tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66288444369347813782024-03-21T22:09:55.782-07:00Online Zoo BuilderMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-3369707123230841802021-08-19T23:32:00.003-07:002021-08-19T23:32:38.527-07:00[NEWS] Now on iOS!Online Zoo Builder is now available on iOS! <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/online-zoo-builder/id1580413484">Get it today here.</a>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-50048493907185404782021-05-22T09:21:00.002-07:002021-05-22T09:21:42.468-07:00[NEWS] Follow us on TikTok!<p> Check out our latest video and follow us on TikTok!</p><p><br /></p><p>Check it out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcZ_4QHhwug" target="_blank">here</a>!</p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dcZ_4QHhwug" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-57849146825424086562021-02-05T15:54:00.003-08:002021-02-05T15:54:47.204-08:00[UPDATE] Bug Fix<p> We have fixed an issue where games were no longer able to be saved to website accounts. We have fixed this issue, as well as some smaller bugs. We apologize for the inconvenience. Have fun playing Online Zoo Builder! ππππ</p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-47134871194479657892021-01-15T19:46:00.001-08:002021-01-15T19:46:18.708-08:00[NEWS] Android App Released!<p> We have released Online Zoo Builder on Android. Download it on the Google Play Store today!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drennansoftware.onlinezoobuilder" target="_blank">Click here to view Online Zoo Builder on the Google Play Store.</a></p><p><br /></p><p>An iOS app will be released soon! Stay tuned!</p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-28714596857893997922019-06-14T20:36:00.001-07:002019-06-14T20:36:25.417-07:00[UPDATE] v.1.0 ReleasedWe are proud to announce version 1.0 is released and Online Zoo Builder is no longer in early access! The game is still a work in progress and we need your feedback! We are fixing bugs and issues as we go along, while creating new content. E-mail us at matt@drennansoftware.com with your suggestions and bug reports. <b>All accounts and games prior to v.1.0 have been deleted due to major changes to the system.</b><br />
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Here are some new updates in v.1.0:<br />
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<li>Dinosaurs now spawn in eggs</li>
<li>Improved desktop and mobile website</li>
<li>Fixed various bugs and issues, especially with explore mode</li>
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<b> **We are also proud to announce our version 1.0 celebration contest! Whoever can make the best looking zoo by July 14th will win a $10 Amazon Gift Card!**</b><br />
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<i>Online Zoo Builder Developers will be the judge for the best zoo and we will transfer the winnings over to the winner via e-mail. Be sure to put a lot of animals, scenery, buildings, and enclosures in your zoo to get an upper edge on the contest. We will announce the winner on our social media pages and this blog.</i><b> </b>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-33638864664675633822019-05-31T06:15:00.001-07:002019-05-31T06:17:03.154-07:00[UPDATE] Latest Patch<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are almost ready to release the latest version of Online Zoo Builder. Here are the current changes that have been added to the live game for you to try:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Added billboard (scenery)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Added table (scenery)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Added bench (scenery)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Changed research building management. You can now use the research building to unlock bonuses at level 10. You can get double money, extra zoo tokens, mow the lawn and clean paths less perk, and produce extra food. In-game money required to obtain and takes a week to research (requires over a million dollars in-game money currently).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Added missions, click the paw print on the left hand side to get started! Missions are updated every hour and provide rewards when completed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Updated the mower to move faster. Hitting 2 flowers will result with a loss, and maps are randomly generated</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Added images and animations for lawn and clean up mini game</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Fixed scene bug which would cause the game to crash after switching scenes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Redid tutorial from scratch due to game engine upgrade and several changes to basic features. Tutorial is more extensive than before</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Fixed bugs with lawnmower and clean path mini-games</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Added orientation check to the game. If you try to play the game in portrait mode, it will direct you to rotate your phone to landscape</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Zoo size was limited. Player can pay to unlock the additional size</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Improved how timers work in game</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Added full screen button</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Fixed bug when a building would produce money, it would corrupt the money value</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Made the game play in real time, now when you come back to the game, your zoo will produce money, produce litter, and grow grass while you are gone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Improved guest AI.