Amaranth Soul Shift V 2.0 — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Amaranth Soul Shift V 2.0 is a Shadow of Death map set on an underground level. It is medium-sized at 72 by 72 and rated hard. Four players take part, with one human seat at most, and the other three are computer-only. There are no teams. Blue plays Tower, Red plays Rampart, Green plays Fortress, and Orange plays Inferno. The author describes a witch who has hidden her soul in a dwarf, and the hero must find and slay that vessel before she reaches him. Victory requires defeating one specific monster, and the game is lost if 140 days pass. Water covers 52 percent of the map, with swamp making up much of the rest. Notable features include the Grail, 43 monoliths and portals, 37 mines, and artifacts such as the Dragon Scale Shield and Boots of Levitation.

Author's description

A powerful witch has hidden her soul in the body of a dwarf and now seeks to reclaim it. You have been charged with locating and slaying this vessel of evil before she can reach him. There is no other option but to destroy this dark spirit and save the world from her diabolical designs.

Version:SoD
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 4 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:52.47%
Victory condition:Defeat a specific monster — at (37, 0, surface) (AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Time expires — 140 days

Terrain (both levels)

Water52.5%
Swamp27.7%
Grass7.2%
Sand7.1%
Rough2.1%
Lava1.9%
Snow1.5%
Dirt0.0%
Subterranean0.0%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Amaranth Soul Shift V 2.0
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Amaranth Soul Shift V 2.0

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Tower(Blue) × 1
  • Fortress(Green) × 1
  • Inferno(Orange) × 1
  • Rampart(Red) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 1
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

11 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Spell scrolls7

Map Objects & Structures

Resource203Treasure Chest103Flotsam38Sea Chest38Mine37One-way Monolith Entrance21Shipwreck14Campfire13One-way Monolith Exit12Ocean Bottle10Two-way Monolith10Fiery Fields9Magic Clouds8Shipwreck Survivor7Derelict Ship7Magic Well7Boat7Witch Hut7Creature Bank7Magic Plains6Corpse6Border Gate6Border Guard6Idol of Fortune5Clover Field5Learning Stone4Star Axis4Scholar4Quest Guard4Rocklands4