Gas Lantern Games has released our 3rd title Goosey Guess. It is available on steam now! If you are interested in trying Goosey Guess and you already own Ant Empire, you are eligible for a free key! Please join us in Discord and message Zenkar or Jayann for your free key today! If you are a content creator interested in doing key giveaways on your channel, contact us in Discord and we will be happy to provide you some additional keys.https://discord.gg/mKhzs8ytap
It's a game as old as time but with a goosey modern twist. Dozens, and even hundreds of items spawn and drop into various containers. Your challenge? To accurately guess the number of items inside each container. The game is easy to play but difficult to master.
This game features: Realistic 3D arts & sound
True to life physics
A detailed tracking system
Over 40 minutes of original goose themed music
3 modes of play (freeplay, practice and leaderboard)
4 levels of difficulty (simple, moderate, challenging and goosey)
The following features will be expanded upon in future updates:
Enjoy Ant Empire at 65% off for the winter break. ːsteamhappyː
Also updated to version 1.13 for the holidays, adding in the ability to substantially increase the maximum nest sizes across all species. Several users had made this request so it seemed appropriate.
Thanks everyone for your support!
Steam Sale & Updates
Halloween Steam sale is active for Ant Empire!! 40% off for the weekend ːsteamhappyː
Also a few recent updates to keep things running smoothly. No currently known bugs exist, but please report them within the game menus if you see any problems!
Thanks everyone!
Loading Error Resolved
There seems to have been an uncaught bug from beta testing in which our friends across the seas from the United States were getting stuck in the menus and unable to play the game. This was an error caused by how different countries around the world view (and ultimately parse) numbers. For example, 23.567 is a different value in the United States than countries that use a comma for decimals.
This bug has been resolved and no other issues appear to be happening, even small. Apologies to anyone that was affected by this bug. I will happily refund your purchase myself if you would like, please reach out to me.
As far as what is next, new content and additions can be made upon request and assuming can be reasonably done. If you have any ideas or thoughts on certain mechanics, please let me know! And if you happen to run into any issue or glitch, please submit a bug from within the game in the top left corner of the main menu.
Thanks again for everyone's support!
Ant Empire Releases!
Ant Empire has finally released for PC and is available for everyone to play! There have been remarkable results and more happy gamers than I could not have anticipated coming from a solo indie developer.
I am continuing to resolve any issues people are seeing, but PLEASE report them if you are seeing anything unusual. A very small number of players are seeing some issues with menus not loading correctly, and I am unable to replicate these issues on my own as they seem to be computer architecture related.
In addition, if you have an idea or a suggestion for Ant Empire, feel free to send that along as well. If enough people are interested, we can add more species, maps, and additional content! Or just change how something works!
Thanks again for everyone's support!
Ant Empire Release Imminent
After a successful Beta test the last few weeks, everything is ready for a release within the coming week. Thanks to everyone who participated and helped make it possible. Beta testing has been closed. Please stay tuned for a release announcement!
Ant Empire - Public Steam Testing
It is finally happening! Ant Empire will soon be available for sale and able to be enjoyed by all!
It has been a long ride as a solo developer over the years, but I am incredibly proud of this game and hope people can enjoy it as much as I do. It is incredibly creative and detailed with tons of planning put into the design. Ant Empire is a complex game founded on a simple principle.
Please stay tuned for an invitational test coming this month where you can signup through Steam!
Thanks everyone for your support!
Lots Of Updates! Getting Ready For Testing
Hello everyone!
Sorry for the lack of updates. I plan on providing more frequent updates as launch gets closer. For now, I have been finalizing many mechanics and adding some additional features to allow for the UI to give a better experience.
Achievements Achievements have received a huge update and are ready to integrate with Steam. The icons are still in progress, but there will be over 40 different achievements that can be tracked in the game or through Steam. A pop-up within the game lets you know every 25% towards an achievement that is earned. (Actual icons for achievements are still being worked on)
Ant Stats The stats screen has been updated to compare a bit more easily the strengths and weaknesses of each ant with visual indicators.
Other UI Updates Many other UI changes have taken place. The species selection screen is now broken down into tabs and is easier to navigate.
Tactical Colony Info This is one of my favorite changes. The Tactical screen now displays the health of each colony and its rating. Everything can still be hovered on to provide additional information, but this change allows the player to see everything at once and make decisions a bit more easily.
Campaign The campaign is being finalized, but is completed for the most part. Select a species and pick from several different battles to play. Each battle is on a different map and has randomized objectives, events, rewards, opponents, and more. There are dozens of different types of objectives, ranging from gathering food, spending research, dealing damage, and many more. After a battle is won (or lost... you get 3 lives) you get points to spend for bonuses that remain for the rest of the campaign.
New Features Update
Hey everyone!
I have been busy creating some more features and mechanics the last few weeks for Ant Empire, and am ready to share these.
3 "Traits" have been created for each species
6 New Research Upgrades (32 total)
2 New Perks (12 total)
1 New Map (5 total)
1 New Colony Focus
Influence Re-work
Traits
Sugar Food Trackers - Minor and major workers have a 2% chance to eat enemy food while attacking
Polygynists - The Polygyne research is completed
Storage Experts - Food storage costs are reduced by 20%
Fire Formic Acid - Soldiers and Super Soldiers have a 4% chance to lower enemy production
Twin Soldiers - Soldiers have a 3% chance of being born with a twin
Ruthless - Starts with Return Attacker 2
Carpenter Resourceful - Bonus tiles cost the same as regular tiles
Offensive Defense - Nests recieve a 2% bonus to defense while attacking
Nuisance - New nests start with 11 influence
Leafcutter Fungus Gardens - Colony grows fungus automatically from nest size
Tunnel Bandits - Soldiers and Super Soldiers have a 4% chance to reduce enemy colony's nest size
Nest Specialists - Nests can grow larger by 15 cubic centimeters
Army Genesis - Soldiers have a 2% chance of mutating into a princess while hatching
Relocate Bivouac - Bivouacs can be relocated using influence and gain permanent bonuses
Territorial - Tiles can't be flipped by enemies and cannot claim tiles
Research
Queen Comfort - Gain Production from stored food
Workforce - Workers cost less influence to purchase
Renown - Each Princess gives an attack bonus
Clout - Queens generate influence
Variable Diet - Workers that are foraging have a chance to eat without using stored food
Outposts - Each tile owned in excess of 20 gives a small amount of production
Perks
Influential - Gain range when claiming tiles for the Colony
Add Queen - Adds a Queen to the Colony (also requires 2 princesses and Polygyne)
New Map
Farm has been added as the 5th map, and the 2nd map that is for 3-players.
Colony Focus
Colony Pride has been added as a focus, increasing all influence gained by 15%.
Influence Re-work
Currently, Influence is used for claiming tiles and removing enemy claims on the map. Workers can now be purchased at the cost of influence.
Princesses also give influence each turn, and give less production.
There are tons of other changes and updates, but those are some of the more notable ones. Thanks for everyone's support!
Ant Empire Kickstarter Launches!
The official Kickstarter Page for Ant Empire has started! Help Ant Empire reach its goal by pledging and receive different backer rewards. A ton of work as been put into this game by a team of just 1. It is a very exciting time!
