I think this is a topic that was discussed before on the German forum but I'd also like to hear what you (english speaking) guys think.
I really miss a good computer game where you could run ant world. So if you have any good ideas how it should look like post something here and if some game developing people might venture to this forum our wishes might be realized.
My wish for ant game would be something like Dune 2 or C&C for younger generation. You would start just with the queen and a little amount of "proteins". Proteins would be used like money in previously mentioned games. It would be used to make new workers. Majors = more proteins. Of course ants would then go search and bring home some dead bugs so colony could expand. There would be different species all with different qualities (faster production of new workers; biger or stronger workers; less proteins for new worker; ...). You would have different typs of ants and you would have to invest in "nurs ants" to speed up the production of new workers, "builder ants" to make more room for new workers, "harvester ants" to gather food for the colony, "solder ants" to protect the nest and to attack other ants. I guess it would be like a mix of sim city, warcraft and some manager game. And a way to win would be in finding the right balance.
Lets hear your ideas.