| Infant Arachnid | |
|---|---|
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| Enemy Stats | |
| First Encounter | Hydroponics Deck |
| Hit Points | 10 |
| Damage | 2 |
| Damage Type | WeaponBash Light Toxin (1/4) |
| Splash Damage | No |
| Speed | Moderate |
| Weakness | Anti-Annelid attacks (4x) Anti-Personnel ammo (2x) Incendiary attacks (2x) External Psionic Detonation (2x) Psionic Hypnogenesis Stasis Field Generator |
| Loot | Arachnid Organ (20%) nothing (80%) |
| Summon Code | baby arachnid |
| [Source] | |
The Infant Arachnid is a pervasive, phobia-inducing spider that the soldier will come to loathe as he explores the Von Braun and UNN Rickenbacker. While the Infant versions aren't too tough individually, fighting more than one at a time may cause frustration as they leap and scurry around the soldier. It is very hard to minimize encounters with Annelid Arachnids, as they begin appearing on the Hydroponics Deck and will never let up afterwards. The Infant versions will be mostly replaced with Adult Arachnids on Operations Deck and then Invisible ones by the time the player reaches the Rickenbacker.
Strategy[]
You'll be fighting a lot of Arachnids in System Shock 2, whether you like it or not. The Infant version is the weakest of the three, as it has a rather low amount of Hit Points and only does modest amounts of damage. However, a bite will lightly poison you, doing significantly more damage over time. Unlike the Adult and Invisible variants, the Infant Arachnids don't have enough health to justify spending ammo on, so engage them in melee, as they'll be swarming you anyway. Suffice to say, be vigilant around these enemies, and always have an Anti-Toxin Hypo ready.
Notes[]
- Research an Arachnid Organ (requires a small amount of Iridium) to give you a 25% damage bonus against all types of Arachnids.
Gallery[]
| System Shock 2 Enemies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical | Security Camera • Slug Turret • Maintenance Robot • Protocol Droid • Laser Turret • Security Robot • Assault Robot • Blast Turret • Rickenbacker Turret | |
| Half-Mechanical | Cyborg Midwife • Red Assassin • Cyborg Assassin • Virtual Assassin | |
| Half-Annelids | Pipe Hybrid • Blue Monkey • Shotgun Hybrid • Grenade Hybrid • Red Monkey • Rumbler | |
| Annelids | Grub • Grub Egg • Toxic Egg • Infant Arachnid • Adult Arachnid • Swarm Egg • Swarm • Psi Reaver • Black Egg • Invisible Arachnid | |
| Bosses | Greater Psi Reaver • Brain of the Many • SHODAN Avatar • SHODAN Core | |
| Environmental Hazards | Radiation • Toxin • Security Camera | |
| Cut | Talon Droid • Nanobots • Wounded Hybrid • Brainball • Wormball • Antibody • Sticky (Viscous) Egg • Turret (Beta) • Witch • Undead Soldier Hammerit | |