SCUM evolves the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control and progression, where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Players will balance base level needs with knowledge-based skills to manage everything from nourishment, metabolic rate and body mass to weapons proficiency, combat style and security systems hacking. Dominate the island with your skills, cunning and strategies to achieve higher levels of game and receive powerful gifts from corporate sponsors and, if you happen to slip up and die, get resurrected by the show’s producers with all your valuable skills still intact.
Lore/Background-
The world’s unquenchable need for entertainment has turned towards bloodlust as entertainment behemoth TEC1 is set to premiere season two of its television sensation SCUM. This new season moves the contest from the rugged, enclosed Alcatraz sector to the full grandure of Bagne de Cayenne, an island with a sordid history of violent incarceration. Both fan favorites and new prisoners will clash in a ruthless war of survival while battling for the support of viewers, producers, and corporate sponsors for fame, gifts, and a chance of life after death.
Loot, Kill, Survive-
Launch into an epic battle full of unique properties brought along by the lore above. Sum offers a deadly environment where the blood hungry and bush campers can compete for victory! The combat system focuses around guns and bullets however explosives, melee weapons, and more will be in the game at release. Remember the ultimate goal is to please the audience recieving more resources and matierials to help continue the entertainment. Will you be able to entertain the masses or just be another dead body along the road to victory?
Release Date-
SCUM is currently available on steam for $19.99. You can get it by clicking here!
Currently Vanguard is interested in bringing in Insurgency Sandstorm into TAW. So please feel free to stop by the Vanguard game testing channel in Teamspeak to play with your fellow TAW members!
Insurgency Sandstorm is currently set to release on September 18th, however the open beta begins August 30th! Although the game has not yet released, here is what you can expect...
Live The Fight-
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay for PC and consoles. Insurgency: Sandstorm is the sequel to the indie breakout FPS Insurgency, reborn for PC and for the first time on consoles – improved, expanded, and bigger in every way. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight. Prepare for a hardcore depiction of combat with deadly ballistics, light attack vehicles, destructive artillery, and HDR audio putting the fear back into the genre.
Tactical Modern Shooter-
Move with speed and caution as you push through the war-torn environments of a fictional contemporary conflict in the Middle East. Death comes fast, ammunition must be carefully managed, and the environment must be tactically navigated at every step toward victory.
Play Your Way-
For the first time in an Insurgency game, customize your character to show your experience with diverse sets of clothing, uniforms, accessories, and character voices. Coordinate fire support with your team, engage enemies with vehicle mounted machine guns, and go head to head in small scale high speed competitive matches. Wield new weapons and new upgrades to outmaneuver, outflank, and outsmart the enemy.
Get Immersed-
Continuing Insurgency’s acclaim as the most atmospheric shooter, Sandstorm is built on Unreal 4 to bring its gritty close-quarters combat into a whole new era of realism. Skill is rewarded, and survival is paramount. Feel every bullet, and fear every impact.
The Vanguard Train is pulling into the station once again with all news everyone wants to know. As another month passes by, the hard working teams of Call of Duty, Fortnite, and DC Universe have all continued their hard work in tier 2. These teams are working day and night to achieve a great amount of success in each of their divisions. As well Vanguard has expanded this month with the addition of Elite Dangerous which is now tier 3 so a huge HOORAH for the [ED] team!
If there is a game you would like to see in TAW please complete the VG Interest Form. Feel free to contact the Vanguard staff if you have any questions. We also have the game testing channel under the VG HQ. The games in this channel changes from week to week, but check it out and see if the game your playing in there. We use this channel to help us with identifying what games to bring in next. Hop in and find others playing the same games as you, and it shows your support to Vanguard. Make sure to keep up with the Vanguard blog and forum posts to stay updated on upcoming games!
