How Will You Organize Your Franchise Zoos

[xOEDragonx]

So in Franchise mode, you have a franchise that can have multiple zoos under that franchise name. This leads me to wonder, how will you organize your franchise zoos on terms of species, biomes, etc?

Do you plan on having one zoo of each biome under your franchise or multiple of each biome? Will you try to have every species in every one of your zoos or will you only have species based on that zoos biome in that zoo? Will you have a bunch of zoos that only specialize in certain animals like big cats or bears or ungulates?

Personally, I'm torn between having a single zoo in each biome that has as many species as possible in each zoo (to simulate building several big zoos around the world) or a franchise that has a variety of zoos that focus on just certain groups of animals and picking the biome just based on the majority of the species I'll keep there (to simulate having sanctuaries/reservations for like primates, big cats, etc.).

 

[Cile]

I think I will have like a main zoo, that will be a variety of things, and then a few smaller ones branched off for breeding programs, and then I will work out on a cat specific zoo also, the breeding programs will probably just be for breeding cats, I also want to incorporate red pandas in all of them, because who doesn't want red pandas in all of their zoos. XD
Granted none of that in any specific order, i think working on breeding programs first will be most beneficial in the long run. That way i have a nice supply for my main zoo's.

 

[NL_Mutso]

Most likely 1 main zoo with a lot of species and then a couple 'smaller' ones.. From the main zoo, moving animals.
Also with animals more specified to that biome... but not exclusive to others.. But a polar bear in Africa, the won't match. Even if you get your enclose perfect..
Wouldn't like the look in an African inspired zoo.

Also depends on the scenery stuff we get, i want to make a proper themed one.

 

[xOEDragonx]

That's another awesome idea. One "main" zoo that can function as conservation facility where your main focus is breeding to improve genetics on many or all species, then sending your best quality animals off to your other zoos to your best quality displays. Or something like that XD

 

[Firestar97]

I will make my Main-Zoo in a temperate Region in Europe and another one somewhere else. The Main-Zoo will have a lot of Species. Maybe someday all Species in the Game. The other Park will mainly be for Breeding-Purposes

 

[eliselove]

I'm more of a sandbox player, and I don't think sandbox and franchise will merge so to speak. My sandbox park will be the big zoo (which I have already designed lol, sad I know but I'm already sick of waiting lol) The plan is to build everything from scratch.
Maybe I'll touch base in franchise when I'm sick of building in sandbox. I'll use more blueprints and stuff downloaded from the workshop. I'll couple it with another zoo and have some sort of breeding programme going on, especially for the much more rarer animals.

Just a thought - I'm guessing donation boxes will be obsolete in sandbox mode as you won't need donations as you'll have unlimited funds?

 

[MaximusSC]

One zoo per species. Only because no one else is doing that.

No, seriously. I have not thought about it much. I figured each zoo I create would be similar in size and scope and would contain mostly different species of animals so as I can have a place where I have at least a pair of every species. One zoo, at least, might be reserved for breeding purposes for the community challenges.

 

[MaximusSC]

I'm more of a sandbox player, and I don't think sandbox and franchise will merge so to speak. My sandbox park will be the big zoo (which I have already designed lol, sad I know but I'm already sick of waiting lol) The plan is to build everything from scratch.
Maybe I'll touch base in franchise when I'm sick of building in sandbox. I'll use more blueprints and stuff downloaded from the workshop. I'll couple it with another zoo and have some sort of breeding programme going on, especially for the much more rarer animals.

Just a thought - I'm guessing donation boxes will be obsolete in sandbox mode as you won't need donations as you'll have unlimited funds?

There is supposed to be a new mode that is currently unnamed that will be similar to the franchise mode but will be offline (so likely no conservation credits) but will have a money aspect and challenges to deal with. In that mode I would suspect that donation boxes will still be useful and needed.

