Acid Lakes (originally called Thousand Lakes) is a community map for the Showdown and Lone Star event.
Layout[]
Acid Lakes has a small amount of cover around the lakes and is generally very open. There are very little strategic points besides the center. The sides of the map contain a wave-like pattern of bushes that stretch across the lower section of the map. The center bottom contains two Power Cube boxes surrounded by bushes and four 2x2 walls. The map is diagonally symmetrical, but as the game progresses, the map's remaining space becomes more and more symmetrical with each other; the center is symmetrical in almost all directions. Two Thousand Lakes, a Showdown map, is remarkably similar with only a few key differences.
Tips[]
- Make sure to check the two parallel rows of bushes before going to the center, as it is a perfect place for an ambush to occur.
- Long-ranged Brawlers like Brock, Piper, and Bea will work well for this map.
- Attempting to control the center too early in the game could lead to the player being targeted and trapped by Brawlers outside the center. It is best to only move into the center when there are four or less Brawlers left.
- The bushes bordering the map are often underestimated when it comes to camping, especially the western/eastern ones.
- If the player spawns near the bottom at the square-shaped bush area, they are to be careful. Oftentimes the area is used as bait, due to the 2x2 wall formations in its corners making certain tiles hard to bush-check.
- Brawlers that are medium-ranged and have a decent amount of health, like Carl are ideal as the map still has areas where sharpshooters are at a disadvantage.
- Note that the entry of the center is very narrow, so players must focus on attacking the enemies while they are entering.
- Jacky and Bibi are good on this map as they can rush the center and break the boxes easily giving them an advantage during the early game.
History[]
- On 9/4/18, Thousand Lakes was added to the game.
- On 29/1/19, Thousand Lakes was affected by the Healing Mushroom Modifier.
- On 29/8/19, Thousand Lakes was removed from the game.
- On 18/9/19, Thousand Lakes was added as a Lone Star map.
- On 23/10/19, Thousand Lake was renamed to Acid Lakes. The environment of Acid Lakes had changed to Mortuary theme from Storm Valley theme. Acid Lakes was tweaked to widen the gap between the 2 rivers at the center. Acid Lakes was now a Graveyard Shift map.
- On 18/12/19, Acid Lakes was now a Showdown map.
- On 17/3/20, Acid Lakes was completely reverted back to Thousand Lakes.
- On 15/12/20, Thousand Lakes was renamed to Acid Lakes. Acid Lakes was added back to the game without a Modifier. The environment of Acid Lakes had changed to Storm Valley theme from Mortuary theme.