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Metal Isles

Metal Isles is a Total Annihilation map on Metal, 11,520 × 10,880 pixels, with 10 start positions.

23 X 21 4 Symmetrical Metal Islands, good for sea battles

Map of Metal Isles with its start positions — Start position, numbered by player · Map 11,520 × 10,880 pixels · Scroll or pinch on the map to zoom; drag to move. Hover over a feature or a resource for its details.

Start Position Fairness

Fairly even with 2 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 11% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	2	52.4%	6.7%	43.7%	8,895 pixels
2	2	47.6%	5.9%	39.6%	8,895 pixels

Uneven with 3 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 35% less flat land than the roomiest. The geothermal vents are not shared evenly: from 1 to 2 a start.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	1	38.7%	4.6%	32.6%	6,002 pixels
2	2	34.7%	4.8%	28.3%	6,290 pixels
3	1	26.5%	3.2%	22.4%	6,002 pixels

Even with 4 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 0.1% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	1	25.9%	3.1%	21.7%	6,002 pixels
2	1	23.5%	3.1%	19.3%	6,192 pixels
3	1	26.5%	3.2%	22.4%	6,002 pixels
4	1	24.1%	3.1%	19.9%	6,192 pixels

Lopsided with 5 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 54% less flat land than the roomiest. The geothermal vents are not shared evenly: from 0 to 1 a start.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	1	25.4%	3.1%	21.2%	6,002 pixels
2	1	23.4%	3.1%	19.2%	6,192 pixels
3	1	26.5%	3.2%	22.4%	6,002 pixels
4	1	9.8%	1.7%	7.6%	225 pixels
5	0	14.9%	1.4%	12.9%	225 pixels

Lopsided with 6 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 56% less flat land than the roomiest. The geothermal vents are not shared evenly: from 0 to 1 a start.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	1	25.4%	3.1%	21.2%	6,002 pixels
2	1	23.4%	3.1%	19.2%	6,192 pixels
3	1	15.6%	1.8%	13.3%	258 pixels
4	1	9.8%	1.7%	7.6%	225 pixels
5	0	14.9%	1.4%	12.9%	225 pixels
6	0	11%	1.4%	9.1%	258 pixels

Lopsided with 7 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 59% less flat land than the roomiest. The geothermal vents are not shared evenly: from 0 to 1 a start.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	1	25.4%	3.1%	21.2%	6,002 pixels
2	1	10.4%	1.8%	8%	231 pixels
3	1	15.2%	1.8%	12.9%	258 pixels
4	1	9.8%	1.7%	7.6%	225 pixels
5	0	14.9%	1.4%	12.9%	225 pixels
6	0	11%	1.4%	9.1%	258 pixels
7	0	13.4%	1.3%	11.6%	231 pixels

Uneven with 8 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 30% less flat land than the roomiest. The geothermal vents are not shared evenly: from 0 to 1 a start.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	1	11.9%	1.5%	9.8%	226 pixels
2	1	10.4%	1.8%	8%	231 pixels
3	1	15.1%	1.8%	12.8%	258 pixels
4	1	9.8%	1.7%	7.6%	225 pixels
5	0	14.4%	1.4%	12.4%	225 pixels
6	0	11%	1.4%	9.1%	258 pixels
7	0	13.4%	1.3%	11.6%	231 pixels
8	0	14.1%	1.6%	12%	226 pixels

Lopsided with 9 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 100% less flat land than the roomiest. The geothermal vents are not shared evenly: from 0 to 1 a start.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	1	11.9%	1.5%	9.8%	226 pixels
2	1	9.9%	1.8%	7.6%	231 pixels
3	1	13.3%	1.8%	11%	258 pixels
4	1	9.8%	1.7%	7.6%	225 pixels
5	0	8.2%	1.4%	6.2%	225 pixels
6	0	11%	1.4%	9.1%	258 pixels
7	0	12.2%	1.3%	10.4%	231 pixels
8	0	8.4%	1.6%	6.3%	226 pixels
9	0	15.3%	0%	15.3%	3,235 pixels

Lopsided with 10 players. The map has no metal deposits: every cell holds 250 metal, so an extractor makes the same wherever it stands. The most cramped start has 100% less flat land than the roomiest. The geothermal vents are not shared evenly: from 0 to 1 a start.

Start	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	1	11.9%	1.5%	9.8%	226 pixels
2	1	9.2%	1.8%	6.9%	231 pixels
3	1	9.6%	1.8%	7.3%	258 pixels
4	1	9.8%	1.7%	7.6%	225 pixels
5	0	8.2%	1.4%	6.2%	225 pixels
6	0	11%	1.4%	9.1%	258 pixels
7	0	8.3%	1.3%	6.5%	231 pixels
8	0	8.4%	1.6%	6.3%	226 pixels
9	0	11.7%	0%	11.7%	3,235 pixels
10	0	12%	0%	12%	3,211 pixels

Each part of the map, and each deposit and vent, counts for the start position nearest to it in a straight line; one exactly as near to two starts counts half to each. Metal is what the Metal Extractor makes on each deposit, or the Underwater Metal Extractor where the deposit lies in deep enough water: 0.001 times the total, over the cells under it, of each cell's metal plus one. The richest deposits are taken first, and no two extractors overlap. A vent counts where the Geothermal Powerplant can be built over it. Flat land is ground the Kbot Lab could be built on: inside the map, out of the water, with no more than 10 height units between its lowest and highest ground, and clear of features that can't be destroyed (trees and other features that can be destroyed count as cleared). Area, flat land and water are shares of the whole map, leaving out any void cells, and the nearest enemy is the distance in map pixels to the nearest other start. The verdict goes by the larger of two gaps between the best and the worst start, in metal and in flat land: under 10% is even, under 25% fairly even, under 50% uneven, and 50% or more lopsided.