Below the Belt — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Below the Belt is a 36 by 36 underground map for Restoration of Erathia, rated hard and built for two players, with one human seat and a computer-run side. Tan, the computer side, fields Castle, Necropolis and Dungeon towns, while Green uses Castle. Victory means upgrading a specific town, and losing every town and hero ends the game. Subterranean, grass, water and rough terrain make up most of the map. Five towns, six heroes, 13 mines, 19 seer huts and three monoliths and portals are placed. Troglodytes, monks and elementals roam freely, and two inexhaustible carts are among the artifacts. Underground gates open and raids begin; building a castle stops the invasion.

Author's description

Villagers John and Mary are surprised when they wake up one day and discover gates to the underground all over the place. Then reports start coming in about peasants robbed and killed by hideous monsters. It's your task to stop the invasion. Building a castle (NB!) should do it.

Version:RoE
Size:S (36×36 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 2 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:17.94%
Victory condition:Upgrade a specific town — at (16, 12, surface), hall level 0, castle level 2 (AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Subterranean29.5%
Grass26.4%
Water17.9%
Rough15.3%
Dirt7.3%
Lava1.4%
Swamp1.2%
Sand1.0%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Below the Belt
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Below the Belt

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Tan) × 1
  • Dungeon(Tan) × 3
  • Necropolis(Tan) × 1

Heroes

6 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 21 monster
  • Level 35 monsters
  • Level 42 monsters
  • Level 62 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts8

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest24Seer Hut19Border Guard17Mine13Subterranean Gate8Resource7Learning Stone5Keymaster's Tent4Corpse4Marletto Tower3Star Axis3Random Resource3Magic Well2Scholar2Garden of Revelation2School of War2Tree of Knowledge2Pandoras Box2One-way Monolith Exit2Derelict Ship1Boat1Shipyard1Garrison1Hut of the Magi1Buoy1Sea Chest1School of Magic1Shipwreck1Trading Post1Magic Spring1