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Manual
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A deadly plague ravages your world. Your last
hope: a legendary alien facility dug deep into the
Feldspar Mountains...a massive Pit, uilt y the
ancient !uul"#a.

$f %The Pit& really e'ists, there might e
something left. !omething that will give your
doctors a fighting chance at the cure.

All you #now for sure is that every e'pedition into
those mountains has failed to return...

And nothing sows death li#e the !uul"#a.


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QUICK START
>elcome to The PitE $t is recommended that you play
through the tutorial first efore you head into The Pit, ut
since you"ve ta#en it upon yourself to e a reel and actually
read the manual, here is a asic overview of the game.

The Pit is a .ogueli#e game, which refers to a genre that
egan ac# in the day with the gameF Rogue. .ogueli#es are
aout the Gourney rather than the destination. >hich is good,
ecause The Pit will do its est to #eep you from your
destination. $tBs aout how far you can ma#e it efore your
strategy and luc# run out.

The Pit has an end, ut ma#e no mista#e H The Pit is out to
get you. !o ta#e heart should you fall. You havenBt failed H
rather you made a spectacular attemptE 6ver time, youBll
egin to learn secrets in the game that H comined with a it
of luc# H can help you reach 5evel (9: -23 <6--6M 6F THE
PITE Prior to that, youBll have a lot of fun get into and out of
troule, all the while using all manner of craIy alien tools and
weapons.

The Pit is a turnCased .P1, which means that whichever of
the three character types you can choose to play will have a
different set of !tats and !#ills (p.16) compared to the other
two. -hese !tats and !#ills dictate how well you are ale to
carry out a wide variety of actions in the game, from fighting
a monster to repairing eJuipment and so on.

-hese actions ta#e time, which is measured in Moments
(p.15). As Moments pass in the game you will get hungrier,
so moving through and e'ploring The Pit is all aout finding
food to stave off hunger as well as $tems to help stave off the
creatures that will attempt to #ill you. You can watch your
2ealth and 2unger in the ottom left of the screen (p.25).

You move through the world using the >A!7 #eys (p.11) C
as you move, you will notice a shadow filling your surrounding

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and even ehind you. -his represents the 5ine of !ight, what
you can and can"t see (p.22).

-hroughout the levels of The Pit are a variety of eJuipment,
storage loc#ers, and other miscellanea. <y wal#ing up to
them, or mouseCover them, you will automatically see what
they are, and depending on what they are, you can interact
with them y standing ne't to them and pressing the !PA+3
ar (p.32). >hat the interaction is can e as simple as rifling
a pile of garage to prying open a damaged loc#er, or as
comple' as opening up a +rafting -ale or pic#ing the loc# on
a door.

As you e'plore and search the levels, you will find $tems.
5ots of $tems. And $tems do lots of different things that we
won"t cover here in a Juic# start. You can even comine items
to craft them into a new item (p.42)E .ecipes for comining
items are found in encrypted messages on computer terminals
H you wonBt find them all in a single game, ut donBt worry,
they are stored in your profile and shared across different
characters in different playthroughs of the game, so you will
uncover them in time. And if you thin# you #now a recipe,
give it a try H if it wor#s, itBll e permanently stored for future
games. $f you ever want to #now what an item does, you can
read up on it in the !ot!7e'E

3ach character starts with some asic supplies C weapons,
food, perhaps a loc# pic# set or tool#it. You will see what each
character egins with when you ma#e your choice at the start
of the game, ut when you are in the game, you can chec#
your $nventory at any time y P.3!!$01 $ (p.35). From the
$nventory, you can move $tems around to ma#e room for
even more $tems y dragging and dropping them or you can
use them y .$12- +5$+,$01 on them. You can also find
more aout an item y selecting it using the A..6> #eys or
the M6*!3 P6$0-3..

!hould you find yourself in a fight Kand who are we #idding
C you are going to get into a lot of fightsL P.3!! F to attac#
the nearest target your weapon can reach. $f you want to
attac# a specific target, use the arrow #eys to move a
targeting reticle over the monster Kthis doesn"t ta#e up any of

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your action turns, don"t worryL, then P.3!! F (p.3) or clic#
the enemy with your mouse. $f you"re using a gun and it runs
out of ammo, P.3!! . to reload. And if you don"t have any
ammo to reload with, P.3!! -A< to cycle through your other
weapons.

+ompleting actions successfully gains you e'perience and
eventually that e'perience will add up until you have enough
to level. Your e'perience is displayed in a yellow ar at the
ottom of the screen. >hen you"re ready to level, P.3!! +,
and you will see all your !tats and !#ills, how much it will
ta#e to improve them, and how many points you have
availale to spend on those improvements (p.1). >hen you
level, you"re health will return to full C your hunger however
will stay the same.

As you e'plore, P.3!! M to ring up a map of the level you
are on. You will see a mar#er for where you entered. >hen
you find the e'it to the ne't level, it will also get a mar#er, in
case you want to #eep e'ploring the level a it more. >hen
you"re ready to leave to the ne't level, stand on the e'it hatch
and P.3!! !PA+3.

!ince the game is turnCased, you can easily wal# away
from the computer for a sandwich and not have to worry
aout anything attac#ing you. 2ec#, you can wal# away in the
middle of a fight if you want. .is#y, if you come ac# and
can"t rememer what your strategy for the fight was, ut #ind
of a thrill. $f you have to turn off the game or the computer,
P.3!! 3!+ to e'it to the main menu and then e'it the game.
-he ne't time you come ac# to the game, you can load up
your last game and continue (p.!).

1ood luc#E

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STARTI"# T$% #AM%
$t"s e'tremely easy to get into troule in The Pit. 6ne might
thin# we"ve done this on purpose, that we ta#e some evil Goy
in helping you face off against A9 levels of horrors and
starvation. 6ne would e right.

>hen you start the game, the Main Menu gives you two
options C !tart or 3'it. 3'it is for cowards or a rave few who
have een playing the game, ut need to shut it down and go
have dinner.

!electing !tart presents you with the option to start a new
game, load up your last game again, play the tutorial, read
your !ot!7e' Kwhich retains info on all the items, monsters,
and recipes you collect while playingL, set your game 6ptions,
chec# your high scores, or return ac# to the main menu you
Gust came from. +oward.



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"e& #a'e H >hen you start a new game, you will first e
as#ed to select a level of difficultyM 3asy, 0ormal, 2ard,
$nsane, and !eriouslyN, each one harder than the last one. $n
addition to that you can choose $nfinite Mode Kprovided youBve
unloc#ed it y completing all A9 levels of the gameL which Gust
continues on without end, getting harder and harder until your
inevitale demise. You can also select )uic# Mode Kwhich
reduces the numer of rooms per floor, and you get a 19O
oost in ;P as you playL or Fast Mode Kwhich s#ips every
second floor, and you get a /9O oost in ;P as you play.L

6nce youBve choosen a difficulty, you can then select which
+haracter +lass you wish to play. 3ach class starts with
different s#ill stats and eJuipment, meaning each plays very
different from the rest, so if youBre good with one character,
e prepared to have to change your play style when you try
another.

(oa) #a'e H You can save one game per +haracter +lass,
meaning you can have more than one game on the go if you
li#e. $f you save a game with one +lass and then try and start
a new game with the same +lass, the game will warn you, so
you donBt lose your old saved game.

*IT TI*+ $f you are playing -he Pit on !team, you can
set the game to use !team +loud in 6ptions, which
allows you to play the same saved game on different
machinesE

Tuto,-al C -he tutorial is an e'cellent introduction to
playing the game, going somewhat eyond the )uic# Play you
Gust read, ut still not as detailed as this full manual. $t is
worth it to play through it at least once. You will get to ma#e
things and shoot things and low a few things up, so it"s not
oring. At the end of the tutorial level you will leave and egin
a full, new game.

