Grow A Colony decorative ImageGen key art showing a glowing subterranean colony and queen chamber
Colony field manual

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Keep food moving first. Then decide whether the colony needs another Worker or a combat unit.

Independent guide for the current experience by sebcaddy1.

Grow A Colony gameplay showing the underground colony interfaceQueen chamber · first session
Beginner guide

Stabilize food before building an army

Start as the Queen, create a Worker, and follow one food trip all the way back. When that route stays clear, add a Major or Drone for combat instead of spending food blindly.

  1. 01Play as the Queen
  2. 02Create a Worker with E
  3. 03Use Scavenge to start the food route
  4. 04Add combat units after food keeps moving
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Gameplay video

Ants! [Roblox: Grow a colony]

Watch the current Queen, Worker, Major and Drone controls in motion, including the food route and unit orders.

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Colony command board

Three units, three keys, three orders

The labels below are visible in the current game interface. Food values are not fixed here because the visible Worker Egg cost changes during play.

Worker EggEFood route
Major EggRCombat
Drone EggTCombat
Orders: Follow · Scavenge · Attack
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New colony, one clean route

If the first Worker reaches food but does not return cleanly, fix that route before adding more units.

Diagnose the food route

Independent fan guide. Gameplay can change after updates.

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