Welcome to the Swamp! (allies) — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

"Welcome to the Swamp! (allies)" is an Extra Large, 144 by 144 underground map for Heroes of Might and Magic III: Shadow of Death, set on a Hard difficulty. Its terrain is about 70 percent swamp and 30 percent water. The author describes it as muddy, mangrove-covered, and mostly water. Eight players compete in four teams, with up to four human players. Red, Blue, Orange, and Teal are computer-only. Four players, Tan, Green, Purple, and Pink, can draw from five factions, while the other four are limited to Fortress. The goal is to defeat all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The map has 14 towns, 10 heroes, 88 mines, and 51 randomly placed artifacts. Wandering monsters appear in 77 stacks, and dwellings include Azure and Crystal Dragons. Monoliths and portals, along with 18 seer huts, add further routes across the map.

Author's description

Sour mud, mangrove and water, water but most of all - water. 4 Big guys in 2 teams 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:4 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (4 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! (allies)
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Welcome to the Swamp! (allies)

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