Erdovo — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Erdovo is an extra-large underground map for Heroes of Might and Magic III: Shadow of Death, sized 144 by 144 tiles and played on Hard difficulty. Eight players share the field across two teams, with four colors reserved for the computer and up to four human seats. The eight factions run from Castle and Fortress through Stronghold, Rampart, Dungeon, Necropolis, Inferno and Tower. Victory requires eliminating every enemy, and a player is defeated once they lose all towns and heroes. The terrain is mostly grass and rock with very little water. Scattered across it are 48 towns, 18 starting heroes, and 100 mines, along with many guarded resources. Wandering dragons, especially Azure Dragons, roam the land, and the map holds placed artifacts such as the Endless Sack of Gold and the Orb of Silt.

Author's description

Erdovo lakomiy kusochek dla sosediy, no dolgie raspry mezdy soboy meshaly zaxvatchikam. no vrema ne stoit na meste i v odin prekrasniy "ily ne oshen" den Tishinino,Korolevo,Prudky i Kremenskoe nachaly gotovitsa k vtorzeniy, no nichego ne proxodit nezametno! Erdovo nanosit otvetniy ydar!

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:4 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:2.14%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass86.4%
Subterranean5.9%
Water3.2%
Swamp2.2%
Rough1.6%
Dirt0.4%
Lava0.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Erdovo
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Erdovo

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Fortress(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Dungeon(Orange) × 2
  • Tower(Pink) × 1
  • Necropolis(Purple) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 1
  • Stronghold(Tan) × 1
  • Inferno(Teal) × 1
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 3
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 2
  • Random(Neutral) × 29
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 4

Heroes

18 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 05 monsters
  • Level 12 monsters
  • Level 222 monsters
  • Level 321 monsters
  • Level 432 monsters
  • Level 514 monsters
  • Level 616 monsters
  • Level 713 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Spell scrolls3

Map Objects & Structures

Resource192Random Resource189Treasure Chest131Mine100Border Gate41Quest Guard35Creature Bank29Subterranean Gate26Random Dwelling (by level)19Flotsam18Garrison (vertical)15Cursed Ground (2)15Garrison14Two-way Monolith14Pandoras Box14Keymaster's Tent11Seer Hut10Random Dwelling (by town)10Fiery Fields10Magic Well9Sea Chest9Crypt7Rally Flag7Evil Fog7Magic Plains7Sign6Witch Hut6Border Guard6Magic Clouds6Redwood Observatory6