I’ve not had chance to hammer the game as I’m at work this week, but for anyone who’s advanced past the first island, is it ok to just stay on the first island and five star it? I’d like to do that, then go onto the second island. Will there be any repercussions if I do? Like say, losing out on dinosaurs etc.
Staying on Matanceros.
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You don't lose out by doing this at all, however I would encourage you to jump over to the second island as soon as it is unlocked, build the research centre, expedition centre and the DNA centre (or whatever it's called) so that you get access to new research and digs. You can then go back to the first island and (with your acquired funds) do the research and digs without having to worry about debt.
The second island obvious starts you off quite low in the funding; I went to the first island again to do all my research and digs, but jumped back over to the second island when I had rocks and unnecessary amber to sell (dig returns are across the board, so what's received on one island will also be on another).
Edit: I hope that make sense...
That makes perfect sense. I will do exactly that. I did go back to the first island to 100% Dilophosaurus to save money. Thanks for clearing that up. How are you finding the game? I can’t wait for the weekend so I can have a proper session.
You're welcome - and I'm enjoying it, though (alike you) I'm working in the week so only have around three or four hour in the evening to get my game on. Honestly I think that's the best way; I don't get the appeal of spending hour after hour on it to get to the end only to become bored. I'd rather tame my time a bit (and in turn, enjoy the game more), but I'm enjoying what we've got so far, and hopefully will continue to enjoy what is to come. [smile]
I completely agree, spending a couple of hours a night is making me want to play it even more! That’s what I’m going to do, take my time and enjoy it.
Goddamn! I didn't know you could do that!!
I thought each Island was independent of the rest. I'm on my 4th restart on the 2nd island, I just kept running out of money & couldn't send out on digs to get more.
The last restart is holding though & going forward now I can use this new info to get stuck into the game.
Pity you can't transport your dino's between islands.....or can you do that too?
Haha, unfortunately no, you can't. You can't share money either, annoyingly. I've got around 45million on Matanceros and my park is more than stable, yet over on the second island, I've barely got 400k.
As above though, I'm focusing on digs, getting fossils and amber then selling them on the second island. I plan to repeat this process as I progress. It's a bit tedious switching islands all the time, but it's quicker than sitting there like a muppet waiting for your debt to settle out. No repercussions, and I frequently go back to Mata when I want to research something ( it's my most successful island with no money issues, so it's the best place to do it ), or if I'm low on cash so I can do some expeditions and sell them at the new island.
It seems that things do happen whilst you are away though; I've come back to the island to see some issues ( dino escapes, power outages etc ) - nothing major, but it seems it loads up some random events that you need to take care of.
It seems that things do happen whilst you are away though; I've come back to the island to see some issues ( dino escapes, power outages etc ) - nothing major, but it seems it loads up some random events that you need to take care of.
Are we sure those aren't repercussions? [haha] I didn't know about that in any case, I thought that once you'd moved to a different island, the one you left had frozen. I'm only alternating between two islands so far, so haven't noticed this (not that I imagine it would have provided an issue considering I didn't leave either island alone for long).
They could very well be, hahaha.
When I left Mata my Draco's were content; when I came back they were mad beyond reason; breaking through fences and chasing down my guests. I had to build a shiny new paddock for them whilst they slept off their latest bout of terrorism of my park just to get them happy again.
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Are you/we sure that wasn't just a quick-incident though? Draco's seem to go from happy to severely off in a matter of seconds; I've got some on Matanceros, and they're always breaking out of their enclosure even though they frequently seem content with where they are.
I'm just wondering whether the other islands are actually active when you're not on them (I wouldn't have thought this to be a smart development/management decision) or whether they just play catch-up when you return to them?
I tranq'd them, put them back in the paddock. 10 minutes later, they were back at it again. Happened three times before I tranq'd them and left them sleeping whilst I built them the paddock. Since they've been in the paddock, they've been 100% content. The population of the large paddock was too high for them.
