VANQUISH #65 April 16th

*Xtreme Bus Wars № 1 by loftonian

A frantic dash for better weapons in buses, along a long meandering and often chaotic shared route. Armed with only pistols at the outset, it is vital to get going as quickly as possible, as about halfway along are some Guardians, which the smart players will take, as they stand a much greater chance of getting to the end first. A great start to the evening.

Panto Murder Derby by ManOfFire

My own creation. Feedback appreciated.

Backyard Wrestling by Tesseractor

An enjoyable melee match in an enclosed arena around a house in Paleto Bay. There's a wrestling ring in the back yard, a few blunt instruments spread about and molotovs health/armour pick-ups in the centre of the ring. As ever, the melee physics are little more than button bashing hit and hope, but there are a couple of Sanchezs and a hearse to play with or blow up in order to gain the upper hand. A good little match.

Target Eliminators by navnavranger

A co-operative two team LTS, where the only vehicles available are weaponised - whether they be Insurgent or a variety of aircraft - although you can go solo and try to snipe with your starting weapon, the nature of the job makes this an ineffectual gesture and teamwork is rewarded. Arranged around the Downtown high-rise buildings a variety of interlinked platforms with ramps on enable those in the insurgent to get about or teams to get to their aircraft of choice and there are other platforms on top of the buildings too with some limited heavy weapons and parachutes.

V @ $ + by qo8op

Wow, it's like a vast salty plain. The odd squat dune here or there with a weapon perched atop and one or two structures each with a limited selection. Camping on your rpg or your homing rocket can get you some kills if the other players are foolish enough to get too close, but the distances in this LTS make them virtually obsolete. But then the snipers or even Heavy Snipers - whilst sometimes effectual, are also susceptible to the Technical that one of the three teams gets. Players can get around on flatbed trucks or blazers and motorcycles, though often you find yourself running across this plain feeling ever so exposed. Beautiful in it's simplicity.

Whack 'a' Mole by jamiejohnward

It is rare that we allow a resubmission to Vanquish, but the original of this won the poll back in VQ13 in January 2016. The premise is largely the same, though the location has changed and it has been updated with stunt props. The mole hills (I'm going to call them that, though they are more like enclosures) are very much the same as they were in the original, but the distance between the two teams and the layout of the arena seems to be on a greater scale.
I'm going to say that I preferred the original - maybe because it was a bit more intimate, rather than having to peer into the distance to see a row of tiny specks. It could perhaps be a bit more tense, evoking the spirit of the original, by reorganising the spawn points around the centre of the arena or even placing them randomly up and down each side.


[K] MELEE SKY MAZE ARENA! by kobicrewleadr

A lattice of containers sits in a large box. It could be in the sky, but there's no way to know as the walls are so high you can't get any bearings. Arranged around the lattice are blunt melee weapons, molotovs and tear gas. The fight is quick. Stand still for too long and you'll likely get hit by a molotov.

Faceplant Drunkour #FIN by finatra

Two team parkour race to weapons, wherein jumps along the way are designed to make you faceplant. With a bit of finesse, it is possible to land many of the jumps well, but I found it just as satisfying to land on my face and ragdoll slide down a slope, knowing that it was intentional and that there was health pick-ups just ahead. No-one made it to the end, with the other team dying all three rounds, so I look forward to playing this again and seeing how it continues.

Purgatory LTS by ManOfFire

Another one from me, this one using new acquisitions. Thanks for any feedback.

- RPGs VS TurtleSliders - by tjmwkgp

One of those RPG Vs genres that you don't see very often, because it is quite tricky to get right and this when gets it right in spades. Turtlesliders only come from one direction - one of 15 slots in front of the platform, but which ones? And will they come through in that moment that you are reloading? The turtlesliders are boosted through the loop and so come so fast that you never see them coming. Great fun.

Move bitch get out the way, streamed by rzasmanvision,




Thanks o_ManOfFire_o a wonderful event could fault any of the jobs,totally enjoyed myself had a real 😁