🤝 Time to Unite 🤝 The Swarm Together Update is Now Available
2025-07-16Greetings fellow ants, The time to unite has finally come! The Swarm Together Update is Now Available in Empire of the Ants This free content update brings a lot of new things to the game: 🎮 New Game Modes • Co-Op Mode • Available in Mutiplayer hub • Play with a friend against 2 AIs • Each player starts with 2 nests, and cooperation will be key to defeat the enemy team • Horde Mode • Available for 1 player in Skirmish hub and 2 players in Multiplayer hub • Defend your nests against unending waves of enemies • Waves grow stronger and stronger • Waves are always composed differently • Story Challenge Mode • Available in Skirmish hub • Replay 6 missions from the main campaign in a more challenging format • Some actions, from the attacks to the movements, will cost points • Some other, such as defeating an enemy nest, will grant you additional points
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• Finish the mission with the highest score possible 🐜 New In-Game Content • New Map: The Riverside • Designed specifically for large scale battles, this strip of land is the ideal place for 2 v 2 combats • New Support Unit: The Paussus • A stealthy unit which cannot be detected by units without a certain range, nor enemy nests • Steals the economic and information upgrades of enemy nests • Weak during fights, using the Paussus will require some strategy to be used at its full potential • New Power: Pheromone Storm • Create a huge smoke-filled area where information is not displayed • Upgrading it will extend its duration • Some upgrades and power can counter its effect 🛠️ Misc. Changes • Loadout Setup • Dedicated loadouts for the Skirmish and Multiplayer hubs • Set up to 5 loadouts which include units and powers • When the map is set, choose which loadout you want to play with • New AI Difficulties • ”Imba”, “Unfair” and “Darwin” • Balancing • Information upgrades now cost less resources to build • Aphids now grant a movement boost while moving • Snails move 30% faster • Dor Beetles now receive 5-10% less damage across the board • Hornets now receive 10-15% more damage from gunners • Flying units, such as the Rhino Beetle, can now be sent directly to a nest We hope you’ll have as much fun playing with these new additions as we enjoyed crafting them! For the glory of the colony 🌿🐜 🐜 Play Empire of the Ants now https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/ 📬 Stay connected! Empire of the Ants Discord Empire of the Ants Twitter Empire of the Ants Reddit Tower Five Studio
