Critically Endangered​ - Community Challenge (Starts 20th/21st January 2025)

[XrystalBelle]

For those that want to prepare for the next challenge. The game has the following animals classed as Critically Endangered. Prefixed with the 3* rating appeal value I have for those I have myself. Will add others as others come forward with more. I have more details on these animals on the frontier forums (https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/franchise-community-challenge-discussion.618578/page-40#post-10530458 ).

1663 - Addax
5819 - Amur Leopard
4572 - Black Rhinoceros
2494 - Black and White Ruffled Lemur
7066 - Bornean Orangutan
1247 - Chinese Pangolin
2494 - Coquerel's Sifaka
1247 - Dama Gazelle
2909 - Gharial
4156 - Himalayan Brown Bear
2078 - Red Ruffled Lemur
2078 - Somali Wild Ass
7481 - West African Lion
7066 - Western Chimpanzee
7481 - Western Lowland Gorilla

[acidbentfx]

A couple of things if you think your animals aren't counting. If they were brought from a zoo you currently aren't playing in make sure you release them into a habitat before storing in your trade center to wait for them to gain their stars. Sometimes I've found they won't count if you don't release while logged into the zoo they were last physically in. Also don't keep your challenge tracker window open while releasing it won't update while open. Hope that helps!

[wildjenmonster]

How many animals have you guys released? I'm at 106 but I don't know how that compares to everyone else

[speerbauch]

I have released 400 so far. But it doesn't look too good with the challenge this week... I feel that many players don't bother with the release challenges any more, because they often fail to succeed.

[Andrasta]

Publicado originalmente por acidbentfx:

(...) before storing in your trade center to wait for them to gain their stars.(...)

Does that mean animals get stars while in the trade center? I did not know that and built enclosures in different zoos for them to get stars. I thought they (or at least the enclosures) must be seen by the inspector and guests as factors for gaining stars.

[Andrasta]

Released 23

[KingSubaru]

Released 28. Get 3 stars is harder than i thought in some animals

[wildjenmonster]

Publicado originalmente por speerbauch:

I have released 400 so far. But it doesn't look too good with the challenge this week... I feel that many players don't bother with the release challenges any more, because they often fail to succeed.

Holy smokes!! That's awesome! Yeah I don't think we are going to make this one sadly :(

[Andrasta]

I am at 37 - no comparison what some of you do. Hundreds, oh my gosh!
Seems the breeding challenges work well while the release x stars challenges don't. Not enough players, or not enough experienced players, who knows.

[Brokkie]

Publicado originalmente por KingSubaru:

Released 28. Get 3 stars is harder than i thought in some animals

Sure thing! The Vari are taking much too long, released just a few of them.
Lions are much eassier, released over 50 at this time and still some to come (to go).

[speerbauch]

@Andrasta: Yes, you keep the animals in your tradecenter and release them from there. That is why the list of how many points are needed is so helpfull. You can not see the stars in tradecenter, only the numbers. Keep in mind, that the star rating can change, when you change to one of your other zoos. Sometimes it does, other times not. I don't find the pattern behind this.

[Andrasta]

@speerbauch thank you for the explanation! I still have much to learn for those challenges.

[Brokkie]

Publicado originalmente por speerbauch:

@Andrasta: That is why the list of how many points are needed is so helpfull. You can not see the stars in tradecenter, only the numbers.

Thanks for the explanation! That will definitely help next time.

[Tonks]

Publicado originalmente por Andrasta:

I am at 37 - no comparison what some of you do. Hundreds, oh my gosh!
Seems the breeding challenges work well while the release x stars challenges don't. Not enough players, or not enough experienced players, who knows.

For me it is time, if you are taking part in a challenge with a zoo you are still building, you spend a lot of time on pause as you sort things out.

The star challenges favour you having a nice stable zoo with a bunch of baby animals already so you can just let them build up... but then that's just a little like having a fancy screensaver... not as much fun for me.

[Andrasta]

Publicado originalmente por Tonks:

For me it is time, if you are taking part in a challenge with a zoo you are still building, you spend a lot of time on pause as you sort things out.

Indeed, I had to build up the zoos and breeding stock for the challenges. Which gave me ideas and also fun. When the zoo starts running well I usually get distracted by building something and making things look better, all on pause of course.

So even if I managed to improve I'll never be able to contribute hundreds of animals with my way of playing. However, it is a versatile game and people have fun with different approaches.