New game mode

[Skreeya]

Free Play/ Single Game/ Park mode: a mode where we can freely build a park on an island of our choosing outside of the campaign mode. There would be no Hammond fund fee (or give us the option to turn it on or off) and a difficulty setting to set the amount of storms, break outs, diseases, etc.
Getting five stars on these islands could unlock skins or other stuff, and possibly sandbox mode for them as well. It would give us even more replay value out of the game.
We would still have a reason to play through the campaign too. Because someone playing from the beginning will need to do contracts and hit the requirements on the islands to unlock certain things still, in the campaign, in order to use them in Park Mode.
And possibly even allow us to choose a map size for each island. The usual; small, medium, large and perhaps x-large(?) By expanding the boundaries already in place. Kinda banking on getting new and improved terrain tools (cough) so we can raise and lower mountains in the playable area.
All the bits are already in the game with the campaign and challenge mode. I wouldn't think it'd be much trouble to rework what's already there to include this mode. Maybe this will fill the void of not having a island generation system. Since new areas and perhaps new islands could be on the way with future dlc?

 

[Jurassic Tyrant King]

Free Play/ Single Game/ Park mode: a mode where we can freely build a park on an island of our choosing outside of the campaign mode. There would be no Hammond fund fee (or give us the option to turn it on or off) and a difficulty setting to set the amount of storms, break outs, diseases, etc.
Getting five stars on these islands could unlock skins or other stuff, and possibly sandbox mode for them as well. It would give us even more replay value out of the game.
We would still have a reason to play through the campaign too. Because someone playing from the beginning will need to do contracts and hit the requirements on the islands to unlock certain things still, in the campaign, in order to use them in Park Mode.
And possibly even allow us to choose a map size for each island. The usual; small, medium, large and perhaps x-large(?) By expanding the boundaries already in place. Kinda banking on getting new and improved terrain tools (cough) so we can raise and lower mountains in the playable area.
All the bits are already in the game with the campaign and challenge mode. I wouldn't think it'd be much trouble to rework what's already there to include this mode. Maybe this will fill the void of not having a island generation system. Since new areas and perhaps new islands could be on the way with future dlc?

Yes this is exactly what we need I agree with everything you just said I really hope Frontier reads this and approves of it because this is what we need for the game in the future.

 

[Pixelated Sparkster]

This is definitely needed. It should help us have a different mode where all unlocked buildings and dinosaurs remain unlocked, not needing to go to the new dlc missions again per save slot.

 

[Skreeya]

Now if we could get a mode like this, what does that mean for nublar? Since playing through nublar in this mode would potentially unlock a sandbox mode for it. That would be redundnant. Could our saves be coverted over to the new mode and an actual campaign story be added to nublar? Is this how we unlock the new game mode? How angry would everyone be if their nublars were reset and existing parks lost in the update? It would suck, but having the ability to keep building more parks and rebuild, it wouldn't be a terrible thing. But could it be a viable option, to lose them if they can't be saved, in order to expand the game and bring up the replay value? That is if, in the end, they can't find a way to covert them to a new mode without corrupting the files.

 

[Skreeya]

Do we leave nublar out of it? Leaving the original nublar map forever in the campaign. But I suppose that'd be okay too since more maps for nublar are possible in future updates. Or maybe a new special nublar map just for the new mode and 5 starring that one would unlock the other island maps for the mode? Actually, I think that'd be great best solution now that I think about it. What do you guys think?

 

[Pixelated Sparkster]

You know what I think? I think we could either go:

That we use nublar to unlock the new park mode.

OR

We 5 star all the islands and nublar to unlock new park mode.

I was thinking we could do the latter, that way finishing campaign mode unlocks a major game mode for us that is otherwise endless. And Nublar is there for a taste and those who cannot 5 star all the islands.

 

[Skreeya]

I like it! See, options. They could implement a mode like this and have a number of ways they could go about it to open it to the players, when it drops. And not make the original nublar redundant. ::Cough:: Frontier look over here ::cough::

 

[Pixelated Sparkster]

Hey, so I have been thinking about it. Don’t we technically have this mode as sandbox mode? Because this is what is puzzling me.

If we were to play the game in sandbox mode, we could build our parks from the ground up in any set of rules we desire.

And if we want to play from the ground up with progression and not much in challenge, we could play challenge mode in easy or medium.

So i think your mode could be a seperate sandbox mode where all islands are unlocked and free to play on with all dlc dinosaurs and objects ready to use, like how it unlocks in challenge mode.

It will make for a wonderful after game reward, to play on any map with sandbox options. Sandbox mode nublar could still be available in campaign, but this all map sandbox mode are for the players who get to unlock every thing and complete every thing in campaign without needing to worry about story and missions.

I would love for this to happen. I already liked your idea, so I will like all your comments to show how much I want this to happen.

Also I rate this 5 stars.

Also here is a dinosaur

 

[Skreeya]

Absolutely. That's very true. And if that was the case, a separate sandbox mode that included every island, would be excellent too.
But what I think the game is lacking is a Standard jpog type play. A "hey, I just want to start a new island and just build a park". Something where we create and challenge ourselves. Something to make us work for sandbox versions of the other islands.
Sure, we can do that in some manner or another with what we have already. But it's not the same. I think just the name Challenge Mode is off putting to some when casual is in mind. Even if there is an easy or medium difficulty. This mode would take all the bits and put them in one spot.
Then it adds the extra layer of changing the map size. They've already labeled the maps with a size in challenge mode. But here we can change their boundaries by selecting a different size. Adding more replay value to the game as a whole.
What if the boundaries now included those mountains in the middle of sorna and matanceros? We can now raise or lower them. Build atop the mountain in sorna for once even. Expand the map into the regions we can see and probably could/ should build in.
Heck, give us sliders when choosing the maps and size to raise/ flatten, add/ subtract trees and water to begin with would be amazing. And it would definitely hit us in the nostalgia. Which from a developer standpoint wouldn't you want that you want. Keep players coming back, keep us playing in between dlc? Even more than now.

Also, I like that dinosaur!