A blog post written by TakeruSlime ranking the usability of each slime type to earn gold in Slime Rancher. It features a lot of casual descriptives and many words relating to physical effects of each slime, their food requirements and locations. Each block is brief and easy to follow with the ratings helping to add context and confirm the message being shared.
Link: http://takeruslime.livedoor.blog/archives/8961003.html
Total required words: 240 Words
Difficulty: High Intermediate (JLPT N3)
Glossary
Translation
今回はSlime Rancherのお金稼ぎに強いスライムをS～からDまでのランクで解説していこうと思います。
あくまで個人的な意見なので、参考程度に見ていただけるとありがたいです。
また、プリットを食べさせてラルゴにできるスライムしか解説していないのでご了承ください。
それではまずは序盤のスライムから。
Translation
This time I thought I’d explain effective slimes for earning money in Slime Rancher using ranks from S to D. Bear in mind this is my personal opinion so you viewing this simply for reference is appreciated. Also, please understand that I will only be explaining slimes that can be fed pritt to become largo slimes.
ピンクスライム
いたって好物も特徴もない、基本的なスライムです。
そこらへんにいるので簡単に捕まえられます。
評価：C
正直ホントに序盤の一時的な稼ぎにしか使えないんですが、
実はコイツ、スライムサイエンスでは異様な活躍を見せます。
素材採取はもちろん、様々なガジェットで多彩な活躍を見せます。
スライムサイエンス始めるんだったら牧場に入れてもいいかな~って感じでCにしました
Translation
Pink slime
A basic slime with no particular favourite food or characteristics.
Because it can be found anywhere it is simple to catch.
Rating: C
Honestly, it can really only be used as a temporary earner in the early stages, but actually, this guy shows some bizarre activity in the slime science.
Obviously collected materials show a versatile use in various gadgets.
If you’ve started the slime science I feel like it’s okay to put these on your ranch so I’ve given it a C.
ルミナススライム
夜にしか出現しない少しレアなスライム。
朝になると消えてしまうので飼う際はケージを暗くするアップグレードを入れたり、洞窟で飼うようにしましょう。
評価：D
正直コイツあまり稼げないし夜にしか出現しないし朝になったら消えるしで微妙
好物が手に入りやすいのが救いか？
ただ好物手に入りにくいスライムと組み合わせればかなり高火力だと思う
Translation
Luminous slime
A slightly rare slime that only appears at night.
As it disappears when it becomes morning make sure you put them in cages that are upgraded to be dark or raise them in a cave.
Rating: D
Frankly, these don’t earn very much, only appear at night and disappear in the morning. Are they saved by the fact their food is easy to obtain?
All I think is that when coupled with slimes whose food is hard to obtain they can be quite powerful.
ロックスライム
序盤から捕まえられる岩みたいなスライム。
ぶつかるとダメージを受けます。あと時々転がります
評価：C
好物が手に入りやすいし
そこら辺にいるし
ケージに入れれば被害少ないしで
序盤の縁の下の力持ち的スライム。
好物が手に入りづらいスライムと組み合わせれば十分な火力が出せます。
Translation
Rock slime
A rock-like slime that can be caught in the early stages.
You are damaged if you bump into them. Can sometimes be knocked over afterwards.
Rating: C
Their favourite food is easy to obtain,
can be found anywhere,
will rarely damage you if put in a cage,
A powerful slime that is an unsung hero of the early stages.
Puts out a lot of power when matched with slimes whose food is hard to obtain.
タビースライム
こいつもそこら辺にいるスライム。
体当たりしてきたり跳ねまわったりしてかわいいです。
評価：D
かわいいけど稼ぎ微妙なんすよね、コイツ。
肉しか食わないから好物の量産が難しくてかなり多分序盤ではかなりキツいスライム。
でも一時的な稼ぎにはなるしケージの高ささえ上げれば被害少ないから飼いやすいとは思う
Translation
Tabby slime
This slime is also one that can be found anywhere.
It’s cute as it tumps around and tries to tackle you.
Rating: D
It’s cute but the earnings aren’t great for this one.
As it only eats meat mass producing its favourite food can be difficult so it’s a likely quite a hard slime for the early stages.
However, it can give you some temporary earnings. Even just by making sure your cages are tall enough there is minimal risk so I think they’re easy to raise.
ブームスライム
スライムキーを消費して行けるようになるエリア(モスブランケット、インディゴ鉱山)にいるスライム。
時々爆発するので近づきすぎには注意。
評価：B
爆発こそするし危険ですがケージに入れて逃げないように対策すればちゃんと序盤の火力になってくれるすごい奴
スライムサイエンスでもトップクラスの活躍を見せてくれます。
肉しか食べないので食料の生産が難しいのが弱点。
Translation
Boom slime
This slime is found in areas you can access after using the slime key (Moss Blanket, Indigo Mine)
Sometimes explodes so take care approaching them.
Rating: B
Only dangerous when they explode so, when put in cages and they can’t escape, they are amazing for adding firepower to the early stages of your game.
