Heroes Lands-Mapmakers — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

This large underground map, set on a 108 by 108 grid, takes its premise from a mapmakers' contest held to mark a guild's third anniversary, though its description suggests the finished work ran into trouble. Eight colors are placed, seven of which can be held by people, with Orange left to the computer. No teams are used, so every color plays alone. Faction mixes vary widely, from Rampart on several colors to Castle, Tower, Necropolis and Stronghold together on Red. Victory requires defeating all enemies, while the game is lost if the 112-day limit runs out. Rock covers about half the map and water roughly a quarter. Notable features include the Grail, 27 towns, 24 monoliths and portals, 18 creature banks, and strong artifacts such as Armageddon's Blade. Difficulty is set to Impossible.

Author's description

In honour of the third anniversary of the Trade Guild its Master declared a conquest between the mapmakers. The map should have been manufactured, tested and brought to an appointed town. But an unforeseen has happened. Choose the mapmaker you'll play for. Author - VAN

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:7 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:22.75%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Time expires — 112 days

Terrain (both levels)

Water45.0%
Grass15.5%
Snow10.1%
Lava8.3%
Sand6.2%
Rough5.7%
Swamp3.8%
Dirt3.7%
Subterranean1.7%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Heroes Lands-Mapmakers
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Heroes Lands-Mapmakers

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Conflux(Orange) × 1
  • Rampart(Orange) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 1
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 3
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 2
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 3
  • Random(Neutral) × 11
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

15 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 02 monsters
  • Level 12 monsters
  • Level 28 monsters
  • Level 362 monsters
  • Level 465 monsters
  • Level 5115 monsters
  • Level 622 monsters
  • Level 761 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts9
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Resource218Campfire123Random Resource122Flotsam108Treasure Chest101Mine74Favorable Winds50Sea Chest49Random Dwelling (by level)40Shipwreck33Shipwreck Survivor29Learning Stone23Derelict Ship21Obelisk18Creature Bank18Water Wheel18Garden of Revelation16Star Axis15Two-way Monolith12One-way Monolith Entrance10Seer Hut10Sign9Abandoned Mine8Whirlpool8Windmill7Tree of Knowledge7Marletto Tower6Witch Hut6Quest Guard6Ocean Bottle6