Colony Flow Level 394 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 394

Welcome to Colony Flow Level 394. This puzzle presents a huge pixel art dog surrounded by several massive obstacles. You will face heavy connected boxes and a giant chocolate barrier that demands your full attention. You need to manage your tray space perfectly to keep your ants moving and prevent the waiting slots from jamming. I play every single level myself to map out the best route. Here is the exact strategy I use to clear the board without hitting a dead end.

Colony Flow Level 394 Overview

What You Are Working With

Level 394 features a large red dog sitting on top of a solid pink background. The dog has a white face, white paws, and a bright green collar around its neck. A thick black outline traces the entire dog shape. On the left side of the board, a giant brown chocolate layer covers a large portion of the dog. This chocolate block displays a massive 400 point total. On the bottom left and bottom right corners, you will find two connected boxes. These boxes feature pink spheres in the center and start with 226 points each. They link together and share their total health pool. You will also spot a red key, a green key, and a blue key scattered across the body of the dog. You must collect all keys to unlock the locked tiles waiting deeper in the board. The tray at the bottom holds a mix of pink, red, green, brown, white, and black numbered blocks.

What It Takes to Clear Level 394 Board

Clearing this board requires careful path management. You will start by opening the pink background to give your ants walking room. You will then send pink ants to drain the connected boxes and remove them from the corners. Once the bottom paths open up, you will deploy brown blocks to melt the giant chocolate layer on the left. You will then send red and green blocks to eat the dog body and grab the keys. Collecting all keys unlocks the remaining locked tiles. Finally, you will send black and white blocks to clear the outlines and the face. You win when the ants eat the last tile and march completely off the screen. You lose if you fill all five waiting slots with blocks that have no open paths to their matching colors.

Colony Flow Level 394 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Deploy early pink blocks to clear the massive background and open walking paths

Start your game by pulling the first few pink blocks into your waiting slots. The board has a massive pink background surrounding the entire red dog. The tray gives you several pink numbers early on, including a pink 42 block and a pink 46 block. Sending these pink blocks first allows your colony to eat away the large outer perimeter. This action creates wide open paths on the left and right sides of the board. You need these wide paths open so your future ants can walk past the dog and reach the top sections of the picture. If you try to play other colors too early, the ants will have no way to reach their targets. The blocks will sit in your five waiting slots and lock up your game. Clear the pink background first to give your swarm room to operate.

Step 2: Target the connected boxes to remove the heavy bottom obstacles

Send more pink blocks to attack the two large connected boxes sitting in the lower corners of the board. These boxes hold pink spheres and start with a shared 226 point total. Connected boxes clear as a single group once you drain their combined numbers all the way to zero. Pulling pink blocks from the tray sends a massive swarm of ants to chew through these two heavy obstacles. The numbers on the boxes will drop from 226 down to 131 and then to 58 as the ants feed. Clearing these boxes early is mandatory because they physically block the bottom corners of the board. Removing them ensures your colony has full walking access across the entire bottom edge.

Step 3: Send brown blocks to start melting the giant chocolate layer

Deploy the brown blocks from your tray to attack the large chocolate obstacle covering the left side of the dog. The chocolate starts at an intimidating 400 points. You must use the matching brown blocks from your tray to clear this covering. Pull a brown block into a waiting slot to send a stream of brown ants directly to the chocolate layer. The ants will climb right onto the chocolate and start eating it away. You will see the large number drop steadily as the ants work their way through the sweet barrier. You do not need to finish the entire chocolate block all at once. Getting the ants started on the 400 total will free up your tray for other colors and keep your waiting slots empty.

Step 4: Deploy red blocks to eat the dog body and open the center area

Pull the red blocks into your waiting slots to clear the main body of the dog. The dog consists mostly of bright red tiles. Use the red 35 block and the red 38 block to send a steady stream of ants into the center of the board. The ants will chew through the red pixels and open up huge holes in the dog body. This clears a direct path up the middle of the board. You want to focus on the red tiles next because they take up the most space after the pink background. As the red tiles vanish, your ants will gain access to the deeper sections of the dog including the face and the collar.

Step 5: Route your ants to collect the keys and unlock the locked tiles

Route your ants carefully over the key items resting on the dog. You will see a red key, a green key, and a blue key scattered over the pixels. Collecting all keys unlocks the locked tiles hidden in the puzzle. The keys automatically collect as the ants clear the specific colored tiles underneath them. Send the right color ants to the exact spots where the keys sit. The ants will grab the keys and trigger the unlock sequence. This opens up the locked tiles so you can pull them into your empty slots. You must grab these keys as early as possible to keep your tray moving smoothly.

Step 6: Send green blocks to clear the collar and open the neck region

Deploy your green blocks to clear the bright green collar wrapping around the neck of the dog. You have a green 10 block and a green 14 block available in the tray. Since you already opened the pink background and cleared the bottom red tiles, the green ants have a direct route to the collar. The ants will chew through the green pixels and finish off the entire neck area. This action removes the solid barrier between the red body and the white face. Your ants now have a completely clear path to walk right up into the head region without hitting any dead ends.

Step 7: Finish breaking the chocolate to reveal the hidden red tiles

Pull your final brown blocks from the tray to completely destroy the remaining chocolate layer. The chocolate number will drop from 108 down to zero and finally shatter. Breaking the chocolate reveals the last hidden red tiles underneath it. Pull your remaining red blocks into the empty waiting slots. Your red ants will immediately swarm these newly uncovered tiles and eat them away. This clears out the entire left flank of the dog. You must always wait for the chocolate to fully disappear before you try to clear the tiles directly beneath it. Your slots will stay perfectly clear because you managed the paths correctly.

Step 8: Deploy black blocks to chew through the thick character outlines

Send the black blocks to clear the thick black outlines surrounding the dog shape. The black 56 block and the black 52 block will send a massive line of ants around the entire perimeter of the character. The ants will run up the open paths you created earlier and eat the black boundary pixels. The outline snakes all the way around the ears, the paws, and the tail. You want to save the black blocks for this late stage because the outline touches every other color. Waiting until the body is mostly gone gives the black ants a direct walk to every single boundary tile.

Step 9: Clear the remaining white face details and finish the board

Deploy the white blocks to mop up the final details of the picture. The white 25 blocks and the white 9 block target the face, the snout, and the paws of the dog. Pull these white blocks into your tray slots. The ants will march straight up into the face and clear the bright white pixels. You will also see a large pink block remaining in the tray. Pull that final pink block to clear the bottom border strip. The last few ants will finish their food and leave the board completely empty. You win the level once the final ant marches into the nest hole.

Final Thought

Level 394 tests your ability to handle massive point totals while managing a tight tray. Opening the pink background and melting the giant chocolate block early will keep your colony moving without a hitch. If you find yourself struggling with the specific timing of the connected boxes or the key locations, take a moment to pause. You can always watch the video above this article to see exactly how I play through the entire sequence. Good luck with your colony.