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Funny enough, i was trying changes for Machaka the same time. Through with some differences.
Made spider armor -3def 2 enc. Light spider armor 11 prot -1def 1enc. Replaced plate armors with either spider or light spider ones. Tried to replace most spears with assegais. Tried to gave javelins/poison javelins to most troops.
It seems balanced variant might be something in between of those 2.
Another trought (not put into mod): maybe spider riding units could use poison bows/javelins/lances (dipped in poison of their mount)