Kingdom of The Termites Guide: First steps from nymph to worker
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OverviewKingdom of the Termites is a Roblox survival game where you grow a termite colony from a single nymph into a thriving underground society. You can play as a worker, soldier, royal, or even hunt termites as an assassin bug. This guide walks you through your first steps, how to earn leaves, how to feed your colony, and how to fight.
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First steps from nymph to worker
Step
Every player starts as a nymph, which cannot attack and moves the slowest of any role. Your only job at this stage is to fill the bar at the bottom of the screen up to the first icon. Once it reaches that icon, press it and then press 'Play as' to become a worker.
- Pick a mound press Play and join either mound when you load in.
- Speed up the bar when another player offers you food, press E on PC or tap the eat button on mobile to fill the bar faster.
- Become a worker press the first icon once the bar reaches it, then confirm with 'Play as'.
- Find leaves head outside the nest and collect the brown leaves scattered near trees.
- Eat and drink press E near a fungus comb or water source to keep hunger and thirst from dropping.
- Place your first fungus comb eat enough leaves to fill the fungus bar, then place it in a dark underground spot; you get 10 leaves immediately.
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Earning and spending leaves
TableLeaves are the currency you use to unlock new castes and buy upgrades. The table below shows what earns leaves and how much each action pays. Killing rewards only go to soldier castes and the king.
| Action | Leaves earned | Who can do it |
|---|---|---|
| Place a fungus comb | 10 | Worker, Queen, King |
| Tend a fungus comb | 2 | Worker, Queen, King, Alate |
| Feed a nymph | 1 | Worker and Royals |
| Kill a Worker termite | 10 | Soldiers and King |
| Kill a Minor Soldier | 25 | Soldiers and King |
| Kill a Major Soldier | 50 | Soldiers and King |
| Kill an Alate or Royal | 20 | Soldiers and King |
| Kill a Red Driver Ant worker | 10 | Soldiers and King |
| Kill a Red Driver Ant minor | 20 | Soldiers and King |
| Kill a Red Driver Ant major | 35 | Soldiers and King |
| Kill an Assassin Bug | 80 | Soldiers and King |
Caste costs and what to unlock first
Table
You buy new castes from the shop in the main menu.
| Minor Soldier (Mound 1) | 150 leaves |
| Nasute Soldier (Mound 2) | 450 leaves |
| Major Soldier (Mound 1) | 600 leaves |
| Nasute Alate / Royal (Mound 2) | 700 leaves |
| Alate / Royal (Mound 1) | 800 leaves |
| Assassin Bug | 2,000 leaves or 499 Robux |
Fungus comb management
StepFungus combs are the only food source for termites. They degrade over time — when they turn grey, food production slows and eventually stops. Combs exposed to open air produce half as much food, and during the sunburn period they lose food on top of that. Workers are the only non-royal caste that earn leaves for tending them.
- Eat leaves to fill the fungus bar, then place the comb underground in the dark this gives you a level 1 comb with 40 food storage.
- Fill the bar again and place a second comb directly on top of the first to merge them into a level 2 comb with 80 food storage.
- Repeat once more to reach level 3 with 120 food storage and faster production.
- Tend the comb regularly press T on PC or the feed button on mobile to maintain it before it turns grey.
- If a comb goes fully grey and is left alone it stops producing food and disappears after about 30 seconds.
What each caste does best
Summary
Each caste has a clearly different role.
- Worker fastest digger and builder; the only non-royal that earns leaves from tending fungus combs; avoid all combat.
- Minor Soldier fast and can dig; skilled players can beat an Assassin Bug one-on-one.
- Major Soldier longest reach and highest damage of the soldier castes when fully upgraded; very slow and cannot dig, so watch out for holes.
- King does nearly everything a worker can plus deals strong melee damage; main job is defending the nest and managing the colony alongside the queen.
- Alate can fly after a swarm is called; cannot fly below half health.
- Assassin Bug hostile to both mounds; uses camouflage on termite dirt and charges heavy bites for massive damage; teaming with a mound is against the rules.
Combat basics and defense
TipsCombat uses normal bites with LMB and charged bites by holding LMB for about three seconds. Stamina runs out when you sprint and sprint-attack repeatedly; hitting zero stamina slows your walk speed. Defense is built with dirt walls and deep trenches that funnel attackers into chokepoints.
