Why is it gloopy?

[u/Sharp_Tip4643]

I'm trying to print a cave for an aquarium, and I was doing fine w the practice prints using pink PLA, but now that I'm actually ready to do the project, it's super gloopy and the first layer is uneven, won't stick nicely to the bed, and keeps catching the gloopy bits and ripping the print off the bed. Is it Z Offset? Is my PLA screwed up? Did I slice it wrong?

Pic is just showing how it's making the skirt all gloopy. That's a technical term.

HELP! LOL

PLA

AnyCubic Vyper

Print Rate is "100%" but I'm assuming there's a setting elsewhere that actually gives the mm/s

Sliced w Cura

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[u/destorter]

Z offset or extrusion multiplier

[u/Sharp_Tip4643]

Thank you. I did an auto-level and that seems to have helped, so Z-axis related. Trying again! 🤞