Shalebridge

Shalebridge is a smallish cave system that is home to a small, friendly mutated ant colony. The entrance is just below the power station located on the hill above and resembles a circular plate or cover.

When the player enters, the smallish, friendly ants are under attack from larger, more aggressive ants. The larger ants will attack the player and can be killed to protect the benign colony.

The option to inject a stimpak into an ant egg sack is given and it is suggested to the player that they find and destroy the aggressive ant colony to help these smaller ants survive. This colony is just north of Shalebridge Tunnels, in the Shalebridge Hill. There is a dead Ant Researcher in a pool of water near the eggs that has a Big Book of Science on the corpse.

There is an Ant Compost Heap with some Ant Nectar in it in the Shalebridge Tunnels, and it will be replenishing faster upon killing Ant Queen in Shalebridge Hill.