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Author Topic: How do I find a giant cave spider?  (Read 1442 times)

zagibu

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Re: How do I find a giant cave spider?
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2008, 04:35:00 pm »
You just need a memory.ini...i can post mine tomorrow, if I don't forget about it.
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RC

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Re: How do I find a giant cave spider?
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2008, 07:20:00 pm »
Oh, nevermind.
The pack here has that reveal.exe function.
I guess this Utility must've gone through alot of changes last I checked. http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/User:Rick/Tweak
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zagibu

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Re: How do I find a giant cave spider?
« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2008, 04:27:00 am »
I tried to regen the 25GCS-World in 38c, but the region looked all different  :(.
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xzzy

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Re: How do I find a giant cave spider?
« Reply #18 on: April 20, 2008, 11:28:00 am »
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Originally posted by Frelock:
<STRONG>Similar system for silk gathering as most others here, with one exception: I just tie up a donkey or some other useless animal, and the spider sits there spitting webs all day long.  Doesn't tie up a dwarf, and you still get the silk.  Combine with a pressure plate for raising/lowering the sight blocking bridge, and you have a pretty darn good system.</STRONG>

How? When I tried the "trapped GCS with a horse across a channel" trick, the GCS would not attack the horse unless the spider had an available path to the horse.

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Zara

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Re: How do I find a giant cave spider?
« Reply #19 on: April 20, 2008, 11:45:00 am »
if you don't want to use dwarf companion and have time enough, just start a regular game on map with a long chasm. After a year or so, scout along the chasm using 'k' at all z-levels. Take a close look at the webs that you find there. If there is one 'giant cave spider web', you know where you can find you spider.
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zagibu

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Re: How do I find a giant cave spider?
« Reply #20 on: April 21, 2008, 02:31:00 pm »
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Originally posted by xzzy:
<STRONG>How? When I tried the "trapped GCS with a horse across a channel" trick, the GCS would not attack the horse unless the spider had an available path to the horse.</STRONG>

Maybe you have to try "trapped GCS with a horse on the other side of a fortification". Could work. Might need a carved fortification instead of a constructed one, to avoid fortress mass slaughter.
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dreiche2

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Re: How do I find a giant cave spider?
« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2008, 04:43:00 am »
No, as far as I know and have experienced myself, there needs to be a path for the GCS (or a dragon) to attack enemies from afar. That being said, a pet-locked door in between works for some reason, at least when the beast is tamed (don't know otherwise).

Edit: BTW, maybe that qualifies as a bug to be reported?

[ April 22, 2008: Message edited by: dreiche2 ]

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