No way back 1.8 — SoD
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
No Way Back 1.8 is an extra large underground map for Shadow of Death, set on a 144 by 144 grid and rated Impossible. It seats eight players, with one human at most and seven computer-controlled colors, arranged into three teams. The factions include Castle, Stronghold, Conflux, Rampart, Fortress, Necropolis, Tower, and Dungeon. Victory requires defeating all enemies, while a player loses if a designated town falls. Rock and water cover most of the land, and the map holds 48 towns, 47 mines, 37 creature banks, and 27 monoliths and portals. Notable finds include the Grail, the Clover of Fortune, the Pendant of Life, and 15 random artifacts.
Author's description
| Version: | SoD |
|---|---|
| Size: | XL (144×144 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Impossible |
| Players: | 1 human / 8 total |
| Alliances: | Yes (3 teams) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 28.65% |
| Victory condition: | Defeat all enemies |
| Loss condition: | Lose a specific town — at (11, 86, surface) |
Terrain (both levels)
Water48.3%
Subterranean15.3%
Grass12.4%
Swamp7.9%
Snow6.1%
Sand3.6%
Rough3.5%
Dirt2.0%
Lava0.9%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
Surface
Underground
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Stronghold(Blue) × 2
- Rampart(Green) × 2
- Fortress(Orange) × 3
- Dungeon(Pink) × 1
- Necropolis(Purple) × 1
- Castle(Red) × 1
- Conflux(Tan) × 1
- Tower(Teal) × 1
- Castle(Neutral) × 2
- Conflux(Neutral) × 4
- Dungeon(Neutral) × 9
- Fortress(Neutral) × 3
- Necropolis(Neutral) × 8
- Rampart(Neutral) × 3
- Stronghold(Neutral) × 3
- Tower(Neutral) × 4
Heroes
16 placed heroes on map
Wandering Monsters
- Archangel6 stacks
- Troglodyte4 stacks
- Halfling4 stacks
- Sprite3 stacks
- Goblin2 stacks
- Medusa Queen2 stacks
- Black Dragon2 stacks
- Familiar2 stacks
- Pegasus2 stacks
- Dragon Fly1 stack
- Walking Dead1 stack
- Swordsman1 stack
- Hobgoblin1 stack
- Gremlin1 stack
- Earth Elemental1 stack
- Skeleton1 stack
- Stone Gargoyle1 stack
- Pikeman1 stack
- Magog1 stack
- Phoenix1 stack
- Ice Elemental1 stack
- Titan1 stack
- Imp1 stack
- Cyclops1 stack
- Bone Dragon1 stack
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Spell Book(1 on heroes)
- Ogre's Club of Havoc(1 on heroes)
- Clover of Fortune(1 placed)
- Pendant of Life(1 placed)
- Endless Sack of Gold(1 on heroes)
- Shackles of War(1 on heroes)
- Statue of Legion(1 on heroes)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts15
- Spell scrolls3