Themes are something that at least a few are quite desperate for (I'm not sure that it's a strong desire here, but it seems to have a small following on the subreddit). This post is more like a compilation of ideas, so most of it will be stuff you've seen before, by myself and other people.
There are three main themes that I think might work, that can't really be done by the Planet series:
There are three main themes that I think might work, that can't really be done by the Planet series:
- Ica stones
- Amber
- Polar temperate forest
Ica stones
(every single one is fake, but the pseudo ancient art styles are interesting. The rocks are Andesite, covered in a soft film by weathering or cow dung.)
Amber
(we all know the amber from the movies, but in reality it can contain much more than mosquitos and be in a variety of different opacities and colours)
Polar temperate forests
(one of the distinguishing features from modern temperate forest is the 3 months of darkness)
(every single one is fake, but the pseudo ancient art styles are interesting. The rocks are Andesite, covered in a soft film by weathering or cow dung.)
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(we all know the amber from the movies, but in reality it can contain much more than mosquitos and be in a variety of different opacities and colours)
| Certain amber can be green when heat treated
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| Unpolished amber can look like simple stones
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(one of the distinguishing features from modern temperate forest is the 3 months of darkness)
An environment in the northern hemisphere
| As well as the southern hemisphere
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Ica theme
Amber theme
Polar theme
| Building | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 |
| Ica stone grill | Black bunned burger | Grilled heart (Anticuchos de Corazón) | Stone fired pizza |
| Ica rock climbing | Beginner climb | Carno climb | Giga climb |
| Ica collectibles | Dino engraving | Inverted color engraving | Dino fight engraving |
Amber theme
| Building | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 |
| Amber bar | Millipede mead | Spider cider float (Cider spider in Oz) | Mosquito mohito |
| Amber candy | Humbug in amber | Cicada sucker | Beetle brittle |
| Amber jewellery | Amber key chain | Amber headed cane | Cherry amber necklace |
Polar theme
| Building | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 |
| Polar darkness cafe | Glowing frog cake | Almond scaled danish | Sparkler brownie |
| Polar darkness maze | Mammal maze | Alaskan maze | Southern maze |
| Polar darkness nightclub | Glow stick | Light up shirt | Glowing dino mask |
Insect house - Amber theme
I wouldn't really expect much from this, considering insects from amber are probably too small to really see in game, maybe just changes to the exhibit plaques when changing amber source.
Nocturnal house - Polar theme
I'm not sure if animations for buildings can be changed out when switching between upgrades, so I've chosen similarly sized variations for the two locales.
I wouldn't really expect much from this, considering insects from amber are probably too small to really see in game, maybe just changes to the exhibit plaques when changing amber source.
| Amber source | Flighted insect | Crawling insect 1 | Crawling insect 2 |
| Lebanese | Yuripopovina (Coreoid bug)
| Ocelloblattula (Cockroach)
| Palaeomicromenneus (Net casting spider)
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| Burmese | Caputoraptor (Chin scissored insect)
| Zigrasimecia (Soft mouthed ant)
| Haidomyrmex (Trap-jaw ant)
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| Raritan (New Jersey) | Cretagaster (Robber fly)
| Jersimantis (Mantis)
| Sphecomyrma (First known Cretaceous ant)
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Nocturnal house - Polar theme
I'm not sure if animations for buildings can be changed out when switching between upgrades, so I've chosen similarly sized variations for the two locales.
| Locale | Small mammal | Large mammal |
| Alaska | Unnuakomys | Didelphodon
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| Australia | Ausktribosphenos | Steropodon
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Ica theme
These are natives to the Ica region I felt fit with the colours of the Ica stones, with greys and blacks in part.
Amber theme
These are amber source plants.
Polar theme
First is found in Australian Eumeralla formation, the last two are not found in Alaska's Prince creek formation, but are found in the similar aged Koryak formation of close by Russia.
These are natives to the Ica region I felt fit with the colours of the Ica stones, with greys and blacks in part.
Neoraimondia arequipensis (Cactus)
| Huarango (Prosopis pallida)
| Peruvian Rhatany (Krameria lappacea)
| Southern Giant Horsetail (Equisetum giganteum)
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Amber theme
These are amber source plants.
Monkey puzzle (Araucaria) [A. araucana as a base is advised]
| Kauri (Agathis)
| Juniper (Juniperus) [has many different forms to choose from]
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Polar theme
First is found in Australian Eumeralla formation, the last two are not found in Alaska's Prince creek formation, but are found in the similar aged Koryak formation of close by Russia.
Araucaria/Brachyphyllum [A. columnaris & A. heterophylla are good representatives for polar forms]
| Ginkgo 
| Sensitive fern (Onoclea) [The genus did explode in 2016, but O. hesperia leaflets seem similar enough to the living O. sensibilis for it to be used as a model]
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Ica
Amber
Polar
- Ica stone wall
- Ica stone fountain
- Ica rocks
- Ica boulders
- Ica stone torch
- Ica stone archway
- Ica concrete fence
Amber
- Giant insects in amber (Mosquito, Caputoraptor, etc.)
- Giant Gecko in amber
- Amber lamp
- Amber archway
- Amber concrete fence
Polar
- Lit geyser fountain
- Polar Forest lit Statuettes (Koolasuchus attacking Leaellynasaura, giant Troodon attacking a young Edmontosaurus, etc.)
- Polar Forest lit Archway
- Polar forest mural concrete fence
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