A Bloody Mess — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

A Bloody Mess is an extra large, 144 by 144 map with an underground level, built for eight players in four teams with a Hard difficulty rating. Every player can be human, and no colors are reserved for the computer. Red, Blue, Orange, and Purple begin with random factions, while Tan, Green, Teal, and Pink each may choose from eight of the game's towns. The map is mostly grass with some sand and a small share of water. Victory comes from flagging all creature dwellings, and a player loses when all towns and heroes are gone. Scattered across the land are 56 mines, 28 monoliths and portals, 10 creature banks, and 8 seer huts, along with a placed Necklace of Ocean Guidance. Wandering Dread Knights, Scorpicores, Black Dragons, and Air Elementals roam the map, and the dwellings hold a mix of elementals and dragons.

Author's description

Multiplayer only.Gunnar, Dessa, and Kyrre are disabled due to game imbalance.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (4 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:1.95%
Victory condition:Flag all creature dwellings (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes
Level cap:Level 24

Terrain (both levels)

Grass73.5%
Sand5.0%
Snow5.0%
Dirt4.1%
Swamp3.7%
Lava3.5%
Rough3.3%
Water1.9%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of A Bloody Mess
UndergroundUnderground minimap of A Bloody Mess

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Green) × 1
  • Random(Orange) × 1
  • Random(Pink) × 1
  • Random(Purple) × 1
  • Random(Red) × 1
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Random(Teal) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 16

Heroes

2 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 191 monsters
  • Level 232 monsters
  • Level 375 monsters
  • Level 4149 monsters
  • Level 536 monsters
  • Level 630 monsters
  • Level 710 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts18

Map Objects & Structures

Cursed Ground131Treasure Chest96Resource60Mine56Cursed Ground (2)36Crypt28Favorable Winds28Lucid Pools27Random Dwelling24Rocklands24Eye of the Magi24Evil Fog21School of Magic20Star Axis20Marletto Tower20Learning Stone20Garden of Revelation20Scholar20Magic Clouds20School of War19Arena18Tree of Knowledge18Mercenary Camp18Fiery Fields15Obelisk14One-way Monolith Entrance12One-way Monolith Exit12University12Witch Hut12Corpse10