The Culling

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Information
Name The Culling
Categories Extra
Player species Black ant
Player units Black ant worker
Black ant soldier
Surface Yes
Features Timed attacks
Music Queen of the Hill Theme
Extra Remix
Bomb mode


A mission with some special spawning conditions for enemies. Enemy packs get bigger over time and they will overwhelm your colony at night.


Objectives

  • Survive 6 nights.


Settings

Your black ant colony must must defend itself from predators on the surface. Your nest entrance has already been excavated.

The mission starts during the day.

You have access to 2 aphid clusters. Aphids don't secrete honeydew at night.

The mission uses custom-game-mode stats.


Notable enemies

Enemies are on the same side.

Woodworms, woolice and devil's coach horse beetles live in your nest.

Ladybird beetles increase in number over time. Larval northern dune tiger beetles gather around the aphid clusters.

Surface enemies gradually appear and gather in small groups during the day. They invade your nest at night. If an enemy group is completely removed during the day, an extra enemy of the same kind will appear in the evening to complete the attacking wave.

  • Day 1: Larval devil's coach horse beetles
  • Day 3: Larval devil's coach horse beetles, adult devil's coach horse beetles, small beach wolf spiders, tiny hermit crabs
  • Day 4: Adult devil's coach horse beetles, medium beach tiger beetles, baby sand bear wolf spiders, medium beach wolf spiders, small hermit crabs
  • Day 5: Larval devil's coach horse beetles, adult devil's coach horse beetles, large beach tiger beetles, small beach wolf spiders, tiny hermit crabs, small hermit crabs
  • Day 6: Large beach tiger beetles, large beach wolf spiders

Night doesn't end until all enemies of the day are eliminated. It ends immediately afterward.


Trivia

(none)


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