Mandatory Event Times
EU: Monday and Friday 21:00 CET
NA: Sunday and Monday 21:00-22:00 EST
Optional Event Times
EU: Wednesday 15:00-16:00 EST
NA: Tuesday 21:00-22:00 EST
The Call of Duty team has continued to pursue success, while in tier 2 the team has excelled in improving their ranks and staffing dedicated members.
With the upcoming release of Black Ops 4 the team awaits the transition with immense patience. The team will be fully converted on release of the game,
and the team will try to keep their success through the year. With additions of staff, the Spin Up Leader, John Lockwood, and his team look to create a recruitment
plan so that when the transition to Black Ops 4 finally happens recruitment can take off and bring in more TAW members. Black Ops 4 is planned to have a good player base
that the [COD] team will try to use to gain members easily!
If anyone is interested in helping this team to be a success in TAW, contact John Lockwood or any of the Vanguard staff.
With the gaming community under spotlight, Fortnite stands tall as one of the most popular games to ever hit the video game market.
Streamers, news stations, and other media have dragged huge amounts of attention to this game and almost everyone knows what it is.
With this in mind, the staff of [FN] have been able to create mass amounts of members into their division and populating not just their events but also their staff.
Newly appointed SUL, Zwoggy, has big plans for his division as they look to use the massive player base of Fornite to their advantage.
The division has already been populated with squads/teams and look to continue their success in the upcoming months.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact Zwoggy or any of the Vanguard staff.
NA: Saturday/Sunday 21:00-22:00 EST
The [DCU] team has just announced their recruitment drive!With these recent strides in increasing recruitment also comes the goal to fill out
Staff positions and to create a more structured division for recruits to join. Having a structure to their leadership and communications have helped the SUL, Hemphop,
Create a more active environment. Hemphop and his team now look toward to increasing their membership, membership stability, and establishing a social media presence.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact Hemphop or any of the Vanguard staff.
Trove was introduced two months ago into TAW and has since hit a few road blocks as well as some successes. The newly appointed SUL, Amathist, is hard at work creating
An active environment for recruits to call home. The road blocks have come in many areas specifically in activity however many of their successes come from recruitment.
So the next goal for the team is to establish a bigger recruitment presence and activity in and out of game. As Trove does have a clan system in game the division is currently
Working towards increasing their clan level so that their division can appeal to the masses!
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact any of the Vanguard staff.
Realm Royale was introduced into TAW last month This team has come prepared for all challenges Vanguard has to throw at them.
The staff have already created a active environment for recruits to enjoy. The staff has also created many possible outlets for recruitment
Such as updating their recruitment post with new information and in game chatting. Nonameboyz and his team are now taking on new challenges,
Mainly in activity and retention however with their united staff and focused work these challenges are mere speed bumps.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact nonameboyz or any of the Vanguard staff.
With the exciting release of Post. Scriptum that came in the middle of July players have been all over the game enveloping themselves in the WW2 immersion!
The team had their spin up meeting on July 28th, and since then they have continued their preparations for Vanguard and have advanced onto tackling problems
Such as retention, activity, and building up a staff. The newly appointed SUL, LordNyves, is hoping to continue their success in the upcoming months!
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact the SUL LordNyves or any of the Vanguard staff.
With the popularity rising in this game, a team has been formed around their interest in Brawlhalla. Preparations have begun by the team to
Schedule events, find outlets for recruitment, and begin construction of their division! The game is based around fighting with anything you can find,
With new heroes being added and new maps being released, Brawlhalla has been able to continue their popularity over many years.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact the SUL, Heidebitt or any of the Vanguard staff.
The team has officially begun their journey in Vanguard as they move from tier 4 to tier 3! That alone deserves a HOORAH!
Congratulations to Mortwolf for being the designated SUL and the rest of their team for taking their first steps into Vanguard.
These next few months will be a challenge for the team however with their hardwork and preperation, the [ED] team seems ready for everything.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact the SUL, Mortwolf orany of the Vanguard staff.
