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i made the mistake of trying to learn Space Age on my own without reading spoilers.
i managed to get to space, build a platform, and seek out a new world. i though Gleba sounded pretty cool, so i went there first.
after much frustration, i am finally starting to get iron and copper made from a yumako & jellynut farm, but i needed more seeds for more production; i went searching for more jellynut to process by hand.
i just died in the middle of one of the bigboi nests (the only shooty thing i had was a few laser defense systems), and can't get back to my body easily.
i still have pretty much zero production - what is a decent strategy to kill the thick furry big spiderbois? i really want to grab my body because of my lack of production. this was my first encounter with a fuzzy spiderboi, and i dont really understand their kit.
i really dont want to look online because i enjoy figuring out most stuff on my own - i dont want a lot of guidance on the things i am trying to figure out.
i ask about these fuzzy spiderbois because i am worried i will make a few poor attempts and find it too frustrating to continue (gleba has really tested my patience so far, heh).
That's similar to my start. What I noticed is that they will attack the farming tower and then leave again. So you can always wait for the pollution to die down again and resume operations afterwards. As long as you build your "base proper" away from the towers.
Note: don't aggro them while they do this because they will follow you to your base!
To avoid "time played" from increasing evolution too much, I designed parts of my base in creative mode and then blueprinted them into the normal game.
Things will get easier far into your playthrough on Gleba once you get coal to make landmines. Until then... Good luck!
Edit: I realized I didn't answer your question... I think you should consider your body lost for now, it will be too hard to get it back. If you still want to try that: I also had success with the follower robots, but they take quite a lot of resources to produce. They do deal good burst damage without needing coal.