Exercises
To start off on the basics of Operation Genesis, the game introduces you the Exercises, tutorials and easy-to-learn scenarios to better introduce the player into the game. In total, there are 15 known Exercises, with only 9 being in the final game.
Out of these 9 Exercises, 4 of them are Tutorials, teaching you how to handle the UI, Fossil Hunting and Dinosaur Creation, Visitor Welfare and Security Measures. The other 5 Exercises are specific scenarios to test your skills on the park management.
All these Exercises, including the cut ones, are listed down below where you can read about each one in details.
Welcome to Jurassic Park
"Learn the basic Park Controls. You had better be a fast learner, trouble could be just around the corner!"
Welcome to Jurassic Park is a Tutorial type of Exercise that works as your very first introduction into Operation Genesis, learning the very basics of the Camera, Map and how to handle Ranger Helicopters.
Characters Seen:
John
Hammond
Ray
Arnold
Robert
Muldoon
Objectives:
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Move, Rotate and Zoom the Camera
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Use the Island Map
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Select a Triceratops and a Tyrannosaurus
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Select a Ranger Station
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Fly the Ranger Helicopter
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Sedate the Tyrannosaurus
Dinosaurs Seen:
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Triceratops
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Dryosaurus
Dinosaur Origins
"Learn how to find Dinosaur DNA, and then hatch an Acrocanthosaurus into your park."
Dinosaur Origins is a Tutorial type of Exercise that works as the second Scenario to learn Operation Genesis' basics, this one teaching the Mail System, Fossil Hunting, DNA Extraction and Dinosaur Hatching.
Characters Seen:
John
Hammond
Alan
Grant
Henry
Wu
Ellie
Sattler
Objectives:
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Read your Mail
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Get Fossils from Hell Creek A
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Open the Dinosaur Summary
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Build 2 Hatcheries
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Hatch 5 Torosaurus
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Extract Acrocanthosaurus DNA
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Upgrade your fences to Medium Security
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Acquire 50% Acrocanthosaurus DNA
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Hatch an Acrocanthosaurus
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Build 1 Carnivore and 1 Herbivore Feeder
Dinosaurs Seen:
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Corythosaurus
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Acrocanthosaurus
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Torosaurus
What Visitors Want
"Learn how to provide your visitors with everything they need."
What Visitors Want is a Tutorial type of Exercise that works as your first introduction into Visitor Management, diving into how to handle Visitor Needs, Research new items, and create the right Attractions to please them.
Characters Seen:
Jane
Powers
Ray
Arnold
Henry
Wu
Objectives:
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Open Jurassic Park
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Check a Visitor Passport
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Build a Kiosk and RestRoom
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Research Umbrellas
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Build a Cleaner Station and hire 4 Cleaners
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Build 1 Rest Area, 4 Viewing Platforms and 2 Viewing Vents
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Look through the Viewing Vent
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Check Entertainment Summary
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Hatch a Tyrannosaurus
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Create a Thrill Window and check Entertainment Rating
Dinosaurs Seen:
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Dryosaurus
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Kentrosaurus
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Stegosaurus
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Tyrannosaurus
Safe and Secure
"Make your park a safe and secure experience for the whole Family!"
Safe and Secure is a Tutorial type of Exercise that introduces you into the Security Measures while operating the Park, such as handling Dinosaur Rampages, Building Security Facilities and even Retiring Dinosaurs.
Characters Seen:
Robert
Muldoon
Ray
Arnold
Objectives:
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Examine the Dinosaur and Security Summaries
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Upgrade Fences to High Security
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Build 4 Security Cameras, 2 Avoidance Beacons, 2 Sentry Turrets, 1 Visitor Shelter and a Ranger Station
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Activate Emergency Mode and Retire all Carnivores
Dinosaurs Seen:
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Velociraptor
Open Range Safari
"Create an open Range wonderland for your herbivores."
Open Range Safari is an Advanced type of Exercise, the first of this second type. The objective is to manage and create a large open safari across the island with a selection of Herbivore species.
