Empires of the Undergrowth

Slug Disco Studios Developer

Slug Disco Studios Publisher

2017-12-01 Release

Strategy Simulation Singleplayer EATags

GameBillet: 24.87 €

Game News Posts: 231

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Very Positive (14079 reviews)

http://www.eotugame.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Empires of the Undergrowth Depot Linux [2.13 G]

Available DLCs:

Empires of the Undergrowth - Exploding Ants
Empires of the Undergrowth - Supporter Pack

Optional Beta - New Freeplay Titans & Bug Fixes

Along with the 5.1 titans making it into freeplay, this optional beta has a bunch of fixes and improvements to make the game more stable. Lets go over a few things related to these optional betas for people who havent participated in them before. Firstly, please note: optional betas are limited to the Steam Windows 64 bit build, and may be missing localisations in some newer or updates areas.

WARNING: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO MAKE A SAVE BACKUP

Saved games are in C:\Users[YOUR USER NAME]\AppData\Local\EotU\Saved\SaveGames We highly recommend making a backup of your saved games before you run an optional beta, on the off-chance that some changes cause them to be corrupted. More info on where games are saved is in the Steam forums (but some of the information here will soon be obsolete, if this beta goes to plan). Copying the data in that folder to somewhere else will keep it safe from any potential issues.

Code: customtitans

If you would like to join the beta, the code is customtitans. If you dont know how to join a beta and would like to, follow the instructions below: [olist]

Find Empires of the Undergrowth in your Steam library, right-click on it and choose "Properties"

Choose the "Betas" tab

In the box titled "Enter beta access code to unlock private betas", enter customtitans

After the "Access code correct" information appears, make sure you've chosen "Open beta" from the "Select the beta you would like to opt into" drop-down menu

Press close - the game will now update to the beta branch. [/olist]

Updates / Changes

5.1's titans can now spawn in huge creature landmarks in freeplay
Added a system to restore saves from backup in-game rather than manually (not yet localised)
Added some extra protection when reloading or quitting the game when defeat rewards are being saved
Increased save backup number to 5 (up from 3)
Bullet ant tech tree video added
Scroll added to behaviour toggles box (will only appear when needed)
Added more recent localisation for Polish and Czech
Updated lighting for custom game levels and extra levels and changed some underground tile grids to the new ones
Whip spider main menu icon is replaced if arachnophobia mode is active
Added arachnophobia hat to all hybrids
Creature stat list can now show percentages to a single decimal point

Fixes

Reduced chance of all backups corrupting
Fixed some small reverb problems in Tier 5 lab music
Food taken from dead critters should now look closer to what it comes from
Wood ants now turn to their targets before each shot
AoE resistance now displays as a percentage in the Inspect tool
Creatures mounted on another are now killed when shaken off and landing off the tile grid
Fixed low resolution shadows in Tug of War 3
Large underground creatures in 5.1 and 5.3 can now only demolish a tile if at least one of its neighbours is demolished
Quadrupled VRAM allocated to overground tile grid textures - should improve issues when rapidly moving camera around the map
Inspect tool health-per-second now includes buffs (such as the Matabele medic aura)
Fix for whip spiders rapidly pinging from their creature encounter narration in 3.2
Bullet ant species hex now used in the improvements menu
Allowed marker placement through some plants that were blocking it in 3.2
Matabele colonies should now always drop termites when they sell a tile
Creatures that reach zero health while mounted will always drop to the floor to actually die
Water on the minimap removed on 5.3
Termites will no longer take sun damage in the ending cinematic of 5.3
End game messages now say the NG+ level that has been unlocked if this is not the first NG+ completion
Corrected some issues in the credits
Fixed a ping issue in Occupation 2
Texture size optimisations (should help with some blurry issues)
Skimmer in Battle Arena will now fly and land when there are enemies at the midpoint
Fixed some overhanging moss in the final formicarium / terrarium
Fixed an issue where loading a damaged creature with a star level would restore its health
Prevented ants walking into a rock in 5.1
Fixed an issue where several ants hatch costs were being affected by upkeep in custom games
Fixed an issue where bullet ant lean pupation was not applying in custom games
Fixed an issue where UI scaling 150% would cause formicarium rewards to be off the bottom of the screen and hence unselectable

[ 2024-06-22 15:11:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

"Your queen has set up home beneath a rotting log. She is fat, and vulnerable. Her first brood will need to move quickly if the colony is to survive. Their priority now is to find food, and there is plenty around; but there are other hungry creatures in the undergrowth. The workers will need to be vigilant."

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.

Carve out and construct your underground nest to suit your strategy
Engage in fast-paced colony versus colony combat above ground
Play as different ant species and explore their unique traits and weaknesses
Encounter and overpower dangerous beetles, arachnids and other awesome arthropods
Grow your pet formicarium over time by completing missions

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Any reasonable new Linux distro (Ubuntu 16.04)
Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
Storage: 2 GB available space

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