Power Slug

"The crystals on these slugs can be harvested and converted into power shards that function with current FICSIT technology."

- ADA

Power Slugs are collectibles which are used to craft Power Shards, which enable overclocking of buildings. They appeared as glowing immobile slugs and can found around the world. They do not respawn and there is a limited number in the world, but a small amount of renewable Power Slugs can be found with the aid of tamed Lizard Doggos. They can be researched at the M.A.M. to unlock overclocking of buildings, along with recipes to craft slugs into Power Shards at a Craft Bench.

There are green, yellow and purple slugs scattered around the map, which can be crafted into 1, 2 and 5 s respectively, with increasing rarity.

Green
There are 409 Green Power Slugs in the world. They are often found within plain sight on small stone spires, on the trees or hills that rarely require a ladder or a to reach.

Produces:  x 1

Yellow
There are 230 Yellow Power Slugs in the world. They are often found in and around the Poison Pillar, on trees, near/on cliff faces and other difficult-to-traverse places. Most of them are heavily guarded by local creatures, or Poison Gas. (You can use a to get through the poison gas easily.) You will often need to construct a tall ladder to reach them.

Produces:  x 2

Purple
There are 124 Purple Power Slugs in the world. They are usually found high up on cave walls, on top of mountains, inside ravines, on cliff faces and other hard to notice/reach places. You will usually need to construct a long ramp or walkway or have access to the to reach them.

Produces:  x 5

Research

 * Picking up any type of Power Slug unlocks the Power Slugs Research Tree in the M.A.M..

Obtaining
Power slugs can be searched for using the, with one setting searching for slugs of any color. They are luminescent and can be easily spotted at night. Picking up a Power Slug requires the player to hold down the interact button (default ) for 3 seconds while facing it. Using the photo mode and zoom in  can act as a binocular which helps the search.

There are currently 763 Power Slugs known in-game; 409 green, 230 yellow, and 124 purple. 1 slug of each type is consumed as part of research in the M.A.M.. The upper limit of obtainable Power Shards is infinite, as Lizard Doggos can generate an infinite amount of slugs over time. The upper limit of non-renewable collectible power shards is 1489.

Trivia

 * Power slugs lose their color once picked up. When the player attempts to place it down onto the floor or dispensing it onto a belt via a Storage Container, all varieties of the slug appear to have same color: greenish spikes and a reddish body. The reason for this is unknown, but it could be some sort of defensve mechanism of the slug.


 * It appears that these are amphibian slugs, as they can also be found in shallow lakes

History

 * Patch 0.3.0?: Made Power Slugs more distinguishable in colors. Made them easier to spot by adding misty clouds around them and a beam effect that shoots out from its back.

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