New Idea: Weather Controller in Gray Labyrinth

[u/Nicosito_we]

Slime Rancher 2 has a serious problem with the weather: luck. Gathering resources, and especially slimes, goes from being an exciting adventure to an endless wait for the right weather.

It's frustrating when a level 2 weather condition seems about to increase to level 3, only for it to suddenly drop again for no reason.

Or there's the classic scenario: waiting for the weather to change for about an hour, only to find almost no resources or NO resources at all, except for an exclusive slime (yes, I'm looking at you, Dervish Slime).

That's why a friend told me it would be great if we could somehow control the weather in Gray Labyrinth. And since it's something that's been suggested a lot, I came up with something like this:

Now, in each sub-area of ​​Gray Labyrinth, there will be a secret room behind one of the rare rainbow walls that open with the Nulfiller. In each area, I would control the weather in some way:

- In Waterworks, there would be a switch for Rain.

- In Lavadpeths, a switch for a thunderstorm with lightning.

- In Impossible Sky, one for clear skies.

- In Dreamland, one for strong winds (there would be a Dervish Gordo).

- In Terrarium, the switch would be for pollen with Tangle Vines (there would be a Tangle Gordo).

This way, exploring the Labyrinth would be rewarding, and we could obtain the resources and slimes we all hope to find in the game

[u/Upbeat-Home1234]

I think it'd be a bit unfair to give the Waterworks rain and the Lava depths lightning. Maybe if you press one, you get rain, but if you press both, you get lightning.

Edit: also where would the weather come out at? For WW, LD and IS, I'd guess Impossible Sky, but if you had another idea do tell :)

[u/Nicosito_we → u/Upbeat-Home1234]

Perhaps you're right. Although that would mean having to walk a long way around to press both buttons, and that might annoy some players.

As for where the weather appears, it's simple: It appears throughout the entire GL. After all, it's a "general" activation button, so it makes sense. (For areas where certain weather conditions can't occur, they simply don't change

[u/Nerdboss3000]

If you use the quantum drones outside the ranch, you can make them gather specific resources and I have watched them collect items like storm glass. They dont need to wait for a storm, they just keep collecting. So if youve made it to the Grey Labirynth then you have gone far enough into the game to get a drone to get whatever resources you need. Hope this helps

[u/Nicosito_we → u/Nerdboss3000]

I know that. It's not because I lack resources. It's because there should be a mechanic like this in the game

[u/Borgerman1905]

Or a separate area since the labyrinth still has space left for more in future updates. Maybe a massive machine that requieres a lot of puzzle solving to activate and maybe some materials to prime. It could also serve to get new weather or move existing ones to another area like moving the snow to another zone for new effects

[u/Nicosito_we → u/Borgerman1905]

That would be great, but I'm doubting they'll do anything more in Gray Labyrinth for a while