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Spider	Access: None Additional Access: Vents, or breaking doors down Difficulty: Easy to Medium Supervisors: The broodmother Duties: Hunt down those carbons and make massive nests of webbing. Guides: This is the guide Quote: Good luck, I'm behind 7000 webs.

Spiders

Common Spiders

Name	Damage	Health	Notes
Net Caster	15 Brute Damage 3u of Spider Venom	85	As the name suggests they can throw webbing at targets to ensnare them briefly. Has moderate HP, speed, damage and venom. Slightly increased object damage and only a small speed penalty for moving away from webs make this spider very versatile and well rounded.
Tarantula	22 Brute Damage 1u of Spider Venom	125	Has high HP and brute damage, but is pretty lacking in venom and moves very slowly when it isn't on webs. Can lay webs faster and has greatly increased object damage.
Hunter Spider	18 Brute Damage, 5u of Spider Venom	65	Reduced HP in exchange for slightly more damage and venom, but their real strength lies in their speed even without webs. Hunt and provide fresh food for your broodmother.
Nurse Spider	10 Brute Damage, 3u of Spider Venom	45	Low HP and brute force, but able to heal spiders by clicking on them and can spin webs very quickly. Stay behind guards and other spiders!

Uncommon Spiders

Name	Damage	Health	Notes
Viper	8 Brute Damage, 8u of Venom	35	Very fragile and physically weak, but extremely deadly venom. Vipers are the fastest and deadliest spider around the web, just don't get hit.
Broodmother	15 Brute Damage, 5u of Spider Venom	90	Moderately high stats all around, but moves slower than most other spiders. Wrap victims brought to you in a cocoon in order to feed on them and lay eggs, sustaining the livelihood of the nest. Issue commands and coordinate the other spiders from the back lines.

Ice Spiders

Ice spiders are exactly like the normal ones, but they have a different color and inject frost oil instead of spider venom

The most important thing for spiders is ensuring that there will be another generation for the spiders. If you already have a lot of them, a steady flow of new spiders is to be expected but if you're just starting out, getting your first kill is the most important part of ensuring the survival of your species. If you came from xenobio, follow your directives, damnit! They are your most important objective, moreso than other spiders.

Abilities

Laying web

Useable by all spiders, webbed tiles have a chance to ensnare all mobs that aren't spiders, and are also able to block weapon fire. Stack up to three webs on the same tile.

Wrap (Cocoon)

Usable by all spiders, this ability can be used on mobs and objects that aren't anchored to wrap them in sticky webs to prevent the item from being used until broken out. For broodmothers, this ability is also how you feed in order to lay eggs.

Lay eggs

Only for broodmothers - Every cocooned body will feed you, allowing one cluster of eggs to be laid. Feeding on humans allows the eggs to spawn uncommon spiders.

So you're hunting spiders

Be aware of the venom!

Spider venom is very intimidating, but not rapidly lethal.* After being bitten you will notice your stamina slowly draining away, but you have a little while before the effects start to get serious. Get away from the spiders and seek medical treatment in a safe area. Charcoal and other purgative medicines will quickly remove the venom from your system but will also react with it causing the paralysis to kick in much more rapidly so do not apply these in or immediately before an active combat situation with spiders. When you feel your strength return and have regained your stamina, you're ready to fight more spiders. If a large injection of venom is left untreated, full paralysis may result leaving you as easy prey for the nest to feed upon.

*Viper venom is rapidly lethal and immediate treatment is required for almost any chance of survival. Retreat and seek further treatment immediately.

Kill the spiders with green eyes

Only broodmothers can lay eggs, and only nurses can heal other spiders - both of these can be identified by their green eyes. If you manage to take out the supporting roles from the nest, the rest will fall in matter of time. They still are very venomous so even if you kill them you may find yourself unable to continue fighting afterwards.

Burn it with fire!

