Returning player I have a question about the ant queens.

[Rye]

On the wiki it says if you kill the queens the ants will be hostile from then on. does this mean when you go to NG+ or NG+1 they still are hostile or can you befriend them in other new games?

[pcdeltalink]

Going to a different new game cycle essentially resets them. This is how you can eventually get the different things for feeding them vs killing or infecting them

[Rye]

Originally posted by pcdeltalink:

Going to a different new game cycle essentially resets them. This is how you can eventually get the different things for feeding them vs killing or infecting them

Thanks. I figured that but I came a cross a post where a guy said he screwed up because he befriended them.

[pcdeltalink]

Originally posted by Rye:

Originally posted by pcdeltalink:

Going to a different new game cycle essentially resets them. This is how you can eventually get the different things for feeding them vs killing or infecting them

Thanks. I figured that but I came a cross a post where a guy said he screwed up because he befriended them.

I think screwed up in that context is more like "dang now I have to wait till next NG to get what I want."

[Eightball]

Have not played since the game was first in EA and I like to go in blind for a first play-through.

BUT I am curious on reading this if you are given enough information about the outcomes of each action (befriend, infect, etc.) and the potential rewards to make a decision.

Or is it all learn as you go?

[pcdeltalink]

Originally posted by Eightball:

Have not played since the game was first in EA and I like to go in blind for a first play-through.

BUT I am curious on reading this if you are given enough information about the outcomes of each action (befriend, infect, etc.) and the potential rewards to make a decision.

Or is it all learn as you go?

Honestly for how much of a pain the ant queen things are you're probably going to want to read the wiki for them at least. Mostly because if you mess up you have to completely wait until the next NG+ cycle to try again. Also some items to infect certain queens don't show up until a couple NG+ cycles in.

[indigo]

Regular Game: Befriend the Ant Queens
NG+1: Kill the ant queens
NG+2: Infect the ant queens
NG+after that, do whatever you want or ignore them.

I find this to be the best method. By befriending the Ant Queens you gain the AntBassidor mutation, which in turns causes ants to ignore you. Extremely helpful in a regular game, but you also keep this mutation in NG+ from the start, so you can turn it on and off as needed, depending on if you're going to be messing about in ant territory.