Setting up the Halloween event

This guide is for server managers. For how the event plays, see Spooky Events & Monster Drops.

Turn the event on

1. Run /seteventconfig and select the dashboard button. You need Manage Server.
2. Turn on Enable Halloween Event.
3. Choose an Event Channel. The event can't run without one.
4. Save your changes.

Permissions the event needs

In the event channel, HalloweenBot needs:

• View Channel
• Send Messages
• Embed Links
• Add Reactions
• Read Message History

If HalloweenBot is missing any of these when a drop is due, it turns the event off for your server. It sends the server owner a direct message and adds a dashboard notification naming the missing permissions. Fix them, then turn the event back on in the dashboard.

Reward role

Leaderboard Reward Role is optional. When you pick a role, HalloweenBot gives it to your top collector and moves it whenever the lead changes.

For this to work:

• HalloweenBot needs the Manage Roles permission.
• HalloweenBot's role must be above the reward role in Server Settings > Roles.

Pick a role made just for this. HalloweenBot removes it from anyone else who has it, unless your server has more than 25,000 members.

Start and end dates

Both dates are optional, and they use your device's time zone.

Setting	If you leave it empty
Start Date	The event starts as soon as it's enabled
End Date	The event runs until you turn it off

When the end date passes, HalloweenBot:

1. Stops Monster Drops.
2. Posts the top 3 in the event channel.
3. Gives the reward role to the winner, who keeps it.

Points stay in place until you reset them.

Reset the leaderboard

Reset Event Leaderboard sets everyone's Candy Points in your server to 0, ready for your next event. This can't be undone.

• This includes points earned from games such as /trickortreat, not only points from Monster Drops.
• Collected items stay in players' inventories.
• The current reward role holder keeps the role until someone new takes the lead.

Activity detection

The Activity Gate is on by default, so drops don't land in an empty server.

Setting	Default	What it does
Activity Window	20 minutes	How recent a message has to be for the server to count as active
Quiet Recheck Delay	10 minutes	How long to wait before checking again when the server is quiet

If you want drops to run on schedule even when nobody is talking, turn the gate off.

Premium options

Servers with HalloweenBot Premium can also change:

Option	Standard value
Minimum and maximum points	5 and 15
Rare multiplier	2x
Maximum winners per drop	10
Weekend bonus	Off, 2x once it's turned on
Boss Raid points	100
Boss Raid winners	2
Zombie Swarm monsters	2 to 3

If the event isn't working

Open the event's dashboard page and check Setup Health and Event Runtime, which show the current state and the next event. Then check that:

• The event is still enabled, as missing permissions turn it off. Check the server owner's direct messages and your dashboard notifications.
• Your end date hasn't passed, and your start date has.
• The server has been active recently, or the Activity Gate is off.

If it still isn't working, run /reporteventissue.