

This Alpha demo of The Pit provided players with an introductory tutorial, one Playable Character (the Engineer), and a chance to fight through the first 5 levels of the game. More links were added regularly, as new hosts picked up the demo. The Pit Alpha Demo (130M) was available from the following locations Some have unique abilities or powerful starting items.Ī playable Alpha Demo was released on November 9, 2012. Each character has different strengths and starting skill and psi proficiencies. You control one of three playable characters: a Marine, an Engineer or a Scout (9 playable characters in Gold Edition, 13 total with all expansions). Many fiendish ways to die including poisoning, disease, traps, radiation, starvation and of course…MONSTERS.Dozens of room types containing a host of exotic devices to help and hinder the player.A "SotsDex" or in-game wiki, which compiles a list of all monsters, items, weapons, messages and recipes which the player has encountered in multiple games.150+ messages hidden in the game's computer terminals, awaiting decryption (420 with all expansions).Over 60 items to discover, ranging from the familiar to the ancient exotic tech (506 item-types with all expansions (43 armor types + 34 other equipable types + 105 food types + 170 weapon types + 29 tool types + 46 other usabables + 79 crafting-only ingredients)).Crafting lets you make special items from bits and pieces of your enemies.Randomized augmentation effects to make each game unique.Over 30 weapons and armors with a variety of special effects including flamethrowers, rocket launchers, plasma cannons and powered Brawler armor.Dozens of enemies drawn from the Sword of the Stars universe.30 Levels of ancient evil science between you and the cure.Go up levels and improve your skills as you try and find a way to survive the depths.Procedurally generated levels and items.The game has multiple features that makes it a roguelike game, most importantly: It also has a strong emphasis on crafting and inventory management, forcing the player to make hard choices on which items to keep (often in the hopes of finding others that will also to craft valuable items with them), and which to leave behind. Its main trait that distinguishes it from other roguelikes is its focus on attrition - Food, ammunition, and weapon/armor durability are all highly limited, pushing you to conserve resources and push forward into deeper levels to find more when you might not be fully recovered from previous engagements. Sword of the Stars: The Pit is a roguelike type game set in the Sword of the Stars universe, developed by Kerberos Productions. Official site of Sword of the Stars: The Pit
