Archived official
Control ants
The snapshot supports direct ant control, without defining the exact current selection or exit action.
Grow A Colony Update 5.6 — Control Ants and Dig
Read the Grow A Colony Update 5.6 announcement for ant control and directed digging, what it supports, what remains unknown, and the current 6 context.
Historical: Update 5.6Archived headlineAnt control + diggingCurrent: Update 6
Update 5.6 introduced ant control and directed digging in its public headline
This was a short-lived public-description update and is no longer the current version. The archived headline said players could control ants and make them dig exactly how they wanted. It did not publish complete keys, ranges, platform layouts, target rules, limits, or failure behavior. Update 6 is current.
Archived official announcement
What the captured headline supports
Archived official
Direct where ants dig
The snapshot supports more deliberate digging, without defining every valid location or path rule.
Not in the headline
Do not infer a permanent control map
Needs verification
Selection and exit controls
The archived text does not name a key, button, range, multi-select rule, or exit method.
Needs verification
Dig validation
It does not define depth, terrain, reachability, cooldown, resource, or obstruction rules.
Needs verification
PC, mobile, and controller
It does not establish a shared layout across input devices.
Current context
Later updates changed the surrounding systems
Historical 5.7
Building was reworked
A placement or room can affect whether the controlled ant can reach the intended dig location.
OpenHistorical 5.7
Skill Tree was expanded
Do not assume an older Skill Tree image or advice is complete.
OpenCurrent 6
Verify the current Roblox description
The live page now identifies Update 6, Beetle Creature and QOL changes as current.
Open Related
Continue with the matching page
Current Update 6
Beetle Creature, broad QOL changes, and the limits of the public announcement.
How to control ants
Follow a current-prompt-first one-ant test.
How to make ants dig
Check selection, location, path, and current prompt.
All current controls
Separate old observations from live prompts on each device.
FAQ
Quick answers
Is Update 5.6 the latest Grow A Colony update?
No. Update 5.6 is historical; Update 6 is current as of September 9, 2026.
What did Update 5.6 add?
Its archived public description said players could control ants and make them dig exactly how they wanted.
What key controls an ant?
The archived announcement did not publish a permanent key. Read the current on-screen prompt.
Did Update 5.9 remove direct control?
The 5.9 headline does not answer that question; current live-interface observation is required.