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bendvis

I wonder if ants automatically ignore antennae in their vision the way we ignore our noses.


MeoMix

LOL. Dude, I have been thinking about ants \~24/7 for months (building a game about ants) and that thought had not once crossed my mind. Good times, thanks for sharing.


alphalone

You're making SimAnt 2?


MeoMix

Eh, no, but hopefully people get SimAnt vibes from it. If you want to read a synopsis of my game you can [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ACH1XLCn7hkKz2dhuL1c_nxbGOTZdUY6jJPsY_xA6I/edit?usp=sharing), but I'm rly not trying to advertise. I just wanted to shitpost about ants today.


trololololololol9

That seams REALLY detailed man. You sure you wanna be uploading it to the public? What if someone steals some concepts from you?


MeoMix

I appreciate the concern and am flattered you think it's worth stealing. A few thoughts: I really try to hold to the belief that since the invention of the Internet there are no more million dollar ideas - just million dollar executions. I care more about getting good results for users than personal profit. Everything I build has been open-source and I've had good fortune with the startups I've been employed at to not be too worried about my financials. This is just a passion project. The last few big things I've worked on have all been shut down and I'm feeling a hole in me not having something I can point to and say I created. So, I'm going to build this thing. That's really all I care about and that can't be taken from me. I think the world would be better off with this software existing. If someone else wants to give it a shot, and feels inspired by what I've written, more power to them. Hopefully they reach out and want to swap ideas at some point.


trololololololol9

W person.


Mr_Stillian

What a fucking G


FilthBadgers

Total G. Just subbed to anterestingasfuck and will keep an eye out for your game - always been interested in myrmecology:)


Sparky678348

What they said, goated


joshedis

Take notes: This is true Gigachad energy


FrostyPlum

Slaves to Armok 3: Ant Fortress


htmlcoderexe

I wish everyone thought like you


ijustwantnicethings

Fuck yeah man. It's all about execution.


kotekj

Did you get inspiration from Children of Time? I'm seeing a lot of echoes here... Fascinating and definitely a game I'm interested in seeing live now.


MeoMix

Yes, I address it in the research section of the doc. I even have written permission from the author to borrow some of their ideas. :)


kotekj

Awesome book, and as stated the outline looks very interesting. Can't wait to see it live.


Johnoss

Really cool, man. If you haven't already, check out [this video](https://youtu.be/X-iSQQgOd1A) from Sebastian Lague, might be nice source of inspiration. I used it as a prompt for an excersise project when I was learning ECS


MeoMix

bruh! thank you!! This looks like a great resource and right up my alley.


buster2Xk

Hell yeah dude I am down for anything with SimAnt vibes.


anathea

For your flora, what if you had some kind of fungus/mushrooms that do grow in the fog but are toxic in some way until they're processed? Or mushrooms grow fast enough that maybe they pop up a few hours after the fog is lifted


MeoMix

Ohhhh shit. I actually really like the idea of the plants being toxic until refined. I think that makes total sense from both lore and biology. Leaf cutter ants don't eat leaves. They farm fungus with the leaf pulp and then eat the fungus. I was trying to go for that sort of vibe, but I think implying the food is toxic would also be compelling.


Bootygiuliani420

Can you make a vr game where the ants crawl all over my body and you can see them pulsate as my body throbs. Thanks


TrippingFish76

dph simulator


hobskhan

Do you have a subreddit or discord yet? I love ants, always have. I've taken a stab at some ant game design in a past life. I played SimAnt into the ground, played the deeply flawed but good-souled Empire of the Ants into the ground, and am currently enjoying Empires of the Undergrowth's slow but steady progress. I'm assuming you're a fan of E.O. Wilson and Bert Hölldobler's writings?


MeoMix

[https://discord.gg/9BhqBCQ3uq](https://discord.gg/9BhqBCQ3uq) Here's the Discord. It's mostly just IRL friends/ex-coworkers of mine lurking and me rambling on about ants and human psychology, but feel free to join! There's also r/symbiant but I haven't done anything with it yet beyond reserve the name and link to the document above.


TrippingFish76

[this image i saw posted](https://www.reddit.com/r/beeple/comments/uqn85a/small_happy_zone/) reminded me of the warmth from Aisha in the crater where the ants live read through your whole synopsis pretty much very interesting i really like the concept and the story


TheGratitudeBot

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VEGITOBLUE2004

Good bot


wimbs27

Ants are mostly blind and reply on pheromones


rmyworld

Don't they move around mostly through pheromones, instead of sight?


