Overview
The Lance Ant — a venomous, stinger-wielding mutant insect straight from the uncanny valley of early arcade nightmares.
This terrifying enemy crawls from the shadows with aggressive animations and a glistening chitinous texture that says: you should not have entered this cave.
You can view or purchase the asset on the Unity Asset Store.
Check out live 3d models in Sketchfab https://sketchfab.com/alienated/collections/lance-ant-71954487c81d4700a0bdf06b074d37aa
Concept and Design
This character is loosely inspired by the “lance ant” archetype — a memory from the early ’80s era of surreal game monsters best left forgotten.
It has since been reimagined for the modern Unity engine with grotesque precision and multiple material variations.
The Lance Ant fights with its barbed stinger, aiming directly for the face, using short lunging motions and fast animation loops.
It’s equally at home in caves, ruins, or desert wastelands.
Render Pipeline Compatibility
| Unity Version | Built-in | URP | HDRP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021.3.22f1 | ✅ Compatible | ✅ Compatible | ✅ Compatible |
The Lance Ant ships with materials and maps for all major Unity pipelines — optimized for both performance and high-fidelity rendering.
Technical Details
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Polygon Count | 6,318 |
| Texture Resolution | 4096 × 4096 (color and normal maps) |
| Texture Sets | 18 total maps across 6 versions |
| LODs | None — detail is contained in the maps |
| Rigging | Fully rigged humanoid-insect hybrid skeleton |
| Animations | Basic mobility, attack, and die sequences |
Animations are tuned for immediate drop-in use and blend cleanly with Unity’s Animator controller system.
You can view the animation demonstrations in the YouTube previews and Sketchfab examples.
Update History
Updated 7/2/2023
- Added new texture skins
- Improved normal maps and material fidelity
Notes
The Lance Ant is part nostalgia and part horror — a revival of an aesthetic from a time when game monsters were weird, mean, and unforgettable.
It’s a solid fit for horror, mutant colony, or science-fiction settings needing a distinctly uncomfortable enemy type.
You can view or purchase the asset on the Unity Asset Store.
Previews
