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|cost      = {{price|10000}}

|cost      = {{price|10000}}

|materials = {{name|Stone|500}} {{name|Refined Quartz|10}} {{name|Iridium Bar|1}}

|materials = {{name|Stone|500}} {{name|Refined Quartz|10}} {{name|Iridium Bar|1}}

|animals  = [[File:Green Slime.png|25px|link=Slimes]] [[Slimes]] (any color)

|animals  = [[File:Green Slime.png|25px|link=Slimes]] [[Slimes]] (any type)

|capacity  = 20

|capacity  = 20

|size      = 6x11

|size      = 4x7

|sizehv    = 11x6

|sizehv    = 7x4

}}

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The '''Slime Hutch''' is a [[Carpenter's_Shop#Farm_Buildings | farm building]] purchasable from [[Robin]] at the [[Carpenter's Shop]] that stores up to 20 [[Slimes]].

The '''Slime Hutch''' is a [[Carpenter's Shop#Farm Buildings|farm building]] purchasable from [[Robin]] at the [[Carpenter's Shop]] that stores up to 20 [[Slimes]].

==Behavior==

==Behavior==

The Slime Hutch contains 4 water troughs which can be filled by the player in order for the Slimes to produce [[Slime Ball]]s.

The Slime Hutch contains 4 water troughs which can be filled by the player in order for the Slimes to produce [[Slime Ball]]s.

Slimes in the hutch will attack the player; obtaining the [[Slime Charmer Ring]] will prevent damage and debuffs from the Slimes.

Slimes in the hutch will attack the player; obtaining the [[Slime Charmer Ring]] will prevent damage and debuffs from the Slimes. Slimes in a Slime Hutch do not award [[Combat]] XP.

A [[Random Events|Random Event]] can occur whereby a [[Random Events#The Witch|Witch]] turns all the slimes in a hutch into Black/Transparent Slimes.

A [[Random Events|Random Event]] can occur whereby a [[Random Events#The Witch|Witch]] turns all the slimes in a hutch into Black/Transparent Slimes.

The Slime Hutch must contain at least 5 slimes before producing slime balls

The Slime Hutch must contain at least five slimes before producing [[Slime Ball]]s.

==Slime Egg==

==Slime Egg==

Sometimes, a Female slime might mate with a Male slime (which have the round antenna). If both slimes show a heart, they will create a baby slime (same HP as the parents, half the size). One might have a heart and the other an exclamation mark, which means the latter refused the advances of the former.<br />

Sometimes, a Female slime might mate with a Male slime (which have the round antenna). If both slimes show a heart, they will create a baby slime (same HP as the parents, half the size). One might have a heart and the other an exclamation mark, which means the latter refused the advances of the former.<br />

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===Mating Color Results===

===Mating Color Results===

The game generates a random pick from the following table. Each of the red, green, and blue color components of the slime is calculated independently of the other colors using the values from the parent Slimes. The most likely pick has a random chance of two outcomes per color component, also calculated independently of the other components. <ref name="matingcolor" />

The game generates a random pick from the following table. Each of the red, green, and blue color components of the slime is calculated independently of the other colors using the values from the parent Slimes. The most likely pick has a random chance of two outcomes per color component, also calculated independently of the other components. <ref name="matingcolor" />

| 25% || Female Parent Component +/- random 25%

| 25% || Female Parent Component +/- random 25%

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| 50% || 50%: Maximum of (Male Parent Component or Female Parent Component)<br/>50%: Average of (Male Parent Component and Female Parent Component)

| 50% || 50%: Maximum of (Male Parent Component or Female Parent Component)<br />50%: Average of (Male Parent Component and Female Parent Component)

|}

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==Notes==

==Notes==

*Placing a [[Wicked Statue]] inside the slime hutch prevents the Witch from cursing it.

*Placing a [[Wicked Statue]] inside the slime hutch prevents the Witch from cursing it.

*The interior is 15*8 (120 tiles), with 7 tiles already occupied (113 tiles) on the inside. This leaves around 13*8 (104 tiles) of space to use for other purposes (kegs, preserves jars, etc.) while still being able to effectively house (and water) 20 slimes.

*The interior is 16*8 (128 tiles), with 7 occupied tiles on the inside, and 1 blocked tile under the existing incubator that cannot be used to place items, leaving 120 tiles of usable space remaining. This leaves around 13*8 (104 tiles) of space to use for other purposes (kegs, preserves jars, etc.) while still being able to effectively house (and water) 20 slimes.

==Safe Farm for Slime Hutch==

==Safe Farm for Slime Hutch==

One can arrange pathway blockers, such as [[Crafting#Fences|fences]] or statues, to isolate the Slimes while still being able to collect the [[Slime Ball]]s. The trapped Slimes are still able to reproduce, and hatched Slimes will also be in isolation.

Three useful items can added inside the hutch: Pathway blockers, sprinklers, and flooring. First, arranging [[Crafting#Fences|fences]], statues, or other pathway blockers will isolate the Slimes, making the building safer to enter. The trapped Slimes will still be able to reproduce, and their offspring will also be in isolation; this also applies to the [[Slime Incubator]]. Slimes do not physically need to reach the water source, so enclosing them anywhere will do. Note that fencing will still decay as usual. Second, [[Crafting#Sprinklers|sprinklers]] can be used to automatically water troughs. Sprinklers inside the Slime Hutch work on any farm, including the [[Farm Maps#Beach|Beach Farm]]. Third, [[Slime Ball]]s cannot spawn on top of [[Crafting#Decor|crafted flooring]], so it can be used to choose where Slime Balls spawn.  

Flooring can be used to choose where to collect [[Slime Ball|Slime Balls]] since they cannot spawn on [[Crafting#Decor|crafted flooring]]. Slimes do not physically need to reach the water source, so enclosing them anywhere will do. A [[Sprinkler]] can be used to automatically water troughs.  

[[File:Slime safe farm.png|475px|thumb|left|Example design for Safe Slime Hutch Farm]]<br />

[[File:Slime safe farm.png|475px|thumb|left|Example design for Safe Slime Hutch Farm]]<br />

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==Interior Images==

==Interior Images==

[[File:Slimehutchinterior1.png|475px|thumb|left|Slime Hutch Interior]]{{clear}}

[[File:Slimehutchinterior1.png|475px|thumb|left|Slime Hutch Interior]]{{clear}}

==Bugs==

==Bugs==

*Loading a standard save file will prevent slimes in the hutch from breeding until the next morning. Additionally, any troughs that were still filled from the previous day will now be empty and must be refilled (slime ball production for that day is not affected as this happens while you sleep).

*Loading a standard save file will prevent slimes in the hutch from breeding until the next morning. Additionally, any troughs that were still filled from the previous day will now be empty and must be refilled (slime ball production for that day is not affected as this happens while you sleep).

==References==

==References==

<references>

<references>

     <ref name="matingcolor">See <tt>GreenSlime::mateWith</tt> in the game code.</ref>

     <ref name="matingcolor">See <samp>GreenSlime::mateWith</samp> in the game code.</ref>

</references>

</references>

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