Fun episode. Just a hint I've found, It helps to place the food and drink shops further back from the paths to allow queue space. Otherwise shops that have a high demand cause path obstructions. I think you'll find that that tunnel will be completely blocked by people queueing for the shops. Also, the tables for the restaurant weren't linked, so they won't work well.
Love your build style, this zoo is awesome! Here’s a couple things that might help management: - There’s a security heatmap, it’ll show you what areas are covered by security cameras. Heat maps are pretty useful in general, there’s also one that flags inbreeding risks. - As your vet researches a species, you get education bonuses for it. That’ll be partly why the exhibit species and the newer habitat species weren’t educating as much. - It seems like enrichment requirements also depend on the number of animals - sometimes multiples of the same item is just as good if you have a lot of animals. - The Staff Facilities mechanic research isn’t just blueprints - it unlocks facilities with more capacity, which can be really helpful as your zoo grows. - Even if you assign a mechanic or a vet to research, they will still prioritise looking after animals, habitats etc. over doing research. I think you’d need to assign them to a work zone with only their research building (and a staff room) if you want them to hyperfocus. - Idk if it’s much better but I tend to go for staffroom healthcare, which makes them more resilient to overwork. My staff are usually exhausted before their happiness is a problem.
I think researchers won’t look after animals while researching, but they need to visit the habitat of the animal they are researching multiple times to get information on the animal. If the research centre is far away from the habitat, research can take a lot longer. Also only one researcher is able to use the small research centre at a time so if you have many researchers you also need more space fo them. Otherwise they’ll be queuing for the one facility.
I L-O-V-E your Zoo and especially how lush everything looks! So gorgeous!!! Just a little hint: I noticed when you "upgraded" your staff you clicked them individually. However, when you click on the top left box to click, you can select every staff member. Also when you just want to upgrade one group of staff (for example the caretakers) you can select the box to click next to the headline of the category. At the bottom, there will be shown the selected staff. You can then upgrade them, give them a bigger payment, select a work zone for them or fire them. It is just so much faster. Hope this helps and I didn´t explain things everybody knows hahaha. Lots of love :)
Nice to see a zoo focused episode, can’t wait to see the elephants added just be careful as they can either make or break a zoo with how much it costs to feed them . Also since this is a South American zoo it would be cool to see a little flower garden for some blue morpho butterflies to have some conservation of more native species
Oh btw, you placed picknick tables by the restaurant! Don’t know if that was as a reminder, or a mistake, you need restaurant tables, and to connect them to the restaurant 😊
Fun episode. Just a hint I've found, It helps to place the food and drink shops further back from the paths to allow queue space. Otherwise shops that have a high demand cause path obstructions. I think you'll find that that tunnel will be completely blocked by people queueing for the shops. Also, the tables for the restaurant weren't linked, so they won't work well.
Good points! We'll have to reconsider the positioning of some of the stalls in future episodes. Thanks for watching!
The pimp my ride joke took me a sec 😂😍👏🏻
Love your build style, this zoo is awesome! Here’s a couple things that might help management:
- There’s a security heatmap, it’ll show you what areas are covered by security cameras. Heat maps are pretty useful in general, there’s also one that flags inbreeding risks.
- As your vet researches a species, you get education bonuses for it. That’ll be partly why the exhibit species and the newer habitat species weren’t educating as much.
- It seems like enrichment requirements also depend on the number of animals - sometimes multiples of the same item is just as good if you have a lot of animals.
- The Staff Facilities mechanic research isn’t just blueprints - it unlocks facilities with more capacity, which can be really helpful as your zoo grows.
- Even if you assign a mechanic or a vet to research, they will still prioritise looking after animals, habitats etc. over doing research. I think you’d need to assign them to a work zone with only their research building (and a staff room) if you want them to hyperfocus.
- Idk if it’s much better but I tend to go for staffroom healthcare, which makes them more resilient to overwork. My staff are usually exhausted before their happiness is a problem.
I think researchers won’t look after animals while researching, but they need to visit the habitat of the animal they are researching multiple times to get information on the animal. If the research centre is far away from the habitat, research can take a lot longer. Also only one researcher is able to use the small research centre at a time so if you have many researchers you also need more space fo them. Otherwise they’ll be queuing for the one facility.
I L-O-V-E your Zoo and especially how lush everything looks! So gorgeous!!! Just a little hint: I noticed when you "upgraded" your staff you clicked them individually. However, when you click on the top left box to click, you can select every staff member. Also when you just want to upgrade one group of staff (for example the caretakers) you can select the box to click next to the headline of the category. At the bottom, there will be shown the selected staff. You can then upgrade them, give them a bigger payment, select a work zone for them or fire them. It is just so much faster. Hope this helps and I didn´t explain things everybody knows hahaha. Lots of love :)
Thank you!! That's a great tip and should save so much time in the future 😅
Nice to see a zoo focused episode, can’t wait to see the elephants added just be careful as they can either make or break a zoo with how much it costs to feed them . Also since this is a South American zoo it would be cool to see a little flower garden for some blue morpho butterflies to have some conservation of more native species
I'm excited for elephants! Going to change the whole landscape of the zoo.
That's a great idea to get some local wildlife into our park 👍
Oh btw, you placed picknick tables by the restaurant! Don’t know if that was as a reminder, or a mistake, you need restaurant tables, and to connect them to the restaurant 😊
Oops that was a mistake haha Something to fix for next episode 🙌
Think about webcams, it increases the marketing value enormously.
Good idea!