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SotS.e/ H -he !ot!7e' (p.51) is your handy !olForce
issued P7A, which #eeps trac# of things as you play. <ut you
donBt have to e in the game to read your !ot!7e' H you can
read it at your convenience from here in the Main Menu.

0pt-ons H <esides reviewing and changing your #eyoard and
gamepad settings, you can adGust your sound levels, your
screen and resolution settings, and turn on !team +loud
storage Kif availaleL.

$-12 S3o,es H .eview the stats of your est runs as well as
any achievements youBve een awarded.

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C$ARACT%R C(ASS%S


After setting the difficulty level, you will get to choose one
of three !olForce character classes C Marine, 3ngineer, and
!cout. 3ach has their own specific set of stats and special
eJuipment loadCouts.

Ma,-ne C -ravis 2udson was honoraly discharged after the
!econd <attle of MGolnir. 2e chose to retire on the rough
frontier world of Aruda $=. >hile uilding his cain in the
Feldspar Mountains, he met and fell in love with -ami#o
2oshinara, a eautiful young scientist. As a former Marine,
2udson has high Might and average Finesse, ut he might e
a few marles short in the <rains department. 2is comat
s#ills are still sharp.

>hile not great at scavenging for $tems or pic#ing loc#s or
opening damaged storage loc#ers compared to the others,
-ravis 2udson is tough and comes prepared for a fight. 2is
#ey starting s#ills are all weaponsCased. 2is Psionic potential
is very low and he is a slow learner in general.

%n1-nee, H -ema Male is a 1round Forces 3ngineer,
assigned to help uild colonial infrastructure on Aruda $=.
2e is very good with technology, and e'cels at crafting,
computers and electronics. 2e has high <rains and good
Finesse ut low Might, which will limit how much eJuipment
and loot he can carry.


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0ot nearly as tough as the Marine or !cout, -hema Male
is more adept at crac#ing open things that are loc#ed, from
computer terminals to food freeIers, particularly as he starts
with a loc#Cpic# set H there is little he canBt get into in -he Pit.
2e"s not ad in a fight, ut pic# your attles carefully. 2is #ey
starting s#ills are all geared towards conJuering the various
systems found in The Pit. >hile he has low Psionic potential,
his is very fast at improving his s#ills.

S3out H -oshi#o 2oshinara is a pilot in the !ol Force !cout
+orps. 2er twin sister -ami#o disappeared while doing
classified research on Aruda $=. As a trained !cout, -oshi#o
is fast and has high Finesse, good <rains and average Might.
!he has light comat s#ills and some asic training in
-echnology and Medical s#ills. 2er #ey s#ills allow her to
etter fight when guns and ammo are asent, ut she is most
dangerous with ranged weapons. !he is a superlative forager
and while physically nearly as good as sheBs going to get, she
is e'tremely efficient at improving her other attriutes.



*s-on H Psions are men and women who are specially
trained to use the powers of the mind. -hey are chosen for
Power, $ntelligence and sensitivity. 5ui 5ing is a military
psion, assigned y !ol Force to trac# down and recover the
missing scientist -ami#o 2oshinara, who is elieved to
possess unusual ailities y the high command.

2e has the est Psionic potential of all the 2uman
characters, ut very fragile at first. 7o not let him e
swarmedE 7evelop his Psionic ailities as soon and as often as
you can.

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Ran1e, H >ara Pang is a -ar#a .anger, acting as a scout
and spy for the -ar#asian military caste. +hosen for speed,
intelligence and adaptaility, .angers are freJuently dropped
onto worlds, either solo or in small teams, to survey or gather
intelligence on alien colonies and military installations. !ol
Force"s file on >ara Pang contains little information eyond
her name.

>ara is ale to use her tail as a weapon, should things get
desperate. !he has low Psionic potential, ut is a very Juic#
learner.





4a,,-o, H 2iver >arriors are orn and red to attle for
the glory and honor of their maternal clan. .apari is a 2iver
veteran who was adopted y human colonists on Aruda $=
after his maternal clan was destroyed. 2e is searching for a
cure to the ;omie Plague which has afflicted his human
friends and neighors. 3'tremely tough, ut doesnBt adapt
well.

See5e, H A !ee#er is a reconnaissance agent for the <lac#
!wimmers, the military of the 5iir race. Ay was sent to
Aruda to investigate rumors of the <loodweaver, one of
seven war criminals still at large and actively hunted y the
5iir for their crimes against sentience. -he 5iir have powerful
offensive and defensive psionics ut without armor of some
#ind they egin to dehydrate and die slowly.

-he strongest Psionic potential and starting with very
strong Psionic powers, Ay is very fragileM Psionic shields are
e'tremely important to #eeping safe. -he 5iirian armor is

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#eeping him hydrated so it is critical to not lose the armor.
Also, %alien& weapons arenBt as useful, so using repair stations
is very important to maintain the special 5iirian gear and
weapons. +an use tentacles as a whipCli#e weapon.

St,-5e, H A !tri#er is a mercenary of the Morrigi race.
6ften hired to steal valuale oGects or saotage critical
facilities, !tri#ers pursue dangerous missions which reJuire
stealth, cunning and e'pert violence. 0emesis is an
adventurer and thief who has come to Aruda $= after finding
an ancient code' which spo#e of a hidden underground ase
filled with horrors...and Qtreasures eyond priceQ. Morrigi
have respectale Psionic power ut are masters of high
technology and rootics.

!trong starting Psionic powers, ut improving those powers
is very slow. 3'cellent with technology, ut slow moving. +an
use claws as a weapon.



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C0"TR0(S
3verything in the game can e controlled with Gust a
#eyoard. A mouse can also e used if you prefer.

M06% C >A!7
Move to neary, unostructed spaces using these #eys.

TUR" C +-.5R>A!7
$f you"d li#e to change your facing, ut not leave the spot
you"re on.

AUT07ATTACK C F
-his will automatically attac# the nearest target. 2andy in
most situations, ut when you have a plan, you may want to
pic# your shots.

M0US%7ATTACK H 53F- M6*!3 +5$+,
-his will attac# whichever target you are clic#ing on.

TAR#%T CURS0R C A..6> ,3Y!
>hen you want to shoot a target other than the one nearest
you, or if you want to target a particular area Kli#e when you
want to lo a grenade or physically attac# a loc#ed doorL, use
the arrow #eys to move the targeting reticle to where you
li#e, then use A--A+, as aove.

4%A*0" S%(%CTI0" C -A<, +-.5R-A<
*se -A< to move forward and +-.5C-A< to more ac#
etween availale weapons in your $nventory. You can select
your weapon using the $nventory, ut that"s slow. $n a fight,
this is faster. Faster still is assigning weapons to item
shortcuts in the $nventory (p.35).


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*ICK U* IT%M C 1
!tand near any oGected dropped y a monster or found in a
loc#er, and P.3!! 1 to add it to your $nventory. 3ventually
you will have to do a little house cleaning when your
$nventory gets full.

*ICK U* MU(TI*(% IT%MS C +-.5R1
$f after a particularly hairy attle it loo#s li#e itBs your
gruesome irthday, with $tems all over the place, you can
P.3!! 1 a lot, or +-.5R1 to pic# up a unch all at once.

R%(0A. C .
>hen your weapon runs out of ammo, P.3!! . to reload.
Your selected weapon is displayed in the ottom right of the
screen, where you can see how many shots the weapon has
as well as ammo availale for reloading (p.3). You can also
unload a weapon"s ammo in the $nventory. -rust us, it can
come in handy.

MA* C M
6pens and closes a map of the level, showing you everything
you"ve e'plored, as well as displaying entrances, e'its, and
other critical spots of note.

