Gelu's Legacy — WoG

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Gelu's Legacy is an Extra Large underground map for In the Wake of Gods, set after Gelu escapes a battle with the barbarian hero Kilgor through a portal into an unfamiliar world. It is a 144 by 144 map rated Expert, with 8 players, of whom only one can be human; the other seven colors are computer-controlled, and there are no teams. The factions in play include Inferno, Castle, Rampart, Stronghold with Conflux, Necropolis, Tower and Fortress, with Green also on Rampart. Rock covers about 41 percent of the map and water about 14 percent. The main goal is to transport a specific artifact, and the game is lost if time runs out after 252 days. Expect 31 towns, 72 mines, 42 seer huts, and 17 creature banks, along with a number of placed artifacts such as the Crown of the Five Seas and the Dragon Scale Shield.

Author's description

After the battle with barbarian hero Kilgor, Gelu managed to escape through a portal and found himself in a strange new world. IMPORTANT: Unpack .pcx files to your Heroes/Data folder! {version 1.3}

Version:WoG
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:13.64%
Victory condition:Transport a specific artifact — artifact #128 to (131, 128, surface) (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Time expires — 252 days

Terrain (both levels)

Water23.2%
Grass21.2%
Rough14.5%
Lava12.0%
Swamp7.9%
Sand7.1%
Dirt5.0%
Snow4.9%
Subterranean4.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Gelu's Legacy
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Gelu's Legacy

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Conflux(Orange) × 1
  • Stronghold(Orange) × 1
  • Fortress(Pink) × 1
  • Necropolis(Purple) × 3
  • Inferno(Red) × 1
  • Rampart(Tan) × 1
  • Tower(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 2
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 4
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 2
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 5
  • Tower(Neutral) × 3

Heroes

15 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Artifacts

Map Objects & Structures

Evil Fog104Mine72Cursed Ground (2)50Fiery Fields46Seer Hut42Flotsam39Clover Field38Magic Plains (2)30Corpse23Rocklands22Pyramid20Creature Bank17Rally Flag16Star Axis16Sign15Magic Well14Garden of Revelation14Border Guard14Campfire13Holy Grounds11Learning Stone9Lucid Pools9Subterranean Gate8Swan Pond7Keymaster's Tent7Border Gate7Scholar7Tree of Knowledge7Favorable Winds7Trading Post6