The Further Further Range- Slime Rancher 2 (WIP, NOT DONE)
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:09 pm
I had enough ideas that I decided to just go ahead and make an entire new game.
The Further Further Range is a new, much more remote portion of the planet that slimes live on. It's meant to be a sort of sequel, where only the most experienced ranchers ever go, largely unexplored and very wild.
When you arrive, you find that you do have a Ranch House, but it's covered in vines. Your Ranch has 8-9 plots on it to start with, but the plots are taken over by wilderness. You have to vac a lot of loose vines off, and will gather a lot of Vine Scraps in the process. One plot is taken up by a Pink Gordo, which you'll have to feed to get rid of, and there are chickens running around loose.
The edges of the main ranch, instead of being cliffs, are trees and vines woven together so tightly that they form an impenetrable wall. The massive, ancient trees arch overhead, filtering the light down to mottled, and most of the sky isn't very well visible. There's a secret pathway of branches you can jetpack to, in order to climb up to a large gap in the 'ceiling', and if you manage to get on top of the huge dome that covers your ranch you can find a Treasure Pod containing a design for a mini version of the overarching trees. The whole place somewhat resembles a very thick, ancient jungle, with a couple of fruit trees hanging off the wall, and your whole house is a patch which you can periodically vac to collect Vine Scraps.
Your main ranch has a possible 6 sections to unlock.
Your first section is the one you get when you start off, described above.
Your second section resembles the darker areas of the Primordial Forest, and includes one small built-in Tarr Pit, which is much less alarming than it sounds. It also includes some loose chickens, and a couple more plant patches growing freely. It has the same overarching trees as your main expansion, but also a number of large, hanging vines, which you can climb, and a few big mushrooms. A couple of wild slimes are probably in here when you first unlock it.
Your third section is akin to the Crystalline Depths. It's a cave, and will be described further in my post about the Crystalline Depths.
Your fourth section is out past your jungle section, and looks like you're on the edge of a sheer cliff. It will also be described in the post for the Billowing Heights.
Your fifth section is akin to the Snowpack Mountains, and will be described there. Lots of snow. It's probably only accessible by a portal unless you want to take the long way, though you do get a free portal.
Your sixth section is akin to the Hidden Sea, accessible only by a free portal. It's partially underwater, and is actually 2 parts.
This game contains 5 new zones.
The Primordial Forest is the first area you walk into, and will be described below. From there, you can get out to the Snowpack Mountains, the Crystalline Depths, the Billowing Heights, and the Hidden Sea. I won't describe those here, it'd get too long, but I will link the posts for them below. So far, I only have the Hidden Sea written up.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6489
I am saving the rest of this post for later. The Primordial Forest will be described in the next post.
The Further Further Range is a new, much more remote portion of the planet that slimes live on. It's meant to be a sort of sequel, where only the most experienced ranchers ever go, largely unexplored and very wild.
When you arrive, you find that you do have a Ranch House, but it's covered in vines. Your Ranch has 8-9 plots on it to start with, but the plots are taken over by wilderness. You have to vac a lot of loose vines off, and will gather a lot of Vine Scraps in the process. One plot is taken up by a Pink Gordo, which you'll have to feed to get rid of, and there are chickens running around loose.
The edges of the main ranch, instead of being cliffs, are trees and vines woven together so tightly that they form an impenetrable wall. The massive, ancient trees arch overhead, filtering the light down to mottled, and most of the sky isn't very well visible. There's a secret pathway of branches you can jetpack to, in order to climb up to a large gap in the 'ceiling', and if you manage to get on top of the huge dome that covers your ranch you can find a Treasure Pod containing a design for a mini version of the overarching trees. The whole place somewhat resembles a very thick, ancient jungle, with a couple of fruit trees hanging off the wall, and your whole house is a patch which you can periodically vac to collect Vine Scraps.
Your main ranch has a possible 6 sections to unlock.
Your first section is the one you get when you start off, described above.
Your second section resembles the darker areas of the Primordial Forest, and includes one small built-in Tarr Pit, which is much less alarming than it sounds. It also includes some loose chickens, and a couple more plant patches growing freely. It has the same overarching trees as your main expansion, but also a number of large, hanging vines, which you can climb, and a few big mushrooms. A couple of wild slimes are probably in here when you first unlock it.
Your third section is akin to the Crystalline Depths. It's a cave, and will be described further in my post about the Crystalline Depths.
Your fourth section is out past your jungle section, and looks like you're on the edge of a sheer cliff. It will also be described in the post for the Billowing Heights.
Your fifth section is akin to the Snowpack Mountains, and will be described there. Lots of snow. It's probably only accessible by a portal unless you want to take the long way, though you do get a free portal.
Your sixth section is akin to the Hidden Sea, accessible only by a free portal. It's partially underwater, and is actually 2 parts.
This game contains 5 new zones.
The Primordial Forest is the first area you walk into, and will be described below. From there, you can get out to the Snowpack Mountains, the Crystalline Depths, the Billowing Heights, and the Hidden Sea. I won't describe those here, it'd get too long, but I will link the posts for them below. So far, I only have the Hidden Sea written up.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6489
I am saving the rest of this post for later. The Primordial Forest will be described in the next post.