Territorial expansion — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Territorial expansion is an extra large underground map measuring 144 by 144, built for eight players who can all be human, with no teams. The factions are Castle for Red, Rampart and Conflux for Blue, Tower for Tan, Stronghold for Green, Fortress for Orange, Dungeon for Purple, Inferno for Teal, and Necropolis for Pink. Subterranean ground covers about 37 percent of the map and water about 28 percent. The author's note encourages players to seize what they can and hold it. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses when all towns and heroes are gone. The map holds 31 towns, 124 mines and 21 creature banks, with wandering Azure Dragons and Crystal Dragons among the roaming stacks. It uses the Shadow of Death version at Impossible difficulty.

Author's description

Grab what you can and hold on to what you control. This is what expansion is all about.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:28.11%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Subterranean40.4%
Water30.3%
Grass9.8%
Snow5.1%
Dirt4.0%
Lava3.5%
Rough3.2%
Swamp3.2%
Sand0.6%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Territorial expansion
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Territorial expansion

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Conflux(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Blue) × 1
  • Stronghold(Green) × 2
  • Fortress(Orange) × 2
  • Necropolis(Pink) × 2
  • Dungeon(Purple) × 2
  • Castle(Red) × 2
  • Tower(Tan) × 2
  • Inferno(Teal) × 2
  • Castle(Neutral) × 2
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 1
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 3
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 2
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 2
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Random(Neutral) × 1
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

20 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 122 monsters
  • Level 29 monsters
  • Level 326 monsters
  • Level 434 monsters
  • Level 524 monsters
  • Level 638 monsters
  • Level 734 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts30

Map Objects & Structures

Resource418Treasure Chest166Mine124Cursed Ground (2)98Evil Fog34Magic Clouds33School of Magic32Learning Stone32Obelisk29Library of Enlightenment24Magic Plains (2)22Marletto Tower22Windmill22Creature Bank21Mercenary Camp18Arena18Random Resource18Star Axis18Garden of Revelation14Garrison (vertical)14Campfire13Rocklands13School of War12Magic Well12Garrison12Redwood Observatory12Fiery Fields12Dragon Utopia11Shrine of Magic Thought10Tree of Knowledge8