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-If a guest enters a building, their state is saved in the building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Guests will not enter a building until it is finished being placed and built</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Guests will enter a building if it is positioned next to a path</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Guests are now more likely to travel paths they havenβt been before</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Improved park rating system</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Fixed daily reward. It now works properly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are currently working on improving the website side of the game and </span>creating<span style="font-family: inherit;"> a downloadable version. Let us </span>know<span style="font-family: inherit;"> what you think βΊοΈ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>NOTICE: All games have been reset and all accounts will be deleted this week. You need to create a new account if you are unable to login due to major changes with the account system.</b></span></div>
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-19815442814866009772019-05-19T15:36:00.001-07:002019-05-19T15:36:27.004-07:00[QUICK] Coming soon...We have taken into account your suggestions and are almost ready to release our next version of the game. This should bring us into the beta stage of development. Here is a list of features added:<br />
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<li>All animals and guests are fully animated</li>
<li>All text buttons (EX: [PLAY]) have been converted to images</li>
<li>Added vet building</li>
<li>Implemented animal health. When an animals health falls below 30, the player must build or have a vet building. Once built, the player can click on the animal, and then press the send to vet button. Once the animal is at the vet, it will take some time for the animal to regain its health. Once the animals health is fully restored, the player can send the animal back to the enclosure.</li>
<li>Updated GUI menu with new images and icons</li>
<li>Added Zoo Tokens</li>
<li>Changed the way buildings and fences are placed in the game world. Now when a player builds an object, it takes some time for it to be built. The player can use zoo tokens to speed this up. Below is a screenshot of what this looks like</li>
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All the above are completed and ready to go. I would release this version of the game to the public, but I have a few more things I want to add and refine before I do. Firstly, the tutorial has to be redone from scratch, as it is completely broken due to all the new menus and systems in place.</div>
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Secondly, I want to add the following to the game before I release the next version:</div>
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<li>Goals - Players get rewarded for every milestone they make, such as having a certain amount of animals, money, buildings, etc. Similar to an achievement system.</li>
<li>Missions - Players will be tasked with missions, such as completing tasks in a certain amount of time, dealing with aggressive animals, cleaning up their zoo, and etc. I plan to have missions fully voice acted, but do not plan to release voice acting with the next update.</li>
<li>Missions and goals will earn the player zoo tokens and zoo tokens will be able to be purchased on the Online Zoo Builder Shop</li>
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-25121174134246033202019-04-02T15:04:00.000-07:002019-04-02T15:04:27.919-07:00[UPDATE] Animations incomingJust a quick video to share with you guys. We have started work on animating all the animals and guests in the game. This will be a lengthy process converting all the sprites to an animated format due to having to make the animations and then programming in the animations to the game.<br />
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<br />Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-72898536484341619962019-03-18T19:05:00.000-07:002019-05-10T06:36:45.841-07:00[NEWS] Latest UpdatesI am currently fine tuning the game based on <u>your</u> feedback. Please e-mail me at <a href="mailto:support@drennansoftware.com">support@drennansoftware.com</a> with your suggestions or post your comment on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/tycoon/comments/b26kw8/im_working_on_a_browser_based_zoo_tycoon_game_and/">this</a> Reddit post.<br />
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My main priority at the moment is upgrading the game engine (Phaser 3.12.0) to the latest Phaser version (3.16.2). The latest Phaser version brings many new features which I could add and allows myself to re-look existing features and improve on them, such as a true full screen mode and ability to disallow portrait mode gameplay on mobile devices. This will be somewhat of a lengthy process to the the sheer amount of changes made to the engine. As soon as I upgraded the engine, many features stopped working or broke entirely. I want to spend as much time as possible ensuring all bugs are removed before being pushed to the live version.<br />
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Also, thanks to Reddit user, Heartskittens, who advised the Online Zoo Builder website was not secure due to the website using http protocol, rather than https. Within 24 hours, I was able to convert the website to https, along with every other website I host.<br />
