
I strongly recommend upgrading your fields with sprinklers first. The feeder will shoot out the food item with the shortest life-span first. This won't reset the time left of the item just pause it. This means if you've had food laying about in the corral and hasn't been eaten, you can put it in the feeder and it won't spoil. needs verification)įood ages while it is laying about but doesn't while it's in the Auto feeder.

(next bit is observation and small scale tests. You can fire food into the Auto feeders from the other side of your ranch. After that it will feed 3 hours later at 20:00 ) (if your feeder is on Medium and set to go off at 12:00 and you change it to Fast, it will not feed until 17:00. When changing the speed of the Auto Feeder, the time interval will not apply until the next scheduled feeding time. This will reduce the chance of them doing naughty things while you're away.

This helps with planning corral and garden/coops layoutsĪlways feed your slimes to their ultimate happy face before the first round of feeding from the auto-feeder. The feeding port is on the right side of the purchase menu. It should change from slow to fast.įeeding increments are 6 food items every 7 hoursįeeding increments are 6 food items every 5 hoursįeeding increments are 6 food items every 3 hours

To adjust the speed click on the green button below it. When you first purchase the upgrade, it will automatically be set to medium and the first auto feeding will happen 5 in-game hours later. There are 3 settings (as of 0.5.1c) slow ( 1 green dot), medium (2 yellow dots), fast (3 red dots.
#Slime rancher drone upgrade#
When you first spend your $500 Newbucks on a coral to add an Auto Feeder you may be thinking, "This is gonna' be awesome! I'll never have to worry about feeding my slimes again!" And many eager new ranchers purchase the Auto Feeder upgrade and then complain, "This here fandangled contraption is feeding my slimes way too much! Them sales reps pulled one over on me!"īefore rushing off to post complaints about the Auto Feeder Feature, here are some things to know about how they work.
