Desert of Exile

Desert of Exile is a 12-player AoS style map set in the Barrens tileset. This map is bent around going back to the basics with a few new tricks up its sleeve. The idea here is to keep it intuitive and easy to learn, but offering enough gameplay to keep experts coming back for more.

Desert of Exile is created by Rising_Dusk. Download DoE 1.08b here.

The first version (1.00) was released in 6/3/2007.

Stuff about Desert of Exile 1.09

Quotes

• DoE is the only map I'll make with such buff interaction. (Rising_Dusk)
• DoE's using just conditions alone makes for wonderful gameplay (Rising_Dusk)
• Desert of Exile and Advent of the Zenith  finally brang about the example of a well-done AoS, I gave up friend, all my experience, my forum membership all just for this, and I haven't regret any. (Soul_Reaver)
• However, I want to emphasize that since DoE won't be getting updated for awhile, Nirvana and I are working to make it into the greatest shit since sliced bread. (Rising_Dusk)
• In DoE, a losing team could make an epic final push and win the game even if they have absolutely no side bases left. I would know, I've done it. (Rising_Dusk)
• DoE heroes are the best heroes, because every hero is given infinitely many tools to obliterate everything. (Rising_Dusk)
• DoE heroes are true heroes because just as you can kill everything, everything can kill you. The battles become larger than life, with everything going all out all over the place. Hero battles result in so much shit flying that my epic sensors go off the charts; it is a game designed to be played as a hero and you feel like one too.(Rising_Dusk)
• What makes DoE heroes epic, is that the lack of hardlined limits on the heroes and ridiculous trump cards enables an intelligent player to maximize the use of their hero, even if it is in a chasing match against tornne, a melee throw down against caliga, or even a test of survival against victor. Once you have adjusted your mindset, suddenly the less polarized aspects of heroes seem a lot more important. (vesuvan)
• Aotz is communism with castes, DoE is capitalism. (vesuvan)
• Yeah, 6v6 battles in DoE (Rare though they may be) are F*cking epic as hell... (Daryll-The-Damned)
• I find the spells in Doe so much more satisfying to use than AotZ, I mean just about every spell you hit someone with in DoE has a consequence. (Beat_Down_)
• DoE, on the other hand, is more enjoyable for me. It might not give the larger than life feel, but sometimes life is just the right size. (VZManticoran)
• The fact that 40 people even know what DoE is is impressive enough for me, let alone that they actually voted for it over DotA. I guess I'd better not screw up 1.09, eh? Honestly though, the only things I understand in most threads over there are the smileys. I'm guessing lots of are a good thing! (Rising_Dusk)

Features (as of 1.13b)

• 15 Heroes for each side
• Conditions System
• Trebuchets!
• Hirable Spawns
• 12 Max Players for 6v6 Madness
• Items that affect each condition's duration time
• Assist System
• Factions (Gained by killing heroes or assisting)
• Diverse kinds of Summons (and they are not magick immune!)
• Gold! (It'd get much more sillier without gold)
• Ass-kicking Spree message.

Heroes

Hallowed Order

1. Anima Annihilus (Parhelios) (1.09)
2. Anima Immobilus (Innert)
3. Anima Phasmatis (Stille)
4. Conservator (Custodian Janïse)
5. Corsair (Sozen)
6. Divine Sentinel (Brother Victor)
7. Eld Runebearer (Glyphe)
8. Kazan Blazeguard (Fahren Kaa)
9. Khamsin Mistress (Countess Aurea)
10. Khamsin Templar (Kassar)
11. Scarlet Maiden (Rose)
12. Scarr Battlemaven (Ztera Korr)
13. Shadowsworn Sentinel (Tristan) (1.09)
14. Whitefire Oracle (Arrö Kree)
15. The Firelight Construct (Dis)

Bane of Eternity

1. Black Lantern (Tornne)
2. Bloodletter Gravemind (Genobee)
3. Bone Collector (Vela Extorah)
4. Council Member: Blade (Caliga Err)
5. Council Member: Blood (Anick Skirdge)
6. Council Member: Deceit (Vertejaune)
7. Council Member: Sin (Exuro Azukkan)
8. Dunestalker (Skittel)
9. Edge of Desolation (Rikter)
10. Lightbender (Glasse Ahrsonne)
11. Monolith Colossus (Dagurnott) 
12. Phantom Widowmaker (Meridia) 
13. Sandwalker (Atrius)
14. Seraph Adümbrata (Maltheron)
15. The Rattlecage (Jhita)

Conditions

1. Bleed (10 damage per second)
2. Blind (75% chance to miss on attacks)
3. Burn (20 damage per second)
4. Cripple (Moves 50% slower)
5. Maim (Attacks 50% slower and deals 50% less damage on attack)
6. Mute (Silence; unable to cast spells and interact with items)
7. Ruin (-10 armor)

Debuffs

1. Knockdown (Unable to do anything until the debuff is over.)
2. Stun (Unable to do anything until the debuff is over.)

This map has developed many fanbases after it was released.

Fanbases

1. Valor & Zeal Forum (Mapmaker lurks here)
2. Thaicybergames webboard (Thai Language)

For more information in Thai Language, please visit The DoE Topic.

DoE Faces of Varying Importance

Rising_Dusk, creator of DoE

Oxygen., great fan of DoE

assassingao, crazy worshipper of DoE

Flameboy, guy hosting DoE all the time

Pandamanana, that kid who got banned

Fan-Stuff

Desert of Exile Signatures.