The Lord of The Rings — HotA 1.8.0

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Lord of The Rings is an Extra Large underground map for Horn of the Abyss 1.8.0 and later, built around a war for the One Ring after Sauron begins his search for it. The map covers 144 by 144 tiles and is played at Impossible difficulty with eight players, all of whom can be human. Players form two teams, and the factions include Stronghold, Castle, Cove, Rampart and Bulwark. The victory condition is to capture a specific town, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Rock covers almost half the terrain, with grass, water and rough ground making up most of the rest. Wandering Earth Elementals, Wolf Raiders and Battle Dwarves are common, and a single Armor of Wonder is placed on the map alongside many random artifacts.

Author's description

The world has changed. Sauron, the enemy of all Free Peoples of Middle-earth, is now searching for the One Ring. One Ring to rule them all. A great war hangs over Middle-earth—the last before Dagor Dagorath, the Battle of all Battles.

Version:HotA 1.8.0
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:10.79%
Victory condition:Capture a specific town — at (119, 100, surface) (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes
Author:*** Autor mapy konkursowej będzie znany po ogłoszeniu wyników

Terrain (both levels)

Grass36.0%
Water19.8%
Rough16.4%
Highlands10.1%
Dirt7.7%
Snow4.2%
Sand2.6%
Swamp2.4%
Subterranean0.4%
Lava0.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Lord of The Rings
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Lord of The Rings

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 9
  • Castle(Green) × 4
  • Stronghold(Orange) × 6
  • Bulwark(Pink) × 3
  • Castle(Pink) × 2
  • Cove(Purple) × 7
  • Stronghold(Red) × 6
  • Stronghold(Tan) × 4
  • Rampart(Teal) × 6

Heroes

44 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts59

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource503Campfire212Favorable Winds194Treasure Chest153Resource150Quest Guard79Mine73HotA Pickup51Rocklands37Creature Bank35Flotsam33Garrison29Corpse27Subterranean Gate26Warehouse20Mercenary Camp20Shipwreck19Boat18Sea Chest17Cursed Ground (2)16Garrison (vertical)16HotA Visitable15Wagon13Holy Grounds12Border Gate11Hill Fort10Abandoned Mine10Derelict Ship10Redwood Observatory9Water Wheel9