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Xenobiologists are in charge of the creation, care, and eventual culling and harvesting of 'Slimes', which are extremely dangerous to handle without the right equipment.
Xenobiologists are in charge of the creation, care, and eventual culling and harvesting of 'Slimes', which are extremely dangerous to handle without the right equipment.


== Familiarize Yourself ==
==Familiarize Yourself==
Generally speaking, you and your slimes will be at a remote facility, far from the main station, referred to as Xenobiology. It has many cells to place your slimes inside of, where they cannot get out without some serious effort. Each cell has a disposals chute, used to safely give food to the slimes inside the cell without endangering yourself, as well as a button to lock down that specific cell, in case the glass breaks or you have something even more dangerous than a slime inside. Elsewhere, you should have a Processor machine, which is used to harvest dead slimes and recycle food.
Generally speaking, you and your slimes will be at a remote facility, far from the main station, referred to as Xenobiology. It has many cells to place your slimes inside of, where they cannot get out without some serious effort. Each cell has a disposals chute, used to safely give food to the slimes inside the cell without endangering yourself, as well as a button to lock down that specific cell, in case the glass breaks or you have something even more dangerous than a slime inside. Elsewhere, you should have a Processor machine, which is used to harvest dead slimes and recycle food. When recycling monkeys, make sure to insert more than one per recycle, otherwise the machine will return no monkey cubes when turned on.


==Get equipped==
==Get equipped==
You'll need these items to do your job.
You'll need these items to do your job.
* A fire extinguisher, to efficiently kill slimes. Some slimes might also light you on fire. For best use, move the slime into a corner so all the water hits them.
 
* A syringe, used to inject various fluids (generally Phoron, blood, or water) into Extracts, which you obtain from processing dead Slimes.
*A fire extinguisher, to efficiently kill slimes. Some slimes might also light you on fire. For best use, move the slime into a corner so all the water hits them.
* A slimebaton, which functions similarly to a stunbaton, however it is only effectively against Slimes (and Prometheans). One hit will stun the slime for a few seconds, and will discipline it. A slime baton can be used to build a slime securitron, which is very useful if you're the only Xenobiologist but there is a friendly Roboticist onboard. More slimebations can be made in Research and Development.
**Alternatively, use a Space Cleaner bottle filled with water; Space Cleaner bottles can be spam clicked on the tile a slime is standing on, allowing for more water to hit the slime in less time, killing it quicker. It's also usually more precise than using a fire extinguisher. When using the bottle, make sure to set the nozzle to use five units per spray; this won't make the floors slippery, and is potentially more effective for killing slimes chasing you, whereas the ten unit spray will often move over a persuing slime harmlessly, and will wet the floors in the process.
* A Slime Taser, which like the above, functions similarly to a normal energy weapon, however it is only effective against slimy things like Slimes and Prometheans. The stun duration is smaller than the Baton, however it can be used at range, and across window panes. Like the baton, more can be made in Research and Development.
*A syringe, used to inject various fluids (generally Phoron, blood, or water) into Extracts, which you obtain from processing dead Slimes.
* Galoshes, which prevent you from slipping on wet surfaces. The fire extinguisher makes the floor wet, and not wearing these can be extremely dangerous if you slip while a slime is trying to eat you.
*A slimebaton, which functions similarly to a stunbaton, however it is only effectively against Slimes (and Prometheans). One hit will stun the slime for a few seconds, and will discipline it. A slime baton can be used to build a slime securitron, which is very useful if you're the only Xenobiologist but there is a friendly Roboticist onboard. More slimebations can be made in Research and Development.
* Welder and welding helmet. Useful for minor self repairs that will be inevitable, if you or your co-worker is a Full Body Prosthetic or Bound Synthetic. Also useful for mending the cracks on the cell windows, as slimes tend to smash them if they see food on the other side of the window.
*A Slime Taser, which like the above, functions similarly to a normal energy weapon, however it is only effective against slimy things like Slimes and Prometheans. The stun duration is smaller than the Baton, however it can be used at range, and across window panes. Like the baton, more can be made in Research and Development.
*Galoshes, which prevent you from slipping on wet surfaces. The fire extinguisher or ten unit Space Cleaner makes the floor wet, and not wearing these can be extremely dangerous if you slip while a slime is trying to eat you.
*Welder and welding helmet. Useful for minor self repairs that will be inevitable, if you or your co-worker is a Full Body Prosthetic or Bound Synthetic. Also useful for mending the cracks on the cell windows, as slimes tend to smash them if they see food on the other side of the window.
 
Optional but highly useful things to acquire to make your job easier.
Optional but highly useful things to acquire to make your job easier.
* A slime securitron, from Robotics, which is optimized to fight slimes and other minor xeno-lifeforms.
 
* A medibot, also from Robotics, to heal you from minor harm the slimes may do to you, as the closest medical bay might be far away or even off-world.
*A slime securitron, from Robotics, which is optimized to fight slimes and other minor xeno-lifeforms.
* A temperature gun, from RnD. It can kill slimes at a range when set to the 'cold' setting, and can replace the fire extinguisher.
*A medibot, also from Robotics, to heal you from minor harm the slimes may do to you, as the closest medical bay might be far away or even off-world.
*A temperature gun, from RnD. It can kill slimes at a range when set to the 'cold' setting, and can replace the fire extinguisher.


==Basics of Slime Care==
==Basics of Slime Care==
When you start your shift, you should have two grey colored slimes in different cells. They will most likely try to escape their cell to eat you or your co-worker, so feel free to use the xeno taser to stop them. One of these cells should be dedicated to growing grey slimes, so you will have a renewable source of monkey cubes. If you run out of monkey cubes, you will need to get more from Cargo, which could take awhile.
When you start your shift, you should have two grey slime cores, and two other slime cores of a random color, all in separate cells. When you're ready to start, you can inject one of the grey slime cores with ten units phoron to spawn a new grey baby slime. After a few seconds, the new grey slime will stop being incapacitated, and will promptly try to escape to eat you. You should use either your taser or your baton to stun the slime, wait several seconds until they try to attack again, then and stun them again. Continue this process until examining them show that they 'look rather obedient'. From then on, that slime shouldn't, unprompted, attack you or your fellows, and future generations from that slime will be obedient after one justified stun (more on that in the [[#Slime Psychology|'Slime Psychology']] section). Repeat for the other grey extract in the other cell. One of these cells should be dedicated to growing grey slimes, so you will have a renewable source of monkey cubes. If you run out of monkey cubes, you will need to get more from Cargo, which could take a while.
 
When subjugating slimes, there are some tricks you can use to keep yourself safe. If a slime is bashing against the windows or windoor, you can stand next to the interior windoor (the one closest to the cell itself) and use your baton through the windoor to stun the slime. The slime will not be able to hit you through the windoor, but you will be able to hit it. If the slimes stack on top of one another to bash at the windows, you can aim past the slimes and fire the taser - the taser shot should automatically hit the ones that are hostile. Be careful to not fire too many shots when doing this, as the taser shots will eventually hit non-hostile slimes if there are no hostile slimes left.


When your 'grey' cell slime reproduces, you should always ensure that one grey slime is always alive inside, and kill or separate the rest into different cells. It is a good idea to keep one grey extract in reserve in case all of your greys are lost, for whatever reason, as injecting a grey extract will create a new grey slime.
When your 'grey' cell slime reproduces, you should always ensure that one grey slime is always alive inside, and kill or separate the rest into different cells. It is a good idea to keep one grey extract in reserve in case all of your greys are lost, for whatever reason, as injecting a grey extract will create a new grey slime.


Cells should never have more than one color of slime inside, as they tend to fight each other and it can be difficult to tase them due to other slimes being in the way.
Cells should never have more than one color of slime inside, as they tend to fight each other and it can be difficult to tase them due to other slimes being in the way. Once again, aiming past the hostile slimes should hit the hostile slimes.


Some colors are more useful than others, for instance;
Monkeys on VoreStation can be carried in your hands and on your head, which can be useful for transporting them around and leaving them in cells or the disposal bins.
* Dark Purple, obtained from going (Grey > Purple > Dark Purple) or (Grey > Orange > Dark Purple), allows for a renewable source of phoron. You start with two sheets, which gives 40u of liquid phoron when ground up, or 8 injections. Generally, the more useful reactions from extracts require phoron, so Dark Purple is a good goal to work towards early.
* Blue, which is just one step from Grey, will give you two useful things. Slime stability agents reduce the odds of mutation when a slime reproduces, which you should give to your dedicated Grey slime until the chance goes to 0%, to increase the average yield of monkey cubes as well as to prevent the rare but possible situation of all four new slimes not being Grey anymore. Blue slimes also give you Frost Oil, which isn't terribly useful on its own but can be very useful when paired with a Metal Slime, for reasons explained below.
* Metal, which like Blue, is one step from Grey. Metal slime extracts allow for most types of metal material to become renewable, which includes steel, plasteel, gold, silver, uranium, and platinum. One extract creates 20u metamorphic liquid metal, which will turn into a different type of liquid metal (e.g. liquid gold, liquid silver, etc) when it torches them in a reagent container, like a beaker. Liquid metals are not very useful on their own, but can be made into a solid sheet of material by adding 5u Frost Oil to the reagent container. The Frost Oil is consumed when this is done, and 20u of liquid metal makes one sheet. Frost Oil is obtained from Blue slimes.
* Purple, which is like Blue and Metal, one step away from Grey. The extract can make a Slime Steroid Agent, which when applied to a living slime, will increase how many extracts it will make when put in the processor.
* Cerulean, which is obtained from (Grey > Blue > Dark Blue > Cerulean) or (Grey > Purple > Dark Blue > Cerulean), will create Extract Enhancement Agent, which adds more uses to an extract. This is extremely useful, as less slimes need to be breed to produce a given number of things.
* Red, which is obtained from (Grey > Orange > Red), will make a Slime Mutation Agent, which increases the odds of mutation when slimes split. Useful for if you're targeting a specific color, as higher odds for mutation mean less generations are needed to get there.
* Yellow, obtained from (Grey > Orange > Yellow) or (Grey > Metal > Yellow), can create self recharging 10k power cells, which are very useful for Bound Synthetics, Hardsuits, Defibs, certain APCs, and potentally anything that uses power cells.
* Pink, obtained from (Grey > Blue > Pink), can be used as a source of healing, both while alive, as well as when using their extracts. The extracts can produce three different kinds of advanced medications, which Medical might want. The medications can fix organs, fix bleeding, or fix bones, depending on what is injected into the extract.
* Light Pink, which is one step from Pink (Grey > Blue > Pink > Light Pink), can be used to make a specific slime be friendly and harmless forever, which might be useful to use on a Pink slime, so you can replace a medibot.
* Sapphire, obtained from (Grey > Metal > Gold > Sapphire), is how you get Prometheans. The extract gives you a slime cube, which creates a Promethean if it can find another player who wishes to play as one.


