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Slime Rancher

First things first

Get started in Slime Rancher by completing the tutorial, exploring, and learning basic ranching with pink, rock, and tabby slimes.

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Get started in Slime Rancher by completing the tutorial, exploring, and learning basic ranching with pink, rock, and tabby slimes.

Welcome to the Far Far Range! Your first steps in Slime Rancher involve understanding the basics of exploration and ranching.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Complete the tutorial to learn the fundamentals.
  2. 2
    Explore the environment.
  3. 3
    Use your vacpack (a tool to suck up and spit out items) to interact with slimes and items.
  4. 4
    Begin by collecting pink slimes, rock slimes, and tabby slimes.
  5. 5
    Wait until dark to find special slimes.
  6. 6
    To make new slimes, feed a slime a different plort (the byproduct of slimes).
  7. 7
    Warning: If a slime eats two different plorts, it will become a tarr (a dangerous, corrupted slime).
  8. 8
    To produce plort, feed a slime a piece of food.
  9. 9
    Some slimes are picky eaters and only consume meat or vegetables, but pink slimes are never picky.
  10. 10
    Keep your slimes contained within a corral.
  11. 11
    Spend a few newbucks (the in-game currency) at the buttons to purchase and build a corral.

Following these steps will establish your basic ranch.

Tips
  • Always be aware of your surroundings as you explore.
  • Experiment with feeding different slimes to discover their preferences.
  • Keep an eye on the time of day for opportunities to find special slimes.

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