Croatia — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Croatia is an Extra Large 144x144 Heroes III map for Armageddon's Blade, with an underground level and an Expert difficulty rating. Eight colors are placed on the map, with five slots open to human players and three reserved for computer control (Red, Orange and Pink). Seven teams are set up, and the factions run from Conflux, Stronghold, Castle, Inferno, Dungeon and Necropolis. The win condition is to defeat all enemies, and a player loses once every town and hero is gone. The terrain is roughly balanced among grass, water, rock and lava, with 35 towns and four starting heroes. Wandering stacks of Mighty Gorgons, Efreet Sultans and Vampire Lords are common, and the map holds Dragon Scale Shield and Spyglass artifacts along with 111 mines and 33 creature banks. The author's description says the Serbian Pink player is the key foe.

Author's description

Welcome to Croatia! Try to defeat all other regional warlords. Especialy the Serbs (Pink nation). Many centuries ago group of wise mages discovered the underground passageways. Noone was brave enough to enter the dark realm. Are you the chosen one who will defeat all and regain control over land.

Version:AB
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:5 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (7 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:21.85%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass28.4%
Water27.8%
Lava16.7%
Subterranean12.0%
Snow7.6%
Swamp3.4%
Sand1.9%
Rough1.7%
Dirt0.6%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Croatia
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Croatia

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Blue) × 1
  • Inferno(Green) × 1
  • Inferno(Orange) × 1
  • Dungeon(Pink) × 2
  • Dungeon(Purple) × 1
  • Conflux(Red) × 1
  • Castle(Tan) × 1
  • Necropolis(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 3
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 1
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 2
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 2
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 3
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 6
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 3
  • Random(Neutral) × 1
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 3
  • Tower(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

4 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 04 monsters
  • Level 18 monsters
  • Level 27 monsters
  • Level 367 monsters
  • Level 471 monsters
  • Level 5167 monsters
  • Level 6118 monsters
  • Level 781 monsters

Creature Dwellings

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts294

Map Objects & Structures

Resource363Treasure Chest197Mine111Random Resource84Flotsam70Random Dwelling (by town)66Campfire40Shipwreck Survivor40Shipwreck38Scholar35Creature Bank33School of Magic32Star Axis32Learning Stone32Redwood Observatory31Magic Plains30Cursed Ground28Windmill25Marletto Tower24Magic Well22Warrior's Tomb21Water Wheel20Sign19Shrine of Magic Incantation19Rally Flag18Derelict Ship18Sea Chest18Mystical Garden17Shrine of Magic Thought17Shrine of Magic Gesture17