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[Lightman]

So, I'm just starting on the new version. Whee! Fun. I have to post about two things:

First:

I dug down about 6-7 levels and hit this awesome, expansive cavern! It has everything... including giant cave spider webs all over the place. This makes the caverns awesome and eerie, at the same time. I haven't run into any giant spiders yet but I prefer not to. On the other hand, I do see hostile creatures lurking in the depth... they can't get to me... yet.

Second:

My crafts dwarf is making the usual range of things that I'll give away and trade but he also made all these figurines depicting historical events! Suddenly, I don't want to trade all my crafts... and I wish I could trace the events in fortress mode without having to exit out to see the details.

[100killer9]

The giant webs mean little except "SILK TIME!"

[Urist McCyrilin]

The giant webs mean little except "SILK TIME!"

There has been a Giant Cave Spider in every single one of those caves for me. They just tend to stay hidden. Also they use their sneaking skill most of the time.

[Lightman]

100killer9

Yeah. How do you collect the silk?

Urist McCyrilin

Indeed! That is what I suspect. So I chose a section of the cavern that I could easily wall off. I blocked off 6-7 passages and removed ramps. The other side is water so I don't think they can cross that...

[Boingboingsplat]

That makes me think... Toady should make it so giant cave spiders can walk on walls and ceilings. Then they'd really be the ultimate cave baddies. (Oh god imagine spider based forgotten beasts, too)

[Urist McCyrilin]

100killer9

Yeah. How do you collect the silk?

Urist McCyrilin

Indeed! That is what I suspect. So I chose a section of the cavern that I could easily wall off. I blocked off 6-7 passages and removed ramps. The other side is water so I don't think they can cross that...

Don't be so sure about that. My spider cave was connected to an underground lake and over time the spider learned to swim.

[ISGC]

also flying batmen with blow dart guns

[Lightman]

Yeah. I'm still going to be very cautious using the caverns...

Boingboingsplat

That would be insane... and cool... and deadly.

Edit
Ah yes... I just needed to make a loom to collect webs. Just had to look

[Urist McCyrilin]

Yeah. I'm still going to be very cautious using the caverns... Can I collect the webs as silk though?

Boingboingsplat

That would be insane... and cool... and deadly.

Yes, you can. And flying batmen really do enter your Fortress, even if you breach their cavern from the ceiling without building a way down.

[Lightman]

Yeah I think I blocked up the original hole which came out into the ceiling. My well could be a threat, I suppose... if they can fly up into that passage.

[Lightman]

An event that just came up. Warning: possible spoiler.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Oh crap. A forgotten beast just showed up. This could be the fun (losing) part.

[Urist McCyrilin]

What is it like? Mind posting its description? I had a towering humanoid of steel which fired steel mist earlier today. Needless to say, there were no survivors.

[Lightman]

It's perfectly fitting for this eerie place ;o

A towering hairy tarantula. I has a stubby horn and it undulates rhythmically. Its yellow hair is very curly. Beware its poisonous bite!

It other words: it's a giant, mythical giant cave spider that is going to ravage and ruin my fort!

I wish I had some idea how to use the military. Then at least I might put up a fight. The military management really looks intimidating. Will my squad try to defend the fort?

[Urist McCyrilin]

You are mistaking something. It's not just a Giant Cave Spider with poison. It's about 5 times as big.

As for your military. If you want to go for a kill, make a squad, press s, the squad's key, then k, select the spider and pray to God.

[MoonLightBird]

I would rather fight the spider beast then the forgotten vomit beast that I had. Its blood made people sick as hell!