== Slime Protection ==
Remember to recharge your baton, taser, spray bottle/extinguisher, and anything else between feeding the slimes, so you're ready for the new generation of hostile slimes that'll turn up once the slimes reproduce.
 
Some colors are more useful than others. For instance;
 
*Dark Purple, obtained from going (Grey > Purple > Dark Purple) or (Grey > Orange > Dark Purple), allows for a renewable source of phoron. You start with two sheets, which gives 40u of liquid phoron when ground up, or 8 injections. Generally, the more useful reactions from extracts require phoron, so Dark Purple is a good goal to work towards early.
*Blue, which is just one step from Grey, will give you two useful things. Slime stability agents reduce the odds of mutation when a slime reproduces, which you should give to your dedicated Grey slime until the chance goes to 0%, to increase the average yield of monkey cubes as well as to prevent the rare but possible situation of all four new slimes not being Grey anymore. Blue slimes also give you Frost Oil, which isn't terribly useful on its own but can be very useful when paired with a Metal Slime, for reasons explained below.
*Metal, which like Blue, is one step from Grey. Metal slime extracts allow for most types of metal material to become renewable, which includes steel, plasteel, gold, silver, uranium, and platinum. One extract creates 20u metamorphic liquid metal, which will turn into a different type of liquid metal (e.g. liquid gold, liquid silver, etc) when it torches them in a reagent container, like a beaker. Liquid metals are not very useful on their own, but can be made into a solid sheet of material by adding 5u Frost Oil to the reagent container. The Frost Oil is consumed when this is done, and 20u of liquid metal makes one sheet. Frost Oil is obtained from Blue slimes.
*Purple, which is like Blue and Metal, one step away from Grey. The extract can make a Slime Steroid Agent, which when applied to a living slime, will increase how many extracts it will make when put in the processor.
*Cerulean, which is obtained from (Grey > Blue > Dark Blue > Cerulean) or (Grey > Purple > Dark Blue > Cerulean), will create Extract Enhancement Agent, which adds more uses to an extract. This is extremely useful, as less slimes need to be breed to produce a given number of things.
*Red, which is obtained from (Grey > Orange > Red), will make a Slime Mutation Agent, which increases the odds of mutation when slimes split. Useful for if you're targeting a specific color, as higher odds for mutation mean less generations are needed to get there.
*Yellow, obtained from (Grey > Orange > Yellow) or (Grey > Metal > Yellow), can create self recharging 10k power cells, which are very useful for Bound Synthetics, Hardsuits, Defibs, certain APCs, and potentally anything that uses power cells.
*Pink, obtained from (Grey > Blue > Pink), can be used as a source of healing, both while alive, as well as when using their extracts. The extracts can produce three different kinds of advanced medications, which Medical might want. The medications can fix organs, fix bleeding, or fix bones, depending on what is injected into the extract.
*Light Pink, which is one step from Pink (Grey > Blue > Pink > Light Pink), can be used to make a specific slime be friendly and harmless forever, which might be useful to use on a Pink slime, so you can replace a medibot.
*Sapphire, obtained from (Grey > Metal > Gold > Sapphire), is how you get Prometheans. The extract gives you a slime cube, which creates a Promethean if it can find another player who wishes to play as one.
 
==Slime Protection==
Slimes can kill you in many ways, dependent mostly on their color. Wearing the correct armor when handling a specific color can make survival much easier. Xenobiology has been provided with a large range of specialized clothing to wear, when the need arises.
Slimes can kill you in many ways, dependent mostly on their color. Wearing the correct armor when handling a specific color can make survival much easier. Xenobiology has been provided with a large range of specialized clothing to wear, when the need arises.
* Bio Suits, which prevent damage from slimes trying to eat you. Note that slimes will wise up to this and instead try to glomp you to death instead. A bio suit will also stop slimes from spreading certain chemical-based attacks onto you.
* Fire Suits, as the orange slime can ignite you, and the dark purple slime can release Phoron gas if killed improperly.
* Bomb suits, as the oil slime explodes if killed improperly (hit with fire).
* Radiation suits, as the green slime is radioactive. It is also thick enough to protect from slime chemical attacks.


== Slime Life-cycle ==
*Bio Suits, which prevent damage from slimes trying to eat you. Note that slimes will wise up to this and instead try to glomp you to death instead. A bio suit will also stop slimes from spreading certain chemical-based attacks onto you.
*Fire Suits, as the orange slime can ignite you, and the dark purple slime can release Phoron gas if killed improperly.
*Bomb suits, as the oil slime explodes if killed improperly (hit with fire).
*Radiation suits, as the green slime is radioactive. It is also thick enough to protect from slime chemical attacks.
 
==Slime Life-cycle==
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[[File:Slime-mutations-Temp.png|thumb|
Here is a chart of all the slime reproductive color cycle.
Here is a chart of all the slime reproductive color cycle.
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Slimes start their life as a small baby. Don't be fooled, it is still very dangerous and capable of killing anyone careless. Slimes require food, or else they will die. Starving slimes have been known to turn on their captors.
Slimes start their life as a small baby. Don't be fooled, it is still very dangerous and capable of killing anyone careless. Slimes require food, or else they will die. Starving slimes have been known to turn on their captors.


When fed enough, baby slimes will grow into an 'adult' form, which makes them tougher. When the slime eats enough as an adult, it will reproduce, by splitting into four new slimes. There is a small chance that one or more of the new slimes may mutate into a different color. If this happens, the mutated slime should be isolated from its siblings, as they will fight each other to the death if they are separate colors. A slime taser is useful for this, as it can shoot through the glass of the cell.
When fed enough, baby slimes will grow into an 'adult' form, which makes them tougher. When the slime eats enough as an adult, it will reproduce, by splitting into four new slimes. There is a small chance that one or more of the new slimes may mutate into a different color. If this happens, the slimes occupying the cell should either be disciplined to obedience or separated by color to different cells, as undisciplined slimes will fight each other to the death if they are separate colors. A slime taser is useful for this, as it can shoot through the glass of the cell, though hitting the undisciplined slime(s) can be tricky. Shooting past the slimes may help, as mentioned earlier.


== Slime Psychology ==
==Slime Psychology==


=== Discipline ===
===Discipline===
Slimes can be subjugated by force by various means, with the easiest way being the slimebation. The slime will give a sad face, however it won't harm humanoids for a little while. If it was trying to kill something, it will stop doing so.
Slimes can be subjugated by force by various means, usually using either the slimebaton or the taser, indicated by examining the slime (so long as it's not incapacitated by a stun) and seeing 'It has been subjugated by force, at least for now.' The slime will give a sad face, however it won't harm humanoids for a little while. If it was trying to kill something, it will stop doing so.


Successfully removing a slime from someone it's eating will also discipline it.
Successfully removing a slime from someone it's eating will also discipline it.
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Beating the slime with a heavy object repeatively will sometimes discipline it, however this is not guaranteed.
Beating the slime with a heavy object repeatively will sometimes discipline it, however this is not guaranteed.


=== Obedience ===
===Obedience===
Giving 'justified' disciplining to a slime will cause it to become more obedient, making future disciplining last longer. Sufficient amounts of obedience can make discipline last forever. Note that slimes in that state are still dangerous, as they will still defend themselves against attackers.
Giving 'justified' disciplining to a slime will cause it to become more obedient, making future disciplining last longer. Sufficient amounts of obedience can make discipline last forever, indicated by examining the slime and seeing 'It looks rather obedient' under its description. This obedience will partially carry on to generations derived from that slime - slimes reproduced from obedient slimes will only take one act of 'justified' discipline to become obedient. Note that rather obedient slimes are still dangerous, as they will still defend themselves against attackers.


An act of discipline is 'justified' when it is done while the slime is trying to harm or eat someone, otherwise it is 'unjustified'.
An act of discipline is 'justified' when it is done while the slime is trying to harm or eat someone, otherwise it is 'unjustified'.
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A slime securitron will automatically engage 'guilty' slimes, but leave innocent ones alone.
A slime securitron will automatically engage 'guilty' slimes, but leave innocent ones alone.


=== Resentment ===
===Resentment===
Giving 'unjustified' disciplining to a slime will cause the slime to hold resentment towards their captors. If pushed too far, the slime will enrage, and try to kill everything it can see, so try to not be like Security.
Giving 'unjustified' disciplining to a slime will cause the slime to hold resentment towards their captors. If pushed too far, the slime will enrage, and try to kill everything it can see, so try to not be like Security.


Sometimes it is possible to calm down a raging slime with enough disciplining, however it is generally easier and safer to just kill it with a slimebation and fire extinguisher.
Sometimes it is possible to calm down a raging slime with enough disciplining, however it is generally easier and safer to just kill it with a slimebaton and fire extinguisher/Space Cleaner.


