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Zoo Tycoon 2 => ZT2 General Discussion => MM2 General Discussion => Topic started by: Texgnome1 on October 03, 2006, 01:04:19 PM
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Here is where you can add your general thoughts, comments, observations, etc. in regards to the game. We finally got approval from the great folks at MS & BF to start discussion, so go for it. I have posted lists of everything in the other section, feel free to discuss them.
NO WISHLISTS
HERE!
We have a whole other section for that.
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Can we post pics from the demo here Texgnome1?
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I know exactly what I want to do when I get the game. Yep, it's the old "Create a zoo with every animal from the XP in it" scenario. I've done it three times now.
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No pictures here, but by all means add them in your show and tell threads. They are now fair game.
:wildparty
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Yes! thanks Texgnome1!
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This is great! I'm actually a little overwhelmed, i have no idea what to talk about first.
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Same here! I'm reeling. :wacko: This is gonna be so great!
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Okay, i was just playing the demo, and i was in guest mode. I randomly scrolled the mouse wheel backwards, and i jumped up in the air. Is this something for MM2, or has it been there the whole time?
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Wait,we can post pics of our demo zoos now?
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Yes in your show & tell thread. And mega, I have not seen this particular bug. You might put it in the bug section and see if anyone else has encountered this.
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Okay, i was just playing the demo, and i was in guest mode. I randomly scrolled the mouse wheel backwards, and i jumped up in the air. Is this something for MM2, or has it been there the whole time?
It's always been there, sorry.
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Hmm, I've never noticed that. I'll have to try.
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It's always been there, sorry.
Really? odd i never noticed. But i did noticed, while underwater, you can use the same mouse wheel to rise or lower in the water, without facing up or down. Very helpfull when taking pics.
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A really cool new feature I noticed in the demo is that you can now kick balls and prey dummies. I have so much fun with it... I think more than the animals. :whistling All you do is go up to it and press spacebar.
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ooohh i LOVE that-but what i reallt like doin in the demo is the terraforming tanks-its FUN.
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I've put a downloaded animals in the MM2 demo file and it worked but the animal was invisible except some whom stays still.
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are people allowed to post pictures of the beta version of the game?
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@amkid247 You can't post pics here but you are allowed to post them in the ZT2 show and tell section.
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I love kicking the balls and stuff, and I just discovered the same thing you did Megarapter. All in all, this is probably the best XP yet!
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i love playing this demo it is so full of fun
i just love it it is like free pie and chips
its pie and chips for free
this is the best xp yet i can tell
the arctic cod are cool
i made a tank for them i like goin into the water and just watchin them do nothin but swim
id like to know how those odd lionfish, remoras and crabs get into the tanks because when u build a tank you dont get them and if you do to much to a tank you lose them
i also had a sea turtle go into a large costal rock and stay there for like 5 minuetes
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id like to know how those odd lionfish, remoras and crabs get into the tanks because when u build a tank you dont get them and if you do to much to a tank you lose them
those are the new ambients of MM2!:sweatingb
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are people allowed to post pictures of the beta version of the game?
No. The Demo, yes, but not the Beta, because it's not the released copy.
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Has anyone else trained an animal so far that it's fully trained? I have but i'm just wondering because there were a few people who said they couldn't in the other MM2 forum. I made a really cool show with them!!! :thumbsup:
I love the lion fish and stuff, they're really cool.:wink:
This is the best xp EVER
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I have made orcas and dolphins fully trained in the demo....shame they only have 2 tricks, i can't wait to do the dolphin through the hoop trick! =P
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It's pretty easy to get them all the way trained in the demo, but probably much harder (there are more tricks) in the full version. But in my opinion, you can't make a very cool show in the demo because there are so few tricks. in the full version it will be awesome though, I'll bet.
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I was reading in the zoopedia about unlocking the big TV and getting the cover for the show stand, I have to get that tv! : :P :
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cool the stuff are new ambients
but how do they get in the tanks??
the koi will be awsome
i just cant wait
we can finally make an even better sort of everglades with the manatee now
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The Koi will be great!
The ambients like the lionfish etc. just appear in the tanks as far as i know.
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My thoughts!
