Research Center

The Research Center is where you will unlock DNA codes for new species of Animals. When you clear space to expand your park (See Roads & Expanding), you will periodically find pieces of preserved Amber. Rather like in the movies, you use this amber to uncover pieces of DNA to use to create new species of Animals. When you have a new piece of amber to decode DNA from, a little orange zig-zag symbol will bounce on your Research Center, as shown above. The Research Center is located just in front of the main entrance to the park.

When this symbol appears, you know you have research to do. Simply touch the Research Center, and then the 'RESEARCH' button at the bottom right of the screen.

The top bar shows how many sectioins of DNA you will need to decode to unlock the animal in question. Each animal is different. The blue tube is where you unlock DNA. It has three sections, and is rather like a slot machine, except you win much more often. The section to the right enables you to invite friends to help you unlock sections of the code. The yellow button allows you to 'Attempt Research', and tells you how much each attempt will cost. In order to unlock a section of DNA in the bar above, you must get three pieces of DNA in the blue tube.

You now have two options. You can 'Attempt Research' again, which is like spinning all three sections of the blue tube, for the gold price shown in the yellow button. Or, you can retry only the failed section, for the IGD (In-Game Dollar) price in the 'RETRY' button in the failed section of the blue tube. This is really a matter of personal preference. If you use IGD often, then save them and spend the gold. If you do not use IGD very often, then this might be worth it.

Either way, once you have successfully unlocked all sections of DNA in the bar at the top of the Research page, you will be given a 'RESEARCH COMPLETE'.

This will let you know which animal you have unlocked, and allow you to go directly to the Market to purchase it from the Animals page.