Spiders and webs alike burn readily, just be aware that this may also put your fellow spessmans in danger too, so use great caution when employing fire. Filling the waste loop with burning gas may catch some spiders trying to utilize vents unaware, but do not put anything harmful in the main air line or you will be placing the entire station at much greater risk than the spiders pose!

Seal the vents!

Spiders LOVE vents! They use them to get everywhere. They CAN attack doors to get around, but this takes time and also tends to electrocute them.

Avoid webbing

Spider's webbing is their bread and butter, it allows most of them to move faster and will impede your movement at random leaving you vulnerable to their venomous bites. If they can't fight you, the smart ones will recede back into their webbing and taunt you. Don't fall for it!

Relevant Code Changes

Commit that added Spiders

#2311 - Added spider meat, meals, and butchering

#5050 - Updates spiders to have full player functionality

#7984 - Reworks the pink/light pink slime line to not be nearly worthless to breed

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 |additional = Vents, or breaking doors down
 |difficulty = Easy to Medium
-|superior = The xenobiologist that made your mother sentient
+|superior = The broodmother
 |duties = Hunt down those carbons and make massive nests of webbing.
 |guides = This is the guide
 |quote = Good luck, I'm behind 7000 webs.
 }}
-Spiders are the worst thing a xenobiologist can release, not only because of their lethality but, how incredibly hard it is to truly kill them off as even letting one egg sack grow up into a new wave of spiders is a hell the station should not know of.
 =Spiders=
 ==Common Spiders==
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 |- style="text-align: center;"
-![[File:Nurse.png|64px]]<br>Nurse Spider
+![[File:Guard.png|64px]]<br>Net Caster
-|'''5-10''' Brute Damage, '''3u''' of Toxin
+|'''15''' Brute Damage '''3u''' of Spider Venom
-|40
+|85
-|This spider can lay eggs, very important. It's the only one that can reproduce, using the bodies of their victims. The spider is very weak, but may still hold it's own considering it has venom, even if it isn't as much as the hunter has. Build webs in your nest, and nag hunters for dead people. You can web them up which will feed you, allowing you to make even more spiders. The first generation of nurse spiders can set a directive (with a hud icon), which becomes an objective that every future generation (including other nurse spiders) must follow. Word your directive carefully.
+|As the name suggests they can throw webbing at targets to ensnare them briefly. Has moderate HP, speed, damage and venom. Slightly increased object damage and only a small speed penalty for moving away from webs make this spider very versatile and well rounded.
+|- style="text-align: center;"
+![[File:Tarantula.png|64px]]<br>Tarantula
+|'''22''' Brute Damage '''1u''' of Spider Venom
+|125
+|Has high HP and brute damage, but is pretty lacking in venom and moves very slowly when it isn't on webs. Can lay webs faster and has greatly increased object damage.
 |- style="text-align: center;"
 ![[File:Hunter.png|64px]]<br>Hunter Spider
-|'''10-20''' Brute Damage, '''5u''' of Toxin
+|'''18''' Brute Damage, '''5u''' of Spider Venom
-|120
+|65
-|This spider has decent health and great speed, but it's true boon is it's attacks. They're good damage and they inject so much toxin that ensures that if you don't kill them, the toxins will. People can still outrun you, so a good strategy is laying a ton of webbing in an important spot on the station and then killing anyone who dares enter the web. They're get stuck trying to escape while you bite them, basically guaranteeing a kill. Remember to give the bodies to nurse spiders.
+|Reduced HP in exchange for slightly more damage and venom, but their real strength lies in their speed even without webs. Hunt and provide fresh food for your broodmother.
 |- style="text-align: center;"
-![[File:Guard.png|64px]]<br>Guard Spider
+![[File:Nurse.png|64px]]<br>Nurse Spider
-|'''15-20''' Brute Damage
+|'''10''' Brute Damage, '''3u''' of Spider Venom
-|200
+|45
-|This spider doesn't inject any toxins, but instead has a whopping amount of health and more consistent damage than even the hunter. They're fairly slow, though, so they're better for killing people who attack you or the nest, instead of killing people who run away.
