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[bcd1024]

Are there any reasons not to wall off the sides of the underground cavern? I figure this will keep baddies out.

Also, what's the best way of catching a giant cave spider? I want to lure it into my cage traps. I know there's one because there's webs everywhere. I plan to set it adjacent to my arena, separated by a fortification and maybe a floodgate. This is so it can safely shoot webs at goblins which I can later collect, as well as closing the floodgate so my men don't shoot it when they're inside.

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

Also, what's the best way of catching a giant cave spider? I want to lure it into my cage traps. I know there's one because there's webs everywhere. I plan to set it adjacent to my arena, separated by a fortification and maybe a floodgate. This is so it can safely shoot webs at goblins which I can later collect, as well as closing the floodgate so my men don't shoot it when they're inside.

Place a kitten behind the trap as bait. The GCS will be attracted towards it.

[Particleman]

Also, what's the best way of catching a giant cave spider? I want to lure it into my cage traps. I know there's one because there's webs everywhere.

That doesn't actually mean anything. All that means is that one WAS there. It may very well have ambled off decades ago. I've had plenty of forts with GCS webs in the caverns, but no GCS to be found.

[Urist Imiknorris]

GCS webs only mean that a GCS can show up on your map, not that one is currently on the map.

[bcd1024]

I just realized what a monumental task sealing it will be. There's 16 ground entrance points, at different levels and through different paths. There's also aerial entrances more than 5 z levels tall.

How do you guys deal with caverns? Do you station military there, build thousands of traps, or wall it off? Or do you just wall off a small area and chop trees there?

[Particleman]

I just realized what a monumental task sealing it will be. There's 16 ground entrance points, at different levels and through different paths. There's also aerial entrances more than 5 z levels tall.

How do you guys deal with caverns? Do you station military there, build thousands of traps, or wall it off? Or do you just wall off a small area and chop trees there?

Do it in sections. Wall off some chokepoints to create a 'bubble,' then gradually expand from there.

A well-outfitted military will also be very, very useful.

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

Do it in sections. Wall off some chokepoints to create a 'bubble,' then gradually expand from there.

A well-outfitted military will also be very, very useful.

Like, cotton candy well?

[Urist Imiknorris]

Like any well. Pretty much any armor will protect you from the wild animals.

[Gearheart]

Iron would probably suffice at that point, steel is overkill unless you get a particularly tricky forgotten beast.

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

Iron would probably suffice at that point, steel is overkill unless you get a particularly tricky forgotten beast.

Addy is even more of an overkill.

[Particleman]

Iron would probably suffice at that point, steel is overkill unless you get a particularly tricky forgotten beast.

Addy is even more of an overkill.

There's no kill like overkill!

[Urist Imiknorris]

A cave-in gun is overkill.

[Zidane]

Urist Mcfarmer interrupted by giant bat.

Urist Mcfarmer has been struck down

;_;