Behaviors

Agitation's growth rate is a dynamic value that constantly changes based on its current level and can be either positive or negative. A number of modifiers exist that can influence the rate of agitation in various ways, affecting how quickly it increases or decreases over time.

• feeding:Feeding a slime is the only way to completely lower its agitation and restore it to a happy state, but a slime can only eat when it is hungry. Giving a slime its favorite food reduces agitation by 30%, while feeding it any other food, with the exception of Spicy Tofu, reduces agitation by 15%, and these effects are doubled for Largos. When a slime's hunger is below 99%, its agitation will also passively decrease at roughly 30% per in-game hour, assuming nothing else is increasing its growth rate. When hunger exceeds 99%, however, agitation begins to grow at a rate of 8.
• water:Water and Ancient Water can temporarily negate negative behaviors and reduce a slime's agitation by 10% for 20 seconds. This decrease does not stack and is only temporary, though it can be reapplied once the 20 seconds have elapsed.
• music box:The Music Box is an upgrade for the Corral that halves the rate at which slimes’ agitation grows. If agitation is already passively decreasing, the Music Box instead doubles the rate of this decrease.
• slime toys:Slime Toys are purchasable items unlocked through the 7Zee Rewards Club that reduce the rate of agitation growth by 12.5%, or by 25% if any toy within range is favored by the slimes. Additional Slime Toys do not stack their effects with each other but can stack with a Music Box. If agitation is passively decreasing, Slime Toys instead increase the rate of recovery by 25% or 50%, respectively.
• tangle slime pollen:Tangle Slimes produce a pollen aura that increases agitation growth by 8.33% per hour. The effects of multiple pollen auras do not stack, and other Tangle Slimes are immune to this effect.
• fire slime contact:Fire Slimes that are on fire can temporarily increase the agitation of slimes they touch by 50%. Agitation caused by contact with a Fire Slime can take up to three in-game hours to fully dissipate. Unlike other agitation modifiers, Music Boxes and Slime Toys have no effect on this agitation. Other Fire Slimes are immune to this effect.
• deferalization:When a Feral Slime is fed or affected by a Taming Bell, its agitation is reduced by 50%.

Certain slimes exhibit negative behaviors that occur more frequently or become noticeable once they reach a specific agitation level. Many of these behaviors can be temporarily suppressed for 20 seconds by splashing the slime with Water.

• rock slime:Rock Slimes roll every 15 seconds when at 0% agitation, and their rolling frequency increases as agitation rises, reaching a maximum frequency of once every 3 seconds at 100% agitation.
• boom slime:Boom Slimes explode every 45 seconds at 0% agitation, and their explosion frequency increases as agitation rises, reaching a maximum frequency of once every 10 seconds at 100% agitation.
• crystal slime:Crystal Slimes produce crystals every 15 seconds at 0% agitation, and the frequency of crystal production increases as agitation rises, reaching a maximum of once every 3 seconds at 100% agitation.
• hunter slime largo:Hunter Slime Largos can go feral at 99.99% agitation.
• dervish slime:Dervish Slimes will produce large tornados at 95% agitation.
• tangle slime:Tangle Slimes produce pollen that causes nearby slimes to sneeze, increasing their agitation. This behavior begins once the Tangle Slime reaches 75% agitation.

Tips

Feral Slimes can be recognized by their flashing red sparks, shadowed faces, grumpy expressions, and glowing red eyes, with all naturally occurring feral Largos consuming meat, and in Adventure Mode they also unleash a dangerous area-of-effect buttstomp attack, signaled by a leap into the air and a distinct launching sound. They can be pacified using a Taming Bell, repelled with the Pulse Wave upgrade, or in desperate situations tricked into eating an incompatible plort to trigger a Tarr outbreak, which can then be dispatched with water to simplify dealing with them. Early in the game, most feral slimes encountered are Phosphor/Pink Largos, which can be avoided by passing through their areas during daylight.

Variations

• tabby slime:The Tabby Slime performs the most basic form of the pounce. Being a common slime and the first one that players typically encounter performing this action, it is the most well-known for it.
• hunter slime:The Hunter Slime’s pounce variant is very similar to the Tabby Slime’s, with the primary difference being that it cloaks itself while performing the action.
• saber slime:The Saber Slime is capable of bouncing off walls to change direction in midair, allowing it to adjust its pounce toward its intended target.

Tips

• tip 1:Harmful Largo variants of Tabby, Hunter, and Saber Slimes are still able to perform a pounce, transforming what is normally a cute behavior into a potentially dangerous one.
• tip 2:Allowing a Tabby Slime or Saber Largo to pounce on Beatrix unlocks the Boop! Achievement. Pounces from Hunter Slimes or Largos, as well as pounces directed at food, do not count toward this achievement.