problem with variety in jurassic difficulty

[Baby Schwarzenegger]

Ok,
First of all, the new challenge mod in jurassic difficulty is fantastic and is really close to a JPOG experience.
I had some troubles with money at the beginning but i overcomed it. I have i think almost 30 dinosaurs and 14 different species but i get a -230 score in dinosaur variety! And worst of all the MOST i create different dinosaurs the WORST my variety score becomes. So i am stuck cause i created all dinosaurs species i could with ONE star rating and i con't create more cause i can't reach two stars cause of my variety penality and so i cannot have more dig sites to get new dinosaurs.....
what am i supposed to do?

Also while i am here i have two less urgent question:
-do better fences resist better to tornados?
-Is hammond fundation panilty keep growing to infinity?

Thx for reading!

[BlazeD]

Electric fences reduce the damage fences take. Maybe that works for storms as well as dinoes.
The variety issue sounds like a bug. Make sure you have every fossil that is unlocked at your current stars researched and create a specimen. Without any other information I would lay odds that the variety rating penalty is: Dinos created vs Dinos available to be created.

[The Old Man]

Originally posted by 61eBaby Schwarzenegger:

Ok,
First of all, the new challenge mod in jurassic difficulty is fantastic and is really close to a JPOG experience.
I had some troubles with money at the beginning but i overcomed it. I have i think almost 30 dinosaurs and 14 different species but i get a -230 score in dinosaur variety! And worst of all the MOST i create different dinosaurs the WORST my variety score becomes. So i am stuck cause i created all dinosaurs species i could with ONE star rating and i con't create more cause i can't reach two stars cause of my variety penality and so i cannot have more dig sites to get new dinosaurs.....
what am i supposed to do?

Also while i am here i have two less urgent question:
-do better fences resist better to tornados?
-Is hammond fundation panilty keep growing to infinity?

Thx for reading!

I agree, challenge mode is a big step in the right direction.

The dino variety debuff is basicly how they prevent you from getting 5 star immediatly, kinda don't like it, but at the same time, it works.

I didn't play on jurrasic, so im not sure about stalling at one star, but the first few stars were deffinatly the hardest.

Im not sure about the fences, tornadoes seem to take out concrete just like any other.

As for the hammond foundation, it grows according to your income. I've never seen it grow faster than my income. so its not like it will ever bankrupt you, just adds a layer of difficulty.

Wish i could toggle these things. a custom difficulty, like: less money at the start, high science research/dig team cost. Remove the hammond foundation tax. etc.

Custom > preset

[LSD]

Hi, I have the the exact same thing... first i think its because of the difficelty but ♥♥♥♥... i try'd it now for 20 hours and restarted a few time. i have 28 species and 44 dino's
all high rating and the dubbel dino's that i need for conform level have diffrent patterns. i have 1.2 star for the dino's.. wtf! i can not get higher then a 3.5 star park. i think its bugged...

[ToothedJaw]

Hello,

I had the same issues with variety. As far as I know, it will continue to say that until you display one of each species. considering that, I say ignore it. Focus on popular dinos like the t-rex. It unlocks at 3 stars.

As for you other questions:

No, fences only vary relitive to dinosaurs, they will not resist tornadoes.

Second, The hammond foundation only takes a percentage of your current earnings so, no it will not grow to infinity. Still, it will take somewhere between 75-90% of your earnings so don't expect a bonus in jurassic difficulty. Good luck!

[Baby Schwarzenegger]

Ok thanks for the answers guys!

[zhoutz21]

I had the same issue. I had about 15 total Dino’s and all avail species at 1 star. I got out of it by building a hotel and focusing on guest needs and it barely got me over 1 Star. From there it def got easier

[Delta_BOSS]

I'll have to start anew to see if if this variety penalty is about having all available dinos displayed or not.

Making dinos get fighting reputation helps to beat that variety peanalty number, to negate its effect, until you research better dinos with customized features like brachiosaurus and T-Rex, and else.