Mons Planus is a Frontline map in Centaura. It is the fifth map of the Southern Corvus War, now part of Antares' Cetan Campaign.
Lore[]
In February of 1912, a new threat emerged from the south: the Antares Imperium. Since Cetus had allocated most of their manpower to the northern front to defend against Corvus, the country's southern border was left vulnerable. The arrival of the Antarean invasion compelled the Cetans to shift their resources southward, effectively halving their defensive capabilities on both fronts. As the Cetans found themselves confronted by two enemy nations with limited numbers, morale among the soldiers began to decline. This battle would end with an Antarean victory.
Gameplay[]
Unlike maps like Capri Valley, there is practically no cover at all on this map especially in the middle area of the map, with only some scattered haybales and craters littered across the field, while Barbed Wire can be found almost everywhere, making it very difficult to launch attacks. A lack of a middle trench further increases the difficulty of breaking through on either side. Artillery is also present in this map, which constantly bombards the middle area at random intervals. The only safe route is to go through either the Cowshed or Barn which provide good cover. However, enemies may also utilise them to advance, and mortarmen will often bombard areas with high traffic. Between Trench A/D and Trench B/C is a forest, with trees that can be used as cover, although they are very thin and can expose you to enemy fire if not positioned correctly behind them.
Unlike Capri Valley and Coastal Battery Q, the Artillery on this map will always target the middle area between Trench B and C. The bombardments are more sporadic compared to the artillery on the previous maps, but will target fixed locations, such as haybales, craters and the outside of the Cowshed and Barn, so avoid camping out in these spots when the bombardment is about to begin.
This map also features a pair of Armored Cars. They spawn at the 5-minute mark, there to help one side break through the stalemate, though they are often picked off by both Artillery and Flame Troopers. By the 25-minute mark, these Armored Cars are replaced by Tanks, which are much bulkier, have more guns and do not stop to shoot at enemies. The Tanks will push to Point B/C, before stopping. By the 35-minute mark, the Tanks will continue to push on to Point A/D to help break the deadlock.
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Gallery[]
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 Antares Spawn.  Cetus Spawn.
 Leftside of Point A's Trench.  Front view of the forest Infront of Trench B.  Rightside of Point A's Trench.  Antares Machinegun post in Point A.  Sky view of the forest between Trench A and B.
 Leftside of Point B's Trench.  Rightside of Point B's Trench.  View of the middle area from Trench B.  Front of the farmhouse near Trench B.  View of the Middle Area from the Larger Farmhouse.  Cetan soldier flanking from the back of the farmhouse near Trench B.  Sky view of the fields outside Trench B.
 Cetan's outside the barn.  Cetan soldier throwing a grenade into the barn.  Antarean side of the Barn.  Antarean soldiers charging into the barn.  Antarean Soldier in the top floor of the barn.  Sky view of the fields between the barn and cowshed.  View of the Middle Area with haybales and trimmed barbed wire.  Cetan officer taking cover in a crater in the middle area.  Wellside of the Cowshed.  Side of the cowshed with the farmhouse.  Cetan soldier taking cover behind a wagon near the Cowshed.  Antarean Armored car and infantry attacking through the middle.  Antarean Soldiers taking cover behind the Armoured cars during an assault.  Antares Armoured car firing on cetans through the smoke.  Dead Antareans behind the Armoured cars after a grenade exploded.  Destoryed Antarean Armoured cars in the middle of the field.  Cetans with Armoured cars pushing through the middle area with smoke cover.  Cetan officer taking cover behind the Armoured car.
 Leftside of Point C's Trench.  Rightside of Point C's Trench.  Farmhouse near Point C.  View of the fields from Cetan Trench C.  Sky view of point C and the middle area.
 Leftside of Point D's Trench.  Rightside of Point D's Trench.  Front view of the forest Infront of Point D's Trench.  Close up of the Cetan Pillboxes on Point D.  Sky view of the Forest between point D and C. Screenshots Captured Ingame
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Trivia[]
- Mons Planus is the first Centaura map to feature Antares as part of the Southern Frontier update.
- The Anti-Tank class was added during testing of the map, it was scrapped due to arguments between players.
- The fastest match recorded is now 1 minute 24 seconds, ending in a Cetan victory.
Proof of time
- Mons Planus translates from Latin to Flat Mountain.
- According to AbsoluteDuck, the middle farm of Mons Planus is called PcDonald Ranch, owned by Mike PcDonald.
- Mons Planus had a incident similar to one that happened on Capri Valley, where a match lasted for hours during the first day of Version 2.0.0.
- This was first attempted to be resolved through the implementation of a Sudden Death mechanic, which occurred around the 35-minute mark. It changed the win condition from capturing all trenches to just capturing Trench B/C.
- It was then changed to the current mechanic of Tanks spawning at the 25-minute mark instead.
- This was first attempted to be resolved through the implementation of a Sudden Death mechanic, which occurred around the 35-minute mark. It changed the win condition from capturing all trenches to just capturing Trench B/C.