- Hold LMB for a full charge before releasing to deal far more damage than a normal bite.
- Aim for the enemy's abdomen to increase the damage you deal.
- Hit the same leg repeatedly to inflict a leg injury, which slows the target by roughly 25%.
- Workers should run immediately when threatened — use dug holes to lose enemies chasing you.
- Use trophallaxis to heal teammates by feeding them.
- A deep trench with a removable bridge outside the nest stops most ant raids and traps Assassin Bugs in a tight space where they are easy to finish off.
Assassin Bug tactics
Warn
The Assassin Bug costs 2,000 leaves or 499 Robux and plays entirely differently from termite castes. Its camouflage activates by holding R while standing on termite-made dirt, and it lasts up to 8 minutes. A fully charged attack venom-stalls a target's health regeneration for one minute. Red Driver Ants will chase and attack an Assassin Bug even while it is cloaked.
Upgrades worth buying
TableUpgrades are bought from the shop and are specific to each caste — buying one for your current caste does not carry over if you switch. Terraformer is only available to workers and royals.
| Upgrade | Cost per purchase | Max purchases | Effect per purchase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swelled Head | 120 leaves | 3 | Attack Damage +30%, Attack Cooldown -10% |
| Coordinated Legs | 80 leaves | 1 | Walkspeed +30% |
| Layered Chitin | 100 leaves | 3 | Max Health +20% |
| Terraformer | 50 leaves | 2 | Terrain Radius +15%, Terrain Cooldown -25% |
| Harder Exoskeleton | 140 leaves | 1 | Sun Tolerance +50% |
| Slower Metabolism | 200 leaves | 2 | Hunger Drain 20% slower, Thirst Drain 25% slower |
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Kingdom of The Termites
Glossary
Glossary- Nymph
- The starting state for every player — cannot attack, moves the slowest of any role, and must be fed or wait for the bar to fill before becoming a worker.
- Fungus Comb
- The colony's only food source, placed underground by eating leaves; it has three upgrade levels with food storage of 40, 80, and 120 respectively.
- Leaves
- The in-game currency used to unlock castes and buy upgrades, earned by building combs, tending them, feeding nymphs, and killing enemies.
- Swarm
- An action triggered by a queen or king that allows all alates currently in the colony to fly and transform into royals.
- Trophallaxis
- Feeding a teammate to restore their health, available to workers, queens, kings, and alates.
- Sunburn
- A damage effect that triggers when you stay above ground during midday; the Harder Exoskeleton upgrade raises your tolerance to it.
- Camouflage
- The Assassin Bug's ability to become invisible by holding R while standing on termite-made dirt; it lasts up to 8 minutes and is lost when the bug attacks or is attacked.
- Stamina
- A resource used when sprinting and charging attacks; reaching zero slows your walk speed until it recovers.
- Leg Injury
- A combat status inflicted by repeatedly hitting the same leg, slowing the target by roughly 25%.
- Alate
- A winged termite caste that can fly after a swarm is called and can transform into a queen or king.
Common questions
FAQWhy is my nymph not turning into a worker?
The bar at the bottom of the screen needs to reach the first icon before you can press it. You can fill it faster by pressing E when another player offers you food, or tapping the eat button on mobile. Once the bar hits the icon, press it and then press 'Play as' to complete the change.
What is the fastest way to earn 150 leaves as a new player?
Place fungus combs whenever your fungus bar is full — each one gives 10 leaves. After placing, tend the same comb with T for 2 leaves per tend, and feed any nymphs nearby for 1 leaf each time.
My fungus comb turned grey. What do I do?
A grey comb is producing less food and will eventually disappear. Press T on PC or the feed button on mobile to tend it using your fungus bar. Workers, queens, kings, and alates can all tend combs, but only workers earn leaves for doing it.
The queen got kicked from the game — why?
Queens have five minutes to lay at least one egg, and if they fail the game removes them. There is also a cap of three queens per colony.
Can I team with a mound as an Assassin Bug?
No — teaming with any mound as an Assassin Bug is against the game's rules. If another player reports you for it, you can face a punishment.
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