800M C @
-here are three distance settings for the game camera,
depending on what you prefer. @ooming out ecomes
particularly handy the deeper you go, and the levels get
larger.

C$ARACT%R I"90 C +
-his open and closes your character info, allowing you to see
all your stats and s#ills. You can chec# at any time, ut it is
mostly used when your character is ready to e leveled up
(p.1).


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I"6%"T0R: C $
6pens and closes your $nventory.

S0TS.%; C 5
You can open your !ot!7e' clic#ing the little P7A icon
ne't to your 2ealth and 2unger meters, ut there is
also the hot#ey for Juic# access to all the critical data
you"ve gathered along the way.

SKI* TUR" C ;
-here will e times you won"t want to move, ut as it"s a turnC
ased game, time doesn"t move forward until you do. !o
pressing ; allows you to cycle a turn Moment without moving
or doing any other action.

R%ST C +-.5R;
-here will e time when you won"t want to move for a lot of
turns C as time passes, you slowly heal. As well, you can find
yourself lind, poisoned, or stunned, and rather than
wandering around in these states, you may want to find a safe
place to hole up and rest. .esting will end when your health
returns to full, an enemy is spotted, or P.3!! 3!+.

I"6%"T0R: S$0RTCUTS C 1 thru A
$n your $nventory, you can move any item into one of four
slots, which you can then select outside the $nventory using
the numers 1 thru A. -his is handy for fast switching
etween favorite weapons, ut also for slapping on a Juic#
heal, poison antiCserums, and so on.

*SI0"ICS H P

Pressing P will open up the Psionics inventory, which shows
you which Psi ailities you have so far unloc#ed. You can also
clic# and drag ailities to the Psionic !hortcut slots mentioned
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*SI7*04%R S$0RTCUTS C / thru 9

!imilar to the four Juic# select slots in The Pit, which allowed
you to set particular weapons or items for Juic# access, these
hot#eys correspond with the si' Psionic ailities you currently
have memoriIed for comat.

SCR%%" S$0T C P.$0-!+.330
-here"s a lot to see and do in The Pit. You won"t see it all in
one game. Proaly not in several games. !o when that
particularly craIy situation arises, rare creature appears, or
especially awesome weapon falls into your hands, you"ll want
to record it posterity, which is 5atin for Qshoving it in your
friends facesQ.



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$U.

1 H Your characterE 1ood luc# little guyE

2 H -he name of the area you are in. Also another picture of you. $f
you have an ally, their picture will appear here. +lic#ing on the
picture changes whom you are controlling.

( H -urn numer and current level of The Pit you are at.

A H Your 2ealth KredL, 2unger KlueL, and Psionic KpurpleL meters.
You can mouse over them to see e'act amounts in the meter and if
anything is modifying that amount, good or ad. $f you are 5iir, a
fourth ar will display your level of hydration H this ar will e empty
for all other players.

/ H $con to open !ot!7e' Kyou can also P.3!! 5L

? H Your 3'perience meter. Also says 5evel of your character.
D H -he weapon you are currently holding. >eapons that use ammo
displayM !hots 5eft S Ma' !hots Kavailale AmmoL

4 H Prop name in -ool -ip y mousing over the prop on the floor.

8 H Your currently memoriIed Psionic ailities. Mouse over for the
ailityBs name. +lic# to trigger Kor use corresponding numer #ey.L
+5$+, P to set ailities.

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TUR"S
As a turnCased game, The Pit is measured in Moments, a
set increment of time that passes as you carry out your
actions. >al# two steps and a moment will pass. -a#e a shot
at a monster and another will pass. !tep into a trap that slows
you down, and now you can"t wal# as far in a moment. 6nce
you"ve done everything you can within your turn, the game
will then move the rest of the world around you, ringing
monsters closer, or have a neary monster attac# you, or
perhaps even have an inGured monster flee from you.

*IT TI*+ You can cycle a turn without doing anything
y P.3!!$01 ;. $t might not seem important, ut it
can e.

!ome actions will ta#e more Moments than you can carry
out in a single turn, which means they"ll carry over to your
ne't turn automatically. For e'ample, you start to pic# the
loc# of a door. You get a third of the way through pic#ing that
loc# when your turn is up C the world moves around you, and
then you pic# some more to complete another third of the
tas#. And so on. -his means then that tas#s li#e this C pic#ing
loc#s, prying open freeIers, hac#ing security terminals C
should only e done when you thin# you"re safe. $f you start a
tas# an a monster attac#s, they"ll get a crac# at hurting you,
and interrupting your tas#, which you"ll then have to start
later.



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STATS< SKI((S< = %;*%RI%"C%
+haracters come with three statsM Might, Finesse, <rains.
3ach plays a different role in how the character is ale to
carry out actions in the game. As well, they each contriute to
associated s#ills H roughly five !tat points will add another
one point to an associated !#ill. P.3!! + to see your
characterBs !tats and !#ills H there is an icon ne't to each
!tat. -hat icon is displayed ne't to !#ills associated with that
!tat.


M-12t
7ictates the strength and resilience of the player. $t
increases the siIe of your $nventory, your resistance to
poisons, your aility to avoid getting graed, and the
amount of food you can eat to avoid starvation (p.25).

9-nesse
7ictates the coordination of the player, any while it
mostly acts on associate s#ills, it does help counter
certain conditions, such as lindness.

>,a-n
7ictates the smarts of the player, any while it mostly
acts on associate s#ills H particularly those involved in
hac#ing and repairing machines C it does help counter
certain conditions, such as confusion.



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(evel-n1 Up
As you proceed into The Pit, your actions will earn you ;P,
which after a certain point will earn you a new level. You will
see the ;P earned as you complete actions K#ill a monster,
loc# pic# a door, etc.L, which is then added to your ;P ar at
the ottom of the screen. >hen you reach a new level, the
ar will flash, instructing you to P.3!! + to assign new points
to your traits and s#ills.

You can assign as many of your availale !tat points to a
single !tat as you li#e. Your !#ills can only e improved y
one per new level.

$f you happened to have improved a s#ill in the field y
using it successfully Kor unsuccessfully H practice ma#es
perfectL, you will notice that it will only cost half as much to
improve the ne't time you level.

Your s#ills will improve up to A/ through their use. -hey do
not improve with every use, ut rather potentially can. $n the
case of comat s#ills, they have a chance to improve when
you hit. -here is no chance of improving the s#ill when you
fail. All other s#ills have a chance to improve even when you
fail, ut will improve with every successful use.


$MP6.-A0-E >hen you have earned a new level, don"t
delay too long in assigning your points and s#ills C you
are still earning more ;P all the time and if you happen
to earn yet another level efore you"ve assigned your points,
well, you"ve missed out and those points are lost. !top waving
your arms C there"s no good reason to not level up as soon as
possile. Q$ thin# $"ll stic# with the pistol s#ill $ have for now.Q
is something no one has ever said.



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S5-ll (-st
-he following is an overview of the s#ills in The Pit;

>,a-n S5-lls

Co'pute, ? *sed to operate and hac# security
consoles and the li#e.
Me)-3al ? *sed to heal crippling inGuries using healing items.
.e3-p2e, ? *sed to read encrypted files or alien languages.
9o,a1-n1 ? *sed when searching for items.
>-ote32 ?

9-nesse S5-lls

*-stol ? *sed when firing any Pistol class weapon.
R-@le ? *sed when firing any .ifle class weapon.
Assault 4eapon ? *sed when firing any Assault class
weapon.
$eavA 4eapon ? *sed when firing any 2eavy class weapon.
T,aps ? *sed when setting or deactivating traps.
(o35 p-35 ? *sed to open loc#s, such as doors and loc#ers.
%le3t,on-3s ? *sed to repair or disrupt technology.
Kn-@e ? *sed when attac#ing with any ,nife class weapon.

