Vetrex

Vetrex is a two-player game where you compete against a friend using weapons, grenades and red exploding barrels. It has 3 game modes and 5 maps, with 13 weapon types and 7 ammunition types.

Weapons and ammunition

Weapons include a pistol, silenced pistol, magnum, laser pistol, automatic pistol, shotgun, minigun, machine gun, assault rifle, sniper rifle, grenade launcher, railgun and pulse rifle. Ammunition and pickups include a first aid kit, bulletproof vest, grenades, red exploding barrels, shurikens, energy recovery and time dilation.

Combat mechanics

When shurikens are available, a shot may release one at an enemy in your line of sight. The chance is random, except when you hold a sniper rifle, which gives a 100% chance. A shuriken deals half the damage of the weapon in your hand; for example, a sniper rifle shot dealing 110 damage gives the shuriken 55 damage.

You can vary a grenade's throwing distance by how long you hold it, or discard it with your body. Combat also allows for different tactics, from charging in with weapons to waiting quietly with a sniper rifle. You can throw barrels at opponents or place them in their path, and use grenades to set traps or throw them as you die.

Game modes

• Competitive: The match lasts up to 30 rounds. The first player to 16 wins takes the match; a 15–15 score is a draw. After death, players respawn after 3 seconds, so both can die during the same round and produce a draw. Each round has a 1.5-minute timer; when it expires, the player with less health dies, with armor ignored. If both players have the same health, both die.
• Deathmatch: The match lasts up to 61 rounds. You win by reaching 31 wins or gaining an 8-win lead over your opponent. Respawns are almost instant, though both players can still die at the same time. Weapons, ammunition, boxes and barrels spawn more frequently in this mode.
• Hardcore: This follows Competitive rules, but rounds last 60 seconds. On death, you drop all weapons, including pistols, and throw out all grenades, which then explode, as well as shurikens, which deal no damage. Barrels disappear from your inventory.