Maps

Maps are areas wherein the player gets sent to battle. Each map in the game has a unique layout, which may provide an advantage or hinder players.

So far there are 11 maps in the game, which are listed below.

### Islands

**Description**

The Islands map, along with Green Hills, are one of the first maps implemented into the game. The Islands map contains a few green colored islands scattered about, and the entire map only has a very limited size. Aircraft carriers tend to be vulnerable in this map as the space available can sink the carrier before it can hide.

Any battles taking place in this map usually do not last very long.

### Green Hills

**Description**

Just like the Islands map, Green Hills is one of the earliest maps implemented into the game. Unlike Islands, however; Green Hills is larger and has smaller, but more numerous, islands. The map itself is slightly larger than Islands, and has much more hiding spots, which is useful for Aircraft carriers or from warships that are repairing.

### Canals

**Description**

The Canals map features islands with a darker color compared to the vibrant green and yellow color of the previous maps. The islands here are larger, and ships are also arranged in a different manner instead of a straight row.

### Forgotten Islands

**Description**

Forgotten Islands is unique amongst the other maps due to its rainy weather.

The Forgotten Islands consists of islands with a dark green color. The sky is also nearly overcast by a storm.

In much older versions of the game, the rain went unattenuated during battle. In newer versions, the rain stops about ~10 seconds into the battle.

### Perilous Cliffs

**Description**

Perilous Cliffs is a map that is dotted with several bright orange Mesas. Some of the Mesas are large, while the ones at the center of the map are smaller. The Mesas are arranged in a near diagonal pattern, unlike the messier arrangements of terrain from other maps.

### North Mountains

**Description**

The North Mountains map features snow covered islands. Right at the middle of the map is a small strait that is covered by two adjacent islands. Right at the bottom left of the minimap is a large mountain.

Just like the Forgotten Islands map, there is a presence of precipitation, in the form of snow.

### Icebergs

**Description**

The Icebergs map contains a few large icebergs aside from islands. The icebergs usually reach at a height higher than the player can elevate to in spectator mode.

Just like the North Mountains map, the islands are coverd with snow.

### Grassy Cliffs

**Description**

The Grassy Cliffs map contains a few very tall grass covered stone spires that, just like the icebergs in the previous map, reach at a height higher than the player can elevate to in spectator mode; and also several regular islands.

Although very tall, the islands here are usually very small.

### Blue Ice

**Description**

Unlike the other maps, the Blue Ice map has no islands but rather large icebergs. The icebergs range in a light blue color to white (because of the snow) or to a deep blue color.

Scattered along this map are also small ice sheets. They neither break nor deal damage when interacted.

### Frozen Skull

**Description**

The Frozen Skull map has several snow coverd stone islands. At the center of the map, there is a large rock formation that appears as a human skull, which is suspended by two supporting rock columns.

When looking at the minimap, the islands form a pattern around the central island.

### Desert Rocks

**Description**

The Desert Rocks map has bright orange and brown islands. At both sides of the map are large rock formations that appear as human skulls that face at a side with respect to their location in the map.

## Border

**Description and Purpose**

The Border, commonly refered to as the "Red Line" by the community, is a large red line that glows when approached to, and prevents ships from going any further. When approaching a single side of the map's border, all of the borders from the other sides of the map glow. Ships can faze through the border, but can't go further once about half of the ship is outside the border.

**Border** **Exploit**

The Border is a source of an exploit known by the community as "Red-Lining", which is also occasionaly refered to as "Border Drifting" or "Bordering". It is a tactic commonly executed by players to prevent them from being hit very easily.

It can be explained as this: when a ship collides with the border, they do not lose speed unlike when crashing into islands. They still stop, but the speed they had earlier is still retained. So when the ship turns around, they move as fast as they did before crashing into the border, without having to stop and lose speed.

Ships that have high mobility, such as destroyers and cruisers, are sometimes seen performing this tactic. Although, technically even Aircraft Carriers and Battleships can also execute this tactic properly.

This border exploit is considered a form of cheating, and is highly frowned upon by the majority of the BOW community. It happens more frequently in higher level matches, and is usually done by try-hard 'pay to win kids' who usually have high tier ships with all the upgrades, but without the skills or experience to properly utilise them. Realising this, they resort to cheating in the easiest way possible to avoid being sunk at all costs, including that of their own dignity.

Don't be a bad sport. Don't redline.