Normally a noisy and raucous place, The Musty Brig was more of a low hum that evening, for it was Halloween, and Old Gunny was several glasses into his favorite rot gut, which is when he usually starts telling tales. And when Gunny shared war-stories, everybody listened because they often learned something that might keep them alive at a critical point.
Often, but not always.
"And the rock rats, they run around, like little skeletons... skittering..." Gunny started making little noises and wiggling his fingers in an attempt to approximate what a skeleton rat looked and sounded like, but mostly he looked like he was trying to play an invisible piano.
"Where is this asteroid facility again?" Asked someone in the back. It was a younger Raptor. To look at him, he probably hadn't explored more than the abandoned and cleared Pit in the Feldspar Mountains.
"Wouldn't you like to know!" Hollered Gunny. "Where's m'drink?"
The keeper poured him another one. There was no point cutting Gunny off, it just ended in a fight, Gunny versus everybody.
"The hallways are littered with gravestones, cobwebs that could slow a tank, and Fear Gourds. It's enough to make yer blood run cold. But worst of all..."
It felt like the whole bar leaned in all at once, waiting for him to finish the sentence.
And waiting.
"Where's m'drink?"
"You're holding it!" Shouted the crowd.
"Worst of all... is Jack Strangler. Ten, no twelve feet tall, he's all sinew and claw, but instead of a head, he has a fiery Fear Gourd!" The crowd chuckled. "But only around Halloween."
There were murmurs, as older Raptors explained Halloween to the younger mercs. The old customs didn't always carry to the new colonies.
"You're full of it, Sarge!" Someone yelled out.
"It's true! And the rat mothers wear witches hats!"
That broke the dam, and the entire place started howling before breaking into a filthy song favored by SolForce Marines only they'd changed the hero of the song to be old Gunny.
"Happy Halloween, you bunch of knuckle-draggers!" Shouted the barkeep. "Drinks are on Gunny!"
It's Halloween and that means it's time for Kerberos Productions to celebrate by adding little tricks n treats to our game. The Pit 2 launched into Early Access last Halloween, so we didn't get dressed up then - it would have sent a confusing message about what the game was - but after a year of improvements and incorporating the feedback of players, we're ready to get a little spooky!
But don't worry, if these Halloween events aren't your style - the event is only temporary, lasting just the week leading up to All Hallows Eve, and on top of that, we've put a switch on the Character Select screens, so you can turn off the fun if you want. Why would you? We don't know, but just in case, we don't want you to feel like we're forcing it on you.
So, gear up Raptors and get ready to jump into The Pit, but be ready. It's scientifically proved to be creepier than usual.
And if you don't have them already, you should check out The PIt and Kaiju-A-GoGo, two of our older games that also like to get into the Ghostly spirit of things (ha!).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/233700/Sword_of_the_Stars_The_Pit/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwhsmaBhCvARIsAIbEbH4NW5T4tGadhzX0i6dpiAHr8r5O0uXw-W2I2fyD4iGWe_44o-YEvRsaAluMEALw_wcB
https://store.steampowered.com/app/333210/KaijuAGoGo/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwhsmaBhCvARIsAIbEbH6STLsx7eIj7imVtGtTm9An1IWXFYafEcv6tBbss-S3lQqqmfX1aasaAhoNEALw_wcB