Hey, firstly I apologise if anything I mention has been brought up elsewhere. I haven’t read all the threads up I’m just pooling my thoughts after around 80 hours of play across 4 franchise zoos.
I pretty much only play franchise mode. I like having gold animals so in that regard franchise is better than challenge mode. I also like to have a chance of failing which isn’t possible in sandbox. So here are some of my thoughts o franchise mode that could make it an even better experience.
Firstly is the starting a new zoo. The lack of research is a pain. When I start a new zoo I want to be able to make it themed without having to go through all the mechanic research again. I don’t mind having to re-do any vet research! Maybe having an option do found a zoo at a higher cc cost and have the themes unlocked. For example- each theme you choose to start unlocked costs say 500 cc each or something.
Secondly, the trade centre- having 400 plus animals over 4 zoos and only 30 trade centre slots is just painful. I always try and have high quality gene replacement animals For animals as soon as they go from adult to elderly or are about a year from reaching sterile fertility. This is made difficult with such a high number of animals. My suggestion is to maybe tie in extra storage spaces with community challenges as a reward. Say 1,3 or 5 extra slots depending on your contribution to the challenges.
Third suggestion is to simply make selecting multiple animals from trade centre possible in franchise like it is in sandbox so you don’t have to click each individual animal and then move it. Also really helpful when you log in to find you have 60 newborn babies somehow in your trade centre and you have to spend half of your available play time that evening moving them back...
Final suggestion I can think of right now is not franchise specific. But to allow us to create work zones for caretakers and security guards that cover path sections.( I don’t think this is possible right now unless I’ve missed something when setting up work zones)
I pretty much only play franchise mode. I like having gold animals so in that regard franchise is better than challenge mode. I also like to have a chance of failing which isn’t possible in sandbox. So here are some of my thoughts o franchise mode that could make it an even better experience.
Firstly is the starting a new zoo. The lack of research is a pain. When I start a new zoo I want to be able to make it themed without having to go through all the mechanic research again. I don’t mind having to re-do any vet research! Maybe having an option do found a zoo at a higher cc cost and have the themes unlocked. For example- each theme you choose to start unlocked costs say 500 cc each or something.
Secondly, the trade centre- having 400 plus animals over 4 zoos and only 30 trade centre slots is just painful. I always try and have high quality gene replacement animals For animals as soon as they go from adult to elderly or are about a year from reaching sterile fertility. This is made difficult with such a high number of animals. My suggestion is to maybe tie in extra storage spaces with community challenges as a reward. Say 1,3 or 5 extra slots depending on your contribution to the challenges.
Third suggestion is to simply make selecting multiple animals from trade centre possible in franchise like it is in sandbox so you don’t have to click each individual animal and then move it. Also really helpful when you log in to find you have 60 newborn babies somehow in your trade centre and you have to spend half of your available play time that evening moving them back...
Final suggestion I can think of right now is not franchise specific. But to allow us to create work zones for caretakers and security guards that cover path sections.( I don’t think this is possible right now unless I’ve missed something when setting up work zones)