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
| 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)


On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Tower(Red) × 1
- Tower(Neutral) × 1
Heroes
1 placed hero on map
Wandering Monsters
- Chaos Hydra6 stacks
- Ghost Dragon2 stacks
- Titan2 stacks
- Archangel1 stack
- Arch Devil1 stack
- Devil1 stack
- Black Dragon1 stack
- Gold Golem1 stack
- Master Genie1 stack
- Magog1 stack
- Pikeman1 stack
- Minotaur King1 stack
- Minotaur1 stack
- Red Dragon1 stack
- Hydra1 stack
- Earth Elemental1 stack
- Vampire Lord1 stack
- Black Knight1 stack
- Dread Knight1 stack
- Lich1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 21 monster
- Level 31 monster
- Level 72 monsters
Artifacts
- Lion's Shield of Courage(1 placed)
- Sword of Judgement(1 placed)
- Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment(1 placed)
- Dragon Scale Armor(1 placed)