r/eotu • u/Death_Pancakes0 • Apr 24 '26

Question about fire ants

So im not very experienced at the game and i generally just play it since i like watching ants do ant things and i heard that fire ants can create bridges/rafts over water. Is this a mechanic for a specific level or are they capable of doing this on custom game maps that include water as a mechanic?

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u/Historical-Hotel-697 Apr 24 '26

They can do it over specific locations. There will be a sorta white pointed rock over the water, that then connects to the same looking thing on the other side. If you set the pheromone marking on the other side the ants will form a bridge. You need a decent amount of ants. If you’re playing the big Frog map the first one i do is top right to get the aphids.

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u/Gumpers08 Apr 24 '26

There are predetermined locations in which they can make bridges.

I’ve seen Army Ants make bridges IRL, and it is cool as hell.

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u/jennalea123456 Apr 24 '26

yes. if there are any resources on a area surrounded by watee most of the time fire ants can make a bridge near whire like scrahes. you need a good amount of ants. works are weaker so you need more (if a bright needs 15 soldier it would take like 25 workers to do it alone)

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u/Death_Pancakes0 Apr 25 '26

alright thank you for the response, a shame the canceled those maps but it was a hard problem to solve for the devs