Budunia in War — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Budunia in War is a large underground map of 108 by 108 tiles, built for the Shadow of Death version of Heroes of Might and Magic III and rated Expert. Eight players each control a different faction, from Inferno and Stronghold to Necropolis and Tower, and all eight seats can be taken by humans, with no teams and no computer-only colors. Victory requires defeating every enemy, while a player loses once all towns and heroes are gone. Rock covers about 40 percent of the terrain, with subterranean ground, grass and water making up much of the rest. The author describes a bitter quarrel between two lords that spirals into open war. Wandering Evil Eyes and Minotaur Kings are the most common monsters, and the Grail is placed on the map alongside a set of notable artifacts, including the Crown of Dragontooth and the Dragon Scale Armor.

Author's description

In the perfece Budunia was always cheerful also everyone were drunk. But Princess Elen has quarrelled with Lord Kosty and the great war of the lords began. The rivers of stell red from a blood, the palate became black from fires. Make a drink of beer and should kill the enemies.

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:9.07%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Subterranean17.3%
Grass16.4%
Water15.0%
Dirt10.6%
Snow10.1%
Lava8.8%
Sand8.7%
Rough6.8%
Swamp6.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Budunia in War
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Budunia in War

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Blue) × 2
  • Rampart(Green) × 2
  • Conflux(Orange) × 2
  • Tower(Pink) × 2
  • Necropolis(Purple) × 2
  • Inferno(Red) × 2
  • Castle(Tan) × 2
  • Fortress(Teal) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

24 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Map Objects & Structures

Resource131Random Resource84Mine68Treasure Chest39Sign30Subterranean Gate28Flotsam24Garrison17Two-way Monolith16Border Gate11Cartographer10Garrison (vertical)10Magic Well9Creature Bank9Obelisk8Crypt8Sanctuary8Keymaster's Tent8Shipwreck Survivor7Water Wheel7Abandoned Mine7Windmill7Eye of the Magi7Boat7Learning Stone6Whirlpool5War Machine Factory5Black Market5Cursed Ground (2)5Trading Post5