Feature Focus tidbit: Skins

[IG Lord Ragtag]

Did anyone else pickup on the fact that we will be able to unlock specific skins from Challenge Mode? My guess would possibly be movie accurate skins. This may be why we have not gotten a look at the dino customization GUI yet.

So Jens, can you confirm that dino skin customization is a hybrid system, where we can do our own thing or select a prerendered skin?

 

[Thylaco]

I feel Chaos Theory mode is more the direction for getting movie stuff, the Challenge mode seems almost anti-canon.

At this point in our knowledge, I would imagine it's four gene slots, body colour, pattern type, pattern colour & model type. I don't know if canon combinations would be given specific names, aside from null of course.

 

[Jens Erik]

So Jens, can you confirm that dino skin customization is a hybrid system, where we can do our own thing or select a prerendered skin?

Hey IG Lord Ragtag! I covered this in the Feature Focus about customisation, actually: You will be able to select from several different patterns per dinosaur species, and this will determine what markings they have. Once you've set the pattern you can change the colour of the pattern and the base colour of the dinosaur. Colouration is selected from a set of different colour options, and while you won't be able to make a fluorescent pink T. rex, you will have a wide variety of different combinations of patterns and colourations to choose from.

 

[IG Lord Ragtag]

I feel Chaos Theory mode is more the direction for getting movie stuff, the Challenge mode seems almost anti-canon.

At this point in our knowledge, I would imagine it's four gene slots, body colour, pattern type, pattern colour & model type. I don't know if canon combinations would be given specific names, aside from null of course.

Possibly, though I think there are enough movie skins and models to spread across both modes. Depends on how many missions Chaos Theory incorporates and what difficulty levels.

 

[IG Lord Ragtag]

Hey IG Lord Ragtag! I covered this in the Feature Focus about customisation, actually: You will be able to select from several different patterns per dinosaur species, and this will determine what markings they have. Once you've set the pattern you can change the colour of the pattern and the base colour of the dinosaur. Colouration is selected from a set of different colour options, and while you won't be able to make a fluorescent pink T. rex, you will have a wide variety of different combinations of patterns and colourations to choose from.

Jens,
I'm confused here. As stated in the Feature Focus, in Challenge Mode we can unlock skins as a reward for completing the various difficulty settings. How are those going to be selected?

OR is that another miss speak, and what we really are unlocking are patterns with different/predefined and locked (?) color options from the default patterns/colors as part of the base game?

 

[Dark_Ansem]

Hey IG Lord Ragtag! I covered this in the Feature Focus about customisation, actually: You will be able to select from several different patterns per dinosaur species, and this will determine what markings they have. Once you've set the pattern you can change the colour of the pattern and the base colour of the dinosaur. Colouration is selected from a set of different colour options, and while you won't be able to make a fluorescent pink T. rex, you will have a wide variety of different combinations of patterns and colourations to choose from.

This hurts my Camp Cretaceous hopes

 

[Aramus418]

Jens,
I'm confused here. As stated in the Feature Focus, in Challenge Mode we can unlock skins as a reward for completing the various difficulty settings. How are those going to be selected?

OR is that another miss speak, and what we really are unlocking are patterns with different/predefined and locked (?) color options from the default patterns/colors as part of the base game?

I'm assuming "skin" is a new pattern.

 

[Thylaco]

I'm assuming "skin" is a new pattern.

Skin isn't even the term used, it's "unique species cosmetic unlocks" in the feature focus, colours and/or patterns is the assumption.

 

[Jens Erik]

OR is that another miss speak, and what we really are unlocking are patterns with different/predefined and locked (?) color options from the default patterns/colors as part of the base game?

You unlock new pattern colours and skin colours in Challenge Mode, and then you can pick and choose which colours you want your dinosaurs to have when bio-engineering them.

 

[Thylaco]

You unlock new pattern colours and skin colours in Challenge Mode, and then you can pick and choose which colours you want your dinosaurs to have when bio-engineering them.

So just colours & not the patterns themselves, tis fair I suppose.

 

[Ashaantha]

Looks to be basically the same as the first game at least. Just colours, this time around they can separate it a lot more due to pattern being separate to colouring. Which is nice imho.
I'm still going to end up doing challenge mode. Under protest and whining, just like jwe haha, I'm a campaign player not a challenge mode enthusiast or sandbox creative mind. So, nice to hear it's colours. for challenge mode at least.
Chaos mode would be a nice spot to give us movie based cosmetics, hints and wishing

 

[Myrmidon94]

I wonder if the Return to Jurassic Park skins will be available

 

[Dark_Ansem]

I wonder if the Return to Jurassic Park skins will be available

They MUST be.

 

[Xplodenator]

You unlock new pattern colours and skin colours in Challenge Mode, and then you can pick and choose which colours you want your dinosaurs to have when bio-engineering them.

Does each species have their own set of patterns, colors, and pattern colors? Or do they all share one huge pool?

 

[Myrmidon94]

They MUST be.

Classic Jurassic is best

 

[Tyrannoraptor75]

You unlock new pattern colours and skin colours in Challenge Mode, and then you can pick and choose which colours you want your dinosaurs to have when bio-engineering them.

Will I be able to choose a different model? I'd really love a film accurate male T. rex for my amphitheater.