Ultimate Balance 1: A Fortress — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Ultimate Balance 1: A Fortress is the opening map of a planned series aimed at balanced multiplayer play, and this installment focuses on the Fortress faction. It is a medium surface map of 72 by 72 tiles, about 70 percent swamp and 30 percent water. Two human players, Red and Blue, both play Fortress, with no teams, at Impossible difficulty. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The map has five towns, two heroes, 18 mines and 12 creature banks. Six wandering Chaos Hydra stacks roam the map alongside 119 random monster stacks and 30 random artifacts. A Statue of Legion is placed as a fixed artifact, and two timed events occur.

Author's description

This is the opening map of my upcoming series "Ultimate Balance". All the maps of the series are created for the most balanced online gaming there is, and this particular one deals with my favorite Fortress side. So...charge, knights of the swamps!

Version:SoD
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:2 human / 2 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface only
Water %:30.25%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain

Swamp69.8%
Water30.2%
SurfaceSurface minimap of Ultimate Balance 1: A Fortress
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On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Fortress(Blue) × 1
  • Fortress(Red) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 3

Heroes

2 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 126 monsters
  • Level 230 monsters
  • Level 327 monsters
  • Level 420 monsters
  • Level 511 monsters
  • Level 65 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts30

Map Objects & Structures

Resource65Treasure Chest55Random Resource30Mine18Creature Bank12Learning Stone6Sign4Crypt4Windmill4School of Magic4Water Wheel2Mystical Garden2Fountain of Youth2Faerie Ring2Fountain of Fortune2Freelancers Guild2Rally Flag2Altar of Sacrifice2Shrine of Magic Gesture2Shrine of Magic Thought2Shrine of Magic Incantation2Arena2Star Axis2Garden of Revelation2Mercenary Camp2Marletto Tower2War Machine Factory2Temple2Library of Enlightenment2School of War2