Discovery — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Discovery is a large 108 by 108 map for up to three human players, with no teams, set for Shadow of Death at normal difficulty and including an underground level. Navigators have found a waterway beyond an ocean portal and are settling both shores, though their future looks uncertain. Red plays Castle, Rampart, Tower, Stronghold, Fortress and Conflux; Blue plays Inferno, Necropolis, Dungeon, Stronghold, Fortress and Conflux; Tan plays Castle, Tower, Necropolis, Dungeon, Fortress and Conflux. Water covers 14 percent of the map and rock 44 percent. Look for 37 random artifacts, 21 mines, 13 creature banks and 103 random monster stacks. Victory requires flagging all creature dwellings, and a player loses after losing all towns and heroes.

Author's description

Beyond a magic portal in the ocean, a large waterway was found with unknown lands on both sides. Yearning for discovery, a few groups of navigators hastily set sail and just began settling on the coast. After a day of hard work and a night of agitated dreams, the coming times seem quite uncertain.

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:3 human / 3 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:14.25%
Victory condition:Flag all creature dwellings (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water25.2%
Sand14.3%
Grass14.2%
Rough12.9%
Dirt10.2%
Subterranean8.7%
Snow7.9%
Swamp4.9%
Lava1.7%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Discovery
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Discovery

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 2
  • Random(Red) × 2
  • Random(Tan) × 2

Heroes

3 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 128 monsters
  • Level 221 monsters
  • Level 329 monsters
  • Level 414 monsters
  • Level 55 monsters
  • Level 64 monsters
  • Level 72 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts37

Map Objects & Structures

Resource141Treasure Chest80Random Resource80Campfire24Mine21Creature Bank13Shrine of Magic Incantation11Learning Stone11Flotsam11Subterranean Gate10Sea Chest8Obelisk7Shrine of Magic Gesture7Eye of the Magi7Windmill6Boat6Rally Flag5Idol of Fortune5Shrine of Magic Thought5Scholar5Water Wheel4Redwood Observatory4Star Axis4Witch Hut4Mystical Garden4Abandoned Mine4Two-way Monolith4Evil Fog3Refugee Camp3Garden of Revelation3