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[Taky]

Just when I think we have our water system on lock down, a simple exhibit results in a tsunami ....

[Taky]

Re-focusing our attention on exhibits. These are the star of the game, and we've sort of got a bit distracted communicating this to the player. Part of all this re-work is adding more polish focus on exhibits. Now we detect an enclosure an announcement appears in addition to the size of the exhibit (another important aspect). This is the very basic beginnings of a good exhibit.

[Taky]

The winner as decided by our Discord community on the next Dino for was Achelousaurus, closely followed by Protoceratops then Styracosaurus.

[Héline]

As a big fan of zoo tycoon games and dinosaurs, I have to say : I want to play at your game !  I follow your devblog since some times and I really enjoy it. I wish you the best for the next !

[Undomi12]

the little quality touches you've put into this is professional level work.  the triangular sparkles in the water, for example. really nice touch.

[Taky]

the little quality touches you've put into this is professional level work.  the triangular sparkles in the water, for example. really nice touch.

Hey - thanks a ton. It makes me feel great you noticed; as I'm sure you know those extra touches take a lot of work... and people usually appreciate them subconsciously and never mention them. We're trying to distinguish ourselves as best we can.

[Taky]

As a big fan of zoo tycoon games and dinosaurs, I have to say : I want to play at your game !  I follow your devblog since some times and I really enjoy it. I wish you the best for the next !

Thanks lot's. Never underestimate how motivating saying something like that is.

[lithander]

Great Trailer! The first-person crysis mode was the icing on the cake. Whishlisted on steam, now can you please try to release it before my son grows out of his dinosaur phase? He'd love this

[Taky]

Awesome, thanks - wishlisting is the #1 thing you can do to help us. Ok - our new milestone --> finish game before your son exits dino phase. (it's official)

[Taky]

Just a new little upgrade-able set I put into the game. You can research Employee Bonus in the Science tree, and one part of that is being able to upgrade your employee lounge. (excuse terrible colors...)

[Taky]

After some internal playtesting we were having some confusion, or people not noticing, that guests would "build up" donation money that had to be deposited. We're trying out representing this with money bubbles above each guest. As they build up donation (from seeing happy dinos, happier dinos more money bubbles) bubbles appear representing the amount of donation, from 1 to 5. At this point the donation amount will dissipate over time until they reach a donation box (strategically place by the player)

[Pixel Noise]

Nice! I like having the donation mechanic be a part of the player choice as well, and not just automatic.

[Taky]

Nice! I like having the donation mechanic be a part of the player choice as well, and not just automatic.

Thanks. We're trying to do everything a little different & more interesting. For example, donation boxes do have a strategic element to where they are placed. People will ignore a donation box if it is "bust" (ie. only so many guests can be using it at once), or guest will delay using a donation boxes if they sparsely placed. Donation amounts have a decay over time, so you want to cash in on those money bubbles asap.

[Taky]

It was never planned, but the smallest sized baby Dinos are hidden in the grass. I find this adorable.

[Taky]

Working on more heatmap features, fixing some bugs where not all the vegetation was hiding on the toggle. Also making sure the heatmap is reacting properly to the park paths near the fence.

[JoPed]

It is nice to see the progress since you started the devlog. Also your game has just been wish-listed on steam 

[Taky]

It is nice to see the progress since you started the devlog. Also your game has just been wish-listed on steam 

Thanks a ton! The wish-list helps a lot with Steam's secret weird algorithm magic I'm sure they have going on.

[Taky]

The time has come to re-do / finalize the locomotion system for the game, and while we're at it to incorporate the runs. Lot's updates soon.

[JoPed]

It is nice to see the progress since you started the devlog. Also your game has just been wish-listed on steam 

Thanks a ton! The wish-list helps a lot with Steam's secret weird algorithm magic I'm sure they have going on.

You're welcome! We gotta help each other out in the indie business

[Taky]

Recently we overhauled our locomotion system for dino movement in Parkasaurus. Last night I hooked up the system for the adult dinos, this morning I’m rigging it into the Dino babies. Pretty happy that even at a rough 1st pass everything is looking good. Was able reuse the rigging & animations themselves.