A slime securitron engage an enraged slime in a fight to the death, not stopping until the slime dies, or the securitron is destroyed.
A slime securitron will engage an enraged slime in a fight to the death, not stopping until the slime dies, or the securitron is destroyed.


=== Speech ===
===Speech===
Slimes appear to be capable of slow, simple speech, and will respond to various topics and requests that it hears.
Slimes appear to be capable of slow, simple speech, and will respond to various topics and requests that it hears.


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You can also say hi to them, and they will respond.
You can also say hi to them, and they will respond.


=== Tactics ===
===Tactics===
All slimes have various means to harm things. The most common attack is a 'glomp' which will hurt whatever it hits, and will hurt more if the slime is a big one. Some slime colors will cause a substance to enter your bloodstream if it successfully hits you. Sufficiently thick clothing should stop that from happening.
All slimes have various means to harm things. The most common attack is a 'glomp' which will hurt whatever it hits, and will hurt more if the slime is a big one. Some slime colors will cause a substance to enter your bloodstream if it successfully hits you. Sufficiently thick clothing should stop that from happening.


A more dangerous 'attack' is that the slime may decide to attach themselves onto their victim, which is how slimes eat things. This causes severe cellular damage to the victim, and will require advanced medical treatment to fix, so you are advised to remove the slime from yourself or your co-worker <abbr>ASAP</abbr> if it latches on. A slime securitron will rush to you if this happens to you. Slimes won't try to eat inorganic entities, instead glomping them.
A more dangerous 'attack' is that the slime may decide to attach themselves onto their victim, which is how slimes eat things. This causes severe cellular damage to the victim, and will require advanced medical treatment to fix, so you are advised to remove the slime from yourself or your co-worker <abbr>ASAP</abbr> if it latches on by clicking it with a '''disarm''' intent. A slime securitron will rush to you if this happens to you. Slimes won't try to eat inorganic entities, instead glomping them.


Slimes can also incapacitate its target in two ways. First, it can try to knock down its target by shoving them down, which stuns for a brief moment, however it is not guaranteed to work. Second, it can use stored up electricity to shock a target to stun them for a longer period of time. After downing a target, a slime generally will try to eat it if it's organic, or continue glomping it to death if not.
Slimes can also incapacitate its target in two ways. First, it can try to knock down its target by shoving them down, which stuns for a brief moment, however it is not guaranteed to work. Second, it can use stored up electricity to shock a target to stun them for a longer period of time. After downing a target, a slime generally will try to eat it if it's organic, or continue glomping it to death if not.


=== Friend or Foe ===
===Friend or Foe===
Slimes will never willingly harm another slime of the same color, or a Promethean. When under the effects of discipline, a slime will not try to fight or eat humanoids or robotic entities, but will still eat monkeys.
Slimes will never willingly harm another slime of the same color, or a Promethean. When under the effects of discipline, a slime will not try to fight or eat humanoids or robotic entities, but will still eat monkeys.


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An enraged slime will ignore the effects of discipline.
An enraged slime will ignore the effects of discipline.


== Slimes Biology ==
==Slimes Biology==
Slimes come in many colors, and most of them have unique properties. Their extracts will do different things depending on the color, as well. Slimes will attack slimes of a different color, so separating them with different cells is required.
Slimes come in many colors, and most of them have unique properties. Their extracts will do different things depending on the color, as well. Non-obedient slimes will attack slimes of a different color, so disciplining them to obedience or separating them with different cells is required.


When slimes reproduce, there is a chance that one or more of the offspring will mutate into a different color. The chance is usually at around 25%, however this can be increased or deceased by giving the slime a mutation agent or stability agent, which can be obtained from a red extract and blue extract, respectively.
When slimes reproduce, there is a chance that one or more of the offspring will mutate into a different color. The chance is usually at around 25%, however this can be increased or decreased by giving the slime a mutation agent or stability agent, which can be obtained from a red extract and blue extract, respectively.


Each color, except for the grey slime, will have a specific trait unique to that color, and may warrant additional preparation before handling. A list of slime colors is provided below.
Each color, except for the grey slime, will have a specific trait unique to that color, and may warrant additional preparation before handling. A list of slime colors is provided below.


=== Special: ===
===Special:===


==== Rainbow slime ====
====Rainbow slime====
  '''Tier:''' N/A
  '''Tier:''' N/A
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Special Abilities:''' Never harms or is harmed by another slime due to seperate color
  '''Special Abilities:''' Never harms or is harmed by another slime due to different color
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  The rainbow slime is very rare color that other slimes consider to be their color, and so they won't attack it.
  The rainbow slime is very rare color that other slimes consider to be their color, and so they won't attack it.  
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates a slime unity agent, which grants the 'other slimes see this slime as their own color' ability to other slimes, and carries across generations.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Spawns a random xenobio slime
|-
|Blood
|Spawns a random extract
|-
|Water
|Causes you and people in short radius to see pretty colors
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates unity agent. When used on slime, causes them to never attack slimes of other colors. This is inheritable
|}


=== Tier 0 ===
===Tier 0===


==== '''Grey Slime''' [[File:Greybabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Grey Slime''' [[File:Greybabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 0
  '''Tier:''' 0
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Special Abilities:''' N/A
  '''Special Abilities:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preperations:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preperations:''' N/A
  Grey slimes are the first slimes you will have, as you start with two. It's generally recommended to always have a cell with grey slimes, as their extracts create monkey cubes, which you will need a lot of.
  Grey slimes are the first slimes you will have, as you start with two. It's generally recommended to always have a cell with grey slimes, as their extracts create monkey cubes, which you will need a lot of.  
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates a fresh grey slime when injected with phoron, which is useful as a backup in case all your specimens die or all your greys mutated.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract creates monkey cubes when injected with blood.
|-
|Phoron
|Spawns a Grey Slime
|-
|Blood
|Spawns 4 unwrapped monkey cubes
|-
|Water
|Creates 30 units of slime jelly in the extract
|-
|Slime Jelly
|N/A
|}


=== Tier 1 ===
===Tier 1===


==== '''Orange Slime'''[[File:Orangebabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Orange Slime'''[[File:Orangebabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 1
  '''Tier:''' 1
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a firesuit
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a firesuit
  Orange slimes can light you on fire if you're careless, however generally this is not a big deal as you have a fire extinguisher (you did bring one right?). If you want to be extra safe, wear a fire suit.
  Orange slimes can light you on fire if you're careless, however generally this is not a big deal as you have a fire extinguisher (you did bring one right?). If you want to be extra safe, wear a fire suit.
{| class="wikitable"
Note that if an orange slime can trigger the dark purple or oil slime's effect.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract will create smoke when injected with water.
|-
|Phoron
Extract will create a phoron fire if injected with phoron.
|Creates instant phoron fire in location you're in. Dangerous
|-
|Blood
|Creates a heatwave that raises temperature of air and mobs in vicinity. Dangerous
|-
|Water
|Creates a large amount of harmless smoke
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates 30 units of pyrotoxin in the extract
|}


==== '''Purple Slime'''[[File:Purplebabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Purple Slime'''[[File:Purplebabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 1
  '''Tier:''' 1
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a biosuit
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a biosuit
  Purple slimes inject a weak but long lasting toxin into their victim with each attack. A thick armor such as a biosuit or spacesuit will stop this from affecting you.
  Purple slimes inject a weak but long lasting toxin into their victim with each attack. A thick armor such as a biosuit or spacesuit will stop this from affecting you.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will create a slime steroid agent when injected with phoron, which is a potent chemical mix that causes a slime to produce an additional extract when processed. It needs to be alive for the steroid to be applied.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Creates a steroid agent. When used on slime, it increases the amount of cores they will produce by 1, up to maximum of 5. This is not inheritable
|-
|Blood
|Creates infertility agent. When used on slime, decreases amount of babies they will have by 2, down to minimum of 2. This is not inheritable
|-
|Water
|Creates shrink agent. When used on adult slime, turns them back into their baby form
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates fertility agent. When used on slime, increases amount of babies they will have by 2, up to maximum of 6. This is not inheritable. Note that the slime will require extra space to split - be aware of this when working with the [[Virgo Orbital Research Establishment#NRV Stellar Delight|Stellar Delight's]] smaller cells!
|}


==== '''Blue Slime'''[[File:Bluebabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Blue Slime'''[[File:Bluebabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 1
  '''Tier:''' 1
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a biosuit
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a biosuit
  Blue slimes chill their enemies with cryo-toxin, so a biosuit will keep that away from you. Don't wear a winter coat, it isn't thick enough to stop the injection and it will actually make it take longer to warm up, potentially making the cryo-toxin lethal.
  Blue slimes chill their enemies with cryo-toxin, so a biosuit will keep that away from you. Don't wear a winter coat, it isn't thick enough to stop the injection and it will actually make it take longer to warm up, potentially making the cryo-toxin lethal.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will create a slime stability agent when injected with blood, which reduces the odds of mutations by 15%, and carries through across generations. Useful for your grey slimes so they stay grey forever.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract will create frost oil when injected with phoron, which can solidify certain liquid metals like liquid iron, gold, silver, etc. Five units frost oil and twenty units of a metallic liquid will make one bar of solid metal, consuming the frost oil in the process. Some foods also call for frost oil in their recipe.
|-
|Phoron
|Creates 30 units of frost oil in the extract
|-
|Blood
|Creates a stability agent. When used on slime, decreases their mutation chance by 15%, down to minimum of 0%. This is inheritable
|-
|Water
|Creates a pulse of calmness, that un-enrages all enraged slimes in vision range and removes their rage modifier (as well as from prometheans that might have one due to red extract's effect)
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates 30 units of cryotoxin in the extract
|}


