Nano-Virus is an interesting type of plague in Plague Inc., as you begin a game with humanity immediately being aware of it and working double-time to “cure” it. We say “cure”, as it’s more of a kill-code that deactivates the virus.
A Nano-Virus is a man-made form of plague that looks like a microscopic robot and can replicate itself. It shares many of the same symptoms and transmissions as the regular virus, so the actual gameplay doesn’t change too much, but your strategy will absolutely have to.
And that’s where we come in. We’ve put together a recommended strategy, tips, and more below that will help you master this plague type on Normal difficulty.
What is a Nano-Virus?
A Nano-Virus is an artificially created microscopic robot that has the ability to replicate itself inside its host’s body. Aside from that, it basically functions like any other virus, with plenty of the same symptoms and transmissions making an appearance.
A Nano-Virus can’t be cured though. Instead, you have to broadcast a kill-code, which will force all of the Nano-Viruses to shut down. This doesn’t change anything in gameplay terms though.
How Does the Nano-Virus Differ in Terms of Gameplay?
Quite considerably, actually. While with most of the plague types in Plague Inc. you’ll want to fly under the radar until you’ve infected everyone, you don’t have that choice here. From the moment the game starts, humanity is already aware of the Nano-Virus and will actively work on a cure, or kill-code.
That means that time is of the essence with this play style. While we’ll get into a general strategy in more depth later, your early game goal is very different. Sure, you’ll still prioritize infecting as much of the population as possible, but you’ll also want to slow development of the cure. Both are as important as each other at this point.
Nano-Virus Strategy
We managed to beat Nano-Virus on Normal on our first attempt. It was messy, and took us longer than we’d have liked, but it’s not overly challenging. We thought that stalling the cure would pose the biggest challenge but it’s actually infecting every country in time.
Here’s the strategy that worked for us. Given the random nature of Plague Inc., we won’t simply give you a bunch of steps to follow that will guarantee victory, but we will provide you with the information you need to succeed.
General Nano-Virus Tips
We’re just going to quickly fill in the gaps in our strategy to provide a few tips that didn’t make it into our strategy.
