tobiastismlg
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Royal Guard or Decree? which is better
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Both are situational. I personally like Royal Guard because it provides a really strong unit right next to your queen when she needs it most.
Personally like the Royal decree with the queen 20 second invincibility you get too keep your ants after they spawn for free.
But its situational much like how in the 2nd scientist challenge those wolf spiders reach your queen to easily and if you cant pull back your forces while they are in combat and none are dead then you want guard for sure.
But its situational much like how in the 2nd scientist challenge those wolf spiders reach your queen to easily and if you cant pull back your forces while they are in combat and none are dead then you want guard for sure.
I feel that Royal Guard is better in the early game against earlier enemies, but as time goes on and your formicarium gets larger, Royal Decree gets much better. It's a choice between a set defense vs a amount of defense that starts weak, but gets stronger as one goes along.
On the second Formicarium challenge, at the start of the prolonged attack I just clustered my ants near the queen. They killed the wolf spiders, and then died to the buildup of enemy ants. Unfortunately for them, I had the 20 second invincibility AND Royal Decree. They died quickly.
Which reminds me: devs, can you change the tech system so that you can change your upgrades? Maybe the change could cost more jelly than usual, and is incremental, so people wouldn't change it every few seconds just to improve their situation temporarily. This way, if someone made the wrong choice on a tech, they wouldn't have to restart a formicarium to fix it.
On the second Formicarium challenge, at the start of the prolonged attack I just clustered my ants near the queen. They killed the wolf spiders, and then died to the buildup of enemy ants. Unfortunately for them, I had the 20 second invincibility AND Royal Decree. They died quickly.
Which reminds me: devs, can you change the tech system so that you can change your upgrades? Maybe the change could cost more jelly than usual, and is incremental, so people wouldn't change it every few seconds just to improve their situation temporarily. This way, if someone made the wrong choice on a tech, they wouldn't have to restart a formicarium to fix it.
I guess a fixed higher cost for switching would be enough. Royal jelly is similar to "DNA" in Plague Inc.
Switching your traits there comes with a penalty as well. Base cost x1.5 for switching, for example. Not on increments, it should just be discouraging to do but not punishing if you do it 2-3 times.
Switching your traits there comes with a penalty as well. Base cost x1.5 for switching, for example. Not on increments, it should just be discouraging to do but not punishing if you do it 2-3 times.
@Dharkrayn
If someone makes a poor choice, it would be sad if they had to restart their formicarium to choose the other option. It ain't realistic, but it would be a bit easier for the player. And this is a game where you control a fake ant that can steal DNA. A bit of artistic license is fine.
If someone makes a poor choice, it would be sad if they had to restart their formicarium to choose the other option. It ain't realistic, but it would be a bit easier for the player. And this is a game where you control a fake ant that can steal DNA. A bit of artistic license is fine.
Formicable
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moosy said:
It's automatic. Note it only happens in the formicarium.
If you only expect to lose by running out of food, take royal guard and the map-wide confusion. This will do a full restore as long as eggs are in place, and give you some time plus additional help to clear anything around.
If you want a fail-safe for being in a critical position where you're losing, royal decree is better since it provides a constant supply of reinforcements, and then immunity is typically effective for this since it allows the queen some breathing room while the egg chambers pump out units. Confusion can also work though, as it would give you time to take back the area without opposition.
If you want a fail-safe for being in a critical position where you're losing, royal decree is better since it provides a constant supply of reinforcements, and then immunity is typically effective for this since it allows the queen some breathing room while the egg chambers pump out units. Confusion can also work though, as it would give you time to take back the area without opposition.