Rush Mode in Slime Rancher is a fast-paced, high-pressure game mode where your goal is to maximize profit before the clock hits zero. You start with 51 in-game hours and extend your time by completing NPC missions. This guide will walk you through all key mechanics, high-level strategy, and optimization tips for making the most of your rush mode run.

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Rush Mode Basics

• You start with 51 in-game hours.
• Completing a mission gives you +12 hours and 6 Gilded Gingers.
• You can only receive one mission per day, with the next one available at noon the following day.
• NPCs always rotate in this order: Tourist, Victor Humphries, Ogden Ortiz, and Mochi Miles.
• Missions will include slimes, food, or plorts regardless of your current unlocks.

Tip: If your first mission is unreasonable (e.g., a food you can’t reach early), consider restarting the run for a better seed.

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Multipliers and Plorts

Each 25 plorts sold of a specific type will grant you a point multiplier for that slime. There are 16 slime types eligible for this, so diversifying plort production is key.

• Fire and Puddle Slimes take longer to reach their plort quota.
• Fixed Plort Prices in Rush Mode: Tangle, Mosaic, and Dervish are most valuable.

Use the pond in the beach area for Puddle Slimes to avoid wasting a ranch plot.

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Golden Gordos and Gilded Gingers

• Each mission rewards you with 6 Gilded Gingers.
• Use 3 gingers + extra fruit/veg to pop Golden Gordos.
• Best Golden Gordo Locations:
  • Outside the Ranch (pop early for starting capital)
  • Ash Island and Ring Island (later, when you have more gingers)

Refer to the fan wiki map for all Golden Gordo locations.

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Treasure Pods

In Rush Mode, Treasure Pods only give Newbucks:

• Green: 100
• Blue: 200
• Purple: 350

There are 3 easy pods near your Ranch. Grab them early to fund your startup.

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Unlocked Tools and Upgrades

You’re equipped with all personal upgrades and full ranch expansions except Ogden’s and Mochi’s areas. You also start with a range of gadgets:

• 10 Drones
• 3 Sets of Teleporters
• 3 Sets of Warp Depots
• 3 Hydro Turrets
• 2 Med Stations
• 1 Market Link

Note: You cannot build more gadgets—Refinery and Fabricator are disabled.

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Best Use of Gadgets

Teleporters:

• Drop one of each set at your Ranch immediately.
• Use the others in:
  • Moss Blanket (after tree log shortcut)
  • Central Glass Desert
  • Indigo Quarry and Grotto (after Rock Gordo)

Warp Depots:

• Use for storing rare items (e.g., Gilded Gingers) when inventory is full.
• Great for preserving and retrieving special plorts across zones.

Drones:

• Assign to feed slimes or sell plorts.
• Caution: Drones often overfeed one corral and neglect others.
• Place 2 drones near Market Link to automate collection/selling.

Always monitor drone efficiency when passing by.

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Optimizing Ranch Layout and Food

• Avoid chickens: they reproduce too slowly.
• Focus on Largos fed with veggies and fruit.
• Combine Desert Slimes (Dervish, Tangle, Mosaic) with easily fed types.
• Place Tangle Largos in the Overgrowth to grab wild chickens.

Food Harvesting Tip:

• Use the “Remove Crop” option to auto-drop produce for fast collection.
• Replant by tossing 1 fruit or veggie back in.

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Efficient Map Unlocking

You do not need to:

• Use plorts to open Ancient Ruins gate.
• Use Quantum Plorts to activate the Glass Desert portal.

You do need:

• 2 Slime Keys for the Glass Desert.
• 1 Slime Key for the Indigo Quarry.

Recommended key sources:

1. Pink Gordo (Dry Reef Island)
2. Phosphor Gordo (Cave nearby)
3. Dervish Gordo (Glass Desert)

All Gordo slimes on teleporter pads require just one unit of food.

Suggested Path:

• Pop Pink + Phosphor Gordo → unlock Moss Blanket
• Pop Tabby Gordo en route (for fast ranch return)
• Fly over Moss Blanket gate using jetpack
• Drop Teleporter near entrance
• Collect fruit on the way to Glass Desert
• Use two keys to reach the Glass Desert portal in Ancient Ruins
• In Glass Desert: pop Dervish Gordo, drop second Teleporter
• Pop Tangle Gordo, find Prickle Pear and Silver Parsnip
• Use Ancient Water to restore oases for full slime access

Final Step:

• Use third key at Indigo Quarry gate
• Pop Rock Gordo to enable fast access via Grotto teleporter

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With this strategy, you’ll unlock high-value slimes early, sustain a strong multiplier, and maximize your Newbucks income before time runs out. Set up your teleporters, collect your Gingers, and farm plorts smartly to hit new records.

Happy Ranching!