Slink
Slink inventory icon
The Slink is a tool. When used, a slink appears at the position of the player. It will initially travel in the same direction the player is looking. The main purpose of the slink is to activate and potentially hold down buttons that the player may or may not have direct access to.
Interactions
- The slink will travel in the direction the player was looking when it was placed.
- The slink will continue to travel if it drops at least one box in height and there is no obstruction or dead-end in its next step.
- When the slink meets a wall, it will attempt to move in the opposite direction.
- The slink will stay at its position until picked up by the player, falls into water, leaves the room, or is otherwise destroyed.
- Otters will chase and destroy the slink.
Techniques
- Deploying the slink at the height of your jump can add a delay before the slink activates a mechanism.
Name
The tool is called "Slink" rather than "Slinky" because the word Slinky is a trademark.[1][2][3]
Location
The chest with the slink is located in the chameleon area, right after a puzzle that involves pressing buttons while the chameleon is attempting to eat or kill you.
Progression
The slink is required to progress through the chameleon area. The two sections of the second half of the dog area can be accessed by using the slink with the corresponding floating blocks near the dog head shortcut. While accessing the P. flame section to the right of the dog head requires solving the slink puzzle, the area above it and above the swordfish room can be accessed via disc riding and bubble jumps.
References
- ↑ Fractl and Billy Basso on Animal Well Discord (5 June 2024). Discord message in channel #ask-the-dev-well
Fractl: This reminds me of a question I had while playing the game…was ‘Slink’ and ‘Disc’ intended to avoid the trademarked terms ‘Slinky’ and ‘Frisbee’, or was it more of an artistic choice? I was surprised to see that ‘YoYo’ was not trademarked. // Billy Basso: yes hah
- ↑ uspto.report. SLINKY - Poof-slinky, Llc Trademark Registration
- ↑ The United States Patent and Trademark Office and POOF-SLINKY, LLC. Document Search SN 73629147
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