Operations Guide

Keeping the lights on across your park is an absolute necessity when a power outage could result in the escape of dinosaurs and danger to your guests.

Power Requirements

Facilities, fences and attractions can all require Power in order to run, so you need to build an effective Power network to keep your park running.

Did You Know?

An operational power grid is needed for buildings to function, but beware of power outages, bad weather, and sabotage efforts.

Power Output

Both Power Stations and Backup Generators can supply Power to buildings and fences that need it.

The total Power Consumption of buildings and fences within the same Power delivery network must be equal to or lower than the available Power.

This is to prevent them from losing Power.

The total Power Output of a Power Station can be increased with Building Upgrades. You can also place additional Power Stations to increase the total available Power in a site.

Power Distribution

Power Stations can supply Power more efficiently and cheaply compared to Backup Generators, but require the use of Substations and Pylons to get that Power to the buildings and fences that need it.

Did You Know?

Power stations won't work unless they are connected to a path, so remember to add one!

Large and Small Substations can supply Power within their radius, but only when they’re connected to a Power Station via Pylons. As the names imply, the Large Substation has a much greater radius of Power delivery compared to the Small Substation.

Repeater Substations can be chained to deliver power without using pylons. Do this by supplying power from a Backup Generator, or by placing the Repeater Substation withing range of another Powered Substation (which can also include other Repeater Substations).

Did You Know?

Repeater Substations allow you to distribute power around the park without having to construct pylons.

Backup Generators

Backup Generators can Power buildings and fences with their radius. They can be placed almost anywhere as they do not require a path connection to function.

Backup Generators consume Fuel in order to supply Power, at a rate proportional to the amount of Power drawn from it. Fuel must be regularly resupplied either manually or automatically via a Maintenance ATV Team Patrol.

Backup Generators will only be used to Power nearby buildings and fences if they are required to meet demand. If the buildings and fences are receiving Power from another source, the Backup Generator will remain idle,  but will be able to activate if the Power goes out.

Your park will need routine care and maintenance in order to keep running smoothly.

Did You Know?

Maintenance Teams can manually reboot sabotaged Power Stations and Gates.

Maintenance Posts

Maintenance ATV Teams can be assigned to Maintenance Posts. They can then automatically Repair, Reboot, Resupply, and Inspect buildings and fences within that post's radius.

The inner radius of the Maintenance Post covers buildings for Repair, Reboot, Resupply, and Inspection tasks. The outer radius covers only fences and provides Repair coverage for them.

Repairs

Uncomfortable dinosaurs can damage or destroy sections of fence in their enclosures, allowing them to escape and become a threat to guests.
Severe weather events can also damage fences and buildings. If enough damage is dealt, they can stop functioning altogether.

Use Maintenance ATV Teams to repair destroyed buildings and fences. This can be done manually as a direct task, or automatically by any Maintenance ATV assigned to patrol a nearby Maintenance Post.

The dinosaurs in your park require active monitoring and care to ensure they are healthy and your guests aren’t at risk.

Ranger Teams

Ranger Teams perform an important role in your parks, monitoring the health of your dinosaurs, restocking feeders, wrangling dinosaurs back into enclosures and more.

You can manually direct Ranger Teams through Direct Control or Task Assignment. When Ranger Teams are Patrolling or carrying out assigned tasks, they can use Fuel and Food Supplies from their Response Facility. These need to be topped up periodically.

Did You Know?

Ranger teams can get attacked by Dinosaurs if provoked. Use flares to distract, or chase away dinosaurs. Replace destroyed ranger teams in their parent Response Facility.

To enable Ranger Teams to perform some tasks automatically, place a Ranger Post within range of any dinosaurs. Assign a Ranger Team to the post and, within the range of that post, they will automatically carry out Status Checks and also Feeder resupply and disinfecting when needed.

Infected Food Sources

Some dinosaur Diseases are caused by dinosaurs eating from Infected Feeders or dead dinosaurs.

Use a Ranger Team to Disinfect feeders or the Transport Tool to remove Infected dinosaur corpses to stop further Disease spread.

Ranger Teams will automatically Disinfect any feeders within the range Ranger Posts they are assigned to patrol.

