Dark Knight — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Dark Knight is a large surface map measuring 108 by 108, rated for expert play. It allows one human player alongside computer opponents, with four colors in total split into two teams. According to the author's premise, necromancers, tired of restrictions placed on them by human kingdoms, have raised a once-great human general as a lich and sent him to attack your realm. Victory requires defeating a specific hero, and the game is lost if the 168-day limit runs out. Three computer colors play Necropolis and Green plays Castle. The map has eleven towns, forty-three mines, eight seer huts, and the Grail. Dirt and grass cover most of the land, and water makes up about 15 percent. Wandering liches, griffins, and skeleton warriors patrol the roads, and thirty-two random artifacts are scattered across the map.

Author's description

The necromancers have become tired of the ban put on their activities by human kingdoms. Having killed a great human general and resurrected him as a lich, they have put him on a mission to wreak havok in your kingdom. You must defeat him before it is too late.

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 4 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface only
Water %:14.85%
Victory condition:Defeat a specific hero — at (99, 106, surface)
Loss condition:Time expires — 168 days

Terrain

Dirt42.2%
Grass33.4%
Water14.8%
Rough6.8%
Sand2.1%
Snow0.6%
SurfaceSurface minimap of Dark Knight
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On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Green) × 2
  • Necropolis(Orange) × 3
  • Necropolis(Purple) × 1
  • Necropolis(Tan) × 3
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 1
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

9 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 31 monster
  • Level 52 monsters
  • Level 61 monster

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts32
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Resource97Mine43Treasure Chest42Favorable Winds29Evil Fog28Random Resource20Flotsam18Obelisk10Border Gate9Campfire9Sea Chest9Cursed Ground (2)8Magic Well8Keymaster's Tent8Seer Hut8Learning Stone8Sign8Redwood Observatory7Garrison5Witch Hut5Shrine of Magic Gesture5Shrine of Magic Thought5Star Axis5Creature Bank4Shipwreck Survivor4Warrior's Tomb4Idol of Fortune4Garden of Revelation4Whirlpool3One-way Monolith Entrance3