Posts from Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era — templates for the random map generator

In this thread you can generate new templates for Olden Era, as well as modify existing ones.

A new template will be automatically added to the thread with a preview and attachment.

The editor is experimental, and naturally, I couldn't test every possible use case: if you add up all the levers and values, you could test for eternity. So, when you find that something doesn't work or works incorrectly, write about it.

The preview only shows the structure and placement of zones; in-game maps will be different. To generate 1-to-1 previews, you'd need to know how the game engine is implemented. But even official templates differ from what the game ultimately produces, so I don't see the point in it.

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⚠️ In editor versions 1.1.0 and 1.2.1, there was an issue with loading maps (it would only reach 90% and then nothing would happen); the issue was also still present in editor version 1.2.2 (but not in all templates)

✅ In editor version 1.2.3, this issue is not present in any of the templates in this thread as of July 7, 2026 (the templates that had the issue are patched, you can re-download them and they should work, tested on game version 0.80.33)

• 8 players on a 160×160 map: quick contact and less space for development.
• Mirror: each player receives a symmetrical, comparable position.
• Neutral armies — normal; border guards — normal.
• Resources — 100%, buildings — 100%: development — normal.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 4, +1 for each Castle, up to 8.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• Roads connect zones, so routes between them are easily readable in the game.
• Each player receives a plot near their starting city for early capture — for example, a second city or several mines.
• Each player starts with mines near their Castle: 1× lumber mill, 1× ore, 1× gold, 3× rare.
• Capturable neutral zones have 1 Castle each.

• 4 players on a 192x192 map: enough space for exploration and battles.
• Network / Crossroads: players share several routes through common neutral nodes.
• Neutral armies are strong; border guards are strong.
• Resources – 150%, buildings – 130%: rich development opportunities.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 1, +1 for each castle, up to 2.
• Classic victory condition: defeat all opponents.
• The engine randomly rotates the map every game (one variation is shown in the preview).
• Roads connect zones, so routes between them are clearly visible in the game.
• Each player receives an area near their starting city that can be captured early – for example, a second city or several mines.
• Each player starts with mines near their castle: 1× lumber mill, 1× ore pit, 1× gold mine, 3× rare resources.
• Capturable neutral cities have 1 castle each.

• 8 players on a 240x240 map: enough space for exploration and battles.
• Network / Crossroads: players share several routes through common neutral nodes.
• Neutral armies are strong; border guards are strong.
• Resources – 120%, buildings – 200%: rich development opportunities.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 4, +1 for each castle, up to 10.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• Up to 4 additional portals open unexpected short paths between distant zones.
• Roads connect the zones, so the routes between them are clearly visible in the game.
• Each player receives an area near their starting city that can be captured early – for example, a second city or several mines.
• Each player starts with mines near their castle: 1× lumber mill, 1× ore pit, 1× gold mine, 3× rare resources.
• Each neutral zone with a castle contains 4 castles to capture.

• 6 players on a 144x144 map: quick contact and less space for development.
• Labyrinth / Nostalgia: branching ridge with side passages – lots of exploration.
• Neutral armies – normal; border guards – strong.
• Resources – 100%, buildings – 100%: development – normal.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 3, +2 for each castle, up to 5.
• City loss rule: important to protect the starting city.
• Roads connect zones, so routes between them are easily readable in the game.
• Each player receives an area near their starting city for early capture – for example, a second city or several mines.
• Each player starts with mines near their castle: 1× lumber mill, 1× ore pit, 1× gold mine, 2× rare resources.
• Faction laws upgrade at 125% speed, and astrology upgrades at 125% of the normal rate.
• Each neutral zone with a castle contains 2 castles to be captured.
• Losing the starting city ends the game after a 7-day delay.

• 4 players on a 240x240 map: plenty of room for exploration before major battles.
• Jebus Cross / Spider: rich, heavily guarded central zone that everyone fights over.
• Neutral armies are strong; border guards are fierce.
• Resources – 202%, buildings – 100%: development is abundant.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 4, +1 for each castle, up to 8.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• Roads connect zones, so routes between them are easily readable in the game.
• All cities belong to one faction.
• Each player receives an area near their starting city for early expansion – for example, a second city or several mines.
• Each player starts next to 2 castles.
• Each player starts with mines near the castle: 2× lumber mill, 2× ore pit, 2× gold mine, 5× rare resources.
• Faction laws level up at 200% of the normal speed, and astrology levels up at 200% of the normal speed.
• Each neutral zone with a castle contains 2 castles to capture.

