A Touch of Beauty's Grace — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

A Touch of Beauty's Grace is an extra large underground map for Restoration of Erathia, spanning 144 by 144 tiles at Impossible difficulty. Eight players share it in two teams, with one human seat and seven computer opponents. Castle, Tower, Stronghold, Inferno, Fortress, Dungeon and Necropolis are all represented. Victory means defeating a particular hero, while losing one ends the game. Water covers about 35 percent of the terrain, with rock, underground and snow making up much of the rest. The author calls it a warm-up before Heroes 4, meant for experts who should keep the original settings. Highlights include 31 towns, 122 mines, 29 creature banks, and the Lion's Shield of Courage and Still Eye of the Dragon.

Author's description

An appetizer to hold you in preparation to Heroes 4. This is a map for experts. Don't mess around with the original settings. Because then the map becomes too easy. If you think you can, put all computer players against you.

Version:RoE
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:34.81%
Victory condition:Defeat a specific hero — at (122, 23, surface)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (137, 68, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water45.7%
Subterranean15.7%
Snow7.4%
Swamp7.2%
Dirt6.8%
Grass5.6%
Sand5.2%
Rough3.8%
Lava2.7%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of A Touch of Beauty's Grace
UndergroundUnderground minimap of A Touch of Beauty's Grace

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Inferno(Green) × 1
  • Tower(Orange) × 2
  • Necropolis(Pink) × 1
  • Fortress(Purple) × 1
  • Stronghold(Tan) × 1
  • Dungeon(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 3
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 3
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 2
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 3
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Random(Neutral) × 7
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 3

Heroes

9 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 113 monsters
  • Level 216 monsters
  • Level 362 monsters
  • Level 468 monsters
  • Level 5177 monsters
  • Level 6181 monsters
  • Level 720 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts113

Map Objects & Structures

Resource229Random Resource123Mine122Flotsam75Treasure Chest58Obelisk48Shipwreck Survivor40Magic Well37Campfire34Learning Stone32Star Axis32Creature Bank29Garden of Revelation26Windmill25School of Magic23Shipwreck23Mercenary Camp22Den of Thieves21Derelict Ship21Refugee Camp20Boat18Marletto Tower16Temple13Library of Enlightenment12Shrine of Magic Thought12Witch Hut11Scholar10Rally Flag9Water Wheel8Shrine of Magic Incantation7