Custom Game Mode

Custom game mode has different rules and mechanics from story mode.

Mechanics

Custom game mode lets you play on some premade maps with different colonies and settings: victory conditions, maps, environmental difficulty, landmarks, swarm creatures, playable colonies and their behaviors. Specific settings and mechanics will be shown in their respective pages.

Custom games can be saved for later continuation. Autosaving is also available.

You can bring your story-mode colonies into custom game mode. Later changes to story-mode save files doesn't affect existing custom-game-mode save files.

Settings

Your settings can be saved for later replays or shared among friends. You can access and edit some hidden settings using Notepad or any spreadsheet editing programs.

Settings
Settings	Values
SETUPLOCKED	TRUE/FALSE
LEVEL_MAP	THEDUNES TOWHEAD EMBANKMENT BASIN SANDSPIT IMPRISONED STRAWCLUTCH GRASSLANDS DRIVETHEMBACK CAUSEWAY CREEK
LEVEL_TIMEOFDAY	MORNING NOON EVENING NIGHT
LEVEL_DAYNIGHTCYCLE	TRUE/FALSE
LEVEL_DAYNIGHTCYCLESPEED	Any decimal numbers
LEVEL_FOGOFWAR	TRUE/FALSE
LEVEL_CREATIVEMODE	TRUE/FALSE
LEVEL_MAPOPTION	TRUE/FALSE
LEVEL_RANDOMISEDCAVERNS	TRUE/FALSE
LEVEL_RANDOMISEDCAVERNRESOURCES	Any decimal numbers
LEVEL_RANDOMISEDCAVERNDANGER	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_DIFFICULTY	EASY NORMAL HARD EXTREME IMPOSSIBLE
ENVIRONMENTAL_DIFFICULTYOVERTIME	CONSTANT RAMP SPIKES RAMPWITHSPIKES SCALEWITHCOLONY RANDOM
ENVIRONMENTAL_STARTDIFFICULTY	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_CREATUREMOVEMENT	PATROLS GROUPS
ENVIRONMENTAL_CREATURERESOURCEQUANTITY	0-3 (decimal)
ENVIRONMENTAL_NOCTURNALDIURNAL	TRUE/FALSE
ENVIRONMENTAL_UBERCREATURES	TRUE/FALSE
ENVIRONMENTAL_UBERSPAWNCHANCE	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_UBERRAMPSPEED	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_SPAWNRATE	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_GRACEPERIOD	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_NESTINVASIONS	TRUE/FALSE
ENVIRONMENTAL_ATTACKWAVES	TRUE/FALSE
ENVIRONMENTAL_ATTACKWAVEFREQUENCY	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_ATTACKWAVEFIRSTWAVETIME	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_ATTACKWAVESTRENGTH	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_ALTERNATIVEWAVESPAWNLOCATION	TRUE/FALSE
ENVIRONMENTAL_DISABLEENEMIESFIGHTING	TRUE/FALSE
ENVIRONMENTAL_BOMBMODE	TRUE/FALSE
VICTORY_CONDITION	NONE CONQUEST DOMINATION SURVIVAL BESIEGED HUNTER BIOMASS SCORE
VICTORY_THRESHOLD	0 - 1 (decimal)
VICTORY_INCREASEDIFFICULTYNEARVICTORY	TRUE/FALSE
ENVIRONMENTAL_LANDMARKSPAWNRATE	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_LANDMARKDESPAWNTIME	Any decimal numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL_DISABLELANDMARKCAMERACHECK	TRUE/FALSE
ENVIRONMENTAL_STARTINGLANDMARKS	0 - 50 (integer)
LANDMARK_PLACEMENT	PRESET RANDOM
LANDMARK_CLEARINITIAL	ALL ALLUNABLETOCONSUME FOOD FOODIFNONEABLETOCONSUME LEAVES LEAVESIFNOLEAFCUTTERS LIGNOCELLULOSE LIGNOCELLULOSEIFNOTERMITESORMATABELE
LANDMARK_ADD	ALL SPIDERWEB SEEDPLANT ROOTAPHIDS LARGERESOURCE INFESTATION RELOCATABLEAPHIDS HUGECREATURE CARNIVOROUSPLANT CATERPILLARPLANT
CREATURE_ADD	ALL ALLWOOD ALLBEACH ALLRAINFOREST ALLSWAMP ALLSAVANNAH ALLTITANS ALLUBERS DevilsCoachHorse DevilsCoachHorseLarva Woodlouse Woodworm BeachTigerBeetle SmallBeachTigerBeetle NorthernDuneTigerBeetle SmallNorthernDuneTigerBeetle LargeBeachWolfSpider MediumBeachWolfSpider SmallBeachWolfSpider LargeSandBearWolfSpider MediumSandBearWolfSpider SmallSandBearWolfSpider SandBearWolfSpiderling MediumHermitCrab SmallHermitCrab TinyHermitCrab JuvenileShoreCrab BlueRoveBeetle BlueRoveBeetleLarva GreenRoveBeetle GreenRoveBeetleLarva LeafMimicPrayingMantis JuvenileLeafMimicPrayingMantis LargeSpinyDevil MediumSpinyDevil SmallSpinyDevil LargeHarvestman SmallHarvestman VelvetWorm JuvenileVelvetWorm WhipSpiderling TinyWhipSpiderling JumpingSpider TrapjawAnt BombardierBeetle FalseBombardierBeetle FalseBombardierBeetleLarva ChequeredBeetle ChequeredBeetleLarva SixSpottedTigerBeetle SmallSixSpottedTigerBeetle GreenLynxSpider MagnoliaGreenJumper WaspMantidfly RedVelvetAnt DwarfSalamander JuvenileEasternNewt NarrowMouthedToad TreeFrog AfricanTigerBeetle SmallAfricanTigerBeetle LargeGiantAfricanMantis MediumGiantAfricanMantis SmallGiantAfricanMantis AlligatorBackScorpion JuvenileAlligatorBackScorpion JuvenileEmperorScorpion Earwig JuvenileEarwig EarwigNymph HuntsmanSpider JuvenileSunSpider JuvenileAfricanGiantCentipede RainbowLizard JuvenileRainbowLizard AfricanGiantCentipede AmericanBullfrog EasternNewt EmperorScorpion GreatBlueSkimmer RoughGreenSnake SandLizard ShoreCrab SunSpider WhipSpider AfricanGiantCentipedeUber AlligatorBackScorpionUber BeachTigerBeetleUber BeachWolfSpiderUber BombardierBeetleUber DevilsCoachHorseUber EasternNewtUber HermitCrabUber HuntsmanSpiderUber JumpingSpiderUber LeafMimicPrayingMantisUber MoleCricketUber NarrowMouthedToadUber RainbowLizardUber RedVelvetAntUber SpinyDevilUber SunSpiderUber VelvetWormUber WhipSpiderlingUber
