I think we should have some sort of botany feature in the Zoopedia and I wanted to share my ideas.
There are so many plants in the game, and many of them are found on multiple continents, that it can be very confusing for players who don't know where the plants actually came from. The botany section in the Zoopedia can help players narrow down their plant selection when building habitats or themed zoos so that they can accurately represent the region that the player wants to recreate. The Zoopedia entries for the plants are essentially the same as the animals as they contain info regarding their genus/species, general facts, and even their conservation status; plants cannot be researched and thus have no fun fact section, they also lack a species data section.
Another feature that works alongside the botany section that I thought of: A small bonus in environmental-related welfare points can be granted when animals are given native plants suited for their region; if a plant is not native to the region but is still native to the continent, it does not give the bonus. I also think that introducing plants in regions where they don't belong (i.e. weeping willows in Oceania) can reduce environmental welfare points by a little bit, essentially a negative-bonus. This feature can be turned off in sandbox mode alongside any other welfare-related options.
I don't know much about plants but I think having a feature like that would be very helpful and potentially even make players learn about the plants featured in the game. They're organisms too after all!
There are so many plants in the game, and many of them are found on multiple continents, that it can be very confusing for players who don't know where the plants actually came from. The botany section in the Zoopedia can help players narrow down their plant selection when building habitats or themed zoos so that they can accurately represent the region that the player wants to recreate. The Zoopedia entries for the plants are essentially the same as the animals as they contain info regarding their genus/species, general facts, and even their conservation status; plants cannot be researched and thus have no fun fact section, they also lack a species data section.
Another feature that works alongside the botany section that I thought of: A small bonus in environmental-related welfare points can be granted when animals are given native plants suited for their region; if a plant is not native to the region but is still native to the continent, it does not give the bonus. I also think that introducing plants in regions where they don't belong (i.e. weeping willows in Oceania) can reduce environmental welfare points by a little bit, essentially a negative-bonus. This feature can be turned off in sandbox mode alongside any other welfare-related options.
I don't know much about plants but I think having a feature like that would be very helpful and potentially even make players learn about the plants featured in the game. They're organisms too after all!
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