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ArneHD

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Finding a Giant Cave Spider
« on: October 16, 2009, 09:02:41 am »

I was trying to find a site with one or more giant cave spiders for capture and eventual taming with the dungeon master. However, having embarked on a few maps with a chasm I wondered if GCS show up on the unit list from the get go or are they hidden?
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smjjames

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Re: Finding a Giant Cave Spider
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2009, 09:07:00 am »

They are in ambush mode (hidden) from the start.
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ArneHD

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Re: Finding a Giant Cave Spider
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2009, 09:09:03 am »

Ok, are there any failsafe methods for finding it? Look for it's web?
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Re: Finding a Giant Cave Spider
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2009, 09:25:48 am »

off the top of my head.  port out your world site locations, and scan caves for a GCS, then embark on said cave?
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Re: Finding a Giant Cave Spider
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2009, 09:53:14 am »

The easiest way would be to use Dwarf Companion and tell it to show all creatures (i.e. not just dwarves), then scan through the list for a hidden GCS. Of course, this'll only work in plain 40d.
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