New Home

Information

Name	New Home
Categories	Story Documentary
Environment	Woodland
Player species	Black ant
Player units	Black ant worker Black ant soldier
Surface	No
Features	Challenge mode

A new Formica fusca colony has set up home in a rotting log, but to establish themselves will be no simple task.
The log is also home to some fascinating burrowing creatures that will make nest building extra challenging. (challenge)

Objectives

Eliminate all enemies.

Rewards

Base value: 4 territory, 325 food, 10 Royal Jelly

Difficulty bonus: 300%/ 325%/ 350%/ 380%/ 420%

First-time bonus: + 350%

Challenge bonus: + 100%

Completion bonus: + 200%

New game plus bonus: + 40% x plus number

Settings

Your black ant colony must establish itself under a rotting log while being surrounded by predators. You don't have access to the surface.

Notable enemies

Enemies are on the same side.

Woodworms, woodlice and devil's coach horse beetles live in your nest.

The 2 central caverns have exactly 10 woodlice each on impossible.

Challenge

Mole crickets enter your nest from above after you have played for 4 minutes. Dust clouds appear where they are about to arrive. They have higher chance to appear in larger chambers.

Single mole cricket appears in odd-numbered waves. Multiple mole crickets appear in even-numbered waves and increase in number each time (1 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 5... respectively). The interval time decreases by 10 seconds after each wave, from 220/ 220/ 220/ 190/ 190 down to 80 seconds.

The tenth cricket appears in the sixth wave. The fiftieth cricket appears in the sixteenth wave.

Achievements

Achievements
Icons	Name	Requirements
	New Home	Beat the level on designated difficulty.
	Quantity, not Quality	Beat the level without upgrading soldiers. (medium)
	Speedy Setup	Beat the level within 17 minutes. (hard)
	Stand Your Ground	Beat the level while keeping all enemies at least 3 tiles away from the queen. (extreme)
	Picky Eater	Beat the level with the last excavated creatures being 10 woodlice. (impossible)
	First Innings	Beat the level before 10 mole crickets have attacked. (challenge)
	Just Isn't Cricket	Beat the level after 50 mole crickets have attacked. (challenge - impossible)