Branchiation? Branchiation!

[Frowerssx]

It also seems that the Orangutan won't have access to it to begin with, which is a massive disappointment

It is, it kinda strange that they didn't at least do the orangutan since Branchiation is a huge thing they do and is missing in the game.

 

[SalamAnders]

I said it before, but I think making Orangutans branchiate is akin to making an entirely new rig rather than a new animation. They may not deem the effort worthy.

Considering that 3 of the 4 habitat animals in this pack can use existing rigs with very minor editing, I feel like there could have been time to look into the orangutang, but of course, the team might be busy with future updates already.

 

[becks474]

Considering that 3 of the 4 habitat animals in this pack can use existing rigs with very minor editing, I feel like there should have been time to look into the orangutang, but of course, the team might be busy with future updates already.

After a bigger update often a smaller update was following like it was with deep diving or also the use of burrows. So perhaps in autumn one of the update contents could be brachiation for older species? We will see but it would really be nice of the Orang Utan could use it.

 

[Frowerssx]

I just had a thought, maybe frontier is going to let the community play test the Branchiation behaviour with the gibbons first. After all, everyone knows how glitchy both the swimming and climbing can be so maybe they want to see how this new behaviour works for us, in our game versions and different setups, before going ahead giving it to the other primates

 

[DarthQuell]

I just had a thought, maybe frontier is going to let the community play test the Branchiation behaviour with the gibbons first. After all, everyone knows how glitchy both the swimming and climbing can be so maybe they want to see how this new behaviour works for us, in our game versions and different setups, before going ahead giving it to the other primates

That's using your noggin. I never thought of that. It makes perfect sense, honestly; this is a brand new feature, and we all know that climbing itself can be glitchy/tricky, so better to iron out the wrinkles with 1 animal and then add it

 

[Doran]

Im sure there will be:

• Update for orangutans, so they can brachiate. Without dlc this enrichment item is kinda useless.
• Spider monkey. Same situation as underwater feeder being in free update so certain big rodent could use it.

 

[nutrit]

Cheers to that. I also think there is a good chance for us to get another species of Gibbon since the new rig is already done and Frontier performed this practice before with penguins and otters.

 

[DarthQuell]

Cheers to that. I also think there is a good chance dor us to get another species of Gibbon since the new rig is already done and Frontier performed this practice before with penguins and otters.

Or spider monkeys

 

[Frowerssx]

Or spider monkeys

Hopefully, I would love them in my zoos

 

[Aramar]

Without dlc this enrichment item is kinda useless

This new climbing frame enrichment can be used by your animals that can make use of thin climbing pieces.

Maybe I misunderstood the info, but I think this new enrichment can be used as normal climbing structure by all the animals that can use the thin logs (so all the primates, cats, bears, koala, red panda and binturong). They won't swing with brachiation, but I would not consider the structure useless if it adds more climbing options for so many animals.

 

[Doran]

Maybe I misunderstood the info, but I think this new enrichment can be used as normal climbing structure by all the animals that can use the thin logs (so all the primates, cats, bears, koala, red panda and binturong). They won't swing with brachiation, but I would not consider the structure useless if it adds more climbing options for so many animals.

 

[SalamAnders]

A bit depending on how you build that new climbing structure, it could even look like something that could be useful for custom railings

 

[NZFanatic]

branchiation

It's brachiation. No 'n' in there my man.

 

[Markiz]

Yep, that word used to confuse me. I think it's easier to remember when you explain the etymology.

So I used to think it's also BraNchiation because it's monkeys swinging on branches. Perfectly logical.

But the word is describing the movement that you make with your arms. And it borrows Latin word for arm: "Brachium"

 

[NZFanatic]

Update for orangutans, so they can brachiate. Without dlc this enrichment item is kinda useless.

I hope so. Oh how I hope so.

 

[yoav_r]

It's brachiation. No 'n' in there my man.

Thanks! English is not my first language, and I would never notice. "Branchiation" makes a lot more sense though.

 

[markun]

I was thinking it might be a good idea if people shared what works and what doesn’t work with the climbing frame pieces.

For example, what’s the smallest combination of pieces people have found in which brachiation is possible?

 

[SalamAnders]

I was thinking it might be a good idea if people shared what works and what doesn’t work with the climbing frame pieces.

For example, what’s the smallest combination of pieces people have found in which brachiation is possible?

A bit of knowledge sharing would be nice. I haven't gotten around to try it out myself yet.

Does anyone know if it is possible to cover parts of the metal climbing structure with other pieces like logs or so, without it obstructing the Siamangs use of the climbing structure?

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

A bit of knowledge sharing would be nice. I haven't gotten around to try it out myself yet.

Does anyone know if it is possible to cover parts of the metal climbing structure with other pieces like logs or so, without it obstructing the Siamangs use of the climbing structure?

Havent done it myself, but someone posted a picture where they did exactly that with the bamboo pieces and said it worked just fine