Custom Game Map

This page shows map settings in custom games.

The Dunes

The Dunes
Description	A small secluded area in some sand dunes that offers wide open space with a few raised areas
Environment	Beach
Music	Rising Tide Theme
Surface enemies	Woodland and beach enemies
Underground enemies	Large beach tiger beetles, devil's coach horse beetles, woodlice
Landmarks	Fish, milkweed aphids, poppy plants
Titans	None
Options	None
Players	4
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Towhead

Towhead
Description	A river island that offers the best resources in the middle but can periodically flood, wiping out resources and creatures alike
Environment	Beach
Music	Queen of the Hill Theme
Surface enemies	Woodland and beach enemies
Underground enemies	Large beach tiger beetles, devil's coach horse beetles, woodlice
Landmarks	Fish, magnolia saplings, root aphids
Titans	None
Options	Short flood
Players	4
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Embankment

Embankment
Description	A stream divides this wide open rainforest area down the middle which can be perilous if it is crossed carelessly
Environment	Rainforest
Music	The Harvest Theme
Surface enemies	Rainforest enemies
Underground enemies	Velvet worms, baby whip spiders, green rove beetles, blue rove beetles, woodworms
Landmarks	Pine cones, magnolia saplings, root aphids
Titans	None
Options	Short flood
Players	4
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Basin

Basin
Description	Allies share a joint starting area but will need to clash with enemy colonies in the lower grounds to get the best resources
Environment	Rainforest
Music	Front Line Theme
Surface enemies	Rainforest enemies
Underground enemies	Velvet worms, baby whip spiders, green rove beetles, blue rove beetles, woodworms
Landmarks	Pine cones, magnolia saplings
Titans	1 adult whip spider
Options	Destructible barriers
Players	4
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Sand Spit

Sand Spit
Description	A sandy peninsula designed for a 3 versus 1 setup, where the single colony has an uphill battle ahead of them
Environment	Beach
Music	Rising Tide Theme
Surface enemies	Woodland and beach enemies
Underground enemies	Devil's coach horse beetles
Landmarks	Fish, magnolia saplings, poppy plants
Titans	None
Options	None
Players	4
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Imprisoned

Imprisoned
Description	A swampy area that floods and drains opening up easir access to other resources and colonies
Environment	Swamp
Music	A Bridge Too Far Theme
Surface enemies	Swamp enemies
Underground enemies	Narrow-mouthed toads, larval false bombardier beetles, larval checkered beetles
Landmarks	Pine cones, magnolia saplings, carnivorous plants
Titans	2 great blue skimmers
Options	Long flood
Players	4
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Strawclutch

Strawclutch
Description	Tightly packed nests around central resources in the swamp ensures intense skirmishes with neighbors
Environment	Swamp
Music	Cold Blood Theme
Surface enemies	Swamp enemies
Underground enemies	False bombardier beetles, larval checkered beetles
Landmarks	Pine cones, milkweed aphids, magnolia saplings, carnivorous plants
Titans	2 American bullfrogs
Options	Alternative nest locations
Players	4
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Grasslands

Description: Grassland with scattered mounds and nests.

Environment: Savannah

Music: Triage Theme

Settings

Ant nests are located in the lower area while termite nests are located on the mounds. You can disable this setting.

You have access to a limited number of dead larvae and dead creatures.

Earwigs and termites live in your nest. You can encounter an adult sun spider between the central mounds.

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  Surface
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  Surface - alternate
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  Underground - north entrance
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  Underground - east entrance
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  Underground - south entrance
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  Underground - west entrance

Drive Them Back Custom

Description: Mounds are around the edge of the map with nests in the center.

Environment: Savannah

Music: Drive Them Back Theme

Settings

Ant nests are located in the central area while termite nests are located on the mounds. You can disable this setting. Adjacent enemy colonies will be separated by indestructible barriers.

You have access to a limited number of dead larvae and dead creatures. You can find aloe vera plants across the map.

African stink ants, alligator back scorpions, earwigs and termites live in your nest. You can encounter 2 adult African giant centipedes in the outer area.

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  Surface
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  Surface - alternate
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  Underground - north entrance
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  Underground - east entrance
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  Underground - south entrance
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  Underground - west entrance

Causeway

Causeway
Description	Nests are split in 2 teams of 3 and can access the opposing team through thin corridors and ramps across the causeway
Environment	Beach
Music	Rising Tide Theme
Surface enemies	Woodland and beach enemies
Underground enemies	Larval devil's coach horse beetles, tiny hermit crabs, juvenile shore crabs
Landmarks	Dead creatures, root aphids
Titans	1 sand lizard, 1 adult shore crab
Options	None
Players	6
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Creek

Creek
Description	An island within a swampy creek where 3 teams of 2 are connected via an outer ring
Environment	Swamp
Music	A Bridge Too Far Theme
Surface enemies	Swamp enemies
Underground enemies	Checkered beetles, bombardier beetles, false bombardier beetles narrow-mouthed toads
Landmarks	Dead creatures, magnolia saplings
Titans	1 rough green snake
Options	None
Players	6
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Cuztomizations

Randomization

Maps have default designs for the surface and the underground area. Surface and underground enemies are approriate to the environment by default.

Your colony is randomly assigned to an underground area at the start of a custom game.

Landmarks and underground enemies will be generated based on your choices if randomization is enabled.

Underground caverns will be randomly generated if cavern randomization is enabled. Food amount and danger amount can be toggled in a preset range but food amount always have to be higher.

Leaves, lignocellulose and dead termites replace other underground food when you play as leafcutter ants, termites and Matabele ants respectively. Edible enemies and food from underground caverns don't disappear over time.

Flood

Short flood is exclusive to Towhead and Embankment. Water rises every 10 minutes and lasts for 5 seconds.

Long flood is exclusive to Imprisoned. Water rises and recedes every 7 minutes.

Rising water washes away any creatures and unharvested food, including the amphibians.

Overall score increases by 40% if floods are enabled.

Destructible barriers

Destructible barriers are exclusive to Basin. They have 4000 HP and block certain areas of the map. You can attack the barriers to break them.

Overall score increases by 40% if destructible barriers are enabled.

Period of the day

Day and night last for 15 minutes each. You can choose to start a freeplay game during any period of the day.

Trivia

• Imprisoned, based on the design of 鶴轟, and Strawclutch, based on the design of Noctazar, were the winners of the map making contest in 2023.

• The old fish model can be seen floating on the edge of Towhead.