New Barriers

I seriously think Planet Zoo desperately needs some more barriers
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Wooden Cattle Fence
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Iron Bar fence found in most all zoo games
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Barbed wire fence
These are some we desperately need especially for my animals like zebras and llamas
 
Isn't the iron bar fence in the classic theme? The wooden cattle fence can easily be build by hand in my opinion and I have very rarely seen barbed wire fence in a zoo. On a farm, yes, but not in a zoo.
Although we can build those barriers with building pieces, it can be hard or time consuming for some casual players. Having a in-game barrier would make it much easier for many players and save pieces.

I think an iron bar barrier and a wooden barrier like usually found on stables are essential and should be included in the barrier options.
 
Although we can build those barriers with building pieces, it can be hard or time consuming for some casual players. Having a in-game barrier would make it much easier for many players and save pieces.

I think an iron bar barrier and a wooden barrier like usually found on stables are essential and should be included in the barrier options.
Good point. I'm not oppose new fences in general, but when we talking about iron bars for habitats I'd prefer something different. Thicker and horizontal maybe. And barbed wired fence... they are even problematic with farm animals, really.
 
Although we can build those barriers with building pieces, it can be hard or time consuming for some casual players. Having a in-game barrier would make it much easier for many players and save pieces.

I think an iron bar barrier and a wooden barrier like usually found on stables are essential and should be included in the barrier options.
Plus it lowers piece count, which is important for performance.
 
Although we can build those barriers with building pieces, it can be hard or time consuming for some casual players. Having a in-game barrier would make it much easier for many players and save pieces.

I think an iron bar barrier and a wooden barrier like usually found on stables are essential and should be included in the barrier options.
Exactly that’s what I’ve been saying
 
I'm not sure if barbed wire will be in the game, because it is kinda painful (I've had a lot of bad experiences, like getting my shoelaces caught on rusted barbed wire IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST and then cutting my leg😵😅)

But I can see the other, wooden posts. What about stone, like what ZT1 and ZT2 had? Or is that in the game already?
 
Agree so so much with this! I don't know how many times this has come up by now, yet we got nothing but another glass barrier...I mean barriers are kinda a central point in a zoo game and placing those tiny construction piece fences down as one is a literal pain. Please give us more real barriers to work with, that can be placed easily and without hand cramps >.<

Btw, speaking of barriers: gates that actually fit the barrier type/height would be much appreciated as well. Those three doors don't really fit most of the fences and they look pretty ridiculous when you lower the barrier height below the door's height, meaning we end up spending way more time than necessary to try and figure out the best way to make it look less bad.
 
I really want to see something like this, with an overhang. Yep, we can do it by our own, but not everybody can build this. so it would be very nice to have this as a barrier type
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And some of those poles would be nice too.
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or something like this, with a wire in between.
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I really want to see something like this, with an overhang. Yep, we can do it by our own, but not everybody can build this. so it would be very nice to have this as a barrier type
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I tried to do something like that, but I failed and my monkey escaped when it reached the top of the barrier. The monkey went through the top part (not climbing it, but completely ignoring it). So yes, having a fence like that in-game would be easier
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Isn't the iron bar fence in the classic theme? The wooden cattle fence can easily be build by hand in my opinion and I have very rarely seen barbed wire fence in a zoo. On a farm, yes, but not in a zoo.
For barbed wire, while it's not as common in a standard zoo, it is something relatively common for several wildlife parks, more often those used with safari style vehicle tours as it's not along visitor areas.

Several normal zoos also incorporate it in the upper sections of fences to deter animal climbers...occasionally also using electrified wires there...

Electrified fences are also used on occasion, while not the Jurassic Park idea of frying someone, it's often strong enough to give a severe shock to a human, but enough to encourage some larger animals to not press through them...such as bovine species being a common use just as they are in cattle ranching...more so with bison or hybrids or similar animals...often in places where guests cannot easily get to the fences and it's harder to use something more physically solid for them...I believe the New York zoo has or had some for parts of their elephant area that's extremely low, but enough that they get what is the equivalent to a static shock which gets them to not try to push through towards things on the other side when the barrier would, otherwise, just be broken through.
 
I tried to do something like that, but I failed and my monkey escaped when it reached the top of the barrier. The monkey went through the top part (not climbing it, but completely ignoring it). So yes, having a fence like that in-game would be easier
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The interaction between climbing animals and fences is flawed sadly. You can build a building with the fence conecting to the roof and they will just skip right through it on top of the roof and back down whenever they feel like it. My lemures gave me a real headache before i finally turned the anticlimbing frames on
 
It was just a suggestion besides I’m running out of ideas
And I posted a reply. That's what forums are for. Interaction.
As I said, the example picture you posted look too much like the classic theme fence to me. However, a different kind of iron bar fence that can actually be used as a habitat barrier would be nice, to keep the piece count low. Low piece count is also a valuable argument for the wooden fence for me.

Barbed wire fences are a big no for me, though. For some animals they are even forbidden in some if not all parts of germany, due to them being dangerous to housed animals and wildlife animals. With Planet Zoos focus on conservation, a barbed wired fence would feel like lack of research if added.

I'm a fan of the invarded climbing stops posted here and usually try to do them myself.
 
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