How to Judge Dinosaurs
A dinosaur is valuable when it improves the park route. That may mean faster visitor Cash, better use of space, stronger recovery after purchases, or a longer useful life before replacement. A dinosaur is weaker when it costs too much, blocks space, or gets replaced before the park recovers from the purchase.
Players usually ask for a best dinosaur name, but the better early question is whether the dinosaur changes the next purchase. If a new hatch makes the park reach the next egg faster, it has practical value even without a public income number. If it only looks rare while the park stays slow, it should not drive the next spend.
| Field | Why players need it |
|---|---|
| Source egg | Connects the dinosaur back to egg cost and route timing. |
| Income impact | Shows whether the dinosaur improves visitor Cash. |
| Space need | Decides whether an upgrade is required before value appears. |
| Rarity | Controls whether the route is repeatable. |
| Update date | Prevents stale rankings after live-service changes. |
Safe Current Use
For now, use dinosaurs as feedback after each hatch. If a new dinosaur makes Cash recovery faster, repeat the loop. If it creates a space problem, upgrade capacity. If it changes nothing, do not chase more of the same egg tier without a clear reason.
A safe player-made note has four parts: dinosaur name, egg or reward source, what changed in visitor Cash, and the date or update title. Screenshots of the dinosaur are helpful, but route notes are what turn a cool hatch into wiki data. The page can then compare dinosaurs by impact instead of appearance.
Database Plan
The first true dinosaur database should be narrow: starter dinosaurs, code reward dinosaurs, and any high-visibility Update 2 dinosaurs players repeatedly ask about. Each row should connect back to an egg or reward source. Once those rows are reliable, the wiki can expand into a sortable list with income impact, space pressure, and replacement timing.
This staged plan protects search quality. It is better to publish fewer rows that players can act on than a large table that blends My Dino Park with another dinosaur game. The route pages already cover what players should do while the species table is being verified.