How to Use the DOTS Projector in Phasmophobia

The D.O.T.S. Projector is a tool in your ghost hunting arsenal in Phasmophobia. It is a neat tool, resembling a small capsule that opens when placed on walls, emitting a deep green glow through a grid, presenting as dots.  However, players found themselves a bit confused as to the best applications of this tool, and understandably so because even when correctly used, it is hard to see what you’re looking for. But we’re here to help!  Read on for our guide on How to Use the DOTS Projector in Phasmophobia!

How to Use the DOTS Projector in Phasmophobia

The D.O.T.S. Projector is meant to capture silhouettes of ghosts moving through its illuminated area, producing evidence that can be linked to potentially different ghost types.  It is pretty hard to see the silhouette with normal vision, but if you leave a camera facing the light of these projectors, the infrared vision will produce the best possible view for when a ghost approaches.  They move through these very fast, so you should have someone watching the camera feed from the truck, and you might as well have them checking for ghost orbs while they’re at it.

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The D.O.T.S. Projector has been completely rebuilt in the Progression 2.0 update. The visuals of the D.O.T.S. Projector are now the actual ghost, meaning you must shine your Infrared lighting near the ghost to reveal its location. In addition, the D.O.T.S. Project will now have the following three Tiers:

• Tier I is like the real-life equivalent of a D.O.T.S. projector, a Laser Grid Pen. Like a flashlight, you can walk around the location and scan for evidence, the only downside being its short range and low light intensity.
• Tier II is how you know D.O.T.S. today, a placeable projector emitting an average-sized sphere of light, except now you can encourage the ghost to walk into it by standing nearby!
• Tier III cranks up the light to the maximum, again placeable. This Projector scans the room at a much longer range with a wide beam of light, making finding ghosts in those bigger rooms much more manageable.

Ghosts with D.O.T.S. evidence can now enter a short state called the D.O.T.S. state when wandering, temporarily visible with infrared light. During this time, they will wander toward the nearest player or to a random spot in the room if it’s empty before disappearing.