Arena — HotA 1.8.0

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Arena is a medium underground map measuring 72 by 72 tiles, built for eight players who all start as random factions and can all be human. There are no teams and no computer-only colors, and the difficulty is set to Impossible. The terrain is mostly rock, with rough ground covering the rest. The victory condition is to build a Grail structure, and a player loses once all of their towns and heroes are gone. The author's description frames the goal as escaping the catacombs victorious. Nine towns, eight starting heroes, and a large spread of guarded seer huts, quest guards, and monoliths and portals fill the level. Wandering stacks of trolls, azure dragons, and phoenixes roam the map, and the Boots of Speed and Equestrian's Gloves are among the artifacts placed on it. The Grail itself is on the map.

Author's description

Your task is to emerge victorious from the catacombs.

Version:HotA 1.8.0
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Victory condition:Build a Grail structure — at (36, 40, underground) (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Rough100.0%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Arena
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Arena

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Neutral) × 8
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

8 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Artifacts

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest80Quest Guard49Learning Stone32One-way Monolith Entrance29Keymaster's Tent24Border Gate24Star Axis24Garden of Revelation24Mercenary Camp24Scholar18Seer Hut16Magic Well12Idol of Fortune12Obelisk10One-way Monolith Exit9Stables8Shrine of Magic Incantation8Shrine of Magic Thought8Shrine of Magic Gesture8School of Magic8Arena8Sign8Witch Hut8Border Guard8Eye of the Magi8Pandoras Box8Two-way Monolith8Marletto Tower6Hut of the Magi2Tree of Knowledge2