The Early Access launch of Olden Era has been exciting for long-time Heroes fans, but one missing feature keeps coming up in the community: a proper random map generator.

Although the developer Unfrozen has plans to improve the map generator in the recently revealed roadmap, a new community-made open-source tool, AuroraRMG, aims to fill this gap early by providing players with a simple interface for creating randomized map templates for Olden Era.

In the current version of the software, players can select a few basic options for the map (such as player count, map size and victory condition), and the rest is generated randomly. The generated template can then be saved to the automatically detected game folder, or it can be tweaked further using all the detailed settings available in Advanced mode. The tool is based on the great work of deKhan’s Simple Template Generator, building on Olden Era’s existing template logic but expanding it into a much more flexible and user-friendly experience.

AuroraRMG is available on GitHub with downloads and instructions on how to use the tool. It is still under active development, so feedback, bug reports and ideas are more than welcome. You can leave comments on the project in the HoMMdb mod page.

We will keep a close eye on the development of AuroraRMG and will provide you with more content and guides on using the tool in the near future.