MortalitasBorealis wrote:While I don't like the idea of feeding poor innocent slimes to other creatures, this is a pretty well thought-out slime that's unique and makes sense. One thing though, ponds would have to be combined with corral features in order to ranch Deep Slimes since they only plort in ponds, but unlike puddle slimes that are content to sit there, will very actively try to escape unless completely isolated/near inedible slimes. I mean, since slimes plort immediately after eating something, how would the Deep Slime work if it eats outside of a pond? Does it just store the plorts until it returns to a pond? Also, how would one acquire Deep Slimes in the first place when they live at the bottom of the slime sea? Is there a beach area where they can be found crawling up from the sea at night?
I still don't want to kill my slimes though ;A;
Azreide wrote:
How many slimes have you had in your vaccum that you tossed over through the horizon? Most likely into water, instant death, or just far away from any food.
That aside, I do like this idea.
MortalitasBorealis wrote:While I don't like the idea of feeding poor innocent slimes to other creatures, this is a pretty well thought-out slime that's unique and makes sense. One thing though, ponds would have to be combined with corral features in order to ranch Deep Slimes since they only plort in ponds, but unlike puddle slimes that are content to sit there, will very actively try to escape unless completely isolated/near inedible slimes. I mean, since slimes plort immediately after eating something, how would the Deep Slime work if it eats outside of a pond? Does it just store the plorts until it returns to a pond? Also, how would one acquire Deep Slimes in the first place when they live at the bottom of the slime sea? Is there a beach area where they can be found crawling up from the sea at night?
I still don't want to kill my slimes though ;A;
SpiralRancher02 wrote:With the way the Slime Sea works, it can't actually live there. And "upgrading" to Slimewater would just kill everything about ponds - Slimes can't be held inside (they would just disappear, then rematerialize on the other edge, if I'm correct), you would die inside it, you couldn't suck water out, etc. (If Slimewater functions the same way as the Slime Sea)
Heavy -1 to the Slimewater/Slime Sea idea.
Pigcatapult wrote:SpiralRancher02 wrote:With the way the Slime Sea works, it can't actually live there. And "upgrading" to Slimewater would just kill everything about ponds - Slimes can't be held inside (they would just disappear, then rematerialize on the other edge, if I'm correct), you would die inside it, you couldn't suck water out, etc. (If Slimewater functions the same way as the Slime Sea)
Heavy -1 to the Slimewater/Slime Sea idea.
I took the Slimepedia entry to mean that slimes "vanish" out of sight quickly, since later they're described as "travelling under the surface", which to me implies that there's still some coherent this-slime-ness to them, not "they melt and an identical slime is reconstituted elsewhere".
My idea re: ponds was you probably won't die in slimewater if it's shallow enough to keep your head above water? Since the problem is sinking to the bottom/not being able to get out (presumably it clogs whatever rebreather allows you to hang out under plain water indefinitely), not that it melts you. The water in the default ponds are barely ankle-deep. A waist-deep pond with a ladder on the side (touching the ladder just chucks you out of the pond) shouldn't be very deadly to Beatrix, but would let an aquatic slime submerge itself if being underwater instead of always floating is their thing.
... Admittedly, this suggestion assumes the later addition of more aquatic slimes that would make a "deep pond" with regular water worth it/give you a reason to go underwater after you've established there's no secret caves under there.
Pigcatapult wrote:Also, you're not intended to put freshwater slimes in seawater ponds?? You wouldn't upgrade to a saltwater tank if your fish's habitat is fresh water. That would be silly (and also lethal to the fish).
Pigcatapult wrote:Okay, so what if changing the water type is something you can toggle, instead of being a one-way change? And you just buy the ability to toggle water type, or toggling is an inexpensive (double-digit) buy after you've bought it once? That way if you want to switch back to freshwater slimes, you don't have to demolish the pond.
Pigcatapult wrote:There's been two complaints about Slimewater ponds, one "but those poor slimes", and one "but I can't breed or store food slimes and would have to go all the way to the Moss Blanket each time". Going to the Moss Blanket is way less tedious than fishing. If you can't bear to feed Deep Slimes, then you can just ranch a different kind of slime of the same Plort Value tier, just like you can avoid having to feed poor innocent chickens to meat-eating slimes by only ranching slimes that don't have to eat chickens.
Elskah wrote:And about the Slime Sea: It's noted in the Slimepedia that slimes most likely use it for travel. They quickly sink upon first entering it, but are able to pop out wherever they'd like. They wouldn't be able to use it for travel if they couldn't swim in it, because they couldn't get back out of it once they were in. Therefore, slimes can obviously swim in the Slime Sea, so it makes sense that some types of slime would be better swimmers and/or more buoyant than others. The Deep Slime being able to float on the top of the Slime Sea makes perfect sense, considering that.
Pigcatapult wrote:I'm really not sure about letting them eat n15-tier slimes, since their plorts are pretty expensive...
The Slime Sea that covers most of the Far, Far Range is something of a mystery. It is seemingly a mixture of water and slime that is believed to be the primordial pool where all slimes emerged, though its true purpose is entirely unknown by even the most esteemed slime scientists.
What is known is that the liquid found within the Slime Sea is not fit for drinking, watering crops, or even swimming, as most things seem to quickly sink to the bottom. When a slime enters the Slime Sea it quickly vanishes, but it is widely believed that this far from ends the slime's existence, for slimes that enter the sea can often be seen quickly returning back on land, happy as ever. In fact, many slime scientists believe that slimes use the sea as a means of transportation, moving swiftly below the surface and popping out as they see fit.
But all theories aside, one fact remains very clear, most especially to ranchers: don't enter the Slime Sea!
Elskah wrote:Pigcatapult wrote:I'm really not sure about letting them eat n15-tier slimes, since their plorts are pretty expensive...
You could also reduce the value of their plorts by a bit. Their plorts being worth 50-75 at base would make more sense; if you feed them a 15-tier slime you'd get one plort, but then feeding them a Honey Slime would make 2 plorts (thus being 100-150 per slime). I'd imagine they wouldn't be able to eat Puddle Slimes though. Puddles are too rare for me to be willing to give them up.
YongYoKyo wrote:Aesthetically, it is a great looking Slime. Perhaps you should move the mouth to the front, like the octopus from Nemo. It's anatomically more accurate for an octopus if the mouth is at the bottom, but a Slime isn't limited by octopi anatomy. The Slime's mouth is a large indicator of whether a Slime is happy or hungry. It's a large portion of the Slime's facial expressions, and it would add a slight degree of inconvenience to an already-difficult Slime by hiding its mouth on the bottom.
YongYoKyo wrote:The Slimeopedia entry specifically used the words "vanish" and "ends the slime's existence", like the Slime literally disappeared. It didn't say things like "sink into the depths" or "disappear from view".
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