I got super into messing with the parameters of the ants, and after watching a randomized map (along with tampering with it mid-game to see what would happen) I decided I wanted to see what would happen if I pit them against each other. I set up a map between different extremes that gave them all of the same resources and obstacles, and would over time force them to interact to increasing degrees.
I want to preface this by saying I didn't make some of the decisions I made for any particular reason. This whole thing was purely for fun and not intended to be perfect. Things like the placement of the colonies and what the map ended up looking like in the end just felt right. Some of the decisions were deliberate, like the quality of the food is based on where it is on the map, and the likelihood of encountering another colony to get it.
I want to preface this by saying I didn't make some of the decisions I made for any particular reason. This whole thing was purely for fun and not intended to be perfect. Things like the placement of the colonies and what the map ended up looking like in the end just felt right. Some of the decisions were deliberate, like the quality of the food is based on where it is on the map, and the likelihood of encountering another colony to get it.