Companions — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Companions is a large underground-enabled map of 108 by 108 tiles, built for the Shadow of Death version of Heroes of Might and Magic III and set at Expert difficulty. Six players share the field, but only one can be human, with the other five Blue, Tan, Green, Orange and Purple controlled by the computer. There are no teams. Blue plays Inferno, Tan Conflux, Green Stronghold, Orange Fortress and Purple Dungeon, while Red starts with a random faction. Victory requires defeating one specific hero, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The landscape is mostly rock, with water, swamp and rough ground making up much of the rest. The description speaks of a world left to evolve after its gods departed. The map holds 14 towns, 13 placed heroes, 47 mines, 17 creature banks and four monoliths or portals, plus several artifacts and wandering monster groups.

Author's description

The Earth trembles, the waters rise and new continents emerge. The Gods look down and witness the cruel problems of life. And over time the creatures begin to change, and eventually forget about their creator. The Gods have now abandoned this world and allowed it to evolve on its own ...

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 6 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:16.87%
Victory condition:Defeat a specific hero — at (6, 3, underground)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water26.2%
Swamp15.5%
Rough13.9%
Dirt13.9%
Grass13.0%
Sand6.6%
Snow4.9%
Subterranean3.9%
Lava2.1%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Companions
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Companions

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Inferno(Blue) × 1
  • Stronghold(Green) × 1
  • Fortress(Orange) × 1
  • Dungeon(Purple) × 3
  • Random(Red) × 1
  • Conflux(Tan) × 1
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 2
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

13 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 110 monsters
  • Level 24 monsters
  • Level 314 monsters
  • Level 423 monsters
  • Level 56 monsters
  • Level 66 monsters

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource127Treasure Chest93Favorable Winds93Resource71Mine47Clover Field21Flotsam21Creature Bank17Garden of Revelation12Learning Stone11Shipwreck11Evil Fog11Windmill9Marletto Tower9Border Guard8Random Dwelling (by level)7Magic Well7Star Axis7Eye of the Magi7Border Gate7School of Magic7Witch Hut6Shipyard6Redwood Observatory6Boat6Rocklands6Holy Grounds6Keymaster's Tent5Idol of Fortune5Shrine of Magic Incantation5