 

[Merit Selket]

I only have a rough idea, there will be the beginning of my franchise, then I might check out career mode to see what else the game has to offer and then I am sure more ideas pop into my head. I am a person who can not plan much ahead, because I need my "creative chaos". I might also spent most time in sandbox because I love to build, for me it is importand not to think and plan much before I start or else it would ruin the game for me before the fun beginns

 

[HighMage]

I think I will keep it pretty simple. I warm weather zoo, one cool, and maybe a temperate one. Keep the appropriate animals in each zoo, and use the temperate and make it look really nice, maybe, not sure yet on that third. Keeps me from spending too much of my Conservation Credits on zoos, and avoids the upkeep of heaters/coolers in the wrong environment. When one of the warm or cool weather zoos is filled, then create a new one and fill and mange it as part of my network/ark.

 

[Barje]

god i wish there would be enough Animals do i could make continent themed sections. I loved to make in my modded ZT2 Giant ring shaped barrier dovlrced for siberian Tiger and Bengal Tiger/grizzly bear and polar bear. I also tried to make full zoo with my mod Animals,but after south america section game crashed due to me using ultra huge map from mod which was bugged. I Hope ill be able to do similliar thing on planet zoo instead

 

[Swjosdotschka]

If I try franchise and am not fed-up buy cheap buying and re-selling for more, I am planning to have one franchise for each biome. I will only have species of that biome in that zoo, because the concept behind my franchise is conservation, so breeding and releasing to the wild is the main goal, Of course that means breed for quality as well.

Considering how many biomes we have and that my main focus will always be setting myself loose in franchise, I will have no social life whatsoever after the 5th of novembre ^^

 

[Balwick]

I'm intending to build every zoo I have in mind in franchise, with the possible exception of one highly conceptual design. Some will be more species-specific than others, but the main centrepiece will be what I envision as my "dream" zoo, with pretty much every available animal included.

 

[Rainchen]

I will probably keep a lot of different zoos, I would like to make it more in terms of having specific animals just in the biomes that fit them, but would also like to have a place to put animals I don't really have use for in my zoos anymore. Like old animals or infertile ones etc, so I will probably have additional zoos just for keeping those, since those can't be released to the wild anymore

 

[AndyZoos]

I will probably put together some specific to Africa, as well as a more "general" zoo with a variety of animals from across the world. As the game currently stands it doesn't allow for a lot of region-specific variety beyond Africa so... I'll start out small and hope that DLC allows for more flexibility in the future!

I don't plan on developing a ton of zoos in Franchise mode (maybe 3-4 at most), as I'll probably focus primarily on sandbox mode.

 

[bamber]

Up the centre in each zoo I want Catering, exhibits and "walkthroughs" of that region but a big area of "endangered animals" that I breed and move between zoos (so each zoo to have a set of pandas etc) and if they don't "get it on" I can swap around my pandas to find compatible pairs

Two Biomes down each side of different areas

and across the top edge Primates and big cats

 

[AlexVonHumbug]

if inbreeding is a thing in the game, then i will spread certain species over several zoos, just to have enough lines to avoid it. i am a big fan of independance and self sustain. is it mathematically possible to have enclosures on the map for all 50 or more species? a single good working hippo enclosures with a good group already needs 8000 sqm. i dont know, how much space there is.

 

[dannydanbo]

I was thinking that I might try having a zoo in each biome filled only with animals from that biome. Basically an African Zoo, an Asian Zoo, etc. They would all share part of the company name. For example, Dolittle Zoo: Africa.

 

[strixsacra]

My plans for my zoos are one with the animals grouped by what part of the world they are from (Verne Zoo), one where I will have all the animal sorted by species (Lignum Vitae Zoo), and I also plan on recreating my beta zoo with maybe the rest of the beta animal list I failed to trade for since I was only sort a few species (Ut Ad Operari Zoo).

 

[ctthomas]

I don't think I'd enjoy regularly playing more than 1 zoo, unless I get bored of it and want to make another.

I was thinking similarly to others, though, in that I might make other "zoos" which are really more of breeding facilities. I wouldn't focus too much on guest happiness there; I would just rotate animals in and out of my main zoo in order to establish good breeding lines and keep the high quality ones in my main zoo.

Might be a management nightmare though so I haven't decided yet.