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I would also like to highlight some coming features and changes. Instead of purchasing in-game animals for your zoo, I will release all current assets for free and support the game via in-game and outside the game advertising, which will be non-intrusive to support this. I will continue to sell in-game currency and food. I will also be adding a sandbox game mode and improving the lawn mower minigame. I'm also in the process of looking for an artist to create a better starting menu for the game.<br />
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These are main priorities as of now and will continue to keep you all updated. Your feedback is important to me and I really do appreciate any I can get! Thank you!<br />
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If anyone is interested in helping code or design assets, please e-mail at the aforementioned address. Thank you!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-50252794281643968182018-07-07T06:12:00.003-07:002018-07-07T06:14:07.994-07:00[NEWS] Online Zoo Builder Remastered<em>Online Zoo builder is a FREE to play online zoo building game that can be played anywhere! Play using your Apple, Android, or computer. Collaborate with your friends and build your ultimate dream zoo, discover and purchase new animals and attractions to keep your guests happy, and manage your zoo to ensure profitability. Updated weekly with new animals, tiles, and attractions! Do you have what it takes to build the zoo of your dreams?</em><br />
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<strong>Created using Phaser 3.10.1.</strong> Online Zoo Builder has online components that allow players to save multiple zoos to their online profile, share their creation with friends, purchase virtual currency, items, and extra content. I'm interested in seeking a sponsor for an exclusive license. Check out some alpha gameplay videos below.<br />
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<strong>This is not the final game. This is still a work in progress. You will see grass overgrowing and animals going hungry quickly. This was for testing purposes. Some graphics and gameplay elements are still being worked on.</strong><br />
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<strong>Players can also add animals to a farm and plants to a greenhouse.</strong><br />
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<strong>Once the player is finished mowing the lawn, all grass will be cut in the zoo; removing all overgrown grass.</strong><br />
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<strong>If animals are not fed, it will first show the thought bubble with a chicken to warn the player. After sometime, the animal will go rogue, and the player will be forced to shoot the animal.</strong><br />
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<strong>Showing how to feed animals. Food is generated at factories, which the player will have to click on to collect. Money is also generated on enclosures and buildings, which the player will have to collect.</strong><br />
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<b>**Added 19 new sprites to Online Zoo Builder for your enjoyment!!**</b><br />
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-68134992718061251762012-12-15T17:31:00.002-08:002012-12-15T17:31:22.171-08:00[UPDATE] BETA PATCH v.0.1.1<br />
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<i>-Fences no longer have a white background, the user can change the tile pieces lying within the fence boundaries to better decorate their park.</i></div>
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<i>-Fences can no longer be placed freely on the map. Fences are locked into divisible by 32 coordinates, so terrain can be placed nicely inside of it.</i></div>
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<i>-Animals will not continually get hungry, and go berserk. When the animal starts to get hungry, you will be warned, but feed the animal fast! As it will go berserk!</i></div>
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<i>-The user can no longer place a tile on the same tile type. This is to prevent the user from wasting money.</i></div>
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<i>-Removed text that explains each icon when advertisement is open.</i></div>
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<i>-When the user goes into sniper mode, the text advertisement on GUI is removed.</i></div>
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<i>-Removed helpful hints that loaded up once game starts.</i></div>
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<i>-Facebook fix: When user has no friends that play, app will tell you and offer a link to share the game with your friends.</i></div>
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<i>-Fixed bug that allowed player to receive xp for placing objects that failed.</i></div>
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<i>-Fixed bug that created random fences on the top left corner of map.</i></div>
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<b>We are back to work on Online Zoo Builder. Expect more updates to come! Sorry about the hiatus! Enjoy the coming updates :)</b></div>
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-679527325956638782012-08-26T08:07:00.001-07:002012-08-26T08:07:14.579-07:00[NEWS] Looking for testers, moderators, and more!<b>Greetings!</b><br />
