[Suggestion] Idea for a future mission

[HofNerd]

A mission where the queen has started her nest a few days before mating season. The player's mission objective is to raise enough alates before the end of the mating season.
Alates are fertile offspring of the ant queen. They fly out at noon each day. The player has to fly out enough of them to win.
This mission would have a time limit, as the mating season is only very brief. If the player fails to fly out enough alates before the end of the mating season, they lose.

 

[pakitane16]

A Wonder Mechanic like Age of Empire would be doable. Each alate costs 1000-2000 food. The alates will grow in 5-10 minutes, they need 10-20 food every 10 second or so, or they will die. You can either win by growing enough alates, or depleting the enemy food source so their alates die. Players can't turtle in their nest, they need to constantly go out for food, which is what I like.

 

[MikeSlugDisco]

I don't *think* we'd do this for the campaign but it'd be a fun extra mission or freeplay victory condition. It would require extra artwork though.