M-12t S5-lls

Melee ? *sed when using Melee weapons, in particular, your
fists.
Me32an-3al ? *sed to repair mechanisms or motors.
>la)e ? *sed when attac#ing with any <lade class weapon.
Spea, ? *sed when attac#ing with any !pear class weapon.


S5-ll an) C2a,a3te, Classes
>hile not immediately apparent, certain classes are
predisposed to certain s#ills C the Marine to 2eavy weapons
and the 3ngineer and !cout to 3lectronics. $tBs not li#e they so
-ech6ps training in Marine oot campE <ut thatBs not to say
the Marine will never try and fi' a +harging 2u or a !cout
will never find and fire a 2eavy weapon. $t Gust means they
start with the s#ill at essentially Iero, and will not see the s#ill

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until they gain e'perience through use in the game. 6nce
thatBs done, the s#ill will appear in the +haracter stats and
s#ills screen, and you can improve those s#ills when you level
up, as you would any other.
*SI0"ICS

MindGames adds the mysteries of the mind to The Pit.
All character classes now have a new stat, Power. -his stat
acts as the save value versus most Psi attac#s.

$t is also what dictates a playerBs total Psi points, which are
used to power Psi ailities. Your total Psi points is
appro'imately doule your Power stat plus your <rains stat.
-he Psi point cost of an aility can e seen when you mouse
over the aility icon KP to open the Psi window.L 7uration
depends on your s#ill level and the aility.

Psionic ailities are organiIed into seven disciplines.
-hese disciplines can e found in your !#ills list. As you
increase your Psionic s#ill disciplines, new Psi ailities in that
discipline will unloc#.

Psi powers are not for every character H while a Marine
can wor# on developing Psi ailities, he will never e ale to
develop them as Juic#ly or as easily as the Psion. -he other
characters fall somewhere inCetween.

You can see your availale Psi ailities and assign them
to memory slots y pressing P. -his will open up the Psi power
window H you can use the arrows to view each Psi discipline
and associated ailities. 2ere youBll find their cost is Psi points
and the s#ill level needed to acJuire them. +lic#ing the
7iscipline icons at the top will also ta#e you to that disciplines
page.

A powerBs icon, either in an assigned slot or in the Psi
power window, will indicate that powerBs recharge time efore
you can use it again.

.ight clic#ing a Psi icon for selfCactivation.

P$- -$PE -he Pit now has a unch of new creatures and
some of them are Psi resistant. 6thers have Psi
powersE 2ave funE >hite paperE
<ric# wallE

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*SI .ISCI*(I"%S = A>I(ITI%S

%'pat2A C -he art of sensing and communicating with
living minds.

5$F3!30!3: -he aility to sense the presence of
living things through walls and doors. 7uration is (?
turns.

F3A.: -he aility to induce fear and panic into
another living mind. $f the target does not
successfully resist it will flee or even possily
ecome paralyIed with fear.

P!$7.A$0: -he power to drain the psionic
potential from another living eing.

15AM6.: -he power to ma#e living minds see the
user as an ally. 7uration starts at 4 turns.


Tele5-nes-s C -he art of proGecting force at a distance.


MA0$P*5A-$60: -he power to interact with
devices, doors and traps at a distance

-, F$!-: A powerful -, thrust that hits hard and can
shove an enemy ac#. *se the arrow #eys to
specifically target an enemy then clic# the Psi aility
utton you set up to stri#e. 6therwise, nearest target
will e attac#ed.

73F53+-: -he aility to alter the flight paths of
incoming fire. >hile it can affect melee attac#s and
allistic fire fairly effectively, only the most
powerful can end energy weapons. 7uration starts
at 2D turns.


2?


!2.AP035 !-6.M: -his aility allows a powerful
tele#inetic to gather shards of rule and fling them
at an opponent in deadly whirling storm of metal.

4a,'-n) C -he art of using telepathy and coercion for
offensive purposes.

<3.!3.,3.: -he power to enter another mind and
fill it with mindless rage.

PA.A5Y@3: -his aility allows the attac#er to loc#
the motor control of the target, paralyIing it.

5$F37.A$0: -his power allows you to drain the life
from a living target and transfer it to yourself.

P*PP3-: -his is the ultimate aility to suvert
another living mind and to ta#e complete control
of its physical ody. You control your puppet as
you would an ally. 7uration is 8 turns.

Re)a3t-on C -he art of increasing the power of the ody
through concentration

23A5: -he power to divert psionic power into
healing.

+*.3: -his power channels psionic power into
curing one level from any condition.

M3-A<65$+ +60-.65: -he aility to slow the
ody"s need for food for a period of time.
7uration starts at ?/ turns.




2D

.31303.A-$60: -he aility to use psi power to
increase healing rate. 7uration starts at 49 turns.

Man-@estat-on C -he art of creating matter out of
psionic power

MA00A: -he aility to manifest psionic power as a
nutritious protein read.


F$.3: -he aility to release psionic energy in the
form of a cone of flame.

7$!!65=3: -he power to rea# the lin#s etween
molecules and disrupt the integrity of large solid
oGects li#e devices or doors.

7*P5$+A-$60: -he power to create a duplicate of
another item. -he process is dangerous and could
destroy the original oGect. 5imited to singleCslot siIed
items.

Me32a7%'pat2A C -he art of forming a ond with
machinery and electronics.

M3+2A!30!3: -he aility to sense the presence of
artificial minds through walls and doors. 7uration is
(? turns.

!2*-76>0: -he aility to force a mechanical
mind into shutdown mode for a short period of
time.

!A<6-A13: -he aility to cause damage to
machines and devices over a large area.

!*<=3.-: -he aility to seiIe control of a mecha
target and use them as an ally for a limited time.
7uration starts at D turns.



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Res-stan3e C -he art of the defensive use of Psionics.

P!$ !2$357: A defensive mind shield that greatly
increases the users resistance to psi attac#s for a
limited time. 7uration starts at D turns.

P!$ A.M6.: -he aility to create a defensive field
around the ody for a limited time. 7uration is /9
turns.

$0=$!$<$5$-Y: -he aility to curve light around the
psionic, ma#ing them effectively invisile. 7uration
starts at / turns.

.3F53+-: -he aility to manipulate psionic fields
until there is a chance ranged fire will e turned
ac# on the attac#er. 7uration starts at A9 turns.


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*IT %;*(0RATI0"
-he main pressures to The Pit are your health and your
level of hunger. As time passes, you will get more and more
hungry. !taving off hunger means finding more food. Finding
that food means e'ploring and of course e'ploring means
#nowing where you are and where youBre trying to get to,
which is the ne't level down.

"o %levato,
Moving down deeper and deeper in to The Pit means
finding the entrance to the ne't level. You are free to move
ac# and forth etween levels and while itBs not recommended
that you head five levels ac# Gust to try out that Armor
5oc#er you left unCopened or use that repair ay that you
#now is there, that is an option, and if the iceCat guano hits
the ventilation shaft, it might e your only option to survive
and move on H Gust rememer time means more hunger. And
fighting that Moonear you ran away from, then forgot aout.


*P 76>0

-hese egress points are mar#ed on your Map, so youBll
always e ale to find your way ac# to them. !ee, your
!ot!7e' is awesomeE 0ote that some levels have more than
one e'it H one of these will ta#e you into a <iome level, which
itself typically e'its more than one floor deeper, so they are a
nice shortcut into -he Pit. -hey are also filled with new
dangersE

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Map
You use M to open and close your miniCmap H you can use
this to see the entrance and e'it points on the map, as well as
where you are in relation to them. $t will not show you the
entire level unless you have e'plored it first, so it is also
handy as a guide to parts of the level not yet e'plored.

