Death is only the beginning — HotA 1.8.0

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

"Death is only the beginning" is a small, single-player underground map for Horn of the Abyss, played on a 36 by 36 grid with one human player controlling the Tower faction. The author's description warns of hard battles and calls for clearing out the Ghost Dragons that lurk below. Victory requires defeating a specific monster, and the player loses if the 336-day limit runs out. The terrain is mostly rock, with grass, water, and dirt making up the rest. Two towns, twelve mines, and four monoliths or portals are scattered across the map, along with the Grail. Wandering forces include six stacks of Chaos Hydras, two of Titans, and two of Ghost Dragons. Four named artifacts are also placed for the taking, and the expert difficulty rating reflects how dangerous these encounters are.

Author's description

Fight your way through the toughest battles. Whether you trust your friends or not, it will not be pleasant. You have to kill the underground phoneys - the Ghost Dragons.

Version:HotA 1.8.0
Size:S (36×36 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 1 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:19.37%
Victory condition:Defeat a specific monster — at (34, 34, underground) (AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Time expires — 336 days

Terrain (both levels)

Grass34.2%
Water28.8%
Dirt25.8%
Lava11.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Death is only the beginning
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Death is only the beginning

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Tower(Red) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

1 placed hero on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 21 monster
  • Level 31 monster
  • Level 72 monsters

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource15Mine12Obelisk4Sign2Subterranean Gate2Two-way Monolith2Treasure Chest1Resource1Magic Well1Faerie Ring1Wagon1Trading Post1Pandoras Box1Garrison1One-way Monolith Entrance1One-way Monolith Exit1