Introducing semiaquatic behavior

[Paleoguy]

We have marine, air, and land animals. But, there are many animals that are semiaquatic. Whether it be swimming, expanding their diets to hunting fish from a new type of lagoon, what if some semiaquatic species were introduced. And such behaviors could be added to some existing species in the game.

The new lagoon would be a smaller lagoon, more like a pool to place into the enclosure for the animals to swim or hunt fish. Pterasaurs could dive in and snatch fish. Maybe introduce a generic swimming animation for different families of dinosaurs. And add it to the territory needs of the Spinosaurids.

 

[South Tyrant]

We have marine, air, and land animals. But, there are many animals that are semiaquatic. Whether it be swimming, expanding their diets to hunting fish from a new type of lagoon, what if some semiaquatic species were introduced. And such behaviors could be added to some existing species in the game.

The new lagoon would be a smaller lagoon, more like a pool to place into the enclosure for the animals to swim or hunt fish. Pterasaurs could dive in and snatch fish. Maybe introduce a generic swimming animation for different families of dinosaurs. And add it to the territory needs of the Spinosaurids.

Deep water and their respective animations for land creatures, nice!

 

[Dinotracker]

I would like that Idea very much and wrote about it in an eralier thread :

"Hello Parkbuilders !
Here are some of my wishes/proposals for the future of the JWE2 Lagoons.
Today it is possible to build monorail path in the Lagoons and the marine reptiles swim and dive perfektly without colliding with the Pillars !

So i think it should be possible to give us rocks and seaweed to make the Lagoons more interessting. For Sandbox it would be great if Lagoons could have the option to have a natural rocky boarder in some parts of the Lagoon. For more interaction between Marine Reptiles and Dinosaurs it would be great if this rocky Lagoon borders could in an update be build directly to the shellow water of the Maps. Dinosaur that come to drink could be attact by some of the bigger Marine Reptiles ( like Nilcrocs catching wildebeests) , while Some of the smaler like Ichtyosaurus and Plesiosaurus could be catched from spinosauroids like Spinosaurus , Suchomimus or Baryonyx ( Like bears catching salmon).
A Riverride Attraktion with boats like in "Jurassic World The Ride" would give us the option to build path on the shellow water and in the Lagoons. Marine Reptiles could then destroy Tourboats and be an danger for our tourists, if the Marine Reptiles are not comfortable with their Lagoons."

Spinosauroids should get an swimming animation and Some of the Hadrosaurs too !
For Compys and Homalocephale we would need even swimming animations ( like Nilmonitors today ) for our shellow waters we already have for the enclosures !

 

[Paleoguy]

 

[BJD1988]

Im thinking about Dimetrodon! Its supposed to be in Dominion. I hope the devs consider the features requested here if/when they add Dimetrodon as if fits perfectly.

 

[LordTrilobite]

Im thinking about Dimetrodon! Its supposed to be in Dominion. I hope the devs consider the features requested here if/when they add Dimetrodon as if fits perfectly.

Dimetrodon is a fully terrestrial animal. Not aquatic or semi-aquatic.

 

[BJD1988]

Dimetrodon is a fully terrestrial animal. Not aquatic or semi-aquatic

Ah... I might have been mistaken then. Maybe these are relatively recent findings? I always learned that most Dimetrodon fossils have been found in area's that would have been wetland/delta-like during the Permian. Also that Dimetrodon's diet would have consisted largely (not fully) of fish and amphibians. Then again, my knowledge might be a bit dusty.