How to get the first larva?

[KevlaKevlon]

I just unlocked the bee hive but can't find any larva. All iI read online is that they spawn clos to the player after 30-60 seconds after the insect stage has started. But I have 0 g insects.

So it looks llike I need larva to get the bee hive to get insect bio mass but no larva until I got insect biomass?

Been to many places on the map and walked around. Nothing.

[starlight78sso]

Are you heading to the insect level? If not they wont start spawning till you do. Once you have started towards the insect stage, then just walk (dont jetpack) or stand still and they will spawn on the ground around you.

[failsafe]

You can easily find larvae also while jetpacking, it just takes bit more attention to actually see them when flying, but in certain areas they are visible even from distance.

[avatar.zero]

Originally posted by KevlaKevlon:

So it looks llike I need larva to get the bee hive to get insect bio mass but no larva until I got insect biomass?

Completely incorrect. You don't need insect biomass to start getting Larvae, just to have your Terraformation Index level up to the Insect Stage (like "Lakes" and "Moss" and "Trees"). Terraformation Index is a raw summation of all other values (Heat, Pressure, Oxygen, Biomass) so you continue to advance levels as long as any of those are still going up. Once your TI has gotten high enough to be in the Insects Stage (according to the great big giant Terraformation Screen), then they'll just start popping up on the ground.

[Tirandys]

You cannot make anything with larva until you unlock the incubator. It used to be 5.0 GTI. I am not sure if that is still the number. But there are 2 butterfly larva you can get before the incubator for the butterfly dome.

[KevlaKevlon]

Originally posted by Tirandys:

You cannot make anything with larva until you unlock the incubator. It used to be 5.0 GTI. I am not sure if that is still the number. But there are 2 butterfly larva you can get before the incubator for the butterfly dome.

Thanks very much and also ♥♥♥♥ this game. I have nothing left to explore. I have all the boxes opened so no good resources in them anymore when they unlock. I've been sitting around, waiting for stuff to unlock. All I ever do is build terraforming things or build generators to keep going. Now I've unlocked the bee hive and still am at 400 MTi.

Not sure I will wait that long. Not like there's anything to do. Thanks anyway. At least one person can explain what "starting the insect level" means.

[avatar.zero]

Originally posted by KevlaKevlon:

Not sure I will wait that long. Not like there's anything to do. Thanks anyway. At least one person can explain what "starting the insect level" means.

Terraformation Index[planet-crafter.fandom.com]
Terraformation Stages[planet-crafter.fandom.com]

Insects: 8 GTi

[failsafe]

I have 31 hours in the game. I started placing bee hives few hours ago, lets say around 25th hour. I have 4-5 now, dont remember and I guess I will build few more since it is very efficient structure.

Dont sit and wait, consider this game to be an incremental clicker. Secure resources and just keep building stuff. If you cant find enough larvae then just focus on other things, for example flower spreaders. I dont know if this is a best tactics, but I try to focus on one or two most efficient available things. When I unlock some new and cool stuff I just move on to it, and build new things.

[Verinium]

Originally posted by KevlaKevlon:

Originally posted by Tirandys:

You cannot make anything with larva until you unlock the incubator. It used to be 5.0 GTI. I am not sure if that is still the number. But there are 2 butterfly larva you can get before the incubator for the butterfly dome.

Thanks very much and also ♥♥♥♥ this game. I have nothing left to explore. I have all the boxes opened so no good resources in them anymore when they unlock. I've been sitting around, waiting for stuff to unlock. All I ever do is build terraforming things or build generators to keep going. Now I've unlocked the bee hive and still am at 400 MTi.

Not sure I will wait that long. Not like there's anything to do. Thanks anyway. At least one person can explain what "starting the insect level" means.

400MTI and you are at bee hive? I would suggest launching a lot more rockets, it speeds things up A LOT. You just cycle between iridium and uranium as needed and as long as you run for aluminum every so often you can skyrocket your Ti growth so you arent waiting for weeks for progress.

[mahpally]

Originally posted by avatar.zero:

Completely incorrect. You don't need insect biomass to start getting Larvae, just to have your Terraformation Index level up to the Insect Stage (like "Lakes" and "Moss" and "Trees"). Terraformation Index is a raw summation of all other values (Heat, Pressure, Oxygen, Biomass) so you continue to advance levels as long as any of those are still going up. Once your TI has gotten high enough to be in the Insects Stage (according to the great big giant Terraformation Screen), then they'll just start popping up on the ground.

Sorry for the resurrect but I just started playing this game this week for the first time. I've been struggling to figure this out without looking up any info and your statement is so very helpful in explaining how this games terraforming works. Now I don't have to keep wracking my brain on how to get a bee larvae lol