Lots of ant species from all over the world feature in the game with stats and abilities based upon their real-world counterparts. Toggling behaviours efficiently can reduce losses, speed up victory and ultimately turn the tide of battle against a superior foe in your favour.īattle against opposing colonies, huge insects and other critters For example, passive workers can collect food even when enemies are nearby, while specialised soldiers can be instructed to ignore food, running straight toward battle. You can also assign specific behaviours to your groups. Eggs and food need to flow freely throughout the nest, and soldiers should be able to reach the front lines quickly, so planning out highways and connecting corridors is key to overall colony efficiency.Īnts can be assigned to groups and controlled by placing pheromone markers: They head towards their marker gathering resources or fighting enemies they meet along the way.

Please keep an eye out for strange behaviours of the enemy or allied colonies after a save and load in freeplay it is possible some of their behaviour has not been correctly restored.Set in the world of ants, Empires of the Undergrowth is a real-time strategy with extensive nest building and management features: Control armies of ants in battle against rival colonies, dangerous insects and other critters while autonomous workers respond to your high-level commands to maintain nest operations below ground.Įxcavate and construct a nest to your designĬommand your worker ants to excavate the earth to your exact specifications.

Saving is now available with AI colonies in freeplay.

Save files are located at:Ĭ:/ Users / / AppData / Local / EotU / Saved /SaveGames

This beta is primarily testing saving so this is more important than usual - there’s an above-normal chance of save files becoming corrupted. WARNING - We highly recommend you backup your saves before testing this beta build. Press close - the game will now update to the beta branch. In the box titled 'Enter beta access code to unlock private betas', enter christmasantsĪfter the 'Access code correct' information appears, make sure you've chosen 'Open beta' from the 'Select the beta you would like to opt into' drop-down menu If you’re unfamiliar with how to activate a Steam beta and would like to, follow the steps below:įind Empires of the Undergrowth in your Steam library, right-click on it and choose 'Properties' You will need to be a 64 bit Windows user to join.

If you would like to participate, the beta code is christmasants. This opt-in beta build adds saving to freeplay games with AI colonies, which should make them much more viable in a long game. We’ve made big strides towards getting the freeplay AI save-able, and we’re at the point where we could do with some extra feedback before we declare it good to go.

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