Dark Age — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Dark Age is a large underground map for Heroes of Might and Magic III, built for the Restoration of Erathia version and measuring 108 by 108 tiles. It supports six players, with one human player and five computer-controlled colors, arranged into five teams. The factions are two Castle players, a Fortress, a Rampart, a Necropolis, and an Inferno. Victory requires capturing a specific town, and a player loses if a specific hero is defeated. The difficulty is rated Hard. Rock, water, lava, and snow make up most of the terrain, and the map is rich in mines, creature banks, and monoliths. Wandering dwarves, zombies, and demons roam the lands, and placed artifacts such as the Shield of the Dwarven Lords and the Red Dragon Flame Tongue await exploration.

Author's description

Far back in time, The Intruders attacked the winter castle of Iceguard. That year came to be known as the Year of The Great Miracle. Now the Year of Encroaching Darkness has fallen upon the lands of Acathia and Iceguard has sent out a hero to find out what is happening. You are that hero, Garth...

Version:RoE
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 6 total
Alliances:Yes (5 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:28.58%
Victory condition:Capture a specific town — at (66, 32, underground) (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (96, 29, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water42.2%
Lava14.1%
Snow12.4%
Dirt12.0%
Grass11.6%
Swamp5.0%
Subterranean1.1%
Rough1.1%
Sand0.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Dark Age
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Dark Age

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Necropolis(Orange) × 1
  • Inferno(Purple) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 1
  • Fortress(Tan) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 3
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 2
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 2
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

8 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 27 monsters
  • Level 311 monsters
  • Level 43 monsters
  • Level 54 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts3
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Resource116Treasure Chest70Mine62Random Resource40Cursed Ground23Campfire19Scholar18Border Guard14Garrison12Sign12Two-way Monolith11Eye of the Magi10Creature Bank9Subterranean Gate8Water Wheel4Flotsam4Learning Stone4Keymaster's Tent4Shrine of Magic Gesture4Fountain of Fortune4Shrine of Magic Thought4Boat4Lean to3Shipyard3One-way Monolith Entrance3Warrior's Tomb3One-way Monolith Exit3Sea Chest3Trading Post3Altar of Sacrifice3