Hero defense map. Totaly 10 waves and final boss after last wave. Through many alpha and beta versions, i reached balance that i wanted and now this map is hard enough but completeable (checked ).

Only for 8 players (full house). Also possible for 6 - 7 players, but only if they're pro and that gonna be really hard. This is not misstake, the idea is that team contains ALL characters, not only part of them.

Features:
1) Archer heros can only use bows and arrows. They cannot pick up and use melee weapons or shields.
2) Melee warriors can only use melee weapons and shields. They cannot shoot bows or carry arrows.
3) Arrows are ammo for archers. If archer has no arrows, he won't shoot.
There are multiple arrow types. For example, matching arrows are free, you don't need to pay for them, but they don't give any bonus. Balanced arrows cost some gold, but every shot with those arrows will deal +25 damage.
4) Melee weapons, shields etc. are graphicaly shown in hands of your hero (attachments).
5) Hero can have only 1 weapon, 1 shield (or arrow pack if hero is acher), 1 armor and 1 helm in his inventory. So he cannot wear multiple helms or use three or four melee weapons. If you want to take other weapon or shield, you have to sell (drop) your previous one.
6) The map idea is also survival. That's why no respawn. Only 1 life. Die means game over.
etc....
7) At end of every wave there are bosses (first 2 waves have 3 - 4 mini-bosses, later waves have just one strong boss at end) those drop bonus items after death.
8) Teamplay is very important in this map: good players will heal, rescue, give gold (when it is needed) to their mates, while bad players gonna ignore, block and steal from them.

Some info about waves:
Every wave contains different enemies. Higher waves mean stronger enemies. Some waves also contain units with special abilities (mana burn, freezing attack etc.), artillery (artillery attacks only main building, ignoring players) etc.
1st wave is easy enough, but without full team, some people can die even there. 2nd wave is not easy, some players die there even with full house, medicines etc. 3+ waves are HARD. You risk all the time and every moment may be fatal for you. Blocked by attackers, couldn't escape, didn't use medicine or didn't help to your mate means that someone of your team dies.
Ending gonna be surprise for you, after 10th wave there gonna be "Final battle". But without hundreds of enemies.
Totaly, there are about 4000 attackers on this map (all attackers from all waves + bosses + summoned creatures etc.). 9th and 10th wave simple attackers are as strong as bosses on 1st - 2nd waves.

Updates:
version 1.4 - changed ending; added flying text at shop areas.

version 1.5 - added 2-handed weapons (2 swords, 2 axes and 2 mauls), added new shops for them, added new bow for archers. Also added feature: When someone leaves a game, everyone can see message that player left the game.

version 1.8 - lots of changes, changed terrain, afterdeath status, balance, single player mode, ending, new things etc.

version 2.0 - new weapons, new armor, new helm, new arrows, changed spells description, added some new enemies and changed 1st lvl boss. And of course i added ending cinematic.

Keywords:
Viking, Survival, Village, Warrior