Am I the only one that wishes we had map options that weren’t completely flat? Like a tropical map that had water and a lot of trees. Or a taiga/temperature map that had mountains or cliffs? Forests with areas of plains. One of my local zoos has a lot of hills and even some cliffs that they had to work around when building the exhibits which adds some realism for me. Also it is hard to create realistic mountains with the current terrain shaping tools without spending hours on it.
Maps that aren’t flat please
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Same, but I feel like we asked for that after release and we got the South American Tropical map in response, with it's level 100 terraforming. Something in between would be nice. I'd love to be able to randomize a map by setting the percentages of water, mountains and flat terrain.
In truth, I was actually very surprised we did not get a "seaside" type of map with the aquatic pack.
In truth, I was actually very surprised we did not get a "seaside" type of map with the aquatic pack.
i also feel like the South American map is significantly smaller than the other maps which is frustrating. To be creative around terrain you have to be able to spread out a bit more.
I keep saying this but whilst the backgrounds are beautiful they are also over the top. It would be great if we had a ‘basic’ version of each map that doesn’t have hills or mountains or huge dramatically shaped formations in the background. Just a low lying horizon, like in the new desert map.
I would love to do a tropical zoo but the background landscape is far too dramatic and unrealistic. Even the less dramatic temperate hills can be problematic if you want to make a zoo somewhere more flat like most of the Netherlands for example.
I would LOVE a map with a city background. I always wonder how guests are getting to these zoos in the middle of nowhere...
Star Trek Technology. What else do you think how the Guest Spawners work?
We should really get some Way to customize the Landscape before building the Zoo. I would really like Options to select the Background, special Stuff like letting the Zoo be close to the Ocean, Rivers, Lakes, customize kinds of Plants and Plant Density, if a pre-terraformed Map exists we also need the Option to select if we want it so we won't need to flatten the Terrain for a tropical South American Zoo. Maybe some Settings for the Weather would also be nice. For Example where my Zoo is located it gets down to - 8°C during Winter but the Game allows only - -2°C for some Reason (rarely - 3°C), it would also be absolutely awesome if we could get a Setting to activate realistic Seasons. We could also get Options to select how often it should rain.
I don't necessarily crave for non-flat maps but I miss beautifully shaped PC backgrounds. With lakes, and hills and caves and lot's of trees. I also miss "cave entry" instead of PZ's "spawn from nowhere" style.
I would like to have manual temperature selection in sandbox. It’s really annoying that the snow disappears the minute it stops snowing unless you are on the tundra map.Star Trek Technology. What else do you think how the Guest Spawners work?
We should really get some Way to customize the Landscape before building the Zoo. I would really like Options to select the Background, special Stuff like letting the Zoo be close to the Ocean, Rivers, Lakes, customize kinds of Plants and Plant Density, if a pre-terraformed Map exists we also need the Option to select if we want it so we won't need to flatten the Terrain for a tropical South American Zoo. Maybe some Settings for the Weather would also be nice. For Example where my Zoo is located it gets down to - 8°C during Winter but the Game allows only - -2°C for some Reason (rarely - 3°C), it would also be absolutely awesome if we could get a Setting to activate realistic Seasons. We could also get Options to select how often it should rain.
That's weird. In Franchise Mode it stays for some Time in the temperate Biome
That is weird. In sandbox when you switch to snow the weather changes to snowing and the temperature goes down, relatively gradually. When you switch to cloudy skies, for example, the temperature immediately climbs and the snow melts.
I assume because you're changing it manually. If you would let the Weather be normal, the Snow probably wouldn't melt that fast. Maybe they could include Temperature Control Options in Sandbox
what I wish Is that we could use maps created by players in Franchise. Sandbox can just download awesomely terraformed maps. You can even open Challenge maps in Sandbox. Franchise gets Jack. Almost like we're being punished for not playing sandbox.
This. All of this.
Also, generic maps that match where they are continent-speaking. I'm not a fan of a grassland map in NA looking like an African savanna.
Also, generic maps that match where they are continent-speaking. I'm not a fan of a grassland map in NA looking like an African savanna.
I would actually enjoy a few more maps like the "new" tropical SA map they added with the SA Pack. Maps that don't have uniform terrain, a creative challenge. Reminds me of Jurassic World Evolution actually. 
YES! I don't understand why we can't use them in franchise mode. As someone who plays franchise and isn't good with terrain manipulation, this would be a dream come true.
This is my biggest gripe with both Planet games, empty, lifeless maps.
Just wish we had some maps that were pre-made and empty of construction. We have a few on the Steam Workshop, but they're incredibly difficult to find as they're buried in peoples fully built Zoo's and also can't be used on Franchise.
Just wish we had some maps that were pre-made and empty of construction. We have a few on the Steam Workshop, but they're incredibly difficult to find as they're buried in peoples fully built Zoo's and also can't be used on Franchise.
The toronto zoo and oakland zoo are both extremely hilly...you can't even get to part of the oakland zoo without a gondola ride up a hill. The toronto zoo's North America section is literally a 2 mile hike uphill/downhill.
The game desperately needs an option for pre terraformed maps!