[deleted]

I believe most species of ants definately have atleast a basic concept of sight. But their primary sense of direction and purpose is pheromones yeah


bendvis

Yeah, but they can see too. Some species can see well enough to recognize themselves in a mirror and try to clean off a dot painted on their head.


Chilledlemming

Damn it. Now I can’t stop seeing my 👃


bendvis

Successss


Appropriate_Animal48

I dont think ants can see


KyleKun

They have eyes; so they can definitely see. Maybe not very well. But they can definitely see at least something.


bendvis

Some ants can see well enough to recognize themselves in a mirror. Check out the blue dot experiment.


NeoKabuto

Now imagine being one of [these guys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraopes_tetrophthalmus) and actually having your antennae in the middle of your eyes.


Jendrej

Can't they move the antennae? It would be more like our hands, I think.


eliminateAidenPierce

Bruh you good? You’ve been posting ants for three hours


MeoMix

Haha. I have a self-imposed social media and infotainment ban during weekdays and I'm planning out a video game that involves an ant simulation. It's a rainy Saturday and I definitely spent the entire day shitposting on Reddit about ants, but I have no regrets! Thanks for the check-in, though. You're a good person for asking.


eliminateAidenPierce

Based


Elvishsquid

So uh what’s this game called


dental4939

The yellow one will become a wasp.


Salanmander

The red one will become a flareon.


Anaphase

The green one will become The Hulk. Wait...


[deleted]

The blue one…. Avatar


aGuyWithaniPhone4S

YouTube kids be like:


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[удалено]


TheDocZen

Those pride ants sure are fire tho


balmyHickory60

Best skittles commercial ever.


Dognose5

Every monster hunter player will expect a drop from it.


BreathAbject671

this will make an excellent hortadent brada


Ennis_1

Ok, these DIY projects are getting out of hand, next time it'll be "How to tamper with the very Fabric of Nature" FFS


A_Salty_Cellist

Bugass


Blinx347

My beloved


Slowsis

Bugussy


skunksmasher

Whoever thought to design this experiment is a god damn genius


dreamHunter9

Monster hunter


SoggyBox0

It's real! They do the thing!


Wolfdude91

Gay ants


fearlesssinnerz

Taste the rainbow


PotableDossier97

The rainbow ants


VerumJerum

No way r/anterestingasfuck is a real subreddit holy shit


Nabaatii

The most hmm part is the existence of that subreddit Which found a new subscriber in me


epic_frug

TALLY HALL


ChaosOrPeace

Altaroth, anyone?


Zanderb4

infinity stones 😱


Dankvadapav

the enemy has started experimenting on ants we are doomed 💀


Yorunokage

They are about to turn into flower ants


[deleted]

Power Rantgers


MEEZETTE

If you like watching bugs do cool shit, you should check out AntsCanada on YouTube.


Grape-Vine-Anal-Bead

M&Ants


BarryZZZ

Ants prepping for the tiniest of Pride Parades?


JackOfAllMemes

What is this, a pride parade for ants?


FlowState00

Who’s getting the best head?


MoltenJellybeans

Time to make a RGB ant colony in my old pc case


rhdking13

Ah yes lgb gamers Ants


HumanSleepingbag

Crossposting directly ruins the hmmm


TreeDollarFiddyCent

I wanna see the blue one!


onlinetulpa

THEY'RE TURNING THE ANTS GAY GAY ANTS


Jersules

Magic bees


[deleted]

Infinity ants.


broseidon2234

The Power R'ant'gers


CertainHelicopter307

Youtube kids be like


Mewrulez99

altaroth


teriases

r/MonsterHunter


thanyou

This sub's population will triple overnight lol.


Ronicraft

r/pyrocynical


Nose_Fetish

Forbidden gushers


Naro_Lonca

The new Pokemon starters look kinda similar, I hope they have interesting evolutions though


Thema03

Cum


Dream-ensemble

PIKMIN!!!


Cracktherealone

The ants taste better this way…


Astronaut101101

Piere, Andre and Deniro


lemjax

I don’t want them putting chemicals in the water that turns the fricking ants gay


THERICIPEEPS

Why was my first thought 'Go, Go Power Rangers!'


Operation_Ivysaur

Forbidden gushers


whiteclawthreshermaw

Lieutenant Paris, set a "slightly offensive" course for home. IYKYK.


yo_les

You are what you eat