Forgive me if people have spoken about this before. But my favorite expansion in the old Zoo Tycoon games were the ones that added extinct wildlife to the games and I wanted to suggest/ask if such content
Extinct Animals
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It's not a popular idea here. Planet Zoo is not supposed to be Zoo Tycoon; the game is rooted in the idea of building a realistic zoo with animal welfare and conservation at the forefront of in-game decisions. Zoo Tycoon was an outright fantasy. Not to mention, Frontier already has their dinosaur zoo game in Jurassic World Evolution, and other studios are making games like Prehistoric Kingdom which is basically Planet Zoo but for extinct animals.
More to the point, there are still dozens of extant zoo animals that could be included in this game, and they should always take a higher priority over more fantastical elements such as extinct animals. I mean, we still don't even know if we're getting birds, which are a cornerstone of zoos; if they gave us Ice Age animals before we got birds, a lot of people would be pretty furious.
More to the point, there are still dozens of extant zoo animals that could be included in this game, and they should always take a higher priority over more fantastical elements such as extinct animals. I mean, we still don't even know if we're getting birds, which are a cornerstone of zoos; if they gave us Ice Age animals before we got birds, a lot of people would be pretty furious.
I would not buy an extinct pack and hope there will not be one in the game. There are still so many living animals which I would like to see in planet Zoo that I would find it useless to bring extinct animals to the game. But that is just my opinion. There should be an own game for extinct animals like it is jwe for dinosaurs.
As much as I'd love extinct animals they're probably not happening at this rate
Okay with you and neither do I want to have dinosaurs or missing animals
Same, I'd love extinct animals, but I'm afraid it's not gonna happen. I think I'll eventually try my hand at Prehistoric Kingdom when it is released.
A game that has a focus on conservation and preservation hardly makes a good point about either topic by then saying "Hey, you can bring them back from extinction."
Just mho, but this is an instance of "The messaging is more important than the gameplay."
Just mho, but this is an instance of "The messaging is more important than the gameplay."
There's far too many fascinating living creatures that ought to be added that extinct ones are practically a negative priority in my eyes. That's part of why I'm excited about Prehistoric Kingdom, though, so that we can hopefully get the best of both worlds.
Completely agree with both statements you made. I am strongly opposed to the idea of adding extinct animals to Planet Zoo but also VERY MUCH looking forward to Prehistoric Kingdom.
I don't need "one game to rule them all"....I'd much prefer two different games, which though similiar, have different focus.
However, I can also see that giving us a DLC pack with animals gone extinct because of humans through overhunting or lack of conservation is something that goes very well with Planet Zoo's themes:
"Preserving animal species is important, and these are the instances where we failed. Try to do better!"
And then we could get (7+1):
- Golden toad (Incilius periglenes) - extinct 1989. First species verified to go extinct due to climate change.
- Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf) (Thylacinus cynocephalus) - extinct 1936. Marsupial striped predator that lived in Tasmania and Australia. Last one shot dead by a farmer.
- Bubal hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselapus buselapus) - extinct 1925. Decimated during the French conquest of Algeria and then hunted to extinction. Protection came in 1933, which was 8 years too late.
- Quagga (Equus quagga quagga) - extinct 1883. Uniquely colored zebra subspecies that was half brown, half striped. Hunted to extinction.
- Great auk (Pinguinus impennis) - extinct 1852. Penguin-like bird that was not a penguin, discovered before we knew penguins existed. Penguins are actually named penguins because they looked like great auks. It lived in the North Atlantic. Its down was used to stuff pillows. Hunted to extinction.
- Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) - extinct 1768. Huge friendly sea cow that was hunted to extinction within 27 years of its discovery.
- Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) - extinct 1662. A big and slow bird that was hunted to extinction by explorers, who ate them. One of the most culturally significant human-caused extinctions.
- Aurochs (Bos primigenius) - extinct 1627. Ancestor of our modern cattle, and survived all the way through the middle ages until it was hunted to extinction.
I'm actually getting super excited for such a pack now I've written this down!
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How are you not seeing the contradiction there? The Zoopedia, right now, is filled with information which they took great pains to make accurate. How exactly do you explain a living animal in your zoo where the Zoopedia says that they are extinct? I'm sorry, but I can't agree with you.
At the most, to be in the game than these animals should be conservation boards if the message is to be "These are the instances where we failed. Try to do better!" Otherwise your saying "It doesn't matter, human ingenuity will find a way to bring them back." with your actions, regardless of what words are used.
No offense, but the Zoopedia information isn't terribly accurate (mainly the binomial names for several species).
And for lore reasons, they could always just use the "Extinct in the Wild" tag, which has already been implemented into the game.
And for lore reasons, they could always just use the "Extinct in the Wild" tag, which has already been implemented into the game.
I said they took great pains, not that they consistently succeeded. LOL
It's not as simple as "If you don't like it, don't buy it." For me, this is an issue of principle regarding the messaging. Messaging matters more broadly than just one's personal influence. On issues of conservation and the environment, I care about all messaging across the entire globe, not just that which directly enters my sphere of influence. Because the issue is a world issue, not a personal one.I was in the middle of a reply, but Mjmannella said it better.
Don't like it, don't buy the packIn the hypothetical instance they would actually make a pack like this, which I don't think they will. But it certainly would be awesome, and congruent with the game's message.
We'll just have to agree to disagree.
I honestly don't understand what your problem is exactly. So yes, let's agree to disagree.
Very true, and I am sure he (or she, correct me if I am wrong) would not buy such pack. However it is important to note that he has a right to state that he would not like to have such pack,just as you have a right to state that you would like it. Especially with the limited animal slots, adding non existent animals would mean lesser living animals which many, many more are currently still missing from the game.Don't like it, don't buy the pack
The thing is though, nowhere did I state or even imply that they couldn't? They came at my reply pretty fiercely, and I remained polite. (was tempted to reply fiercely as well, but chose not to.)
I agree with you that there are so many animals still missing from the game that take priority over an extinct animal pack.
By all means! The forum is a place of discussion after all. Just think that the "dont like it, dont buy it" is often used to shut down different opinions on the matter. Just wanted to say that, moving on.