Slime Rancher 2 is a fun, colorful game all about exploring Rainbow Island and catching and raising the wiggly slimes that call it home. The island contains more than just slimes, however. It's also home to numerous resources that the player will want to collect. Some of these resources are more valuable than others.
One of the most coveted resources early on in Slime Rancher 2 is Radiant Ore. This elusive mineral is a key ingredient in purchasing the Jetpack upgrade, which makes moving throughout Rainbow Island much faster and more convenient. Finding and acquiring Radiant Ore can be done quickly and easily, but only if the player knows the proper steps to take. Here's everything the player needs to know about how to get Radiant Ore.
Getting The Resource Harvester
Whereas some resources in the game can simply be vacuumed up off the ground, others are locked within resource nodes and require a special upgrade to get them out. Radiant Ore is one such resource, so the first step to getting it is to purchase the Resource Harvester upgrade. The player can do so by visiting the Fabricator in the lab below the Observatory. Purchasing the Resource Harvester requires 450 Newbucks and 10 Cotton Plort, which can either be collected from one's own Cotton Slimes or found in the wild.
With the Resource Harvester in hand, the next step is to locate the Pink Gordo located on the north side of the starting island. The map will automatically mark the Gordo's location once it's discovered, so if the player has already done some exploring, it will be easy to retrace their steps. Gordos are a special variety of slimes that explode when overfed, so the next step is to feed the Gordo until it pops. Explosive overeating may seem excessive for such a wholesome game, but at least it's handled in a cutesy way. Thankfully, this Gordo is pink, so it will eat any fruit, meat, or vegetables the player cares to shoot its way.
How To Get Radiant Ore
When the Pink Gordo explodes, a geyser will be revealed beneath it. Step on the geyser and ride the spray of water to the ledge above, then press the button found there. Doing so will activate a column of light that allows the player to teleport to Ember Valley, leaving the ranch behind.
The player's mission is almost over, as the valley is where Radiant Ore can be found. Unfortunately, its spawn locations are RNG, so the player may have to do a bit of searching until they can find it, and there may be dangerous slimes in the area. The resource node containing the ore is a gray rock with rectangular purple crystals sticking out. Using the Resource Harvester sucks the Radiant Ore from the node, so make sure there's an empty tank to hold it.
The Jetpack requires 450 Newbucks, 10 Phosphor Plort, and 10 Radiant Ore to unlock, so the player will need to find several resource nodes in order to harvest enough Radiant Ore to craft the upgrade. If the player is having a hard time finding the remaining ore, they can always leave, pass some time back at the Observatory, and wait for fresh resource nodes to spawn. Alternatively, the player can pay a visit to Starlight Strand (accessible through another Gordo found on the starting island), as Radiant Ore also spawns there. With that done, there's nothing left to do but get back to some relaxing exploration.
Slime Rancher 2 is available now for PC and Xbox Series X/S.