!ome items interact with the map is special ways,
most notaly the Motion !ensor, which when activated will
display your miniCmap H or at least as much of the level as
youBve seen so far H with a series of mar#ers. -hese mar#ers
represent active creatures out there. $tBs a handy way to get a
sense of where youBre most li#ely to get into a ad fight, and
allow you to avoid it or prepare first. !ecurity +onsoles can
also e used in a similar fashion.

(-ne o@ S-12t< 9o1 o@ 4a,
The Pit uses a lac# fog to show you what your line of sight
is. -he fog not only represents enemies you cannot see, ut
also shows when enemies can"t see you. >hen in troule,
there is no dishonor in retreat, particularly if an enemy can"t
get a clear shot at you.

-here is also a general circumference which is the
ma'imum distance you can see around you H it e'tends Juite
a ways, Gust enough to show you neary rooms, etc. >hether
you can see into those rooms depends on an open door and a
good line of sightE

<efore you as#, the narrow area ehind you is ecause you
donBt have eyes in the ac# of your head. 2ivers might, ut
you canBt play them in this game, so for now, e aware that if
youBre not careful, monsters can snea# up directly ehind you
and youBd never see them. -he good news is that a player
that #eeps moving will usually catch at least a glimpse of their
surroundings at all times.


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*IT TI*+ >ant to loo# over your shoulder without
leaving the space youBre standing inN P.3!!
+-.5R>A!7 to turn on the spotE

Roo's an) .oo,s
+ertain rooms on every level has, or at least had, a special
purpose, either for weapons storage, food storage, la wor#,
mechanical wor#, medical matters, or Gust sleeping. <efore
entering a room, you can chec# to see if the doors to the
room have an icon, and if they do, that will tell you what you
are most li#ely to find inside H a medical icon will mean
thereBs a chance to find medC#its and medCays for healing,
ut it also means there might e a deranged medCot inside
that wants to chec# out your organs the hard way.

K-t32en H >ith luc#, youBll find food. >ith etter luc#,
it wonBt e spoiled. And if youBre really, really luc#y,
there will e a wor#ing +oo#er insideE <ut watch out
for vermin.

!ecurity H $nside you are li#ely to find !ecurity
+onsoles, which might provide you with some
valuale info. 6ther useful items might e found in
5oc#ers inside.

Armory H >eapons and their ammo. -here might e
other stuff, ut this is what youBre really loo#ing for in
an armory. Maye even some odyCarmorE

!urgery H 2ealing items might e inside, ut these
units were often automated and if the automatons are
still operational, who #nows what their circuits are
li#eE

Medical <ay H Much the same as aove, though youBll
li#ely find more old eds than maniacal roots.

Farication and .epair H -he est place to
find the >or# <enches and 5a -ales that
will help you craft new items. As well,
+harging 2us and .epair <ays might still e wor#ingE

((


!uGect !torage H -he !uulB#a have een aducting
suGects to study for ages. >ho #nows whatBs loc#ed
up inside.

=olatile !torage H From the 5atin, volatilis, meaning
%not healthy& and instaurare, meaning %someone piled
up a lot of it, so it will li#ely #ill you.& -heyBre from the
6ld French a it too, ut means e'actly the same thing.

!toreroom H From the 5atin, meaning %this place is
waaay safer than that last place.&


!taff H -he Pit had to have facilities for the @uul that
used to wor# here on ehalf of the !uulB#a. $f youBre
luc#y, theyBre long gone Khint: youBll never e that
luc#y in a .ogueli#e game.L


*IT TI*+ >e #now youBre very proud of that door you
unloc#ed with s#ill alone H no phase gloves or loc# pic#
set or nuthinB H and on your first try. -hat doesnBt
mean you have to leave it open. !ometimes the simplest
defense from danger is a closed door. Plus, it #eeps the draft
out.





C,Ao1en-3s (aB C An area dedicated to the storage
of ultraClow temp chemicals and various asolute Iero
storage units.

>otan-3al (aB H -his la is eJuipped specifically for
the study of plant life, oth native to the planet and
samples from alien worlds.

*s- (aB C -his la is dedicated to the research of Psi
powers and development.


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In3uBat-on Roo' C -his specialiIed room is
eJuipped for the storage and encouraged growth
of organic materials and even organisms.

$-12 %ne,1A (aB C -his la is dedicated to e'otic
e'periments in energy technology and creatures.

Slave *en C An area dedicated to holding
and conditioning of slaves y @uul overlords.

(-B,a,A C A data storage and accessing facility that
coCordinates and processes the vast amount of
data generated y The Pit.

S2,-ne C A comination interrogation chamer
and worship area for @uul overlords.




P$- -$PE -here are some indications that certain areas
have een occupied y escaped 2ivers. !o, e careful,
in case you stumle upon a group of
them holed up somewhere.



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$%A(T$ A". $U"#%R
-he main pressures to The Pit are your health and your
level of hunger. As time passes, you will get more and more
hungry. !taving off hunger means finding more food. Finding
that food means e'ploring and of course e'ploring means
running the ris# of deadly encounters with creatures in The
Pit. You might find etter eJuipment and more ammunition,
which will help minimiIe the damage you"ll ta#e, ut you can"t
eat ammunition.

You can see e'actly how much health your character has and
can have ma' y P.3!!$01 +. As well, you can see your
characterBs food rating, which is ased on your Might (p.16).
-he 2*7 ars are a good guide when moving through The Pit,
ut these e'act numers are more important when comparing
them to how much healing or feeding particular $tems can do.




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Sta,v-n1
!o long as youBre well fed, you will e operating at your
pea#. <ut once you get hungry enough, you will start to see
some negative effects. At first it will start to wea#en you.
-hen it will start to affect your Finesse and slow you down.
-his will continue until you are also stunned. -hen finally,
without food, you will e'pire and @uul aies will nile you
down to your ones. -he game will tell you how 2unger is
affecting you from time to time in the ottom left of your
2*7.

$eal-n1
-ime heals all wounds C as time passes in the game, you
will slowly regain some health. $n a pinch, you can find a safe
place and ta#e a rest y P.3!!$01 +-.5R;. -ime will pass in
the game automatically until interrupted y an approaching
enemy, your health is restored to full, or you P.3!! 3!+.
.ememer though, as time passes, you"ll slowly continue to
grow more and more hungry. <ut at least when healed up,
you"re etter ale to e'plore for more food.

More li#ely than not, you will want to heal yourself at an
accelerated rate. You can do this a couple of waysM -here are
items with healing properties, such as medC#its and patches.
You use these to repair a certain amount of damage to your
health. -hese items however have a limited numer of uses,
so #eep an eye on the amount you have. Also, if youBre in a
ad fight and want to access them Juic#, you can assign them
to one of the four $nventory )uic# ,eys (p.34).


P$- -$PE 1ot a decent amount of food and youBre not
that hungryN *se .est H +-.5R; H to heal up. YouBre
asically saving your medC#its and patches y using
food in their place to heal up.

(D


-he other way to get a Juic# heal is to find a medCay in an
infirmary room. More li#ely than not, they arenBt in wor#ing
order, ut with !#ill, you can repair them. And once repaired,
with !#ill you can operate them. And youBll feel etterE <ut if
unless youBre really, really desperate, donBt mess with a medC
ay when you have low repair !#ills and not much health H
one e'ploding medCay will end your game Juic#lyE


P$- -$PE -aCdahE YouBve leveled upE YouBve done a lot
of things, learned a lot, and now you can improve your
s#ills, the etter to do even more stuff. <ut thereBs an
important sideCeffect to leveling up H you ecome fully
healedE You donBt ecome fully full however H youBll remain
Gust as hungry, ut ta#e these silver linings where you can.
.ememer this when you find yourself in troule and ta#ing
some damage H if desperate, heal up, ut if you can, you can
preserve some medC#it and medCpatches for later if you can
survive to level up.


