Since JWE 2 was released, players like myself have demanded the inclusion of semi-aquatic species. For example, species such as Deinosuchus and Sarcosuchus have been highly demanded the longest, and most recently, the Nothosaurus after being canonically introduced in season 5 of Camp Cretaceous. However, how semi-aquatic species could be added to the game has been debated between the following two options; with both having their pros and cons:
3. Ramp
- Make them either fully aquatic or fully terrestrial.
- Pro: This would be the easiest way for Frontier to implement semi-aquatic species since they could easily be incubated and released from a regular or lagoon hatchery.
- Con: Players like myself would not like this way of including these species. This would not make these species feel like they are alive. Having to pick one or the other would be easier to include them and just as easily upset players.
- Add a deep water terrain brush.
- Pro: This would satisfy players by not only allowing these species to be fully semi-aquatic but also allowing for more creative freedom in the game.
- Con: It would be the hardest for Frontier to implement since they would have to rewrite the game to allow deep water, which could lead to glitches, crashes, and more.
3. Ramp
- A ramp connecting fencing to a lagoon can allow semi-aquatic animals to swim and walk around on land. A ramp can work for the following reasons:
- After checking, a ramp can work as long as the terrain is level enough and the wall of the lagoon is not too high above the ground. On flattened terrain, the water in the lagoons is slightly below the ground.
- It can be as placeable as the underwater viewing galleries, the feeders, the aquatic hatchery, and the various decorations that can be placed along the walls of the lagoon.
- There would be two points, each on either side of the ramp, where players could connect fencing, similar to the amphitheater in the San Diego map.
- Pro: This would satisfy both Frontier and players since players would get the semi-aquatic species they wanted and have them actually be semi-aquatic, all while making it easier for Frontier to implement them without rewriting the game.
- Nitpick: Yeah, the only two "cons" for this idea. First, it doesn't give the players as much creative freedom having a deep water terrain brush. With a ramp, who needs a deep water brush? The second is that the ramp may not be as big as we would like it to be. But then again, it would likely be as wide as the underwater viewing gallery, which should be wide enough for any semi-aquatic species.
- There can be some additional unique implementations a ramp could provide:
- Marine reptiles could potentially attack and kill terrestrial species that come to the ramp, similar to how the Mosasaurus killed the Indominus Rex. Although, this would have to depend on which species of marine reptile can attack which terrestrial animals, along with the ramp being wide enough for larger species to access it.
- Elasmosaurs and plesiosaurs could only attack and kill small terrestrial species such as small carnivores, scavengers, and small herbivores.
- Large marine reptiles like the Mosasaurus, Tylosaurus, Liopleurodon, and Kronosaurus could take down ceratopsians, stegosaurs, hadrosaurs, small sauropods, ankylosaurs, and medium to large carnivores (large sauropods like Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Dreadnoughtus would need to be excluded).
- Semi-aquatic species could also do this, similar to how the Nothosaurus attacked and killed a Dilophosaurus in season 5 of Camp Cretaceous.
- Maybe Ichthyosaurus could have something like this too, but I doubt it would work, given how it is built. If it could work, it would only be able to go after small species.
- With a ramp, semi-aquatic species could potentially be incubated and released from both the regular and aquatic hatcheries. This could be applicated even if a ramp is not placed.
- Semi-aquatic species could feed from both the aquatic and terrestrial feeders.
- Marine reptiles could potentially attack and kill terrestrial species that come to the ramp, similar to how the Mosasaurus killed the Indominus Rex. Although, this would have to depend on which species of marine reptile can attack which terrestrial animals, along with the ramp being wide enough for larger species to access it.
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