Night of the Serpents — HotA 1.5.0+

Night of the Serpents is a medium 72x72 map with an underground level, built for Horn of the Abyss 1.5.0 and later, and rated Expert. It supports seven players, but only one can be human, with the other six played by the computer and split into two teams. The factions in play are Dungeon, Rampart, Fortress, Cove, and Tower. Victory requires defeating a specific monster, and a player loses if a specific hero falls. The land is mostly dirt, swamp, rock, and snow, with about five percent water. Wandering threats include many Medusa and Medusa Queen stacks, Chaos Hydras, and Naga Queens, and the map holds the Grail, 23 randomly placed artifacts, nine towns, and 58 creature banks. The author's aim is to protect a village from the serpent horde, and the hero Belladonna must survive.