The Flying Dutchman — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Flying Dutchman is a medium 72 by 72 map with an underground level, rated hard, for eight players where only one can be human and the other seven are computer-controlled. There are no teams. The factions in play are Castle, Dungeon, Stronghold, Fortress and Rampart, with Castle appearing for three players and Rampart for two. The map is built mostly from rock, with water covering about 17 percent of its surface. Victory comes from capturing a specific town, and the game is lost if a specific hero falls. Across nine towns, three heroes and a large number of mines, dwellings and creature banks, the map scatters wandering monsters such as a Chaos Hydra, a Wyvern Monarch and a Roc. Two artifacts are placed by the author, the Celestial Necklace of Bliss and Dragon Scale Armor.

Author's description

You are the Flying Dutchman, accursed to sail on the seas until someone falls in love with you and loves nobody else in her life. The curse seems to be wearing off, though - you can stay on land as long as you wish. Now it's time to break the curse and get home after all these centuries.

Version:RoE
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:17.00%
Victory condition:Capture a specific town — at (68, 3, surface)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (48, 11, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water30.7%
Dirt20.8%
Grass14.6%
Subterranean9.6%
Sand9.4%
Swamp7.8%
Rough7.1%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Flying Dutchman
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Flying Dutchman

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Dungeon(Blue) × 2
  • Stronghold(Green) × 1
  • Castle(Orange) × 1
  • Rampart(Pink) × 1
  • Fortress(Purple) × 1
  • Castle(Tan) × 1
  • Rampart(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

3 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 11 monster
  • Level 26 monsters
  • Level 34 monsters
  • Level 46 monsters
  • Level 510 monsters
  • Level 64 monsters
  • Level 71 monster

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts5

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest67Resource61Random Resource57Mine32Obelisk18Magic Well12Creature Bank12Witch Hut9Learning Stone8Corpse8Idol of Fortune7School of Magic7Flotsam7Mercenary Camp6Garden of Revelation6Marletto Tower6War Machine Factory5Shipyard5Temple5Redwood Observatory5Star Axis5Shrine of Magic Gesture4Sea Chest4Den of Thieves4Windmill3Rally Flag3Shrine of Magic Incantation3Fountain of Fortune3School of War3Fountain of Youth3