Six large battlefields at launch
The official game overview confirms six large-scale launch maps, each inspired by real locations, terrain, or military operations connected to the Vietnam War. These are designed as playable battlefields rather than exact historical reproductions. That distinction matters: the landscape and operational references establish identity, but routes, cover, sectors, and objectives are adjusted to support balanced 50v50 matches.
This page deliberately does not copy an unverified pre-release list into a permanent database. The source material collected for the project found several third-party lists, but the reliable publishing rule is to enumerate a map only after it appears in the current release menu or an updated official source. Map names, mode rotations, strongpoints, and variants can change independently of the stable six-map launch total.
What the official map design emphasizes
The developer Q&A explains that the six launch environments were selected to create meaningful differences in terrain. The official game page highlights mountain gorges, thick jungle, rivers, beaches, rice fields, rolling hills, and areas with industrial or port character. The result should not be read as six interchangeable green arenas; each environment changes visibility, route choice, vehicle access, and the value of elevation.
Dense vegetation can shorten sightlines while open fields and waterways expose movement. Steep terrain makes vertical information important, and roads or rivers can become easier navigation references than a straight compass bearing. Before moving, identify the terrain feature that connects your current position to the objective and consider whether the route supports your unit type.
The 3D tactical map
In the official developer discussion, the team describes a 3D tactical map designed to make elevation, roads, rivers, and complex terrain more readable. Players can switch views rather than relying only on a flat representation. This is especially relevant in Vietnam because a two-dimensional line can hide whether a route climbs, drops, or is blocked by terrain.
Use the tactical map to answer three questions: where is the active objective, which team spawns still exist, and what terrain lies between the squad and the destination? A useful route is not always the shortest line. Helicopters, infantry, armour, boats, and mortar squads each read the same environment through different movement and engagement limits.
Warfare, Offensive, and other modes
The official game overview describes six gameplay modes. Warfare is identified as a 50v50 tug-of-war over five sectors, while Offensive divides the teams into attacking and defending sides. Four additional alternating modes change the parameters, but their current map availability should be taken from the release server browser and map loading screen rather than older previews.
The map name alone therefore does not fully describe a match. A familiar landscape can produce a different route and pacing when the active sectors, attacking direction, or mode rules change. Every future individual map page should record the map, mode, current build, and observed strongpoint layout together instead of presenting one screenshot as universal.
Rivers, boats, and crossing decisions
River networks are a defining part of the official battlefield description. Both factions can use armed patrol boats, while crossings and banks affect infantry exposure and approach routes. Water should be treated as a movement system and tactical boundary, not only as scenery.
Before entering a river, check whether the destination bank has cover and whether the squad is crossing together. A boat can move a group and add firepower, but it can also make the route obvious. Swimming and enhanced movement exist, yet availability does not make every direct crossing safe or useful.
Vertical terrain and helicopter routes
Mountain gorges and elevation create a second navigation layer. High ground may improve observation but can also separate a soldier from nearby support or force a predictable descent. The 3D tactical map is intended to help explain those relationships before the squad commits.
US helicopter units add another way to cross difficult ground for fire support and supplies. Their existence does not remove terrain risk: landing areas, trees, wires, slopes, and enemy observation all affect whether an approach is practical. The map hub should link to the dedicated helicopter guide rather than repeating uncertain control bindings or landing procedures here.
Tunnels and asymmetric map pressure
Official materials confirm that the NVA can create tunnel networks used for stealthy deployment and surprise attacks. This means a route that looks secure from visible roads and conventional spawns may still face pressure from a concealed network. A map guide should distinguish confirmed tunnel mechanics from guessed placement meta.
For the first release of this site, tunnel coverage stays conceptual unless the current build provides a verifiable placement rule or screenshot. Individual tactical advice will be added only when its map, mode, and version are recorded. That prevents a useful general map page from turning into a collection of obsolete beta positions.
What is not confirmed as launch content
The developer Q&A says the launch set includes port, industrial, and lightly urbanized areas, but a full urban battle was framed as a future direction rather than confirmed launch content. The same discussion says night combat was not part of the launch set. If night maps are introduced later, developers discussed pairing them with systems such as illumination, but that is not evidence that those variants are available now.
Do not label Hue, a full city map, or a night version as live unless an updated official announcement or current release menu verifies it. Search demand often surfaces announced ideas next to shipping content. This wiki keeps those two states separate.
How each map page will be maintained
Each verified map entry should eventually include its release name, supported modes, faction orientation, terrain summary, key navigation features, current screenshots, and a last-checked build. Strongpoints and rotation data need their own update date because they can change without a new map release. Screenshots should come from the official press kit, platform store, or original site captures rather than another guide site.
Until those fields can be confirmed, this navigation page gives the accurate high-level answer: six large-scale launch maps, varied terrain, a 3D tactical map, several modes, and asymmetric movement involving helicopters, boats, and tunnels. It does not invent a complete strongpoint database before the release build has been documented.