This is my first post here, and I felt like things were meant to be said. I feel as though Planet Zoo could be a outstanding game, and make positive changes if players are listened too.
Also Please you don't have to mention about Steam workshop or you think people are greedy for asking for more animals. This thread isn't for that, it's for everything else listed below.
Add
- Guest Limit Amount
(I believe this is why my game crashes and lags - "Too many Guests!") <--- Updated 11/14/19
- Bulldozer button
(It will help so much more without so much clicking)
- Auto Saves
(Be able to set a timer for a auto save)
- Fences/barriers and path should be able to drag it
(example when you build fences, floor and walls in Sims 4)
- Next Animal Button
(While in camera mode on a animal you should be able to click a arrow for the next animal in the same enclosure)
- A button to toogle on/off for unlimited Power and Water purification.
(Sandbox Mode Only) <--- Updated 11/27/19
- More Shelters for the animals
(The standard ones in the game are getting too boring.)(Add ready made Rock shelters, dens, etc.- I know I can download from steam, but stuff like this should already be added into the game.)
- More types of Donation Boxes
(I'm getting bored of placing down the same donation box. - Add new shapes or even animal shaped donation boxes.)
- Zoo Entertainers
(Animal shows - Animal trainers showing off birds, etc to a small audience of guests)
(Animal Costumed Entertainers - People dressed up as A elephant, Bird, Lion, etc.)
- Pinic Table Areas
(You can place down a Pinic Area and you just connect a path to it.)
- Staff Outfit Customizations
(Change color of outfits, patterns and style.)
- Staff's energy doesn't lower Button.
(Sandbox Mode Only) <--- Updated 11/27/19
- More Animals
(I'm happy with what we have, but I feel as though it's missing some important ones)
(Example In Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate animal addition they had to where there was a number amount of different Lions/Tigers/Jaguars/Bears etc. You click the type of animal you would like and it would come up with different animal species.) (People who don't know, watch a video to get a idea of what I mean. Personally it's helpful and organized.)
- Butterfly enclosure
Negatives
Pretty much what is mentioned and needed from above. The game is not really player friendly, and sometimes difficult to control or lay down those perfect paths/fences/barriers.
(I don't want to pay a extra 9.99 for more animals to be put in my zoo. And I could care less on the extras)
- Guests complain about "Tickets are underpriced"
(I'm not sure why this is a negative lol)
- Staff buildings/shops have a negative impact on guests <---Shops no longer have a negative impact 11/27/19?
(I personally don't mind seeing these both in zoos so I'm not sure why it's treated as a negative impact)
(Example of what negative impacts should be - A lot of animal poo, dirty enclosures, full trash cans) <----updates to negative impacts, such as litter and thrown food. 12/17/19
- Easier to sign up and play the Beta.
(This game needed a lot more feedback before it did get released.)
- Some of plants and trees are Blocky looking.
(I'm not sure if it's just the settings I am using)
- Too much talking on scenario mode
(They talk on and on and on - I just want to complete the scenario and learn more without their jokes and without them talking so much)
- Scenario mode doesn't teach a lot and gets me frustrated.
(I learned more just doing things myself in sandbox mode.)
Questionable
- Crashes
(With no autosave, a crash could ruin some hard work and time I put into the game.)
+ I don't crash anymore from guest limits since last update. Knock on wood - Update
- The Zookeepers are driving me mad.
(They ignore the enclosures - Too many pop ups about enclosures might cause dieases/Animals are hungry!)
+ Keeping 1 zookeeper and caretaker for each enclosure helps with this, but not everything yet. Prehaps making more zookeeper huts? - Update
- Too many negative popups
(I can't even play and enjoy the animals without taking care of staff not taking care of the hungry animals etc)
+ Less negative popups since I fixed how I ran each zookeeper and caretaker. Some pop up not as much. - Update
- The Bugs
(example: Staff/guests are walking backwards - Not a huge deal, but less bugs more appealing to everyone.)
+ Bugs are getting fixed everyday, I am happy there is such a good team working on these.
If anyone else has any tips/tricks to make a park better let me know.
Thanks.
My experiance with the game
The first day I played this game I was fedup with how the fences and paths were placed down. They aren't the way I want to place them down and I can't seem to get them perfect. It wasn't as simple as most games. That alone made me want to quit and get a refund for the game. And I am still debating to get a refund as this game sometimes pushes me to my limits with my patience for it. I also was annoyed with there's no bulldozer button I thought this was something major the game should have had. I automatically was also put off about the varity of animals in the game. There was animals I thought ontop of my head where I wanted to get, but they weren't in the game. This game needs a lot of patience when you are new to the game to get a hang of how the game just works.
