VANQUISH #64 MARCH 19

The Reviews

Monster f*ckers by @themap21

A Monster Truck Demo Derby in a tight small bowl. No complaints. It does the job. Having Molotovs is nice though they are largely ineffectual, but maybe have a single grenade or pipe bomb pick-up on the rim of the pit - that only the foolish or desperate will risk going for - to encourage the action to stay around the pit mouth and to save the rounds from dragging on.

߀$R@ VS ßØ/VlßÛ$#K@ by qo8op
Besras Vs RPGs with a difference, because both teams start with Besras and a Bombushka and have to get to a central platform with the RPGs on from where they can blow up the Bombushkas, Besras and anyone bold enough to try to land themselves. It took a while for everyone to get to grips with it - several people kamikaze'd into the Bombushkas desperate to strike a blow, which although helping to weaken them did mean that many players went out early. Players who bailed from damaged planes found themselves wandering around with nothing to do. Perhaps one or two RPG pickups on the ground could help with that?!

INSURGENT DUCKHUNT by o_ManOfFire_o
My own. I have already edited it, by increasing the turning areas and have added another 50 props. Thanks finatra for the feedback - anything further gratefully received.

Shotgun Sumo Race #FIN by finatra
finatra never fails to please with his well devised and constructed jobs. Two teams start either end of a long run with Dumps, Marshalls and Double-barrelled shotguns. At the end of the run are heavy weapons that can only be reached from the back of the Dump. Further weapons can be picked up en route, but only whilst standing on the back of the the Dump. Teams have to race to the end or try to obstruct the opposition getting there. You can't fault the build and once you get to grips with it, the aim is apparent too.

Snipe Or Run? You Decide by loftonian

A great and novel take on a tried and tested concept. Two teams each have their own duckhunt run to undertake to get to tanks, jets and heavy weapons or they can stay at the start - or anywhere en route - and try to shoot the opposition with sniper rifles. There are opportunities to get to the ground along the way (and actually at the start of the first platform for one of the teams), where there are armed insurgents and I believe then the chance to get to the end quickly, though I didn't make it that far.



Ð Û /Vl Þ R Û /V by qo8op
I really like the concept of this - an enforced 30 player version of Hasta La Vista. One team has Dumps and the other BMXs. Great fun to play as it is, but ultimately far too easy for the BMX team to reach the end miles ahead of the Dumps. Perhaps - as suggested by @waynerzas - you could have Caddy's, although I think changing the vehicle for airtugs - or increasing the run for the BMXers so that the dumps are already underway before they hit the ramp. It's a tricky one, because most of the cyclists - I assume the dawdlers - come out at the same time as the Dumps and so can be mowed down at the outset, but speedy starters can get ahead of that pack at the start and then victory is assured.


RPG × iNSURGENT @ NATURE by Kobi_Crew_LeadR
Most of these type of jobs regurgitate the same tired concept, but this one has just a few novel touches - speed boosts on the long RPG platform, so even when the Insurgent team inevitably land on there, they rarely stay on - although they can knock people off as they shoot off. The ramps to get onto the platform are perfect for the Insurgent, not so good for the other vehicles provided. The Armoured Baller and Duke o' Death would overshoot by miles even without hitting the gas on the ramps, so either it needs new ramps which these vehicles can use - maybe with your new 50 props - or doing away with them entirely.

RPG vs WALLRIDERS 2018 BY servietsky
RPG vs Wallriders with ambulances. The mount onto the wall is a little tricky, though taking out those on the platform is rewarding when you finally get the hang of it. It seems there are insufficient ambulances - have all the vehicles been used? - as they get so beaten-up getting to grips with the mount that they often then won't stay on the wall anymore.

Going Blind by CyberGawD

Two team blindfire RPG battle. The two teams are arrayed along a two-tiered platform a rocket length apart. If you strain, you can just about see their silhouettes and you can pick them off with the one sniper rifle each team gets, if the screen stops shaking long enough. There is a long narrow bridge linking the two platforms, which can be the strategic advantage for those daring enough to risk the dash. Good fun.

GAYBOY vs RPG$ by CG-ConvoyGamer
The name of this left me debating whether to include it at all, but it references the reproduced Gameboy at the top of this RPG Bowling LTS. (Any action on the title could be debated by Comms, if necessary). Well built construction - using modded props, which apart from the wind-sock thingies and speed boosts are purely cosmetic. It is largely weighted in favour of the bowling team, though for the RPG team it is possible to position oneself behind a wind-sock and avoid being hit by the speeding cars.