{~Metataxer's Revenge~} (E) — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Metataxer's Revenge is an extra-large, two-level underground map for Shadow of Death, sized 144 by 144 tiles and rated Expert. Its terrain is mostly water, rock, snow and lava, with water covering about 28 percent of the surface. Eight players are placed, but only one can be human, and the other seven are computer-controlled, arranged into two teams. Every player starts with a random faction. Victory requires defeating a specific monster, and a player loses once all their towns and heroes are gone. The map holds 48 towns and 154 heroes, along with 15 mines, 46 seer huts, 56 monoliths and portals, and the Grail. Wandering Phoenixes and Titans are common, and artifacts such as Armageddon's Blade are placed around the map.

Author's description

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" {P. Shelley} (v19.2)

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:27.60%
Victory condition:Defeat a specific monster — at (69, 27, underground) (AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water34.9%
Snow22.6%
Lava15.3%
Dirt7.2%
Sand6.1%
Rough5.1%
Grass3.6%
Subterranean3.4%
Swamp1.9%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of {~Metataxer's Revenge~} (E)
UndergroundUnderground minimap of {~Metataxer's Revenge~} (E)

On the map

Towns & Settlements

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

Heroes

154 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Artifacts

Map Objects & Structures

Fiery Fields359Magic Plains (2)267Holy Grounds253Clover Field253Rocklands229Quest Guard186Favorable Winds185Magic Clouds175Lucid Pools159Evil Fog154Sign110Cursed Ground (2)98Resource97Shipwreck89Flotsam77Border Gate75Border Guard62Seer Hut46Sea Chest39Buoy37Two-way Monolith33Fountain of Fortune33Pandoras Box32Magic Plains32Corpse32Tree of Knowledge32Shipwreck Survivor29Swan Pond27Cursed Ground24Garrison23