Fire and Ice — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Fire and Ice is an extra large underground map for Heroes of Might and Magic III, built for the Restoration of Erathia version and rated Expert. Its premise is that the twin gods Pyrocles and Frotia have escaped their underworld prison, and the player and a closest neighbor set out to stop them. The 144 by 144 map holds eight player colors, with six seats open to humans and Red and Teal reserved for the computer. Players are split into four teams, and every faction is random. Victory comes from defeating all enemies, and a player loses once all towns and heroes are gone. Lava, snow, rock and swamp cover most of the land, with about 5 percent water. The map contains 21 towns, several wandering elemental and genie stacks, and numerous mines, along with 27 random artifacts and four placed artifacts.

Author's description

A new threat has emerged in Erathia - the evil twin gods of Fire and Ice, Pyrocles and Frotia, have somehow managed to break the seal on their underworld prison. You and your closest neighbor have decided to rid the land of this menace for the good of all Erathia.

Version:RoE
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:6 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (4 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:4.75%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Lava25.8%
Snow22.7%
Swamp9.4%
Grass8.5%
Dirt8.5%
Rough8.3%
Subterranean6.6%
Water5.4%
Sand4.9%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Fire and Ice
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Fire and Ice

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Green) × 1
  • Random(Orange) × 1
  • Random(Pink) × 1
  • Random(Purple) × 1
  • Inferno(Red) × 1
  • Random(Red) × 2
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Random(Teal) × 2
  • Tower(Teal) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 9

Heroes

5 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 053 monsters
  • Level 11 monster
  • Level 210 monsters
  • Level 313 monsters
  • Level 410 monsters
  • Level 55 monsters
  • Level 68 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts27
  • Spell scrolls2

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest203Resource148Cursed Ground140Random Resource91Mine83Scholar52Campfire22Corpse13Redwood Observatory11Magic Plains11Obelisk10Magic Well9Learning Stone8Mercenary Camp8Shrine of Magic Thought8Rally Flag7Sign6Shrine of Magic Incantation6Border Guard5Shrine of Magic Gesture5Two-way Monolith4Sanctuary4School of War4Star Axis4Marletto Tower4Garden of Revelation4Witch Hut4University4Pillar of Fire4Altar of Sacrifice3