Combat Arms/Snow Valley

Snow Valley is the largest map currently available, with a great variety of different situations that favor campers, rushers, snipers, and sprayers all alike. Snow Valley is quite beautiful and easy on your eyes, as the colors are very bright and pretty much nobody wearing the default camo can blend in. There a huge amount of sniping spots for those that enjoy the satisfaction of long-range domination.

Below is a map of Snow Valley, with the spawn points for Alpha and Bravo teams labeled (there are four for each team) in red and blue, and also special locations and features in the map to note. These features are numbered in green and detailed below. The semi-transparent purple line shows the split of "area possession" by Alpha and Bravo teams. Bravo team has main control over anything above the purple, Alpha team has main control over areas below the purple.



Main Features
These will be detailed in order of the numbering in the map. Features 1 through 10 are mainly used by Alpha, 11 through 21 by Bravo, and 22 is of ambiguous possession.

Alpha Team
Although Alpha Team has fewer sniping spots than does Bravo Team, the spots that they do have seem to have better cover. All of Alpha Team's area is made up of three main areas: The Fenced-In Path, the Trench, and the Alpha Hill.

1. Alpha Hillside
This area is right near one of Alpha Team's spawns, and Alpha Team will very often be hanging around here. There is a rock that can give you cover. Since the Alpha Hill gives cover on the side, it isn't likely that Bravo Team will find and snipe you unless you actually go on the hill. From Alpha Hillside, you can snipe people at or near Bravo Far Endpoint (19), Offensive Barrier (21), or The Ridge (20) Stepping up onto the hill and using the rock as cover will let you snipe at the Tower (17).

2. Alpha Endpoint
There are three "endpoints" in Snow Valley, shown by the dark squares at the corners of the map. The Alpha Endpoint is hardly useful for Elimination, but in Capture the Flag, Alpha Team's flagbearer can hide at this endpoint during a recovery war. A Bravo Team members also sometimes takes over the Alpha Endpoint in order to kill enemies spawning at A1, but this is not very common.

3. Alpha Flag Hill
This is the lower area of the entire Alpha Hill. Alpha Team's flag is located right inside the u-shaped barrier in Capture the Flag. The barrier can also be used for sniping, but because your head still shows when you crouch, it isn't a very safe spot. The Alpha Flag Hill is also very visible to people on the Tower. From here, you can see and snipe to many places.

4. The Cliff
The Cliff is the highest part of the Alpha Hill. Along with a great view of about 60% of Snow Valley, you can also spot many enemies if you choose to snipe here. However, since the spot is so high up, other people will quickly notice you. Crouching behind the barrier still leaves your head visible, so a better tactic is to back up and possibly peek out the sides of the hill. Also, your view will be obscured by lots of fog.

With such high up views like the Cliff, sniping from there is risky if you do not do it properly. You will see lots of people, but lots of people will notice you.

5. The Useless House
This small shelter is as it is - pretty much useless in terms of combat. Alpha Team will often use this place to go AFK, and in Capture the Flag it can be a good hiding spot for the flagbearer during recovery wars. There is a square hole in the roof of the Useless House, so you can just drop in.