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Antkeeper - Real-time Simulator of Ant-keeping

Started By CoolColJ , Jul 25 2018 2:45 PM

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#1 Offline CoolColJ - Posted July 25 2018 - 2:45 PM

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This simulator is a Tamagotchi-like game, designed to simulate real ant-keeping in a test-tube and in a formicarium.

http://radkon.eu/projects/antkeeper/

Edited by CoolColJ, July 25 2018 - 2:48 PM.

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#2 Offline Skwiggledork - Posted July 25 2018 - 3:25 PM

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Downloaded it, but I have a feeling I'm not going to live a virtual thing that takes forever to get going.

#3 Offline drtrmiller - Posted July 25 2018 - 3:55 PM

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I discovered this on the Facebook a while back. I played around with it for around 2 months, but got bored because the ants appeared to thrive no matter how neglected they were.

I would highly recommend for beginners, as the app is much more forgiving than a real colony. And the fact that the simulation occurs in real time, with your first workers arriving after 4-5 weeks, makes for an intensely thrilling experience that's nearly as exciting as the real thing. /s

Edited by drtrmiller, July 25 2018 - 3:58 PM.

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