Red Dragon — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Red Dragon is a large underground-enabled Heroes of Might and Magic III map measuring 108 by 108 tiles, set for five players with four human seats at most, and the fifth color, Orange, is controlled by the computer only. There are no fixed teams. Factions vary by color: Red and Green draw on Castle, Rampart, Tower, Stronghold and Conflux, Blue and Tan on Inferno, Necropolis, Dungeon and Fortress, and Orange on Necropolis and Stronghold. Victory requires capturing one specific town, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The author describes a fierce war with a dark underground realm called Underground Heaven, and advises players to form alliances. The map holds 18 towns, six starting heroes, 66 mines, a Grail, and 154 random artifacts, along with wandering creatures such as Titans and Ghost Dragons. It is rated Expert.

Author's description

This war is not about the Diplomacy. It's about fighting hard. There is also a big underground world that rules named Underground Heaven. It's strong and dark, so be careful, you cannot defeat them alone, so make your own alliances to be successful. Anyway - this is not the main quest..

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:4 human / 5 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:6.69%
Victory condition:Capture a specific town — at (47, 37, surface) (AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass44.4%
Dirt12.9%
Subterranean9.5%
Water9.5%
Rough8.7%
Swamp5.8%
Snow4.2%
Lava3.6%
Sand1.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Red Dragon
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Red Dragon

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Green) × 1
  • Necropolis(Orange) × 3
  • Stronghold(Orange) × 4
  • Random(Red) × 1
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 4
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

6 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 030 monsters
  • Level 129 monsters
  • Level 247 monsters
  • Level 358 monsters
  • Level 428 monsters
  • Level 516 monsters
  • Level 623 monsters
  • Level 720 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts154

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource297Resource128Treasure Chest85Mine66Learning Stone32Creature Bank21Favorable Winds17Random Dwelling (by level)16Cursed Ground (2)14Two-way Monolith12Seer Hut11Marletto Tower11Flotsam11Clover Field11Pillar of Fire11Refugee Camp10Water Wheel10Windmill10Campfire10Scholar10Mercenary Camp9Sea Chest9Random Dwelling (by town)9Redwood Observatory8Arena8Garden of Revelation8Mystical Garden8Library of Enlightenment7School of Magic7Star Axis7