The Ways — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Ways is an extra-large underground map of 144 by 144 tiles, set at Normal difficulty and built for up to eight players, with six seats open to humans and two left to the computer in Tan and Pink. No teams are set. Each colour starts with a different town type: Castle, Stronghold, Necropolis, Fortress, Tower, Rampart, Dungeon and Inferno. Rock covers about a third of the land, water about a quarter, and subterranean ground a smaller share. Victory comes from defeating every enemy, and a player loses once all towns and heroes are gone. The map holds 29 towns and 26 placed heroes, along with wandering stacks of wraiths, liches, vampire lords, red dragons and black knights, plus a Grail, several named artifacts and 92 mines.

Author's description

Based on the novel of Robert Jordan, this map creates an atmosphere of the great writer and his famous WAYS. Break the seals of the Dark One's Prison yourself and defeat the Father of Lies. To break the seals, you must 'unite' all the countries.

Version:RoE
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:6 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:24.84%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water38.8%
Subterranean21.8%
Dirt8.6%
Lava8.4%
Swamp6.5%
Snow4.8%
Sand4.0%
Rough3.8%
Grass3.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Ways
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Ways

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Blue) × 1
  • Fortress(Green) × 1
  • Tower(Orange) × 1
  • Inferno(Pink) × 2
  • Rampart(Purple) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 1
  • Necropolis(Tan) × 1
  • Dungeon(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 5
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 2
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Random(Neutral) × 4
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 2
  • Tower(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

26 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 04 monsters
  • Level 17 monsters
  • Level 28 monsters
  • Level 328 monsters
  • Level 436 monsters
  • Level 535 monsters
  • Level 671 monsters
  • Level 732 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts66

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource156Treasure Chest131Resource121Mine92Magic Plains57Cursed Ground29Sign25Subterranean Gate24Obelisk23Flotsam23Creature Bank19Shipwreck13Border Guard13Cover of Darkness12Learning Stone11Eye of the Magi11Shipwreck Survivor11Campfire10Redwood Observatory9Windmill9Magic Well9Tree of Knowledge8School of Magic8Corpse8Scholar8Mercenary Camp7Marletto Tower7Water Wheel7Ocean Bottle7Crypt6