Yeah, why is it that every dino not in an enclosure is an automatic threat to guests? I think it would make perfect sense for the little guys to be safe.
Dinosaurs General Gameplay A really cool idea for the Homalo that could be implemented for it and any future herbivore with a similar size and rig
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I agree if anything it would be cool to have food dispensers you put coins in at petting zoos so guests could "feed" the dinos. The haplos are about the size of a goat so it would make sense to have them in a petting zoo. Its not like goats cant headbutt, I mean the ones on my Nublar map can launch a jeep across the map and no one is afraid of them.
Are other Dino’s like struthis,gallis,and the archcheornithomimus good or is the risk of them pecking someone too bad.
Galli's are pretty huge. Archaes and struthis might be small enough but still as big as a person (maybe a little bigger). Prior to this dlc pack the smallest herbivore in the game I can think of was dracorex which I think is about twice the size of homalo. I havent had the chance to check yet but I think dryosaurus is about the size of dracorex as well so nothing currently in the game comes close in terms of size.
Yeah, I think Homalo is the only herbivore currently ingame that's a candidate to be safe. I can imagine the perfect place for some to live; a feeder, rocks, and pond, tucked in between some paths.
And what makes you think they'd just stay there? There's a good reason why even small, cute and safe looking animals are kept behind fences... actually there's several...
I have a free area like that in one of my parks. I keep the feeder and water source a little far away so that they never venture far. The way the dino ai works in this game in regards to where they go is solely based on food and water. if you place a feeder and water source next to eachother and dont have any within a considerable distance the dinos will have no reason to venture too far from that spot.
Currently they'd want to randomly rampage around, but a real animal just wouldn't do that.
Then what’s peacocks doing roaming outside of fences in zoos. Something the Homalo is closest to in terms of size and mannerism.
A genetically engineered, previously extinct dinosaur is not the same as a common bird found wild in most parts of the world... and to say the Homalo is "closest in terms of mannerism" to a peafowl is strictly an assumption...
Yeah you’re right. Homalo’s kinda seem more timid then your average Peacock. So I guess they would work better tbh
Yeah, peacocks could peck your eye out, but they don't.
Given the game's existing mechanics they could add the peacock 'domsticated/docile' gene just for this dino which stops gets panicking around it AND allows it also not to need an enclosure and just free roam around too, that way people that want it get it and those that don't can leave them as they are...... just my two cents.
Peacocks can be noisey and territorial. These guys aren't. They're perfect for free roaming.
I don't see what you have against this idea; it makes sense and honestly, having every dino be deadly makes less sense. Saying that they having a sharp beak and could hurt people doesn't mean they will. If you have a stray cat in your yard, it isn't "tame," but it won't bite and scratch you if you're just in the yard (unless you corner it).
Also we need more dinos that are different. having a few that arent dangerous to guests gives us more interesting options when building parks.
Yeah, that's very true. I mean when you have four viewing options and very small building areas, letting a dino just run free is very convinent.
The length of a male peacock is pretty close to the Homalocephale, but the weight of a peacock is 6 kg maximum. The weight of a Homalocephale is around 50 kg. That's a MASSIVE difference. That's the weight of a chimpanzee and don't tell me they are safe to have wandering around a zoo. They are viscious. Plus the Homalocephale are supposed to be headbutting animals, which would suggest they are territorial. Completely opposite of a peacock as they attract mates by beauty and not by force. Animals that fight for the right to mate are often pretty aggresive... Especially during mating seasons. Then you could argue, that they are all female, but a headbutt from one of those things can def still kill a kid.
Yes, but chimps are a completely different animal. They might be similar in weight, but why aggression? These animals, in addition to being all female are given space, food, and water, plus the guests aren't cornering them.
So you think a zoo could have a group of chimpanzee's running around no problem? Doesn't matter what setup. Chimpanzee's are highly territorial and even kill other chimpanzee's.
Margaret Power wrote in her book The Egalitarians that artificial feeding systems even increased aggression in the chimpanzee populations.
I know it's a different animal, but I'm just saying because an animal is cute, 50 kg can still do major damage. And again, they were made to butt heads with each other, which is a sign of force and aggressive behavior.