Red Soldier Ant Eggs are a key resource in Grounded 2, serving as the foundation for unlocking your very first Red Soldier Ant Buggy. This mount significantly boosts your movement speed, helps with resource transport, and can even assist in exploration and combat. However, these eggs are hidden deep within dangerous ant territory, making preparation and strategy essential.
This guide will walk you through where to find Red Soldier Ant Eggs, how to retrieve them safely, and how to use them to hatch your buggy.
Why Red Soldier Ant Eggs Are Important
Before venturing into ant territory, it’s helpful to understand why these eggs are worth the risk:
- Unlocks the Red Soldier Ant Buggy for faster travel across Brookhollow Park.
- Essential for Hatchery crafting, which is required to incubate eggs.
- Enables resource transport and utility through your new buggy’s inventory and gather mode.
Additionally, a buggy can help break Tier 1 Dead Roots and even recruit other ants to follow you, making early-game exploration and combat much easier.
Red Soldier Ant Egg Location
The Red Soldier Ant Egg is located deep inside the Hatchery Anthill, which is found southeast of the starting Snackbar location. You’ll naturally be directed here during the “Egg Hunt” main story quest, but the path inside is anything but straightforward.
Here’s how to navigate the anthill safely:
- Locate the Hatchery Anthill Entrance
- The south entrance is easiest to access early on.
- Place a Lean-To nearby to create a respawn point in case things go wrong.
- Follow the Maze of Tunnels
- Once inside, the tunnels are dark and winding.
- Bring multiple torches or craft Slime Mold Torches on the go.
- Follow the wires and cables along the tunnels—they guide you deeper toward the lab area.
- Watch for key landmarks like the large Ominent Lab door with red & green lights, the red-lit corridors, and the half-buried 9V Battery. These confirm you’re heading the right way.
- Identify the Egg Room
- You’ll first pass a lab-like area with a Red Soldier Ant Egg behind glass. This egg is not collectible.
- Move into the next room to find a cluster of 4–5 red eggs on a table or trolley—these are the ones you can pick up.
- Grabbing an egg will immediately trigger ant aggression, so be ready to fight or retreat.
Recommended Gear and Preparation
Going in unprepared is a recipe for defeat. Here’s the ideal loadout before attempting the egg retrieval:
- Armor: Full Red Ant or Acorn Armor Set for solid early-game protection.
- Weapons: A fast melee weapon like a club or axe; avoid stabbing weapons since ants resist them.
- Shield: Helps with blocking swarms if carrying the egg solo.
- Healing Items: Fiber Bandages and Grumble Granola Bars to recover mid-run.
- Light Source: Torch or Slime Mold Torches for dark tunnels.
While exploring, also collect Red Ant Parts for crafting the Omni-Wrench and harvest Slime Mold Stalks to craft emergency torches.
How to Retrieve the Egg Safely
Carrying the Red Soldier Ant Egg adds a unique challenge because it cannot fit in your inventory—you must carry it by hand. This leaves you vulnerable to ant attacks.
Follow these tips for a successful extraction:
- Clear the Area First
- Eliminate nearby Red Soldier Ants before grabbing the egg.
- Carry and Drop Strategy
- If ants swarm you, drop the egg, clear the enemies, and then pick it up again.
- Follow the Ascending Tunnels
- When exiting, always take upward paths to reach the surface faster.
- Use Sprint Wisely
- Sprinting with the egg can help avoid fights, but stamina management is crucial.
Once you own a Red Soldier Ant Buggy, you can use it to carry eggs safely out of the anthill, reducing the risk of solo runs.
How to Hatch and Use the Red Soldier Ant Buggy
Once the egg is secured, you can hatch your first buggy:
- Build a Hatchery
- Requires:
- 1x Red Soldier Ant Egg
- 6x Weed Stems
- 1x Acorn Top & 5x Acorn Shells
- 5x Mite Fuzz
- Requires:
- Incubate the Egg
- Place the egg in the Hatchery and select “Incubate”.
- The process takes 12 in-game hours.
- Retrieve and Ride Your Buggy
- Once hatched, the Red Soldier Ant Buggy can:
- Carry resources with its 30-slot storage.
- Enter Gather Mode to vacuum loose items.
- Sprint across the park, making travel safer and faster.
- Recruit other red ants to follow you for extra backup.
- Buggies can also break Tier 1 Dead Roots, which often lead to hidden Mega Milk Molars.
- Once hatched, the Red Soldier Ant Buggy can:
Managing and Summoning Your Buggy
For repeated use, build an Ant Nest to store and manage your Red Soldier Ant Buggy. This allows you to rename it, keep it protected at your base, and assign it to the radial summoning wheel for quick deployment. By tapping the summon button (right on the D-pad on Xbox), your buggy will come to you even if you left it behind.
Pro Tips for Egg Hunting
- Save before entering the anthill in case the run goes badly.
- Craft extra torches for long trips underground.
- Consider a two-person approach in co-op—one player carries the egg while the other clears the path.
- Use your buggy for future egg runs—it can safely carry eggs out for you.
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Collecting Red Soldier Ant Eggs in Grounded 2 is a thrilling early-game challenge that pays off with one of the best utility mounts in the game. With careful preparation, smart tunnel navigation, and a bit of patience, you’ll soon be zipping around Brookhollow Park on your very own Red Soldier Ant Buggy.
With an Ant Nest and summoning ability, your buggy becomes a true companion—ready to help with travel, combat, and resource gathering. Play Now!
