Before attempting to go into the ants' nest, you should first save Elmer to get more flame thrower fuel. Sometime between the 8th and 10th (I don't remember the exact day), he will leave a note in his station saying that he is going hiking in the SW Volcanic Cone. Go to the volcano, fight the ants, and next day, visit Elmer's station. He'll thank you for saving his life and give you more flame thrower fuel.

• By taking a flight from Hilber's Field.
• By driving a tank from a battle going on at a nearby location.
• By going South when you are in a battle at the M1 mine.

The entrance to the nest doesn't stay open long enough for you to get in before the ants start invading the various locations in the town, so you'll have to wait until they do. The 11th is the best day to enter the hole since it is very hot and there are few ants around. If you try cooler days, there will probably be too many of them around for you to handle.

If you decide to get to the hole by plane, you can land safely on the dirt road parallel to the tracks leading to the M1 mine. Get out of your plane and walk to the center of the main building of mine one. Walk south about one and a half screens and the hole should open and an ant will crawl out.

You must kill the ant and run to the hole before it closes. You will get about four or five chances to get in. Once you are in the hole you will automatically have the flame thrower and the timed dynamite charges. There are two levels of the ants' chambers: a top level and a bottom level. You must make a map as to where you have checked. You can do this by pausing the game with the left mouse button. This will keep the ants off you while you draw maps.

Once you have made it to the bottom chamber repeat the map drawing 'till you find the queen ant's chamber. You will need it to get out after you plant the charges. To plant the charges once in the Queen's chambers, move close to the left side of the queen's body. Once you walk around her left side, the music will stop and a slow ticking will start. You will have to get back to the place you entered on the second level. If you get back before the bomb goes off you will win the game.

Gathering information about the ants throughout the game will be to no avail. The mayor will not listen to any evidence you present. He will call an alert only after his car gets eaten on the afternoon of June 11.

It will do no good to escape from the hospital, as you have to sleep anyway. Although it will do no good to escape from the hospital, it's a fun arcade sequence to play.

Even with the solutions given above you still must learn how to fly the airplane. To get the right altitude to save fuel, after you take off, fly east or west. Back off the throttle until the shadow on the ground comes up and just touches the wing of the plane. You will then have the right speed and altitude. The faster you fly and the higher you go the more fuel you will use. These settings will conserve enough fuel to let you fly and not run out of gas and return to the airfield and land if you blow it getting into the ant hole.