Shell spider silk production limits

[Cassus Akovin]

So recently, with my current project most don't know about, I've been suggested to look into shell spider silk. Well I did, and I came upon some conflicting data. Or at least, a little bit.

The vast majority of submissions which use standard shell spider silk are often unique or limited, and seem to be put into a more expense light.

However, mass produced submission do exist which contain shell spider silk. For example, ATC's Spidersilk Elastex using the silk as a main component and is mass produced, but puts in a note at the bottom of its description that its use in "bodyglove form" is restricted to custom orders, or limited production. Those are two rather conflicting ideas, but I pass it by. Then, I find a Photoreactive variant which is also mass produced but contains no such warning.

1. Is Shell spider silk expensive? (limiting production)
2. Is Shell spider silk abundant? (increasing production potential)
3. Can something with these two factors in mind, become mass produced, as with say, a clothing line?

Thank you for your time!

 

[Ellie Mors]

So recently, with my current project most don't know about, I've been suggested to look into shell spider silk. Well I did, and I came upon some conflicting data. Or at least, a little bit.

The vast majority of submissions which use standard shell spider silk are often unique or limited, and seem to be put into a more expense light.

However, mass produced submission do exist which contain shell spider silk. For example, ATC's Spidersilk Elastex using the silk as a main component and is mass produced, but puts in a note at the bottom of its description that its use in "bodyglove form" is restricted to custom orders, or limited production. Those are two rather conflicting ideas, but I pass it by. Then, I find a Photoreactive variant which is also mass produced but contains no such warning.

• Is Shell spider silk expensive? (limiting production)
• Is Shell spider silk abundant? (increasing production potential)
• Can something with these two factors in mind, become mass produced, as with say, a clothing line?

Thank you for your time!

It's expensive but there is no limit on its production. Depending on the qualities and purpose of the submission you may or may not be asked for development

 

[Cira]

[member="Triam Akovin"]

Look at production in terms of what is in the template:

Production: (The scale is Unique (Only One Character), Semi-Unique (Only A Handful of Characters), Limited (Only A Select Group Of NPCs/PCs), Minor (Any Character, Only Select Groups Of NPCs), Mass-Produced. (Anyone.))

IE:

• Unique : Cira
• Semi-Unique : Cira and [member="Triam Akovin"]
• Limited : Omega Pyre PC's and NPC's
• Minor : Any PC and Rogue Squadron NPC's
• Mass-Produced. : Anyone.

 

[James Justice]

[member="Triam Akovin"]

I'd recon with the right dev you could make it mass produced. However, I'd also say its expensive too, and would thereby be best be limited. With the trade off of production quantity vs protection rating, I'd (personally) say keep it as small as possible while fulfilling your goals so that you can still have a large protection rating.

Cheers.

 

[Cira]

[member="Triam Akovin"]


Also more information on the submissions you posted:

• ATC's Spidersilk Elastex : Began as limited. ( Only A Select Group Of NPCs/PCs) It was then requested for modification for Mass production after submitting dev threads showing how it has been sold and bumped up to mass. ( Anyone)
• Photoreactive Spidersilk Elastex: Development thread requested for Mass production. (meaning anyone)

 

[Cassus Akovin]

[member="Darth Vitium"] Always to be expected
[member="James Justice"] I'd reckon you're right, considering you're the only one who knows what the submission is/is going to be used for. However, I was also looking for something to mass-produce. In order to advance in teir, I need a certain number of Mass produced items. I guess this probably won't be it, but maybe later down the road as Cira did with her own submissions.
[member="Cira"] I had originally been asking because it wasn't clear on the rarity/ability to produce Shell Spider silk was. Most were unique or limited, while your submissions stood out as being mass produced, so I had to wonder and ask why. Obviously I was not privy to the modifications having not known about them till now

Thank you once again factory people for the quick and speedy answers!

 

[James Justice]

[member="Triam Akovin"]

No problemo. I know that struggle, its real. lol

 

[Matreya]

If its a living creature's byproduct, and the creature is within healthy numbers, whose populace is able to be cultured and cultivated, I always go yes it can be taken to Mass. Shell Spiders are a species that make the silk, so I imagine yes.

Gather the spiders, keep them healthy, let em multiply, boom mass amounts worth of silk

Unless you meant limited as in the ways the restricted materials or ultra powerful items are, then again, I would say no. I have seen spider silk at least once in mass produced items. It was quite a time ago, so I will see if I can find it, but yeah it was a shell silk suit. Executive style.