Beast vs. Slasher

Overview

Beast vs. Slasher is a team Adversary Mode that blends two earlier modes, Hunt the Beast and Slasher. It arrived on December 23, 2015, two days after the 1.31 Festive Surprise 2015 update launched. It supports 4 to 10 players split across 2 to 4 teams and comes in five versions:

• Beast vs Slasher I: St. Fiacre Hospital
• Beast vs Slasher II: Backlot City
• Beast vs Slasher III: the Paleto Forest Sawmill
• Beast vs Slasher IV: Del Perro Pier
• Beast vs Slasher V: Humane Labs and Research

How it works

• The Beasts need to collect fifteen checkpoints scattered around the map. Some float in the air and can only be reached with a super jump. The Slashers win by killing the Beasts or by running out the clock.
• Beasts get extra health, high speed, super jumps and temporary invisibility. Each jump or cloak drains some health, and at low health they can't use their powers at all.
• A Beast that stays still regains health very quickly but shows up on radar if it waits too long.
• Slashers have thermal vision and pick one of three classes. Every class carries a Flare Gun, Carbine Rifle, Pistol .50 and Pump Shotgun with flashlights, and each adds one heavy weapon: Railgun for Assault, Minigun for Heavy, RPG for Demolition.
• In matches of two or more rounds, the player who kills a Beast becomes a Beast in the next round.

Tips

• As a Beast, heal in short bursts behind cover and move on before you appear on radar.
• Save super jumps for aerial checkpoints, since each one costs health.
• As a Slasher, use thermal vision to spot invisible Beasts and the Flare Gun to light up dark areas.

Rewards and unlocks

• Five maps are available, from Beast vs Slasher I to V.
• The mode is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One/Series X|S.