The Brawlhalla [BH] team has announced their Spin Up meeting for August 25th, 2018 at 15:00-16:00 PM EST
This will be broken down into three parts. The 1st part is an overview of Vanguard, the 2nd part is an overview of the game, Brawlhalla, and lastly a concluding Q&A section for the Vanguard staff and/or the [BH] Team.
As of now one mandatory event has been set up by the team which is held every Sunday 16:00-17:30 PM EST
If you have any questions, please contact any of the Vanguard Staff!
It's time for August's On The Horizon Post, for those of you not aware of what that is. In Vanguard every month we list several games that Vanguard feels would make a great place in TAW, and we publish them in a blog. Most titles are newer but there are some older ones as well that we feel would be good in our community. Also keep in mind that these games may be the future of TAW so if you have any interest in any of these games or any others, fill out the Vanguard Interest Form please.
As well please contact the Vanguard Staff if you have any questions about these games or any not on this list.
Epic fantasy adventure meets team-based survival in Rend. Inspired by the fabled universe of Nordic myth, the world of Rend is a harsh domain where the strong ascend as gods. Players must choose among three rival factions, combine forces to build their faction’s stronghold, and battle foes and brutal creatures. Together, they will endure the dangers of Rend’s treacherous landscapes to discover valuable resources and powerful artifacts. With the game’s deep talent trees and skill systems, players have the freedom to choose how they want to play and how they want to fight. When a cycle ends, one faction will be declared the winner… but the end is only the beginning. Victorious players receive rewards they can use in subsequent cycles as they ascend to legendary heights as heroes.
Fantasy Adventure-
Rend is the type of game to surround the player in not just visuals but powerful music. It strikes the perfect balance with mythical effects and survival aspects to maintain priority of survival in a beautiful world. The World of Rend is certainly not a friendly one, however be amazed and see as you play devote more of your time to Rend to just see those amazing textures and magical visuals. Mixed with sounds, visuals can be just as important to a game as actual game play, a game can be fun with good game play but no one wants to stare at a ugly screen for hours. Instead Rend allows players to not be distracted but indulged by their surrounding furthering the survival aspect as you feel the fight for your life.
Survive-
Enter a brutal, untamed world where you must defeat monstrous creatures and conquer relentless rivals to prove yourself worthy of ascension! Use your knowledge of the game to create a strategy to beat your opponents in creative outside of the box ways and work your way up to the Ascension! Partner up with friends and other players using the Faction system where you and many others partner up to take hold of objectives, kill monsters, and crush your rivals! Be careful because you will not be the only other ones with back up.
Conquer-
Victory in battle takes skill and strength. Master talents and technologies to prevail! Only your knowledge and prowess can help you conquer your foes. Having a base will help you immensely in ruining your rivals as you not only have a place to call home but a location where you can gear up and defend against attackers! Customize your base to your liking whether it be a small noob shack or a fully upgraded fortress, having a house will always prove helpful in your endeavors through the Rend world. But make sure to venture outside of your base to hunt down creatures and master your weapons and skills.
Ascend-
The victorious faction must present spirits to meet the gods' demands. Only then will a faction ascend and earn its rightful place among the gods. Use your faction, skills, and weapons to prevail against enemies, monsters, and destructive server events. All things are dangerous in the world of Rend just watch where you step and always be the hunter not the hunted. After you survive long enough and kill the monsters you need to kill eventually the victorious faction will gain the title of Gods!
Ever felt like you were born 39 millennia too early and might be the wrong species? Your sanctuary is here. Join the Eldar, Orks, Chaos or Space Marines, in the fiercest and most authentic Warhammer 40,000 battles ever realized in a massive online 3rd person shooter, earn hundreds of weapons and accessories drawn from 29 years of Warhammer 40,000 lore to customize and improve your characters in a deep progression system and craft your perfect warrior.
