Make Planet Zoo handicap accesible

[De5igual]

Well. I don't know if my suggestion could be possible, but i have to try. The fact is I am handicap with a cerebral palsy, In my case, it means I only can use one hand, as my other one is paralyzed. I bought Planet Zoo thinking I can play it only with my mouse, as I used to play with other similar games in the past, but sadly I realized you have to use the keyboard at the same time as the mouse to play planet zoo properly ( even if i try to configure my mouse in a way that i was able to avoid some keyboard commands, it is very hard to play). So after trying, i sadly stopped playing because it was really annoying and kind of frustrating to struggle even just to place an object properly. So, that being said, I suggest to enable some kind of easy play mode or something similar for people like me, who have reduced capabilities/ are handicap. Maybe some kind of menu where we can able to point with the mouse the actions / commands you wanna execute. I think that also, would help people without disabilities as well to enjoy even more the experience playing ( kinda like what you just do with the Bulldozer tool in your latest update)
I know we could be a minority and it won't be profitable for you, but It will mean the world for some of us.

 

[FoxyDee]

Just throwing in my support, making games more accessible is always a great suggestion.

 

[Captain Callum]

Well. I don't know if my suggestion could be possible, but i have to try. The fact is I am handicap with a cerebral palsy, In my case, it means I only can use one hand, as my other one is paralyzed. I bought Planet Zoo thinking I can play it only with my mouse, as I used to play with other similar games in the past, but sadly I realized you have to use the keyboard at the same time as the mouse to play planet zoo properly ( even if i try to configure my mouse in a way that i was able to avoid some keyboard commands, it is very hard to play). So after trying, i sadly stopped playing because it was really annoying and kind of frustrating to struggle even just to place an object properly. So, that being said, I suggest to enable some kind of easy play mode or something similar for people like me, who have reduced capabilities/ are handicap. Maybe some kind of menu where we can able to point with the mouse the actions / commands you wanna execute. I think that also, would help people without disabilities as well to enjoy even more the experience playing ( kinda like what you just do with the Bulldozer tool in your latest update)
I know we could be a minority and it won't be profitable for you, but It will mean the world for some of us.

I thought it was possible to play with just mouse , it takes a bit more work with no keyboard but it is possible. Like place an object, click the X on the menu, click on advanced move for an object then move the object to the desired position. Scrolling the screen can be enabling edge scrolling in the camera settings. I use mouse alot of the time for precise movements when building and always tend to forget the shortcuts

Of course improved accessibility is a great idea for those who struggle. There are many aspects of the game which are unnecessarily complicated

 

[SibCDC]

I support this request. Accessibility of video games is very important to a lot of people and not every gaming company gets things right. I know that in the UK, where Frontier is located, there's an awesome charity called Special Effect. I got to know them through the Yogscast's yearly Jingle Jam charity livestreams and it is amazing what they have accomplished already. It always warms my heart to see people who might not be able to play and enjoy video games because of their disability enjoy the same things that I do when gaming. @De5igual Special Effect has some online resources to help people play games on their website and maybe Frontier can contact them to work on software or integrate options directly into the game so it becomes more accessible.

 

[Ona]

I agree, this would be really cool to see Could go hand in hand with an urban DLC too, just sayin Frontier

 

[Marvinb]

While im not effected direktly, a good friend of mine is. So i full heartedly support this

 

[jcp011c]

I support this for sure. I wonder what the extent or technology is for voice commanded game controls. Not just for planet zoo of course, for all types of games. Of course, that isn't always an option for some either, but it's a thought.