Alderski's Grand Skill Test v2 — HotA 1.7.1+

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Alderski's Grand Skill Test v2 is a giant map, 252 by 252, with an underground level alongside the surface. Two players can take part, both of them human, and the game has no teams. Each side starts with a random faction, Red or Blue. The author built it as a test of skill and luck, using creature values to keep matchups fairly balanced, and it is set on Normal difficulty. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Most of the land is rock, highlands, wasteland and sand, with about seven percent water. The map holds 28 towns, two starting heroes, mines, creature banks and seer huts, plus artifacts such as the Horn of the Abyss and Titan's Thunder, and several dragon stacks roaming the land.

Author's description

Skill/luck test using creature values for more balanced matchups. Lots of suprises inside! {1.} Collect artifacts from tombs {2.} Collect army {3.} Visit trees, shrines, scholars {4.} Get random bonus {5.} Stand on Magic Well and end your turn! v2, 2024 May 3nd Made by molski/alderski

Version:HotA 1.7.1+
Size:G (252×252 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:2 human / 2 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:6.96%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes
Author:alderski

Terrain (both levels)

Highlands12.5%
Wasteland12.0%
Sand10.1%
Dirt9.9%
Water9.1%
Grass9.1%
Snow8.5%
Swamp8.5%
Rough8.2%
Lava6.8%
Subterranean5.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Alderski's Grand Skill Test v2
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Alderski's Grand Skill Test v2

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Neutral) × 2
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 4
  • Factory(Neutral) × 2
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 2
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 2
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Random(Neutral) × 8
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 2
  • Tower(Neutral) × 4

Heroes

2 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 0526 monsters
  • Level 12 monsters
  • Level 72 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts30

Map Objects & Structures

One-way Monolith Exit321One-way Monolith Entrance301Fiery Fields160Lucid Pools144Evil Fog132Magic Clouds122Clover Field118Holy Grounds98Cursed Ground (2)90Rocklands90Magic Plains (2)68Pandoras Box48HotA Visitable27Tree of Knowledge26Magic Well22Shrine of Magic Incantation22Warrior's Tomb18Scholar16HotA Pickup16Random Dwelling16Creature Bank14Resource14Shrine of Magic Gesture12Shrine of Magic Thought12Boat12Cursed Ground10Corpse10Mine10Shipwreck8Redwood Observatory8