.e2A),at-on
Are you a 5iirN 6r at the very least playing as a 5iirN -hen
you have a health consideration that the other +haracter
+lasses do not. You are a creature of the sea and as such
water plays a uniJue role in your life. Your 5iirian armor
provides not only protection, ut it #eeps you hydrated.
>ithout it, you will egin to suffer negative effects. $t is
critical then that you ma#e sure you do not lose the suit to
e'cess damage. $f you do lose it, you may e ale to find
another hydrating suit, ut that is a very ig ris# to count on.

!hould you find yourself without a suit, watch for showers
H you can use these to help remain hydrated, ut again, youBll
never #now how far it is to the ne't one.

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*0IS0"< >(I"."%SS< = 0T$%R
A99(ICTI0"S
$t would e nice to thin# that the only danger you face in
The Pit comes from a ullet or a lade, ut as it happens itBs a
filthy place filled with creatures that can poison you. 6r
tranJuiliIe you. 6r irradiate you. 6r Gust ma#e you lind. 6h,
and traps can do all the same things. >e did say, itBs not a
safe place to e. !cattered throughout The Pit may e $tems
that counter these effects, so watch for them and #eep them
near.

*o-son< .-sease< = Ra)-at-on
You can e a little sic# or really sic# H how sic# you are will
e displayed in the ottom left of your 2*7. -he more sic#,
the longer it will ta#e to fight it off. And as that time passes,
you are slowly dying, so #eep an eye on your health. Your
resistance to poison, disease, and radiation is ased on your
Might stat.

*o-son H !omething it you and now you donBt feel so
great. <ut unless you get it again, itBs not going to get
worse. $f you can find a safe place, you can wait it out.
2owever, if things donBt go well, or if you ta#e a ad unch of
poison attac#s, you will notice a decrease in your Might !tat
Kwhich isnBt good H your Might is what fights off the poisonL,
then your !#ills will start to all ecome less effective, and
then youBre going to get diIIy. $f you find any AntiCvenom,
#eep it handy for times li#e this.

.-sease H !ha#ing off disease isnBt as easy as riding it out.
$tBs possile that with every turn your ody fails to fight the
infection and you get even sic#erE <ut in general, you will
slowly fight it. Pust donBt get infected more if you can help it.

-here are si' levels of infection. At si', you die. *p to then,
you will suffer decreased Might and Finesse. -hen you will
start to see it impact all your !#ills. 7iIIiness, <lindness, and
finally unconsciousness will follow. -hat AntiCody syringe you

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found is now your est friend. 7isease can e reduced y one
level for every use of a medC#itE

Ra)-at-on H -he effects of radiation depend on how much
youBve asored. P.3!! + and you can see your characterBs
radiation count. You want it at Iero, ut if you get Iapped, the
radiation can start to have effects on you, same as poison and
disease H your Might and Finesse decrease, then your !#ills
start to degrade. .adiation however Gust wears off in time, so
stay out of troule and youBll e 6,.

Alte,e) States
!ometimes during an attac#, your state or operation of
your mind will e affected. >hen this happens, stimulant
items can e used to clear your heard H you can always
access your $nventory while in an altered state. You can also
Gust wait it out H however, depending on the state, you might
find yourself out of control.

Un3ons3-ous< *a,alACe)< .-CCA< Con@use)< Stunne)
!hould you ta#e a ad electrical Iap, a tranJ dart, or
maye Gust a it hit, you may find yourself suffering from a
variety of ad states. You will sha#e them off in time, ut
while you are suffering from them you might not e ale to
move, see whatBs around you, or fight ac# as well as you
normally can.

>l-n)
$f you find yourself linded, donBt panic KweBre Gust trying to
reassure you H you should totally panicL. -he world will go
dar#. You can sort of ma#e out your surroundings, which
means you should e ale to stumle around, ut you wonBt
e ale to see attac#ers. >ith a door trap, lindness lasts (9
turns. $f you can, find a safe spot and P.3!! ; or +-.5R; to
cycle turns until you can see. $f you get attac#ed while lind,
youBre not helpless, you can fight ac#, ut you will have to
use a targeted attac# with the A..6> ,3Y!. Automatically
attac#ing the nearest enemy is not an option. !timulant items
will remove lindness.


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>e,Ce,5
-he ad news is that some opponents can attac# you in
such a way that you are effectively, temporarily, driven mad
and you will run amo#. -his will seem li#e great fun until you
realiIe that you arenBt in control of yourself. You will lash out
at everything around you, and that can mean getting yourself
into real troule, real fast, with nothing you can do ut wait
until you regain your senses.

2ereBs the good news H itBs possile to uild yourself a
.age <eam weapon. >hat is reJuired to ma#e such a thing
can e found in -he Pit somewhere, so #eep hac#ing those
+omputer +onsolesE $tBs not really good news, more li#e cold,
slightly comforting revenge.


C2o5-n1
!ome enemies have attac#s that will cho#e you,
removing your aility to reath easy. >hile you are eing
cho#ed, you will suffer damage over time, ut you can use
stimulant items to offset the effects of cho#ing.

A1

IT%MS A". *R0*S
-here is no easy way to catalog all the things you can find
in The Pit and honestly, that would #ind of spoil the fun. <ut
there are a few things you should #now aout these things.

.a'a1e
You and the creatures you are fighting are not the only
thing that can ta#e damage in The Pit. 3verything has a
duraility H your weapons will slowly rea# down, loc#ers and
other props can get caught in a grenade e'plosion, and of
course your armor is going to ta#e a eating.
!ome of this damage will happen Gust through use. 6ther
times it may happen due to an enemyBs corrosive attac#.
!ome traps even destroy $tems youBre carrying.

*IT TI*+ Aw, you failed to unloc# that door and now
the loc# is usted. 7onBt worry aout itE Attac# the
door, using the A..6> ,3Y! to specify it as a target,
and ust it open. 6nce usted though, thereBs no closing it
again.

Repa-,
>hat you rea#, you can fi'. !ometimes. 7ifferent $tems
can e repaired in a variety of ways. -here are $tems you can
specifically use to patch up armor. You can find portale repair
#its, though they have a limited numer of uses. And
sometimes youBll find a repair unit, much as youBd find a
coo#er unit or la station unit. -hese props might need some
repair themselves, ut once wor#ing, you can repair your
weapons and armor.


A2

C2a,1es
!ome $tems have mar#ers showing they have multiple
uses. For things li#e First Aid ,its or !olForce .ation pac#s,
itBs Gust the numer of times you can use it efore there is no
more to use. -his also goes for more comple' !harpening ,its
or <allistics .epair ,its H they can only e used a limited
numer of times.

!ome $tems however can e recharged H one e'ample
would e $tems that use energy when they are used. 6nce
used up, you can loo# for a charging hu and if you can
successfully get it wor#ing, you can reCcharge the itemE

S5-lle) Ite's
!ome $tems provide a oost to a particular s#ill. -he
simplest e'ample is a 5oc# Pic# ,it, which will increase your
5oc# pic# !#ill. As outlined aove, some of these have limited
uses H a 5oc# Pic# ,it will only help on a limited numer of
doors. <ut others can e used indefinitely, provided you donBt
lose them.

!ome particularly fantastic $tems can e used and if
successful, they will improve a !tat. -his is some very alien
technology however, so using it will test your !#ill and if you
should fail, well, there may e unpleasant effects.

Inte,a3t-n1 = Us-n1 *,ops
.ooms throughout The Pit are filled with props H +rafting
*nits, loc#ers, rot piles, stasis podsF lots of stuffE !ome of it
is Gust there as set dressing, some of it is once useful things
now usted, and some of it is in wor#ing order and all you
have to do it crac# into it and see whatBs inside.

