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Can you play as the bugs in Starship Troopers – Terran Command?

Can you play as those dirty Arachnids?
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Published: Mar 9, 2022 11:33 am

The bugs, also known as Arachnids, are the enemies in Starship Troopers - Terran Command. During a SlitherineTV Twitch interview, marketing director Marco A. Minoli stated that playing as bugs was not an option. Rather, they will remain enemy units controlled by the game.

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Many players may be disappointed, but Minoli said that there would be issues if it wasn't balanced. The developers received feedback about the demo's difficulty, released in Oct. 2021, and they want to keep the game balanced for Federation units. Adding another faction would significantly increase that workload.

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Arachnids were a much more difficult foe for the human troops compared to the other enemies they've faced in the past. The Arachnids possessed infinitely more units, terrain mobility, and overall tactics in the books. The bugs are meant to feel overwhelming so that the game can stay true to the lore. Players controlling the Arachnids against the Federation would ruin the balance.

Starship Troopers - Terran Command will be exclusively released on Steam on March 31, 2022.

For more on Starship Troopers - Terran Command, we recommend Will there be Skinnies in Starship Troopers - Terran Command? or Is Starship Troopers - Terran Command coming to Consoles? Here on Pro Game Guides.

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Aggy has been playing games since he was four years old. He has written for Sportskeeda, GFinity Esports, Dot Esports, Tales, and here at Pro Game Guides. Before becoming the Associate Editor here, he was the Evening Editor, and in the past was the Head of Social for GFinity and the Weekend Editor for Dot Esports. He checks almost every article on Pro Game Guides and runs the Social Media accounts. https://linktr.ee/SirAggy
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