The world was at balance.
Then it all changed, when the elemental lords attacked.
Can you defeat the invaders and take control over the Purgatory?
It took me almost 3 years, I hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it! :)
Massive armies, challenging final battle, a lot of quests, lore, historical and cultural references.
TP, DD and Fly disabled, but obtainable later on.
Inspired by crapcore and Element land. Thank you for all the amazing work!
Author: player1 (anytown), 20-04-2025 17:00 Okay - Purgatory A great map with lots of fun battles. It is up there with Element land and crapcore, but only the 3rd.
The difficulty doesn't scale very well. Early game is challenging, mid game super easy, final boss 1000X more difficult than anything else.
The only realistic ways to beat final boss is the cloak, the horn or vampires, which makes it a bit dull.
My suggestion: Remove dragon armor from final boss, give Pendant of Dispassion, release the mid-game boss immediately when player unlocks white tent.
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
21-04-2025 10:56
Thanks! - Purgatory
Thanks for your review!
You are absolutely right, but i think, that the main problem is not that the difficulty doesnt scale well, but that the map is way too big and way too complex for the AI to beat you. You are never in real danger of losing. I tried a lot of things to make this work, but nothing made it better. So in the end, i accepted it and my conclusion is this: you dont lose this map, if you lose all your troops and towns, but if you aren't fast enough to gather all the troops (with diplomacy/cloak/horn) from the map and pandora boxes as soon as possible (or before the AI does), or you possibly couldnt win the last fight. I think, if there will ever be an update to this map, that will be a lose condition if a certain time expires. Maybe 10 months.
Penny for you thoughts!
Author: Lord Tence (Sepsiszentgyörgy), 10-01-2025 15:08 Like newest version of map? - Purgatory hi (szia!)
i love the map, it's a classic by the time of the comment :) (with crapcore&element land of course).
question is: where can i find the most current version of the map? or is it this one here on m4h?
üdv! :)
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
24-01-2025 13:34
Newest version of the map - Purgatory
Szia! :)
Én úgy tudom, hogy a legfrissebb verzió van feltöltve, legutoljára akkor csináltam bugfixeket, amikor kijött a Factory. Azóta nem lett tudomásom újabb javítandó bugokról :)
**there is no new version yet**
Author: Thomas Bech Christensen (Danmark), 01-01-2025 12:45 Like Cloak of the undead king - Purgatory Could you please enlighten how to get it?
Do i need to find the 3 pieces or is it to be found as 1 item?
Where to find it?
Thomas Bech Christensen (Danmark) writes:
01-01-2025 16:29
Cotk - Purgatory
So far i found one in Salem. To get it requires DD and to get DD requires stats 99-99-99-99. Don't know if any of the prisons could provide that.
One in the surface in puple area. It requires brown password and a violet two way portal
Author: Morderulak, 15-11-2024 22:02 Like Good map - Purgatory Love it
Author: Mistorm, 24-10-2024 19:09 Like Прекрасная карта - Purgatory Большое спасибо за эту замечательную карту и труд, вложенный в нее! Прошел за пиратов, немного отдохну и еще буду проходить за другие фракции с открытием макс числа квестов. Казуально, с полной зачисткой.
Author: Mistorm, 21-10-2024 21:35 Like Прекрасная карта - Purgatory Большое спасибо за эту замечательную карту и труд, вложенный в нее! Прошел за пиратов, немного отдохну и еще буду проходить за другие фракции с открытием макс числа квестов. Казуально, с полной зачисткой.
Author: TAlb, 06-10-2024 01:33 Like This map made me fall in love - Purgatory with the game heroes 3. I spent night playing this map couldn't stop.
on the first try I failed as Rampart mephala, but on the second try I was much more productive.
I don't know how to play with Tavern Invite so that people can finish in 2 months... took me 14 months lol.
anyway this is my favorite map so far and I hope that will stay for a long time.
Thank you very much author for creating this masterpiece.
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
06-10-2024 11:30
Thanks! - Purgatory
Thank you, this comment means a lot to me. :) Have fun!
Author: Augustin Farcas (Romania), 05-10-2024 23:56 map is not recognized in hota version - Purgatory Hello,
I cannot see the map in my game and also it cannot be opened with map editor.
Can you check it please ?
I have the latest version of HOTA.
Thanks,
Augustin
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
06-10-2024 11:30
Reply - Purgatory
Hi,
It works just fine for me. Maybe you could check if there is a new version online? One time i couldnt update the game trough the launcher, while there was a new version. The soultion is to download the newest version from the official website and install it.
awldune (USA) writes:
13-03-2025 04:20
I had this same issue - Purgatory
For whatever reason reinstalling HotA through the 1.7.2 installer resolved the problem for me. Not sure if maybe the update function in the launcher is not updating everything it should?