+|Low HP and brute force, but able to heal spiders by clicking on them and can spin webs very quickly. Stay behind guards and other spiders!
 |}
-===Ice Spiders===
-Above all that, some spiders are ice spiders. Ice spiders are exactly like the normal ones, but they have a different color and they are resistant to the cold. That's it.
 ==Uncommon Spiders==
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-|- style="text-align: center;"
-![[File:Midwife.png|64px]]<br>Broodmother
-|'''5-10''' Brute Damage, '''3u''' of Toxin
-|40
-|No stat changes from nurse, but now has the ability to communicate to all the spiders. In theory this isn't a buff but you could turn spiders from barbarians to civilized raiding party spiders.
 |- style="text-align: center;"
 ![[File:Viper.png|64px]]<br>Viper
-|'''1''' Brute Damage, '''15u''' of Venom
+|'''8''' Brute Damage, '''8u''' of Venom
-|40
+|35
-|It has nurse-level health, and laughable melee damage, but a hilariously deadly venom. Four bites and they'll be dead on the spot, 3 and they'll need almost immediate medical attention or they'll die. Inject enough and it'll be turning into heparin in their system, which turns venom's great damage into something unreal.
+|Very fragile and physically weak, but extremely deadly venom. Vipers are the fastest and deadliest spider around the web, ''just don't get hit''.
 |- style="text-align: center;"
-![[File:Tarantula.png|64px]]<br>Tarantula
+![[File:Midwife.png|64px]]<br>Broodmother
-|'''35-40''' Brute Damage
+|'''15''' Brute Damage, '''5u''' of Spider Venom
-|300
+|90
-|Very slow but fast on webs, has an extreme amount of health and damage. Stay near the webs, dammit! Otherwise, they work like guards. No poison.
+|Moderately high stats all around, but moves slower than most other spiders. Wrap victims brought to you in a cocoon in order to feed on them and lay eggs, sustaining the livelihood of the nest. Issue commands and coordinate the other spiders from the back lines.
 |}
+==Ice Spiders==
+Ice spiders are exactly like the normal ones, but they have a different color and inject frost oil instead of spider venom
-==Spiderlings==
-This is a baby spider, created by either a nurse spider or [[Changeling|something far worse]], They have a suprisingly high amount of health and they move around fast, but don't attack and are not player controlled. They will run around for awhile until they grow into a big spider. They can and most certainly will use vents, so they're very good at not getting killed.
-==So you're a spider==
-It seems science has gone too far! The spider will, depending on it's type, either go around killing, or laying eggs for the next generation of killers, or both. Some are better at the former, and others are better at the ladder.
-===Objectives===
 The most important thing for spiders is ensuring that there will be another generation for the spiders. If you already have a lot of them, a steady flow of new spiders is to be expected but if you're just starting out, getting your first kill is the most important part of ensuring the survival of your species.
 If you came from xenobio, follow your directives, damnit! They are your most important objective, moreso than other spiders.
 ==Abilities==
+====Laying web====
-====Webbing====
+Useable by all spiders, webbed tiles have a chance to ensnare all mobs that aren't spiders, and are also able to block weapon fire. Stack up to three webs on the same tile.
-This ability is used by all spiders, and by god is it great. Placing webbing will have a chance to prevent carbons from moving. Only decent, right? Well, it gets even better as you can stack webbing over and over making one tile you spend a lot of time reinforcing almost impossible to cross webs. Bait humans in and then go wild.
+====Wrap (Cocoon)====
-====Cocoon====
+Usable by all spiders, this ability can be used on mobs and objects that aren't anchored to wrap them in sticky webs to prevent the item from being used until broken out. For broodmothers, this ability is also how you feed in order to lay eggs.
-Also usable by all spiders, wraps up bodies and items. If you're a normal spider, it's good for basically destroying items that could kill you. If you're a nurse, bodies will feed you, allowing...
 ====Lay eggs====
-Only for Nurse spider. Every cocooned body will feed you, allowing one use of lay eggs. Spawns a few spiderlings after awhile. Protect them, the eggs are easily destroyed
