Yeah it needs to be like right next door, hope they will fix it so they dont linger in staff rooms when we have that option off
🐧 Planet Zoo: Update 1.4.1 and Aquatic Pack out now! 🐧
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Yeah it needs to be like right next door, hope they will fix it so they dont linger in staff rooms when we have that option off
Had a quick look at things, looks really good. Love the new fonts and the stained wood building pieces, they look great! Haven't tried any animals yet. The water depth requirements seems a little intimidating, especially as someone who usually plays with welfare off so I don't have to worry about those sorts of things. I also noticed that the caiman water depth requirement is at '0', so does that mean they'll dive even in shallow water?
The team are investigating the issues people are experiencing with the Animal Talks and Educators. They’re also looking at moving the new Waterfall assets into the SFX category so they will be easier to find. We’ll follow up on these soon. Please continue to share any bugs you come across with us via the Issue Tracker!
I think they could add something like a Educator Stage so that they will be higher to be able to throw Food into the Enclosure
Thank you Chante, can we also please get an option to turn the need for the water regulator off in sandbox, otherwise a lot of us have to redesign our zoo's like crazy since a lot of us use the sandbox options so we sont need the water pump etc. Now we need to have the regulator otherwise warnings all the time about animals not being in the right temp of water. So an option to turn that off or an option to keep it always perfect for the animals would be very welcome.
No, the requirement is zero for the salt water crocodile 0 as well. It just means that one doesn't have to give them the opportunity to deep dive as a requirement for welfare.
But I imagine that the small caimans can deep dive in swallower water than the big saltie because of their hitbox
Thanks for all the little things!
Good to know, thanks!
@Cool Cats and Kittens I have another question, though not sure if you can answer it;
If the Zoopedia is listing a depth requirement for the animal's welfare, and we turn off animal welfare (thus negating that requirement), is it still possible for diving to occur if we have enough depth, or is the animal's ability to dive dependent on its depth requirement being met? Might be a question better suited for Chante or someone I guess.
In fact as I ask this I realise I'll be able to test it myself at some point today.
If the Zoopedia is listing a depth requirement for the animal's welfare, and we turn off animal welfare (thus negating that requirement), is it still possible for diving to occur if we have enough depth, or is the animal's ability to dive dependent on its depth requirement being met? Might be a question better suited for Chante or someone I guess.
In fact as I ask this I realise I'll be able to test it myself at some point today.
Hey folks! Can you share your reports of this with the support team on the issue tracker? I just checked and we've got some reports so it's being investigated! If you can share with them any details you have about which notification, animal etc then it will help speed up the process to find a fix
Done!
I haven't tested it, but in general animals do stuff even if they don't require it. Bears climb on threes and zebras like to swim, so I would expect, that the anumals dive if they have the opportunity, but don't need it
Ok, regarding the thick glass, and any glass for that matter, the team did such an amazing job with the update, it is so unfortunate the glass is SO cloudy and doesn't allow us to enjoy the animals (even underground, with clean water, or in a building to block the sun.) You have to go right into the water yourself with your camera to see them in their glory. I've submitted an issue report but I hope they fix this. It is quite depressing to see their beautiful months of work obscured by the dreaded tank glass. You can see it on Rudi's youtube previews, he had to scroll into the water itself to really see what the animals were doing and the fine detail on their animations.
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Good call. Just seems like the depth requirements for the otters are a bit extreme, but I understand there are limitations based on the animal's movement. That said, I probably won't worry too much about underwater viewing for them as much as I would for the seals and penguins.
Great job frontier! Very happy with the new content. Should have known better then to question underwater animations with the talent you guys have at frontier. You guys are nailing this game and I can’t wait to see the future of this game. Heck of a job and congratulations on your accomplishments thus far in PZ.
First impression:
The animals are absolutely beautiful! I started downloading the pack as soon as I came home, before even taking off my shoes And while I liked them all (I quickly checked them out in a "testing" zoo in sandbox mode), the cuteness of the seals completely blew me away. So, so lovely! And the swimming animations of the penguins are nothing less than amazing.
I then went back into my regular zoo and used the animal talks for the first time around my kangaroo habitat, and the educator was able to throw food from the platform that I had created. This seems to be a really cool feature which makes the zoo experience a lot more life-like.
Unfortunately, as soon as I started editing the terrain and creating an aquatic habitat for the otters, i encountered super heavy lags. Even though I now threw out all of the guests, the game stutters every two seconds. I really hope this is due to the size of this specific zoo (or because it has to recalculate stuff), so I'll start a fresh parc right away. I really hope this doesn't mean my PC has reached its limits. It seems that calculating terrain and especially the deep water does cause problems.
Apart from that personal issue, I find the opportunities created by this pack absolutely great and I think it really brings the game to even another level - at least this is what I think after three hours of exploring the new content.
The animals are absolutely beautiful! I started downloading the pack as soon as I came home, before even taking off my shoes
And while I liked them all (I quickly checked them out in a "testing" zoo in sandbox mode), the cuteness of the seals completely blew me away. So, so lovely! And the swimming animations of the penguins are nothing less than amazing.I then went back into my regular zoo and used the animal talks for the first time around my kangaroo habitat, and the educator was able to throw food from the platform that I had created. This seems to be a really cool feature which makes the zoo experience a lot more life-like.
Unfortunately, as soon as I started editing the terrain and creating an aquatic habitat for the otters, i encountered super heavy lags. Even though I now threw out all of the guests, the game stutters every two seconds. I really hope this is due to the size of this specific zoo (or because it has to recalculate stuff), so I'll start a fresh parc right away. I really hope this doesn't mean my PC has reached its limits. It seems that calculating terrain and especially the deep water does cause problems.
Apart from that personal issue, I find the opportunities created by this pack absolutely great and I think it really brings the game to even another level - at least this is what I think after three hours of exploring the new content.
This update is AWESOME- - thank you for all of the amazing additions - the plants are brilliant - the animals are crazy good and all of the new additions will add hundreds of hours of brilliance. Love the educators and still wish there was a cable gondola for transporting guests up mountains and over habitats. Would be a great capacity buster for the game. thanks G