▁the ▁overhead ▁battle ▁sequences , ▁but ▁not ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁conversation ▁segments . ▁The ▁story line ▁and ▁characters ▁were ▁dram atically ▁changed ; ▁the ▁player ▁character ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁spr y ▁scient ist ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁visit ing ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁but ▁a ▁local ▁te en age ▁b iker ▁punk ▁named ▁B uzz ▁Lincoln ▁who ▁is ▁somehow ▁imm une ▁to ▁the ▁ant ▁queen ' s ▁mind ▁control ▁and ▁begins ▁a ▁nearly ▁hop eless ▁counter att ack ▁against ▁her ▁h ord es . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁set ▁It ▁C ame ▁From ▁the ▁Des ert ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁expansion ▁pack ▁called ▁An the ads : ▁It ▁C ame ▁from ▁the ▁Des ert ▁II ▁directed ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁David ▁Ri ord an ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁An the ads ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁through ▁mail ▁order ▁directly ▁from ▁Cin em aware , ▁and ▁on ▁store ▁sh el ves ▁in ▁Europe . ▁An the ads ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁stand alone ▁game ; ▁it ▁requires ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁chapter ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁play . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁takes ▁place ▁ 5 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁and ▁exp ands ▁on ▁the ▁possible ▁second ▁Ant ▁Queen ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁game ' s ▁ending . ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁an ▁Army ▁officer ▁named ▁Br ick , ▁who ▁has ▁st olen ▁a ▁det on ator ▁for ▁an ▁atomic ▁bomb ▁as ▁his ▁kid ▁brother ▁is ▁a ▁test er ▁for ▁the ▁weapon ▁and ▁fear s ▁that