How do aliens get more hives?
Only Gorges can create new hives. They do this by finding a hive location (look for a translucent hive hanging from the ceiling; hive locations are also visible on hive sight). Once a gorge finds an empty hive location, he can use his pop-up menu to create a hive (left->left->down) if he has at least 40 resources. It then takes 3 minutes to gestate. As the hive builds, a progress meter on the HUD of every alien shows its progress, until it finally swings down and activates. Active hives heal nearby aliens, allow for more upgrade chamber types, increase the aliens’ spawn rate, and unlock new abilities.
