Suden Strike! — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Suden Strike! is a Hard Shadow of Death map on a large 108 by 108 grid with an underground level. Seven players take part, with at most four controlled by humans, and Orange, Purple and Teal are computer-only. The six teams are set up accordingly. Red, Blue, Tan and Green each field all six standard factions, Orange has four, Purple plays only Dungeon and Teal only Necropolis. Subterranean ground covers most of the map, with water, grass and lava making up the rest. Players win by capturing a specific town and lose by losing all their towns and heroes. Notable features include the Grail, the Wizard's Well and a set of Legion artifacts, alongside 30 towns and 66 mines. The map's description suggests a force preparing to assault an unfamiliar land.

Author's description

You forces prepare for attack that strange land!

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:4 human / 7 total
Alliances:Yes (6 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:22.03%
Victory condition:Capture a specific town — at (54, 58, underground) (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Subterranean29.6%
Water24.1%
Grass21.2%
Lava10.8%
Sand10.0%
Rough3.4%
Dirt0.6%
Snow0.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Suden Strike!
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Suden Strike!

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Green) × 1
  • Random(Orange) × 8
  • Dungeon(Purple) × 1
  • Random(Red) × 1
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Necropolis(Teal) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 8
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 5
  • Random(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

8 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 313 monsters
  • Level 421 monsters
  • Level 518 monsters
  • Level 616 monsters
  • Level 724 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts33
  • Spell scrolls2

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest180Random Resource136Resource119Mine66Campfire30Creature Bank28Pandoras Box25Quest Guard22Random Dwelling (by level)21Cursed Ground21One-way Monolith Exit16Border Gate16One-way Monolith Entrance14Magic Well13Keymaster's Tent12Flotsam12Subterranean Gate10Seer Hut10Favorable Winds9Two-way Monolith6Garden of Revelation5Shipyard5Eye of the Magi5Lighthouse4Whirlpool4Rally Flag4Dragon Utopia4Marletto Tower3Star Axis3Library of Enlightenment3