Author: Andrey K, 22-08-2024 07:23 Like Purgatory - Purgatory Great map, played it second time on myximum level. Also there are nice comments here - I never thought this map can be passed in about few weeks, it took 10 for me)
Author: Рашид, 04-08-2024 20:42 Like За фиолетовых как пройти наиболее быстро - Purgatory 42 дня за фиолетовых - Десса, Киррь и Гунар вначале основные, выполняем так же квест 500 леприконов за 300 Архангелов и там же через проход берем альянс ангелов у одиночного монстра за ящиком пандоры где 6000+рыцарей ужаса...
После прочтения белой палатки дипломатом делаем например Гунара(Кирь, Десса) - чтобы максимум собирать за ход монстров... Читаем все плалатки, монстров - на дрова, первым делом особождаем Михаила(Майкла или Сер Мюллих если точнее) - его быстро накачиваем 99х99х99х99 и 65 уровень - для этого хватит сферы уязвимости и 8т+ архангелов и три раза пройти к белой палатке рядом с основными гоородами - т.е. три раза 9000х9 лазурных драконов побить.. Берем два свитка дверь измерений, и быстро идем через розовый портал к победе...
confused (anytown) writes:
17-04-2025 15:55
Tiny - Purgatory
That is a very small army. How do you beat 10K azures and others without getting insta killed?
Author: Рашид, 28-07-2024 22:25 Like 57 дней в хард версии(невозможно) за зеленых! - Purgatory Сначала выполняем ближайшие квесты - клевер и 150 сатимов в первые две недели надо забрать три-четыре своих города и собрать 500 лепреконов - их на 300 архангелов и там же идем забираем альянс ангелов через салатовый портал выше там где по одному квадратом артефакты у слабых существ. Но 300 архангелов там должны пробить ящик пандоры 6000+ рыцарей ужаса(клон и вода должны быть уже!)..
Далее через зеленный двухсотонни 35+ уровнем к белой палатке и за альянс ангелов 2000 Архангелов там же. В оригинале карты глюк - у фиолетовых белая палатка доступна без события 9000х7 лазурных драконов, но я убрал этот глюк забором - иначе тогда в хард версии от 19.01.2024 надо быстро прочитать фиолетовую - и там быстрее читается белая... Но это всего преимущество в несколько ходов - поэтому вряд ли это специальная задумка автора - так что белую читаем там где сфера уязвимости и где всего 1000 лазурников. После белой палатки Кирь или любого другого ходуна(Гуннар или Дессу) делаем дипломатом. И собираем вампиров где достанем. Читаем все палатки с помощью серии переходов... Вампиров может насобираться 32000-60000 за счёт диппломатии. Развиваем Гундулу с навыком нападение и открываем всех героев за 20000 дров, как было описано: обменом у варваров на не нужных существ. Михаила например быстро прокачиваем до 99-99-99-99 и им берем два свитка дверь измерений - отдаем один инакаченному Гундуле и на последнего "босса"): youtu.be/pRu4zv2QxxU
В этом прохождении ни одного раза не было использовано увольнение героя и сразу наем его в таверне с новыми ходом - как уже писал раньше, без такой фишки в версии 1,7+ прохождение дольше намного...
Рашид writes:
28-07-2024 22:30
А зачем вампиры? - Purgatory
Забыл сказать зачем вампиры? Чтьобы сразу до 60+ поднять уровень Гундулы и Микаила например - 32000+ вамиров уже могут победить 9000х7 лазурных драконов и сразу поднять уровень героя
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
04-08-2024 23:59
WoW! - Purgatory
Just, wow! :) Thanks for the bug-notification (purple tent), fixed it! :)
Author: Jason (中国), 23-06-2024 06:00 Like Comment on this wonderful map - Purgatory Tried the expert version of this wonderful map, played green with Kelin as the initial hero and managed to conquer the pink boss within 60 days （actually finished on 58th day）.
I suppose I might have found a way to rally creatures fast (maybe it is a bug not realized by the author). All the "useless" creatures can be sold in any of the barbarian towns in exchange for a huge number of wood, which can be used to rescue the four castle heroes in the northeastern side of the map. In this way, you can summon four very powerful heroes who can fly and have 10k giant angels. I beat the last pink boss using Gelu, hope all of you can enjoy this excellent masterpiece with the help of my tips.
Jason (中国) writes:
23-06-2024 06:02
battle pictures - Purgatory
0 casualty
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
23-06-2024 12:21
Reply :) - Purgatory
It is not a bug, i do the same every time. :) Glad you enjoyed this map!
