"Vultures"
on
The Barrens

created by:
TEETMARE and Smeagleton

map download: download

custom gametype downloads:
Vultures
Vultures alt

Vultures is a kinda sorta reimagination of the classic gametypes Tremor & Mouse / Cat & Mouse.

There are 2 Zombies, each in a Revenant.
Human players drive mongoose. The object of the game is for the "Vultures" to kill all of their "Prey."

There are two gametype options available to the player, yes thats right, TWO!
During testing of the gametype, we couldnt settle on one variant.
So we decided to release 2 gametype variants with the map!!

Vultures:
The "Vultures" gametpye is for splattering only.
This gametype holds an additional honor rule: The Revenants are not allowed to shoot.
Zombies must kill their opponents by splattering only.
Unfortunately, this proves to be much more difficult to do with a Revenant than how we all so fondly remember with our beloved Brute Choppers.
Thus, some compensations had to be made. In this version, humans health and shields are extremely low, making them more prone to dying from a collision hit.
We found during testing of the gametype that the best way to acheive a splatter is a head-on collision.
Another common way to get a kill is to use the Revenant to cause the mongoose to flip over, and the human player fall off,
thus leaving them open to be splattered by your waiting teammate.
This can lead to some interesting teamwork between the two zombies.

Vultures alt:
The "Vultures alt" gametype is for people who enjoy shooting.
The Zombies are allowed to use the main gun of the Revenant to destroy their opposition.
Humans health and shields have been increased to compensate for the OP'd nature of the Revenant's main cannon,
Causing them to flip, spin, and launch out of control with every blast that connects, until they are eventually destroyed.

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The Map:

"The Barrens"
The Barrens is essentially a circular stunt course built around the bottom of the Rock in Forgeworld.
There is a flow to the obstacles and jumps, and you race around the map doing stunts and avoiding the Revenants. (often not very well.)
Players spawn in a garage filled with mongeese and scramble through the map.

Humans spawn in a garage with mongeese:

Zombies spawn in an elevated area. Zombie's movement is hindered,
causing them to move very slow toward the Revenants,
and giving the humans ample time to scatter.

The first jump:

Landing after first jump, Dish jump on left, Car Wash #1 on right.

The car wash:

There is a mancannon that launches players up through a net of one-way doors and onto the rock ledge above.
Taking the lift can get you some serious distance on a pursuing Revenant, but runs you the risk of failing
your landing and having to get back on your mongoose, costing you valuable time. Or worse, losing your mongoose off the edge of
the cliff and having to risk going down to get it back, or a new one from the garage.

After landing up here, you can either follow the ledge to the ramp leading down,
or drop off the cliff and escape.

If you choose to circle around, instead of follow the mancannon, back half of map:

ACTION SHOTS:

Final Note: As you can see from this last shot, The Revenant CAN be destroyed,
even possibly splattered by your own teammate, so dont drive too recklessly zombies!

Hope everyone enjoys the map, please comment and feedback.
We're hoping to make a series of maps for this gametype if everyone is as fond of it as we are!!

created by:
TEETMARE and Smeagleton

map download: download

custom gametype downloads:
Vultures
Vultures alt