Teamwork and Modes-
Whether you’re in 60-player PVP or 5-player PVE, your squad must work together side-by-side or face death as you defend strongholds, or delve into the Underworld to cooperatively combat alien hordes of Tyranids.
Epic Warfare-
Engage in melee, take to the air with a jump pack or fire into the fray from one of the turrets of a fully armed Predator tank. Combat in Eternal Crusade ranges from a personal clashing of Chainswords to truly epic warfare.
Free Expansions & Updates-
The Warhammer team ensures that the world continuously evolves, new content gets added that everyone has access to, so you and your friends can enjoy the total and merciless carnage.
SCUM is set to launch on PC via Early Access in Q3 2018. Fans can follow details on development with weekly dev blogs on scumgame.com and on Twitter @SCUMgame.
All of the following games are currently in the Vanguard Team Speak testing channels-
Ironsight is an innovative, online military free to play, first-person, multiplayer shooter. Set in dystopia 2025, where the warring factions, the North Atlantic Forces (NAF) and the Energy Development Enterprise Network (EDEN) are engaged in futuristic warfare in the final battle for supremacy over the last natural resources on earth. Ironsight’s realistic first-person, game play catapults the player into intensive combat zones as the battle between these two forces takes place across a multitude of global landmarks, with varying terrain and weather conditions too.The first of its kind, Ironsight combines realistic FPS game play with an arsenal of combat arms which includes innovative and technologically advanced artillery and combat skills.
Iron Engine Custom Built to the Game-
Enjoy innovative technologically advanced game play. Although surrounded by gun fire and a detailed environment the game is playable by those even with a slower computer! So join in on the fun by yourself or with your friends no matter what type of computer you have.
Personalized High-Tech Artillery-
Shoot your way! Over 100 customization options for your Weapons. Arm yourself with technologically advanced weaponry, Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Assault Rifles, SMGs and more with all different types of scopes and attachments
Dynamic Combat Zones-
Over 14 unique combat zones. Discover universally diverse terrain, with interactive elements, destructible routes and zones with varying climate conditions and effects.
Lock and Load, Your Way!
Unlock customization for your weapons and character skins and play the way YOU want to play.
Strategic Drone Operation
Choose from a wide selection of futuristic unique drones to assist you in your tactical strategies with powers and abilities like you have never seen.
Inspired by the adventure and imagination that we love from classic science-fiction, No Man's Sky presents you with a galaxy to explore, filled with unique planets and lifeforms, and constant danger and action. In No Man's Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets filled with life, and you can go to any of them you choose. Fly smoothly from deep space to planetary surfaces, with no loading screens, and no limits. In this infinite procedurally generated universe, you'll discover places and creatures that no other players have seen before - and perhaps never will again.
Embark on an Epic Voyage-
At the centre of the galaxy lies a irresistible pulse which draws you on a journey towards it to learn the true nature of the cosmos. But, facing hostile creatures and fierce pirates, you'll know that death comes at a cost, and survival will be down to the choices you make over how you upgrade your ship, your weapon and suit.
Find Your Own Destiny:
Your voyage through No Man's Sky is up to you. Will you be a fighter, preying on the weak and taking their riches, or taking out pirates for their bounties? Power is yours if you upgrade your ship for speed and weaponry. Or a trader? Find rich resources on forgotten worlds and exploit them for the highest prices. Invest in more cargo space and you'll reap huge rewards. Or perhaps an explorer? Go beyond the known frontier and discover places and things that no one has ever seen before. Upgrade your engines to jump ever farther, and strengthen your suit for survival in toxic environments that would kill the unwary.
Share Your Journey:
The galaxy is a living, breathing place. Trade convoys travel between stars, factions vie for territory, pirates hunt the unwary, and the police are ever watching. Every other player lives in the same galaxy, and you can choose to share your discoveries with them on a map that spans known space. Perhaps you will see the results of their actions as well as your own...
