Simple Hero Siege

Author(s)
ArcadeKid
Tags
Defense / Survival, Medieval / Warcraft
Size
176.89 KB
Rating

(0 ratings)

Downloads
230
Created
Apr 6, 2026
Updated
Apr 20, 2026
Resources
1
State
Approved
This bundle is marked as useful / simple. Simplicity is bliss, low effort and/or may contain minor bugs.
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Early Game Hero Siege Basic V0.X.1


This is more of a playable blueprint for some ideas I've been cooking up. I love early melee creeping and hero sieges, so I thought I'd mix them together. It's intended to be played with Four (4) players, but I have only tested it alone with some cheats. It's ostensibly a 4-player Hero Siege style map. That's it, nice and simple, with balance that is intended to feel more Melee than Custom. If you like the early game Melee gameplay, I hope this does it for you.

TEST CODES:
  • Type "Help Me 112233" for a batch of dudes and heroes for solo testing
  • Type "Send Dudes 112233" for a bunch of dudes but no heroes
  • Only for Player 1 (Red) cuz doing it for everyone is silly it's not a mechanic it's a tool.
V0.x1.5 (PlatW27, Apr 19/26)
  • I removed the extra ability point from heroes at startup, it seemed a lot more chill to play.
  • I was gone for awhile and will be gone again soon, but I'd like to leave this map in a fully playable and technically complete state

V0.x1.4 (PlatW26, Apr 12/26)
  • Many fixes and improvements to the triggering and general flow of the game
  • New custom hero
  • Heroes reworked
  • Creep areas given a quick once over mostly on the back end
  • Many updates to the map mostly for appearance sake
  • Other stuff, i forgot all of it tbh

V0.x1.3 (PlatW22, Apr 9/26)
  • New Creeping area, all four corners have unique creep set and aesthetic (not pretty, functional and on theme more or less)
  • New creep spawn method because making systems work more efficiently is so much fun

V0.x1.2 (PlatW21, Apr 9/26)
  • Plenty of testing and corrections done to all the work previously "finished"
  • Reworked the creep spawn system to theme the creeps for the creeping areas
  • More item behind the scenes work
  • BRAND NEW CREEPING AREA FINISHED
  • Map improvements because it's fun to do and to look at

V0.x1.1 (PlatW18, Apr 9/26)
  • Polished the item drop system with some balance
  • Polished some heroes that had issues mostly with custom abilities being unfinished oops
  • Behind the scenes trigger stuff that will make the game run more smoothly and fix some issues that popped up all the time and make the game more consistent

V0.x.9 (PlatW16, Apr 9/26)
  • All heroes have a fifth ability, some more interesting than others
  • A handful of behind the scenes shifts
  • Some heroes reworked
  • Some new units types for players to use
  • Updated the testing triggers so I can survive the map longer and learn more about what to do next

V0.x.8 (PlatW14, Apr 8/26)
  • I may already have uploaded the new creeping area but I didn't write it down so, second creeping area is open and ready for FIGHTING SMALL GROUPS OF ENEMIES WITH SMALL PARTIES HELL YEAH
  • Scaled experience gain to keep early game moving somewhat quickly but prevent late game from overscaling
  • Added simple consumable item drops to the creep camps, heroes that creep will tend to farm up a bit stronger
  • Polished and updated some heroes
  • More stuff, nothing too interesting, it is to me I suppose
  • Did some triggering, some of it won't make a difference in the game to anyone playing, cleaned things


V0.X.7 (PlatW13)
  • Made a new creeping area
  • nothing else but Hive doesn't make this a bullet point if it has only one entry

V0.X.6
  • Added a hero selection system, the random hero thing was a short term solution for the problem of having NO SPACE ON THE MAP, which is fixed
  • More behind the scenes stuff mostly with the items, not much
  • I'm not sure if it's too hard, it certainly is playing alone

V0.X.5
  • More heroes have a fifth ability
  • Expanded the map into one full creeping area
  • Plenty of backend screwing around with systems to make them more efficient

V0.X.4
  • More heroes with a fifth ability
  • Retooled the items system to make it more fun
  • Retooled the creeps to keep things somewhat interesting
  • Did some fixing
  • Did some other stuff I don't remember

V0.X.3
  • whole lot of stuff went down, mostly behind the scenes for how creeps spawn/items appear/etc
  • more heroes have a fifth ability now
  • some slightly heavier waves to mix things up

V0.X.2
  • Many heroes have a fifth ability, some more work to do still, not particularly creative and intended more as a "simple options" path.