I don't know about being active whilst not there; I know some things carry over like your research and expeditions; but my money doesn't go up whilst I'm not on the island. I just think the game loads up some issues for you to deal with when you get back.
Ah, I see. Maybe I'll have to move them to their own little pad then. Ta!
Makes sense. Shame our money doesn't go up when we're not there though, however knowing my luck, my money would likely go down if it did anything at all. [haha]
It doesn't have to be a big paddock, see image below. The paddock ends behind that tree line at the top next to the monorail. Few thousand SqM.
Three draco's in there.
lol
Luckily that wouldn't be a problem for me; but it would make the game far too easy.
I'm back on Matanceros doing some .. erm .. behavioural analysis with Ceratosaurs (and Anylosaurs and Trikes and ...)
The trick of doing official research back there is very smart, though personally think I'll try to stick with doing research on the island that unlocks it, as it's a bit of a challenge and plays the game out longer. The sick dinosaur mission on Muertes for example was fantasically satisfying and quite challenging - considering the <spoiler free> situation you're in. Diplodocus is by now about 80 (months? years?) old, still on exhibit and being kept alive by regular ranger team treatment! Life support!
For a tip;
Tacano (and Nublar) are unlocked now but I'm back on Matanceros, passing on what I've learned before I start new island. Matanceros might even end up being my ultimate facility, I really like the map shape.
Is there a way to get a reading on the square meterage of the enclosure or is that a guess?
The trick of doing official research back there is very smart, though personally think I'll try to stick with doing research on the island that unlocks it, as it's a bit of a challenge and plays the game out longer. The sick dinosaur mission on Muertes for example was fantasically satisfying and quite challenging - considering the <spoiler free> situation you're in. Diplodocus is by now about 80 (months? years?) old, still on exhibit and being kept alive by regular ranger team treatment! Life support!
For a tip;
I found ability to power down facilities useful on new island/Muertes. Was sending dig teams out with the fossil house powered off, then powering DNA extraction by powering down the dig team. Same with the ACU, put that team on ice until needed to save building powerplants. And what loses power when ACU is switched on? Your low priority, high power draw Research Facility. Got through it pretty reasonably quickly, aka before it got tedious. I really enjoyed 3.5/4 starring Muertes.
Is there a way to get a reading on the square meterage of the enclosure or is that a guess?
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I wanted monorails; didn't have 2mil, Mata did. So now I just do my research there; kinda like my "primary research hub" xD
I do the same. Don't use what you don't need. Spare all the expense!
No, there's no way right now ( bit silly tbh ) to check. I look at the requirements on the dinosaurs info panel. If my dinosaur is content, then I know my paddock is, at the very least, that size shown on the info panel.
Makes sense. If we knew the top speed of the (*rather poke-ish V8) ranger jeep, could measure it, lol.
I'm going to have a look for stats that might help judge paddock size later, maybe the map view has a scale on it ... (or as percentage of the buildable area, if that's given anywhere for individual islands).
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I stayed on the 1st island until i hit 4.5, at which point I stalled and had unlocked everything I possibly could and assumed the only way forward was even more of what I had plus variations but I decided against that. I moved onto Muertos yest, you can swing back and forth but im personally not doing that, I like the challenge rather than using money on another island but each to their own, joy of the game is you can play it as you like.
You can potentially lose out on dinosaurs (according to the last rumor I heard; apparently this has been disproven, but I haven't tested it myself yet) if you keep mining all your dig sites until they're depleted. Other than that, there aren't really any "repercussions", just delays in unlocking stuff. It's also perfectly valid to return at a later time, as I've done here: https://www.reddit.com/r/jurassicwo..._out_to_make_isla_matanceros_a_resort_island/
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I thought that (rumour?) was incorrect? Wasn't it stated (by a Dev) that once new Dinosaurs are unlocked, those Dig Sites (even though previously depleted) open up again? I believe this has been clarified by players too.