"Careful not to make a sound!"
- "Sshh!" Achievement description
Books[1] (or Library Books) are items collectable in The Library and are crucial items to completing the Library Puzzle at The Library (Door 50) of The Hotel.
Overview[]
Found only in The Library, Books contain a shape and number inside of them. The same shapes also appear on the Paper. Understanding a combination of numbers and symbols from the Books and interpreting their order with the Paper will allow players to solve the Library Puzzle.
Books are usually found surrounded by other, unreadable books in The Library. Prior to the content update, the colors Books were found in (blue, purple, green, tan, and red) were more vibrant then other books, and they are usually situated at a slight angle. After the Content Update, all books, whether they are hinted by Guiding Light or not, have been given new models. Now, books that help solve The Library Puzzle are marked directly by Guiding Light, having its symbol on the book. Books marked by Guiding Light are also always a cyan color. These factors make them easier to find.
Usage[]
Pressing E (on PC), 
(on Xbox), 
(on PlayStation 4/5) or the interact button (on mobile) will make players pull a Book off a shelf and read the contents. Once they are finished reading, the Book will be discarded from player's inventory, and the contained Library Puzzle hint will be shown on the left of the screen.
Notes[]
- Books emit a faint shimmering sound, similar to the sound keys make. So as long as players have their volume turned up, this sound makes it far easier to identify any books near them.
- Eight Books can be found in The Library. However, only five digits are required to unlock the door. To complete the code without guessing, all eight Books must be found, as the last Book always contains the last digit.
- In SUPER HARD MODE!!!, 15 Books must be found, as the code is twice as long.
- Reading, picking up or opening a Book does not make noise, and will not attract Figure.
- Each Book players collect will increase Figure's movement speed by 0.8 walkspeed.
- The order of the Book's symbols and numbers are always randomized.
- Unequipping a Book will make it disappear from the player's inventory.
- It will still disappear a few seconds after picking it up even if it isn't manually unequipped.
- A few seconds after picking up a Book, its digit and shape will be added to the left side of the screen, showing also a portrait of the player that collected it. A player portrait is not present on the screen of players who collected it.
- The hints added in the players' screens will disappear when the Door 51 padlock is unlocked.
- Unequipping a Book while the "reading" animation is still active will still add its digit to the left side of the screen. Similarly, players can collect multiple Library Books at once, and all digits will be recorded.
- Books appear slanted and have Guiding Light's moon symbol giving an easier view to find them.
Trivia[]
- Despite its icon, there are no brown Books in the game.
- There is a bug where if a Book is collected after entering the correct code at the exit, the hint on the bottom left of the screen will stay there forever.
- Books used to glow blue, but this was removed in The Content Update.
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