==== '''Metal Slime'''[[File:Metalbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Metal Slime'''[[File:Metalbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 1
  '''Tier:''' 1
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  Metal slimes are harder to kill by virtue of being able to take more punishment before dying. They are one of the few slimes able to survive a dark blue extract cold snap. They otherwise aren't much more dangerous than a regular grey slime.
  Metal slimes are harder to kill by virtue of being able to take more punishment before dying. They are one of the few slimes able to survive a dark blue extract cold snap. They otherwise aren't much more dangerous than a regular grey slime.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates 20 units of a metamorphic liquid when injected with phoron, which when combined with other metallic liquids (such as liquid iron, gold, silver, uranium, phoron, etc), will turn into the liquid it touches. This makes metallic liquid renewable, and metallic liquid can be converted to more useful solid metal with frost oil.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract creates 20 units of binding liquid, which is used to create 'alloys', without the intense heat. This is used to create liquid steel and liquid plasteel.
|-
|Phoron
|Creates 3 stacks, 10 sheets each, of random basic construction materials
|-
|Blood
|Creates 2 stacks, 10 sheets each, of random advanced construction materials
|-
|Water
|Creates 3 stacks, 5 sheets each, of random 'unorthodox' materials
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates 1 stack, 25 sheets of steel
|}


=== Tier 2 ===
===Tier 2===


==== '''Yellow Slime'''[[File:Yellowbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Yellow Slime'''[[File:Yellowbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Threat Level:''' High
  '''Threat Level:''' High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Out-range slime with slime taser, wear insulation if possible
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Out-range slime with slime taser, wear insulation if possible
  Yellow slimes are one of the few slimes to possess a ranged attack. Be warned, the lightning can go through the glass of its cell, so the blast doors may be required. The lightning technically has a very high range, but slimes will only fire it if they are between two to three meters from their target. Yellow slimes don't fire lightning when in melee range (their glomps actually hurt more, however).
  Yellow slimes are one of the few slimes to possess a ranged attack. Be warned, the lightning can go through the glass of its cell, so the blast doors may be required. The lightning technically has a very high range, but slimes will only fire it if they are between two to three meters from their target. Yellow slimes don't fire lightning when in melee range (their glomps actually hurt more, however).
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will create an object that can be used as a large powercell, with a capacity of 10k. Unlike regular power cells, these will unconditionally self recharge at a slow rate. Useful for APCs, Defibs, and Synthetics. It cannot be used as a substitute for device or weapon cells.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract will create an EMP when injected with blood, as strong as a regular EMP grenade. The user is not immune to the EMP blast, so be careful.
|-
|Phoron
Extract will create an object which glows with yellow bio-luminescence when injected with water.
|Creates a lightning strike. Dangerous
|-
|Blood
|Creates an eternal flashlight
|-
|Water
|Creates EMP pulse. Dangerous
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates a self-charging slime battery
|}


==== '''Dark Purple Slime'''[[File:Darkpurplebabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Dark Purple Slime'''[[File:Darkpurplebabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Threat Level:''' High
  '''Threat Level:''' High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a biosuit
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a biosuit
  Dark Purple slimes inject phoron into its target, which is extremely toxic, so a biosuit is required.
  Dark Purple slimes inject phoron into its target, which is extremely toxic, so a biosuit is required.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will create liquid phoron when injected with water.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|n/a
|-
|Blood
|n/a
|-
|Water
|Creates 30 units of phoron in the extract
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates 30 units of blood in the extract
|}


==== '''Dark Blue Slime'''[[File:Darkbluebabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Dark Blue Slime'''[[File:Darkbluebabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Threat Level:''' High
  '''Threat Level:''' High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a winter coat
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a winter coat
  Dark Blue slimes passively lower the temperature of entities near it. It doesn't actually lower the room temperature, however. Note that other slimes can be harmed by the 'cold aura'. Dark Blue slimes are also unharmed by cold temperatures, however water will still kill them.
  Dark Blue slimes passively lower the temperature of entities near it. It doesn't actually lower the room temperature, however. Note that other slimes can be harmed by the 'cold aura'. Dark Blue slimes are also unharmed by cold temperatures, however water will still kill them.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will create a 'cold snap' when injected with phoron, after a delay, which rapidly lowers the temperature of nearby entities, and lowers the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere. It is generally capable of instantly killing most types of slimes, except for the Metal and other Dark Blue slimes, therefore it is ideal for containing a slime outbreak. It is recommended to wear cold protection, like a winter coat, when using the cold snap.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Creates a freezing cold snap that chills mobs, deals massive damage to slimes and reduces temperature in the viccinity. Dangerous
|-
|Blood
|Grants a buff that provides resistance to temperature and heat damage in short radius
|-
|Water
|Creates 5 units of ice in the extract
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates a death agent. When used on slime, instantly deals massive damage that should kill any slime instantly
|}


==== '''Silver Slime'''[[File:Silverbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Silver Slime'''[[File:Silverbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium-High
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium-High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Use slimebation instead of xeno taser
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Use slimebation instead of xeno taser
  Silver slimes will always deflect most energy-based weapons. This includes the slime taser. This can cause you to accidentally discipline the wrong slime, posing an enrage risk if the slime you hit didn't deserve to be tased. The slimebation still works on them.
  Silver slimes will always deflect most energy-based weapons. This includes the slime taser. This can cause you to accidentally discipline the wrong slime, posing an enrage risk if the slime you hit didn't deserve to be tased. The slimebation still works on them.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates 5u of liquid silver when injected with phoron.
!Reagent
*
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Creates 2 stacks, 5 sheets each of random basic science materials
|-
|Blood
|Creates 1 stack, 3 sheets of random advanced science material
|-
|Water
|Creates 3 stacks, 5 sheets each (1 for particle smasher materials) of completely random materials
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates 1 stack, 10 sheets of silver
|}


==== '''Red Slime'''[[File:Redbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Red Slime'''[[File:Redbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium-High
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium-High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Don't discipline if possible, otherwise isolate it from everything else
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Don't discipline if possible, otherwise isolate it from everything else
  Red slimes are extremely aggressive, and will never submit to your attempts to civilize them. They also move faster than other slimes.
  Red slimes are extremely aggressive, and will never submit to your attempts to civilize them. They also move faster than other slimes.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates a bottle of slime mutation agent when injected with phoron, which makes a slime 12% more likely to mutate, and carries across generations. It's the opposite of the stability agent.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract causes all slimes that can see the user, and are not pacified, to become enraged, when injected with blood.
|-
|Phoron
|Creates a mutation agent. When used on slime, increases their chance to evolve by 12%, up to maximum of 100%. This is inheritable
|-
|Blood
|Enrages all slimes and prometheans in the viccinity. Dangerous
|-
|Water
|Creates 30 units of capsaicin in the extract
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates ferality agent. When used on slime, causes them to behave like a red slime, and react to all discipline attempts with more anger. This is inheritable. But why?
|}


==== '''Green Slime'''[[File:Greenbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Green Slime'''[[File:Greenbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a radiation suit
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Wear a radiation suit
  Green slimes will irradiate nearby entities and cause their cell to become radioactive for awhile. This can be bad or can be put to use with creative means.
  Green slimes will irradiate nearby entities and cause their cell to become radioactive for awhile. This can be bad or can be put to use with creative means.
{| class="wikitable"
The extract creates 5u of liquid uranium when injected with phoron.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Creates a single pulse of radiation. Dangerous
|-
|Blood
|Creates an irradiated slimeball that constantly emits radiation. Dangerous
|-
|Water
|Creates 30 units of radium in the extract
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates 1 stack, 10 sheets of uranium
|}


==== '''Pink Slime'''[[File:Pinkbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Pink Slime'''[[File:Pinkbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  Pink slimes heal other entities near it. Things being healed will sparkle pink for a few seconds. It won't apply the heal to things the slime is trying to kill, so you will likely need to discipline or pacify the slime before you can use it as a source of healing.
  Pink slimes heal other entities near it. Things being healed will sparkle pink for a few seconds. It won't apply the heal to things the slime is trying to kill, so you will likely need to discipline or pacify the slime before you can use it as a source of healing.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will create 'Agent A', a clotting liquid which will heal bleeding, internal and external, when injected with blood.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract will create 'Agent B', a bone fixing liquid, when injected with phoron.
|-
|Phoron
Extract will create 'Agent C', an organ fixing liquid, when injected with water.
|Creates 30 units of slime bone fixing chem (Agent B) in the extract
|-
|Blood
|Creates 30 units of slime IB fixing chem (Agent A) in the extract
|-
|Water
|Creates 30 units of slime organ fixing chem (Agent C) in the extract
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates a pulse that heals 25 of each damage type for all carbon mobs in the viccinity (including dead)
|}


==== '''Gold Slime'''[[File:Goldbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Gold Slime'''[[File:Goldbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Tier:''' 2
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  The gold slime absorbs energy, and trying to stun it will actually charge it. Despite this, your slime tools will still discipline it, so this is only an issue if it enrages.
  The gold slime absorbs energy, and trying to stun it will actually charge it. Despite this, your slime tools will still discipline it, so this is only an issue if it enrages.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates 5u liquid gold when injected with phoron.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Creates 3 random mobs. Dangerous
|-
|Blood
|Creates a random hostile mob. Dangerous
|-
|Water
|Creates a random passive or retaliate mob
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates 1 stack, 10 sheets of gold
|}