They also show top-class utility in the slime science.
Their weakness is that they can only eat meat so their food production is difficult.
ハニースライム
モスブランケットにいる蜂蜜みたいなスライム。
不思議な香りで他のスライムを引き寄せます。
評価：A
食料がフルーツのため入手しやすい上、対策さえすれば被害が少ない、出現しやすいなど序盤のメイン火力にできるレベルの凄さ。
もちろん肉食とラルゴにすれば入手しづらいプリットを入手しやすくなります。
これといった弱点もなく、終盤でもスライムサイエンスなどで活躍する便利な奴です。
Translation
Honey slime
A honey-like slime found in Moss Blanket.
Draws in other slimes with its incredible aroma.
Rating: A
More than just being easy to obtain, as its food is fruit, with any measures there is little risk of harm and they are easy to reach. Their ability to be your main power source in the early stages is amazing.
Obviously makes hard to obtain prit, like carnivore or largo slime prit, easier to obtain.
Doesn’t have any of the weak points I’ve mentioned here, and is a beneficial guy for slime science functionality even in the late game.
ラジスライム
インディゴ鉱山にいる緑色のスライム。
コイツが放つオーラに当たるとダメージを受けるので注意。
評価：B
コイツのオーラ、ケージからはみ出すんですよね…
ケージに対策さえすれば主火力にはなるとは思うけど、ハニースライムやブームスライムと比べると影が薄い奴
主食が野菜なのもあってハニースライムの代役にはなるとは思うけどね…
Translation
Rad slime
A green slime found in the Ichigo Mines.
Take care as the aura this guy emits will damage you if it hits you.
Rating: B
You know this guy’s aura can pass through cages?…
I think with the right measures this guy can be your main source but when compared to the Honey slime and the Boom slime it doesn’t stand out.
As its stable food is also vegetables I think it could be a substitute for Honey slimes, but…
続いて中盤のスライム。
Translation
The following are mid-game slimes.
ハンタースライム
モスブランケットに稀に現れるタビースライムの亜種みたいなやつ。
透明になったりラルゴ化すると凶暴化する特徴以外はタビースライムと同じです。
評価：B
ラルゴ化すると凶暴化する性質は何か食わせればいいのだが、餌を切らして空腹にしすぎるとまた凶暴化する危険な奴。
その上単体では出現量が少ないため
基本的にモスブランケットにいるこいつの暴れスライムからプリットを手に入れて
そのプリットからこいつのラルゴを作り出すぐらいしか基本的に飼う方法がないかなり飼育難易度が高い奴。
でも運よく序盤に入手さえできれば序盤のメイン火力にはなってくれたりするけどね…
凶暴化する性質も定期的に餌をあげていれば怖いものではない
Translation
Hunter slime
This one appears to be a variant of a Tabby slime and can rarely show up in Moss Blanket.
Aside from turning invisible and becoming aggressive when turned into a largo slime, they are the same as Tabby slimes.
Rating: B
By nature they become ferocious when turned into largo slimes. If you feed them something they are fine but if they run out of food and become hungry they’ll turn ferocious again and become dangerous.
More than just the above, the number that appear is low.
Basically the only method method to raise them is to obtain prit from these aggressive slimes in Moss Blanket and use this prit to create largo slimes, so the difficulty in breeding them is quite high.
However, if you’re lucky enough to obtain one in the early stages of the game they can be your main income source, but…
With their ferocious nature, if you are able to feed them periodically, they’re not that scary…
クリスタルスライム
時々周りにダメージを受けるクリスタルをばらまく厄介なスライム。
インディゴ鉱山の一部の場所にしか出現しません。
評価：Ｂ
クリスタルはケージに入れれば対策できるからいいとして
コイツ、主食が野菜のくせにその好物の出現量が少ない
そのため他の入手しやすい食物を好むスライムとラルゴすることが必須なスライム。
スライムサイエンスでの活躍も正直地味
Translation
Crystal slime
A troublesome slime that sometimes scatters damaging crystals onto its surroundings.
It only appears in one location in the Indigo Mines.
Rating: B
While it can be okay to put the crystal slimes in a cage, and while their staple food is vegetables, their favourite food appears infrequently. Because of this it is necessary to make largo slimes with other slimes that favour easy to obtain foods.
Frankly the slime science activity is also modest.
クァンタムスライム
古代遺跡に生息する不思議なスライム。
自分の周りに分身みたいなオーラを出します。
評価：B
餌を切らすとその分身を使って逃げるのでそれ相応の対策が必要なスライム。
好物の入手もちょっとめんどくさい(その好物であるフルーツが生っている時に別のフルーツをぶつけないと入手できない 植えれば実体化した状態で生えてくるので楽)
ただスライムサイエンスではドローンの量産に役に立つすごい奴
中盤のやつらクセがありすぎ
Translation
Quantum slime
An incredible slime that inhabits the ancient ruins.
Puts out auras that resemble itself in its surrounding area.
Rating: B
When its food runs out it uses its other selves to run away so appropriate measures are needed.
