4.2 A Bridge Too Far - Impossible w/ Challenge || Empires of the Undergrowth - No Commentary

Описание: "This fire ant queen has travelled for miles on her nuptial flight, finally landing atop a sandy mound deep in the swamp. The vantage point might seem like an ideal home, but it may be short lived. This whole area is liable to flooding, and nearby rainfall is already causing the ground water to rise. Exhausted and without her wings, the queen is unable to move on alone, but if she can amass enough daughter in time, the colony as a whole may stand a chance..."

"The ponds surrounding the nest are perfect hunting grounds for fishing spiders. They have keen eyesight and can skip across the water to quickly chase down unsuspecting prey wandering too close to the edge."

This queen has landed on a mound. There is plenty of food nearby, most on small islands, requiring pontoon bridges. There is also a nearby little black ant colony that is on another small island nearby. These islands are only accessible when the water has risen enough to allow the ants to bridge across. However, floods are impending, and it will slowly devour the land and eventually the queen. The ants will need to work quickly to amass enough numbers to build a floating raft for the queen. Many other creatures will wash up along the shore and will try to get to higher ground, crossing paths with our colony. There is also another threat, lurking above... Our objective: Gain 480 points by increasing population and gather 125 ants at the top of the mound.

Tips:
Soldiers are worth 1.5 points to the objective, workers are worth 1 point.
Vigorous is the superior option. The speed buff will prove useful in getting around the big map. The resistance buffs and damage buffs also help in dealing with the numerous large enemies.
You will want something from around 80-150 soldiers. All the soldiers will be level 1. Upgrading ants is not as useful on this level, since it takes some food away from making mass numbers to win faster.
After you make those soldiers, worker spam is the best course of action. Workers are much cheaper than soldiers and worth more points once you get their numbers going.
On the later days, make sure to attack the enemies that wash on. Their numbers get more intense and more powerful enemies spawn later on. It will be wise to dwindle their numbers down.
Aphids are not needed on this. It will still be wise to collect them for passive food income.
The little black ant can be invaded on night 2. Kill the 3 newts that spawn before bridging across to their colony. Kill them and gather what food you can get as fast as possible.
There are tons of food in your underground. Gather as much for a massive boost for when you go outside.
The Great Blue Skimmer is an optional boss. It doesn't drop much and will cost many casualties if not careful. Can be ignored and will fly away if left untouched.
DO NOT upgrade ant fire ants. This level will require mass numbers. It is better overall with numbers then upgraded fire ant soldiers for the 2 soldiers at level 3.

Challenge:
It is VERY dangerous to bridge in this level. There are numerous fishing spiders across the map at key points which include near pinecones, aphids, and even to the little black ant colony. It is best to avoid bridging to aphids!
You can kill the fishing spiders that block the way to the little black ant colony. You can bait them by making some ants bridge and have the rest on stand-by. Once killed, they do not respawn.
There is a small period of time during flooding where the fishing spiders run away and don't show up for around a minute. Take that time to bridge to some food you want to grab that are on islands.


Timestamps:
0:00 - Day 1
8:55 - Night 1
15:30 - Day 2
23:40 - Night 2 (Little Black Ant raid)
29:50 - Day 3 (Great Blue Skimmer fight)
30:50 - Day 3 (Rest of day)
38:30 - Night 3
44:55 Day 4 (Close call!)
48:45 Rush to mound (End)

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Empires of the Undergrowth is an ant colony management game, in a fast-paced real-time strategy style. The player excavates their nest underground, constructing tunnels and chambers to store food and raise brood. On the surface, the ants claim territory, gather resources, overwhelm fearsome arachnids and clash with other colonies. Nest design, army size, composition and attack timing are key to securing victory.

Empires of the Undergrowth is a real-time strategy game set in the world of ants! Now available on Steam, Epic Games Store, Itch.io and gog.