=== Tier: 3 ===
===Tier: 3===


==== '''Bluespace Slime'''[[File:Bluespacebabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Bluespace Slime'''[[File:Bluespacebabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Threat Level:''' High
  '''Threat Level:''' High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Seal slime behind blast doors
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Seal slime behind blast doors
  The Bluespace slime can teleport out of its cell, which makes containing it difficult. The best method is to stun it with the slimebaton, then close the blast doors very fast. Running away from a Bluespace slime without the ability to stun it is generally futile.
  The Bluespace slime can teleport out of its cell, which makes containing it difficult. The best method is to stun it with the slimebaton, then close the blast doors very fast. Running away from a Bluespace slime without the ability to stun it is generally futile.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will create five 'lesser' slimy crystals when injected with water, which can teleport yourself or someone else randomly once, by crushing it in hand or throwing it at someone. The teleport will never place you in space or on an asteroid.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract will create one 'greater' slimy crystal when injected with phoron, which allows for a controlled teleport to a specific location.
|-
|Phoron
|Creates 5 slime crystals that teleport you to random location in short radius when used
|-
|Blood
|Creates a bluespace slime pouch. Functions identically to bluespace bags
|-
|Water
|Randomly teleports mobs within short range. Dangerous
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates precise slime teleporter
|}


==== Ruby Slime ====
====Ruby Slime====
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Threat Level:''' Very High
  '''Threat Level:''' Very High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Kite and use slime taser, or ask security for riot armor
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Kite and use slime taser, or ask security for riot armor
  The Ruby slime is very strong physically, and has the potential to crit a human in three hits. The slime has an outgoing damage multipler, reduced incoming damage, higher base health, and is stunned for less time. This ability can be yours, at least temporarily, with its extract.
  The Ruby slime is very strong physically, and has the potential to crit a human in three hits. The slime has an outgoing damage multipler, reduced incoming damage, higher base health, and is stunned for less time. This ability can be yours, at least temporarily, with its extract.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will grant a 'buff' to nearby entities when injected with phoron, giving the entity similar boons to the Ruby slime, for ten minutes. The entity will have red sparkles while it lasts.
!Reagent
'''Cerulean Slime'''[[File:Ceruleanbabyslime.gif|32px]]
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Grants a buff that increases your HP and melee damage, reduces incoming damage and susceptibility to debuffs
|-
|Blood
|Pulls unanchored objects around you in
|-
|Water
|Creates 30 units of brute juice in the extract
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Pushes unanchored objects around you out
|}
 
===Cerulean Slime[[File:Ceruleanbabyslime.gif|32px]]===
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
  '''Threat Level:''' Medium
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  The Cerulean slime is a 'jack of all trades, master of none' color, so it isn't much more threatening than a regular grey slime.
  The Cerulean slime is a 'jack of all trades, master of none' color, so it isn't much more threatening than a regular grey slime.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates a slime extract enhancer agent when injected with phoron, which adds more 'charges' to a specific extract. It's a good idea to use this agent on your second Cerulean extract, so you get a large amount of enhancer agents.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Creates enhancer agent. When used on an extract, even inert, gives it two more uses. Can't be used multiple times on same extract
|-
|Blood
|Creates invigoration agent. When used on an extract, even inert, destroys it and creates slime of same type as the extract
|-
|Water
|Creates mimic agent. When used on another agent, turns into a copy of that agent
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates a random slime agent
|}


==== Amber Slime ====
====Amber Slime====
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Threat Level:''' High
  '''Threat Level:''' High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Separate from other slimes to prevent runaway slime reproduction
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' Separate from other slimes to prevent runaway slime reproduction
  The Amber slime feeds other slimes (it cannot feed itself, fortunately) through some unknown process, and can cause them to reproduce without being fed monkeys. This can be exploited if one is careful.
  The Amber slime feeds other slimes (it cannot feed itself, fortunately) through some unknown process, and can cause them to reproduce without being fed monkeys. This can be exploited if one is careful.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates a slime feeding agent when injected with phoron, which when applied to a specific slime, will instantly cause the slime to evolve and reproduce.
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract creates a gooy clump of slime that is edible for humans when injected with water. It is very filling and sweet.
|-
|Phoron
|Creates feeding agent. When used on slime, instantly causes it to become an adult and then split
|-
|Blood
|Creates 2 to 4 random pieces of food
|-
|Water
|Creates 3 to 5 nutirious slime globs
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates 30 units of special super-nutritious slime goop in the extract
|}


==== '''Oil Slime'''[[File:Oilbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
===='''Oil Slime'''[[File:Oilbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Threat Level:''' High
  '''Threat Level:''' High
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  If an oil slime gets enraged, it will do a suicide charge at someone and blow themselves up. This is extremely lethal if it attaches to you before exploding.
  If an oil slime gets enraged, it will do a suicide charge at someone and blow themselves up. This is extremely lethal if it attaches to you before exploding.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates an explosion if injected with phoron. If the extract is enhanced, the explosion is more powerful, but still only has one use.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Creates 30 units of welding fuel in the extract
|-
|Blood
|Creates 30 units of cooking oil in the extract
|-
|Water
|Creates a fake explosion (sounds like a real one though!)
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates a real explosion. Dangerous
|}


==== Emerald Slime ====
====Emerald Slime====
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Threat Level:''' High
  '''Threat Level:''' High
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  The Emerald slime goes very fast, faster than the red slimes, and can make other slimes go just as fast. It can also make you go fast, if it's not trying to eat you. This can be exploited by an enterprising Xenobiologist looking to cut down on travel time.
  The Emerald slime goes very fast, faster than the red slimes, and can make other slimes go just as fast. It can also make you go fast, if it's not trying to eat you. This can be exploited by an enterprising Xenobiologist looking to cut down on travel time.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract will 'buff' entities near the extract for ten minutes, allowing them to move slightly faster. Projectiles will hit them less often, as well. The entity will have green sparkles for the duration.
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Grants a buff that increases your attack speed and evasion, and reduces your susceptibility to debuffs
|-
|Blood
|Grants a short-lasting buff that increases your movement speed significantly
|-
|Water
|Creates 30 units of hyperzine in the extract
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Makes all tiles within a radius slippery for a duration. But why?
|}


==== Light Pink Slime[[File:Lightpinkbabyslime.gif|32px]] ====
====Light Pink Slime[[File:Lightpinkbabyslime.gif|32px]]====
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Threat Level:''' Low
  '''Threat Level:''' Low
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  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  '''Recommended Preparations:''' N/A
  The light pink slime is essentially permanently disciplined. It will still eat monkeys, but nothing else.
  The light pink slime is essentially permanently disciplined. It will still eat monkeys, but nothing else.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates a slime pacification agent when injected with water, which makes the slime be just as safe to handle as Ian. It might also work on other things than just slimes…
!Reagent
!Extract
Extract creates a slime friendship agent when injected with phoron, which makes the slime be your ally forever. It also might work on other things.
|-
|Phoron
|Creates friendship agent. When used on mob or slime, makes them your friend and not attack you (and obey commands in case of slimes). This is inheritable
|-
|Blood
|Creates loyalty agent. When used on mob or slime, makes their faction same as yours (for slimes, this causes slimes to no longer attack anyone of your faction). This is inheritable
|-
|Water
|Creates docility agent. When used on slime, causes it to become passive and never be able to split, grow, nor require food to live.
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates obedience agent. When used on slime, causes them to instantly become disciplined to maximum level. Note: usage is considered a discipline itself
|}


==== Sapphire Slime ====
====Sapphire Slime====
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Tier:''' 3
  '''Threat Level:''' Extremely High
  '''Threat Level:''' Extremely High
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  If two sapphire slimes are fighting you, one will keep you stunned while the other eats or glomps you to death, so bring a buddy or a slime securitron.
  If two sapphire slimes are fighting you, one will keep you stunned while the other eats or glomps you to death, so bring a buddy or a slime securitron.
{| class="wikitable"
Extract creates a slime cube, which is used to create a new Promethean. Use it in hand and wait for a ghost to accept the prompt, and then a new slime person will appear!
!Reagent
!Extract
|-
|Phoron
|Creates a promethean cube
|-
|Blood
|Creates 30 units of mutation agent in the extract
|-
|Water
|Creates 3 to 5 random non-large plushies
|-
|Slime Jelly
|Creates sentience agent. When used on any simplemob, makes them eligible for ghost joining
|}


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'''Sepia Slime'''[[File:Sepiababyslime.gif|32px]]
'''Sepia Slime'''[[File:Sepiababyslime.gif|32px]]
* Inject the extract with:  
 
** Phoron: Creates a camera. How? Slime Magic!
*Inject the extract with:  
** Blood: Creates some film for a camera. How? More Slime Magic!
**Phoron: Creates a camera. How? Slime Magic!
* Potential Children: Sepia
**Blood: Creates some film for a camera. How? More Slime Magic!
* Potential Parents: Sepia, Dark Purple
*Potential Children: Sepia
*Potential Parents: Sepia, Dark Purple
 
'''Pyrite Slime'''[[File:Pyritebabyslime.gif|32px]]
'''Pyrite Slime'''[[File:Pyritebabyslime.gif|32px]]
* Inject the extract with:
 
** Phoron: Creates some paint. <strike>For the love of all that is holy, don't give it to the clown!</strike> There are no clowns. Moving on.
*Inject the extract with:
* Potential Children: Pyrite
**Phoron: Creates some paint. <strike>For the love of all that is holy, don't give it to the clown!</strike> There are no clowns. Moving on.
* Potential Parents: Silver, Pyrite
*Potential Children: Pyrite
*Potential Parents: Silver, Pyrite
 
'''Black Slime'''[[File:Blackbabyslime.gif|32px]]
'''Black Slime'''[[File:Blackbabyslime.gif|32px]]
* Inject the extract with:
 
** Phoron: Randomly creates between 1 and 50 pieces of a random mineral. It also has a 1/1000 chance to explode, and a 1/10 chance to do nothing at all. Pay attention and keep your distance when working with black slime cores. If it begins to vibrate violently, <b>run</b>.
*Inject the extract with:
* Potential Children: Black
**Phoron: Randomly creates between 1 and 50 pieces of a random mineral. It also has a 1/1000 chance to explode, and a 1/10 chance to do nothing at all. Pay attention and keep your distance when working with black slime cores. If it begins to vibrate violently, <b>run</b>.
* Potential Parents: Black, Green
*Potential Children: Black
*Potential Parents: Black, Green
 
'''Adamantine Slime'''[[File:Adamantinebabyslime.gif|32px]]
'''Adamantine Slime'''[[File:Adamantinebabyslime.gif|32px]]
* Inject the extract with:  
 
** Phoron: Creates a rune that can summon an adamantine golem, a player-controlled construct that will follow its creator's orders. If no player is available for the golem, the rune will fizzle, but can be re-used.
*Inject the extract with:  
* Potential Children: Adamantine
**Phoron: Creates a rune that can summon an adamantine golem, a player-controlled construct that will follow its creator's orders. If no player is available for the golem, the rune will fizzle, but can be re-used.
* Potential Parents: Adamantine, Gold
*Potential Children: Adamantine
*Potential Parents: Adamantine, Gold
 
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{{Gameplay guides}}

Latest revision as of 01:10, 29 March 2024


Xenobiologists are in charge of the creation, care, and eventual culling and harvesting of 'Slimes', which are extremely dangerous to handle without the right equipment.