COLONY_DISABLEUPKEEP	TRUE/FALSE
COLONY_DISABLEENTERINGOTHERCOLONIES,	TRUE/FALSE
COLONY_PLAYERCONTROLLED_X	TRUE/FALSE
COLONY_SPECIES_X	BLACK WOOD LEAFCUTTER FIRE BIGHEADED LITTLEBLACK GENETHIEF COUNTERPART MATABELE TERMITE EXPLODINGANT EXPLODINGTERMITE RANDOM RANDOMGENETHIEF
COLONY_COLOUR_X	BLACK BLUE BROWN GREEN GREY PINK PURPLE RED YELLOW
COLONY_SPECIESOPTION_X	TRUE/FALSE
COLONY_TEAMID_X	0 - 5 (integer)
COLONY_AIDIFFICULTY_X	EASY MEDIUM HARD EXTREME IMPOSSIBLE
COLONY_AITEMPERAMENT_X	DOCILE TIMID BALANCED HOSTILE AGGRESSIVE
COLONY_AIREACTION_X	SLOW MEDIUM QUICK FAST
COLONY_AICHEATS_X	NEVER HEADSTART UNDERHANDED CHEATER CROOKED CORRUPT
COLONY_UNDERGROUND_X	1 - 6 (integer) RANDOM
COLONY_SURFACETUNNEL_X	1 - 8 (integer) RANDOM
COLONY_CUSTOMCOLONY_X	TRUE/FALSE
CUSTOMCOLONY_QUEEN_ROYALDECREE_X CUSTOMCOLONY_QUEEN_SECONDWIND_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WORKER_EFFICIENTBROOD_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WORKER_NIMBLE_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANT_DANGEROUS_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANT_SELFREPAIR_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_RANGED_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_VARIANT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_WEAKENING_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_CORROSIVE_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_MELEE_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_MEDIA_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_MAJOR_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_VARIANT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_SHOCKPROOF_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_SHARP_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_VARIANT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_SUREFOOTED_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_LASTLAUGH_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BIGHEADEDANT_MAJOR_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BIGHEADEDANT_SUPERMAJOR_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LITTLEBLACKANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_MEDIC_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_VARIANT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_SUSTAIN_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_SURGEON_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MINORSOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MAJORSOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MAJORWORKER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_DRIVERANT_WORKER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_DRIVERANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_DRIVERANT_LARGESOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_STINKANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_SLAVEMAKERANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TRAPJAWANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_ARMYANT_MEDIA_X CUSTOMCOLONY_ARMYANT_MAJOR_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BULLETANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BULLETANT_LEANPUPATION_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BULLETANT_SEALEDCARAPACE_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_MAJORSOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_SOLDIER_CONTROLLEDBLAST_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_SOLDIER_PERSISTENTSECRETIONS_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_SOLDIER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_WORKER_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_WORKER_ACCELERATEDGLANDFILLING_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_WORKER_EXTREMETOXINS_X	TRUE/FALSE
CUSTOMCOLONY_WORKER_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANT_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BULLETANT_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_SOLDIER_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_WORKER_MAXUPGRADELEVEL_X	1 - 3 (integer)
