Posts from Elemental continents

Title: Elemental Continents
Map name: Elemental Continents
Two-level map: no
Number of players: 4
Size: large (L)
Difficulty level: normal
Map author: Zoan
Map description: Long ago, settlements of various peoples took root on separate islands, collectively known as the Elemental Continents. As the people grew, culture and the nation flourished, and there was enough land for everyone. But in these ideal conditions, each of the peoples expanded. Now they must all fight for territory.

Mini-map image: provided as a link for those who don't want to see the map in advance
http://joxi.ru/1LJaU_3JTJADZIMueN8

P.S. from the author: In this map, I put a lot of effort into the text of events, signs, fortune tellers, and other elements. For each island, all the text is unique, but it can only be activated once per game, regardless of who activates it.
I have included 2 files in the archive: with allies and without.
I will be glad to hear your opinions, wishes, advice, and indications of errors

Walkthrough of the "Elemental Continents" map (in three parts): first part of the walkthrough, second part, third part
From my personal impressions: it's clear that the author worked on the landscape and added quests, which is a plus, but there are clearly too many creature dwellings; there isn't even enough room for a castle with a capitol and a gold mine to buy all the upgrades. Also, if the author tried to make the path to the opponent long (in my case, the first encounter with an enemy hero happened in the middle of the second month), then it makes sense to ban the "Fly" and "Dimension Door" spells; with them, there's no point in bothering with reaching the center and visiting the keymaster tents. Furthermore, I'm not sure if the artifacts that are used as quest conditions are actually placed on the map; in any case, I got a quest to bring a unicorn mane string, but I didn't find it (although, maybe I missed it). Also, one of the starting castles to choose from – the Elemental castle – is often considered overpowered and is banned in Competitive games (this is about balance). These are my observations; otherwise, thank you for the map 🙂