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This is just for fun and is going over everything that has been revealed for the fire ants yet. This can possibly reveal some stuff you didn't know about the update. So lets get to it
Tier 4 creatures:
There is a bunch of creatures revealed for the fire ant update, which i will show all of them in this section.
Venus flytraps are one of the first creatures revealed for the fire ant update, they will be inhabiting the swampy area's of north carolina, the same spot the fire ants will be placing their nest in. No model or abilities of this creature are revealed yet, but it will for sure capture bugs and other critters roaming around these places, which is what the venus flytraps are known for.
Bombardier beetles are another creature that was revealed for the tier 4 update, just like the previous creature, there has been no leaked image of a model or any abilities for this creature, but beware! This beetle creates chemicals in its abdomen to create a boiling hot liquid at its interrupters, which will burn our unfortunate fire ants to death, these are the true fire insects.
Red velvet ants, although named ants are actually a species of solitary wingless wasp, and will be living in the north carolina swamp the fire ants so desire to live in too, these so called "ants" have a nasty sting that have excruciating pain, which any weak ant colony will meet their demise from the painful stings of the red velvet ants. The developers has not shown any models or abilities of the red velvet ant.
The six spotted tiger beetle with its jule like spots will be racing around the swamps of north carolina in search of prey, and unlucky fire ants are no exception. Unlike the last 3 creatures mentioned, this creature has a leaked image of a model from the developers themselves, Animations of the furious tiger beetle have also been shown, but i will get onto that later.
The great blue skimmer will be hovering above with is long wings searching for nutritious food, and if any vulnerable fire ant have been caught in the eyesight of the dragonfly, the skimmer will dash down to scoop up its meal. This creature is the first titan creature to be revealed for the fire ant update, which means this should be a hard creature to take down. Again, this creature has been shown a leaked model by the developers themselves, Matt is the talented creator who makes these awesome models. The great blue skimmer has also been shown animations, but previously mentioned, i will get onto that later.
The little black ants will be another species roaming round across the swamp in north carolina, and are territorial, battling out any fire ant colony that dares to enter the territory of this little species. This ant species will perhaps be the smallest of them all in the game, even smaller than the fire ants. It has a leaked image of all the castes they will have in the colony, it's a reused model of the fire ants colored differently.
The final creature that has been revealed is the big headed ants, which will be another ant species walking through the swamp of north carolina and battling out with fire ants! It has a leaked image of all the castes they will have in a single colony, Which is just one of many Great models created by one of the developers Matt!
Animations:
This section will show all animations of creatures which the devs have revealed the animations of.
Fire ant animations
These are the animations of the one and only, fire ants.
Six spotted tiger beetle animations
The animations of the jule like six spotted tiger beetle.
Great blue skimmer animations
Lastly but not least is the animations of the titanic great blue skimmer.
Fire ant abilities:
I would have titled this section the "creature abilities" but i don't think the developers revealed the abilities of any other creature besides fire ants. So lets get into it.
This ability will be what the fire ants are going to be known for besides their burning stings, its that they can for bridges on a body of water to cross locations they normally wouldn't have been able to get across to. This is a video link of fire ants forming bridges in the game (currently going under development) Fire ants making bridge in Empires of the undergrowth
Fire ants will also be able to do venom damage when they sting, making for a good defence.
The last ability i will show is the unit options, which i will show here.
Pervasive - if pervasive soldiers are selected, hatching new soldiers after the previous ones have died will be free if the egg has been on the soldier tile for a set period of time. The exact time will be down to balance, so we'll decide on that when we're in a position to properly test them.
Vigorous - soldiers with this option will have a buff to their stats (attack damage, speed and health) for a time after they are born. Again, the exact time and buffs will be down to balance.
Features and map leak:
This section will cover a few new features the fire ant update will have including a level leak of the fire ant update.
Aphid relocation will be a feature in the fire ant update, allowing fire ants and possibly the other ant species in the levels to relocate aphids to a more suitable area to farm honeydew so you can use it as food to expand your colony. I'm also pretty sure this will be another species of aphid instead of the ones from tier 2.
Titan climbing is another feature that will come with the fire ant update allowing your ants to climb up titans and continue to damage them from a different angle. This won't only be available to fire ants in the update however, after tier 4 is released, the other ant species too will be able to climb titans so you can further damage them.
There was a level map leak released on the latest newsletter, it is however undecorated with swamp flora and other stuff yet and is still bland, but that doesn't stop the fact that this is an actual fire ant level leak.