Familiarize Yourself

Generally speaking, you and your slimes will be at a remote facility, far from the main station, referred to as Xenobiology. It has many cells to place your slimes inside of, where they cannot get out without some serious effort. Each cell has a disposals chute, used to safely give food to the slimes inside the cell without endangering yourself, as well as a button to lock down that specific cell, in case the glass breaks or you have something even more dangerous than a slime inside. Elsewhere, you should have a Processor machine, which is used to harvest dead slimes and recycle food. When recycling monkeys, make sure to insert more than one per recycle, otherwise the machine will return no monkey cubes when turned on.

Get equipped

You'll need these items to do your job.

  • A fire extinguisher, to efficiently kill slimes. Some slimes might also light you on fire. For best use, move the slime into a corner so all the water hits them.
    • Alternatively, use a Space Cleaner bottle filled with water; Space Cleaner bottles can be spam clicked on the tile a slime is standing on, allowing for more water to hit the slime in less time, killing it quicker. It's also usually more precise than using a fire extinguisher. When using the bottle, make sure to set the nozzle to use five units per spray; this won't make the floors slippery, and is potentially more effective for killing slimes chasing you, whereas the ten unit spray will often move over a persuing slime harmlessly, and will wet the floors in the process.
  • A syringe, used to inject various fluids (generally Phoron, blood, or water) into Extracts, which you obtain from processing dead Slimes.
  • A slimebaton, which functions similarly to a stunbaton, however it is only effectively against Slimes (and Prometheans). One hit will stun the slime for a few seconds, and will discipline it. A slime baton can be used to build a slime securitron, which is very useful if you're the only Xenobiologist but there is a friendly Roboticist onboard. More slimebations can be made in Research and Development.
  • A Slime Taser, which like the above, functions similarly to a normal energy weapon, however it is only effective against slimy things like Slimes and Prometheans. The stun duration is smaller than the Baton, however it can be used at range, and across window panes. Like the baton, more can be made in Research and Development.
  • Galoshes, which prevent you from slipping on wet surfaces. The fire extinguisher or ten unit Space Cleaner makes the floor wet, and not wearing these can be extremely dangerous if you slip while a slime is trying to eat you.
  • Welder and welding helmet. Useful for minor self repairs that will be inevitable, if you or your co-worker is a Full Body Prosthetic or Bound Synthetic. Also useful for mending the cracks on the cell windows, as slimes tend to smash them if they see food on the other side of the window.

Optional but highly useful things to acquire to make your job easier.

  • A slime securitron, from Robotics, which is optimized to fight slimes and other minor xeno-lifeforms.
  • A medibot, also from Robotics, to heal you from minor harm the slimes may do to you, as the closest medical bay might be far away or even off-world.
  • A temperature gun, from RnD. It can kill slimes at a range when set to the 'cold' setting, and can replace the fire extinguisher.

Basics of Slime Care

When you start your shift, you should have two grey slime cores, and two other slime cores of a random color, all in separate cells. When you're ready to start, you can inject one of the grey slime cores with ten units phoron to spawn a new grey baby slime. After a few seconds, the new grey slime will stop being incapacitated, and will promptly try to escape to eat you. You should use either your taser or your baton to stun the slime, wait several seconds until they try to attack again, then and stun them again. Continue this process until examining them show that they 'look rather obedient'. From then on, that slime shouldn't, unprompted, attack you or your fellows, and future generations from that slime will be obedient after one justified stun (more on that in the 'Slime Psychology' section). Repeat for the other grey extract in the other cell. One of these cells should be dedicated to growing grey slimes, so you will have a renewable source of monkey cubes. If you run out of monkey cubes, you will need to get more from Cargo, which could take a while.

When subjugating slimes, there are some tricks you can use to keep yourself safe. If a slime is bashing against the windows or windoor, you can stand next to the interior windoor (the one closest to the cell itself) and use your baton through the windoor to stun the slime. The slime will not be able to hit you through the windoor, but you will be able to hit it. If the slimes stack on top of one another to bash at the windows, you can aim past the slimes and fire the taser - the taser shot should automatically hit the ones that are hostile. Be careful to not fire too many shots when doing this, as the taser shots will eventually hit non-hostile slimes if there are no hostile slimes left.

When your 'grey' cell slime reproduces, you should always ensure that one grey slime is always alive inside, and kill or separate the rest into different cells. It is a good idea to keep one grey extract in reserve in case all of your greys are lost, for whatever reason, as injecting a grey extract will create a new grey slime.

Cells should never have more than one color of slime inside, as they tend to fight each other and it can be difficult to tase them due to other slimes being in the way. Once again, aiming past the hostile slimes should hit the hostile slimes.

Monkeys on VoreStation can be carried in your hands and on your head, which can be useful for transporting them around and leaving them in cells or the disposal bins.

Remember to recharge your baton, taser, spray bottle/extinguisher, and anything else between feeding the slimes, so you're ready for the new generation of hostile slimes that'll turn up once the slimes reproduce.

Some colors are more useful than others. For instance;

  • Dark Purple, obtained from going (Grey > Purple > Dark Purple) or (Grey > Orange > Dark Purple), allows for a renewable source of phoron. You start with two sheets, which gives 40u of liquid phoron when ground up, or 8 injections. Generally, the more useful reactions from extracts require phoron, so Dark Purple is a good goal to work towards early.
  • Blue, which is just one step from Grey, will give you two useful things. Slime stability agents reduce the odds of mutation when a slime reproduces, which you should give to your dedicated Grey slime until the chance goes to 0%, to increase the average yield of monkey cubes as well as to prevent the rare but possible situation of all four new slimes not being Grey anymore. Blue slimes also give you Frost Oil, which isn't terribly useful on its own but can be very useful when paired with a Metal Slime, for reasons explained below.
  • Metal, which like Blue, is one step from Grey. Metal slime extracts allow for most types of metal material to become renewable, which includes steel, plasteel, gold, silver, uranium, and platinum. One extract creates 20u metamorphic liquid metal, which will turn into a different type of liquid metal (e.g. liquid gold, liquid silver, etc) when it torches them in a reagent container, like a beaker. Liquid metals are not very useful on their own, but can be made into a solid sheet of material by adding 5u Frost Oil to the reagent container. The Frost Oil is consumed when this is done, and 20u of liquid metal makes one sheet. Frost Oil is obtained from Blue slimes.
  • Purple, which is like Blue and Metal, one step away from Grey. The extract can make a Slime Steroid Agent, which when applied to a living slime, will increase how many extracts it will make when put in the processor.
  • Cerulean, which is obtained from (Grey > Blue > Dark Blue > Cerulean) or (Grey > Purple > Dark Blue > Cerulean), will create Extract Enhancement Agent, which adds more uses to an extract. This is extremely useful, as less slimes need to be breed to produce a given number of things.
  • Red, which is obtained from (Grey > Orange > Red), will make a Slime Mutation Agent, which increases the odds of mutation when slimes split. Useful for if you're targeting a specific color, as higher odds for mutation mean less generations are needed to get there.
  • Yellow, obtained from (Grey > Orange > Yellow) or (Grey > Metal > Yellow), can create self recharging 10k power cells, which are very useful for Bound Synthetics, Hardsuits, Defibs, certain APCs, and potentally anything that uses power cells.
  • Pink, obtained from (Grey > Blue > Pink), can be used as a source of healing, both while alive, as well as when using their extracts. The extracts can produce three different kinds of advanced medications, which Medical might want. The medications can fix organs, fix bleeding, or fix bones, depending on what is injected into the extract.
  • Light Pink, which is one step from Pink (Grey > Blue > Pink > Light Pink), can be used to make a specific slime be friendly and harmless forever, which might be useful to use on a Pink slime, so you can replace a medibot.
  • Sapphire, obtained from (Grey > Metal > Gold > Sapphire), is how you get Prometheans. The extract gives you a slime cube, which creates a Promethean if it can find another player who wishes to play as one.

Slime Protection

Slimes can kill you in many ways, dependent mostly on their color. Wearing the correct armor when handling a specific color can make survival much easier. Xenobiology has been provided with a large range of specialized clothing to wear, when the need arises.

  • Bio Suits, which prevent damage from slimes trying to eat you. Note that slimes will wise up to this and instead try to glomp you to death instead. A bio suit will also stop slimes from spreading certain chemical-based attacks onto you.
  • Fire Suits, as the orange slime can ignite you, and the dark purple slime can release Phoron gas if killed improperly.
  • Bomb suits, as the oil slime explodes if killed improperly (hit with fire).
  • Radiation suits, as the green slime is radioactive. It is also thick enough to protect from slime chemical attacks.

Slime Life-cycle

Here is a chart of all the slime reproductive color cycle.

