With the return of hellraising horrific helmets, the sickening spread of ghoulish green liveries to all the ships in Drake's slaughterhouse, our annual pan-galactic pumpkin carving smackdown, and an all-new video contest chock full of tricks and treats, our Day of the Vara festivities are shaping up to be more shocking and appalling than anyone thought was legally possible. In October, we'll hide a new black and green version of the Neville Lott mask, the original Neville Lott mask, plus the infamous and rare Vanduul mask in loot containers around the 'verse. Let us know in the comments below if you have some questions about Day of the Vara. We'll go ahead and answer two we're sure will be essential right out of the gate: Will these masks be lootable everywhere? While sightings of the masks have been reported in various locations, they will NOT spawn in all areas. Derelict ships and Under Ground Facilities (UGF) are two areas that escaped the Hill Horror this year. Will I lose these masks next time you wipe the database? As mentioned in our thread about the Alpha 3.17.2 Update (https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/alpha-3-17-2-update) we will likely perform a database wipe when Alpha 3.18 releases. This is due to the fact that the backend will have a major rework as long-awaited systems such as Persistence come online. To preserve the masks, we'll mark accounts that loot any of the Day of the Vara masks from loot crates during Alpha 3.17 and make sure to reattribute ONE permanent copy each after the wipe so that you can continue the fright with Alpha 3.18 (this will show up in your web-hangar in 3.18). For more details on the Day of the Vara festivities visit: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/18870-Halloween-2022