The Cossacks — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Cossacks is a large 108 by 108 map for Shadow of Death with an underground level, designed for six players, all of whom can be human. There are no teams, and each player controls a different faction: Dungeon, Castle, Tower, Stronghold, Conflux and Rampart. The author describes it as a story set in sixteenth-century Eastern Europe, where the steppe is contested by several nations, and players pick one side to fight with. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses once all towns and heroes are gone. The terrain is mostly rock and grass, with water and snow making up the rest. Hard difficulty applies. The map holds 19 towns, 12 heroes, 46 mines, 6 creature banks, 25 random artifacts, and 155 random monster stacks, with a few wandering monster stacks including Naga Queens and Royal Griffins.

Author's description

This is an epic story of XVI century Eastern Europe.The vast steppe teritory was the site of bloody wars between Russians, Poles, Lithuanians, Swedes, Tatars, and Ukrainian Cossacks. You can choose one of the nations and start the fight!

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:6 human / 6 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:11.68%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass53.4%
Water23.4%
Snow17.9%
Dirt5.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Cossacks
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Cossacks

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Stronghold(Green) × 1
  • Conflux(Purple) × 1
  • Dungeon(Red) × 1
  • Tower(Tan) × 1
  • Rampart(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 2
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 2
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 3
  • Tower(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

12 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 112 monsters
  • Level 220 monsters
  • Level 310 monsters
  • Level 444 monsters
  • Level 528 monsters
  • Level 621 monsters
  • Level 720 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts25

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest253Random Resource142Mine46Campfire32Favorable Winds28Flotsam25Sea Chest22Learning Stone19Magic Well18Witch Hut12Shipwreck Survivor10Shipyard6Marletto Tower6Mercenary Camp6Star Axis6Garden of Revelation6Arena6School of Magic6Creature Bank6Den of Thieves6Shrine of Magic Incantation6Shrine of Magic Gesture6Shrine of Magic Thought6War Machine Factory6Multi-creature Dwelling2Resource1