The Dark Age — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Dark Age is a medium 72 by 72 map with an underground level, built for six players of whom up to four can be human, with the remaining two colors (Tan and Orange) controlled by the computer. There are no teams. Each color starts with a different town type: Castle, Tower, Necropolis, Rampart, Inferno and Stronghold. Victory comes from accumulating 4000 creatures, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Terrain is mostly rock, with water covering about 14 percent and grass and subterranean ground making up the rest. Wandering monsters include Magogs, Swordsmen, Griffins and Dendroid Guards, and the map holds the Grail along with a number of named artifacts, including the Titan's Gladius and the Ring of Infinite Gems.

Author's description

This map is based on the N64 game:Mace:The Dark Age by Midway. Rumors tell about the island in the south-west where 3 very huge army's are. One Friendly, two savage who will never join you.The other will exctually. And furthermore you should defeat Asmodious to get the Mace of Titanis, the grail

Version:RoE
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:4 human / 6 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:13.58%
Victory condition:Accumulate creatures — 4,000 × creature #19
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water22.9%
Grass22.8%
Subterranean18.2%
Lava13.3%
Snow11.7%
Rough11.1%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Dark Age
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Dark Age

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Tower(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Inferno(Orange) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 1
  • Necropolis(Tan) × 1
  • Stronghold(Teal) × 1

Heroes

6 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 11 monster
  • Level 31 monster
  • Level 41 monster
  • Level 51 monster
  • Level 61 monster
  • Level 71 monster

Map Objects & Structures

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