Oh, and as a rule of thumb, the bigger they are, the more health they have.Įventually, a time will appear on hte screen. Tiger beetles move fast, hit hard, and are incredibly durable. You'll need to send your ants outside fo the colony to harvest the bodies, and do so before night falls.ĭuring the day, you have two major enemies: other wood ants (which can use both rapid fire and mortar strains of ranged ants), and In this mission, it also means that the lower levels of the beach will be covered in insect corpses. Mission 2.1This mission will be your introduction to the day-night cycle of the game.ĭuring the day, enemies are weaker, you can see around the entire map rather easily, and food is plentiful. Be warned, they are always found wiht some of their larvae. THey hit hard, are extremely heavily armored, and can spray your ants with pheromones to confsue them. These beetles are only found in Northern parts in the map. They share the fog of war picture with the wood worm (green exclamation point). Can bunker down to increase defense at the cost of mobility. They are represented with red exlamation points on the map until discovered.Īh, the pill bug. Overwhelm them with black ant warriors to kill them. These beetle larvae can shread your ants in a one on one fight, and go through workers like a knife in hot butter. On the map, they are represented with green question marks until you find them. They cannot attack or defend themselves, so use your workers to butcher them so that you can hatch warriors. They are the easiest source of food in game. Mission 1.1This is a simple mission, wiht a simple goal: kill everything else on the map. Plan out what you want and where so that you don't end up strapped for food later. Having food stockplied is a necessity for Formicarium Challenges and surviving at night duirng Missions 2.1 and 2.2, as well as in Freeplay.Īnts can be replaced, tiles cannot.
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Upgrade them whenever possible to make each individual ant stronger. If your ants die faster than they are replaced, you will eventually lose.
Get as much royal jelly as possible and get the unique upgrades for each ant ASAP.Īnts need numbers to win. Global ant upgrades can mean the difference between victory and defeat. You can add speed tiles to make your ants move faster if you find their travels tedious. Use long paths to limit enemy numbers, and make them winiding to kep the enemy from reaching your queen too easily. You can fit more than one ant into a tile. The Long, Narrow, and Winding Path Leads to Victory The BasicsHere are some tips that always help: