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This is Mr. Toad and this is my personal list of "do and dont's" for this game. So most of you focus on what you want. And I, as a pessimist will tell you first, what I would hate to see in this game and explain why. So, let's start. Feel free to add your points and share your views on what I posted, just keep it civilized
1. Extinct animals - until the scientists will clone the wooly mammoth or sabertooth cat, I want none of these in the game. Reason is, we already have JWE and I would be just disappointed if we would now get JWE content + normal animals. Also, I would like the game to be slightly more realistic (transporting via vehicles not via wooden "cage" carried by zookeeper which is the main thing that will spoil my fun in this game! However, small animals might remain in these small packages, this is fine with me)
2. Mythic animals - well, the reason is even more obvious. While I would obviously like "zootycoonlike" game with animals from let's say, Star Wars or some other universe, that has great number of interesting animals and monsters, I dislike when games get too crazy where they should not. Also, having animals that could not exist (dragons like we know them) or at least it would be very hard for them to live with these forms (let's say, "mammal" with 6 legs, something like that existed in some mythologies if I am correct or something built of parts of different animals)
3. Unrealistic behaviour - same again, animals fighting all the time, hunting without good reason (except domestic cats. They kill everything they can), totally aquatic animals spending more time on land than in water and so on... no need to explain I think.
4. Crossbreeds of animals, that cannot be created "naturally" - hybrids like Tiger x Lion or different dart frogs of the same genus/species but with different forms should be possible to create, but you would lose your reputation for creating them and even more by breeding/selling these hybrids. Hybrids that cannot be created naturally should not be possible to obtain...
5. Unrealistic prices - for example, adult Oophaga lehmanni pair costs few thousands dollars if I remember correctly, but I have not seen them in sale for long time. If they are going to be cheap like, let's say, 50 dollars per one, I am going totally nuts as a big fan of frogs and a person, who keeps them in real life (not Oophaga yet, but still frogs)...
6. Stupid mechanics of the game - bad rewards, system of space usage that uses not animal numbers, but minimal requirements of each species and is same for 1 and 20 specimens
What I want is however even more important to me, but still, I would like to not see the things above
1. Animals moving inside their tanks in terrariums and aquariums (if we got aquariums at all, which is what I hope for)
2. Big number of conservation projects, which player is supposed to be a part of
3. Balance between entertainment, business and science divisions, if there is something like that. The good zoo in modern times needs to take part in conservation projects, entertain visitors and make money for constant improvements.
4. Balanced animals - I would like them to be proportionally expensive to their ratings and if they are supposed to fight from time to time (in the wrong conditions or when hungry), let this be balanced and look good. What I mean is, let's say, single wolf cannot take on adult bear, no matter what. But a pack of wolves? That is another story. Also, fights should not be so static as in JWE.
5. Bigger area of use (how to say it, how to say it) of buildings. What I mean is, in JWE we need to build tons of guest buildings near each exhibit which is dumb. Guests should not be THAT lazy, so they cannot move 100-150 meters to find their food or toilet. Look real life zoo's. There is ton of exhibits for each guest facility!
6. Additional buildings, like science centre where you can educate your guests about animals and ecology and also explain them why zoo's are neccessary, which would reduce number of dumb protesters Also more building skins for each style would be cool.
7. Genetic modifications of at least the rarer and more endangered animals on very late game - modern science is wonderful. You can eliminate some genetic problems, you can eliminate sickness's that are otherwise uncurable, you can even build superior beings to what they were before, of course not by much (YET!) but the genetics is wonderful and it should be added as latest addition to the park, that works very well already)
8. In vitro and hormonal breeding - so, as I said, science is wonderful. Some animals are also very hard to breed, which I know as an animal breeder myself and future zookeeper (I start zootechnics studies this year, so excited!), some are nearly impossible to breed (bred one such species already in my home, but this is irrelevant, if you are not very skilled, you cannot repeat what I have done and clearly not without studying these animals and their habitat). Breedings of these species should be nearly or totally impossible without these additions to your zoo...
9. Sickness that cannot be cured, but occurs like 0,001% chance in lifetime of an animal - sometimes, you just cannot cure, no matter is it human or other animal. I know this will make angry a lots of people, but sometimes, very rarely it should occur. Maybe once per 50 hours of game or something, I don't know. But it is just worth considering...
10. Different forms of one species, that should or should not be crossed depends on species - many of you do not understand that probably, but for example earlier mentioned Oophaga lehmanni has different forms and they are not supposed to be crossed. The same thing is with every other dart frog and most of all amphibians. Other animals got crossed too much already and these hybrids look funny, but they often have health problems and so on. On the other hand, there are some sub-species, that are so rare, that without crossbreeding them with other population, they will die out anyway. So be very careful what you breed!
11. Genetic mutations - two headed animals sometimes happen, chimera's happen (read what it is, because it is very strange thing and hard to explain, so I will not even try here, there are more educated people who can tell that to you), animals with genetic issues also happens. I think this will be implemented in the game however, so I put it nearly in the end and also happens so rare, that it is nearly irrelevant.
12. Dying guests - yeah, one of the biggest problems of this game. Guests cannot die according to what devs said. Which is funny, but I understand this game is also supposed to be fun for kids, so no death and no gore. Unfortunately.
Generally, I am more than hyped for this game. Will stream it, that is if my Internet connection gets any better than now, which is 50% chance only. Will play it no matter what for many hours probably. Possibly even fail an exam or two because of it (yeah, I get that addicted!). But as a zookeeper in training and big animal lover, I will post whenever I see something stupid in this game. This is just my nature. This game is supposed to show how zoo works, with every detail. And I want it to be really good, because we lack such games and when one is done, we need it to be improved as much as possible.
Much love for the team creating this game, keep up the good work!
This is Mr. Toad and this is my personal list of "do and dont's" for this game. So most of you focus on what you want. And I, as a pessimist will tell you first, what I would hate to see in this game and explain why. So, let's start. Feel free to add your points and share your views on what I posted, just keep it civilized
1. Extinct animals - until the scientists will clone the wooly mammoth or sabertooth cat, I want none of these in the game. Reason is, we already have JWE and I would be just disappointed if we would now get JWE content + normal animals. Also, I would like the game to be slightly more realistic (transporting via vehicles not via wooden "cage" carried by zookeeper which is the main thing that will spoil my fun in this game! However, small animals might remain in these small packages, this is fine with me)
2. Mythic animals - well, the reason is even more obvious. While I would obviously like "zootycoonlike" game with animals from let's say, Star Wars or some other universe, that has great number of interesting animals and monsters, I dislike when games get too crazy where they should not. Also, having animals that could not exist (dragons like we know them) or at least it would be very hard for them to live with these forms (let's say, "mammal" with 6 legs, something like that existed in some mythologies if I am correct or something built of parts of different animals)
3. Unrealistic behaviour - same again, animals fighting all the time, hunting without good reason (except domestic cats. They kill everything they can), totally aquatic animals spending more time on land than in water and so on... no need to explain I think.
4. Crossbreeds of animals, that cannot be created "naturally" - hybrids like Tiger x Lion or different dart frogs of the same genus/species but with different forms should be possible to create, but you would lose your reputation for creating them and even more by breeding/selling these hybrids. Hybrids that cannot be created naturally should not be possible to obtain...
5. Unrealistic prices - for example, adult Oophaga lehmanni pair costs few thousands dollars if I remember correctly, but I have not seen them in sale for long time. If they are going to be cheap like, let's say, 50 dollars per one, I am going totally nuts as a big fan of frogs and a person, who keeps them in real life (not Oophaga yet, but still frogs)...
6. Stupid mechanics of the game - bad rewards, system of space usage that uses not animal numbers, but minimal requirements of each species and is same for 1 and 20 specimens
What I want is however even more important to me, but still, I would like to not see the things above
1. Animals moving inside their tanks in terrariums and aquariums (if we got aquariums at all, which is what I hope for)
2. Big number of conservation projects, which player is supposed to be a part of
3. Balance between entertainment, business and science divisions, if there is something like that. The good zoo in modern times needs to take part in conservation projects, entertain visitors and make money for constant improvements.
4. Balanced animals - I would like them to be proportionally expensive to their ratings and if they are supposed to fight from time to time (in the wrong conditions or when hungry), let this be balanced and look good. What I mean is, let's say, single wolf cannot take on adult bear, no matter what. But a pack of wolves? That is another story. Also, fights should not be so static as in JWE.
5. Bigger area of use (how to say it, how to say it) of buildings. What I mean is, in JWE we need to build tons of guest buildings near each exhibit which is dumb. Guests should not be THAT lazy, so they cannot move 100-150 meters to find their food or toilet. Look real life zoo's. There is ton of exhibits for each guest facility!
6. Additional buildings, like science centre where you can educate your guests about animals and ecology and also explain them why zoo's are neccessary, which would reduce number of dumb protesters
Also more building skins for each style would be cool. 7. Genetic modifications of at least the rarer and more endangered animals on very late game - modern science is wonderful. You can eliminate some genetic problems, you can eliminate sickness's that are otherwise uncurable, you can even build superior beings to what they were before, of course not by much (YET!) but the genetics is wonderful and it should be added as latest addition to the park, that works very well already)
8. In vitro and hormonal breeding - so, as I said, science is wonderful. Some animals are also very hard to breed, which I know as an animal breeder myself and future zookeeper (I start zootechnics studies this year, so excited!), some are nearly impossible to breed (bred one such species already in my home, but this is irrelevant, if you are not very skilled, you cannot repeat what I have done and clearly not without studying these animals and their habitat). Breedings of these species should be nearly or totally impossible without these additions to your zoo...
9. Sickness that cannot be cured, but occurs like 0,001% chance in lifetime of an animal - sometimes, you just cannot cure, no matter is it human or other animal. I know this will make angry a lots of people, but sometimes, very rarely it should occur. Maybe once per 50 hours of game or something, I don't know. But it is just worth considering...
10. Different forms of one species, that should or should not be crossed depends on species - many of you do not understand that probably, but for example earlier mentioned Oophaga lehmanni has different forms and they are not supposed to be crossed. The same thing is with every other dart frog and most of all amphibians. Other animals got crossed too much already and these hybrids look funny, but they often have health problems and so on. On the other hand, there are some sub-species, that are so rare, that without crossbreeding them with other population, they will die out anyway. So be very careful what you breed!
11. Genetic mutations - two headed animals sometimes happen, chimera's happen (read what it is, because it is very strange thing and hard to explain, so I will not even try here, there are more educated people who can tell that to you), animals with genetic issues also happens. I think this will be implemented in the game however, so I put it nearly in the end and also happens so rare, that it is nearly irrelevant.
12. Dying guests - yeah, one of the biggest problems of this game. Guests cannot die according to what devs said. Which is funny, but I understand this game is also supposed to be fun for kids, so no death and no gore. Unfortunately.
Generally, I am more than hyped for this game. Will stream it, that is if my Internet connection gets any better than now, which is 50% chance only. Will play it no matter what for many hours probably. Possibly even fail an exam or two because of it (yeah, I get that addicted!). But as a zookeeper in training and big animal lover, I will post whenever I see something stupid in this game. This is just my nature. This game is supposed to show how zoo works, with every detail. And I want it to be really good, because we lack such games and when one is done, we need it to be improved as much as possible.
Much love for the team creating this game, keep up the good work!
