Smaller education boards

Kolikokoli · May 31, 2020

Hi, I would love to see smaller education board for habitats (maybe like the exhibit one). The TV is too big sometimes. Same goes with education speaker as its shape is just too weird and big. So maybe some smaller flat one.

Valinor · May 31, 2020

Oooh, yes please! Some more variety for all the essential facility objects and buildings would be great.

NZFanatic · Jun 2, 2020

Variability in the education and conservation boards is a highly requested feature, so hopefully Frontier has something in mind for this. At this point I'd be happy if they made both education boards 'universal' (so we could use the habitat boards for exhibits and vice versa).

Kolikokoli · Jun 2, 2020

NZFanatic said:
Variability in the education and conservation boards is a highly requested feature, so hopefully Frontier has something in mind for this. At this point I'd be happy if they made both education boards 'universal' (so we could use the habitat boards for exhibits and vice versa).

Yes, that would be cool. Also the TV one rotated by 90°.

Marcai · Jun 16, 2020

Still not even sure why education boards can't be.. you know, boards. Static information painted on, which you can read without needing to be digitised. Having them as TVs which require power just means having to sneak in power stations behind every other habitat to cope.

Firestar97 · Jun 16, 2020

Marcai said:
Still not even sure why education boards can't be.. you know, boards. Static information painted on, which you can read without needing to be digitised. Having them as TVs which require power just means having to sneak in power stations behind every other habitat to cope.

I agree. I think I was never in a Zoo with electronic Education Boards. All Zoos that I've visited do have normal Signs that don't need Electricity

Ursidae · Jun 16, 2020

This sounds like a really good idea that can also go well with the creativity aspect of the game. I would personally love to use the smaller education boards that don't require electricity with my filler habitats, meanwhile the larger electronic ones for my big ticket displays.

Horser01 · Jun 17, 2020

I second the billboard idea. Having habitat displays that don't need power. I would like to see a lot more variety in general. Even possibly when the animals are fully researched and get special toys or exhibit natural behavior (for example the puzzle box with primates) could guests get a tiny education boost from that? Seeing the animals exhibit natural behaviors?

In Zoo Tycoon you could set up lecture points and hire an educator to deliver educational talks. They would wander around to all the different podiums. Could we have another employee to fill this role?

Ursidae · Jun 17, 2020

Horser01 said:
In Zoo Tycoon you could set up lecture points and hire an educator to deliver educational talks. They would wander around to all the different podiums. Could we have another employee to fill this role?

If I remember correctly, in the promotional images and clips before the game was out there was a tour guide/educator type employee which was then scrapped or delayed. I really would love to see that added in the near future.