Extremis

This wave survival mission has a twist.

## **Settings**

In this mission, a gene-thief ant colony must fend off 30 attacking waves. You don't have access to the surface.

At first, you only have access to black ant soldiers. Each time you win, lose or quit the mission, you are rewarded with unlock points (UP) equal to 1% of your score. They are carried over to the next times you play this mission. You can unlock different units and abilities using the accumulated UPs, similar to Royal Jelly in story mode.

You can only choose either of the wood ant shooters, either of the leafcutter ant majors and either of the paired abilities before playing the mission. You can change your choice for free the next times you play. The respective unlockables must be purchased before you make the change.

* **Dangerous**/ **Meat wall** (250 UP)

* **Self preservation**/ **Self maintenance** (350 UP)

* Wood ant soldiers (50 UP)

* Mortar/ Rapid-fire wood ant shooters (60 UP)

* **Corrosive'*/* High pressure** (400 UP)

* **Weakening**/ **Crippling** (500 UP)

* Leafcutter ant mediae (80 UP)

* Taunt/ Stun leafcutter ant majors (150 UP)

* **Durable**/ **Shockproof** (500 UP)

* **Resilient**/ **Sharp** (1000 UP)

* Trap-jaw ant soldiers (60 UP)

## **Notable enemies**

All enemies are on the same side.

Rove beetle variants and small whip spiders inhabit in your nest. Underground caverns are randomized.

Attacking waves come from 3 spawners (L, M and R). Enemies in the 3rd, the 14th and the 22nd wave dig into your nest to expose your queen.

* *Wave 1*: Larval devil's coach horse beetles [M]

* *Wave 2*: Black ant soldiers [M]

* *Wave 3*: Black ant soldiers [R]

* *Wave 4*: Wood ant soldiers and mortar wood ant shooters [R]

* *Wave 5*: Medium harvestmen [M]

* *Wave 6*: Mole crickets [R]

* *Wave 7*: Large harvestmen [M]

* *Wave 8*: Small hermit crabs [R]

* *Wave 9*: Adult devil's coach horse beetles [M]

* *Wave 10*: Medium spiny devil bush crickets [M]

* *Wave 11*: Black ant soldiers and rapid-fire wood ant shooters [R]

* *Wave 12*: Jumping spiders [M]

* *Wave 13*: Medium beach wolf spiders [M]

* *Wave 14*: Black ant soldiers [L]

* *Wave 15*: Medium beach tiger beetles [L]

* *Wave 16*: Medium leaf-mimic praying mantises [M]

* *Wave 17*: Medium hermit crabs [R]

* *Wave 18*: Adult blue rove beetles [L]

* *Wave 19*: Trap-jaw ant soldiers [M]

* *Wave 20*: Adult green rove beetles [R]

* *Wave 21*: Army ant mediae and army ant majors [M]

* *Wave 22*: Black ant soldiers [L], black ant soldiers [M] and black ant soldiers [R]

* *Wave 23*: Taunt leafcutter ant majors [L] and large beach tiger beetles [R]

* *Wave 24*: Large spiny devil bush crickets [M]

* *Wave 25*: Jumping spiders [R], medium beach wolf spiders [M] and small spiny devil bush crickets [R]

* *Wave 26*: Large whip spiders [M]

* *Wave 27*: Taunt leafcutter ant majors and rapid-fire wood ant shooters [L]

* *Wave 28*: Large leaf-mimic praying mantises [M]

* *Wave 29*: Large leaf-mimic praying mantises and large spiny devil bush crickets [L], green rove beetles and large whip spiders [M], large beach wolf spiders and large beach tiger beetles [R]

* *Wave 30*: Black ant soldiers and rapid-fire wood ant shooters [L], leafcutter ant mediae and stun leafcutter ant major [M], army ant mediae and army ant majors [R]

## **Trivia**

* This mission was originally called **Holdout Extreme** during development, given that it is the combination of **Hold Out** and **Surrounded**.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/463530/discussions/0/2250056952658389002/