How Do You Get Diversification in Slime Rancher?

To achieve Diversification in Slime Rancher, you need to cultivate at least 10 different types of Largos on your ranch. This achievement challenges players to explore various biomes, collect diverse slime species, and manage a wide array of hybrid slimes.

Understanding Largos

A Largo is a hybrid slime created when a normal slime eats a plort from a different slime species. For example, if a Pink Slime eats a Rock Plort, it transforms into a Pink-Rock Largo. Largos combine the traits of their parent slimes, including their favorite foods, potential hazards, and the ability to produce two types of plorts.

Steps to Achieve Diversification

Earning the Diversification achievement requires careful planning and exploration. Here’s a breakdown of the process:

1. Explore the Far, Far Range:

   • Journey through different zones like the Dry Reef, Moss Blanket, Indigo Quarry, Ancient Ruins, and Glass Desert. Each area introduces new slime species.
   • Capture new slime types using your vacpack and bring them back to your ranch.

2. Establish Primary Slime Corrals:

   • Before creating Largos, it's often easiest to set up separate corrals for at least 10 different basic slime types (e.g., Pink, Tabby, Rock, Boom, Rad, Honey, Puddle, Hunter, Quantum, Dervish, Tangle, Mosaic, Fire, Crystal).
   • Feed these slimes to collect a supply of their specific plorts.

3. Create Unique Largo Combinations:

   • Once you have a variety of slimes and their plorts, begin combining them. For instance:
     • Feed a Pink Slime a Tabby Plort to get a Pink-Tabby Largo.
     • Feed a Rock Slime a Boom Plort to get a Rock-Boom Largo.
     • Feed a Honey Slime a Rad Plort to get a Honey-Rad Largo.
   • The key is that each resulting Largo must be a different combination from the others you have. A Pink-Tabby Largo counts as one type, and a Tabby-Pink Largo is the same type. You need, for example, a Pink-Tabby, a Pink-Rock, a Pink-Boom, a Tabby-Rock, a Tabby-Boom, a Rock-Boom, a Honey-Pink, a Rad-Tabby, a Hunter-Rock, and a Quantum-Boom to reach ten distinct types.

4. Manage Your Largo Population:

   • Dedicate separate corrals for each unique Largo type you create.
   • Ensure each corral has high walls, an air net, and optionally, an auto-feeder and plort collector to maintain happy slimes and gather their valuable plorts.
   • Be mindful of Largo temperaments:
     • Boom Largos will still explode.
     • Rad Largos will still emit radiation.
     • Hunter Largos can become invisible.
     • Tangle Largos can grab food and slimes from afar.
     • Mosaic Largos can create shimmering light pulses.
   • Maintain their specific diets. A Largo will eat the favorite food of either of its parent slimes, but feeding it its favorite food yields double plorts.

Why Diversify Your Ranch?

Beyond the achievement, diversifying your Largo population offers several in-game advantages:

• Increased Plort Production: Each Largo produces two types of plorts, effectively doubling the plort variety from a single slime.
• Efficient Space Usage: You can keep more diverse plort types in fewer corrals compared to keeping individual slime species.
• Diverse Resource Generation: Access to a wider range of plorts allows you to complete more trade requests and craft various upgrades.
• Exploration Encouragement: The achievement naturally encourages players to explore all corners of the Far, Far Range and interact with every slime type.

Example Largo Combinations

Here's a table illustrating a few common and effective Largo combinations you can aim for, along with their primary dietary needs:

Largo Type	Parent Slimes	Primary Diet	Notes
Pink-Tabby Largo	Pink & Tabby	Veggies / Meat	Good for early game, produces basic plorts.
Pink-Rock Largo	Pink & Rock	Veggies / Fruit	Easy to manage, Rock spikes are mild.
Honey-Boom Largo	Honey & Boom	Fruit / Meat	High plort value, but Boom explosions require care.
Rad-Crystal Largo	Rad & Crystal	Veggies / Veggies	Radiation and crystal spikes, needs careful handling.
Hunter-Dervish	Hunter & Dervish	Meat / Fruit	Can go invisible and create whirlwinds; high value.
Tangle-Mosaic	Tangle & Mosaic	Meat / Veggies	Grabs food and creates light pulses; very lucrative.

Remember, the goal is 10 different Largo combinations. Don't create two of the same type and expect them to count as separate entries for the achievement!

For a comprehensive guide to all slimes and their combinations, you can refer to detailed resources like the Slime Rancher Wiki.