Sudden Dessaster 3Sudden Dessaster 3

Featuring walled fortresses in the middle of a forest clearing, Arena is the classic clown map we all know and love. Be prepared for Monk rushes, Castle drops, fast‑Imps, and all sorts of 1‑TC shenanigans.

This version uses the old school 1,800‑Hit Point Stone Walls, starting from the Dark Age. Tower rush at your own peril. There also are no walls at the backs of player bases.

A narrow river connects two player bases, providing ample opportunities for Transport Ships to drop off Castle builders, siege weapons, and Petards. Strips of rock terrain make it difficult to wall the middle of the map, allowing land armies to creep up to the edges of each base unimpeded.

The river may have only a single tile of deep fish, but this fish is extremely valuable, as it contains over 30,000 Food.

A large forest fills the middle of the map, with small insets on opposite sides containing the player bases. The initial Palisade Walls offer some protection, but they aren't nearly as sturdy as the Stone Walls of Arena.

The forest might seem safe at first. But trees can be felled. Beware of Onagers, Trebuchets, or even Villagers cutting through the woods to get in range of your Town Center.

Several Relics lie scattered throughout a narrow valley, surrounded by picturesque forests.

But these woodlines aren't peaceful. Look closely, and you'll find Gunpowder Kegs scattered among the trees. Destroying a single barrel sets off a chain reaction, opening a passage to the middle. While the map might seem closed at first, a sudden explosion will clear out a pathway and leave a gaping hole in the forest.

One Town Center certainly isn't enough. This map features three, and every single one of them must be destroyed for a player to be defeated.

Every base has a different resource distribution. One Town Center is perched atop a hill, with Farms and scattered Gold tiles protected by Stone Walls. The other two bases are exposed on either side of the hill. One base is next to Gold mines, and the other is next to Stone mines.

Player Town Centers start on one side of the map. The resources lie on the other. Will you build up safely around your starting area? Or will you leave your town vulnerable and seek out the riches beyond the collapsing wall?

Players start with neither Gold nor Stone in their main base. Foxes must be hunted for early Gold. And the destroyed structure of the wall must be scavenged to collect the Stone scattered throughout the ruins.

Welcome to Mesa Verde National Park, where the surrounding mesas and cliffs force players to give battle in a tiny pit. Ancestral Puebloan dwellings are built into the rock face, providing ample housing space for saving wood in the early game.

While players start with some walls, these palisades protect very little. All of the resources are spread throughout the exposed middle of the map, and players must leave the safety of their homes to set up their economies in the center.

Journey to Monkey Island, where a boundary of rocks limits the playable space and makes the surrounding water inaccessible.

Several Army Tents are scattered throughout the map. Capture them, and you'll unlock the ability to train Petards. Expect attacks from all angles, as every tent provides another spawn point for Petards to burst through your walls. Petards are available starting in the Dark Age and take 55 seconds to train.

A multi-layer wall splits the map into two halves. Each player controls two bases: a defensive base protected by Fort Walls on one side, and an aggressive forward base perched atop a mountain on the other side.

The Gaia wall may be destroyed to open a passage between both sides. The Wooden Fort is a powerful building, but it cannot train units or research technologies.

Can you smell the fresh scent of spring in the air? The days are getting longer, the trees are turning green, and final vestiges of a late winter's frost are melting away.

If your Dock is destroyed, the entire sheet of ice, along with everything on it, will fall into the hazardous waters below. Further, large warships cannot sail on the frozen waters. Docks are limited to training economic units and Demolition Ships.

Two massive walls intersect in the center to split the map into quarters. Each player starts with two Town Centers, paired in opposite quadrants. Forests can be found around the edges of the map, but beware of predators lurking in the shadows of the trees.

The neutral walls are randomized to be either a single layer of Stone Wall or a double layer of Fortified Palisade Wall. These walls cannot be attacked by Villagers, but instead can be repaired by Villagers.