5.2 Drive Them Back - Impossible w/ Challenge || Empires of the Undergrowth - No Commentary

"This Matabele queen has located the perfect spot to found a new colony. Surrounded in all directions by termite mounds, securing a steady supply of food should be no problem. Her raiders are spoiled for choice."

"Not far from the nest, Assassin bugs, Acanthaspis petax, are on the move. Their name is well earned and the matabele would do well to steer clear. The nymphs are known for decorating their bodies with the corpses of their victims. This behavior intrigues the ants, particularly if the bodies are familiar. Overly curious scouts will often find themselves added to the pile."

Another matabele queen, this time we're surrounded by 4 termite mounds. With plentiful of food to our disposal, growing quickly will not be a problem. However, a scourge is nearby, it is hungry and relentless in its pursuit of meat. Meanwhile, there are dangers lurking around our underground nest as well. They are excellent diggers and use these tunnels to move from place to place.

Tips:
- Either matabele medic type works, either Fast Responder or Anesthetist, I believe Fast Responder works on this level nicely, to move around quicker around the map and revive soldiers faster to rejoin the fight.
- Build numbers for this level. More medics is useful for reviving more soldiers at a quicker rate to join the fight again.
- Extra workers can also help to bring more termite bodies back the nest.
- Sacrifice the first 2 mounds. With enough resistance, you can win by day 4. And either save 2 mounds or have 1 surviving at the cost of another mound.
- Watch out for stink ants underground. Plan your attacks against the underground food, accordingly, let them pass by and then move onto the food you want to gather.
- Don't take on the driver ant swarm head on. Try to pick off their small soldiers and workers when they are carrying food. The small workers and workers won't fight back when carrying food. On this, you can take the food from the killed driver ants to increase your own food stores.
- Watch out for the large driver ant soldiers. They are strong and have knockback, charge, and stun abilities.
- If able to, go into the termite mound from the driver ants when they leave for the day, and harvest the dead termite queen body for extra food.
- Snag up the rear of the driver ant frontier and slowly pick off them. It'll be costly to face them on head-to-head.
- Save up food stores when taking on the driver ants. They will cause a lot of deaths. 600-700 or more food in reserve for respawns will help keep your army going.

Challenge:
- Best to ignore these creatures. Even those the Assassin bugs are weak, they can be pain to deal with as they pick off the matabele on the trails.
- It would be wise to wait for their disguise to wear off before killing them.
- If you need food quickly, allow a few ants to be killed and the Assassin bugs will take a few seconds cooldown before executing, giving your ants a chance to get to safety.

Timestamps:
- 0:00 - Day 1
- 10:45 - Night 1
- 13:45 - Day 2
- 21:20 - Night 2
- 23:35 - Day 3
- 31:45 - Night 3
- 34:15 - Day 4
- 42:15 - Night 4
- 44:40 - Day 5 (Final)

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Empires of the Undergrowth is an ant colony management game, in a fast-paced real-time strategy style. The player excavates their nest underground, constructing tunnels and chambers to store food and raise brood. On the surface, the ants claim territory, gather resources, overwhelm fearsome arachnids and clash with other colonies. Nest design, army size, composition and attack timing are key to securing victory.

Empires of the Undergrowth is a real-time strategy game set in the world of ants! Now available on Steam, Epic Games Store, Itch.io and gog.