And there it is, the tier 4/fire ant update analysis. Took me a while to create this!
Tier 4 creatures:
There is a bunch of creatures revealed for the fire ant update, which i will show all of them in this section.
Venus flytraps are one of the first creatures revealed for the fire ant update, they will be inhabiting the swampy area's of north carolina, the same spot the fire ants will be placing their nest in. No model or abilities of this creature are revealed yet, but it will for sure capture bugs and other critters roaming around these places, which is what the venus flytraps are known for.
Bombardier beetles are another creature that was revealed for the tier 4 update, just like the previous creature, there has been no leaked image of a model or any abilities for this creature, but beware! This beetle creates chemicals in its abdomen to create a boiling hot liquid at its interrupters, which will burn our unfortunate fire ants to death, these are the true fire insects.
Red velvet ants, although named ants are actually a species of solitary wingless wasp, and will be living in the north carolina swamp the fire ants so desire to live in too, these so called "ants" have a nasty sting that have excruciating pain, which any weak ant colony will meet their demise from the painful stings of the red velvet ants. The developers has not shown any models or abilities of the red velvet ant.
The six spotted tiger beetle with its jule like spots will be racing around the swamps of north carolina in search of prey, and unlucky fire ants are no exception. Unlike the last 3 creatures mentioned, this creature has a leaked image of a model from the developers themselves, Animations of the furious tiger beetle have also been shown, but i will get onto that later.
The great blue skimmer will be hovering above with is long wings searching for nutritious food, and if any vulnerable fire ant have been caught in the eyesight of the dragonfly, the skimmer will dash down to scoop up its meal. This creature is the first titan creature to be revealed for the fire ant update, which means this should be a hard creature to take down. Again, this creature has been shown a leaked model by the developers themselves, Matt is the talented creator who makes these awesome models. The great blue skimmer has also been shown animations, but previously mentioned, i will get onto that later.
The little black ants will be another species roaming round across the swamp in north carolina, and are territorial, battling out any fire ant colony that dares to enter the territory of this little species. This ant species will perhaps be the smallest of them all in the game, even smaller than the fire ants. It has a leaked image of all the castes they will have in the colony, it's a reused model of the fire ants colored differently.
The final creature that has been revealed is the big headed ants, which will be another ant species walking through the swamp of north carolina and battling out with fire ants! It has a leaked image of all the castes they will have in a single colony, Which is just one of many Great models created by one of the developers Matt!
Animations:
This section will show all animations of creatures which the devs have revealed the animations of.
Fire ant animations
These are the animations of the one and only, fire ants.
Six spotted tiger beetle animations
The animations of the jule like six spotted tiger beetle.
Great blue skimmer animations
Lastly but not least is the animations of the titanic great blue skimmer.
Fire ant abilities:
I would have titled this section the "creature abilities" but i don't think the developers revealed the abilities of any other creature besides fire ants. So lets get into it.
This ability will be what the fire ants are going to be known for besides their burning stings, its that they can for bridges on a body of water to cross locations they normally wouldn't have been able to get across to. This is a video link of fire ants forming bridges in the game (currently going under development) Fire ants making bridge in Empires of the undergrowth
Fire ants will also be able to do venom damage when they sting, making for a good defence.
The last ability i will show is the unit options, which i will show here.
Pervasive - if pervasive soldiers are selected, hatching new soldiers after the previous ones have died will be free if the egg has been on the soldier tile for a set period of time. The exact time will be down to balance, so we'll decide on that when we're in a position to properly test them.
Vigorous - soldiers with this option will have a buff to their stats (attack damage, speed and health) for a time after they are born. Again, the exact time and buffs will be down to balance.
Features and map leak:
This section will cover a few new features the fire ant update will have including a level leak of the fire ant update.
Aphid relocation will be a feature in the fire ant update, allowing fire ants and possibly the other ant species in the levels to relocate aphids to a more suitable area to farm honeydew so you can use it as food to expand your colony. I'm also pretty sure this will be another species of aphid instead of the ones from tier 2.
Titan climbing is another feature that will come with the fire ant update allowing your ants to climb up titans and continue to damage them from a different angle. This won't only be available to fire ants in the update however, after tier 4 is released, the other ant species too will be able to climb titans so you can further damage them.
There was a level map leak released on the latest newsletter, it is however undecorated with swamp flora and other stuff yet and is still bland, but that doesn't stop the fact that this is an actual fire ant level leak.
And there it is, the tier 4/fire ant update analysis. Took me a while to create this!
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