• 4 players on a 192×192 map: enough space for exploration and battles.
• Jebus Cross / Spider: a rich, heavily guarded central zone that everyone fights over.
• Neutral armies are strong; border guards are fierce.
• Resources – 140%, buildings – 150%: development is abundant.
• Single hero mode: each player controls exactly one hero throughout the match.
• The gladiatorial arena shifts the match towards regular arena battles.
• There are 4 castles in the central zone that players fight over.
• The engine randomly rotates the map each game (one variation is shown in the preview).
• Roads connect zones, so routes between them are easily readable in-game.
• Each player receives an area near their starting city to capture early on – for example, a second city or several mines.
• Each player starts next to 2 castles.
• Each player starts with mines near the castle: 1x lumber mill, 1x ore pit, 1x gold mine, 3x rare resources.
• Each neutral zone with a castle contains 2 castles to capture.
• Losing your starting hero ends the game – it’s important to protect him.
• Guard strength varies by approximately ±50%.

• 4 players on a 192x192 map: enough space for exploration and battles.
• Network / Crossroads: players share several routes through common neutral nodes.
• Neutral armies are strong; border guards are strong.
• Resources – 110%, buildings – 160%: development is abundant.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 4, +1 for each castle, up to 8.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• Roads connect zones, so the routes between them are clearly visible in the game.
• Each player receives an area near their starting city that can be captured early – for example, a second city or several mines.
• Each player starts with mines near their castle: 1× lumber mill, 1× ore pit, 1× gold mine, 3× rare resources.
• Each neutral zone with a castle contains 2 castles to capture.

• 4 players on a 240x240 map, plus 4 neutral cities and 1 content zone.
• Hero limit – from 1, +1 per Castle, up to 2.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• Losing the starting hero ends the game – it is important to protect him.

• 8 players on a 240x240 map: enough space for exploration and battles.
• Mirror map: each player receives a symmetrical, comparable starting position.
• Neutral armies are tough; border guards are tough.
• Resources – 300%, buildings – 115%: development is abundant.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 1, +1 for each castle, up to 2.
• Classic victory condition: defeat all opponents.
• Roads connect zones, so routes between them are easily visible in the game.
• All player cities belong to one faction.
• Each player receives an area near their starting city that can be captured early – for example, a second city or several mines.
• Each player starts with mines near their castle: 2× lumber mill, 2× ore pit, 9× gold mine, 3× rare resource.
• Faction laws upgrade at 100% of normal speed, and astrology upgrades at 125% of normal speed.
• Each neutral zone with a castle contains 1 castle to capture.
• Losing your starting hero ends the game – it's important to protect him.

• 8 players on a 240x240 map, plus 8 neutral cities.
• Hero limit – from 1, +1 per castle, up to 2.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• Losing the starting hero ends the game – it is important to protect him.

• 8 players on a 240x240 map, plus 1 neutral city.
• Hero limit – from 1, +1 per Castle, up to 2.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• Losing your starting town ends the game after a 7-day delay.
• Losing your starting hero ends the game – protect him carefully.
• The engine randomly rotates the map each game.

• 4 players on a 240x240 map: plenty of room for exploration before major battles.
• Jebus Cross / Spider: rich, heavily guarded central zone that everyone fights over.
• Neutral armies are strong; border guards are fierce.
• Resources – 120%, buildings – 115%: development is normal.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 2, +1 for each castle, up to 5.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• The engine randomly rotates the map every game (one variation is shown in the preview).
• Roads connect zones, so routes between them are easily readable in-game.
• Each player starts with mines near their castle: 1× lumber mill, 1× ore pit, 1× gold mine, 3× rare resources.
• Each neutral zone with a castle contains 1 castle to capture.

• 8 players on a 240x240 map, plus 1 neutral town.
• Hero limit – from 1, +1 per Castle, up to 2.
• Classic victory condition: defeat all opponents.
• Losing the starting hero ends the game – protect him carefully.
• The engine randomly rotates the map each game.

• 2 players on a 240x240 map: plenty of room for exploration before major battles.
• Network / Crossroads: players share several routes through common neutral nodes.
• Neutral armies are strong; border guards are strong.
• Resources – 120%, buildings – 115%: development is normal.
• Each player starts with a hero limit of 2, +1 for each castle, up to 6.
• Classic victory: defeat all opponents.
• Up to 2 additional portals open unexpected short paths between distant zones.
• The engine randomly rotates the map each game (one variation is shown in the preview).
• Roads connect zones, so routes between them are easily readable in-game.
• Each player starts near 2 castles.
• Players immediately own all castles in their home zone, not just the main city.
• Each player starts with mines next to the castle: 1× lumber mill, 1× ore pit, 1× gold mine, 3× rare resources.
• Each neutral zone with a castle contains 1 castle to capture.
• Guard strength varies by approximately ±25%.