Firebreak
| Information | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Firebreak |
| Categories | Extra |
| Player species | Exploding ant |
| Player units | Exploding ant worker Exploding ant minor soldier Exploding ant major soldier |
| Surface | Yes |
| Features | Non-player colonies Circadian rhythm |
| Music | The Harvest Theme Jungle Night Theme |
| Extra | {{{extra}}} |
Whilst the 2 leafcutter ant colonies vie for dominance, 2 new colonies have arrived on the scene. Take command of the devastating exploding ants as you eradicate a fire ant colony from their native home.
Objectives
- Eliminate the fire ant colony.
Settings
Your exploding ant colony must defeat the fire ant colony before it grows too large.
The mission starts during the day.
Pine cones and dead creatures are scattered on the forest floor.
Non-player colony
The enemy leafcutter ant colonies and the enemy fire ant colony are hostile to each other.
Leafcutter ant colony (blue)
The blue leafcutter ant colony doesn't cheat. It only gathers leaves around its nest. It doesn't invade your nest.
It only has minors even up until its elimination.
Leafcutter ant colony (yellow)
The yellow leafcutter ant colony can occasionally spawn ants without requiring food. It randomly chooses among specific locations on the surface to gather leaves, mostly to the north and to the west of its nest. It doesn't invade your nest.
It only has access to stun majors.
Fire ant colony
The fire ant colony doesn't cheat. It mostly gathers food to the south of its nest.
It only has access to vigorous soldiers.
The fire ant colony chooses the weakest enemy colony to attack after it has amassed enough number. It either follows the most recently placed pheromone markers or invade the chosen nest.
Notable enemies
Other enemies are on the same side and are hostile to the ants.
Woodworms, green rove beetles and velvet worms live in your nest.
Surface enemies don't invade your nest.
Harvestmen, small velvet worms, spiny devil bush crickets and level 1 trap-jaw ant soldiers roam the forest floor all day.
Jumping spiders and leaf-mimic praying mantises only appear on the surface during the day.
Green rove beetles and large velvet worms only appear on the surface at night.
Trivia
- The developers reuse the maps of The Harvest for this mission. The enemy colonies use custom-game-mode behaviors.
Minimaps
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Underground - yellow -
Underground - green