>hen you step up to a Prop, its name will appear H you can
also find this out y putting the mouse pointer over it and a
tool tip will appear with the name. $nteracting with the Prop is
as simple as P.3!!$01 !PA+3. $f interacting with the Prop
can e aided y $tems, a popCup will appear, giving you the
option to use a particular item Kthis is hand for when you can
pic# the loc# of a Prop, ut you might not want to use your
limited 5oc# Pic# !et uses. $f the interaction doesnBt use a

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helpful item, or you have no $tems that can help, the action
will egin H hac#ing the system, pic#ing the loc#, etc.

-hese things ta#e time however and can e interrupted y
attac#ing enemies, so choose when to interact with Props
carefully. $f interrupted, you can try again.

5i#e doors, it is possile to ust a prop, either through
damage or a otched interaction, in which case, you canBt try
and interact again. You ro#e it. -hatBs why you canBt have
nice things.

*IT TI*+ Most props in a room are ig enough you
have to move around them. .ot Piles are Gust ruish
though, so you can wal# right over them, rightN Yeah,
ut there might e $tems in that pile of yuc#E As with any
other prop, stand ne't Kor onL the pile and P.3!! !PA+3 to
search itE

.oo,s
7oors are important in the game and have their own uniJue
place in the scheme of things. For starters, li#e all other
props, they can e damaged Kwhich is handy for usting a
loc#ed one open when you canBt pic# itL, and interacted withM
pic# the loc#, open and close.

!ome doors however are special. -hey arenBt your simple little
sciCfi doors that swoosh open with a pleasant sound. -heyBre
meant to #eep people outF or things in. You will recogniIe
these doors y the gree# symols they display. You can still
pic# them and ust them open, ut they are e'tremely
difficult compared to a standard door. $f youBre luc#y, you
might find a ,ey +ard item that matches the symol H they
will open the door in a GiffE


*IT TI*+ 7onBt read 1ree#N >ell, thatBs the pulic
school system of the 21
st
century for you. <ut donBt
worry H move the mouse over the door to see the tool
tip and the doorBs 1ree# designationE



AA

*-35-n1 Up Ite's
YouBve crac#ed a loc#er or finished off a security ot, and
some $tems drop to the floor. You can pic# them up into your
$nventory y P.3!!$01 1, or if the floor is particularly
cluttered and you only want to pic# up select $tems, P.3!!
+-.5R1.

"0TA>(% *R0*S

-here are a numer of new appliances to e found
throughout The Pit. Most all serve some function similar to
those found in the original Pit, and y stepping up to them
and interacting with them you can figure them out in short
order, ut a few are uniJue to MindGames and could use a
little e'tra e'planation. !o, hereBs a rundown of new Props.

-3!!3.A+- >355

A storage device that accesses the same e'traCdimensional
storage space from different terminals. Meaning, you can put
stuff in and retrieve it later in an entirely new location H
provided you can find another terminal. *seful, ut not always
handy.

-3MP6.A5 F$357 MA0$P*5A-6.

-his device is designed to manipulate the flow of time in a
contained field. -his allows you to increase your age and
e'perience at the cost of your health or to ecome younger,
increasing your odyBs aility, ut reducing your s#ills and
intellect.

!AF3-Y P67

An armored pod that can protect a user until all threats have
passed.

+.3A-$60 !-A-$60

A highly engineered la tale that can e used to craft any
recipe provided you have the materials reJuired.

-665 +23!-

A dispenser of maintenance aids that has seen etter days.
Anything to help in a pinch, rightFN


AMM6 7$!P30!3.

-his compact manufacturing device can ma#e small amounts
of any desired ammunition.

M37$-A-$60 +2AM<3.

-his chamer creates an oasis of calm mental states while
generating an energy field that optimiIes neural power flow
and this allows psi points to recharge at a highly accelerated
rate.

.3+6M<$0A-$60 +30-.3

-his device can rea# components down to their molecular
structure and recomine them into a new item.

!-A!$! P67 A07 56+,3.!

!imilar to the -esseract >ell and Field Manipulator, these
uniJue props allow you to store ;P and items. 2owever,
whereas the >ell and Manipulator deal in poc#et dimensions
and localiIed time, these deal in alternate universes, allowing
you oneCtime access to what theyBre holding at the startCup of
a new game. $tBs a calculated ris#, handing off items and ;P in
one game to another, ut when it pays offF


















Invento,A
Your $nventory is the amount of stuff you can carry all at
once. -his is determined y your Might !tat. As it increases,
the $nventory space availale to you will also increase. !ome
eJuipCale $tems, li#e utility elts, will also add to the space
siIe of your $nventory.




1C You and all the wearale eJuipment you currently
have on.
2C -he weapon youBre holding H as in the !ot!7e', you
can see all its stats and info.
(C Four slots into which you can place any item you want
Juic#C#ey access to, li#e a favorite weapon, or a
medical #it. P.3!!$01 1CA will switch to that weapon
or automatically *se the item. !imply dragCandCdrop
$tems into the slots as you wish
AC -ool tip popCup will provide you asic stats and info on
that item. For weapons, anything listed in red
indicates your !#ill is underdeveloped or currently
impaired.
/C .ightCclic# menu gives you a variety of options for an
item H you can *se or 3Juip it, drop it Khow many
scent glands do you really needNL, or open up the full
!ot!7e' entry for the item Khandy.L $tems that can e
used in one of the four Juic# use slots will have an
option to e placed into a slot.
?C Five icon uttons that will filter your $nventory H if you
Gust want to see what weapons you have, clic# the
gun icon and so on. -his ecomes very handy with a
large, full $nventory, and youBre not sure whatBs food
and what ammo.




4%A*0"S
The Pit is a fight to stay alive, which means you will e
loo#ing for anything from the veritale arsenal of weaponry
availale in the game. <ut each weapon is uniJue, and
#nowing how est to use them is important.

TApes
Your proficiency with the weapons in The Pit falls to one of
five !#illsM Pistol, .ifle, Assault >eapon, ,nife, and <lade.
-hese are assisted y your !tats H Finesse for the gun !#ills
and Might for the ,nife and <lade s#ills.

$n addition to those, you can also fight in close, handCtoC
hand, or at a distance with a grenade, oth of which use your
!tats, not !#ills.

You can also fight the world, in a road sense, y setting
traps, which are covered elsewhere (p.3D).

Ta,1et-n1
All attac#s, either armed or unarmed, can e easily
performed y P.3!!$01 F H provided you are within range,
you will automatically attac# the nearest target.

2owever you might wish to focus on a different target first,
in which case you will need to specify what that target is. You
can do this y P.3!!$01 -23 A..6> ,3Y! to move a
targeting reticle around. 6nce the target is over the right
target, P.3!! F, and youBll attac# that target.

!ome weapons reJuire you to target a specific area, such
as grenades. -he game wonBt let you lo one at the nearest
target H someone will end up lowing themselves up that way,
guaranteed. !o using the A..6> ,3Y!, pic# where you want
to send your grenade, then P.3!! F to lo away.

Splas2 .a'a1e
+ertain weapons, particularly those that e'plode, have an
effect on a wide area. As you set their target, you will see
around the target reticle all the spaces that will e affected H


this allows you to ma#e sure youBre throwing it so as to hit as
many enemies as possile.

Mult-ple S2ots
!ome weapons are multiCshot weapons, which can e fired
entirely into a single target, or spread out over multiple
targets. P.3!! and 2657 +-.5, while using the A..6> ,3Y!
to move and place a targeting reticle. P.3!! F to target one
shot on that enemy. Press again to place another shot into the
same target or move the reticle onto a new target, pressing F
again. >hen you have targeted your last shot, the weapon will
then fire.

