AntRush - inspired by Sim Ant & C&C - [ RTS ]

[Neil79]

AntRush works like a basic RTS: You construct a base, build (or in this case, birth) units, collect resources, and in time go forth and conquer your enemies. AntRush adapts this general layout and applies it to Ants. You begin with your “factory,” the Queen, and a small handful of units, which might consist of a mix of Workers and Soldiers. The Queen is essentially the flagship of your nest – if she is killed, you are defeated. The Workers construct the nest and collect food, but are next to worthless as a fighting force when it comes to the Soldiers, which are what you will eventually use to defeat your enemies. You can order your Queen to produce more eggs of any given “Caste” of unit, and she will lay the eggs (given that there is enough food; the “money/resource” of the game takes place in the form of fallen leaves). The structures that are shared by all the playable races of the game are simple yet strategically effective: there is the Chamber (allows your Queen to hide under the ground), the Silo (where food is stored), the Bunker (heals ants that rest in it between battle), and the Hatchery (where eggs are hatched).

http://antrush.com/

http://tigsource.com/articles/2008/07/27/antrush

 

[Shep_Cobain]

lol, PC gaming really that bad you have to resort to this?

 

[Neil79]

lol, PC gaming really that bad you have to resort to this?

Indy Games & Retro Remakes...... You should know this by now been posting long enough , whatever the game if the idea behind it looks good whatever the graphics it will be posted.

 

[Scott C]

I've always found this to be one of the beauties of PC gaming personally!

Always on the lookout for your posts Neil79!

Thanks,

Scott C

 

[Theguy]

yea same with me neil, keep them up

 

[me227]

You always post interesting games Neil, keep it up. I might try this one later on. But i'll probably be too busy 'studying' for Dwarf Fortress.

 

[Neil79]

Cheers for all the kind comments!

Anyhoo i played this , its not bad actually for a home made game. I think the family will enjoy it but for me , it was good for a few turns but i just got bored i wanted more. Perhaps i played so much SimAnt in its day i was expecting spiders to come along or other such beasties but nothing.

I do feel though that some will enjoy this , but for me 6/10 needs more baddies not just other ants/termites and food needs to be more than just leaves

 

[Arpegius]

I remember in the orignal C&C there was a secret level where you had to fight ants, some of them we just close combat, some fire breathing. Anyone else remember this or am I dreaming?

 

[Indy500]

Red Alert Counterstrike had 4 ant missions.

 

[misterPK]

I remember in the orignal C&C there was a secret level where you had to fight ants, some of them we just close combat, some fire breathing. Anyone else remember this or am I dreaming?

Red Alert Counterstrike had 4 ant missions.

Wasn't it in normal Red Alert? I dunno now, lol. Anyway, you had to click on the middle of the speaker on the top right of the menu screen to get the "It Came From Red Alert" campaign. Shame they haven't put something like that in the follow ups.

PK!

 

[Indy500]

Wasn't it in normal Red Alert? I dunno now, lol. Anyway, you had to click on the middle of the speaker on the top right of the menu screen to get the "It Came From Red Alert" campaign. Shame they haven't put something like that in the follow ups.

PK!

Nope, only works in Counterstrike.

 

[caff]

Yup, I'm another person who follows the freeware, indie and smaller budget games posts by Neil79 closely. There's some gems, some not-so-gems but they're all interesting and the reason I got interested in PCs twelve years ago.

Keep up the good work

 

[Neil79]

Yup, I'm another person who follows the posts by Neil79 closely - some gems, some not-so-gems but all interesting and the reason I got interested in PCs twelve years ago

Thanks

I do try my best with the games , but believe me even i have played some stinkers that other indy gamer sites love