The New World — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The New World is an Extra Large 144x144 map for Shadow of Death, set up for seven players with each one controlled by a human at most, and no teams. Every player starts with a random faction, and the map includes an underground level. The author's description frames it as a search for a mysterious land where a great power lies, after rumors of its existence have spread through the kingdom. Victory requires acquiring one specific artifact, and a player is eliminated once they lose all their towns and heroes. Water covers about 31 percent of the surface, with rock, grass and subterranean terrain making up most of the rest. The map holds 28 towns and a wide spread of guarded sites, including wandering dragons, Archangels and Phoenixes, and the Orb and Tome artifacts are scattered among the placed treasures.

Author's description

For many years, you and your people have tried to take the power over rival countries without predjudice. The time has come when persistent rumors have traveled the kingdom on the existence of a mysterious country where a great power resides ..

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:7 human / 7 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:31.10%
Victory condition:Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #129 (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water41.9%
Grass23.1%
Subterranean15.9%
Lava7.8%
Snow5.0%
Swamp2.5%
Rough2.3%
Dirt1.1%
Sand0.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The New World
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The New World

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Green) × 1
  • Random(Orange) × 1
  • Random(Purple) × 1
  • Random(Red) × 1
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Random(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 1
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 14
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

7 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 07 monsters
  • Level 119 monsters
  • Level 280 monsters
  • Level 392 monsters
  • Level 439 monsters
  • Level 580 monsters
  • Level 672 monsters
  • Level 7112 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts293

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest774Resource640Random Resource443Favorable Winds171Evil Fog129Flotsam108Lucid Pools95Mine82Cursed Ground (2)77Magic Plains (2)65Rocklands62Sea Chest52Campfire47Magic Clouds45Holy Grounds35Fiery Fields30Random Dwelling (by level)29Learning Stone28Clover Field27Shipwreck26Obelisk21Scholar20Shipyard19Shipwreck Survivor19Seer Hut19Corpse19Creature Bank18Star Axis18Keymaster's Tent17Marletto Tower17