Empires of the Undergrowth Expansion Pack
Release Date: March 24, 2025
The first expansion for the 2024 real-time strategy game. Empires of the Undergrowth: Exploding Ants expands the original game with one new species of ants and one new species of termites. The DLC features new units, capable of exploding and covering their enemies with toxic sludge.
Empires of the Undergrowth: Exploding Ants is the first expansion to the RTS titled Empires of the Undergrowth, which left early access in June 2024 (where it first spent 6.5 years). The DLC was developed by the authors of the original, namely the Slug Disco Studios team.
The biggest novelty introduced in Empires of the Undergrowth: Exploding Ants are two new species - one for termites and one for ants.
As the title of the add-on suggests, the distinctive feature of the new species is the ability to explode. We are talking about so-called autothysis, which involves triggering a chain reaction by their glands, leading to an explosion and dousing the target with toxic secretion. In this way, they dedicate their lives to protect the colony from attackers.
The add-on gives us access to three new types of ants originating from the Colobopsis explodens species. Among their representatives, the leading roles are played by soldiers capable of exploding and injuring, as well as temporarily slowing down enemies within the range of the explosion.
As we progress, we can improve them by increasing the range and damage caused by explosions. The main soldiers, on the other hand, receive smaller injuries when they attack frontally, and they can also stand still, increasing the defense of allies nearby.
Two new types of termites represent the Neocapritermes taracua species. While a soldier can deliver asymmetrical cuts causing great damage underground and stunning targets on the surface, a worker needs time to develop explosion skills.
Given that the explosive enzyme tank located on their abdomen grows with them, over time they become an increasingly effective unit on the battlefield. Their improvements allow for faster development of this skill, as well as increasing the damage it inflicts or even enriching the explosion with a disorientation effect on enemies within its range.
We can try out new species of ants and termites as part of free play and our own games, as well as in campaign levels, in Remix mode or in story mode. Additionally, for the purposes of the add-on, two missions inspired by the main campaign were prepared, through which we can test new ants and termites in Harvest or Front Line scenarios.
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Slug Disco Studios
Publisher: Hooded Horse
Age restrictions: 12+
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Base Game for Empires of the Undergrowth: Exploding Ants
System Requirements for Empires of the Undergrowth: Exploding Ants Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-760 / AMD Phenom II X4 965, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GT 440 / Radeon HD 6750, 5 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8100, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Radeon HD 7750, 5 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.