Slimes start their life as a small baby. Don't be fooled, it is still very dangerous and capable of killing anyone careless. Slimes require food, or else they will die. Starving slimes have been known to turn on their captors.

When fed enough, baby slimes will grow into an 'adult' form, which makes them tougher. When the slime eats enough as an adult, it will reproduce, by splitting into four new slimes. There is a small chance that one or more of the new slimes may mutate into a different color. If this happens, the slimes occupying the cell should either be disciplined to obedience or separated by color to different cells, as undisciplined slimes will fight each other to the death if they are separate colors. A slime taser is useful for this, as it can shoot through the glass of the cell, though hitting the undisciplined slime(s) can be tricky. Shooting past the slimes may help, as mentioned earlier.

Slime Psychology

Discipline

Slimes can be subjugated by force by various means, usually using either the slimebaton or the taser, indicated by examining the slime (so long as it's not incapacitated by a stun) and seeing 'It has been subjugated by force, at least for now.' The slime will give a sad face, however it won't harm humanoids for a little while. If it was trying to kill something, it will stop doing so.

Successfully removing a slime from someone it's eating will also discipline it.

Beating the slime with a heavy object repeatively will sometimes discipline it, however this is not guaranteed.

Obedience

Giving 'justified' disciplining to a slime will cause it to become more obedient, making future disciplining last longer. Sufficient amounts of obedience can make discipline last forever, indicated by examining the slime and seeing 'It looks rather obedient' under its description. This obedience will partially carry on to generations derived from that slime - slimes reproduced from obedient slimes will only take one act of 'justified' discipline to become obedient. Note that rather obedient slimes are still dangerous, as they will still defend themselves against attackers.

An act of discipline is 'justified' when it is done while the slime is trying to harm or eat someone, otherwise it is 'unjustified'.

A slime securitron will automatically engage 'guilty' slimes, but leave innocent ones alone.

Resentment

Giving 'unjustified' disciplining to a slime will cause the slime to hold resentment towards their captors. If pushed too far, the slime will enrage, and try to kill everything it can see, so try to not be like Security.

Sometimes it is possible to calm down a raging slime with enough disciplining, however it is generally easier and safer to just kill it with a slimebaton and fire extinguisher/Space Cleaner.

A slime securitron will engage an enraged slime in a fight to the death, not stopping until the slime dies, or the securitron is destroyed.

Speech

Slimes appear to be capable of slow, simple speech, and will respond to various topics and requests that it hears.

If a slime likes you enough or is sufficiently obedient, it can be given certain commands, such as to follow you, to stop attacking/eating/following things, or to attack a specific target. You'll need to say the slime's 'name', or say 'slimes' to give the command to all the slimes that can hear you.

You can also say hi to them, and they will respond.

Tactics

All slimes have various means to harm things. The most common attack is a 'glomp' which will hurt whatever it hits, and will hurt more if the slime is a big one. Some slime colors will cause a substance to enter your bloodstream if it successfully hits you. Sufficiently thick clothing should stop that from happening.

A more dangerous 'attack' is that the slime may decide to attach themselves onto their victim, which is how slimes eat things. This causes severe cellular damage to the victim, and will require advanced medical treatment to fix, so you are advised to remove the slime from yourself or your co-worker ASAP if it latches on by clicking it with a disarm intent. A slime securitron will rush to you if this happens to you. Slimes won't try to eat inorganic entities, instead glomping them.

Slimes can also incapacitate its target in two ways. First, it can try to knock down its target by shoving them down, which stuns for a brief moment, however it is not guaranteed to work. Second, it can use stored up electricity to shock a target to stun them for a longer period of time. After downing a target, a slime generally will try to eat it if it's organic, or continue glomping it to death if not.

Friend or Foe

Slimes will never willingly harm another slime of the same color, or a Promethean. When under the effects of discipline, a slime will not try to fight or eat humanoids or robotic entities, but will still eat monkeys.

A slime pacified with a slime docility agent will never harm anyone and is incapable of doing any harm. Pacified slimes will also never enrage, even with a red slime extract.

An enraged slime will ignore the effects of discipline.

Slimes Biology

Slimes come in many colors, and most of them have unique properties. Their extracts will do different things depending on the color, as well. Non-obedient slimes will attack slimes of a different color, so disciplining them to obedience or separating them with different cells is required.

When slimes reproduce, there is a chance that one or more of the offspring will mutate into a different color. The chance is usually at around 25%, however this can be increased or decreased by giving the slime a mutation agent or stability agent, which can be obtained from a red extract and blue extract, respectively.

Each color, except for the grey slime, will have a specific trait unique to that color, and may warrant additional preparation before handling. A list of slime colors is provided below.

Special:

Rainbow slime

Tier: N/A
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: Never harms or is harmed by another slime due to different color
Recommended Preparations: N/A
The rainbow slime is very rare color that other slimes consider to be their color, and so they won't attack it.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Spawns a random xenobio slime
Blood Spawns a random extract
Water Causes you and people in short radius to see pretty colors
Slime Jelly Creates unity agent. When used on slime, causes them to never attack slimes of other colors. This is inheritable

Tier 0

Grey Slime Greybabyslime.gif

Tier: 0
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: N/A
Recommended Preperations: N/A
Grey slimes are the first slimes you will have, as you start with two. It's generally recommended to always have a cell with grey slimes, as their extracts create monkey cubes, which you will need a lot of.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Spawns a Grey Slime
Blood Spawns 4 unwrapped monkey cubes
Water Creates 30 units of slime jelly in the extract
Slime Jelly N/A

Tier 1

Orange SlimeOrangebabyslime.gif

Tier: 1
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: Increases flammability of targets per hit, chance to ignite per hit
Recommended Preparations: Wear a firesuit
Orange slimes can light you on fire if you're careless, however generally this is not a big deal as you have a fire extinguisher (you did bring one right?). If you want to be extra safe, wear a fire suit.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates instant phoron fire in location you're in. Dangerous
Blood Creates a heatwave that raises temperature of air and mobs in vicinity. Dangerous
Water Creates a large amount of harmless smoke
Slime Jelly Creates 30 units of pyrotoxin in the extract

Purple SlimePurplebabyslime.gif

Tier: 1
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: Injects toxins per hit
Recommended Preparations: Wear a biosuit
Purple slimes inject a weak but long lasting toxin into their victim with each attack. A thick armor such as a biosuit or spacesuit will stop this from affecting you.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates a steroid agent. When used on slime, it increases the amount of cores they will produce by 1, up to maximum of 5. This is not inheritable
Blood Creates infertility agent. When used on slime, decreases amount of babies they will have by 2, down to minimum of 2. This is not inheritable
Water Creates shrink agent. When used on adult slime, turns them back into their baby form
Slime Jelly Creates fertility agent. When used on slime, increases amount of babies they will have by 2, up to maximum of 6. This is not inheritable. Note that the slime will require extra space to split - be aware of this when working with the Stellar Delight's smaller cells!

Blue SlimeBluebabyslime.gif

Tier: 1
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: Injects cryo-toxin
Recommended Preparations: Wear a biosuit
Blue slimes chill their enemies with cryo-toxin, so a biosuit will keep that away from you. Don't wear a winter coat, it isn't thick enough to stop the injection and it will actually make it take longer to warm up, potentially making the cryo-toxin lethal.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates 30 units of frost oil in the extract
Blood Creates a stability agent. When used on slime, decreases their mutation chance by 15%, down to minimum of 0%. This is inheritable
Water Creates a pulse of calmness, that un-enrages all enraged slimes in vision range and removes their rage modifier (as well as from prometheans that might have one due to red extract's effect)
Slime Jelly Creates 30 units of cryotoxin in the extract

Metal SlimeMetalbabyslime.gif

Tier: 1
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: More durable, resistant to weak weapons
Recommended Preparations: N/A
Metal slimes are harder to kill by virtue of being able to take more punishment before dying. They are one of the few slimes able to survive a dark blue extract cold snap. They otherwise aren't much more dangerous than a regular grey slime.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates 3 stacks, 10 sheets each, of random basic construction materials
Blood Creates 2 stacks, 10 sheets each, of random advanced construction materials
Water Creates 3 stacks, 5 sheets each, of random 'unorthodox' materials
Slime Jelly Creates 1 stack, 25 sheets of steel

Tier 2

Yellow SlimeYellowbabyslime.gif

Tier: 2
Threat Level: High
Special Abilities: Shoots lightning, charges electricity faster
Recommended Preparations: Out-range slime with slime taser, wear insulation if possible
Yellow slimes are one of the few slimes to possess a ranged attack. Be warned, the lightning can go through the glass of its cell, so the blast doors may be required. The lightning technically has a very high range, but slimes will only fire it if they are between two to three meters from their target. Yellow slimes don't fire lightning when in melee range (their glomps actually hurt more, however).
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates a lightning strike. Dangerous
Blood Creates an eternal flashlight
Water Creates EMP pulse. Dangerous
Slime Jelly Creates a self-charging slime battery

Dark Purple SlimeDarkpurplebabyslime.gif

Tier: 2
Threat Level: High
Special Abilities: Injects phoron per attack, creates phoron fire if killed with fire
Recommended Preparations: Wear a biosuit
Dark Purple slimes inject phoron into its target, which is extremely toxic, so a biosuit is required.
Reagent Extract
Phoron n/a
Blood n/a
Water Creates 30 units of phoron in the extract
Slime Jelly Creates 30 units of blood in the extract

Dark Blue SlimeDarkbluebabyslime.gif

Tier: 2
Threat Level: High
Special Abilities: Lowers temperature of nearby entities, resistant to cold temperatures
Recommended Preparations: Wear a winter coat
Dark Blue slimes passively lower the temperature of entities near it. It doesn't actually lower the room temperature, however. Note that other slimes can be harmed by the 'cold aura'. Dark Blue slimes are also unharmed by cold temperatures, however water will still kill them.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates a freezing cold snap that chills mobs, deals massive damage to slimes and reduces temperature in the viccinity. Dangerous
Blood Grants a buff that provides resistance to temperature and heat damage in short radius
Water Creates 5 units of ice in the extract
Slime Jelly Creates a death agent. When used on slime, instantly deals massive damage that should kill any slime instantly

