Introduction:
This article serves as a comprehensive guide on how to set up a silk farm using giant cave spiders or forgotten beasts in Dwarf Fortress. Silk farming can be a lucrative endeavor in the game, allowing players to obtain free silk and satisfy their dwarves’ desire for silk clothing. In this guide, we will explore various designs and layouts for establishing and managing a successful silk farm.
Trading and Stockpiling:
One option to acquire silk without the need for a silk farm is by trading with caravans. By accumulating enough silk through trading and storing it in a modest stockpile behind a closed door, players can fulfill the requirements for a peculiar mood and bypass the need for a silk farm. Silk can be obtained from caravans or discovered while exploring caves.
Reasons for Setting up a Silk Farm:
Setting up a silk farm becomes necessary when players notice a significant amount of webbed corpses in caves or unusually large quantities of silk. By establishing a silk farm, players can obtain a steady supply of silk and fulfill their dwarves’ desire for silk clothing. This can be achieved by utilizing either giant cave spiders or forgotten beasts.
Acquiring Giant Cave Spiders:
The primary challenge in setting up a silk farm using giant cave spiders is acquiring them. Giant cave spiders can be found while traveling by caravan or exploring caves. Once a giant cave spider is captured, it can be caged and used for harvesting silk webs. If maintenance is required, the spider can be caged again.
Designs for Silk Farms:
Easy Simple Direct Dwarf Spitter Farm:
This design serves as a straightforward and effective method for setting up a silk farm. It can also be applied to tamed spiders that spit at threats or forgotten beasts that spit at anything. The design involves placing a dwarf or another object in front of the spider, triggering it to spit until a bridge is raised.
Advanced Layout for Forgotten Beast Silk Farm:
This layout offers more complexity and can be applied specifically to forgotten beasts used as spitters. The design provides detailed and applicable arrangements for the forgotten beast silk farm, ensuring efficient silk production.
Small Vermin Cave Spider Farm:
This method involves creating a small-scale silk farm using vermin cave spiders. While this approach requires further testing and exploration, it presents an alternative option for silk production within the game.
Small and Big Farms:
For those looking to expand their silk production, there are designs available for small and big silk farms. These layouts offer more comprehensive setups, accommodating larger numbers of spiders or forgotten beasts for increased silk output.
Bulk Production Automatic Farm:
For players seeking a high-volume silk production setup, the bulk production automatic farm design is ideal. This layout maximizes silk output by employing multiple spiders or forgotten beasts in an automated system.
General Layout: Cave Spider Vermin Farm:
At the bottom of the page, a general layout is provided for the Cave Spider Vermin Farm. This layout serves as a reference point for establishing a vermin cave spider silk farm in Dwarf Fortress.