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Were looking for anyone interested in being apart of the Online Zoo Builder testing/moderator (If you like) team! We need help figuring out how to make the game more immersible, interesting, and strategic to play! I really need help and I thought I would ask my fellow city building loving gamers!<br />
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Anyone is welcome, regardless of age or experience in gaming. When the game is complete you will be eligible to be a game moderator and beta tester of all the features to come to the game as we progress. Were looking for any kind of help, moderator, tester, artist, programmer, or anything that falls between! If your interested in working on a city building game, please e-mail me [<span style="color: blue;">matt@drennansoftware.com</span>] or respond to this post with your support! We will communicate on the Online Zoo Builder Forum as we work on the game. I look forward to hearing from your all!<br />
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<b>Welcome to v.0.1.0:</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><i>-Fixed Facebook registration, so user does not have to refresh page manually</i></span><div style="font-family: Tahoma; text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<i>-Added XP when placing tiles</i></div>
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<i>*Game Improvement*</i></div>
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<i>-Clean entire park and mow entire park for price option. If your park gets messy, instead of playing minigames you can pay upwards of $75,000 to fix your zoo up.</i></div>
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<i>-When an animal is hungry, they will become enraged and attempt to escape your zoo. If they succeed at escaping their enclosure they must be terminated by the player. When they are hungry no new guests will visit your zoo and your park rating will be reduced to 1.</i></div>
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<i>*Bug Fixes*</i></div>
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<i>-Rating system was too hard to improve the park, we fixed the system so the player can easily gain more than 1 star, but harder to gain 5 stars.</i></div>
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<i>-Fences array is now dynamic (Determines how many animals reside in a given fence or object), filling in game data on the fly, instead of loading from database. Loading data from the database was inefficient and buggy.</i></div>
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Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-71258734035255071472012-08-19T11:12:00.001-07:002012-08-19T11:12:48.957-07:00[UPDATE] New minigame/mechanic<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">DANGER!</span> Animals can now escape their enclosures! When an animal in your zoo gets hungry, it will go into rage and attempt to escape its enclosure. When the animal escapes, the player will be alerted to the danger and will have to take down the animal with a sniper rifle. We are still working on this feature and trying to balance it with the rest of the game, but while we do that, why not give it a try? Just wait for one of your animals to get hungry and break out!<br />
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-Fixed the level bar, which after leveling up, did not reset.<br />
-Fixed a critical bug, which allowed animals to walk out of their enclosures.<br />
-Enhanced the mute feature, so it will now mute all sounds, instead of just the background music.<br />
-Made all objects in the game, level dependent.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-67393822770782975772012-07-29T18:17:00.000-07:002012-07-29T18:17:27.867-07:00[UPDATE] New Level System<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have added the base of the new level and xp system as promised. Players will now earn experience and gain levels based on how much animals, fences, and buildings they place. When the player fills the experience bar, they gain a level up. Players use level ups to build bigger and better buildings, get more animals, and get more perks. We hope you enjoy the new level system!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05746384913131845966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628844436934781378.post-26839898982945997162012-07-27T19:45:00.000-07:002012-07-27T19:45:58.152-07:00[QUICK] New features coming soon!We have been reviewing Online Zoo Builder very closely over the past couple of weeks, and have decided to make a few adjustments to improve your overall gaming experience. We are currently working on the following features to do just that:<div>
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<li>Animal sound effects - when you click on an animal, you will hear it groan, roar, or etc.</li>
<li>XP/Level System - Gain levels to unlock more objects.</li>
<li>In-depth mini games - Upgraded graphics and increased use.</li>
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We hope these upcoming features are getting you excited for the next update! Please send us your suggestions in the Online Zoo Builder Forum, so we could keep improving the game.</div>
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<li>Mowing the lawn per tile (Grass tiles will start to become unmaintained and begin to grow longer and longer, you will have to mow the lawn to bring them back to normal)</li>
<li>Cleaning animals (You will now have to clean animals to keep them happy)</li>
<li>Pick up trash (Guests will leave litter throughout your park and it will show on the tile, you will have to pick up the trash to keep your park clean)</li>
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