
These challenges cover the basics of how to manage your own colony and at the conclusion of each you’ll have a choice of receiving one of three rewards: Royal Jelly for upgrades, more food, or territory to continue expanding. These are called challenges, the goals of each varying from killing all living things in the area to upgrading worker and warrior ants overtime. Most of your time isn’t spent at home base but controlling colonies out in the wild. Seven worker ants spawn in with your helpless queen and from there it’s up to you to how the colony will ultimately survive the trials that lay ahead. They introduce you to the world of ants and you’re in charge of a “gene stealing queen”, which is used to explain the ability to use multiple species of ants in the same colony. You start off with your own colony of ants kept in a formicarium overseen by two scientists studying them. Naturally, it should go without saying that Empires of the Undergrowth was right up my alley to satisfy my craving for well…a game focused solely on ants. I find them absolutely fascinating did you know leaf cutter ants grow a special fungus they farm and eat? It’s impossible not to be amazed at the destructive power of fire ants when they’re on the move. This has especially help when it comes to my other obsessions, writing and gaming, as it seems I’m not alone in loving one of the planet’s most eusocial species. We also share information about your use of our website with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.Let’s talk ants and about the strange obsession I’ve had with them since my earliest days. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze the use of our website.


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