#slitherio tricks

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Tips to Get Big Slither.io

    Here are some important strategies I use to get big, with examples from a video of me getting to 190k. (with a zoom hack, which makes the strategies easier to do, and easier to see)

1) Turn on OS-level “pointer trails” for your mouse. It makes the mouse pointer much easier to see while playing. You can find this in control panel mouse settings (windows), or preferences mouse settings (mac).

2) corpse-hunting: Especially in the start, I focus less on killing, and more on catching corpse food killed by someone else. less riskier this way. example

3) safe-running: When in a crowded space, I often find it safer to continuously boost. That way no worm can surprise me by going faster than me. I aim for gaps away from the direction worms are headed. While I’m not trying to surround, sometimes opportunities present themselves. example

4) figure-8 surround: As you move, any turns or coils in your worm cinch down, meaning they decrease in radius. The longer you are, the more time they have to cinch down. Because of the cross-over point in a figure-8, it cinches down harder than a circle surround. It also makes your surface area bigger so you are harder for another predator to surround. In the example, watch how the secondary-loop starts small, but then grows as the prey-loop cinches down. On the prey loop you are free to safely follow exactly on your tail, as long as you make the secondary loop bigger each time, the prey-loop will cinch down tighter. example, example

5) figure-8 second capture: While figure-8 surrounding one worm, you have the option to change the secondary-loop to capture another worm. Just be sure to reach the cross-over point before your tail does. example

6) surround-threat: when a large worm has a surround on prey, I don’t try to do a risky surround. I threaten the surround, causing them to run away. This cinches down their tail, and usually kills their prey, which is then ready for me to eat.

7) edge ai-worm hunting: sadly, I spend a good amount of time near the edge eating dumb ai-worms. When ai-worms reach a certain mass, they flee to the outer edge. Once your worm is large enough, they can’t see around you and get “stuck” as soon as they run into you. They also don’t try to kill you, so they are easy to surround and kill. example

8) edge squeeze: if there is a large human enemy worm near you on the edge, you can stop him from following you by “squeezing” yourself very close to the edge of the playfield. I do this by aiming my worm at an angle and letting it continue straight until I’m close to the edge, then pull away. At worst, this prevents him from following you, and at best he runs out of room to turn and dies into you or the edge. example

All video recorded with Open Broadcaster Software.

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Tips and Tricks for Slither.io

  Tips and Tricks for Slither.io

  Slither.io has become a pretty popular game. There even seem to be a plethora of articles giving tips and tactics to players. The thing is… They are all the same tips. Nothing original. As a frequent leaderboard maker, I thought I’d share some of my tactics starting from basic to advanced:

Boost Basic, Any Size, Neutral: You don’t see many people who don’t know how to boost. Tap the screen on mobile and use either spacebar, up key, left click, or right click on PC.

Zig-Zag Basic, Small, Offensive: Again, fairly simple yet not as common. Move back and forth in a zigzag pattern to confuse other players as to which way you’ll move next.

Circle Squeeze Basic, Medium to Large, Offensive: As a larger snake, encircle the smaller snakes so that they have nowhere to go. Continuously constrict your slithery snake body until they have no choice but to run into you.

Double Circle Squeeze Basic to intermediate, Large, Offensive: It’s not really a different technique, but players using the circle squeeze are good targets for bigger snakes to use the circle squeeze on.

Circle Squeeze Counter Intermediate to Advanced, Medium, Defensive: This one is pretty hard to pull off well. As the circle squeeze works by continuous constriction, simply don’t give them any new space. If you stay slightly in front of their face, they have no room to shrink the cage, therefor either keeping it at an impasse or loosening the cage. You most likely won’t loosen them enough to escape, but they might either eventually loose interest or get killed by a larger snake.

Pinch Intermediate, Any Size, Offensive/Evasive: At the edges of the map or in a crowded area, it’s a good tactic to kill pursuers by forcing them up against the body of another snake. This is akin to forcing a car against the railing in a racing game.

Head in the Sand Basic, Large, Defensive: This move is particularly useful to somebody who wants to keep their leaderboard spot. Continuously circle inside yourself, so that you are never vulnerable.

Guarding Basic, Large, Neutral/Defensive: Instead of going directly for all of those delicious looking Worm remains, circle around the lions share of the dots. This allows you to comfortably get all of the points without worry of scavengers.

Partial Guarding Basic, Medium to large, Neutral/Defensive: If you aren’t long enough to circle the lion’s share or simply don’t have enough time, create a straight wall with your body to keep others at bay.

Cause Suicide Advanced, Large, Stealthy: If nearing player with the same skin and a similar size, stay just out of their view and try to trick them into hitting your body. This method relies on the other player thinking it’s their own body. If you suspect somebody is doing this to you, simply boost- If it don’t glow, now you know.

Feel free to share your own Tips and Tricks for Slither.io. I’ll add new ones as I come up with them.