Characters Seen:
John
Hammond
Objectives:
Exhibit:
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6 Dryosaurus
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3 Stegosaurus
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2 Camarasaurus
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4 Parasaurolophus
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4 Torosaurus
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and 2 Brachiosaurus
Build:
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4 Herbivore Feeders
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1 Safari Adventure Ride
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Score 70% Authenticity on the Safari Ride
Dinosaurs Seen:
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Dryosaurus
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Stegosaurus
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Camarasaurus
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Parasaurolophus
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Torosaurus
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Brachiosaurus
Jurassic Classic
"Recreate the dinosaur population on Isla Nublar, the original Jurassic Park."
Jurassic Classic is an Advanced type of Exercise that introduces you to Isla Nublar, where your objective is to recreate the population from the original Park. [Although in the game the population require is inaccurate to the movie's]
Characters Seen:
John
Hammond
Objectives:
Exhibit:
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4 Dilophosaurus
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5 Gallimimus
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2 Brachiosaurus
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6 Velociraptor
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1 Tyrannosaurus
Build:
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1 Safari Adventure Ride
Dinosaurs Seen:
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Gallimimus
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Brachiosaurus
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Velociraptor
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Tyrannosaurus
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Dilophosaurus
The Lost World
"Clean up Ingen's Site B and create a Dinosaur Photo Portfolio for the Scientific Community."
The Lost World is an Advanced type of Exercise that introduces you into Isla Sorna, Ingen's Site B. Where you have to clean up the mess and build a park in there, taking photos to complete the objectives.
Characters Seen:
John
Hammond
Objectives:
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Eliminate all Raptors
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Build a 2 Star Park
Photograph:
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Homalocephale
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Styracosaurus
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Corythosaurus
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Ankylosaurus
Exhibit:
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6 Velociraptor
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2 Tyrannosaurus
Photograph:
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Velociraptor
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Tyrannosaurus
Dinosaurs Seen:
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Velociraptor
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Styracosaurus
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Pachycephalosaurus
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Corythosaurus
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Gallimimus
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Homalocephale
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Ankylosaurus
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
Dangerous Abodes
"Can you manage an island of the most dangerous carnivores?"
Dangerous Abodes is an Advanced type of Exercise that introduces you into managing a Park only with Large Carnivores, interestingly though, only Tyrannosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus and Spinosaurus are present, with Allosaurus being left out despite being a Large Carnivore.
Characters Seen:
John
Hammond
Objectives:
Build:
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4 Viewing Platforms
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1 Safari Adventure Ride
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1 Balloon Tour
Score:
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50% Thrill on Viewing Platforms
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65% Thrill on Balloon Tour
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80% Thrill on Safari Adventure
Dinosaurs Seen:
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No specific Dinosaurs are seen during this Exercise aside from the ones needed for the Objectives, which are Large Carnivores
Any Port in a Storm
"Adverse weather conditions will hinder your efforts to manage a Park here."
Any Port in a Storm is an Advanced type of Exercise, the last and probably the hardest one, where your single and biggest challenge is to Create a Park and achieve 3 Stars Rating with it, under a period of 3 years, all during constant Tropical Storms.
Characters Seen:
John
Hammond
Objectives:
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Achieve a 3 Star Park in 3 Years
Dinosaurs Seen:
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No specific Dinosaurs are seen during the beginning of the mission.
Cut Exercises
There are 6 known Exercises that were originally going to join the Final Game's Roster that were sadly scrapped out during development. Although we have no info regarding them, we at least have their Titles which could lead into speculations about what exactly each one would play out:
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Disease Control
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Isla Nublar
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Isla Sorna
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Isla Muerta
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Isla Matanceros
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Isla Tacaño
Based entirely on our own speculation, we personally believe that Disease Control would be the 5th Tutorial type of Exercise, teaching the Player the basics of Diseases and Vaccines, perhaps even regarding Serums.
The specifically named Islas would be Advanced types of Exercises to build on these Islands, interestingly though, both Isla Nublar and Sorna made it into the final game as "Jurassic Classic" and "The Lost World", it's unclear if they represent the same Exercises or they're any different.
It's also interesting to note the absence of Isla Pena on the list, for some reason.
The Concept of building on The 5 Deaths was later on reused as the main campaign plot for the game Jurassic World Evolution, from 2018.