Negative:
1. During beta, the skins needed much more detail. They were too flat. This appears to be fixed now ^__^
2. They needed to add ambients to old water in biomes so it wasn't so out of place to see them in the new ones. =)
3. They needed to fix the persistant bugs, and make waterfalls much more natural.
4. A lot of the tutorials were either a bit annoying or too vague.
5. Shows are pretty hard to figure out at first.
6. I felt they way underdid the reef environment :( Too few animals there.
Positive (the happy stuff =P)
1. MARINE ANIMALS. Win! :D
2. The koi was an AWESOME idea. I also suggested that they add more creatures like this so we could create tidepools.
3. I love the training!
4. The new biomes are gorgeous!
5. They've reskinned other things as well, beautifully!
6. The game is a blast to play, even with bugs ^__^
Overall, I loved the game, and am definately buying it! :D It was awesome to be able to give such direct feedback. The response team was awesome about responding, too! Haha, which I suppose should be expected, but you'd be surprised.
And please, nobody take my "negative" points as me being "ungrateful"; part of a beta tester's job is to say what needs fixing. :)
By the way, ambients just appear in the new biome waters after a while. You don't have to do anything. ^^
I loved making natural exhibits. Combining reef and rainforest is spectacular!
Whoops, removing question. Just found the answer ^^
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oh what things did they reskin?
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If this is the offical box, I wonder if those tanks will be in the game. They all have different color rims. The demo only has blue and yellow for show tanks.
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They seem to have reskinned the sharks, dolphins and turtles =)
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hi, i just joined Zoo admin and the forums are so confusing!?
i dont know how to view attatched pics etc.
and do you need to buy zt2 if you want to buy marine mania2 or dino digs2 or even endangered species2? Or can you download free expansion packs from this site? Please let me know^^
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hi, i just joined Zoo admin and the forums are so confusing!?
i dont know how to view attatched pics etc.
and do you need to buy zt2 if you want to buy marine mania2 or dino digs2 or even endangered species2? Or can you download free expansion packs from this site? Please let me know^^
:welcomean o0Bubblie0o go over and say a big halow and get some cookeys at the welcom thred
you need to have the origanal ZT2 game to get the xps
no you can not download free expansion packs from this site.
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Welcome to Zoo Admin, o0Bubblie0o! To view attached pics, just click on the link. Or are you asking how to attach pics yourself?
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I can't seem to figure out how to make tanks with land in them.
(Like the one they have across from the show tank)
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Other then that, I love it.
The ambients are so neat!
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im pretty sure that bf only made the tank across from the showtank to be the only one in the demo that you can put land in
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i think you just make a normal exhibit with deep water and then make a ditch or valley in the water.
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Make the tank first. connect the fence to the tank, then hold down shift and drag down the wall that separates the two. Only that wall should fall. Does that make sense or...?
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the shift thing has yet to work for me in the demo. so i do it another way.
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I can't wait to make koi ponds! Can arctic cods go in any water besides tanks?
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yeah, they can just go in pools you make in the ground, if thats what you mean
off topic: just saw the updated site, one word-super duper freakin awesome!!
ok, so thats more than one word, but one word cant express my feelings
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I'm so excited for this expansion. Not much longer to wait now.
I wanted to get some more information so I searched on Wikipedia..I don't know if it says anything else new that we don't already know or if anyone else has been there yet but you can check it out anyway. Its still pretty cool. It tells which animals can perform in shows (which was i think already known) and since I never played the demo or the beta I never knew you could ACTUALLY ride on the animals back! Thats so cool!:woot:
[modnotice=csleesburg]Sorry, but we don't allow Wikipedia info because it's not reliable.[/modnotice]
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Only having had Marine Mania for one week, I am quite impressed with some of the new features.
-I love the eyedropper for placing objects. I have played other PC games that have had this feature and it is really helpful.
-The new wall features were really amazing, and very useful
-For the most part all the animals are well done and realistic looking. But a few, Sea Lions, Walrus, Otters; well, they are ok in water, but on land, they looked really odd.
The plants that were added are superior. But some of the Biomes appear lifeless and lackluster, (Benthic), while others, (Reef), are vivid and thriving.
-After working the first set of Challenges to unlock a Whale Hall, I found I was quite disappointed. I read the next unlock for a Show Platform, and decided it was not worth the work. Every other expansion has had themed objects; benches, lamps, trashcans, etc,....and I feel that they should have added a nice group of Marine objects as well.
-During gameplay, the sound is amazing, especially when underwater. The clicking of the whales, chirps of the dolphin, and the bubbling of the water, is very realistic. It made me want to grab my snorkeling gear, and head to the Bahamas.
All in all, on a scale 1 to 10, I would give it a 9 1/2 !!!!
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i agree with you 100%. the quality was great, and despite the very few short comings, i say that this was worth the wait. :cool: