[M] Bel'Shir swamp

map from above


map from angle

It is hard to tell from these pics but there are destructable rocks at the gold bases and each expansion has 2 vespene guysers and standard mineral patches.

This is an image of the 3 routes between close spawn locations. (taken from vantage point near 6 O'clock looking towards 3 O'clock positions).
main pathway (centre) - This is the fastest route to your oponent. The little creek cutting through this path is pathable as normal, it's just for aesthetics. There are a few LOS blockers on the right hand side of the path
left pathway - through the swamp
right pathway - high ground pathway to your opponents natural via the 3rd base

this marine learns a valuable lesson about being in front when he hears the *squish* as he steps on a baneling.

a reaper holds the Xel'naga tower at the clearing in the centre.

seing as this map was based upon Metalopolis I will give comparisons to that map to give it some context.
close spawn:
-Bel'Shir swamp: 121.4
-metalopolis: 107.7
-difference: +12%

close air:
-Bel'Shir swamp: 148.3
-metalopolis: 135.5
-difference: +9%

cross spawn:
-Bel'Shir swamp:170.3
-metalopolis: 159.1
-difference: +7%

There are many players here who are better than I am whose analysis would hold more weight than my own. That said...
-I think close spawn will be a lot more fun than close spawn Metalopolis as you can take the gold expansion as your 3rd.
-I think this is a zerg friendly map in the early game. This could be helped a bit by maybe decreasing the size of the ramps to the 3rd and removing the possibility of cross spawn positions.
-I think Terran has a late game advantage in close air positions (such as 6 O'clock and 9 O'clock span positions). If Terran can remove the rocks from the gold and set up a planetary fortress there they will have fantastic control of space especially against a zerg opponent.
-as the map is larger than metalopolis the third base is further away so is harder to spread creep to and takes longer to send an army to defend it from your nat.
-if you look at the map closely, the 12 and 6 O'clock bases have a small ruins in their main base and the 3 and 9 O'clock bases have a little pond + a few LOS blocking bushes. This creates a little bit of asymetry in bases but I do not believe that it is enough to unfairly favour 1 spawn position over another by all that much.