(oa)< Reloa)< = Unloa)
>hen you find a weapon item in the world of a type that
uses ammo, it will come loaded H that wonBt last long, so #eep
an eye out for e'tra ammo.

!hould that weapon run out of shots, P.3!! . to reload
using spare ammo in your $nventory. -his, as with any action,
will ta#e some time, during which you are at ris# of attac#.
2owever, unli#e other actions, such as pic#ing a loc#,
reloading cannot e interrupted if you are attac#ed.

!ome weapons share ammo and you may want the shots
from one weapon for use in another. You can do this y rightC
clic#ing on a weapon in your $nventory and select *nload.
-hat ammo is now availale for another weapon.

*IT TI*+ Yes, we do advocate you reload often H it will
save your life. <ut energy weapons use energy cells as
their ammo. $f you reload a gun, you Gust top up the
missing shots it can hold. $f you reload an energy weapon,
youBre swapping one energy cell for another. $f there are still
shot charges in the energy cell you are swapping out, you are
discarding them.


TRA*S< M0.S< = MUTA#%"S
The Pit is full of danger and wonders. Mostly dangerous
wonders. 7oorways will often have icons telling you what the
roomBs original purpose was, ut they will also sometimes
have a color. -his means the door is trapped. -he troule with
traps is, some are good and some are ad and you wonBt
#now which is which until you trigger a trap. -he good news is
that once you learn what a trap does, ma#e a note, and all
door traps of the same color through the game will have the
same affect. You will always e ale to see a door trap prior to
wal#ing through a doorway. 2ereBs the ad news: the colors
will change with each new game. 7oor traps have a recharge
time efore they can go off again.

-his random color coding goes for <ioCMods, which you can
attach to your weapons and armor, and Mutagens, which you
can attach to you, via your elly. Meaning, drin# up, !oldier.
As with traps, ma#e a note of what color does what, so you"ll
#now should you find more of the same later on, ut it will
only e consistent for this particular dive into The Pit. 6nce
you die and start again, you have to figure them out all over
again.

*IT TI*+ >hile youBll have to ma#e note of door traps,
mods and mutagens are automatically listed in your
!ot!7e'E

0ot to alarm you, ut there are also traps hidden in the floors
here and there, and itBs up to your -raps s#ill whether you
spot them or not. 6nce spotted, they are mar#ed on the floor.
$f you wish to clear one, use a targeted attac# to trigger it.
Pust donBt stand too close.






<ut you can have some fun with traps as well H you might find
some trap $tems as you forage or you might e ale to
fashion our own trap $tems. 3ither way, you can set a trap y
standing where youBd li#e to place the trap, open your
$nventory, and using the rightCclic# menu, set the trap item.
$t will ta#e a moment to set the trap and if your !#ill fails you,
the trap wonBt set and youBll lose the item. $f it fails adly, it
might even go off, with you holding it.

*IT TI*+ 7o not try and set traps unless you are
asolutely certain you are not going to e interrupted.
6r you are desperate enough to try and the ris# of
getting interrupted seems worth it. <ecause itBs ad if you get
interrupted while setting a trap. 7o we have to e'plain what
%ad& would eN




CRA9TI"#
-hroughout the game you will discover a variety of crafting
units, each one ale to help you turn various found $tems into
more comple' and useful $tems C this includes everything
from weapons to food. 0o recipes are provided at the start of
the game Kother than 1unnyBs empireCfamous !ot!wich. 7on"t
sneer C a good sandwich is one part art and one part
engineeringL.

Most of the time you will find +oo#ers and 5a !tations in
various rooms, and with luc# they will e in repairale or
wor#ing order, ut there are some $tems that can act as
portale crafting units, giving you a limited numer of chances
to craft $tems where floor units are scarce.

+rafting units are accessed either as furniture in the
environment C y wal#ing up to them and pressing !PA+3 H or
y right clic#ing a portale unit in your $nventory. 6nce
accessed the crafting interface will appear and your $nventory
will open. 6nly $tems that can e used in crafting will e
displayed. Aove the crafting slots of the unit will e a list of
your #nown recipes, which are arranged y recipes for which
you have all necessary $tems, recipes for which youBre missing
$tems, and recipes that cannot e prepared at this particular
unit C you canBt coo# at a la station and you canBt ma#e
weapons at a coo#er.

+lic# and move $tems from your $nventory to the crafting
slots Kup to four different $temsL, then clic# +.AF-. >hen you
successfully ma#e a new item, it will drop to the floor ne't to
you. $f you fail, you will lose the $tems with which you
attempted to craft. $f you have the components for more than
one of a particular crafted item, you have the option to craft
multiple $tems at once.



S0TS.%;
-he !ot!7e' is your P7A pal as you head
into The Pit. $t will #eep a record of all sorts
of information for you, which you can then
access for reference at any time. +hec#ing
out your !ot!7e' happens without time
passing, so never e afraid to chec#
something out.

Messa1es
-hroughout the game you may find computer consoles and
when you successfully interact with them, there is a chance
you may pull a message out of the system.
2owever, they are in @uul, so they are impossile to read
until you decrypt them. 7ecryption isnBt all or nothing H if
youBre good, you might e ale to read the entire message,
ut with lower s#ills you may only e ale to read part of
them. 3ven then, if you are luc#y, you may discover some
very useful information, such as crafting recipes.
>hen a message is found, it will open in your !ot!7e' and
you can clic# to decrypt it. You do not have to decrypt it, so if
your s#ill at deciphering alien languages isn"t that great, you
can always wait until you level up a few times.

$-3M A53.-E ,eep an eye out for tech $tems that can
help you hac# consoles and decrypt messagesE

Re3-pes
As you acJuire new recipes H either from successfully
reading them in a message or y e'perimenting C they will e
saved in your !6-!7e'. You can reference these at any time,
ut even handier, when you access a crafting tale, these
recipes will automatically e displayed. -hey will even e
sorted into recipes you have the $tems for, the recipes you are
missing $tems for, and recipes that do not apply to the
particular type of crafting unit you are using.


$n the !ot!7e', you can clic# to see what types of crafting
unit a recipe calls for. >hen you find and decrypt a message,
it gets saved in your !ot!7e'. $t will e saved so you can
read it in suseJuent games H etter yet, if you find it in -he
Pit and decrypt more, the !ot!7e' copy will updateE
3ventually you will uncover the whole message and any
recipes thereinE

P$- -$PE You can delete a message from your !ot!7e',
ut even the ones without a recipe are hilarious, so
why would youN <ut if you do, donBt worry, itBs not lost
H if you find the message again, it will e ac# in the
!ot!7e', and all your previous decryption will e intact.

#a'eplaA
)uic# reference to the hot#eys of the game, as well as
gameplay tips.

4eapons< Ite's< Monste,s
As you e'plore and discover new $tems, weapons, and
creatures, the will e added to the !ot!7e' where you can
chec# their stats and details. -his can e particularly handy,
as those details will tell you if a charged item can e
recharged, or if a weapon does more damage to a particularly
creature. -o a lesser degree, you can read these details using
the tooltips when your $nventory is open, ut !ot!7e' is
everything youBve ever encountered.

(o1
As you progress further and further into The Pit, your
!ot!7e' will #eep trac# of your encounters H what turn they
happened on, what too# place, the damage you inflicted and
the damage that was inflicted upon you.


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Founded in 299A in =ancouver, <ritish +olumia, +anada,
,ereros is made up of industry veterans that went out on
their own in order to develop games as gamers, to revisit the
roots of video games, to revive some old favorites.
,ereros has released two games and four e'pansions to the
A; !word of the !tars series, as well as the indie Fort @omie,
and is pleased as punch to e e'panding the !ot! $P into
different game genre. !tay tuned H we have much more
planned.

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