The First Experiment

Information
Name	The First Experiment
Categories	Story Formicarium challenge
Environment	Formicarium
Player species	Gene-thief ant
Player units	Gene-thief ant worker Black ant soldier
Surface	Yes
Features	Timed attacks

Test the might of your formicarium colony. Will it survive whatever the scientists have planned?

Objectives

• Survive the attacking waves.

Rewards

• Base value: 6 territory, 475 food, 16 Royal Jelly

• Difficulty bonus: 650%/ 675%/ 700%/ 730%/ 770%

• Completion bonus: + 200%

• New game plus bonus: + 40% x plus number

Settings

Your gene-thief ant colony must survive attacking waves coming from 2 directions. You are given some food during breaks.

You can only have up to 100 brood tiles before attempting the challenge.

Notable enemies

Enemies are on the same side.

Wave enemies enter your formicarium through the feeding tubes. Each wave only begins after the previous wave has been dealt with.

Attacking waves have gene-thief ant workers and black ant soldiers.

• Wave 1: 10 black ants

• Wave 2: 20 black ants

• Wave 3: 40 gene-thief ants

• Wave 4: 50 gene-thief ants

• Wave 5: 60 gene-thief ants

• Break

• Wave 6: 20 black ants, 20 gene-thief ants

• Wave 7: 30 black ants, 30 gene-thief ants

• Break

• Wave 8: Large number of black ants and gene-thief ants

The male scientist releases devil's coach horse beetles in your formicarium during the final wave. They are edible.

Achievements

Achievements
Icons	Name	Requirements
	The First Experiment	Beat the level on designated difficulty.
	Vanilla	Beat the level without unlocking black ant soldiers.

Trivia

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Minimaps

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