Welcome to Ghostbusters World, recruits!
Thank you for playing! We’re happy to have you in our global community of Ghostbusters! We have lots of content here to help you as you get started in the world of ghosts and ghostbusting, and we’re adding more content to the site almost every day, as we prepare for game updates and new movies from Ghost Corps. We’re here to help! If there’s anything you haven’t found here, feel free to leave a comment and we’ll do our best to get an answer for you!
Janine Melnitz: Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?
Winston Zeddemore: Ah, if there’s a steady paycheck in it, I’ll believe anything you say.
Ghostbusters
How do I move in Ghostbusters World?
Let’s start out with the basics. A lot of new recruits ask this question in the global chat so we’ll start here. This game is a walking game, like Pokemon Go. It uses Google Maps as the engine for placing dimensional doors and distributing ghosts. As you walk around the physical world, your character will walk around the virtual world, wherever you are. So make sure you have your phone’s GPS active while playing the game.
What should I upgrade first?
Particle Thrower: Most professionals recommend starting with your primary weapon, the Particle Thrower. Level it up to 3 stars, at the very least. Then make a decision: either stick with this to 4 stars, or move on to your secondary weapon for now.
Boson Caster: For your secondary weapons, because of the cost of ammo, and the speed that ammo can be created, we recommend that you upgrade the Boson Caster. Getting to level 3 will make taking down bosses much easier. Level 4 and level 5 will increase the speed that you can bring them down. Keep in mind that this will take some time unless you gem it, but it’s well worth it.
As you’re getting your Boson Caster up in levels, remember to keep going with the Particle Thrower as well. The Particle Thrower will help in boss fights, to clear out the minions. Especially as you get to higher levels.
Place Your Remote Gate
This is something that really sets Ghostbusters World apart from Pokemon Go. You can place a personal dimensional door wherever you want. Be sure you place it where you want it to be, because once you place it, you can only move it after paying a 100 Gem “Retrieval Cost.”
This gate is for you, and you alone. No other players will be able to see or use the gate that you set up.
We recommend putting your gate where you spend time all seven days each week, such as your home. On days that you can’t seem to get away from home, whether you’re feeling sick, or there is bad weather, you can still complete gate-related missions, and pick up some supplies.
This gate refreshes every 20 minutes, unlike the regular gates that refresh every 10.
Good Starting Ghost Teams
Let’s start with the grades. These tend to be a little confusing at first. When you catch a ghost, you’ll see it graded with one of five letter grades: D, C, B, A, and S. The ghosts you want to keep around are “S” level, or “Legendary.”
As a beginner, you’ll find that nearly every ghost team will work. As you play, you’ll start to discover that ghosts with good speed, the ability to knock other ghosts unconscious, or the ability to confuse other ghosts, will come in handy. A good healer or two can also work wonders on your team.
Favorite early ghosts include Slimer. I was very excited to find him, and now I have a few S-level Slimers in my collection. He has four skills, including a leader skill, to reduce damage received by your team by 10%.
Ghosts can be leveled up to six stars, and level 60, but I recommend only doing that with powerful “S” level ghosts.
What are Runes?
Starting when you are level 20, you can start using runes on your ghosts. Runes are items that you can collect, and use to boost the various stats of your ghosts. Runes can also be upgraded. These items can make a big difference in the power of your team. Increasing your ghost’s speed, for instance, can help you to win some battles before your opponent has a chance to attack.
Let’s keep going…
- Character and Equipment – Learn about the various uniforms, proton packs
and equipment that you are going to use in the game. - How do Ecto-Goggles work? – This tool helps to make light and dark-type ghosts appear more frequently for a limited time.
- What are Ecto-Spheres? – These are basically eggs that hatch ghosts.
- Maintaining your Ghost Collection – Tips for managing your collection of ghosts.
- What do the Grades
mean ? – Let’s break down the grades. - What do you get for Destabilizing Ghosts? – Slime Shards and Upgrading Ghosts.
- How do Boss Battles work? – Learn how the boss fights work.
- How can I request a Dimensional Door? – If you know of a place that should have a dimensional door, here is a guide to requesting it.
Official Gameplay Walk-through Video
(from the Pre-release version of the game)
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