Not too much to say other than I'm super excited for Freeplay mode! Have been away from the community for too long dealing with dumb Holidays and came back to see a link to Freeplay mode on the dev site. :D
It is not technically a trail, no. Just cause a path is walked on doesn't mean it is a road. What we mean is you should be able to decide the ant's pathing. Real ants follow a trail not just go towards a single, distant sent.
I agree that being able to build walls with a check in the game to make sure we don't just blockade enemies from entering should exist. However, the spiders having an ability that lets them move through enemies explains why you can't block them but doesn't make that mechanic necessarily good. I...
1: If anything I'm already turning my brightness up sometimes. I think the lights are fine.
2: I agree!
3: Yes, please! It doesn't make sense for her to be unmovable. I'm sure in a real colony she is put in a much more logical place.
4: Would be a nice quality of life improvement.
5: I'm just...