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Megaspiders are slightly slower than [[spelopede]]s and [[megascarab]]s. A common feature of any insectoid swarm is for these smaller, less dangerous creatures to glove the megaspiders' approach, absorbing the fire of your colonists and bogging them down until the big hitters are in range. Fully fit humans can outrun even megascarabs, so the strongest tactic is to hit and run, continually falling back in front of the swarm. If they've infested your base, open your doors and try to lead them out into the open. | Megaspiders are slightly slower than [[spelopede]]s and [[megascarab]]s. A common feature of any insectoid swarm is for these smaller, less dangerous creatures to glove the megaspiders' approach, absorbing the fire of your colonists and bogging them down until the big hitters are in range. Fully fit humans can outrun even megascarabs, so the strongest tactic is to hit and run, continually falling back in front of the swarm. If they've infested your base, open your doors and try to lead them out into the open. | ||
| − | Melee | + | [[Melee block]] tactics are very effective, but otherwise you should avoid melee combat. Megaspiders are sturdy and can do a lot of damage very quickly. Do not underestimate how many bullets they take to go down. |
In 1.3, Megaspider wildness decreased from 95% to 40%, making them much easier to rescue and tame. Their trainability also went from intermediate to advanced, making them capable of hauling. With a minimum handling skill of 3, Megaspiders have become much easier to tame and train compared to [[warg|wargs]] (changed to intermediate trainability in 1.3) or [[elephant|elephants]] (min handling skill 7 required). | In 1.3, Megaspider wildness decreased from 95% to 40%, making them much easier to rescue and tame. Their trainability also went from intermediate to advanced, making them capable of hauling. With a minimum handling skill of 3, Megaspiders have become much easier to tame and train compared to [[warg|wargs]] (changed to intermediate trainability in 1.3) or [[elephant|elephants]] (min handling skill 7 required). | ||
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==Taming== | ==Taming== | ||
| − | + | Wild megaspiders always generate hostile, making them difficult to tame as they will try to attack the animal handler. In order to have a non-hostile megaspider, you will need to [[down]] them. Down a megaspider, then destroy all hives from their [[infestation]]. With the Too Deep: Infestation event, there are no hives, so all you need to do is down the insect.{{Check Tag|Wastepack infestations?|WP infestations may work like Too Deep}} | |
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| + | A doctor may [[bond]] when tending to a wild megaspider, instantly taming them. You may also tame them the regular way, once the megaspider becomes conscious again. | ||
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| + | As tamed pets, megaspiders offer few advantages over [[bear]]s, [[coguar]]s/[[panther]]s, or [[elephant]]s, which are all easier to tame. In addition, megaspiders are unable to reproduce. While insectoids have a gestation time defined, due to their breeding type, ''EusocialInsect'', they are unable to actually reproduce. | ||
==Training== | ==Training== | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 13 March 2023
Megaspider
Not actually a spider, the megaspider is a genetically-engineered giant insectoid the size of a bear. Designed for heavy work and combat, its thick chitinous armor makes it hard to kill, while its long ripper-blades make it deadly at close quarters. It is, however, quite slow in open terrain.
Base Stats
Armor
- Armor - Sharp
- 27%
- Armor - Blunt
- 18%
Pawn Stats
- Move Speed
- 3.6 c/s
- Health Scale
- 250% HP
- Body Size
- 1.2
- Mass - Baby
- 14.4 kg
- Mass - Juvenile
- 36 kg
- Mass - Adult
- 72 kg
- Carrying Capacity
- 90 kg
- Filth Rate
- 1
- Hunger Rate
- 0.56 Nutrition/Day
- Diet
- omnivorous and animal products
- Life Expectancy
- 6 years
- Manhunter Chance
- 50%
- Manhunter Chance (Taming)
- 0%
- Trainable Intelligence
- Advanced
- Wildness
- 40%
- Minimum Handling Skill
- 3
- Maturity Age
- 0.2 years (12 days)
- Juvenile Age
- 0.03 years (1.8 days)
- Comfortable Temp Range
- -40 °C – 60 °C (-40 °F – 140 °F)
Production
- Meat Yield
- 168
Insect meat
Melee Combat
- Attack 1
- Head claw
12 dmg (Cut)
18 % AP
2.6 second cooldown - Attack 2
- Head
7 dmg (Blunt)
10 % AP
2 second cooldown
0.2 chance factor - Average DPS
- 2.52
- tradeTags
- AnimalInsect
Megaspiders are giant, bio-engineered, subterranean invertebrates and the largest and most dangerous of the three insectoid types.
