Ant Colony - Revision history

Rhaom at 18:26, 8 January 2026

2026-01-08T18:26:52Z

Rhaom at 18:11, 1 January 2026

2026-01-01T18:11:06Z

Rhaom: /* Care and Feeding */

2026-01-01T18:02:55Z

Care and Feeding

Rhaom at 17:52, 1 January 2026

2026-01-01T17:52:52Z

Rhaom: /* Cost */

2026-01-01T16:05:30Z

Cost

Rhaom at 16:02, 1 January 2026

2026-01-01T16:02:59Z

Haldamir: /* Queen Ants */

2024-05-21T13:20:22Z

Queen Ants

Haldamir: /* Queen Ants */

2024-05-21T13:19:45Z

Queen Ants

Cinexa: /* Considerations */

2024-03-11T16:00:06Z

Considerations

Somebob: Removed my section about Ants being a trap, as there now exists a ready way to mass-produce ant food, so they are less of a burnout engine

2024-02-07T06:38:13Z

Removed my section about Ants being a trap, as there now exists a ready way to mass-produce ant food, so they are less of a burnout engine

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 ==Cost==
-* {{BuildCost | 100 | Clay | verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 100 | Clay | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
-* {{BuildCost | 100 | Dirt | verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 100 | Dirt | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
-* {{BuildCost | 4 | Iron Bars | verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 4 | Iron Bars | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
-* {{BuildCost | 100 | Red Sand | verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 100 | Red Sand | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
-* {{BuildCost | 100 | Sand| verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 100 | Sand | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
-* {{BuildCost | 4 | Sheet Glass | verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 4 | Sheet Glass | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
-* {{BuildCost | 1 | Thermometer | verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 1 | Thermometer | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
-* {{BuildCost | 75 | Treated Boards| Nontoxic Termite Resistant | verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 75 | Treated Boards | Nontoxic Termite Resistant | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
-* {{BuildCost | 100 | White Sand| verified = false}}
+* {{Require | 100 | White Sand | buildcost=true | verified=true }}
 ===Queen Ants===

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 * {{RequireTechnology | Entomology | 1}}
 }}
 ==Overview==
 An [[Ant Colony]] is used to raise ants.  After seeding the colony with a [[Queen Ant]], the colony will grow and produce [[Mandibular Glue]] and eventually another [[Queen Ant]].

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 === Care and Feeding ===
-*Ants eat up to 21 [[requires::Fresh Leaves]]. Older leaves, even those from the previous week, are not suitable. If there are sufficient leaves in the tank when the week changes, these leaves will vanish and the colony's health will increase.
+*Ants eat up to 21 [[Fresh Leaves]]. Older leaves, even those from the previous week, are not suitable. If there are sufficient leaves in the tank when the week changes, these leaves will vanish and the colony's health will increase.
 *On some weeks, the Fresh Leaves may be difficult to very difficult to find! If you are not out and about early after the week change in a bad leaf week, it may take hours of searching to find enough leaves to feed a tank. Be aware of the potential difficult in feeding ants! Some weeks will be Green Ground Cover. Some weeks will be Blue Pumilla Grass, or worse, and there is no way to predict them in advance.

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 | location     = [[where::Compound]]
 | size         = {{Area | 5 | 3}}
-| requirements =
+| requirements = * {{RequireTechnology | Myrmecology | 1}}
-* [[requires::Myrmecology]]
+* {{RequireTechnology | Entomology | 1}}
 }}
 ==Overview==
-An '''Ant Colony''' is used to raise ants.  After seeding the colony with a [[Queen Ant]], the colony will grow and produce [[Mandibular Glue]] and eventually another [[Queen Ant]].
+An [[Ant Colony]] is used to raise ants.  After seeding the colony with a [[Queen Ant]], the colony will grow and produce [[Mandibular Glue]] and eventually another [[Queen Ant]].
 == Considerations ==

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 * {{BuildCost | 4 | Sheet Glass | verified = false}}
 * {{BuildCost | 1 | Thermometer | verified = false}}
-* {{BuildCost | 75 | Treated Boards| Nontoxic, Termite Resistant | verified = false}}
+* {{BuildCost | 75 | Treated Boards| Nontoxic Termite Resistant | verified = false}}
 * {{BuildCost | 100 | White Sand| verified = false}}

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 *By examining the current [[Plants|plant]] of the week that holds fresh leaves (using the hotkey 'E' will also work). When you examine a plant that is the current source of fresh leaves, a message in main will state that ants are currently fond of this.
 *As a byproduct of another ant colony.
-*Upon successful completion of [[Dinergates and Ergates]] task.
+*One queen ant is given upon successful completion of [[Dinergates and Ergates]] task.
 === Care and Feeding ===

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 == Considerations ==
-Ants are a fairly difficult livestock to feed. Their preferred food is a Fresh Leaf that changes each week. New to T11, though, Ant Food may be readily produced in a Fungus Farm by making the compost wrong for the mushrooms you try to cultivate.
+Ants are a fairly difficult livestock to feed. Their preferred food is a Fresh Leaf that changes every 2 days. New to T11, though, Ant Food may be readily produced in a Fungus Farm by making the compost wrong for the mushrooms you try to cultivate.
 The mechanics of ants penalize missing a single feeding fairly highly, and the difficulty of obtaining replacement queen ants can be considerable, so be sure you are well-prepared to feed Ant Colonies you build before you construct and seed them.

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 An '''Ant Colony''' is used to raise ants.  After seeding the colony with a [[Queen Ant]], the colony will grow and produce [[Mandibular Glue]] and eventually another [[Queen Ant]].
-== Use ==
+== Considerations ==
-=== Ants Are A Trap ===
+Ants are a fairly difficult livestock to feed. Their preferred food is a Fresh Leaf that changes each week. New to T11, though, Ant Food may be readily produced in a Fungus Farm by making the compost wrong for the mushrooms you try to cultivate.
-Please go through the uses of Mandibular Glue below, and then the Care and Feeding section, to determine if you well and truly wish to undertake the ownership of ants. Ant Products are used in very few projects, and yet the pain of feeding ants can be enormous.
+The mechanics of ants penalize missing a single feeding fairly highly, and the difficulty of obtaining replacement queen ants can be considerable, so be sure you are well-prepared to feed Ant Colonies you build before you construct and seed them.
 ==Cost==
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 * Adding Ant Food to a tank gives the option to add 21
 * Ant Food is a generic equivalent to Fresh Leaves
-* Ant Food may be added to a tank the same way as Fresh Leaves but only 21 will satisfy the health requirement of the tank.
+* Ant Food may be added to a tank the same way as Fresh Leaves.
 * Ant Food may be harvested from [[Fungus Farm|Fungus Farms]] that have fungus growing, but cannot be harvested during the window the Fungus Farms are actively fruiting. The longer the fungus has been growing before being harvested, the more Ant Food you will obtain.