I accept that this will not be for everyone, so readers please accept my suggestion would allow you to disable the advanced function of Zoo Keepers so that they operate as they currently do (up to announcement of v1.5)
WHY? - Currently Zoo Keepers carry out basic functions such as feeding and cleaning. In reality, a Zoo Keeper is so much more and the more senior keepers are responsible for breeding and conservation programs as well as sourcing animals. Introducing a Senior Zoo Keeper role (or function for fully trained Zoo Keepers) would allow some automation and avoid the need to constantly monitor populations and apply the pill or purchase new animals once a population has died out.
WHAT? - Enabling a Senior role would bring new possibilities such as:
- Prevent in-breeding / Limit habitat population size through
- Use of pill
- Moving animals between habitats (same zoo)
- Moving animals between zoos (same franchise)
- Further limit habitat population size through
- Sale/Release/Trade of animals
- Purchase of animals
HOW? - Similar to the game setting for number of guests in the Zoo, a maximum (and minimum) setting could be set for each species in a habitat.
e.g. A habitat with Zebra and Ostrich would have an adult population min and max for each species (e.g. 6 Zebra and 10 Ostrich) which would then break down into males and females (e.g. 1 / 5 Zebra & 1 / 9 Ostrich). A check-box against each species for prevention of in-breeding and a further check-box to limit population size would then allow you to select how to prioritise each of these settings for each species
So when you select the habitat and click on the animals in habitat tab (or a new Zoo Keeper tab) would show something along the lines of:
Species: Zebra (select from drop-down list of animals in habitat) - These could default to the settings in Zoopedia for example
Max adult population: 6
Max adult male population: 1
Max adult female population: 5
Prevent in-breeding?: Check-box (yes/no)
Method p1: Move animals between habitats
Method p2: Move animals between zoos
Method p3: Use Pill
Method p4: Sell excess (mandatory default)
Limit habitat population?: Check-box (yes/no)
How to prioritise what to sell/trade/release: Release as reach maturity except when breeding pair is >80% max life expectancy
Method p1: Trade for default game value of cc
Method p2: Release to Wild
Method p3: Sell for cash
Purchase animals?: Check-box (yes/no)
Minimum spec: e.g. Gold
Max age: e.g. 50% of max life expectancy
WHY? - Currently Zoo Keepers carry out basic functions such as feeding and cleaning. In reality, a Zoo Keeper is so much more and the more senior keepers are responsible for breeding and conservation programs as well as sourcing animals. Introducing a Senior Zoo Keeper role (or function for fully trained Zoo Keepers) would allow some automation and avoid the need to constantly monitor populations and apply the pill or purchase new animals once a population has died out.
WHAT? - Enabling a Senior role would bring new possibilities such as:
- Prevent in-breeding / Limit habitat population size through
- Use of pill
- Moving animals between habitats (same zoo)
- Moving animals between zoos (same franchise)
- Further limit habitat population size through
- Sale/Release/Trade of animals
- Purchase of animals
HOW? - Similar to the game setting for number of guests in the Zoo, a maximum (and minimum) setting could be set for each species in a habitat.
e.g. A habitat with Zebra and Ostrich would have an adult population min and max for each species (e.g. 6 Zebra and 10 Ostrich) which would then break down into males and females (e.g. 1 / 5 Zebra & 1 / 9 Ostrich). A check-box against each species for prevention of in-breeding and a further check-box to limit population size would then allow you to select how to prioritise each of these settings for each species
So when you select the habitat and click on the animals in habitat tab (or a new Zoo Keeper tab) would show something along the lines of:
Species: Zebra (select from drop-down list of animals in habitat) - These could default to the settings in Zoopedia for example
Max adult population: 6
Max adult male population: 1
Max adult female population: 5
Prevent in-breeding?: Check-box (yes/no)
Method p1: Move animals between habitats
Method p2: Move animals between zoos
Method p3: Use Pill
Method p4: Sell excess (mandatory default)
Limit habitat population?: Check-box (yes/no)
How to prioritise what to sell/trade/release: Release as reach maturity except when breeding pair is >80% max life expectancy
Method p1: Trade for default game value of cc
Method p2: Release to Wild
Method p3: Sell for cash
Purchase animals?: Check-box (yes/no)
Minimum spec: e.g. Gold
Max age: e.g. 50% of max life expectancy
