Is there an updated guide or something somewhere?

[zoedomingo]

I've searched every link I can find on Steam, I've looked at the Wikis, and I signed into the Discord (which won't let me post anything), and I can't find an updated guide that has answers to any of my questions. The main question I have right now is this: do you have to re-start the science and heart trees for every park? Because it's making me do that and I can't believe that's how the game is supposed to work. I can't progress at all because I'm stuck building an exhibit that requires a plant that I can't get because I can't get enough science or money, because I only have one dinosaur that requires a biome that needs that plant. I'm basically in a loop.

Is this how the gameplay works? If so, can anyone tell me how I am supposed to progress when I have to start from scratch on every park?

[Parcival]

Hi Zoe,

With regards to the Discord you will need to join one of the dino families in the hatching nest channel. This is a measure to prevent spamming of the server.

As for the tech unlocks, I'll need to run that by one of the devs as I cant remember off-hand how it works. I'll ask one to drop by the thread.

[zoedomingo]

Ah okay, thank you. I'm new to using Discord!

[Takiyah]

Heya, welcome! Alright. My first question is if you are talking about the Campaign missions of a Custom game? If you are talking about campaign missions; the earlier missions do "reset" the science trees more then the later ones. Two thoughts on this:

1) Carrying through progression in the Science and Heart teach tree in the campaign would limit us from having any tech-based objectives since it would be impossible for us to know where every player would be in the tech tree for each mission. A total balance nightmare.

2) With that said though - I think we could be more generous on what is unlocked in the earlier missions, provide a "sense" of progression.

3) Some of the campaign missions might have you requiring say, desert trees, and we want the player to unlock these; a reminder/learning event of how the overall system works.

4) WITH THAT SAID for #3, we also don't want to discourage you and have a feeling of "oh god, I have to unlock this again". This is why feedback yours is important, so please, share your thoughts on this. :)

If your comment is about the Custom game - then yes, tech trees do reset.

[zoedomingo]

No, it's the campaign. I was trying to do the Tropical one? But I couldn't build the biome for the dino egg I had because I didn't have swamp bushes. So I don't know how to progress in that one.

[wBrianthepyro]

You don't need trees, bushes, or rocks to make a biome. Just having enough of the correct ground type, and enough water or hills if the biome requires it, is enough to make it that biome.

Trees/Rocks/Bushes just really improve the exhibit conditions for the dinos.

[Parcival]

Without giving too much away, is there a way you could start with a different dino to the egg you are given at the start until you unlock those bushes?

[zoedomingo]

Originally posted by wBrianthepyro:

You don't need trees, bushes, or rocks to make a biome. Just having enough of the correct ground type, and enough water or hills if the biome requires it, is enough to make it that biome.

Trees/Rocks/Bushes just really improve the exhibit conditions for the dinos.

Ahhh, well that will help.

Originally posted by Parcival:

Without giving too much away, is there a way you could start with a different dino to the egg you are given at the start until you unlock those bushes?

I didn't know that was an option. I'll try to do that, thank you!