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::: The sub page idea could be a way of clearly making a place for anecdotes that would otherwise show up in article pages or talk pages (where talk pages would (in theory) be more about the factual/design content of the articles themselves. One of the wikis I am involved with is particularly prone to vandalism - the funny vandalism they move off to a sub page. This way, its still there as a record but isn't hampering discussion or reading the article itself. Realize I'm not calling anecdotes vandalism, but rather suggesting a similar way that they can be put somewhere so they don't hamper discussion or the article. --[[User:Shagie|Shagie]] 23:25, 31 October 2007 (EDT) | ::: The sub page idea could be a way of clearly making a place for anecdotes that would otherwise show up in article pages or talk pages (where talk pages would (in theory) be more about the factual/design content of the articles themselves. One of the wikis I am involved with is particularly prone to vandalism - the funny vandalism they move off to a sub page. This way, its still there as a record but isn't hampering discussion or reading the article itself. Realize I'm not calling anecdotes vandalism, but rather suggesting a similar way that they can be put somewhere so they don't hamper discussion or the article. --[[User:Shagie|Shagie]] 23:25, 31 October 2007 (EDT) | ||
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==Categories?== | ==Categories?== | ||
Should this article not be under the "creatures" section? --[[User:Talith|Talith]] | Should this article not be under the "creatures" section? --[[User:Talith|Talith]] | ||
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== The Spidernator == | == The Spidernator == | ||
− | Added a line half intended to bring a chuckle to readers, though well with intent of warning of one of their greatest threats that wasn't previously mentioned; they can't be stunned or incapacitated in any way, due to having such tokens as [NOPAIN] and [NOSTUN], along with several other immunities. I modified the "quote" a bit so that it more accurately fits the description for more practical purposes. --[[ | + | Added a line half intended to bring a chuckle to readers, though well with intent of warning of one of their greatest threats that wasn't previously mentioned; they can't be stunned or incapacitated in any way, due to having such tokens as [NOPAIN] and [NOSTUN], along with several other immunities. I modified the "quote" a bit so that it more accurately fits the description for more practical purposes. --[[Hesitris|Hesitris]] 21:53 EST, 15 November 2007 |
== Giant Spider Silk == | == Giant Spider Silk == | ||
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:::Alternatively, if it's inside a bottomless pit (and you know which level it's on), you can dig a tunnel up to it (but not all the way), build a cage trap, chain a puppy behind the trap, then dig out the final wall (and make sure everything inside the pit is forbidden, such as any ratman bones). If the spider has already revealed itself, place the tunnel somewhere in its line of sight - once it sees the chained animal, it'll make a beeline toward it and walk straight into the cage trap. In my latest fortress, I got impatient and unchained the first dog to reveal the spider, then chained a second one to lure it into the trap - my GCS silk farm can easily generate over a hundred webs per season. --[[User:Quietust|Quietust]] 17:57, 8 September 2009 (UTC) | :::Alternatively, if it's inside a bottomless pit (and you know which level it's on), you can dig a tunnel up to it (but not all the way), build a cage trap, chain a puppy behind the trap, then dig out the final wall (and make sure everything inside the pit is forbidden, such as any ratman bones). If the spider has already revealed itself, place the tunnel somewhere in its line of sight - once it sees the chained animal, it'll make a beeline toward it and walk straight into the cage trap. In my latest fortress, I got impatient and unchained the first dog to reveal the spider, then chained a second one to lure it into the trap - my GCS silk farm can easily generate over a hundred webs per season. --[[User:Quietust|Quietust]] 17:57, 8 September 2009 (UTC) | ||
:::The way I managed to capture one was by digging a tunnel that was in as direct a line as possible from where the Giant Spider was hanging out to the entrance of my fort. (Making sure the end point of the tunnel was far enough away from the spiddy that it didn't "trigger" it to attack.) Then I built a cage trap inside and activated a dwarf of mine who was supper agile (fast) and slowly walked him towards the spider. As soon as the spider started moving I deactivated my dwarf and the civilianized dwarf headed back twards my fort taking the shortest route possible (through the tunnel). Spider followed and got caught. I lost my first dwarf trying this out, but was successful with my second. --[[User:Frewfrux|Frewfrux]] 16:52, 26 October 2009 (UTC) | :::The way I managed to capture one was by digging a tunnel that was in as direct a line as possible from where the Giant Spider was hanging out to the entrance of my fort. (Making sure the end point of the tunnel was far enough away from the spiddy that it didn't "trigger" it to attack.) Then I built a cage trap inside and activated a dwarf of mine who was supper agile (fast) and slowly walked him towards the spider. As soon as the spider started moving I deactivated my dwarf and the civilianized dwarf headed back twards my fort taking the shortest route possible (through the tunnel). Spider followed and got caught. I lost my first dwarf trying this out, but was successful with my second. --[[User:Frewfrux|Frewfrux]] 16:52, 26 October 2009 (UTC) | ||
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== Visible invisible web == | == Visible invisible web == | ||
I've seen giant cave spider silk webs in my pit in my most recent fort (haven't bothered to touch them yet, haha). Could it be that new pieces of web are visible from creation point? --[[User:GreyMario|GreyMaria]] 17:30, 4 November 2008 (EST) | I've seen giant cave spider silk webs in my pit in my most recent fort (haven't bothered to touch them yet, haha). Could it be that new pieces of web are visible from creation point? --[[User:GreyMario|GreyMaria]] 17:30, 4 November 2008 (EST) | ||
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== Escaping a web == | == Escaping a web == | ||
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== Sensitive to Motion == | == Sensitive to Motion == | ||
Anyone else find that Giant Spiders appear to be sensitive to motion? Needs more testing, but A) when my sacrificial pet entered a giant spider’s lair it was safe while it didn’t move. As soon as it moved the spider shot at it with webbing and proceeded to devour it. And B) when a soldier stood in front of a row of fortifications with a giant spider behind it nothing happened, but when he was set to “patrol” along the border of the fortifications the giant spider would occasionally shoot at him with webbing. --[[User:Frewfrux|Frewfrux]] 17:00, 26 October 2009 (UTC) | Anyone else find that Giant Spiders appear to be sensitive to motion? Needs more testing, but A) when my sacrificial pet entered a giant spider’s lair it was safe while it didn’t move. As soon as it moved the spider shot at it with webbing and proceeded to devour it. And B) when a soldier stood in front of a row of fortifications with a giant spider behind it nothing happened, but when he was set to “patrol” along the border of the fortifications the giant spider would occasionally shoot at him with webbing. --[[User:Frewfrux|Frewfrux]] 17:00, 26 October 2009 (UTC) | ||
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