be teleported to a single room in the area of the quest chosen to fight through multiple waves of enemies.

Bonuses[edit | edit source]

During these quests, the following bonus rates apply:

These boosts are not affected by Ephinea's four rotating weekly boosts, and can only be further increased by playing the quests on Anguish difficulty.

List of quests and area[edit | edit source]

Quest Area
Episode 1
Quest icon.pngHollow Battlefield: Forest Forest 1
Quest icon.pngHollow Battlefield: Cave Cave 2
Quest icon.pngHollow Battlefield: Mine Mine 2
Quest icon.pngHollow Battlefield: Ruins Ruins 3
Episode 2
Quest icon.pngHollow Reality: Temple VR Temple Alpha
Quest icon.pngHollow Reality: Spaceship VR Spaceship Alpha
Quest icon.pngHollow Phantasm: Jungle Jungle East
Quest icon.pngHollow Phantasm: Seabed Seabed Upper
Quest icon.pngHollow Phantasm: Tower Control Tower
Episode 4
Quest icon.pngHollow Wasteland: Wilderness Crater West
Quest icon.pngHollow Wasteland: Desert Subterranean Desert 3

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The black-and-white filter is absent from Control Tower and Subterranean Desert due to a combination of both accessibility and technical issues.