Silver SlimeSilverbabyslime.gif

Tier: 2
Threat Level: Medium-High
Special Abilities: Reflects beams and energy projectiles
Recommended Preparations: Use slimebation instead of xeno taser
Silver slimes will always deflect most energy-based weapons. This includes the slime taser. This can cause you to accidentally discipline the wrong slime, posing an enrage risk if the slime you hit didn't deserve to be tased. The slimebation still works on them.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates 2 stacks, 5 sheets each of random basic science materials
Blood Creates 1 stack, 3 sheets of random advanced science material
Water Creates 3 stacks, 5 sheets each (1 for particle smasher materials) of completely random materials
Slime Jelly Creates 1 stack, 10 sheets of silver

Red SlimeRedbabyslime.gif

Tier: 2
Threat Level: Medium-High
Special Abilities: Moves faster, enrages if disciplined
Recommended Preparations: Don't discipline if possible, otherwise isolate it from everything else
Red slimes are extremely aggressive, and will never submit to your attempts to civilize them. They also move faster than other slimes.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates a mutation agent. When used on slime, increases their chance to evolve by 12%, up to maximum of 100%. This is inheritable
Blood Enrages all slimes and prometheans in the viccinity. Dangerous
Water Creates 30 units of capsaicin in the extract
Slime Jelly Creates ferality agent. When used on slime, causes them to behave like a red slime, and react to all discipline attempts with more anger. This is inheritable. But why?

Green SlimeGreenbabyslime.gif

Tier: 2
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: Radioactive, injects radium per hit
Recommended Preparations: Wear a radiation suit
Green slimes will irradiate nearby entities and cause their cell to become radioactive for awhile. This can be bad or can be put to use with creative means.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates a single pulse of radiation. Dangerous
Blood Creates an irradiated slimeball that constantly emits radiation. Dangerous
Water Creates 30 units of radium in the extract
Slime Jelly Creates 1 stack, 10 sheets of uranium

Pink SlimePinkbabyslime.gif

Tier: 2
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: Heals living entities nearby
Recommended Preparations: N/A
Pink slimes heal other entities near it. Things being healed will sparkle pink for a few seconds. It won't apply the heal to things the slime is trying to kill, so you will likely need to discipline or pacify the slime before you can use it as a source of healing.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates 30 units of slime bone fixing chem (Agent B) in the extract
Blood Creates 30 units of slime IB fixing chem (Agent A) in the extract
Water Creates 30 units of slime organ fixing chem (Agent C) in the extract
Slime Jelly Creates a pulse that heals 25 of each damage type for all carbon mobs in the viccinity (including dead)

Gold SlimeGoldbabyslime.gif

Tier: 2
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: Immune to stuns
Recommended Preparations: N/A
The gold slime absorbs energy, and trying to stun it will actually charge it. Despite this, your slime tools will still discipline it, so this is only an issue if it enrages.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates 3 random mobs. Dangerous
Blood Creates a random hostile mob. Dangerous
Water Creates a random passive or retaliate mob
Slime Jelly Creates 1 stack, 10 sheets of gold

Tier: 3

Bluespace SlimeBluespacebabyslime.gif

Tier: 3
Threat Level: High
Special Abilities: Teleports to target
Recommended Preparations: Seal slime behind blast doors
The Bluespace slime can teleport out of its cell, which makes containing it difficult. The best method is to stun it with the slimebaton, then close the blast doors very fast. Running away from a Bluespace slime without the ability to stun it is generally futile.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates 5 slime crystals that teleport you to random location in short radius when used
Blood Creates a bluespace slime pouch. Functions identically to bluespace bags
Water Randomly teleports mobs within short range. Dangerous
Slime Jelly Creates precise slime teleporter

Ruby Slime

Tier: 3
Threat Level: Very High
Special Abilities: Unnatural physical strength
Recommended Preparations: Kite and use slime taser, or ask security for riot armor
The Ruby slime is very strong physically, and has the potential to crit a human in three hits. The slime has an outgoing damage multipler, reduced incoming damage, higher base health, and is stunned for less time. This ability can be yours, at least temporarily, with its extract.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Grants a buff that increases your HP and melee damage, reduces incoming damage and susceptibility to debuffs
Blood Pulls unanchored objects around you in
Water Creates 30 units of brute juice in the extract
Slime Jelly Pushes unanchored objects around you out

Cerulean SlimeCeruleanbabyslime.gif

Tier: 3
Threat Level: Medium
Special Abilities: Higher base stations than average
Recommended Preparations: N/A
The Cerulean slime is a 'jack of all trades, master of none' color, so it isn't much more threatening than a regular grey slime.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates enhancer agent. When used on an extract, even inert, gives it two more uses. Can't be used multiple times on same extract
Blood Creates invigoration agent. When used on an extract, even inert, destroys it and creates slime of same type as the extract
Water Creates mimic agent. When used on another agent, turns into a copy of that agent
Slime Jelly Creates a random slime agent

Amber Slime

Tier: 3
Threat Level: High
Special Abilities: Feeds other slimes passively
Recommended Preparations: Separate from other slimes to prevent runaway slime reproduction
The Amber slime feeds other slimes (it cannot feed itself, fortunately) through some unknown process, and can cause them to reproduce without being fed monkeys. This can be exploited if one is careful.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates feeding agent. When used on slime, instantly causes it to become an adult and then split
Blood Creates 2 to 4 random pieces of food
Water Creates 3 to 5 nutirious slime globs
Slime Jelly Creates 30 units of special super-nutritious slime goop in the extract

Oil SlimeOilbabyslime.gif

Tier: 3
Threat Level: High
Special Abilities: Explodes if hit with fire or another explosion
Recommended Preparations: Wear a bombsuit
Oil slimes are essentially walking welding tanks. Don't try to kill one with a welder, laser, or anything that causes burns, as it will make it explode.

If an oil slime gets enraged, it will do a suicide charge at someone and blow themselves up. This is extremely lethal if it attaches to you before exploding.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates 30 units of welding fuel in the extract
Blood Creates 30 units of cooking oil in the extract
Water Creates a fake explosion (sounds like a real one though!)
Slime Jelly Creates a real explosion. Dangerous

Emerald Slime

Tier: 3
Threat Level: High
Special Abilities: Makes entities nearby go very fast for a few moments
Recommended Preparations: N/A
The Emerald slime goes very fast, faster than the red slimes, and can make other slimes go just as fast. It can also make you go fast, if it's not trying to eat you. This can be exploited by an enterprising Xenobiologist looking to cut down on travel time.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Grants a buff that increases your attack speed and evasion, and reduces your susceptibility to debuffs
Blood Grants a short-lasting buff that increases your movement speed significantly
Water Creates 30 units of hyperzine in the extract
Slime Jelly Makes all tiles within a radius slippery for a duration. But why?

Light Pink SlimeLightpinkbabyslime.gif

Tier: 3
Threat Level: Low
Special Abilities: Will never attack humanoids or most synthetics
Recommended Preparations: N/A
The light pink slime is essentially permanently disciplined. It will still eat monkeys, but nothing else.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates friendship agent. When used on mob or slime, makes them your friend and not attack you (and obey commands in case of slimes). This is inheritable
Blood Creates loyalty agent. When used on mob or slime, makes their faction same as yours (for slimes, this causes slimes to no longer attack anyone of your faction). This is inheritable
Water Creates docility agent. When used on slime, causes it to become passive and never be able to split, grow, nor require food to live.
Slime Jelly Creates obedience agent. When used on slime, causes them to instantly become disciplined to maximum level. Note: usage is considered a discipline itself

Sapphire Slime

Tier: 3
Threat Level: Extremely High
Special Abilities: More robust combat tactics
Recommended Preparations: Outrange and outnumber, get a slime securitron
Sapphire slimes are one of the most dangerous slimes, as they are more intelligent than the others and will use more effective fighting tactics, generally stunning much more often.

If two sapphire slimes are fighting you, one will keep you stunned while the other eats or glomps you to death, so bring a buddy or a slime securitron.
Reagent Extract
Phoron Creates a promethean cube
Blood Creates 30 units of mutation agent in the extract
Water Creates 3 to 5 random non-large plushies
Slime Jelly Creates sentience agent. When used on any simplemob, makes them eligible for ghost joining

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Sepia SlimeSepiababyslime.gif

  • Inject the extract with:
    • Phoron: Creates a camera. How? Slime Magic!
    • Blood: Creates some film for a camera. How? More Slime Magic!
  • Potential Children: Sepia
  • Potential Parents: Sepia, Dark Purple

Pyrite SlimePyritebabyslime.gif

  • Inject the extract with:
    • Phoron: Creates some paint. For the love of all that is holy, don't give it to the clown! There are no clowns. Moving on.
  • Potential Children: Pyrite
  • Potential Parents: Silver, Pyrite

Black SlimeBlackbabyslime.gif

  • Inject the extract with:
    • Phoron: Randomly creates between 1 and 50 pieces of a random mineral. It also has a 1/1000 chance to explode, and a 1/10 chance to do nothing at all. Pay attention and keep your distance when working with black slime cores. If it begins to vibrate violently, run.
  • Potential Children: Black
  • Potential Parents: Black, Green

Adamantine SlimeAdamantinebabyslime.gif

  • Inject the extract with:
    • Phoron: Creates a rune that can summon an adamantine golem, a player-controlled construct that will follow its creator's orders. If no player is available for the golem, the rune will fizzle, but can be re-used.
  • Potential Children: Adamantine
  • Potential Parents: Adamantine, Gold
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