Note: 70 pages into the wish list thread, I decided to make a dedicated post for my post :/
Now that I'm finally playing the game, I want to first say, Thank you to the devs for making the most amazing and beautiful game I only dreamed of having when I was 3 (back in 1996).
Here's a list of things I would LOVE to see in the game:
There could even be the option to have the cars stop at different pens with rest areas and picnic areas too (and the restroom...).
Living quarters for staff would be an interesting addition as well.
While this game does offer the ability to create our dream dinosaur park on all 5 of the islands, what if there was a New Game+ situation where players could make THE Dream Park?
Your mission is to set up operations on the island of Isla Sorna complete with Living Quarters for the works (a possible add-on feature), Research Centers, Creation Labs, Expedition Centers, and holding pens for all the animals that will be shipped to the main island (Isla Nublar).
You will have to excavate fossils based on records of real-world dig sites from 1993 and earlier dates.
You could stick to the known InGen list of dinosaurs or you could go to town by breeding whatever the heck you dig up.
This scenario will probably be a bit unorthodox when compared to the vanilla game mechanics since you'll probably have to rely on contracts and sell-able minerals for extra income due to the absence of guests.
Speaking of contracts, instead of the associates featured in the game, you would get the following...
- John Hammond in place of Cabot Finch. While no one can truly replace the late, great, Richard Attenborough, he could be voiced by either his brother (David Attenborough) or someone that convincingly sounds like John Hammond.
- John Arnold in the Head of Security role (with Samuel Jackson reprising his role if you guys can afford him)
- Robert Muldoon playing the help tips role similar to what Owen does in the vanilla game.
- Ed Regis for Head of Entertainment (that guy with the hat that drove the jeep in the first half of JP). He could probably be voiced by anyone since he didn't have any dialogue in the film.
- Young Henry Wu as Head of Science (voiced by a young person obviously).
- Dennis Nedry (voiced by Wayne Knight) would take Wu's place as the antagonizing character. Instead of being bitter all the time (like Wu was) he could be smug and full of himself like he was in the original movie. Granted, any sabotage that occurs will probably be him but, he'll predictably accuse other people and get away with it (because we already know what happens).
There would be a series of missions and contracts that involve building the locations from the original park as well as locations that were either in the film or the novel (which is where the other wish list request comes into play).
The player would have to follow through with all of these tasks while also staying on their toes to overcome chaotic events like tropical storms, corporate rivals, unruly dinosaurs (like the Big One), and maintaining plenty of counter-measures to prevent the events of the first film from happening (the incident).
Ergo, an alternate time line.
John Hammond has sadly passed away and he left the park in the ownership of the player instead of his nephew, Peter Ludlow (who is still alive in this timeline).
The player is tasked with upgrading the original park (the game would load the player's original park layout and assets) with modernized features from the base game in conjunction to the classic Jurassic Park features (i.e. no Visitor Center ruins).
The divisions would then feature a mix of new and old with older John Arnold still as head of Security, Henry Wu (not as an antagonist) as the head of Science, and Isaac Clement as the head of Entertainment.
The player would even be able to research new content and even breed the JP3 Spinosaurus and the Indominus Rex as risky contracts from Wu (even if they do go against Hammond's vision).
By this point, I would probably have to say, thanks for reading through all of this lol
I'm sure this last part of the list is a pretty tall order but, it would make for an amazing DLC/Expansion pack for the game.
Heck, I wouldn't even be mad if I had to pay for these scenarios as DLC because it would probably be the greatest piece of fan-service the JP community could ever get ♥
If you guys can't do these scenarios, at least the smaller stuff before it would be fine ?
Again, thank you Frontier for the amazing game and thanks even more if you guys took the time to read through all of rambling lol
Now that I'm finally playing the game, I want to first say, Thank you to the devs for making the most amazing and beautiful game I only dreamed of having when I was 3 (back in 1996).
Here's a list of things I would LOVE to see in the game:
The Park Drive
This is like the #1 thing I was hoping to see in the game (complete with the iconic Land Rovers). Would it be effective for bazillions of guests? Probably not but, those hamster balls just don't have the same charm as those clashing red and lime green tracked Land Rovers ♥
There could even be the option to have the cars stop at different pens with rest areas and picnic areas too (and the restroom...).
Jurassic Park Building Variants and Staff Amenities
The designs for guest and operations buildings can get old pretty fast. I would love to see the old Visitor Center and buildings like the hotel get full "vintage" treatment based on how they appeared in concept art for the novel and the movie. I know there's Safari Lodge concept art out there somewhere. Site B building variants would be cool too (without all the raptors and overgrowth of course).
Living quarters for staff would be an interesting addition as well.
Jungle River Cruise
Of course, the elusive Jungle River Cruise from the book and the cutting room floor of the first movie. Who wouldn't want to sail along a river with ancient giants?
