The Far, Far Range is an unnamed alien planet located a thousand light-years from the Earth, whose natural conditions make up the homes of different kinds of slimes. Having found a new source of income, mega corporations from the Earth sent their people to live on the Far, Far Range as hosts on specially equipped ranches where they care for slimes and extract plorts. That is because no slime has ever produced a plort outside of its atmosphere.[1]
Connection between the Earth and the Far, Far Range is supported by StarMail. Players exchange plorts for money at the Plort Market. From time to time, 7Zee offers services by trading newbucks for upgrades to The Ranch and Vacpack.
Slime statues appear throughout the Far, Far Range
More signs of civilization can be found in The Ancient Ruins and The Glass Desert, both in which are abandoned ruins of civilization.
The Ancient Ruins in particular, was built to serve as a warp station from the main area of the Far, Far Range to a distant area called The Glass Desert.
There are other man-made constructions in The Dry Reef and The Indigo Quarry, though this may have been done relatively recently by humans as there are no signs of vegetation.
The Far, Far Range is inhabited by more than ranchers, slimes, and hens. It's inhabited by bird-like creatures called Rayvians[2], scuttle bugs, bees, firefly-like creatures, and possibly more.
Maps
A map visually indicating the locations of map data nodes and wild gordos that drop slime keys.
Far, Far Range in Update 0.2.0. (Note: The Indigo Quarry was disconnected from The Dry Reef prior to its remodel in 0.3.0)
A size comparison of The Glass Desert to all of the other zones connected to The Ranch.