Underground River — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Underground River is a large, 108 by 108 map for Shadow of Death that is played on the underground level. It supports six players, with up to four human players and two computer-only colors, Purple and Pink, and there are no fixed teams. Red, Blue, Tan, and Green can each choose from nine factions, Purple can choose from eight (Necropolis is excluded), and Pink is limited to Stronghold. Victory comes from defeating all enemies, and a player loses once all their towns and heroes are gone. Terrain is mostly swamp, water, and rock, with some subterranean ground, and about a fifth of the map is water. Players will find 16 towns, 48 mines, 52 creature banks, and the Grail, along with a range of wandering monsters such as Crystal Dragons and Wyvern Monarchs. The map is set at Normal difficulty.

Author's description

Use the Underground River to enter the swamp and accumulate a few of the four mightyest dragons to enter the enemy borders. Hint: early exploring and high speed on both land and water will be of greate advantage. Created by Gabriel Mumm

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:4 human / 6 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:21.85%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Swamp26.5%
Water26.2%
Subterranean11.5%
Rough9.4%
Dirt8.7%
Lava8.4%
Snow8.4%
Sand0.5%
Grass0.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Underground River
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Underground River

On the map

Towns & Settlements

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

Heroes

2 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 01 monster
  • Level 18 monsters
  • Level 216 monsters
  • Level 424 monsters
  • Level 58 monsters
  • Level 61 monster
  • Level 72 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts100
  • Spell scrolls12

Map Objects & Structures

Favorable Winds243Shipwreck Survivor196Resource162Random Resource125Treasure Chest114Border Gate114Sea Chest55Creature Bank52Campfire50Flotsam50Evil Fog49Mine48Obelisk48Clover Field47Magic Well45Magic Plains (2)45Windmill38Shipyard35Holy Grounds33Garden of Revelation32School of Magic32Star Axis32Marletto Tower32School of War32Mercenary Camp32Learning Stone32Corpse31Lighthouse30Shrine of Magic Incantation29Shrine of Magic Gesture28