Deadline

Overview

Deadline is an Adversary Mode for 2 to 4 players, each riding a differently colored Nagasaki Shotaro. It was released on November 8, 2016, during Shotaro Week as part of the Bikers update (1.36). Essentially a 3D take on light-cycle battles, it is played on large floating platforms above landmarks such as Pillbox Hill, Los Santos International Airport, the Vinewood Sign and Sandy Shores Airfield. Seven more maps, Deadline VIII to XIV, were added on June 24, 2021, during Deadline Week, bringing the total to fourteen.

How it works

Each bike leaves a temporary energy trail. Touching a rival's trail makes the bike explode and costs a life; the host sets how many lives each player has. Bikes never fully stop, and stalling against an obstacle, touching your own trail or falling off the platform also costs a life. Ramming another bike directly does not. After respawning, players get a few seconds of invincibility.

The last rider with lives left wins. If time runs out, the player with the most lives wins; a tie triggers sudden death inside a shrinking dome, where leaving the zone eliminates the player. Three power-ups spawn at random: Boost for extra speed, Zoned to slow time for five seconds, and Hop to jump over trails.

Tips

• Use Boost to cut across an opponent's path rather than racing them in a straight line.
• Save Hop for when you are boxed in by trails.
• Stay near the center to avoid falling off the edge.

Rewards and unlocks

• GTA$ and RP.
• Playing one round, win or lose, unlocks the Nagasaki Shotaro on Legendary Motorsport and the Deadline outfits in clothing stores.