Summary
They are hostile towards any nearby colonists, have plated armor that makes them quite resistant to ranged attack, and can do lethal amounts of damage in close combat. Like all insects, megaspiders only begin spawning in events where colonists come into contact with their underground habitat: In caves, when opening an ancient danger, during an infestation, or by deep drilling.
All insectoids, including the megaspider, experience hypothermic slowdown instead of fatal hypothermia, have 100% Toxic Resistance, rendering them immune to toxic buildup from any source, and 80% Toxic Environment Resistance, rendering them resistant to environmental effects such as rot stink. They experience also pollution stimulus when in polluted terrain.
See that page for full details.
Insectoids are incapable of sexual reproduction like other animals, due to their breeding type (EusocialInsect). Instead, wild insects reproduce via hives which create new insectoids periodically, up to a maximum value each hive can support. Tamed insectoids cannot reproduce at all. For more detail, see the Hive page.
Combat & Strategy
Megaspiders are slightly slower than spelopedes and megascarabs. A common feature of any insectoid swarm is for these smaller, less dangerous creatures to glove the megaspiders' approach, absorbing the fire of your colonists and bogging them down until the big hitters are in range. Fully fit humans can outrun even megascarabs, so the strongest tactic is to hit and run, continually falling back in front of the swarm. If they've infested your base, open your doors and try to lead them out into the open.
Melee block tactics are very effective, but otherwise you should avoid melee combat. Megaspiders are sturdy and can do a lot of damage very quickly. Do not underestimate how many bullets they take to go down.
In 1.3, Megaspider wildness decreased from 95% to 40%, making them much easier to rescue and tame. Their trainability also went from intermediate to advanced, making them capable of hauling. With a minimum handling skill of 3, Megaspiders have become much easier to tame and train compared to wargs (changed to intermediate trainability in 1.3) or elephants (min handling skill 7 required).
Armor
| Armor |
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Taming
Wild megaspiders always generate hostile, making them difficult to tame as they will try to attack the animal handler. In order to have a non-hostile megaspider, you will need to down them. Down a megaspider, then destroy all hives from their infestation. With the Too Deep: Infestation event, there are no hives, so all you need to do is down the insect.[Wastepack infestations?]
A doctor may bond when tending to a wild megaspider, instantly taming them. You may also tame them the regular way, once the megaspider becomes conscious again.
As tamed pets, megaspiders offer few advantages over bears, coguars/panthers, or elephants, which are all easier to tame. In addition, megaspiders are unable to reproduce. While insectoids have a gestation time defined, due to their breeding type, EusocialInsect, they are unable to actually reproduce.
Training
This animal can be trained as follows:
| Guard: | 
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| Attack: |
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| Rescue: |
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| Haul: |
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*As of version 1.1.2610, all animals can be tamed. The percentage of likelihood of success depends on factors such as the Animals Wildness Percentage, Pawn Handling Skill, and others. More information can be found on the animals page.
Health
Gallery
Megaspider facing east
Megaspider facing north
Megaspider facing south
Version history
- Beta 19/1.0 - All insects main attack cooldowns 2.5 -> 2.9
- 1.3.3066 - Wildness decreased from 0.95 to 0.40, manhunter on tame chance reduced from 40% to 0. Trainability changed from intermediate to advanced, gestation changed from N/A to 6.
- Biotech DLC relase - Now gain a stat boost on polluted terrain
- Herbivorous
- Alpaca • Bison • Boomalope • Capybara • Caribou • Cassowary • Chicken • Chinchilla • Cow • Deer • Donkey • Dromedary • Duck • Elephant • Elk • Emu • Gazelle • Goat • Goose • Guinea pig • Hare • Horse • Ibex • Megasloth • Muffalo • Ostrich • Rhinoceros • Sheep • Snowhare • Squirrel • Turkey • Yak • Toxalope
- Omnivorous
- Boomrat • Grizzly bear • Human • Husky • Iguana • Labrador retriever • Megascarab • Megaspider • Monkey • Pig • Polar bear • Spelopede • Raccoon • Rat • Tortoise • Wild boar • Yorkshire terrier • Waste rat
- Carnivorous
- Arctic fox • Arctic wolf • Cat • Cobra • Cougar • Fennec fox • Lynx • Panther • Red fox • Timber wolf • Warg
- Dryads
- Barkskin • Berrymaker • Carrier • Clawer • Gaumaker • Immature dryad • Medicinemaker • Woodmaker