The Azure Coast — HotA 1.8.0

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Azure Coast is an Extra Large 144 by 144 standard map for five players, with each player controlling their own faction and no teams. Its theme, drawn from the author's description, is a royal hunt in the southern lands for the Azure Dragon, the most fearsome creature there. Play is set on Impossible difficulty, with Stronghold, Rampart, Castle, Inferno and Necropolis present, and all five seats can be human. Victory comes from accumulating 30 creatures' worth of strength, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Water covers about 27 percent of the map, with sand, grass and dirt making up most of the rest. Azure Dragons roam the map in 21 stacks, alongside Crystal and Green Dragons, and the map holds 23 towns, 46 mines and 18 monoliths and portals.

Author's description

(This map is taken from the catalogue heroesportal.net) Once every ten years, hunting season is declared in the south of the Lands of Heroes. Strangely enough, the prey chosen is the most powerful, ferocious, and merciless creature in the Lands—the Azure Dragon.

Version:HotA 1.8.0
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:5 human / 5 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface only
Water %:26.63%
Victory condition:Accumulate creatures — 30 × creature #132 (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain

Water26.6%
Sand22.8%
Grass16.9%
Dirt15.8%
Rough12.8%
Lava5.0%
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Azure Coast
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On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Rampart(Blue) × 1
  • Castle(Orange) × 1
  • Necropolis(Pink) × 1
  • Stronghold(Red) × 1
  • Inferno(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 3
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 3
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 3
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 3
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 3

Heroes

5 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 127 monsters
  • Level 213 monsters
  • Level 330 monsters
  • Level 446 monsters
  • Level 560 monsters
  • Level 625 monsters
  • Level 72 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts61

Map Objects & Structures

Resource530Lucid Pools417Treasure Chest239Random Resource142Flotsam71Mine46Clover Field34Campfire30Obelisk24Sea Chest24Fountain of Youth23Redwood Observatory21Shipwreck21Two-way Monolith18Corpse17Magic Well13School of Magic13Arena12Water Wheel12Magic Plains (2)12Magic Plains11Derelict Ship11Creature Bank10Buoy10Learning Stone9Tree of Knowledge9Magic Spring8Star Axis8Mystical Garden8Rally Flag8