Spider

Spiders were the first mob added in Total Miner. They are a hostile, aggressive mob that will attack the player on sight. If found underground, they most likely came from a Spider Egg. Spider eggs are usually located in cave systems, treasure chest rooms, or in the first supercavern. If spawned via a Spider Egg, they will not de-spawn when day comes. However, if naturally spawned, they will de-spawn with the rest of the mobs.

Behavior/Strategies[]

Total Miner spiders act very different from Spiders in reality (i.e. they don't use their legs to move). They can only move by jumping (generally about 2-3 blocks high). They jump to change direction, or they leap a large distance to close the gap between the player and the Spider. A spider's movement is based off the player's.

Two spiders as they appeared in versions 1.0 and 1.1
A spider as it appears in version 1.5 and beyond
A Spider's combat stats.

Meaning that if the player runs, spiders will give chase, covering long distances with each jump. Also, if the player moves slowly, spiders will still follow.

There isn't much strategy to fighting them; just hit the Spider with whatever weapon possible, while moving around to avoid its attack. While moving, it's best to move slowly, as they will take a little longer to jump and/or attack.

Spider Combat Levels:

Combat: 6
Health: 14 (49 HP)
Attack: 10
Strength: 5
Defense: 1
Ranged: 1

Trivia[]

In an emergency, digging two squares down (or one square ducking) will provide safety. The player can either burrow through the floor/wall to avoid the spiders or safely harvest the Spider Egg. They can only be destroyed using a Diamond Spear or an explosive.
If the player has no Diamond weapons, spiders can be contained with a large cage.
Although tools will do little damage and break easily against spiders, they can knock spiders away while escaping. Making an effective, if not crude, defense while out mining.
They are 4 times bigger then a playable skin
Swinging at a spider from a distance will cause it to hiss loudly and quickly jump towards the player.

Updates[]

1.0	Introduced
1.5	Changed the spider's appearance.
1.6	Taunting a spider by swinging your item at it from a distance will cause it to become enraged. Spiders will now only drop items that are worth 800 or less.

Known Bugs[]

If a spider mob is killed it may appear that the spider remains with an empty health bar. It can still chase and damage the player, unable to be killed. Also, if this bug occurs the player can walk through this "glitched" spider as if it is not there.