Author: Andy (UK), 22-06-2024 01:02 Like One of the top maps - Purgatory Top heroes map. Loved all the quests and opening new areas. Also the massive random troop joins - really shifted the dynamics at points. Finished in 10 months
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
24-06-2024 14:16
Thanks - Purgatory
Thank you for this comment, it means a lot to me :)
Author: Yela (Romania), 11-03-2024 20:34 Bugs for wird map features? - Purgatory I’ve been playing this map several times with all factions but I always give up beacuse the AI takes too much time in their turn, like 5+ mins.
This time im playing with the rampart on the expert version of the map where you cant get diplomacy.
This time I played different I decided to eliminate all AI except pink which I managed to do at around month 4 but theres some weird things going on for ex. My hero starts the fights automatically with chain lightning that hits all targets i have no clue why and it happens even when i have no artefacts on.
Second weird thing that happaned blue was the last one standing and it took me longer to kill bcz he managed to get like 5k titans which is a not problem except the fact that his titans were shooting twice just like the rampart archers. And ofc the ai kept spaming frenzy on them and bcz of the double shot he would kill my stacks.
Why is this happening?
I have the latest version of hota installed and I dont have any WoG files installed
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
23-06-2024 12:35
Weird bugs - Purgatory
Sorry, i dont know why this things happens, it seems like not a map related bug, but a game-related bug. :(
wasilix writes:
24-06-2024 10:36
Sounds crazy - Purgatory
Hey! I think I might have an idea about the chain lightning thing. I might be wrong, but I think it's a feature of a Factory Grail building.
The titans thing is weird as hell though, and definitely looks like some flavor of WoG/ERA, however you mentioned that you don't have any.
If you sent your save to my email address, I'd be curious to look into it.
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
24-06-2024 10:38
Weird bugs - Purgatory
Yeah, the chain lightning thing sounds about right, there is just one problem: the map isn't contain any Factory town...
wasilix writes:
24-06-2024 11:19
- - Purgatory
Ahahaha, yeah, that is awkward :) All the more interesting to see the save and the map file being played. Perhaps the comment was originally intended for a Factory version of your map then?
Author: Yela (Romania), 10-03-2024 19:24 Bugs for wird map features? - Purgatory I’ve been playing this map several times with all factions but I always give up beacuse the AI takes too much time in their turn, like 5+ mins.
This time im playing with the rampart on the expert version of the map where you cant get diplomacy.
This time I played different I decided to eliminate all AI except pink which I managed to do at around month 4 but theres some weird things going on for ex. My hero starts the fights automatically with chain lightning that hits all targets i have no clue why and it happens even when i have no artefacts on.
Second weird thing that happaned blue was the last one standing and it took me longer to kill bcz he managed to get like 5k titans which is a not problem except the fact that his titans were shooting twice just like the rampart archers. And ofc the ai kept spaming frenzy on them and bcz of the double shot he would kill my stacks.
Why is this happening?
I have the latest version of hota installed and I dont have any WoG files installed
Author: James, 23-02-2024 03:53 last fight - Purgatory Last fight with Passis would be super difficult if he would have Orb of Inhibition! He doesn't do any magic so it makes the fight easy with archangels and gorgons.
Author: James, 22-02-2024 23:22 Last fight - Purgatory Check this last fight 2 heroes in front of Passis :D too easy
Author: James, 16-02-2024 01:38 too easy - Purgatory Bro map is too easy because I have too much army joined me without diplomation, like 5000 archangels and 5000 Haspids, 10k gorgons 5k enchanters etc, like I can easily kill anything on this map, also I got early access to white tent which I suppose was not supposed to happen. Other than that okay map. I played purgatory I guess that was impossible version
Author: TheMortalOne, 15-02-2024 22:44 Like Great map - Purgatory Played normal (though could have probably done harder modes) as Cove.
Ended up not getting HoTA or Cloak of the undead king. I did get an armorer hero and got them to lvl 60 99/99/99/99 for DD. Had a separate hero get diplo, but AA+clone spam was what carried in the final fight.
Author: Jay (Indonesia), 03-02-2024 06:25 Got cloak of undead king, it's broken with the event - Purgatory I got the cloak in salem after getting the DD scroll, managed to TP in to the prison area and farmed at least 50K liches. Go to the event that protect the white keymaster tent, got like 300K lich . 10/10 would do it again.
Qrazy (Magyarország) writes:
03-02-2024 10:14
Cloak of the undead king - Purgatory
Hi!
After you get the cloak, you basicly won. Thats intended :)
But how do you get 300k lich from killing 70k azure dragon?
Jay writes:
07-02-2024 06:54
300K lich overall - Purgatory
My bad, I meant I farm a almost all the event totaling up to 300K lich. Not to mention I used vidomina, at level 60 with around 5 necromancy amplifier basically meant I got 100% of unit with 30HP or more
Author: Darek (Niemcy), 28-01-2024 18:29 purgatory map - Purgatory - Purgatory Są dwa miejsca w których gra się wyłącza
Author: Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary), 19-01-2024 20:18 Update - Purgatory Hi all!
