Can't get 5 star rating on second island (Isla Muerta) - Need advice!

[Dr Jurden Peterbergsteinlerwitz]

I have everything in green except for the numbers of dinosaurs. That is the only thing I need to get green for a 5 star rating, but no matter how many dinos I create it won't move.

I've got over 60 dinos now and I have created all of the different species I am able to excavate already + the two you get from the Science Department from the disease quest.

Is this a bug or what? I can't be true I need over 60 dinos.

I got a ton of the small starter ones, but a minimum of two of every other dino available at this point and often more. I got a horde of velociraptors and the spitting ones.

I have gone as much up in 'population' and 'social' before it turns red and I am running out of space to breed more dinos on.

Please help!

[Truthful Sentiment]

The dinosaur count doesn't change colour like the others do. If you click on that panel, though, it will flip to more detailed information and you can see how the rating is calculated. Basically you want to have a decent population of dinosaurs that have high ratings; having more authentic dinosaurs (100% genomes) adds bonuses to the ratings, as well as overall improvements to the dinosaur itself, and modifying said genomes provides them with even better ratings at the cost of their viability in the Creation Lab, though you can subvert this with Success Rate upgrades. Adding a cosmetic genome alone adds +25 to a dinosaur's rating.
Ratings for individual animals are visualised by the same star system that the park itself has, with 100 being 5-stars and 25 being 1 1/2-stars.

You can acquire a five-star Dinosaur Rating with about half as many dinosaurs as you currently have if you prioritize the ratings of the animals themselves.

[Dr Jurden Peterbergsteinlerwitz]

Originally posted by Truthful Sentiment:

The dinosaur count doesn't change colour like the others do. If you click on that panel, though, it will flip to more detailed information and you can see how the rating is calculated. Basically you want to have a decent population of dinosaurs that have high ratings; having more authentic dinosaurs (100% genomes) adds bonuses to the ratings, as well as overall improvements to the dinosaur itself, and modifying said genomes provides them with even better ratings. Adding a cosmetic genome alone adds +25 to a dinosaur's rating.
Ratings for individual animals are visualised by the same star system that the park itself has, with 100 being 5-stars and 25 being 1 1/2-stars.

You can acquire a five-star Dinosaur Rating with about half as many dinosaurs as you currently have if you prioritize the ratings of the animals themselves.

Hi thanks for your quick reply!

I have almost all my dinos at 100% genome and I use the mods that enhances Rating and Lifetime with every single dino in my park. With what mods I currently have, I have the highest possible rating.

However, I use the same mod combination throughout all the dinos, so could that be it? But some mods does not give nearly as much rating as others, so I ignore mods such as 'resistance' and only go rating/lifetime mods.

I might restart my that island and see if a fresh start will help.

[Truthful Sentiment]

Originally posted by ThisThing:

Originally posted by Truthful Sentiment:

The dinosaur count doesn't change colour like the others do. If you click on that panel, though, it will flip to more detailed information and you can see how the rating is calculated. Basically you want to have a decent population of dinosaurs that have high ratings; having more authentic dinosaurs (100% genomes) adds bonuses to the ratings, as well as overall improvements to the dinosaur itself, and modifying said genomes provides them with even better ratings. Adding a cosmetic genome alone adds +25 to a dinosaur's rating.
Ratings for individual animals are visualised by the same star system that the park itself has, with 100 being 5-stars and 25 being 1 1/2-stars.

You can acquire a five-star Dinosaur Rating with about half as many dinosaurs as you currently have if you prioritize the ratings of the animals themselves.

Hi thanks for your quick reply!

I have almost all my dinos at 100% genome and I use the mods that enhances Rating and Lifetime with every single dino in my park. With what mods I currently have, I have the highest possible rating.

However, I use the same mod combination throughout all the dinos, so could that be it? But some mods does not give nearly as much rating as others, so I ignore mods such as 'resistance' and only go rating/lifetime mods.

