Thus, one thing I have learned from playing Empires of the Undergrowth is that while God’s creation might be perfect, Mother Nature on the other hand can be a harsh misstress. My mission is to clear this territory of all threats-a significantly aggressive shift from the peaceful food sourcing in the formicarium introduction. I am told that my queen is fat (rude!) and vulnerable (useful info), and that she will need to breed an army to defend herself. I oblige. The ensuing mission informs me that my ant colony has taken residence inside of a log or tree, but my ants are not alone. I am then prompted to select a mission from a menu located at the top left portion of my screen, where upon completion, I will be granted more food, digging points, and royal jelly. I instruct my workers to dig for food, and I unknowingly exhaust my digging points. It all makes sense that a creature so hellish originated in South America! *shakes at no one in particular* For example, formica is the actual genius from which the in-game ereptor is based for the curious, the fire ants that I used to terrorize (rest assured, the lifetime scoreboard is definitely in their favor) called solenopsis invicta, and they are considered one of the worst invasive species in the world. I never really cared that there are so many kinds of ants before playing this game, so the developers at Slug Disco Studios should consider it a victory in and of itself by encouraging someone such as myself to research this stuff just so I can feign to be knowledgeable. Now, am no entomologist, but my Google-fu reveals that this is a fictional species-for those like me who remember “kingdom, phylum, order, class genius, and species” from 6th grade science class.
I am charged with the care of an ant species called formica ereptor. I name mine Zerus II, a fond homage to gaming’s most infamous arthropods. Instead, gameplay begins in a formicarium, more commonly known as an ant farm.
Looking forward to a finished in-game wiki.Įmpires of the Undergrowth thus far lacks the large red mounds that I used to see down home in Alabama.
One can tell that the developers are having fun with with their project.
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