+Only for broodmothers - Every cocooned body will feed you, allowing one cluster of eggs to be laid. Feeding on humans allows the eggs to spawn uncommon spiders.
 ==So you're hunting spiders==
-So the spiders have run out of [[flyperson|flypeople]] to eat and now have a taste for human flesh! What do?
+===Be aware of the venom!===
-===Kill the Nurses===
+Spider venom is very intimidating, but not rapidly lethal.* After being bitten you will notice your stamina slowly draining away, but you have a little while before the effects start to get serious. Get away from the spiders and seek medical treatment in a safe area. Charcoal and other purgative medicines will quickly remove the venom from your system '''but will also react with it causing the paralysis to kick in much more rapidly so do not apply these in or immediately before an active combat situation with spiders.''' When you feel your strength return and have regained your stamina, you're ready to fight more spiders. If a large injection of venom is left untreated, full paralysis may result leaving you as easy prey for the nest to feed upon.
-Remember, only nurse spiders can reproduce. If you kill all of them, you've already won. And, on top of that, they're easy to kill if you're careful. With only 40 health, a couple swings with any decent blunt weapon will take them out. They still are venomous so even if you kill them they can really injure you with toxins, so carry some [[Guide_to_chemistry#Medicines|medicines]]. Avoid other spiders if you can, as they're the ones who can wreck you.
-===Flood with space===
-Spiders still breathe, which makes getting a spacesuit and removing the station's air pretty viable. Now, obviously, this will incur the ire of your fellow spacemens, so it's more of a last resort. It does do a stellar job of killing spiders, though, as they can't put on a spacesuit. If you want to kill a lot of spiders without also turning your space station into a spaced station, you could just...
-===Remove air from the vents===
-Spiders LOVE vents! They use them to get everywhere. They CAN attack doors to get around, but this takes forever and it's only a last resort for a smart spider. '''Don't fill it with plasma.''' Just remove the air from the vents by turning on 'Loop to Waste' and turning off anything that would feed the loop. That should create a space-like environment in the loop, which kills spiders who try to ventcrawl extremely fast. You can also add a freezer to the loop if you're experienced with atmos, and that'll kill them faster if combined with low pressure.
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>Viper venom is rapidly lethal and immediate treatment is required for almost any chance of survival. Retreat and seek further treatment immediately.
+===Kill the spiders with green eyes===
+Only broodmothers can lay eggs, and only nurses can heal other spiders - both of these can be identified by their green eyes. If you manage to take out the supporting roles from the nest, the rest will fall in matter of time. They still are very venomous so even if you kill them you may find yourself unable to continue fighting afterwards.
+===Burn it with fire!===
+Spiders and webs alike burn readily, just be aware that this may also put your fellow spessmans in danger too, so use great caution when employing fire. Filling the waste loop with burning gas may catch some spiders trying to utilize vents unaware, but do not put anything harmful in the main air line or you will be placing the entire station at much greater risk than the spiders pose!
+===Seal the vents!===
+Spiders LOVE vents! They use them to get everywhere. They CAN attack doors to get around, but this takes time and also tends to electrocute them.
 ===Avoid webbing===
+Spider's webbing is their bread and butter, it allows most of them to move faster and will impede your movement at random leaving you vulnerable to their venomous bites. If they can't fight you, the smart ones will recede back into their webbing and taunt you. Don't fall for it!
-Spider's webbing is their bread and butter. If they can't fight you, which hopefully is the case, the smart ones will recede back into their webbing and taunt you. Don't fall for it! Once you enter the webbing, the spider can destroy you, as you cannot move in some of the bigger webs.
 == Relevant Code Changes ==
 [https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/commit/a56e922053d8c343b6e2454c0afbd05e877a3b16 Commit that added Spiders]

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