My first impression of this map is that I don't like it. This is the sort of map which will commonly see air switches within the first few minutes because economy is so powerful and it is hard to do anything on the ground. Raiding the initial bases seems effectively impossible given the distances and terrain involved. The expansion path along the edge mexes is fairly trivial and their clustering makes it easy to defend in response to an incoming raid.

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The center of any map is already strategically valuable for the map control and logistics advantages it provides. Having resources there is probably not necessary for the map to play well. Iced Coffee is a map that showcases this concept pretty well imo.

Crubick Plains is an extreme example of the above, having a huge middle part without metal.

Sprang, more often than not, id predict shit breaks before the centre becomes key pivot point

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The center lacking resources means that playing vehicles or tanks is a non-starter, since nearly every contest for resources is an uphill battle. However, the map is large enough that bots need transport to be efficient beyond the early raiders.

Also, Iced Coffee is tiny, has mid-starts, and does have resources in the center, or at least near it.