Columns
Columns typically serves as one of the map’s two starting areas. It features some solid cover and a nice line of sight down a major movement lane. However, it also has what amounts to one large point of entry. This makes the area something of a mixed bag during a firefight, but it’s still a popular spot for designated snipers.
Dock
Its limited points of entry, combined with the cover the adjacent building offers, make this narrow path a good spot to recover in during hectic firefights.
Alley
Alley is part of a major movement lane—which means it’s also part of a popular sniping lane. It’s one of the map’s prime spots for long-range gun battles, but you’ll find relatively little cover within its borders.
Grass
Key Location: Grass Control
During Control matches, Grass contains Capture Point A.
Located between the water’s edge and an inaccessible building, Grass serves as one of the better flanking/escape routes on this side of the map. During Countdown matches, this location also holds one of the map’s two charges.
Canal
This tiny location is essentially a stepping stone between Grass and Marina. It’s also a handy spot to break line of sight when you need to draw an opponent into a close-quarters fight.
Marina
Marina features a narrow ramp wrapped behind one of the few accessible structures on this side of the map. The interior space is relatively small, but it offers some useful cover and plenty of escape routes.
Low Street
Key Location: Low Street
During Clash and Supremacy matches, Low Street contains one of the map’s three Power Ammo spawn points. It also serves as a source of Power Ammo during Countdown.
During games of Clash and Supremacy, Low Street acts as the map’s central Power Ammo spawn point—making it a hotly contested location in most Quickplay matches. Placed near the center of a major movement lane, it’s a difficult position to defend. However, it does feature a raised ledge that serves as an excellent sniping point.
Market
Key Location: Market
During Control matches, Market contains Capture Point C. In Countdown, this location holds one of the map’s two charges.
Market is one of the map’s larger and more open locations, but its most notable feature is the makeshift kiosk at its center. This repurposed boat is a limited but useful option for cover during mid- to long-range firefights, and the connected paths offer multiple escape routes in case things get too hot. It also serves as a key location in Control.
Service
This narrow passage is typically used to avoid or flank enemies, but like any tight space, it’s also a great place to stage an ambush for an overeager opponent.
Middle
This appropriately named location is the map’s central intersection. If you’re having trouble finding a target, making a beeline to Middle is usually the quickest way to stir up some action.
Apartments
Key Location: Apartments
During Control matches, Apartments contains one of the map’s two Power Ammo spawn points. It also serves as a source of Power Ammo during Countdown.
Apartments is a popular movement lane with multiple points of entry, making it a particularly good spot for hit-and-run tactics. It also serves as a Power Ammo spawn point during games of Control.
Courtyard
Key Location: Courtyard
During Clash and Supremacy matches, Courtyard contains one of the map’s three Power Ammo spawn points.
Tucked away at the corner of the map, Courtyard is a good place to regroup and assess between skirmishes. It offers impressive lines of sight into multiple areas, and its narrow points of entry make it one of the map’s more defensible locations. It also connects to multiple movement lanes, so a quick retreat is usually an option.
Lounge
This open structure offers a bit of cover with a good line of sight into Shop, but it also features some narrow hallways and a very low ceiling. Essentially, it’s a movement lane with very little room to move, a perfect spot for those who favor close combat.
Rugs
Key Location: Rugs
During Control matches, Rugs contains Capture Point B. In Countdown, it houses one of the map’s two charges.
Rugs is a dimly lit structure located along the edge of the map. It’s large enough to accommodate evasive maneuvering, but its ceiling does limit vertical movement. Its walls offer solid cover from nearby firefights, but the placement of its entry points makes it a difficult location to hold.
Rugs is a strategically important location in games of Control and Countdown. It also serves as one of the map’s best sniping points. Using the doorway for cover, a long-range expert can fire clear through High Street and into Market.
Shop
Shop is one of the larger exterior spaces on this side of the map, making it part of a popular sniping lane. It also connects to all six of the adjacent locations, presenting a staggering number of flanking options. A small kiosk provides limited cover, but defensive players would do well to stake their claims elsewhere.
High Street
Key Location: High Street
During Control matches, High Street contains one of the map’s two Power Ammo spawn points.
A wide path with a slight curve and limited cover, High Street is a precarious location. Moving out in the open leaves you vulnerable to long-range fire from at least two directions, meaning it’s better used as an intersection than a throughway. However, it does serve as a Power Ammo spawn point during games of Control.
Maintenance
Key Location: Maintenance
During Clash and Supremacy matches, Maintenance contains one of the map’s three Power Ammo spawn points.
While Maintenance does include a significant exterior space, this location is truly defined by the raised passage that connects to Shop. Using this passage requires a well-timed jump, making it both a popular escape route and a useful vantage point. During games of Clash and Supremacy, this space also contains a Power Ammo spawn point.
Garden
A large location with some varied terrain, Garden is a relatively open area with multiple points of entry. The central planter offers considerable cover, but the surrounding buildings limit lines of sight into adjacent areas.
In most match types, this location serves as one of the map’s team starting areas.
