#lost outpost

Reminder the vote is for your least favorite

It’s a well-designed stage that combines a couple of ideas they’ve done before:

It’s basically Spawning Grounds’ mid concept with the grates, but with Ark Polaris’ rails which VASTLY improve mobility in mid. And then low-tide is literally just Ark Polaris in concept.

the main things to complain about on outpost are the box making things cramped, the grates at the front, and the docks to the side.

the box: ITS ALL PAINTABLE AREA. USE IT!!! you can make so many easy escapes just by painting the box and using the various windows!! if shit sucks, hit da bricks!! yes, it is cramped, but youre given so many ways to escape that you'll only have any real issues if youre totally overwhelmed/have a low mobility weapon. and in 3? SQUID SURGE WILL BE SO FUCKING GOOD. being able to squid surge up the entire wall to vault over the other side will be so fun!!!!!

the grates: not even close to how bad spawning grounds' grates are. like seriously. its all one flat area broken up by small holes or inkable ground. grounds was bad because it was skinny corridors, outpost's is one wide open area. they are not the same. the bits of inkable ground make it much easier to travel, and its much harder to get knocked off because, again, its not a skinny hallway. not to mention the grates are sunk on high tide so they arent even an issue in the arguably most difficult wave

the docks: not to beat a dead salmonid but theyre not nearly as bad as grounds or marooners. theyre closer, are generally wider, and are shorter. theres only really one thats pretty skinny, but its the shortest and close to the basket. the one farthest away has an easy shortcut to the basket by climbing the box wall. and once again, they arent present on high tide!

low tide's biggest issue is the skinny pathways curse, but its not too bad because its all inkable ground, the sides are inkable if you miss jumps, and the area around the basket is large and flat, very easy to traverse. its very much a case of letting bosses come to you

and just. imagine how good egg throwing will be. egg throwing, squid surges, and squid rolls will all be so fantastic on this map!!! throw eggs into the box via the windows, throw eggs across the walkway gaps on low tide, etc!! squid surge up the walls of the box, or squid roll off of them to get around enemies! outpost will benefit more than any other splat2 map from the new movement and egg throwing mechanics in my opinion!

Salmon Run Tip #318

This tip is for the gutsy. As we covered in Tip #017, if you’re having trouble with grillers, using walls to control them is one of the best ways to keep your team safe. Recently, we’ve been looking for ways to maximize eggs on these nighttime modes (such as Tip #310 for Mothership, which is an egg-centric modification on our original tip, Tip #014), and switching walls to one closer to the basket is one way to do it on Lost Outpost! The wall is smaller and the team has less room to maneuver if things get sticky, but if done correctly it will result in ten eggs right next to the basket!