There's this one common thing in all my zoos that I know must be difficult to solve but I wish could be fixed and baked into the game and that's the inability of guests to take in and appreciate vistas or grand views of animals in an enormous habitat coexisting with multiple species.
I struggle with setting up any safari type habitats because there's always some spot that guests will stand and view it from miles away and then complain about the lack of a good view of so and so animal - then they're done and will move onto the next animal. In reality, that view would be breathtaking and then you'd go and find the actual viewing area/transport ride to experience it close up. But this can't be done in Planet Zoo and so I have to kind of smother my habitat with things that block out all views that are far away. It's a shame.
It seems like the AI seeks out the closest view of the habitat's barriers from where they currently are, even if they're watching animals from the other side of the zoo, through the gaps in the tree branches. Over, say, seeking out the best view. I thought education items might be a solution to this - that maybe they would draw guests to those spots but still guests complained from all around the place and then moved on.
What do you all think about this and how do you design your zoos around this issue (if you experience it)?
I struggle with setting up any safari type habitats because there's always some spot that guests will stand and view it from miles away and then complain about the lack of a good view of so and so animal - then they're done and will move onto the next animal. In reality, that view would be breathtaking and then you'd go and find the actual viewing area/transport ride to experience it close up. But this can't be done in Planet Zoo and so I have to kind of smother my habitat with things that block out all views that are far away. It's a shame.
It seems like the AI seeks out the closest view of the habitat's barriers from where they currently are, even if they're watching animals from the other side of the zoo, through the gaps in the tree branches. Over, say, seeking out the best view. I thought education items might be a solution to this - that maybe they would draw guests to those spots but still guests complained from all around the place and then moved on.
What do you all think about this and how do you design your zoos around this issue (if you experience it)?