b-b-but the map name is wrong! UNACCEPTABLE

Nice texture indeed! Love the sedimentary-type textures in every map that has them.

I don't think that this is any more balanced.

The East hill in this map has the same metal accessibility as the other sides but has much harder to defend territory. The territory to the North and South of the East hill is easily contested by some other spot. The other spots have less perimeter to defend and within that perimeter they have guaranteed mexes and much needed construction space. So an East player is severely disadvantaged.

Whichever is balanced, this one is prettier.

Why would slightly closer players attack each other more? If anything being that close makes them less likely to fight because there is little easily controllable ground between them. Most of the territory will be controlled by a defended hill base. Sneaking around the Western edge of these bases is very dangerous because the angle is such that your push is much further from your own base than your opponents and it is easy for your force to be cut off.

There is much more room to maneuver in the North and South East areas and the angle is such that neither hill base has significant natural control of the area. Pushing towards the middle of the map will give some influence in these areas due to the risk of cutting them off from a main base.

No need for lava, just some crazy cliffs like in blackstar. Or better yet make it like sethsravine. I often say all maps should be islands, meteors or plateaus like tropical, apophis and seths, respectively. These maps need no map extension widget.

Square map is not ideal for FFA in most cases. Best FFA maps in my eyes are round.

is there a reason people play this version instead of v4?