Random terrain generation leads to multiple soft lock in Tropical level.

[SnowHarpy]

I'm not certain how this can be fixed other than just starting a map new, but the Tropical map (Level 2) requires cliffs for the Tropical Forest / Canopies. My first map has led to several progress soft locks regarding biomes. I had 1 narrow cliff and couldn't make enough forest. The amount of hydroponiums required to satisfy the goal leaves me with barely enough space to make beaches. Either maps need to be larger or the terrain generation needs to be tweaked to add larger raised surfaces for tree placement. Sucks to waste an hour in the map only to find I cannot complete the level despite having 1200 leaves.

[spielerinchen]

screenshot of the initial map is helpful to recognize where you can place the poles. rainforest is generated not only in the higher region but also on the ground level. you need the cliff only to attach the pole of the net to it.

below the same map at the beginning, then with the net & rainforest underneath

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2955840142
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2954261862

[SnowHarpy]

I just restarted and got a better map. I've completed the level as much as possible for now it seems. I've moved on to 3rd Region.

[hyphenza]

Thanks for the feedback - I've made notes and reported it to the team.

[Analbumcover]

Archipelago (Tropical version 2) is very tough. Part of the issue is during phase 1 where you can't build shade cloths but need to construct land while trying to estimate the length of shade cloth connections.

[LaChouette]

Originally posted by Analbumcover:

Archipelago (Tropical version 2) is very tough. Part of the issue is during phase 1 where you can't build shade cloths but need to construct land while trying to estimate the length of shade cloth connections.

It's not that much of an issue since you can still use dredgers during phase 2 if you need more terrain in different places.

[SnowHarpy]

Originally posted by hyphenza:

Thanks for the feedback - I've made notes and reported it to the team.

Thank you very much for responding to this. I want to state that I was able to resolve my issue by just starting over on a new map. No big deal. Learning the core mechanics of the game also helped me better approach the Tropical level. I do not feel this is game breaking, but it was inconvenient. Someone also mentioned I could use dredgers to make more land. So perhaps this could be me not utilizing all the game provided tools. Thank you for a least noting the issue.