Unleashing the Bloodthirsty — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

This Armageddon's Blade map is an extra large 144 by 144 underground level played at Impossible difficulty. Eight players take part, but only one can be human and seven colors are computer-controlled. No teams are used. The factions are Inferno, Stronghold, Tower, Conflux, Dungeon, Rampart, and Fortress, with one color starting as Castle and Necropolis. Water covers about a fifth of the terrain and lava about 14 percent, while rock and rough ground fill further shares. Victory requires acquiring one specific artifact, and a specific hero's loss ends the game. Across the map lie 44 towns, 73 mines, three stacks of Ancient Behemoths, and the Grail.

Author's description

How very unkind of Mr. 'Dragonmaster' to bash up your people and leave you in a little corner of Ammazzaquantoseibruttalia. Oh well, a few (thousand) Ancient Behemoths will suffice to take care of that ugly snake-face...if you find any crystal.

Version:AB
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:20.26%
Victory condition:Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #126 (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (117, 133, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water23.4%
Lava16.0%
Rough12.8%
Swamp12.6%
Grass8.2%
Dirt7.6%
Snow7.1%
Subterranean6.3%
Sand6.0%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Unleashing the Bloodthirsty
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Unleashing the Bloodthirsty

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Blue) × 1
  • Conflux(Green) × 5
  • Dungeon(Orange) × 8
  • Fortress(Pink) × 4
  • Rampart(Purple) × 4
  • Inferno(Red) × 6
  • Tower(Tan) × 4
  • Castle(Teal) × 1
  • Necropolis(Teal) × 5
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 4

Heroes

44 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 66 monsters

Artifacts

Map Objects & Structures

Cursed Ground141Mine73Resource50Magic Plains48Sign40Flotsam37Pandoras Box37Border Guard35Quest Guard24Campfire19Border Gate19Subterranean Gate18Magic Well14Creature Bank13Shipwreck10Boat10Fountain of Youth10Tree of Knowledge10Two-way Monolith10Sea Chest9Keymaster's Tent9Water Wheel9Star Axis9Dragon Utopia9Mercenary Camp8Library of Enlightenment7Garden of Revelation7School of Magic7Abandoned Mine7Seer Hut6