ASL20 Preliminary Maps

Second gas in the main has 1500 gas

48 mineral patch blocking back path

neutral buildings are stacked:
- 6 x Stasis Cell
- 2 x Protoss Temple

Resource values are kinda all over the place

Main/Nat: 1500minerals // 5000 gas
low ground exp: 1000minerals // 2000 gas
high ground exp: 1000minerals // 3000 gas

top left island: 1000minerals // 3000 gas
bottom right, all 3 islands: 1500minerals // 5000 gas

Top left is the only island blocked by mineral patch

▣ KnockOut 0.70

▶ Type: Hill-type macro-focused map
▶ Size: 128 × 128
▶ Players: 4 players (Positions at 1, 5, 7, and 11 o’clock)
▶ Tileset: Space Platform
▶ Creator: Kim Eung-seo (Earthattack)
▶ Release Date: 2025-06-13

▶ Concept

KnockOut is a reinterpretation of the former pro-league official map Circuit Breaker, aiming to improve upon its weaknesses and adapt it to the current meta.

▶ Features

The main base is on the 3rd level, and the natural expansion is on the 2nd level. In front of the natural is a basin on the 1st level (2 tiles wide). This design allows defensive structures at the natural entrance to have a 50% chance of evading attacks from early units like Hydralisks, Dragoons, and Marines, offering more stability in the early to mid-game.

There are two bridges in front of the natural, shorter in length than those on Circuit Breaker.

The mineral-only expansions are placed on hills to make them easier to defend.

From the mineral-only expansion to the edge of the map, vision-blocking terrain surrounds the main base, simulating the effect of a 4-level-high wall, thereby making air attacks more viable.

▶ Additional Details

The main base entrance is 4 tiles wide but is narrowed to 2 tiles by placing 0-value minerals on both sides.

The main base entrance can be fully blocked with 1 Barracks and 2 Supply Depots.

The natural expansion is 8 tiles wide.

The gas expansion’s entrance can be blocked with 3 Pylons.

The center of the map, except for the very middle, does not allow buildings to be placed.

▶ Rush Distance (Worker Unit Standard):

Horizontal: 35 seconds

Vertical: 28 seconds

Diagonal: 39 seconds

Between main base entrances

▶ Resource Amounts

Main Base: 9 Mineral Patches + 1 Gas Geyser (4 locations)

Natural: 7 Mineral Patches + 1 Gas Geyser (4 locations)

Gas Expansion: 7 Mineral Patches + 1 Gas Geyser (4 locations)

Mineral-Only: 6 Mineral Patches (4 locations)

[Pole Star] Version 1.1

▶ Player Count: 4 players
▶ Size: 128 × 128
▶ Tileset: Space Platform
▶ Creator: Jaemin Kim (KM-)
▶ Map Style: Control Point Domination / Power Struggle
▶ Rush Distance (Main Entrance ↔ Entrance, worker travel time): Horizontal/Vertical – 29s, Diagonal – 39s

▶ Last Update: 2025/06/15 (Version 1.1)
Resources

Main Base: 9M 1G × 4 locations

Natural Expansion: 7M 1G × 4 locations

Expansions:

7M (1500) 1G (3000) × 4 locations

7M (1500) 1G (3000) × 4 locations

Center: 2 mineral patches (571 and 428 each)

Concept

Designed as a power struggle map with multiple rush paths, focusing on army movement rotating around the central area.

Although all additional expansions are located on the outskirts, they are connected to the center. Controlling the basin terrain in front of the natural expansion and utilizing tactical unit movement are key.

Other Features

The main base entrance is narrowed using a mineral patch (value 16), similar to the "Metropolis" map, allowing a worker to block enemy worker access.

Each side of the natural expansion entrance has one helper egg for sim-city, allowing a building layout of 7 tiles high by 8 tiles wide. However, the egg positions are adjusted to prevent full wall-offs (complete blockades).

The area from the natural entrance marked by a special terrain border (Level 1 zone) does not allow building construction inside the boundary.

The 2nd-floor gas expansion (same elevation as main) can be sim-city walled using 3 pylons at both the ramp and flat entrances.

The 3rd-floor gas expansions (at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock) can be walled using 4 pylons at the hill entrance.

Changes from 1.0 to 1.1

Changed the main entrance narrowing method from using eggs to a mineral patch.

Slightly expanded the buildable area on the main attack route.

Adjusted some terrain related to unit movement and made general terrain refinements.

Fixed a bug where larva would die in specific placements when adding an extra hatchery at the 11 o'clock ground gas expansion.

no real changes; mostly bug and positional balance fixes

1.0 to 1.1 Amendments
- Fixed an issue where juggling could not enter to attack the Photon Cannon when the canon rushed in the front yard at 11pm/5pm - Juggling can now enter both directions in the direction of the Photon Cannon in all front yards
- Create a little more space to build turret on the battlefield - Show Sim City Guide
- Fixed the problem of turning around when sending workers from the main camp to the front yard in some startups
- Other bug fixes, etc.