First of all, a wish you a very adventurous new year! :)
I updated the map in a lot of ways. First of all, banned all the factory heroes, they just didnt fit into it in my eyes, i'm sorry. Maybe in another map. :) Also made some prison-hero changes, quest-reward changes etc. Enjoy!
Also, i saw the alternate "Factory version" of the map and its cool. If you want to play with factory in this map, go for it!
Also, if you want to play with friends or families co-op, feel free to change the team settings in the map editer (Tools->Map specifications->Teams), you just have to be careful, the pink HAS TO BE alone! (I almost always do this)
You have to go trough a maze from the town "Fire Plane", or just fly from there to the south-east corner, then to the underground :)
Author: Ivan (Russia), 12-01-2024 07:53 Like purgatory - Purgatory Very interesting map...but I cannot understand where to find the last enemy?
I captured all the cities and defeated all the walking heroes, but don't know what to do next.
How do I get to the very south east of underworld, the location with a lot of azure dragons dwellings?
Ivan (Russia) writes:
20-01-2024 02:51
purgatory map - Purgatory
Hey!
But it's impossible to get to the south east corner, sorry I do not see any mazes, flying is also unavailable since the area is black. Is it a bug or I misunderstand something?
I attach a screenshot. (it's a expert version map)
Guloo (China) writes:
20-01-2024 14:14
Ways - Purgatory
You should one hero with all 99 and 60 levels to reach (194,3,1), then can get Door Magic。With it, you can reach the last place from Air Plane town.
Ivan (Russia) writes:
20-01-2024 14:38
purgatory - Purgatory
Thank you very much!
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
21-01-2024 00:43
purgatory - Purgatory
also, you can do it without dimension door, from Fire Plane town, you have to go north, go trough the maze, summon boat etc
Ivan (Russia) writes:
21-01-2024 03:00
purgatory - Purgatory
Only now I see what maze you meant. It was difficult for me t figure it out, I thought this area was blocked for walking and swimming.
Author: gumen38, 10-01-2024 23:36 Some factory heroes need ban - Purgatory Especially the one that has diplomacy as speciality. It would totally break the map
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
11-01-2024 15:30
Factory - Purgatory
Thanks for the notice, i will get to it as soon as possible :)
Author: Fionn Clarke (United Kingdom), 20-12-2023 16:58 Hoooon - Purgatory Im enjoying the map. Im on month 5 and now it keeps saying i cannot build another boat. Is that normal ??
Qrazy (Szeged, Hungary) writes:
21-12-2023 03:22
Boat - Purgatory
Yes, if the boat count reach the map limit, you cannot build another. You must summon them or destroy some of them.
Author: Aaron (Tampa USA), 03-12-2023 02:05 Great Game - Absolutely Epic - Purgatory Got to final boss of pink in end of month 5, however had to build up to month 7 as so strong. Get diplomacy, get the horn and get cloak. So very detailed in every facet. 100% adventure.
Author: Albin (Sweden), 30-10-2023 16:31 Like Awsome map - Purgatory Thanks for this one - great work!
Author: Рашид, 14-10-2023 00:06 Like Прохождение за 21 день - Purgatory Даже в последней хард версии карта легкая, но максимально быстро пройти всё равно интересно!
Кратко как пройти максимально быстро:
- первая неделя присоединяем максимум красных драконов, развиваем Дессу чтобы дальше ходить... На карте нейтральные монстры присоединяются с вероятностью около 10-20%
- читаем синюю палатку и максимально быстро берем все свои города(там надо пробить 500 титанов чтобы дойти до двухстороннего портала)
- читаем белую палатку там где около тысячи лазурников
- Кирь (ходуна) делаем дипломатом
- читаем фиолетовую палатку и черную - Десса такое может устроить в один ход, только надо правильно прыгать в односторонние порталы...
- Кирь присоединяет вампиров всех которые есть на карте почти)
- Дессу делаем 99-99-99-99 и до 65 уровень - два раза с вампирами надо под белыми палатками 9000х7 лазурников пробить...
- обязательно воздух у Дессы - им можно 4 раза за ход прыгать, но Дессой я последнюю битву выиграть не смог...
- тогда открываем "чурчил друида" например и им пробиваем победу, как в этом видео: youtu.be/cLmAQrQZTAs
Author: Andrey K, 24-09-2023 11:29 Like Purgatory - Purgatory It is going to be hard map but everything changed after 3k+ arhangels joined me)
P.S.: amount of artifacts is too low and may be increased))
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