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Build An Ant Empire New Update: Schedule, Times & Next Countdown
Each week brings a fresh wave of content to Build An Ant Empire, the colony-building Roblox game from Insect Kingdom studio where you grow a single ant into a sprawling empire. The New Update is the game’s recurring content drop, and it has become the moment regulars plan around — new creatures, new cosmetics, and a rotating limited-time event all arrive together. With tens of millions of visits, hundreds of thousands of favorites, and about about 12,000 players exploring the colony right now, these updates land to an audience that is already waiting.
A New Update has gone live 7 times so far, settling into a roughly weekly rhythm. It is not a one-off: miss one and the next is only days away. The next drop and the usual go-live windows are on the card below.
Build An Ant Empire
New Update
Oct 24, 2:07 AM ET
Next in 4d 19h 33m
Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.
- Wednesdays, 7:25 AM ET
- Thursdays, 9:20 AM ET
- Fridays, 7:05 AM ET
- Fridays, 8:40 AM ET
- Fridays, 9:10 AM ET
- Fridays, 10:00 AM ET
- Saturdays, 6:55 AM ET
Runs weekly.
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How often the New Update lands
Updates arrive on a roughly weekly cadence. The developer does not always post the exact date in advance, so the next New Update is expected around Saturday, October 24 at 2:07 AM ET — our best estimate from the usual rhythm, which we confirm once Insect Kingdom studio announces it.
Across past runs, updates have gone live during these recurring time-of-day windows, given here in Eastern Time:
- Wednesdays, 7:25 AM ET
- Thursdays, 9:20 AM ET
- Fridays, 7:05 AM ET
- Fridays, 8:40 AM ET
- Fridays, 9:10 AM ET
- Fridays, 10:00 AM ET
- Saturdays, 6:55 AM ET
Build An Ant Empire has players on every continent, and the spread of windows across the back half of the week means colonies in North America, Europe, India, Japan, and Australia each have a convenient slot to log in for a launch. A 7:05 AM ET Friday window, for example, falls at 12:05 PM in the UK, 1:05 PM across central Europe, 4:35 PM in India, 8:05 PM in Japan, and 10:05 PM on Australia’s east coast.
What the latest New Update adds
The current New Update is built around a limited-time event sitting alongside permanent additions. The event chain works like this:
- Roll for ants to collect Star items.
- Spend those Star items at the Wishing Pool to unlock a limited-time dungeon.
- Clear the dungeon to earn Event Tokens.
- Trade Event Tokens for a set of rare rewards before the event closes.
Beyond the event, this drop brings new ants to add to the colony, new pets, and fresh base skins for redecorating your nest. A pet-following feature lets a chosen pet trail your ant as you play, and a welcome quality-of-life change finally lets you toss unwanted pets straight into the trash can to clear out clutter.
Tips for catching it
- Pick the window closest to your own waking hours — the Friday morning ET slots cover most of the daytime for Europe and Asia, while the Saturday slot suits players who prefer a weekend start.
- The limited-time event runs on its own clock, so head to the Wishing Pool dungeon early and bank Event Tokens before it rotates out.
- If you miss a launch, don’t worry: the permanent additions stay in the game, and another New Update is only about a week away.
How it fits the game’s rhythm
The New Update sits alongside the game’s other live content, including the New Event + Ant running in the colony now. Together they keep a steady drumbeat — the weekly update refreshes the big-ticket content while smaller events fill the gaps — which is a large part of why Build An Ant Empire holds a daily crowd in the thousands.
Build An Ant Empire New Update FAQ
What time is the Build An Ant Empire New Update event in my timezone?
Updates have typically gone live in the morning, Eastern Time. A representative 7:25 AM ET window lands at 12:25 PM in the UK, 1:25 PM in central Europe, 4:55 PM in India, 8:25 PM in Japan, and 10:25 PM on Australia’s east coast; the other windows fall at matching offsets from the ET times listed above.
How often is the Build An Ant Empire New Update event?
A New Update lands on a roughly weekly cadence, and it has run 7 times so far.
When is the next Build An Ant Empire New Update event?
The next New Update is expected around Saturday, October 24 at 2:07 AM ET, based on the usual weekly rhythm; the exact start time and the full list of usual windows are on the card above.
What do you do in the Build An Ant Empire New Update event?
You roll for ants to collect Star items, spend them at the Wishing Pool to open a limited-time dungeon, clear it for Event Tokens, and exchange those tokens for rare rewards — on top of the new ants, pets, and base skins each update adds.
Last updated October 19.