Shellost — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Shellost is an extra large underground map of 144 by 144 tiles, rated hard, for one human player against seven computer-controlled colors. Those eight players are split into six teams, and the factions include Rampart, Castle, Inferno, Stronghold, Tower, Dungeon and Fortress. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses once all their towns and heroes are gone. Rock covers about 44 percent of the surface, with water at roughly 23 percent, dirt around 14 percent and lava about 6 percent. The map holds 45 towns, 135 mines, 27 creature banks and 27 monoliths or portals, along with a Grail, several placed artifacts and a number of wandering monster stacks, including Cerberus, Magog and Pit Fiends.

Author's description

The Evil Demon Shellost has put the true Barbarian king Kilgor in thrall to his ways. You, a simple barbarian must free Kilgor from his madness by slaying Shellost.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (6 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:23.34%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water41.7%
Dirt25.5%
Lava10.7%
Grass10.2%
Rough6.8%
Swamp1.8%
Snow1.2%
Sand1.2%
Subterranean1.0%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Shellost
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Shellost

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 2
  • Tower(Green) × 2
  • Stronghold(Orange) × 1
  • Fortress(Pink) × 1
  • Stronghold(Purple) × 1
  • Rampart(Red) × 1
  • Inferno(Tan) × 1
  • Stronghold(Tan) × 1
  • Dungeon(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 4
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 3
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 7
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 3
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 13
  • Tower(Neutral) × 4

Heroes

8 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 13 monsters
  • Level 26 monsters
  • Level 314 monsters
  • Level 421 monsters
  • Level 523 monsters
  • Level 621 monsters
  • Level 711 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts7
  • Spell scrolls2

Map Objects & Structures

Resource277Treasure Chest173Random Resource147Mine135Flotsam98Rocklands65Campfire53Evil Fog34Sign32Favorable Winds29Star Axis27Creature Bank27Cursed Ground (2)26Fiery Fields26Learning Stone22Corpse22Seer Hut18Scholar16Warrior's Tomb14Garden of Revelation14Two-way Monolith12Wagon12Windmill12Mercenary Camp11Magic Clouds11Subterranean Gate10Ocean Bottle10Idol of Fortune10School of Magic10Shrine of Magic Incantation10