Ultra Shoal
Creator: Rhizomatic || First Published: 04/05/2024 || Players: 2 || Size: 23x15
Categories: A-Rank, Fog of War
Rating: 3.19 in 42 ratings
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Comments:
gh_st (04/11/2024 02:04pm | Edited: 04/14/2024 05:08pm):

jobriq (04/29/2024 09:44pm):
I hate the base positions
Rock Golem (04/30/2024 11:26pm):
I wonder who wins here between Kanbei and Sturm.
fadeemblem4812 (05/01/2024 04:17pm):
Truly this is the greatest Sturm map of all time.
MinTaxer (05/16/2024 12:45pm | Edited: 05/16/2024 12:52pm):
Equal income is 20k. Arty's love all that pipe.
UWV (05/31/2024 09:35pm):
delete this map
UWV (05/31/2024 09:58pm):
the person who made this map is 1600 and on the map committee, let that sink in
𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘦 (06/07/2024 03:44pm):
I let the sink in and now it's flooding my living room please help
Shikabane (07/02/2024 06:52pm):
Despite being named Ultra Shoal this map only has 16 shoal tiles therefor it is a scam. Where are the shoals in ultra shoal???
slyfox (07/18/2024 01:21pm):
Is this more shoals than average?
Banjoey (07/22/2024 02:52pm):
Equal Income is 20k
Creepy Crawly (08/14/2024 06:12pm):
the person complaining about this map is 753 and not important whatsoever to the community, let that sink in
𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘦 (10/20/2024 04:42pm):
tbh I'm really not feeling this one with the seam city arty shenanigans and the awkward
development
Earl of Lemongrab (11/09/2024 12:29pm):
in the lower-left-corner, p2 has a bridge where p1 has a shoal... perhaps this bridge is the true Ultra Shoal
M4ND4L0R3 (11/20/2024 09:11pm):
Honestly after about 30 games on this map, its pure garbage.

The idea of locking the airport behind the pipes is cool, but even with three bases its too hard to get out of the base
positions and onto the map. Looking at it bottom up, the bottom left base ( which is also your starting base ) literrally can
only push out infantry the entire time. You have to use the middle and low right bases for mech and even then you need
two turns to even get into position to defend anything.

Just dumb.
Phog737 (11/25/2024 09:30pm):
I find this map very interesting to play personally, I've only played this map once but the match
is extremely dynamic, it is a bit hard to front switch admittedly but not impossible and it make
you actively think about where you want to push first. Also I love seeing map were attacking
and defending are both viable, it make good artillery placement more rewarding.
Dumuzid (12/16/2024 03:09pm):
Infantry + Artillery stall map with linear progression. Like most AWBW maps, the goal is to push out to both sides while
fending away enemies along an expected line. Unlike most maps, however, the formation of your line is much more likely to
occur on a sharp, scalene triangle due to base + shoal/ river placement.

There is a lot to like here. Airport is locked away behind a pipe. This will not necessarily give away your build, because
artillery is an absolute must on this map. I also like that the middle is deliberately left underpowered, because of the
positional advantage it would give you in breaking your opponent's line.

That all being said, I am giving this map a 1/10 because it is completely imbalanced against vehicle players. The rivers and
shoals are extremely frustrating to deal with, especially on the left side, and utterly confound transport play. This would not
be such a problem if establishing your line was easier, but again, because of the base + river placements, transports are an
absolute necessity on this map. You really need to rush out ahead on the left, and long on the right every single time. In
other words, this map is totally unsuitable for anybody that actually wants to play the game on their own, instead of looking
up a guide for this map.
ViridisViperz (12/23/2024 08:03pm):
I'm all for a single hindered factory, but two is excessive and THREE is lunacy.
Another slog in the fog bog.
Rock Golem (02/04/2025 06:55pm):
This is an absolutely fucking INSANE Sturm map BTW



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