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Author Topic: Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?  (Read 1886 times)

LilGunmanX

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Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?
« on: October 07, 2010, 10:09:47 pm »

Well, do they? I'm asking because I just recently acquired my first ever GCS and tamed it, and I'm thinking about using it for defensive purposes.
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Re: Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2010, 10:11:20 pm »

I think so?

If not, they do shoot webs over ditches.
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Re: Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2010, 10:12:15 pm »

Tamed GCS only attack (read:web) in self-defense. They won't attack your goblins. Also, GCS won't web unless they can path to the target.

But yes, they web over fortifications.
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Re: Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2010, 12:25:14 am »

What I've found works nicely is to give your prisoners to the GCSs, in an arena. Remove their equipment and such first. Lots of free silk.
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Re: Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2010, 07:39:12 am »

Or combine a GCS, a pressure plate, a hatch and a bait animal for a continual on-off silk generator.  It silks as it attacks, hits the plate, loses the path, backs off, rinse and repeat ad infinitum.
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Re: Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2010, 05:21:00 pm »

Or combine a GCS, a pressure plate, a hatch and a bait animal for a continual on-off silk generator.  It silks as it attacks, hits the plate, loses the path, backs off, rinse and repeat ad infinitum.
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Re: Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2010, 08:51:45 pm »

Tamed GCS only attack (read:web) in self-defense. They won't attack your goblins.

This was definitely not the case in 40d - I ran a GCS silk farm for years using a tamed GCS shooting at a chained bowgoblin (to which there was a path, but only through pet-impassable doors).

Giant cave spiders are predators and have [NOFEAR], which means they will seek out and attack any enemy units rather than run away.
« Last Edit: October 08, 2010, 08:53:49 pm by Quietust »
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Re: Do Giant Cave Spiders shoot webs through fortifications?
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2010, 09:17:06 pm »

Oh good.
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