Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Malta Expansion and Update 5 Coming December 8 2022
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Hyped and can't wait to play it ! But it's not perfect for me because of one TINY thing : they could have made an effort and put the Microceratus, instead of staying at all costs in the "4 animals, never more." formula.
Especially since this time the 4 species are relatively small so adding a 5th one to compensate would not have been too much. And we could have completely turned the Dominion page once and for all, it would have been a nice ending to the Dominion arc of the game.
While there, it leaves an aftertaste of a missed opportunity. And ultimately (and sadly) it will surely take a slot in a future pack that could have come down to something more surprising.
Especially since this time the 4 species are relatively small so adding a 5th one to compensate would not have been too much. And we could have completely turned the Dominion page once and for all, it would have been a nice ending to the Dominion arc of the game.
While there, it leaves an aftertaste of a missed opportunity. And ultimately (and sadly) it will surely take a slot in a future pack that could have come down to something more surprising.
Hey Sidz! There won't be new fences or paths added in this update.
If you click "Random" it'll select from the whole pool of available skins, but I don't think it will add Variants with body/pattern colour combos though, if that makes sense? So if you create a group of Kentrosaurus, there's a chance one or several will be the Pierce Variant, but it'll be the default Pierce Variant
Yes!
Dunno what to say, I haven't done the Biosyn campaign yet and I can use the map in Sandbox.
Will the 2022 Carnotaurus skin use the base model or the bulkier Toro model?
I need to update my system. I think they'd look great alongside the 1993 JP stuff.Hey Sidz! There won't be new fences or paths added in this update.
If you click "Random" it'll select from the whole pool of available skins, but I don't think it will add Variants with body/pattern colour combos though, if that makes sense? So if you create a group of Kentrosaurus, there's a chance one or several will be the Pierce Variant, but it'll be the default Pierce Variant
Yes!
I definitely looking forward to the upcoming DLC and Update five. I know many people in the dinosaur forum have said they were hoping these species would be added into the game. I am am looking forward to seeing the Oviraptor, especially after watching the live stream @Jens Erik did on YouTube today, which indicated it would in fact be an omnivore. That could help to pave the way for possibly adding other omnivorous species, like Deinocheirus. I'm happy to hear that more locations outside of the United States are being added, especially when they have very different biomes compared to what we currently have in the game. The new architecture might actually allow players to make their maps look more like towns and cities that you would find in that region.
The new behaviors for small, nonraptor species are nice to see, particularly the pack hunting. The only issue I think remains for small species that I know of is the fact the game still uses helicopters to transport really small dinosaurs like Compsognathus, which, while it is somewhat funny to watch sometimes, is kind of illogical. I think it would be more logical to use drones or ground transport vehicles to transport small dinosaur species, while the helicopter handle the medium to large dinosaur species. I discussed this previously in another post which I'll provide the link for here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/ground-transport-teams.604608/#post-9872423
For the most, I think the new update and DLC will definitely help to make the game more realistic and inclusive.
Hey Jen’s if you and frontier won’t add Microceratus in the dlc why not do a free update I mean you done before in Jurassic world evolution 1 with the nasutoceratops so why not do it again?
Presumably that would be up to Universal to decides, not Frontier...
One thing I don't like. Universal dictating to Frontier. I wish they would be free to create New Jurassic Park style buildings such as resting areas or even janitor buildings without the restrictions towards Canon. Frontier feels like it's being chained to the ground because of universal.
It was because of Frontier many dinosaurs got better portrayals in the JWE1&2 games, then in the movies that Universal wasn't able to convince people to like these dinosaurs in Fallen Kingdom and Dominion.
I feel like this game hasn't even tapped its full potential.
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The problem of that is Universal want carnivore monsters, not carnivore animals. That why most people like the JWE Giga more thah JWD Giga, the first looks more an animal. Without spikes or cocodrille teeth/skin. Most people want to see the JWE Giga in the movie. Its a franchise of dinosaurs, not monters-superheroes. That something that Frontier undestand better than Universal. Frontier give us animals, not heroes. Thanks Frontier. I really mean itOne thing I don't like. Universal dictating to Frontier. I wish they would be free to create New Jurassic Park style buildings such as resting areas or even janitor buildings without the restrictions towards Canon. Frontier feels like it's being chained to the ground because of universal.
It was because of Frontier many dinosaurs got better portrayals in the JWE1&2 games, then in the movies that Universal wasn't able to convince people to like these dinosaurs in Fallen Kingdom and Dominion.
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Um... no. This franchise is about unpredictable sci-fi horrors brought to life by dangerous technologies abused by corrupt people... even in the novels the dinosaurs were genetic hybrid freaks out for blood, and don't pretend for a second any animal in any movie is scientifically accurate, because they are all freaks to some degree... even in the first one. And lets not pretend the plot was ever super great... they basically gave up on any sort of deep ideas for "dinosaurs chasing people" part way through the first movie... and any attempt to dig deeper since always winds up being a subplot... and that's the real reason this franchise has long dwelled in the pit of mediocrity... it's never been "deep and well written sci-fi thriller, featuring dinosaurs" like the novel, so now nobody wants that... they just want "walking with dinosaurs eating people."
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I don't think its necessarily just this franchise. You see something similar with the Terra Nova tv series, which by the way a majority of the dinosaurs in it are not real species. To be honest, I don't think its just about horror. I think what they really want is drama, because that is what separates it from documentaries and gets the higher ratings. A lot of people these days want drama, because that is what makes it entertaining in their eyes.
The other thing that shows up a lot in dinosaur shows is time travel. They don't do that in this franchise though and instead explore how bringing them back could effect life in the present, which is one of the things I like about this franchise.
Will Lystrosaurus be a burrowing species... recent evidence definitely shows that the species definitely probably burrowed like most burrowing animals today. If this species doesn't have that mechanic yet then I hope it does down the line frontier developers add this mechanic to lystrosaurus. I would love to see this species evade its predators by running to its Burrow hiding from Dimetrodon.
When does the preorder go up?
The new maps will be available immediately in Sandbox Modem same as with the Dominion Biosyn Expansion maps
Hey Gondwana! Moros Intrepidus and the Iguanodon won't be retroactively added to the Dominion Biosyn Expansion campaign
The Lystrosaurus won't be burrowing - it's not a behaviour that we're planning on adding to the game
There's no pre-order for DLCs, only wishlisting on Steam. You'll be able to buy it on 8 December