Welcome to the Swamp! — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Welcome to the Swamp! is an Extra Large 144 by 144 map for Shadow of Death, with an underground level and a Hard difficulty setting. About 70 percent of its terrain is swamp and 30 percent is water. Eight players are placed, up to three of them human, and the other five are computer-controlled, grouped into six teams. Four players start with Fortress, while the other four can draw from Castle, Rampart, Necropolis, Dungeon and Stronghold. A player wins by defeating all enemies and loses by losing every town and hero. The map contains 14 towns, 10 heroes, 88 mines, 51 random artifacts, and dragon dwellings. The author describes four large factions fighting each other while four smaller ones cause trouble.

Author's description

Sour mud, mangrove and water, water but most of all - water. 4 Big guys taking care of each other in the most unpleasant ways, while 4 annoying Small guys do their best to be a pain in the ass.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:3 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (6 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:29.78%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Swamp70.2%
Water29.8%
Grass0.1%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Welcome to the Swamp!
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Welcome to the Swamp!

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Fortress(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Green) × 1
  • Fortress(Orange) × 1
  • Random(Pink) × 1
  • Random(Purple) × 1
  • Fortress(Red) × 1
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Fortress(Teal) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 6

Heroes

10 placed heroes on map

Random Monsters

  • Level 14 monsters
  • Level 211 monsters
  • Level 327 monsters
  • Level 415 monsters
  • Level 510 monsters
  • Level 64 monsters
  • Level 76 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts51

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource276Resource219Treasure Chest129Mine88Flotsam58Scholar40Random Dwelling (by level)34Creature Bank26Obelisk22Magic Well21Refugee Camp21Mercenary Camp19Seer Hut18Witch Hut17Rally Flag17Fountain of Youth15Learning Stone15Shrine of Magic Gesture13Garden of Revelation12Idol of Fortune11Marletto Tower11Shipwreck11Lighthouse10Star Axis10Faerie Ring10Tree of Knowledge10School of Magic9Temple9Shrine of Magic Thought9Warrior's Tomb9