Small
2–4The demo feature list calls the small slot 2 to 4 players. Twin Lakes is the named small map, and its own line is 1v1 or 2v2.
4 Named maps
3 In the demo
7 Demo AI ranks
1v1–8 Player span
Maps
Twin Lakes, Crossroads (Night), and Scorched Divide are the three Next Fest demo maps. Ashfall Caldera is a later small skirmish map of trenches and choke points.
Size and player fit
Medium
2–6The medium slot is 2 to 6 players. Crossroads (Night) is the named medium map, lined up for 2v2 or 3v3.
Large
2–8The large slot is 2 to 8 players. Scorched Divide is the named large map, aimed at 4v4 and also able to host an 8-player free-for-all.
Twin Lakes
Ground Arctic Siberia
Size Small
Players 1v1 or 2v2
Arctic Siberia, and the faster matches in the demo. Use it when you want a 1v1 or 2v2 that does not wait on a long walk between regions.
Scorched Divide
Ground Daytime desert canyons
Size Large
Players 4v4 and larger
Daytime desert cut by jagged canyons and narrow paths. Cliffs slow a move into a neighboring region. It is aimed at 6 or more players, fits a 4v4, and can run an 8-player free-for-all that turns into a long fight.
Ashfall Caldera
Ground Trenches, gullies, and choke points
Size Small
Players Skirmish
Not one of the three demo maps. Trenches and gullies funnel armies into choke points a defender can hold, including the home-base region. Breaking that region is the fight the map is built around.
Crossroads (Night)
Ground Desert night
Size Medium
Players 2v2 or 3v3
Desert ground after dark. It sits between the fast Siberia map and the canyon map, for 2v2 or 3v3 rather than a full 8-player lobby.
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All four plates
| Map | Ground | Size | Players | Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | Arctic Siberia | Small | 1v1 or 2v2 | Next Fest demo |
| Scorched Divide | Daytime desert canyons | Large | 4v4 and larger | Next Fest demo |
| Ashfall Caldera | Trenches, gullies, and choke points | Small | Skirmish | Later skirmish |
| Crossroads (Night) | Desert night | Medium | 2v2 or 3v3 | Next Fest demo |
Elevation, choke points, and navigation cells
High ground and weapon pitch angles
Placing long-range defensive turrets on elevated ridges protects them from direct return fire below. Vehicle turrets also obey pitch and yaw limits: tanks parked atop a steep cliff cannot fire down if a hostile force sits below their depression angle, forcing the tanks to crest the ridge.
Narrow passes and artillery kill zones
Canyon corridors on Scorched Divide and trenches on Ashfall Caldera create narrow passes where blocking units, mortar emplacements, and back-rank artillery can punish clustered armor. Commanders use flanking paths or feigned retreats to draw defenders out of fortified choke points.
Navigation cell density and extra biomes
Even a Small map breaks its terrain into roughly 150,000 navigation graph cells so the A* pathfinder can route armies around cliffs and gullies. Beyond Arctic Siberia and desert maps, developer livestreams also showcase battles across the frozen ice moon Europa and the volcanic planet Artemis.
Demo opponents on these maps
Demo opponents on these maps
The demo ships seven AI difficulties, from Trainee through General. Trainee is the passive opponent for learning the map. General still pressures strong internal play. AI can fill empty slots in a solo skirmish or in multiplayer. That demo has no ranked queue and no quickmatch. Those modes are for the full game.
What is still unnamed
The demo list also promised more maps and procedural generation in the full game. Ashfall Caldera is the extra named skirmish map after that demo. A complete launch list is not published.