Mannslaughter (mission)

Mannslaughter
Basic Information
Name:	Mannslaughter
File name:	mvm_mannworks_expert1.pop
Developer(s):	Valve
Map:	Mannworks
Mission type:	Invasion
Waves:	5
Difficulty:	Expert
Starting credits:	400
Maximum possible credits:	5350
Minimum respawn wave time:	7
Maximum respawn wave time:	Unknown
Fixed respawn time:	No
Tour:	Gear Grinder
Sentry Buster spawn time:	0 seconds
Sentry Buster respawn time:	30 seconds

Mannslaughter is an expert invasion mission available on the Mannworks map. It is widely regarded as the most difficult mission in the game.

Waves

Sub-wave	Class			Count			Delay(s)		Credits
Wave 1 (900 Credits)
1
	Type 2	Expert	—	5	15	35	0	18	700
		Hard	—
		Hard	Spawns from the carrier tank or lower tunnel	2	10	12	5	20	200
Support		Hard	Vision range 3000	2	—	—	30	60	—
		Expert	—	3	—	—	45	45	—
Wave 2 (900 Credits)
2A		Expert	Melee only  100% crit chance	12	16	48	0	10	200
		Expert	Spawns from the carrier tank or lower tunnel Melee only  100% crit chance	6	8	24	0	10	200
2B
		Expert	Spawns from the carrier tank or lower tunnel Melee only  100% crit chance	16	16	32	0	10	200
	Quick-Fix Medic	Easy	—
		Expert	Spawns from the carrier tank or lower tunnel Melee only  100% crit chance	6	8	24	0	10	200
	Quick-Fix Medic	Easy	—
		Normal	—	2	4	8	10	10	100
Support		Hard	Vision range 2500 The Razorback	2	—	—	20	60	—
		Expert	—	2	—	—	30	90	—
Wave 3 (900 Credits)
3A		Easy	—	2	4	6	0	10	100
3B		12,000	Spawns at the left tank tunnel	—	—	1	—	—	200
		12,000	Spawns at the right tank tunnel	—	—	1	—	—	200
		Hard	—	4	16	20	15	10	100
		Hard	—	4	4	20	20	15	100
		Easy	—	2	4	6	20	10	100
3C
		Expert	—	8	8	32	0	20	100
	Über Medic	Normal	Spawns with full Über  +400% ÜberCharge rate  -90% heal rate  -3 seconds Über duration
Support		Hard	Vision range 2500 The Razorback	2	—	—	20	60	—
		Hard	Begins after 3B has finished spawning Melee only	6	10	—	20	15	—
Wave 4 (925 Credits)
4A		Hard	Spawns at the left	8	8	8	0	0	200
		Hard	Spawns at the right	8	8	8	0	0	50
		Expert	Fires continuously	2	2	4	5	20	50
4B		Easy	Spawns at the left	8	8	24	15	10	50
		Hard	Spawns at the right	10	12	30	15	10	200
4C	Type 2	Expert	—	1	3	6	0	10	100
		Expert	Fires continuously	2	2	2	0	—	100
		Hard	—	8	22	24	30	20	25
4D
	Type 2	Expert	—	4	8	18	0	5	100
	Über Medic	Normal	Spawns with full Über  +100% ÜberCharge rate  +400% heal rate
		Hard	—	10	18	30	0	10	25
		Hard	—	3	6	12	10	15	25
Support		Expert	—	3	—	—	5	60	—
Wave 5 (925 Credits)
5A
		Expert	Spawns at the left	2	4	8	0	30	200
	Über Medic	Normal	Spawns with full Über  +400% ÜberCharge rate  -90% heal rate  -3 seconds Über duration
		Expert	Spawns at the right	2	4	8	0	30	200
	Über Medic	Normal	Spawns with full Über  +400% ÜberCharge rate  -90% heal rate  -3 seconds Über duration
		Normal	Spawns from the carrier tank or lower tunnel Fires continuously	5	10	30	3	20	100
		Normal	Spawns from the carrier tank or lower tunnel
5B		20,000	Spawns at the left tank tunnel	—	—	1	—	—	50
		20,000	Spawns at the right tank tunnel	—	—	1	—	—	100
		Hard	Spawns at the left	5	16	25	0	10	100
5C	Type 2	Expert	—	1	6	8	0	15	0
		Hard	—	4	12	20	0	15	0
		Expert	Spawns from the carrier tank or lower tunnel	4	10	30	5	20	50
5D		Hard	—	15	18	45	0	—	25
		20,000	Spawns at the left tank tunnel	—	—	1	—	—	50
		20,000	Spawns at the right tank tunnel	—	—	1	—	—	50
Support		Hard	Vision range 3000	2	—	—	20	60	—
		Expert	—	2	—	—	30	60	—

Basic Strategy

Mannslaughter is one of the most challenging missions in the game (despite having only 5 waves) and must be approached with the right strategy. A good setup for this mission is to have 4 Heavies, 1 Scout, and 1 Engineer (or 3 Heavies and a Demoman or Sniper), with one person (usually a Heavy) occasionally switching to Pyro.

The first wave is a pure DPS test with 28 Steel Gauntlets and 7 Giant Demomen to destroy. Even unupgraded, a Minigun is, outside of backstabs, the best way to defeat these tough Heavy robots. Don't let them reach the second buff stage or they'll become very hard to kill. Keep an eye on the Sydney Sniper robots, as their Jarate debuff can turn even a Heavy into a glass cannon.

The second wave pits the mercenaries against huge swarms of crit-boosted melee Scout robots. A well-placed Sentry Gun will quickly take care of them. Giant Charged Soldiers come in later with Quick-Fix Medics healing more melee Scouts. Buying Crit resistance and/or Destroy Projectile upgrades helps immensely here.

The third wave is maybe one of the hardest waves among official Mann vs. Machine missions, testing the team's ability to multitask. It begins with three pairs of Super Scouts coming from both entrances; bodyblocking, sentryblocking and Mad Milk's slowdown must be combined to destroy the Super Scouts. The second part is much trickier: it mixes up Tanks, Super Scouts and small support of Soldiers and Pyros. A Pyro equipped with the Phlogistinator can destroy the Tanks alone, allowing the rest of the team to focus on the robots. The last part includes eight Giant Heavies, each healed by three Über Medics, all supported by small groups of melee Scouts. A Scout or a Spy can harass the Giants, drawing their attention and allowing his teammates to take them down faster.

The fourth wave introduces the Deflector Heavy, which can destroy projectiles such as rockets and grenades, much like its Giant counterpart. Attacking from the sides or from behind is recommended for projectile-based classes.

Similarly to the first wave, the final wave includes Sydney Sniper robots and brings in more Deflector Heavies. Destroying the four Tanks requires full contribution from the whole team. Consider having the Scout and another Heavy change to Pyros for easier Tank-Killing (as an added bonus, fire can't be deflected by the Deflector Heavies).

Update history

October 9, 2012 Patch

• Added Mannslaughter to the game.

October 17, 2012 Patch

• Corrected the respawn time for the Mannslaughter mission

Bugs

• In wave 4 of this mission, the wave display infobox incorrectly lists the number of Über Medics as being 13 when there are 15 Über Medics in the wave.

Trivia

• According to unused code, a Jarate Thrower robot template would have been used for the mission but this was never implemented.

See also

• Mannworks
• Desperation (mission)
• Cataclysm (mission)
• The pop file for Mannslaughter