Restrooms
I know its a bit of a joke but, maybe include the hut variant as a level 1 type of thing and high occupancy restroom facilities as an unlockable building (like the large/small power stations).
Unlocking Extinct Flora
Sure, the simplified mechanics of plopping vague jungle trees and water into paddocks is all fine and dandy but, it would be awesome if you could recreate long extinct plant life to make dinosaurs feel more "at-home". I know the idea was explored in Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs but, I would love to see it appear in Evolution as an added bonus on top of the generic trees and plants. That way, there could 'okay' dinosaurs with the generic stuff and then 'happy' dinosaurs with foliage from their respective periods.
Prequel Missions
Having spent the entire day playing the game on Mantaceros, I'm already under the impression that the entire game is set post-Jurassic World so the game probably still has plenty of surprises for me but, in the off-chance that this idea isn't already in the game, I'll pitch these ideas I had for post-Nublar content.
While this game does offer the ability to create our dream dinosaur park on all 5 of the islands, what if there was a New Game+ situation where players could make THE Dream Park?
Scenario A: Site B
The year is 1989. You take on the role of an unnamed InGen associate that was appointed to aid John Hammond in making his dinosaur park a reality.Your mission is to set up operations on the island of Isla Sorna complete with Living Quarters for the works (a possible add-on feature), Research Centers, Creation Labs, Expedition Centers, and holding pens for all the animals that will be shipped to the main island (Isla Nublar).
You will have to excavate fossils based on records of real-world dig sites from 1993 and earlier dates.
You could stick to the known InGen list of dinosaurs or you could go to town by breeding whatever the heck you dig up.
This scenario will probably be a bit unorthodox when compared to the vanilla game mechanics since you'll probably have to rely on contracts and sell-able minerals for extra income due to the absence of guests.
Speaking of contracts, instead of the associates featured in the game, you would get the following...
- John Hammond in place of Cabot Finch. While no one can truly replace the late, great, Richard Attenborough, he could be voiced by either his brother (David Attenborough) or someone that convincingly sounds like John Hammond.
- John Arnold in the Head of Security role (with Samuel Jackson reprising his role if you guys can afford him)
- Robert Muldoon playing the help tips role similar to what Owen does in the vanilla game.
- Ed Regis for Head of Entertainment (that guy with the hat that drove the jeep in the first half of JP). He could probably be voiced by anyone since he didn't have any dialogue in the film.
- Young Henry Wu as Head of Science (voiced by a young person obviously).
- Dennis Nedry (voiced by Wayne Knight) would take Wu's place as the antagonizing character. Instead of being bitter all the time (like Wu was) he could be smug and full of himself like he was in the original movie. Granted, any sabotage that occurs will probably be him but, he'll predictably accuse other people and get away with it (because we already know what happens).
Scenario B: Isla Nublar
After finishing Scenario A, the player would be moved to the main island where they would be tasked by John Hammond to build his park.There would be a series of missions and contracts that involve building the locations from the original park as well as locations that were either in the film or the novel (which is where the other wish list request comes into play).
The player would have to follow through with all of these tasks while also staying on their toes to overcome chaotic events like tropical storms, corporate rivals, unruly dinosaurs (like the Big One), and maintaining plenty of counter-measures to prevent the events of the first film from happening (the incident).
Scenario C and D: San Diego and Orlando
These scenarios are hit-or-miss as they could imply that the off-site locations would become realities after the success of the Jurassic Park. Ergo, an alternate time line.
Scenario E: The Legacy Continues
The time of the game skips back to near present-day.John Hammond has sadly passed away and he left the park in the ownership of the player instead of his nephew, Peter Ludlow (who is still alive in this timeline).
The player is tasked with upgrading the original park (the game would load the player's original park layout and assets) with modernized features from the base game in conjunction to the classic Jurassic Park features (i.e. no Visitor Center ruins).
The divisions would then feature a mix of new and old with older John Arnold still as head of Security, Henry Wu (not as an antagonist) as the head of Science, and Isaac Clement as the head of Entertainment.
The player would even be able to research new content and even breed the JP3 Spinosaurus and the Indominus Rex as risky contracts from Wu (even if they do go against Hammond's vision).
By this point, I would probably have to say, thanks for reading through all of this lol
I'm sure this last part of the list is a pretty tall order but, it would make for an amazing DLC/Expansion pack for the game.
Heck, I wouldn't even be mad if I had to pay for these scenarios as DLC because it would probably be the greatest piece of fan-service the JP community could ever get ♥
If you guys can't do these scenarios, at least the smaller stuff before it would be fine ?
Again, thank you Frontier for the amazing game and thanks even more if you guys took the time to read through all of rambling lol
