Vacpack (Slime Rancher)

Overview Gallery

The Vacpack is the tool that Beatrix LeBeau utilises throughout the course of the game, and is the main method of interaction with the world. It is used to suck up and shoot out items, which consist of Food, Slimes, Plorts or Slime Science Resources. However the vacpack can't store certain items.

Initially, it provides 100 Health, 100 Energy, has a flashlight (default button F on PC), a radar (default button R on PC) and can hold up to four types of items that stack up to 20 units each. As the player progresses through the game, upgrades for it can be unlocked and purchased at the Vacpack Upgrade Terminal near the Ranch House; such as the Jetpack or Tank Boosters. However certain top-tier upgrades (like Tank Booster Ultra for 100 storage units) are only available through the 7Zee Rewards Club.

Upgrades

Water Tank

Water Tank Adds a specialized vac tank that allows you to store fresh water. Price: 350 Unlocked: Available for purchase at the start of the game.

Jetpack

Jetpack Keep your head in the clouds with this amazing, personal jetpack! Price: 350 Unlocked: Available for purchase at the start of the game.

Air Drive

Air Drive Enhanced jetpack thrusters that consume 20% less energy but produce double the fun. Price: 500 Unlocked: Five days after purchasing the Jetpack.

Dash Boots

Dash Boots These highly advanced and, frankly, fashion-forward boots halve the energy consumption of sprinting. Price: 350 Unlocked: Day 3

Ultra Dash Boots

Ultra Dash Boots Experimental footwear capable of reducing the cost of sprinting even further. It makes you think walking is for suckers. Criterion: 7Zee rank 19, Dancing Mongoose III

Pulse Wave

Pulse Wave Adds a pulse wave emitter feature to your vacpack that pushes away slimes whenever you need some personal space. Price: 350 Unlocked: 0:00 on Day 4

Heart Module

Heart Module Syncs with your body's own vital processes to enhance life systems, boosting health to 150. Plus, it's sparkly. Price: 350 Unlocked: Available for purchase at the start of the game.

Heart Module Mk II

Heart Module Mk II A more advanced and even sparklier heart module that boosts health to 200. Price: 500 Unlocked: Two days after purchasing Heart Module

Heart Module Mk III

Heart Module Mk III The latest in life system amplification and sparkliness technology boosts health to 250. Price: 750 Unlocked: Three days after purchasing Heart Module MK II

Heart Module Ultra

Heart Module Ultra An experimental life system amplification device that pushes the technology to the limit... of healthiness. Criterion: 7Zee rank 21, Endless Mountain II

Power Core

Power Core Augments your vacpack with an almost-certainly-safe micro fusion generator that boosts energy to 150. Price: 350 Unlocked: Available for purchase at the start of the game.

Power Core Mk II

Power Core Mk II This enhanced micro generator boosts energy to 200; but more importantly, is even smaller. Price: 650 Unlocked: Two days after purchasing Power Core

Power Core Mk III

Power Core Mk III The latest micro generator boosts personal energy to 250, but not high enough to give up coffee entirely. Price: 950 Unlocked: Three days after purchasing Power Core MK II

Tank Booster

Tank Booster Improved nano-storage cell technology allows your vac tanks to hold 30 units of whatever you can vac up. Price: 350 Unlocked: Available for purchase at the start of the game.

Tank Booster Mk II

Tank Booster Mk II These enhanced nano-storage cells throw caution to the wind and allow you to cram 40 units into each vac tank. Price: 500 Unlocked: Two days after purchasing Tank Booster

Tank Booster Mk III

Tank Booster Mk III More is better, but in this case, it's best. These premium nano-storage cells can hold 50 units in each vac tank. Price: 750 Unlocked: Three days after purchasing Tank Booster MK II

Tank Booster Ultra

Tank Booster Ultra The secret best vac tank available using experimental nano-storage technology that's absolutely probably maybe legal. Criterion: 7Zee rank 20, Endless Mountain I

Treasure Cracker

Treasure Cracker Allows you to bypass the locks on basic treasure pods. Price: 4500 The Treasure Cracker MKI allows you to open Green Pods; it will become available once The Lab is unlocked and your first gadget has been crafted.

Treasure Cracker Mk II

Treasure Cracker Mk II Allows you to bypass the locks on more advanced treasure pods. Price: 9000 The Treasure Cracker MKII allows you to open Blue Pods and will become available after the MKI Upgrade is bought and a total of 35 Gadgets have been crafted in The Lab.

Treasure Cracker Mk III

Treasure Cracker Mk III Allows you to bypass the locks on the most advanced treasure pods. Price: 25000 The Treasure Cracker MKIII allows you to open Purple Pods and becomes available after the MKII Upgrade is bought and a total of 100 Gadgets have been crafted in The Lab.

Golden Sureshot

Golden Sureshot A special vacpack upgrade that hones in on gold slime weakpoints (their secret bellybutton?) and triples the amount of gold plorts they produce when hit. Criterion: 7Zee rank 22, Endless Mountain III

Extra Slime Key

Extra Slime Key A single spare slime key just in case you can't seem to find the last one! Price: 25000 It becomes available three hours after reading Casey's final mail.

Augmented

Main article: Augmented Vacpack

The Augmented Vacpack is a Miles Tech augment attached to the normal vacpack used specifically for the Nimble Valley activity.

It is also used in Rush Mode to keep track of how much time is left before the end of the activity.

Notes and Tips

• The vacpack will shoot faster over time into receptacles that accept items (Refinery, Range Exchange, Auto-feeder, Silo, etc.)
• The Tank Booster Ultra, Heart Module Ultra, Ultra Dash Boots, and Golden Sureshot upgrades are currently the only upgrades not obtained from the Vacpack Upgrades terminal; they are instead obtained through the 7Zee Rewards Club.
• The Pulse Wave can be used to push slimes away from food you want to grab, so they don't eat it.
  • It can also be used to pick up plorts more easily when a corral doesn't have a Plort Collector or when free-ranching.
• It is actually possible to complete the game without the Jetpack. This however comes at the cost of missing The Moss Blanket unless you are skilful enough to get to the Honey Gordo (It's better just to unlock it Post-Game with the extra key you get)

Changelog

• 1.2.1 - Fixed bug where radar icons would sometimes shake while moving. At least it wasn’t getting stuck!
  • Fixed bug where the vac would jitter while moving.
• 1.2.0 - The Augmented Vacpack is implemented, intended for use with Nimble Valley, and is used during Rush Mode.
  • A bug caused the vacpack to jitter when moving.