Space Pause/Resume 1-4 Speed controls S Share panel (NEW in CYCLE 12!) W Toggle weather P Photo mode (take screenshots) B Bloom quality H Toggle this help L Colony legacy & achievements F Place food G Place fungus garden T Place water tank C High contrast mode
🐜 Ant Roles
Workers - Generalists, can do anything
Excavators - Specialize in tunnel digging
Gatherers - Collect and deliver food
Nurses - Care for queen and larvae
Ants automatically specialize after gaining 50 experience in a task.
🏛️ Chamber Types
Nest - Queen's chamber, spawns ants
Water Storage - Protects from drought (unlocked at 100 ants)
Fungus Garden - Produces food over time (unlocked at 50 ants)
🌦️ Weather Effects
☀️ Clear - Normal conditions 🌧️ Rain - Slows ants, floods deep tunnels 🔥 Drought - Food depletes faster ❄️ Cold - Ants move slower, elders vulnerable ⛈️ Storm - Heavy flooding, lightning
🧪 Pheromone Trails
Amber - Food trail (to food sources)
Blue - Exploration (dig sites)
Red - Alarm (danger, ants avoid)
💡 Tips
• Feed the queen to grow your colony
• Watch for red hunger glow when queen is starving
• Ants learn behaviors across generations
• Hover over ants to see their thoughts
• Auto-save runs every 30 seconds
• Export your colony as JSON backup
🎁 Secrets & Surprises (CYCLE 8)
• Dig deep to discover hidden underground chambers
• Watch for rare celestial events in the sky
• Triple-click the queen for a special blessing
• Unlock 24 secret achievements by experimenting
• Press L to view your colony legacy & hall of fame
• Your best colonies are immortalized at 200 ants
• Ant thought bubbles reveal their memories
• Press P to capture perfect screenshots
🏛️ Colony Legacy
📊 Lifetime Statistics
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Longest Colony:0 min
🏆 Hall of Fame (Top 5)
No legendary colonies yet. Reach 200 ants to immortalize your colony!
🎖️ Secret Achievements
Achievements are hidden until discovered. Try experimenting with different strategies!
🎖️ Achievements
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⭐ Ant Legends ⭐
🏆 Hall of Legends
No legendary ants yet.
Exceptional ants will be immortalized here!
Legends are created by extreme achievements:
- Living 5+ minutes
- Gathering 50+ food
- Excavating 200+ soil
- Heroic sacrifice for the queen
🪦 Memorial Markers
Golden markers appear in the soil where legendary ants fell.
👑 Queen Dynasty
Track the lineage of queens across generations.
⚠️ QUEEN IN DANGER ⚠️
A predator threatens the queen! Choose your response wisely.
Choose Your Challenge
CYCLE 10: Challenge Modes - Test your colony mastery
🐜
Classic Mode
Build and grow your colony in the original sandbox experience
🌪️
Disaster Survival
Survive floods, fires, earthquakes, famine, and plague
Unlock: 50 ants in Classic
⚡
Speedrun Challenge
Race against time in timed scenarios with leaderboards
Unlock: 100 ants in Classic
⚔️
Rival Colony
Compete against AI colony for resources and territory
Unlock: 150 ants in Classic
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🎨 CREATIVE MODE - Press V to toggle
God Mode:Spawn:
Quantity:1
⚡ GOD MODE - Achievements Disabled
Time Control
1.0x
[ = Slower | ] = Faster | \ = Frame Step
Scenarios
Load pre-built starting conditions or save your own custom scenarios.
Built-in Scenarios
Classic Sandbox
Original experience - balanced resources, normal growth
Desert Survival
Limited water, harsh sun, scarce food - test your colony's resilience
Flood Zone
Frequent floods, build chambers high above ground to survive
Paradise Island
Abundant resources, no threats - pure creative freedom
Chaos Mode
Extreme weather, predators, disasters - survive the ultimate challenge
Share & Import
Share scenarios as JSON text with other players!
Customize Colony Colors
Ant Color:
Queen Color:
Pheromone Trail:
Particles:
📤 Share & Celebrate
🎴 Colony Card
Generate a beautiful shareable card showcasing your colony's achievements
📖 Colony Story
Click "Generate Story" to create your colony's tale...