CUSTOMCOLONY_QUEEN_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_QUEEN_COOLDOWN_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WORKER_SPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WORKER_HARVEST_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANT_ATTACK_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANT_PIERCING_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANT_ARMOUR_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANT_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_ATTACKSPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_RANGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_MELEE_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_MELEE_PHYSRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_MELEE_VENOMRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANT_MELEE_AOERES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_PHYSRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_VENOMRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_ATTACKSPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_MEDIA_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_MEDIA_PIERCING_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_MEDIA_ARMOUR_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_LEAFCUTTERANT_MEDIA_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_MOVESPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_AOERES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_FIREANT_PIERCING_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_MOVESPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_PHYSRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_VENOMRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_SOLDIER_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_SOLDIER_ATTACKSPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_SOLDIER_MOVESPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_MATABELEANT_SOLDIER_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MINORSOLDIER_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MINORSOLDIER_PIERCING_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MINORSOLDIER_PHYSRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MINORSOLDIER_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MAJORSOLDIER_MOVESPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MAJORSOLDIER_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MAJORSOLDIER_PHYSRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_TERMITE_MAJORSOLDIER_VENOMRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BULLETANT_PIERCING_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BULLETANT_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BULLETANT_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_BULLETANT_MAXSINGLEDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_MAJORSOLDIER_ATTACKSPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_MAJORSOLDIER_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_MAJORSOLDIER_PHYSRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_MAJORSOLDIER_MOVESPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_SOLDIER_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_SOLDIER_PIERCING_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_SOLDIER_VENOMRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGANT_SOLDIER_MAXDAMAGETAKEN_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_SOLDIER_ATTACKDAMAGE_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_SOLDIER_PHYSRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_SOLDIER_VENOMRES_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_SOLDIER_MOVESPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_WORKER_HEALTH_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_WORKER_ARMOUR_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_WORKER_OUTOFCOMBATEVASION_IMPROVEMENT_X CUSTOMCOLONY_EXPLODINGTERMITE_WORKER_MOVESPEED_IMPROVEMENT_X	0 - 200 (integer)
CUSTOMCOLONY_QUEENSKIN_X CUSTOMCOLONY_WORKERSKIN_X	NONE FORMICAEREPTOR MYRMECIAEREPTOR
CUSTOMCOLONY_BLACKANTSKIN_X	NONE FORMICAFUSCA
CUSTOMCOLONY_WOODANTSKIN_X	NONE FORMICARUFA

Skirmish

Skirmish only lets you fight quick games against other colonies on preset maps. It simulates how you play story missions and extra missions.

• Victory condition is Conquest. Difficulty increases near victory.

• Upkeep is enabled.

• Nest invasion is enabled.

• Environmental difficulty is medium. Starting difficulty is 10%. Increasing pattern is Ramp.

• Attacking waves and uber creatures are disabled.

• Enemy infighting is disabled.

• Fog of war is disabled.

• Cavern and landmark randomization is disabled.

• Surface enemies are approriate to the environment.

• Most exclusive map options are disabled. Long flood is enabled if you play on Imprisoned. Altenate nest location is randomly enabled if you play on Strawclutch.

• Edible dead creatures don't disappear over time.

Trivia

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