Great Game !!! took me a few hours to get into it , it does have 3 minor/moderate changes i think should be made, Buuuuttttt this is a solid 8/10 game , its very fun , the colonies act and behave different enough to add variety to the missions, i have completed the main story and started new game plus , although i dont feel much to entice me to actually continue that but we shall see, the arcade missions and skirmish mode will be played next for a big more fun :) , i would reccomend !
Now the Improvements >
1. the MOST annoying thing about the game, more noticeable in the matabele and termite missions but also pretty noticeable in the fire ants missions tbh, and that's the damn pheromone markers not being anywhere near responsive enough, and the commands to STOP FIGHTING !! NO FIGHTING !!! NOOOOOO they just dont listen man , they should cease fire and run to your location , it really needs an optimisations, whilst i like the creativity over just a simple select and click strategy game, it needs work ! its frustrating and causes missions to be wiped and over as you lose your entire force to a stupid thing.
2. Ant Variety > yes the colonies are different, but they have 2 missions each and 2 - 3 Ants each is all, its not enough , well it is enough for this instalment, but i think game number 2 should 110% be made and this must be expanded on.
3. map variety, and how interactive the maps are, the pathing is massively flawed on the later maps, i believe intentionally , but its still annoying, also the maps need expanded and making bigger and more interesting.
ALL in all > this game NEEDS a follow up , with more rosters , more species and much more interesting maps and interactive features etc, imagine a system on Empires of the undergrowth 2 where they research what species in the world actually help the ants, maybe by mistake ... but they help them .... maybe you can control spiders and beetles and scorpions as like mercenaries kind of thing where you must keep them away from your ants etc or they will indeed fight them BUT you could have some cross species interaction , like a funnel web mother laying a web across a tunnel ... then when she leaves to hunt in the garden etc all the flies and bugs trapped in her web could be harvested??? thats 1 example , endless like that > maps where you could cause enviromental obstructions or damage , maybe you could flood an area or provide a high water puddle to then build a pontoon and access great amounts of food by attacking and causing 10,000 damage to a hosepipe? and this leaks in the part of the map etc .... there is TONS of ideas for the development .... could be a massive hit number 2 , just like this 1 !!!
