Ebbtide Operations Map Details and Live Battlefield Guide
In ProjectAlive's strategy game, pause or run the Ebbtide operations map at up to 4x speed while scrolling directly into streets with no loading screen.
The Ebbtide operations map connects the wider campaign to live street-level battles. ProjectAlive describes a map that can be paused or run at up to 4x speed, while players command forces across Los Angeles and move supplies, troops, and refugees.
Zoom into any street on the Ebbtide operations map and it becomes the battlefield without a loading screen. Zoom back out and the fight keeps running. The Ebbtide operations map does not replace those battles with hidden auto-resolve results: losses and destruction carry back into the campaign.
Moving Between the Map and Battlefield
The campaign opens in Los Angeles, from the Hollywood Hills to the Port of LA. You command TF-1 Ark as the city's 15 districts move between the named states Hold, Crisis, and Lost. The official description names these states but does not give numerical thresholds for changing from one to another.
| Map Feature | Announced Behavior |
|---|---|
| Pause | The operations map can be paused |
| Time speed | The map can run at up to 4x |
| Zoom in | A street becomes the live battlefield without a loading screen |
| Zoom out | The fight continues rather than being replaced with hidden auto-resolve |
On the battlefield, you can command formations and combat stances or press TAB to take direct control of a soldier, tank, or helicopter. That is a separate control option from choosing the operations map's time speed.
Orders, Convoys, and Evacuations
The Ebbtide operations map brings military orders and transport into the same campaign. ProjectAlive describes holding positions, delaying the horde, withdrawing units, and pulling out survivors before they are reached. The official description states "You cannot save everyone" and asks you to decide whom to pull out first.
| Force or Transport | Orders and Cargo Named on Steam |
|---|---|
| National Guard, LAPD, and LA County Sheriff's units | Hold, delay, or withdraw |
| Marines from Camp Pendleton | Called in as part of the city's defense |
| Truck convoys | Move supplies, troops, or refugees |
| Helicopter convoys | Move supplies, troops, or refugees |
The listing does not assign a unique combat role to each police or military organization. These are the forces and transport functions it names, not a unit ranking or a tested evacuation route. The Ebbtide operations map description also includes rescuing units and survivors cut off behind the lines.
Visibility, Threats, and Campaign Consequences
Only hordes within your forces' line of sight appear on the Ebbtide operations map. The Nexus, the horde's hive mind, can ambush convoys, cut roads, besiege bases, and hunt stranded units. ProjectAlive says an attack is preceded by a warning, with options to reroute, retreat, or call fire support from the map.
| Campaign Detail | Announced Rule |
|---|---|
| Horde visibility | Only hordes within your forces' line of sight are visible |
| Combat consequences | Soldiers lost, zombies killed, and buildings destroyed carry back to the map |
| Base supply | Units can only rearm and refuel at bases you hold |
| Construction transport | Wall materials arrive by hooklift truck or helicopter sling |
The people, troops, equipment, and supplies brought to the Port of LA form your starting force aboard the Ark for the world campaign. The Ebbtide operations map is therefore connected to what you carry forward, rather than a collection of isolated missions. See the official Ebbtide Steam page for ProjectAlive's announced systems.
FAQ
Can you pause the Ebbtide operations map?
Yes. The official description says the Ebbtide operations map can be paused or run at up to 4x speed.
Does the Ebbtide operations map use loading screens for battles?
No. ProjectAlive describes scrolling into any street to enter the live battlefield without a loading screen. Scrolling back out does not stop the fight or replace it with hidden auto-resolve.
What does line of sight change on the Ebbtide operations map?
Only hordes within your forces' line of sight are visible on the Ebbtide operations map. A map view is not described as automatically revealing every horde in the city.