Market.

[PodgyP]

Im new to the game and i am confused about the market on franchise, there doesnt seem to be many animals of a certain species for example elephants african, there are only 4 on the market is that meant to be or is my market bugged?

[Paleo Jake]

the market always shows two male and two female animals at a time for any given species. after you buy from that set of four, you can hit the refresh button to see new animals of that species.

[PodgyP]

Originally posted by Paleo Jake:

the market always shows two male and two female animals at a time for any given species. after you buy from that set of four, you can hit the refresh button to see new animals of that species.

What about prices, some animals dont even show up listings for when i try to buy with cash instead of the leafs?

[AngelCreates]

Because franchise most likely uses CC/the green leafs to buy animals! In sandbox you have the most animals in franchise you have to be lucky to be honest.

[PodgyP]

Originally posted by AngelofTheNight:

Because franchise most likely uses CC/the green leafs to buy animals! In sandbox you have the most animals in franchise you have to be lucky to be honest.

Right ok, but ive swapped over to challenge and i cant find some animals still?

[Jaggid Edje]

Supplies are limited outside of franchise mode, and on a timer. When the animals available are all purchased, or the time limit expires, there's a short cooldown before new ones will be listed.
You just have to keep checking back every 15 to 30 minutes until some show up.
The same technique applies in franchise mode if you are looking for the ones from "Frontier Zoo" which generally are the lowest price (and quality most of the time).

In franchise mode, you also could see many more animals available from other players. It all depends on time of day, and how many people are bothering to trade in that species.

One thing to make sure is that you dont' have your filters set in a way that is limiting what you see. (Such as turning off, or down, the CP price range, or filtering by specific genders, etc.)

Regardless of mode though, if what you want isn't there just look back again in a little while. There is NO game mode where all animals are always available at all times. Just doesn't work that way. But franchise mode does have the largest supply, in general, because you are also going to be seeing animals from other players.

Originally posted by Paleo Jake:

the market always shows two male and two female animals at a time for any given species. after you buy from that set of four, you can hit the refresh button to see new animals of that species.

This is just plain wrong. Quantities vary, genders vary, and species does appear to be a factor with some species generally having a larger number available than others.

[PodgyP]

Originally posted by Jaggid Edje:

Supplies are limited outside of franchise mode, and on a timer. When the animals available are all purchased, or the time limit expires, there's a short cooldown before new ones will be listed.
You just have to keep checking back every 15 to 30 minutes until some show up.
The same technique applies in franchise mode if you are looking for the ones from "Frontier Zoo" which generally are the lowest price (and quality most of the time).

In franchise mode, you also could see many more animals available from other players. It all depends on time of day, and how many people are bothering to trade in that species.

One thing to make sure is that you dont' have your filters set in a way that is limiting what you see. (Such as turning off, or down, the CP price range, or filtering by specific genders, etc.)

Regardless of mode though, if what you want isn't there just look back again in a little while. There is NO game mode where all animals are always available at all times. Just doesn't work that way. But franchise mode does have the largest supply, in general, because you are also going to be seeing animals from other players.

Originally posted by Paleo Jake:

the market always shows two male and two female animals at a time for any given species. after you buy from that set of four, you can hit the refresh button to see new animals of that species.

This is just plain wrong. Quantities vary, genders vary, and species does appear to be a factor with some species generally having a larger number available than others.

Thank you mate, this made a lot of sense, i started on franchise and was not sure if to carry on on franchise or not, I appreciate the feedback, would you recommend staying on franchise?

[Jaggid Edje]

Originally posted by PodgyP:

Thank you mate, this made a lot of sense, i started on franchise and was not sure if to carry on on franchise or not, I appreciate the feedback, would you recommend staying on franchise?

I personally find the additional animal availability that you get in Franchise mode to be worth it, so that is the mode I play in the most.
Early on it can be challenging, because you don't have a lot of CP to start and a lot of players charge rather stupid prices, but as you establish yourself and build up the CP yourself that's not a big issue.
Just remember that just as in real life, there are generous people playing too, not just the oddly greed driven ones that charge silly prices, so if you just keep checking the market regularly you will find reasonably priced animals.
"Frontier zoo" regularly lists animals for all species as well so even when no players are trading (or trading at a reasonable price) it's just a matter of time before you will be able to get what you want.

All that said, the other game modes do have their advantages as well. I like to open and play in my challenge zoos on occasion too, simply because I also enjoy playing on maps that aren't "big flat open land" to start with. Some of the career scenario maps are really cool, and in challenge mode you can play on them.

Sandbox is the only mode I never play. But even that has it's place, for those who just want to build without worrying about all the other game mechanics.