GUIDE · RANDOM MAPS
Crossroads
Four wooded hills at the center provide most of the map’s wood and channel movement through narrow routes. Their unbuildable slopes make walling difficult and expose resource gathering to raids.
Overview
Four wooded hills at the center provide most of the map’s wood and channel movement through narrow routes. Their unbuildable slopes make walling difficult and expose resource gathering to raids.
Map type and generation
Crossroads is listed as Hybrid, with the features Fortifications & walls, High ground. Its recorded map scope is Standard. These labels describe the kind of terrain and match setup to expect; they do not guarantee that every generated map places resources in the same location.
Planning a match
Check shore access and fish before committing to docks; on mixed land-and-water layouts, keep enough land defense to protect the economy while the fleet contests fishing or crossings. Compare your opening plan with the actual spawn and scout report before choosing a build order.
How to use this reference
Four wooded hills at the center provide most of the map’s wood and channel movement through narrow routes. Their unbuildable slopes make walling difficult and expose resource gathering to raids. The map’s resource layout affects which expansions are sustainable and where an opponent is likely to contest control. Pool scope: Standard.
- Also known as
- Crossroads (map)
- Focus
- Map layout · Hybrid · Standard · Hybrid map · Standard · Definitive Edition
- Signature / category
- Map overview
- Release / context
- Map pool
- Region
- Random maps
- Classification
- Maps
- Map features
- Fortifications & walls · High ground