| “ | Nothing but an open land separates you from your enemies in the gorge. Above the gorge to the side of the mountain are small forests and plenty of resources awaiting those daring to branch off the central battle. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Gorge is a random map in Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend.,[note 1] featuring an open gorge down the center in which players start, with elevated, resource-rich sides.
Features[]
While the relatively open terrain and balanced resource spawns invites a reasonable comparison to Dry Arabia, Gorge is most unique in the way players spawn in Team Games. In 1 vs 1, players start in the back of the gorge near the edge, but each added player spawns directly in front of their team mates, resulting in teams forming a straight line down the center of the gorge and two unlucky opponents spawning right next to each other in 4 vs 4, separated by only a Sacred Site. In the center, a small section of impassable terrain on each side of the gorge forms a chokepoint that is easier to wall off or defend, close to which spawn the other two Sacred Sites, one on each elevated side of the map. One Trade Post spawns on each of the northwest and southeast edges, relatively close to the midpoint of the edge, making trade routes more challenging. Relics will spawn in their standard number mostly on the elevated portion of the map, but can also spawn in the gorge, usually next to the Sacred Site.
Resources[]
Other than the starting ones, most resources on Gorge spawn on the elevated portions of the map. And in terms of starting resources, Gorge features a unique distribution as well. Regardless of team size, one large circular woodline will always spawn directly behind each team along the map edge as one player's starting woodline, while each other player will start with one small woodline, sometimes two. In team games, players start with shared Large Gold Mines, with one in between each starting Town Center (in 1 vs 1, each player just starts with the standard Small Gold Mine). Other than this, the standard starting Berry Bush patch and Small Stone Outcropping spawn for each player. Berry Bush patches are the most likely contested resource to spawn in the gorge, and especially in large team games, Deer packs can as well. Boars, small circular woodlines, and the rest of the gold and stone will always spawn outside the gorge. Large Stone Outcroppings seem to especially favor spawning very close to edges of the gorge in 3 vs 3 and 4 vs 4.
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Notes[]
- ↑ Though owning the expansion is not required to play this map
