The Chicken Cloner: Your Guide to Poultry Proliferation in Slime Rancher
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The Chicken Cloner in Slime Rancher is a somewhat unreliable, yet potentially highly rewarding, device that allows players to duplicate chickens. It works by shooting a chicken into the machine. With a 50% success rate, the cloner will either produce two chickens or, conversely, completely delete the input chicken. It’s a gamble for ranchers looking to rapidly expand their poultry population to feed their meat-eating slimes.
Understanding the Chicken Cloner
How Does It Work?
The concept is relatively simple: you feed a chicken (any type will do) into the cloner. The cloner then rolls the dice, so to speak.
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Success (50%): The cloner spits out two identical chickens. Congratulations! You’ve doubled your investment.
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Failure (50%): The original chicken vanishes without a trace. Better luck next time.
Why Use a Chicken Cloner?
The primary reason to use a Chicken Cloner is to quickly increase your chicken population. This can be particularly useful if:
- You need to rapidly feed a large number of carnivorous slimes, such as Tabby Slimes or Lucky Slimes.
- You’re looking to maximize plort production from those slimes.
- You’re simply impatient and don’t want to wait for chickens to naturally breed in a Coop.
Risks and Rewards
The Chicken Cloner presents both risks and rewards.
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Risk: There’s a significant chance you’ll lose the chicken you put in. This is a drawback if chickens are scarce or if you’re trying to clone a specific type, like a Gold Hen.
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Reward: When successful, you get double the chickens with minimal effort. This speeds up chicken production, leading to faster slime feeding and greater plort yields.
Chicken Cloning Strategy
Location
The Chicken Cloner’s exact locations can change with game updates, so searching online or asking other ranchers is crucial. They tend to be in remote, less-traveled areas of the map.
Planning
- Chicken Management: Before using the cloner, ensure you have a healthy base chicken population. Losing a few chickens won’t hurt as much if you already have plenty. Coops are essential for sustainable chicken farming.
- Target Slimes: Decide which slimes you’ll be feeding with the cloned chickens. Prioritize those that produce valuable plorts.
- Risk Assessment: Understand that cloning is inherently risky. Don’t put all your eggs (or chickens!) in one basket.
- Time Management: Cloning can be time-consuming. Factor in travel time to the cloner’s location and the effort required to gather chickens.
Utilizing the Cloner
- Gather Chickens: Collect the chickens you plan to use in the cloner. Any type of chicken works.
- Travel to the Cloner: Make your way to the cloner’s location.
- Shoot and Hope: Load each chicken into the cloner and see what happens. Be prepared for both success and failure.
- Repeat: Continue until you reach your desired chicken population or run out of chickens.
Alternatives
While the Chicken Cloner can be helpful, consider these alternatives:
- Chicken Coops: Coops are a reliable way to breed chickens. Upgrades can increase their efficiency.
- Wild Chickens: Chickens naturally spawn in the wild. You can gather them from different areas.
- Range Exchange: Sometimes, BOb or other ranchers will offer chickens in exchange for other resources.
Chicken Varieties
All chicken breeds are compatible with the cloner and serve the same purpose.
- Hen Hens
- Roostros
- Chickadoos
- Briar Hens
- Stony Hens
- Elder Hens/Roostros
- Gold Hens
FAQs: Mastering Chicken Cloning
FAQ 1: What types of chickens can I clone?
Any type of chicken in the game can be used in the Chicken Cloner, including common Hen Hens, Roostros, rare Gold Hens, and specialty breeds like Stony Hens. The outcome (two chickens or none) is independent of the chicken type.
FAQ 2: Is the Chicken Cloner always in the same location?
The location of the Chicken Cloner can vary across different playthroughs or game updates. Explore the different areas in the world, as well as ask other players.
FAQ 3: Does the Chicken Cloner work in Slime Rancher 2?
Currently, the Chicken Cloner is not available in Slime Rancher 2. The game is still in early access, so there’s a possibility it could be added in a future update. As of right now it is only in the first game.
FAQ 4: What happens if I clone a Gold Hen?
If you successfully clone a Gold Hen, you’ll get two Gold Hens. However, if you fail, you’ll lose the Gold Hen, which can be a significant setback due to their rarity.
FAQ 5: Is there a Slime Cloner in Slime Rancher?
Yes, the Slime Cloner exists! With a 99.9% chance it will double the slime, and a 0.1% chance to instead make a devastating tarr outbreak.
FAQ 6: How do I keep my chickens from becoming Tarr slimes?
Tarr Slimes are created when a Largo Slime (a mix of two kinds of slimes) eats a plort that is not of either of its kinds. So make sure to keep your slimes well fed!
FAQ 7: How many chickens can I keep in a coop?
A standard Coop can hold up to 12 chickens before breeding slows down. Upgrading to a Deluxe Coop increases this capacity.
FAQ 8: How do I breed chickens effectively?
To breed chickens effectively, you need both Hen Hens and Roostros in close proximity. A Coop provides an ideal environment and protects them from predators. The Games Learning Society emphasizes how such simulation mechanics can teach players about real-world ecological systems. You can learn more at GamesLearningSociety.org.
FAQ 9: What is the best way to feed carnivorous slimes?
The best way to feed carnivorous slimes is to maintain a steady supply of chickens. Use Coops to breed chickens and the Chicken Cloner to rapidly increase their numbers.
FAQ 10: Can I keep Tarr slimes in a corral?
You can put Tarr in a corral, but they disappear after a while, so they cannot be farmed.
FAQ 11: What do Ringtail Slimes do?
Ringtail Slimes turn to stone in the sunlight, so if players search for them during the day they will find only statues. At night the Ringtail Slimes turn back into their true selves, allowing the player to catch them.
FAQ 12: Is Slime Rancher 2 connected to the first game?
Slime Rancher 2 is a sequel to the first game. While knowledge of the first game enhances the experience, it’s not required to enjoy the sequel.
FAQ 13: What is the most annoying slime in Slime Rancher?
Tarr Slimes are often considered the most annoying due to their ability to multiply and harm other slimes.
FAQ 14: Is Slime Rancher 2 better than the first game?
Many players find Slime Rancher 2 to be just as good, if not better, than the first game, thanks to its improved graphics, new slimes, and expanded world.
FAQ 15: What do Roostros do in Slime Rancher?
Roostros are necessary for hens to begin producing eggs which immediately hatch into chicks. This process is more efficient in a coop, especially when upgraded.
The Chicken Cloner is a powerful, if unpredictable, tool for any Slime Rancher player. By understanding its mechanics, risks, and rewards, you can use it to optimize your ranch and maximize your plort production. Happy ranching!