Stormbringers — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Stormbringers is an extra large underground map for Armageddon's Blade, rated hard and measuring 144 by 144 tiles. Eight players take part, but only one can be human, and the other seven colors are computer-controlled and grouped into seven teams. The factions include Inferno, Castle, Conflux, Stronghold, Tower, Rampart, Necropolis, Dungeon, and Fortress, with Orange and Pink each fielding a pair. The description presents the story as a tempest driven by human ambition rather than nature. Victory requires defeating every enemy, while losing a designated town ends the game. Rock covers about 35 percent of the land and water about 11 percent. Four Chaos Hydra stacks roam the map alongside the Grail, and artifacts such as the Crown of the Supreme Magi and the Golden Bow are placed for heroes to find.

Author's description

Dark clouds fill the sky. A deep rumble reverberates off the canyon walls. Soon the heavens shall open up & pour out its fury. Only it is not a storm of nature, but instead man's nature that has brought this storm. ---- Requires the 2.1 Patch. Select gold as the start bonus for all AI factions.

Version:AB
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (7 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:11.11%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose a specific town — at (72, 64, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water17.1%
Sand15.5%
Grass13.3%
Subterranean12.7%
Lava12.3%
Swamp11.8%
Rough8.4%
Snow6.6%
Dirt2.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Stormbringers
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Stormbringers

On the map

Towns & Settlements

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

Heroes

35 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 513 monsters
  • Level 623 monsters
  • Level 72 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource244Treasure Chest198Mine69Border Guard46Flotsam43Border Gate37Shipyard21Resource19Keymaster's Tent19Subterranean Gate18Shrine of Magic Thought18Star Axis16Redwood Observatory15One-way Monolith Entrance14Garden of Revelation12Witch Hut12Tree of Knowledge11Sign11Creature Bank8One-way Monolith Exit7Learning Stone7War Machine Factory7Magic Plains7Marletto Tower6School of War6Sanctuary6Magic Well6Shipwreck6Two-way Monolith6Obelisk6