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets. Players build space ships, space stations, planetary outposts of various sizes and uses (civil and military), pilot ships and travel through space to explore planets and gather resources to survive. Featuring both creative and survival modes, there is no limit to what can be built, utilized and explored. Space Engineers features a realistic, volumetric-based physics engine: everything in the game can be assembled, disassembled, damaged and destroyed. The game can be played either in single or multiplayer modes. Space Engineers concentrates on construction and exploration aspects, but can be played as a survival shooter as well. Expect players to avoid engaging in direct man-to-man combat and instead use their creativity and engineering skills to build war machines and fortifications to survive in space and on planets. Space Engineers shouldn’t be about troops; it should be about the machinery you build.
Game Modes-
Space Engineers offers unique game play in multiple modes to appeal to as many players as possible. Whether you are testing your creative engineering skills by your self or joined by your friends to try and test your war machine/creations against others. Also engage in whatever kinds of fun in the creative game mode with unlimited resources let your creativity take hold. Or join in on the survival mode trying to use your skills to take out enemies or create amazing machines in pressured situations.
Dedicated Servers-
Servers with direct connections allow the player and all of their friends to join a server with minimal lag and give everyone a more fluent game play experience.
Ships and Vehicles-
Build them, pilot them, destroy them! Use various resources from planets all around to create your ideal ship to praise and/or destroy you enemies with.
Building Ships-
With various parts ranging from oxygen tanks, air locks, turrets, rotors, jump drives, and more create a ship custom to your play style. Be careful though when starting these parts and ship building may be a bit complex but no worries skills come with experience.
Scenario Editor-
Players can create missions and game modes which can be played by other players. Capture the flag, death match, racing or campaign driven missions - all can be done by using the scenario editor, with your own rules and designs. Get your friends together and see who can destroy who with your own rules
Welcome to a new world! Take on the role of a hunter and slay ferocious monsters in a living, breathing ecosystem where you can use the landscape and its diverse inhabitants to get the upper hand. Hunt alone or in co-op with up to three other players, and use materials collected from fallen foes to craft new gear and take on even bigger, badder beasts!
Overview-
Battle gigantic monsters in epic locales. As a hunter, you'll take on quests to hunt monsters in a variety of habitats. Take down these monsters and receive materials that you can use to create stronger weapons and armor in order to hunt even more dangerous monsters. In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Setting-
Once every decade, elder dragons trek across the sea to travel to the land known as the New World in a migration referred to as the Elder Crossing. To get to the bottom of this mysterious phenomenon, the Guild has formed the Research Commission, dispatching them in large fleets to the New World. As the Commission sends its Fifth Fleet in pursuit of the colossal elder dragon known as Zorah Magdaros, one hunter is about to embark on a journey grander than anything they could have ever imagined.
Ecosystem-
A world that breathes life! There are various locations teeming with wildlife. Expeditions into these locales are bound to turn up interesting discoveries. There are 5 ecosystems in Monster Hunter World for your friends to explore each one festering with tons of unique monsters. These ecosystems include, Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, and one that is currently unknown so find out for yourself!
Hunting-
A diverse arsenal and an inseparable partner! Your equipment will give you the power to need to carve out a place for yourself in the New World. Use your monster hunting skills to turn your beginner sword into a skull crushing hammer and learn every combo possible to win against all odds. Monsters may look super tough and impossible to beat but with your tools, weapons, skills, combos, and the rest of your hunter arsenal you can overcome any odds!
Monster Hunter World just released hurry and get it today! Monster Hunter World on Steam
The Elite Dangerous team has announced their Spin Up meeting for August 10th, 2018 at 3:00-4:00 PM EST
This will be broken down into three parts. The 1st part is an overview of Vanguard, the 2nd part is an overview of the game, Elite Dangerous, and lastly a concluding Q&A section for the Vanguard staff or the [ED] Team.
As of now no mandatory times have been set up by the team however times will be decided soon and will be posted in their team speak channels and on the website once decided.