#Option to collapse alternate species into one nursery item.

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neat glacier
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In previous iterations of the nursery menu the alt-species/genera were listed as skins. I preferred the menu this way because right now the nursery looks a little cluttered with all the alt-species in my opinion.

Therefore I would like to suggest a toggle-able UI filter which hides all the alt-species within their respective genera.
Maybe there could be a separate list next to the skins that displays them?

Edit:
I do see the objections regarding different habitat needs and breeding.

What if we did it like this:
when you click e.g. Torvosaurus in the Nursery menu a separate smaller menu with just the two species would pop up. That way it's very obvious that it's not just different skins.

Also remember, I just want it as an option. If player confusion is a concern you can even hide the toggle deep in some advanced settings menu.

pseudo nest
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They count as their own individual species/genera now. Why would they need to be added back to how it was before? If anything, its easier to discover them this way

neat glacier
sour flare
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Actually I agree with this for species only

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Leave genera out

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Or put a separate toggle for them maybe

wicked hazel
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This could cause problems when using filters as different species have different needs or hail from different continents

tacit grove
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This would work better if the different species were just skins and not their own distinct animals.

sour flare
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That's what it is

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It's just denoted differently now

sour flare
frosty aurora
sour flare
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I don't see why it would

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The alt system hasn't changed drastically

frosty aurora
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When was the split

sour flare
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A few updates back, though I'm not sure why that matters

raw plank
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IMO, the biggest reason for me going against this idea is that alt species still have their own differences when it comes to preferences and behaviors. I know for a fact that there's gonna be plenty of players who'd just throw them in together without reading up that they're really just working to completely different animals, and they're gonna be left confused as to why they're not happy and/or breeding.

sour flare
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Idk if you as a new player click on a toggle and don't read the info given, that's kinda on you imo

neat glacier
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I do see the objections regarding different habitat needs and breeding.

What if we did it like this:
when you click e.g. Torvosaurus in the Nursery menu a separate smaller menu with just the two species would pop up. That way it's very obvious that it's not just different skins.

Also remember, I just want it as an option. If player confusion is a concern you can even hide the toggle deep in some advanced settings menu lol.

lone hound
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maybe a popup could be added to directly switch between the alt skins

sour flare
fickle crane
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I wouldn't mind a way to switch between alt species quickly just to compare the differences between them more directly, but I broadly lean towards what we have now for practical reasons

neat glacier