Also Please you don't have to mention about Steam workshop or you think people are greedy for asking for more animals. This thread isn't for that, it's for everything else listed below.
Add
(I believe this is why my game crashes and lags - "Too many Guests!")
- Bulldozer button
(It will help so much more without so much clicking)
- Auto Saves
(Be able to set a timer for a auto save)
- Fences/barriers and path should be able to drag it
(example when you build fences, floor and walls in Sims 4)
- Next Animal Button
(While in camera mode on a animal you should be able to click a arrow for the next animal in the same enclosure)
- Guest favourite animal
- Guest Wish List
- Popularity of animals in your zoo
- Free tickets to get into your zoo
(Sandbox Mode Only)
- More Shelters for the animals
(The standard ones in the game are getting too boring.)(Add ready made Rock shelters, dens, etc.- I know I can download from steam, but stuff like this should already be added into the game.)
- More types of Donation Boxes
(I'm getting bored of placing down the same donation box. - Add new shapes or even animal shaped donation boxes.)
- Zoo Entertainers
(Animal shows - Animal trainers showing off birds, etc to a small audience of guests)
(Animal Costumed Entertainers - People dressed up as A elephant, Bird, Lion, etc.)
- Pinic Table Areas
(You can place down a Pinic Area and you just connect a path to it.)
- Staff Outfit Customizations
(Change color of outfits, patterns and style.)
(Sandbox Mode Only)
- More Already made guest shops.
- More avatars customizations
- More Animals
(I'm happy with what we have, but I feel as though it's missing some important ones)
(Example In Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate animal addition they had to where there was a number amount of different Lions/Tigers/Jaguars/Bears etc. You click the type of animal you would like and it would come up with different animal species.) (People who don't know, watch a video to get a idea of what I mean. Personally it's helpful and organized.)
- Butterfly enclosure
Negatives
Pretty much what is mentioned and needed from above. The game is not really player friendly, and sometimes difficult to control or lay down those perfect paths/fences/barriers.
- The shops/buildings are too hard to snap onto the themed buildings especially when it's trying to connect to a certain path nearby.
(I don't want to pay a extra 9.99 for more animals to be put in my zoo. And I could care less on the extras)
- Guests complain about "Tickets are underpriced"
(I'm not sure why this is a negative lol)
- Staff buildings/
(I personally don't mind seeing these both in zoos so I'm not sure why it's treated as a negative impact)
- Easier to sign up and play the Beta.
(This game needed a lot more feedback before it did get released.)
- Some of plants and trees are Blocky looking.
(I'm not sure if it's just the settings I am using)
- 1 way glass doesn't always face the right way
- Too much clicking
- Too much talking on scenario mode
(They talk on and on and on - I just want to complete the scenario and learn more without their jokes and without them talking so much)
- Scenario mode doesn't teach a lot and gets me frustrated.
(I learned more just doing things myself in sandbox mode.)
Questionable
- Crashes
(With no autosave, a crash could ruin some hard work and time I put into the game.)
+ I don't crash anymore from guest limits since last update. Knock on wood - Update
- The Zookeepers are driving me mad.
(They ignore the enclosures - Too many pop ups about enclosures might cause dieases/Animals are hungry!)
+ Keeping 1 zookeeper and caretaker for each enclosure helps with this, but not everything yet. Prehaps making more zookeeper huts? - Update
- Too many negative popups
(I can't even play and enjoy the animals without taking care of staff not taking care of the hungry animals etc)
+ Less negative popups since I fixed how I ran each zookeeper and caretaker. Some pop up not as much. - Update
- The Bugs
(example: Staff/guests are walking backwards - Not a huge deal, but less bugs more appealing to everyone.)
+ Bugs are getting fixed everyday, I am happy there is such a good team working on these.
If anyone else has any tips/tricks to make a park better let me know.
Thanks.My experiance with the game
The first day I played this game I was fedup with how the fences and paths were placed down. They aren't the way I want to place them down and I can't seem to get them perfect. It wasn't as simple as most games. That alone made me want to quit and get a refund for the game. And I am still debating to get a refund as this game sometimes pushes me to my limits with my patience for it. I also was annoyed with there's no bulldozer button I thought this was something major the game should have had. I automatically was also put off about the varity of animals in the game. There was animals I thought ontop of my head where I wanted to get, but they weren't in the game. This game needs a lot of patience when you are new to the game to get a hang of how the game just works.
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