2 Friends — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

"2 Friends" is an extra large underground map of 144 by 144 tiles for Shadow of Death, rated expert and designed for two human players who must survive in exile among hostile lands. The map holds six colours, with Blue and Green as the human-facing allies and Orange, Purple, Teal and Pink run by the computer, grouped into three teams. Each colour starts with a different town type, ranging from Castle and Rampart to Necropolis and Dungeon. Victory requires capturing one specific town, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Rock, subterranean ground and water make up much of the terrain. Scattered across the level are wandering Azure and Rust Dragons, Titans, and Wraiths, along with 70 mines, 26 seer huts, and a Grail. Many quests and timed events drive the storyline.

Author's description

Two-player co-op map with a storyline. Survive through exile in hostile enemy lands and conquer your homelands back with whatever you acquire and finally get your revenge. Lots of quests - some of them a must for completion. Easy pace, but don't just fool around, it'll come back at you...

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:2 human / 6 total
Alliances:Yes (3 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:15.25%
Victory condition:Capture a specific town — at (64, 33, underground)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Subterranean21.4%
Water18.9%
Dirt11.3%
Grass10.8%
Sand8.8%
Swamp8.6%
Lava6.8%
Rough6.8%
Snow6.6%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of 2 Friends
UndergroundUnderground minimap of 2 Friends

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Inferno(Orange) × 1
  • Necropolis(Pink) × 2
  • Dungeon(Purple) × 1
  • Tower(Teal) × 2
  • Castle(Neutral) × 3
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 7
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 4
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 4
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 3
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 7
  • Tower(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

28 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 19 monsters
  • Level 224 monsters
  • Level 327 monsters
  • Level 465 monsters
  • Level 549 monsters
  • Level 659 monsters
  • Level 711 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts71
  • Spell scrolls3

Map Objects & Structures

Resource188Treasure Chest147Flotsam130Mine70Evil Fog58Quest Guard46Creature Bank44Sign41Corpse32Learning Stone31Windmill30Sea Chest29Seer Hut26Garden of Revelation25Subterranean Gate22Star Axis22Shipwreck Survivor20Lucid Pools18Fiery Fields16Rally Flag16Stables15Two-way Monolith15War Machine Factory13Buoy13Magic Well12Magic Clouds12Cursed Ground (2)12Faerie Ring12Random Resource12Garrison10