I think it's time to talk about one of the most undervalued aspects of the game: barriers. It seems like there are many wishes for new animals, construction pieces and even foliage, but this fundamental part of zoos seems underappreciated by both the fans and Frontier. After all, the only barrier update we received in over 2 years is the new glass barrier in the aquatic DLC.
Now I'm not saying that the barriers we have are bad, but I believe that there is a lot of untapped potential. Firstly, the number of options is limited. Although we have some of the most reasonable basic barriers, more options could be made. I think it would be a great step to transform some of the construction sets into a barrier. I get that it doesn't make sense for every construction set, but some would be great to have, such as the bamboo, dry stone or European stone set. Now I know there are a lot of options already with the construction pieces, but barriers have the unique advantage that they can bend in every imaginable way and this can be done so with much less effort than if you'd want to do this with the other pieces.
In addition, I think it would be nice to have more options with the barriers that already exist. One thing I was thinking about is the option to have tilted barriers. Especially glass and mesh fences are often not placed straight up but instead tilted inwards (or outwards) compared to the habitat. Again, this could be done with some construction pieces, but doing so would be tedious, less smooth and impossible in certain angles. In addition to fully tilted fences, it may make sense to have more options on the top or side of the barriers. For instance, many concrete barriers would have an electric wire running on top or along the side.
What do you think could be expanded on the barrier section?
Now I'm not saying that the barriers we have are bad, but I believe that there is a lot of untapped potential. Firstly, the number of options is limited. Although we have some of the most reasonable basic barriers, more options could be made. I think it would be a great step to transform some of the construction sets into a barrier. I get that it doesn't make sense for every construction set, but some would be great to have, such as the bamboo, dry stone or European stone set. Now I know there are a lot of options already with the construction pieces, but barriers have the unique advantage that they can bend in every imaginable way and this can be done so with much less effort than if you'd want to do this with the other pieces.
In addition, I think it would be nice to have more options with the barriers that already exist. One thing I was thinking about is the option to have tilted barriers. Especially glass and mesh fences are often not placed straight up but instead tilted inwards (or outwards) compared to the habitat. Again, this could be done with some construction pieces, but doing so would be tedious, less smooth and impossible in certain angles. In addition to fully tilted fences, it may make sense to have more options on the top or side of the barriers. For instance, many concrete barriers would have an electric wire running on top or along the side.
What do you think could be expanded on the barrier section?