I might restart my that island and see if a fresh start will help.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help, best of luck should you restart your island. Based on what you've explained then it might not be your Dinosaur Rating, but your Facility Rating that's holding you back from five stars.

Pull up the Management View function and shuffle through the options there, generally you'll want the highlighted areas to be blue or yellow. Transport in particular is a primary offender on this front; the guests don't like walking too large a distance from the entrance, so setting up a monorail system with regular stops in areas highlighted orange or red are a priority.

I know you said the Dinosaur Rating was all you needed, but it never hurts to be on the safe side, right?

[A Rabid Aardvark]

If you don't have them already, get Brachiosaurus, Dipoloducus, and Tyranosaurs Rex.

Styracosaurus and Torosaurus are good fillers, as is Ankylosaurus.

The only large pen you will need is for the Brachiosaurs and Dipoloducus. They herd well together and both can be in the 200's for ratings.

1 T. Rex in a pen, 2 Ceratosaurs in a pen, and then 3-4 Torosaurus/Styracosaurs/Ankylosaurs in a pen (do not mix, and pay attention to population numbers there, or they will break out).

Don't bother with the starters except for Ceratorsaurs.

Make sure the pens have excellent visibility coverage for guests. Pay attention to guest food, shopping, and drink numbers. A minimum of 3 fast food/restaurants, 3 gift shops, and 3 clothing shops is a good idea, I ended up with around 5 of each. Hotel and Monorail as well if you can fit the monorail.

As for the "ratings" for your dinos. If you need that quick boost, always choose the ones that give the biggest ratings boost. These tend to be ones that enhance attack. You'll be replacing dinos more quickly, but that's the trade-off.

also, make sure all of them are 100% genome.

Avoid raptors at all costs unless you can keep them 100% contained. On Isla Muerta, that's a challenge.

Metriocanthosaurus is another one that can bring in some decent ratings, but it is another carnivore. And while your carnivores bring in the big bucks, they are more dangerous on Isla Muerta because of the storms.

[JustTygue]

You can get a slight bump by increasing their combat rating or whatever it is called, have a pen with you big carnos and just feed them some dinosaurs that they'll kill. For a few things that might hold back those final part stars, don't have any sick, dead or uncomfortable dinosaurs and make sure they can all get food and water. I know they sound like simple things but just having some feeders run out for a few seconds could be holding back a point. Hope this helps.

[Dr Jurden Peterbergsteinlerwitz]

Thanks for all the replies. My only guess now is that I need some better dino so I'll try unlock everything and just go do a 5 star spree at the end game.

Thanks for all the tips!

[Knoxx212]

Are you sure your problem isn't services? I can get 5 stars on dinos with less than 40. Click the stars at the bottom of the screen. Your problem my be not enough shops.

[Wolf Predator]

I Got 5 Star on this island but it last like 10sec because of storm and frenzy of velociraptor. Anyway you have to balance Dinosaur and structure. You can easily have 5 star rating on your dino while your structure(Restaurant, Giftshop, Toyshop, Security and etc. Will be lower. I manage to 5 star this island with few dino unlocked dino's ( Cerato, Velo, Dilo, and bunch of herbivore) on the park. So Check your Guest and Structure what they lack. I am Happy I got Bravo team hahaha

[η3χ]

Dont focus only on the Dino´s. More Dinos doesnt mean that you get better. Just click on the "Eye" Button and understand what the informations tell you. Im sure you will find some stuff you can fix without to pull more and more dinos out. You need to find the Balance.

[UnhappyCLOWN]

Originally posted by Knoxx212:

Are you sure your problem isn't services? I can get 5 stars on dinos with less than 40. Click the stars at the bottom of the screen. Your problem my be not enough shops.

I've gotten 5 stars with less than 20. In fact I don't think I've ever even had over 30 yet and have 5 stars on 4 islands. The key is popular dinos. And gladiator dinos are really loved. Especially herbivores that can kill carnivores. Rex killing Trikes and Anky's get a huge boost after they kill some Cera's or Rexes. Who wouldn't want to see those champions?