Short answer: Roblox has not published an official rule confirming whether Floor 7’s torch and pumpkin progress survives death. Current third-party walkthroughs describe collecting a torch, lighting four pumpkins, and returning the relic to the elevator, but they do not establish a universal death-save rule. If The Inspector catches you, check the objective counter and the torch state after respawning or re-entering before assuming your progress was saved—or erased.
Floor 7’s reported objective is easy to misread: lighting all four pumpkins is not necessarily the same as finishing the floor. Guides say the relic appears after the pumpkins are lit and must be carried back to the elevator to finish the challenge and earn Candy Corn Rune Antlers. The exact behavior after a death or soft reset remains unconfirmed by Roblox, so this guide focuses on a safe way to test your current run without turning a player report into an official mechanic. Roblox’s official event announcement confirms the event format and reward window, not torch persistence.
What counts as progress on Floor 7?
Third-party guides published for Floor 7 describe this sequence: enter the maze, locate the puzzle room, take the torch from the burning brazier, light four pumpkins scattered through the maze, collect the relic that appears, and bring it back to the elevator. The maze layout and pumpkin positions may vary, so the useful thing to record is your current objective state—not a route someone else memorized. See the reported Floor 7 walkthrough.
What to check immediately after death or a soft reset
- Read the objective text. Note whether the game still asks you to find the puzzle room, collect the torch, light pumpkins, retrieve the relic, or return to the elevator.
- Check the pumpkin counter. If a visible counter remains, record the number before moving. If it resets, note that too; do not assume it reflects every hidden state.
- Look for the torch again. Check whether it is still equipped or whether the brazier offers it again. Do not infer persistence from the character animation alone.
- Check the relic and elevator state. Four lit pumpkins may not mean the floor is complete if the relic still needs to be returned.
- Rejoin only after noting the screen. If the interface looks stuck, capture the objective state first, then try one normal rejoin through Roblox. Compare what appears after reconnecting.
Does progress save between runs?
There are three different kinds of progress that players can accidentally lump together:
- Current-run puzzle state: whether the torch is held and how many pumpkins are lit in the active maze.
- Floor completion: whether the relic was returned and the objective registered as complete.
- Account reward state: whether the badge or avatar item appears in your Roblox account after the challenge.
These states may update at different moments. A player could lose a run before completion but still retain a previously earned badge; another could finish the puzzle but need to wait for the inventory or badge page to refresh. The public Roblox event announcement does not specify how each of these states persists after death. Check each one separately rather than relying on a single “saved” or “reset” message from another player.
How to test it without wasting another run
If you want to contribute a useful report, keep the test simple and label the result carefully:
- Record the floor and objective before starting the puzzle.
- Note the torch state and pumpkin count at the moment the run ends.
- After respawning or re-entering, record the same two indicators again.
- Complete the floor if practical, then check whether the relic, badge, and avatar item are registered.
- Repeat once in a separate run before claiming the behavior is consistent.
A clear report says “my pumpkin counter returned to zero after death in this run” rather than “progress never saves.” The first is an observation; the second is a universal claim that requires more evidence.
How to avoid losing the reward at the finish
Once the four-pumpkin objective appears complete, follow the current on-screen instruction and return the relic to the elevator if the game requires it. Then wait for the completion confirmation before leaving. Check the badge and avatar inventory separately; a badge page can be a useful confirmation, but it is not a substitute for reading the in-game objective.
Roblox says The Hollow’s rewards can be collected until November 2, 2026, at noon Pacific time. Earlier-floor availability and the exact soft-reset behavior should still be checked in the live hub. Do not use unofficial “save fix” links, scripts, extensions, or sites that ask for your password or session cookie.
Related reading: The Inspector patrol routes: what players can actually verify, Candy Corn Rune Antlers: what is known about trade status, the remaining free UGC ticket count, and what to finish before the next reported night.
FAQ
Does Floor 7 torch progress save if The Inspector catches me?
There is no official published rule confirming that it always saves or always resets. Check the torch state, pumpkin counter, and objective text in your own run after death.
If all four pumpkins are lit, have I completed Floor 7?
Not necessarily. Current third-party walkthroughs say the relic appears after the pumpkins are lit and must be returned to the elevator to finish the challenge.
Does rejoining restore my torch?
That has not been confirmed as a universal rule. Record the state before leaving, rejoin through the official Roblox experience, and check the objective again.
How do I know if I actually earned Candy Corn Rune Antlers?
Wait for the in-game completion confirmation, then check the relevant badge and your Roblox avatar inventory. Do not assume an incomplete run granted the reward.
Is a “soft reset” the same as completing the floor?
No. A reset or respawn is a run-state change; completion means the objective has registered. Verify the relic return and reward state separately.
Reporting note: Roblox’s public announcement confirms the event and deadline but does not document Floor 7 death persistence. The torch-and-pumpkin sequence above is attributed to current third-party walkthroughs, and the reset behavior is deliberately marked unverified.