V0.X.1
The map is extremely simple in execution:
  • Random heroes
  • 4 players
  • waves of enemies and creep camps in the corner
  • survive as long as you can
  • slowed levelling to ensure some challenge
  • enemies get more powerful as you do
  • random items and mercs available in the shops, also basic melee units available in one of the camps at all times
  • no custom heroes yet and I imagine when there are they will be simple remixes, we want GAMEPLAY UP IN THIS MAP, aesthetic must serve the gameplay and not the other way around.
Contents

Simple Hero Siege (Map)

Author
Pump,ArcadeKid,HelpfulPug
Filename
PlatW27.w3m
Suggested players
Any
Players
4
Required game
Warcraft 3: Reforged
Recommended version
2.00
Dimensions
128x128 (128x128)
Size
176.89 KB
Uploaded
Apr 6, 2026
Updated
Apr 20, 2026
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Reviews
deepstrasz
deepstrasz
Indeed Simple. Basic melee heroes (balance is off; some fare better, synergies don't work the same even with the neutral building troops). Terrain is pretty lacklustre too. If you want more reviews, you should participate in the The Grand Review...
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Wyrelade said:
A clean concept. Will need some polishing to show its true potential. good luck!
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"Clean" is exactly the sort of description I hope for when designing. Feel free to use this as a template for your own experimenting if you want. I like having a sandbox all set up for myself if I ever want to try something out, and I imagine others do as well.

I decided to start adding a number to the new versions of the map so people can tell if they have an old one. The numbers will not be particularly sensible, but they will go up and not down. Please check back in if you ever feel curious about how this is going in the future!
 
Indeed Simple. Basic melee heroes (balance is off; some fare better, synergies don't work the same even with the neutral building troops). Terrain is pretty lacklustre too.

If you want more reviews, you should participate in the The Grand Review Exchange!

R U L E S

Site Rules
Map Submission Rules

M A P - D E S C R I P T I O N
BB CODES
BB Codes | HIVE

MELEE MAPS
Description Guide - Melee Maps
Describing Your Melee Map
Melee Map Description Generator v1.3

MAPS IN GENERAL
The importance of a Description
Description Guide - Maps
Map Thread Guide
Map Description Making: Good & Bad
Map Description - Templates
Map Description Generator [1.2]

How to Add a Screenshot to your Map Description

ADDITIONAL NECESSARY INFORMATION
  • A credits list in the map thread description is required where the names of the resource (models, skins, icons, spells, sound etc.) authors are mentioned along with the specific resource. It would be a luxury to have links leading to the used resources. Credits in the Quest Log would be appreciated too.
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  • Map thread tags are important. Please use those that fit and not more or none.


M A P - C R E A T I O N - G U I D E S
GENERAL MAPPING
A Beginner's Guide to Map Making
The Ultimate Beginners Terrain Tutorial
Advanced Terraining Tutorial
A Guideline to Terraining and the Hive's Terraining Section
Various Terraining Tips!
Basic Mapping Video Tutorial
WE Map Editor for Newbies!
The Path Of Proper Map Making - What to do and what should be avoided

MELEE MAPPING
How to create Melee Maps
General - Melee Maps like the Professionals
Competitive Melee Map
Melee mapping - The reasons behind common aspects of competitive 1v1 maps
Melee Do's and Dont's

PATHING
Pathing - Everything about it
[Terraining] Alternative Pathing Technique

LEAKS
Triggers - Memory Leaks and Custom Scripts

If you're not satisfied with the review and wish another opinion, contact the other reviewers or use the staff contact:
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