🛠️ Update 1.02.19779 Now Available

Greetings, fellow ants! 🐜

We’ve deployed a new patch with several enhancements, fixes, and balance adjustments for Empire of the Ants. Here’s what’s new:

[h2]Additions and Improvements[/h2]

• Added support for monitors with different aspect ratios (e.g. Steam Deck, widescreen
  monitors)
  
• Added a field-of-view slider in the Video Options
  
• Added a monitor selection option in the Video Options
  
• Improved the “Vertical sync” option to work with high refresh rate monitors
  
• Increased maximum frame rate to 144 FPS

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fix for rare hang when commanding Hornets
  
• Fix for ‘Space bar’ indicator to restart a mission not working
  
• Fixed a fatal error when starting the game on a PC that has DLSS Frame Generation
  (i.e. Nvidia RTX 40 series card)
  
• Fix for missing sounds in missions

[h2]Multiplayer balancing[/h2]
[h3]Defense upgrade changes[/h3]

• The “protective Barrier” upgrade provides 15% HP in shield instead of 20%
  
• Slightly increased Nest gunners Tier 1 damage to Hornets
  
• Slightly decreased Nest gunners Tier 3 damage to Hornets

[h3]Super predator changes[/h3]

• Nerfed the Dor Beetles (blue beetles):
  
  • They will take more damage than they used to (compared to Rose Chafers they
    now take 70% of the damage instead of 50% - they have the same amount of
    HP)
    
  • Reduced by 20% the damage they deal across the board
• Increased damage inflicted by Hornets to ant/termite legions
  
• Decreased damage inflicted by Hornets to creeps (Firebugs/Ladybygs/Spiders/etc.)

[h3]Support changes[/h3]

• Increased aphid healing range from 300 (which was a bug) to 1500
  
• Decreased max shield value provided by snail from 40% to 30%,
  
• Decreased the time it takes to fill up Snail's shield from 20sec to 15sec

[h3]Power changes[/h3]

• Powers start with their cooldown at 0% charged instead of 100% charged
  
  • It however keeps the previous charges as they were
    
  • So if you had a T1 Rage charge at 53% cooldown, and built the T2 Rage you
    will have one charge at 53% and the second charge at 0%
• Increased all but 2 power prices from 20/30/40 to 20/40/60.
  
  • Burrow and Gnat Spies remain unchanged.
    
  • Decreased build time for all powers from 20sec to 5sec
    
  • The “Shielding spores” power has been changed as follows:
    
    • Each charge now gives 15% HP instead of 30% HP in shield
      
    • Shield cap used to be 90% for all tiers, now it depends on the Shield power
      tier:
      
      • Tier 1 caps at 15% HP
        
      • Tier 2 caps at 30% HP
        
      • Tier 3 caps at 45% HP
    • To be noted, they still stack with Snail and the protective Barrier up to 90%
      HP, maximum.

Thank you for your feedback, we’ll keep you updated for future updates!