About Giant Enemy Spider
From Factorio Mod PortalThis mod adds enemy spiders (like spidertrons) that evolve as evolution factor rises. There are 10 different-sized spiders with unique loadouts. Spiders can step over walls, retreat when on low hp, guard nests, cooperate with other biters. Equipment includes: fangs, spitting poison, shooting web, armor, legs, heart. Same-force spiders can be ridden.
Giant Enemy Spider
This mod adds enemy spiders (like spidertrons) that evolve as evolution factor rises. There are 10 different-sized spiders with unique loadouts. Spiders can step over walls, retreat when on low hp, guard nests, cooperate with other biters. Equipment includes: fangs, spitting poison, shooting web, armor, legs, heart. Same-force spiders can be ridden. Code template by Electric131
Patch notes
0.2.4
- Added a nil check in cleanSpiderMap() to prevent crashes
0.2.3
- Added nil check to prevent crashes
- Uploaded changelog.txt
0.2.2
- Spiders no longer chart chunks, improves both realism and performance
- Added setting for health scaling to adjust difficulty
- Updated leg properties, spiders are now less likely to get stuck
- Fixed a crash on exiting spidertron
- Updated shadows and sounds
- Added Estonian translations
0.2.1
- Fixed a crash
- Added basic migrations for compatibility across versions
- Workaround for SpidertronEnhancements corpses spawning
0.2.0
- Improved performance
- Updated graphics
- Added despawning
- Other changes
0.1.0
- Initial release
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Built for Factorio 1.1.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Giant Enemy Spider on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 0.2.4, released 2024-05-04
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2.4 | 2024-05-04 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.2.3 | 2024-03-31 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.2.2 | 2024-03-24 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.2.1 | 2024-03-24 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.2.0 | 2024-03-23 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.1.0 | 2024-03-21 | 1.1 | n/a |
Run Giant Enemy Spider on a Factorio server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Giant Enemy Spider as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Factorio
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.1
Verified at the source
- ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-09Open ↗
- ✓Authorestgamer, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
