This is a thread I posted as a feature request in JWE. Some people were saying ants would be too small for that game so I'll move it here. This is basically a copy pasted, Animal version of that thread
I really don't think anyone else will agree on this, but I'm writing this thread anyway:
Soooo... Anthills. I thought of it as a way to increase the challenge of the game. The Anthills would have its own Pros and Cons and a few added mechanisms.
Added Mechanisms:
1. An "Ant Count" on an Animal (See the cons section 1 and 3 of this thread)
2. A Rampage status on an Animal (See the cons section 1 and 3 of this thread)
3. Zookeepers/Caretakers should have an option to remove an Anthill and remove Ants (Another part of this mechanism is that Large enough Animals that step on anthills technically Doesn't remove the Anthill, the ants will just rebuild it on the same spot and would just add ants to the ant count)
4. "Mild Sedatives" for the "Animal Experts" to use on a "Rampaging" Animal. (I think this is a thing in hospitals to calm down patients)
5. Anthills should most likely appear in highly vegetated areas or in places with the "Soil" Ground Texture.
Pros:
1. It will provide additional appeal to a habitat.
2. The ants will make dead bodies disappear/decay faster. (Just in case someone forgot to remove a dead body out of the zoo)
3. They'll clean up after animals.
4. It'll totally look aesthetically pleasing.
5. If there'll ever be Ant Eaters in PlanZoo, then this mechanism would provide food for it.
Cons:
1. If a few ants manages to get on an Animal and bite it, the Animal should go on a "Rampage".
2. In some cases, if the ants can't find leftovers, they'll eat directly from feeding trays of Herbivores and Carnivores and stuff like that (because I think there's something called a leafcutter ant that eats leaves) making depletion a bit faster.
3. If an Animal gets too much ants on it, the comfort will very slowly go down and will go on another "Rampage". This will likely happen if an Animal steps, sleeps, or lays down near an Anthill.
Be Brutally honest on what you think. I won't judge.
I really don't think anyone else will agree on this, but I'm writing this thread anyway:
Soooo... Anthills. I thought of it as a way to increase the challenge of the game. The Anthills would have its own Pros and Cons and a few added mechanisms.
Added Mechanisms:
1. An "Ant Count" on an Animal (See the cons section 1 and 3 of this thread)
2. A Rampage status on an Animal (See the cons section 1 and 3 of this thread)
3. Zookeepers/Caretakers should have an option to remove an Anthill and remove Ants (Another part of this mechanism is that Large enough Animals that step on anthills technically Doesn't remove the Anthill, the ants will just rebuild it on the same spot and would just add ants to the ant count)
4. "Mild Sedatives" for the "Animal Experts" to use on a "Rampaging" Animal. (I think this is a thing in hospitals to calm down patients)
5. Anthills should most likely appear in highly vegetated areas or in places with the "Soil" Ground Texture.
Pros:
1. It will provide additional appeal to a habitat.
2. The ants will make dead bodies disappear/decay faster. (Just in case someone forgot to remove a dead body out of the zoo)
3. They'll clean up after animals.
4. It'll totally look aesthetically pleasing.
5. If there'll ever be Ant Eaters in PlanZoo, then this mechanism would provide food for it.
Cons:
1. If a few ants manages to get on an Animal and bite it, the Animal should go on a "Rampage".
2. In some cases, if the ants can't find leftovers, they'll eat directly from feeding trays of Herbivores and Carnivores and stuff like that (because I think there's something called a leafcutter ant that eats leaves) making depletion a bit faster.
3. If an Animal gets too much ants on it, the comfort will very slowly go down and will go on another "Rampage". This will likely happen if an Animal steps, sleeps, or lays down near an Anthill.
Be Brutally honest on what you think. I won't judge.
I guess not.... Can someone move it please! Thanks!
