Creature Creation

[Ket83]

While I don't own the game myself, I bought it as a present to my wife last christmas with all dlcs.
Sadly she hardly ever plays it, and finds it too difficult & time consuming to build habitats... In the end, even with thousands of workshop items downloaded, she'd rather watch beautiful parks made by other players on youtube.
To me the game itself is really good but as I already own planet coaster, I'd buy it again for myself only if it ever comes with a creature creation kit.
Think about it, other planet biomes, freedom in creating totally new species (ala spore), almost endless possibilities.

Knowing how frontier is good at delivering powerfull building tools it would be a blast imho.

Yes, you'd lose on the "simulation" aspect, but c'mon, it's just a game. And on the other hand you'd win on the creative aspect. If you don't like "unrealistic" stuff you could simply ignore this dlc or maybe you could be interested in creating realistic animals Frontier didn't think about.
Opening this whole new aspect would also possibly regain interest/bring back some of the players leftover by the somewhat intimidating habitat builder.

No, it wouldn't conflict with the usual animals dlc packs as they come with species dedicated stuff & are more polished.
If you fear too much about this, it could be released as the last dlc of the game...

This is my 2cent, crossing fingers & hope the idea crawls to some heads @frontier.

 

[HeatherG]

Moved to Suggestions Forum

 

[MrHappy]

And then be able to sell the alien beasties that you've created in Elite where some are legal and some are not

 

[Ket83]

Sorry @heatherg23 for posting in the wrong section.
@Mr Happy, in the absolute I wouldn't mind my creations being used to populate planets in another game. I'd find it quite fun actually. But before populating the galaxy, maybe better focus on planet zoo suggestion I know it's far stretched for a simple suggestion & it will most probably never happen, but I can't help. The more I think of it, the more similarities I find between spore creature editor & planets builders. & the more I'd like to see it implemented.
In a game, would you rather take care of guinea pigs or meet the needs of a dragon from the other end of the galaxy?

 

[NZFanatic]

In a game, would you rather take care of guinea pigs or meet the needs of a dragon from the other end of the galaxy?

Neither, which is why I bought Planet Zoo.

You've missed the entire point of the game, somehow.

 

[LN]

Spore is a game where you can create your own monstrosities if that is your thing.

IMHO this does not match with what game Planet Zoo is supposed to be.

 

[Dienstbier]

Hi there,
I have no problem with it if there were dragons in the Planet Zoo, or similar.
But I would also like to keep guinea pigs in the zoo. (These are also available in a real zoo, at least in Germany)

I just don't want to create my own "monsters". At least not through a modular system.

Of course, it also includes breeding animals, but I don't want to design every little thing myself.
But it should be done by a special breed selection of mutually compatible animals.

It would also be interesting to have a zoo in other worlds with fictional animals resident there.

Would aliens react differently to terrestrial animals than to native ones? Would be very funny.

Only I am happy when real animals come into play.

 

[MrHappy]

I do think it's a good fun suggestion but if implemented it certainly waters down the main meaning of the game. Maybe something similar would be better later on as the game naturally drops down the listings a little. I do seem to remember an article about "There is a reason there will be no dinosaurs in PZ" and I imagine.

I wonder though, with the research, illnesses and genetics in PZ, would there be a way to make these more playable and with different outcomes to allow for the idea of creating ones own genetic strains?

 

[Ket83]

Neither, which is why I bought Planet Zoo.
You've missed the entire point of the game, somehow.

So you're interested in the strategic/business aspect of the game ? I'm not missing it, I said I like the game as is, just a lot of people don't really care about that and came in just to build beautiful zoos / get creative with habitats. Educational ? It's just a game, and why couldn't you still educate with other creatures.
In the end it's looking like you're totally missing the creative part. If there ever was a single point to that game we have both missed it.

One thing I agree is at that point it would be kind of hard to justify as they took a realistic approach to zoos.

Maybe something similar would be better later on as the game naturally drops down the listings a little.

Exactly.

I do seem to remember an article about "There is a reason there will be no dinosaurs in PZ" and I imagine.

I bet it's to stick to "realistic" zoos.

 

[horse14t]

I really like this idea, though perhaps it would be better as it's own spin-off game maybe?
In World of Zoo you can make animals have all kinds of weird colours and stuff and even change a few features like the mane and tail and such. Like turning your zebra into a horse for example.
However the game is very simplistic once you actually make your mutant critters.
Would be cool to see the idea revisited like a combo of World of Zoo and Spore.
Example of WoZ:

 

[NL_Mutso]

Personally I think it's too much.. That's basically another full game added in PC

Something like Impossible Creatures is something that could be easier achieved, It's a simpler way of modification (Click for Example : between 0:26 - 0:35 , more obvious how this works)
Still have this game somewhere but still wouldn't like it for this game.

I like the realistic (or as much possible) approach of PZ, so I don't like this idea..
Imo this suggestion conflicts with the theme of this game.
I think this kind of creativity is more suitable for different games..
The game already offers a lot of creativity with building but learning this can be difficult.