Their favourite food is also annoying (You can’t obtain it unless you throw another fruit at it whilst it’s growing, if it’s planted it grows in the materialised state with ease).
However, in the slime science this slime is incredibly useful for mass production of drones.
The mid-game slimes have too many quirks.
最後に終盤
Translation
Lastly, the end-game
サイクロンスライム
ルリ砂漠に出現する土星みたいな輪っかが特徴のスライム。
竜巻を起こしてそこら辺を飛び回ります。
評価：A
ある条件を達成してオアシスを出現させなくてもそこらへんに(空腹だけど)湧いてくる、ルリ砂漠に突入した時点で入手可能なすげえ奴。
餌もフルーツなので調達が楽(ただしフルーツの方はオアシスが必要)
とにかく終盤の主火力はこいつに任せるのにぴったり。スライムサイエンスでももちろん大活躍。
ただ火力がでかいのもあって癖もスゴイ
空腹にしすぎるとかなりでかい竜巻を引き起こすヤバい奴
それでも味方にさえつければかなりの力
Translation
Dervish slime (Cyclone slime)
A slime that appears in Glass Desert (Luli Desert) that is characterised by it’s Saturn-like ring.
Causes cyclones that fly around the area.
Rating: A
Even if conditions aren’t met and the Oasis doesn’t appear this amazing guy will show up all over the place (But will be hungry) and can be obtained from the moment you enter the Glass Desert.
Its food is fruit so supply is simple (However the Oasis is needed for these fruits).
At any rate, this slime is a perfect fit to act as your main source in the late game. Obviously they also has big functionality in the slime science.
Although his output is huge, he has some quirks.
If they get too hungry they can cause ginormous cyclones.
Even so, if they’re on your side they’re quite powerful.
プラントスライム
ルリ砂漠にいる頭に花が咲いたスライム。
地面から蔦を出して食べ物を自分の近くに引き寄せます。
評価：A
こいつのゴルド(でかい個体)が見つけやすい所にいるのでオアシスを出現させなくても入手自体は割と楽な部類
ただ蔦を出して他のプリットを自分の近くに引き寄せたり
空腹になると花粉をまき散らす場合がある(まき散らしてるとこ見たことないけど)ので注意。
後主食が肉なので食料の調達がめんどくさいのもある
だか野菜食かフルーツ食のラルゴにすれば一応火力にはなる スライムサイエンスでもそこそこ活躍する
Translation
Plant slime
A slime with a plant blooming on its head which can be found in the Glass Desert.
Can send out vines from the ground to pull in nearby food around it.
Rating: A
This one’s gordo slime (The large specimens) is found in an easy to discover location so even if the Oasis hasn’t appeared this group is comparatively easy to obtain.
However, take care as this one can use vines to draw in other nearby prit, and if it’s hungry it can scatter pollen (Not that I’ve ever seen them scattering pollen).
Also, its staple food is meat so providing food can be annoying too.
That being said, if turned into a vegetable eating or fruit eating largo slime they can more or less become your main source.
They’re also reasonably useful in slime science.
モザイクスライム
ルリ砂漠のオアシスと限られた場所に出現する輝くスライム。
自分の周りに光るオーラを出し、それが地面にぶつかると燃えます。
評価：S
特性こそ地味だがその特性が飼いやすさにつながったヤバい奴
なにより好物の調達が楽 野菜なので簡単に生産できる
特性も対策が楽なので第二の火力になる
ただスライムサイエンスでの活躍が地味 あと他の終盤のやつらがあっさり入手できるのに対しこいつはオアシス出現させるか限られた場所に行く必要がある その限られた場所もスライムキーが必要
Translation
Mosaic slime
A sparkling slime that exclusively appears in the Glass Desert Oasis.
Puts out a glowing aura around itself that sets the ground on fire when it hits it.
Rating: S
A troublesome guy who has simple characteristics however these characteristics make them easy to care for.
More than that, its favourite for is simple as its vegetables and these can be easily produced.
These characteristics are also easy to maintain meaning this guy can be your secondary source of income.
The slime science activity is modest at best and other late game slimes can be obtained readily without the need for the Oasis to appear. This restricted area also needs a slime key.
その他
Translation
Other
サーベルスライム
ある人物の依頼を受けると行けるようになる場所で発見できるスライム。
スライム単体ではいないので、プリットから増やす必要があります。
評価：Ｂ
中盤辺りだったら活躍しそうだけど終盤辺りは影が薄くなりがちなやつ
主食が肉 しかし好物無し
スライムサイエンスでの活躍は虚無そのもの 装飾品ぐらいしか出番がない
Translation
Sabre slime
A slime that can be found in a location discoverable after receiving a certain character’s request.
You don’t get the slimes on their own, you will need to add them from their prit.
Rating: B
While it seems to have functionality in mid-game it doesn’t stand out much in late game.
Its primary food is meat but it has no favourite foods.
It has no slime science activity to speak of so it’s only real function is purely decoration.
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