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Surprise, we’re doing it now! As it turns out, everything we talked about in yesterday’s newsletter is good to go, so here it is! The Adventure + update is available now. This is a ‘regular’ update, but quite significantly larger than most of our regular updates. As well as the long-awaited...

A whole bunch of fixes have been made, mainly regarding the fire ant update and freeplay (there’s plenty more changes to freeplay coming in a larger update a bit further down the line). Extremis fans will be pleased to know that level is now playable again, and the poor bullfrog will no longer...

Good afternoon to all denizens of the Undergrowth - it's time for the first newsletter in a post-fire ant world! Also included is a roadmap for the first time in quite a while. https://slugdisco.com/august-2022-newsletter-roadmap-to-1-0/

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Last Updated: 21st December, 2023 New custom game / freeplay maps! Achievements! New difficulty options! More generous mission rewards! This major update for Empires of the Undergrowth brings in a whole bunch of new stuff, and also puts us in good stead for the final chapter and full release...

We are delighted to announce that the fire ant update is coming on July 27th 2022! Grab an eyeful of the updated trailer that shows off the new environment and (some of) the new enemies that come along with it. A whole new formicarium tier awaits - guide a young fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)...

I know a lot of you will be sick of the "it's nearly ready, very soon!" line. This is why we've decided to not to write another newsletter until after the update is released, since there's not really much else we feel comfortable spoiling in the update and a large amount of any such newsletter...

A shorter-than-usual newsletter because we've run out of things we want to spoil for the fire ant update. Still, lots of pretty things to look at thanks to our recent influx of amazing environment art! https://slugdisco.com/march-2022-newsletter/

The Venus flytrap lives in nutrient-poor soil, so like many plants here in the swamp it must consume invertebrates to survive. The leaves are tipped with traps that exude nectar, attracting ants and flies. Trigger hairs on the inside of the trap cause it to snap shut when touched, effectively...

A showcase of some of the swamp environment coming to the 4th tier of Empires of the Undergrowth. Pitcher plants, Venus flytraps and sweetbays adorn this damp landscape - the arena in which your fire ants will prove their worth.

A newsletter for the start of the year! Velvet worms, pitcher plants, little black ants and lynx spiders - these wonders and more await you! https://slugdisco.com/january-2022-newsletter/

We've recently been working with our voice cast to record all the lines for the remainder of the campaign. We realised that we wouldn't be able to hit our planned release of the 4th tier levels this year (see the most recent newsletter for more on this), but we still wanted to do something extra...

Fire ants won't be ready this year, but we still wanted to end 2021 with something special - Hibernation, a winter-themed wood ant level with full music and voice acting, will be arriving very soon! Full trailer on release.

The final newsletter of the year is upon us! As well as going over the recent content reveals and a new winter-themed level coming soon, we have a little frank discussion about release timings for the fire ant update. Spoiler alert: we tried to hit this year before Christmas, but it's going to...

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is an iconic carnivorous plant. Plants that eat animals do so to make up for poor soil quality, lacking in nitrogen and phosphorous. Insects are attracted to the red, flower-like open traps. The traps themselves are modified leaves - tiny trigger hairs will...

The red velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) is named for its appearance, but it is in fact a type of wingless wasp. It is colloquially called the "cow killer" for its infamously painful sting. When threatened, they will use this sting to defend themselves. It is exceptionally potent, and will...

It's time for an early shot of the swamp environment coming to Empires of the Undergrowth with the fire ant update! Various mosses, lichens and slime moulds adorn this damp landscape. This is the work of Dan Coates, our recently-hired environmental artist. He's also provided some asset...

Discard the shackles of oppression - in our latest extra level Beetles Rise Up!, you must grow your beetle pack to annihilate your captors. All of your beetles are controlled by a single pheromone marker - simply move near beetles to add them to your pack, bolstering your strength. Kill all...

The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is a common amphibian native to the eastern United States. In their juvenile form (known as the red eft) they are bright orange or red, and have toxic skin - any assailant wishing harm upon the newt will have to cope with the potent tetrodotoxin...

Time for a new Empires of the Undergrowth newsletter! This time we talk all about the amphibian vertebrates that will be coming to the game, along with the recent live events we've participated in. Also some details of our in-person appearance at EGX next month...