Link Hi, friends. Under the last post, g0Dwarrior23 drew attention to the strange fact that you have not yet seen extensive documentation on multiplayer maps. And it was one of those Oh, re-e-e-e-ally moments when you realize that you did not see (didnt show in our case) the forest behind the trees. In the diary about Polesie we talked about the reference search process, map zoning and showed some landscapes, which is interesting by itself, but does not provide an overall picture. To fix the situation (or lack thereof), today we will look at one of the maps from a bird's-eye view and take a walk through the main sights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2emqBAp_TE&feature=youtu.be The Village map can be divided into three lanes: dense buildings on the left, open area in the center and the forest on the right. The line of first team fights is usually close to the central group of buildings.
Link The preferable flank is usually determined by the chosen commander and the troops he specializes in. In most games you will have to be in several places at the same time, alternately defending and attacking, retreating and supporting the offensive, and success can greatly depend on the choice of these locations. The better you know the terrain, your units, and the likely enemy tactics, the better you will be able to seize the initiative and unleash the potential of your chosen commander.
Link Infantry dominates on the left flank. An Assault battalion is the most successful in urban fights, since storm troops have an advantage in capturing and defending buildings. Moving between buildings on the left flank, you can capture the territory almost down to the enemys spawn point. Here you can also strengthen the safest positions for howitzers and mortars, completely protected from direct fire.
Link Tanks along the building need to move very carefully, gallantly inviting the infantry forward, avoiding succulent main courses of AT grenades served in bundles. Cannons with direct fire have nothing to do here, since you can only fire at close range and probably only once.
Link The central and the biggest part of the map is the open area, which is the natural habitat for the Tigers, Panthers, and Lynxes. And that means there are many artillerymen who attend the safari there. Open spaces allow you to shoot over large areas, and a battery of anti-tank guns concealed in a good location can stop a tank rush even before it starts. However, the response to the brazen gunners who are shooting at an auto attack comes so fast that you usually dont even have time to suffer. Here, with the support of tanks, infantry can break through faster and farther than anywhere else, since it is much more difficult to tie it up with a fight in an open field.
Link The woodland on the right flank gives a lot of opportunities for tank breakthroughs. Because of the dense vegetation, stones and height differences, anti-tank artillery is almost useless here. So if you dont want to see the enemys vehicles in the rear, its best to mine the narrow passages. In most cases, you hardly meet anyone in the forest, except for mortars hidden behind a stone ridge, so this zone is more often used by saboteurs to cross the front line. So cliche, but still effective.
Playing on all three flanks at once or putting pressure on one alone is up to you, but knowing the terrain and commanders will help make this decision right. For example, it is better to use anti-tank guns as a battery in a place where it will definitely shoot someone, since changing the flank quickly will not happen. Howitzers, on the contrary, are almost not tied to any terrain and can shoot from one side of the map to another, regardless of barriers and distances, although the accuracy with distance decreases significantly. Playing with heavy tanks, you often simply wont have so many units to deploy them across the whole front line, but the infantryman just needs to be present at least in several places at the same time. Before we proceed to inspect the village sights, we remind you that any point on the map can become paramount if the situation requires it. A particular building interferes with your plans? Raze it with your HE-shells. Are you afraid of open spaces? Build your cozy fort from bags, barbed wire, and anti-tank hedgehogs, make a moat of trenches and scatter the mines around. And feel yourself at home.
Link The group of buildings in the center is the local navel of the earth. It can give a huge advantage and serve as a foothold for entering deep into enemy territory or help expand the front by half the map. That is why the clashes never stop here. A similar situation with buildings near the forest. Their capture will allow to see the nearest territory and keep the enemy in stress.
Link In the central part of the map, closer to the rear, both teams have buildings that are simply created to be captured by the paratroopers. In addition, it is one of the best positions for a battery of howitzers, albeit the most obvious one. In addition, any stone and any barrier can be used as a shield or additional armor for your units. The battle in the Frontline goes for the territory, and the better you know it, the easier it is to capture and defend. The easier it is to choose the right place for minefields, trenches or a breakthrough into enemy territory.
And briefly about the most interesting development. Now multiplayer maps will change their size depending on the number of players in the session. When playing 3 vs 3, the map will be cropped narrower than when playing 5 vs 5 and will retain the same combat intensity and an average number of units per map area. We will not go into details further, it will be better for you to try it out by yourselves. So we use every existing one and create new opportunities to make the gameplay in Soldiers: Arena intense and damn diverse. And we are trying very hard so that soon you will try it by yourself. Wish you all the best, guys!