This month, the map saw a few interesting changes that recolored various territories. Of the changes the map saw this month, small/medium armies stole the show. By the end of the post, we will also discuss a new change in the map’s functionality.
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Unlike July 2026, which did not see any map updates, August 2026 has seen some noticeable activity. In the past month, the CPA 20 Challengers Cup was hosted, where the Masked Bandits emerged victorious at the Grand Finals with a room score of 2-1-0 [W-L-T]. This is the same army that has shown some reasonable activity in the past month on the army map.
The first room of the Grand Finals battle of the Challengers Cup tournament
Later in the month, the army community drew hype for the much-anticipated 2026 CPA Summer Gala Awards, a seasonal voting-based community award ceremony. Moreover, the 2026 CPA Summit recently brought some precedent and some fresh policies to the table. The Summit is still running, and there is no telling with certainty what changes will be enacted by the end of September. A trending topic regarding the army map is the currency system. So far, the proposals have received different opinions from the army community.
A proposal from the Summit addressing the army map and the currency system integrated into it
Currently, the Administrators note that the Shadow Legionnaires, the Water Vikings, and the Army of Club Penguin are unable to invade more freeland, since they are at the 10-server cap. In addition, 19 freeland servers remain available on the map. Finally, let us explore what happened throughout August 2026 on the army map. In a nutshell, we will go through each event concisely.
What Happened in August 2026?
August 2, 2026
The Fire Vikings failed to meet the active army requirements and lost Fjord, Subzero, Chinook, Rainy, Half Pipe, Migrator, and Rainbow.
August 3, 2026
All armies received their weekly income based on their servers and capitals.
August 6, 2026
The Masked Bandits invaded Subzero and set the server as their first-ever capital, a freeland. Previously, this territory was last in Fire Vikings’ control on August 2, 2026.
August 9, 2026
The Masked Bandits invaded Sleet, another freeland. The event took place in the US time zone, and the army maxed 12.
Masked Bandits at their Invasion of Sleet on August 9
August 10, 2026
All armies received their weekly income based on their servers and capitals.
August 11, 2026
The Masked Bandits invaded Fjord, another freeland. The event took place in the US time zone, and the army maxed 9.
August 12, 2026
The Masked Bandits invaded Ventilador, another freeland. The event took place in the UK time zone, and the army maxed 7.
August 13, 2026
The Masked Bandits invaded Bouilotte, another freeland. The event took place in the AUSIA time zone, and the army maxed 6. The army alleges that 2–3 more troops attended, but the size could not be correctly tracked.
August 14, 2026
The Fire Vikings invade Vanilla, a freeland. This invasion follows their 2-week absence from the map.
August 15, 2026
The Fire Vikings invade Sparkle, another freeland.
August 17, 2026
All armies received their weekly income based on their servers and capitals.
August 20, 2026
The Greater Warriors invaded Cozy — a freeland — with a max of 5. This is their first-ever invasion, and Cozy is set as their capital.
August 24, 2026
All armies received their weekly income based on their servers and capitals.
August 24, 2026
The Greater Warriors invaded Flippers, another freeland, where they maxed 5.
Greater Warriors at their Invasion of Flippers on August 24
August 27, 2026
The SnowWalkers of Club Penguin invade Migrator, another freeland. They set it as their capital.
August 31, 2026
The Masked Bandits initiate an on-map war against the Pizzaioli of Club Penguin, aiming to set foot on Ascent first. Originally, MB attempted to invade Toboggan, but failed to do so as they could not use a plane.
Map’s Current State
The map’s visible state at the end of August 2026
- Currently, armies control 71 territories across the map.
- The Shadow Legionnaires and the Water Vikings equally hold the most number of territories — 17 servers each.
- In addition, Army of Club Penguin holds the second-highest number of territories — 10 servers in total.
The first page of the server leaderboard
The second page of the server leaderboard
New: Weekly Hotspot Draft
On September 4, 2026, Administrator df44 announced a new weekly hotspot draft. This hotspot system was inspired by Operation: WinterStorm that took place earlier this year.
- Every week, 3 servers will be randomly designated as hotspots
- These 3 servers will be freeland servers, with the vision to stimulate participation for armies with little to no land
- If only 2 freeland servers remain on the map, they are chosen as hotspots, and 1 army-controlled territory is designated as a hotspot
- If only 1 freeland server remains on the map, it is chosen as a hotspot, and 2 army-controlled territories are designated as hotspots
- If no freeland server remains on the map, all 3 hotspots are chosen entirely from army-controlled servers
- A hotspot will generate 1,000 coins per week for each army that controls a hotspot
- For comparison, an army generates 100 coins weekly for each non-capital server controlled, and 200 for its capital server
- Capital servers and organization-ruled territories are excluded from hotspot designation
- On the army map, a yellow glow will appear on hotspot servers
This change is expected to boost army activity on the map and eventually create battles for armies to fight each other for hotspot territories. Moreover, df44 has integrated the new feature into GaryBOT, the map’s utilitarian Discord bot.
A glimpse of the /weeklyhotspots command shared by df44
This time, the small/medium army community has attempted to light up the map with colors just a little more. However, community members report that even this is not enough. Strangely, we live in a time when small/medium armies dominate in place of major armies. With the changes introduced by the CPA 2026 Summit, do you believe change is inevitable now? As we are in the final month of summer, do you anticipate any other movements on the army map?
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Formerly and popularly known as Krill 300, or simply Krill. I'm leading the Star Force (SF) since June 2025. Before joining SF, I interned as a Third-in-Command in the Aliens. Additionally, I’ve been involved in armies since February 2020, having previously led the Heroes of Club Penguin, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), and the Weeknds of Club Penguin (WCP). I’m interested in programming, creativity, and positivity. What about you?