Mobile Veterinary Unit

Build Paleo-Medical Facilities in order to use Mobile Veterinary Unit (MVU) Teams to diagnose dinosaur Diseases using a Medical Scan.

Medical Scans can be performed manually as a directed task, or automatically as part of a patrol, as long as an MVU Team is assigned to a Ranger Post within the vicinity of the selected dinosaurs.

Once identified, Research the right cure for a Disease at the Science Centre. Once researched, administer the cure with a dart from the MVU.

MVUs can also be assigned to Ranger Posts, allowing you to automate their patrols. If an MVU is assigned to a post within range when an unknown ailment has been detected in a dinosaur, they will be dispatched to perform a medical scan.

MVUs will automatically treat any minor injury they come across, as well as any disease for which the cure has already been researched. Scientists are needed to complete treatment, as well as adequate time and money. Dinosaurs can only be transported after tranquilising them using the Capture Team.

After the treatment is complete, the dinosaur must be transported from the Paleo-Medical Facility back to its home location using the Transport Tool.

Drones

Use Drones to Status Check, Medical Scan, Medicate and Tranquilise animals inside Lagoons and Aviaries. Assign Ranger Teams and MVU Teams to Patrol the Hatcheries attached to Lagoons and Aviaries in order to use the drones within them. Drones can also be directly controlled via the Hatchery Drone panel. They use the same controls as Capture Teams.

Capture Teams

Capture Teams from Response Facilities can be used to Tranquilise rampaging dinosaurs. This can be done either manually as a direct task, or automatically as part of a patrol, as long as they are assigned to a Security Camera that detects the dinosaurs being a threat to guests.

Capture Teams use a helicopter to target dinosaurs that need Tranquilising after escape or prior to transportation. They can also use Stimulant Darts to awaken Tranquilised dinosaurs.

Capture Teams can carry out tasks manually through direct control or task assignment. You can also assign them to a Ranger Post or a Security Camera so they respond automatically to events within their range.

Use the Transport Tool to move Tranquilised dinosaurs back into their enclosures. Remember to close any Shelters that were opened as part of the response to the dinosaur danger.

Did You Know?

To move a dinosaur with a Transport Team, you first need to Tranquillise it with a Capture Team.

Capture Teams will not be able to tranquillise all dinosaurs on the site by default. Both wild and tamed dinosaurs may need upgrades to bring them down.

Tranquilliser upgrades are directly linked to their security rating. These upgrades can be found in the tech tree.

Once an upgrade has been researched you will be able to tranquillise dinosaurs up to the stated security rating.

Arrival Point

Essential to the operation of any site, the Arrival Point functions as the main entrance to the park. Guests Travel from this point to dinosaur exhibits and attractions.

As the central node for your park, it’s important to carefully consider the placement of the Arrival Point, ensuring easy access to Transport and other operational buildings.

Once placed, the Arrival Point will also provide information on the Guest Demographics of the visitors to your park.

Science Centre

The Science Centre enables research and fossil extraction to be completed. You can store fossils at the Science Centre and extract their DNA to improve your understanding of dinosaur genomes. Research completed at the Science Centre unlocks new technologies, dinosaur modifications and facility improvements.

Learn more about research in the Park Management Guide.

Expedition Centre

Use the Expedition Centre to send dig teams to Dig Sites across the world. They’ll return with Fossils, which contain genetic information. This is used to create new dinosaurs.

Dig Teams need Scientists to lead them on Dig Site visits. The digs themselves take time and money to complete.

The Science Centre lets you extract Dinosaur Genome from collected fossils. Dig Teams can also find valuable materials that can be sold for cash.

Control Centres and Visitor Centres

Control Centres and Visitor Centres act as the headquarters of your park, enabling operations and scientist management.

Once built new scientists can be found and hired at these buildings.

Staff Centre

A place for your staff to get some downtime, the Staff Centre increases scientist hiring capacity and offers Rest to counter Unrest.

On-site training can also be completed at the Staff Centre to increase scientist skills.

Learn more about Unrest and training in the Scientists Guide.

Dinosaur Marketplace

Build a Marketplace Facility to purchase offsite prehistoric animals as an alternative way to populate and expand the site’s roster.

Marketplace sellers have different levels of trustworthiness. Sometimes, what gets delivered to the park isn’t exactly what was paid for...