This was an odd thing to me when discovering that Pyroraptor is no longer able to cross bodies of water in the game, where I remember they used to normally traverse across water when the Biosyn DLC came out.
Now with the Cretaceous Predator Pack out, the newly added Utahraptor and Gigantoraptor would also not be able to cross water at all, and this is just a bit silly.
While I could see why this is the case, the idea that feathered animals not wanting to get wet and all, seeing these three particular predators avoid water completely is a tad unrealistic. Sure, have them tolerate water to a degree so they would avoid getting wet as much as possible, but if opportunity comes and they have the chance to eat, hunt, or escape, these three should not be deterred from such goals because they would have to get wet for a few seconds.
They are not particularly tiny either, pyroraptor is about the size of JP's velociraptor, utahraptor is the size of a large bear, and gigantoraptor is so tall that the water is not able to reach its feathery body. The shallow body of water we have access to in the game should not really bother these animals to the point they would never cross it, even modern day giant birds like Ostriches, Cassowaries, and Emus would cross water if their destination requires them to do so, and some birds of prey like the Bald Eagle would not mind getting wet if it means they secure their next meal.
All I am getting at is that in this game where there is an emphasis of dinosaurs escaping their enclosure, and that proper security needs to be researched and applied to contain them, it is very hard to imagine that 3 of the game's dangerous predators could be easily contained in a small island surrounded by water that is only a meter deep, especially when these predators would rather starve to death instead of crossing said body of water to search for food.
Now with the Cretaceous Predator Pack out, the newly added Utahraptor and Gigantoraptor would also not be able to cross water at all, and this is just a bit silly.
While I could see why this is the case, the idea that feathered animals not wanting to get wet and all, seeing these three particular predators avoid water completely is a tad unrealistic. Sure, have them tolerate water to a degree so they would avoid getting wet as much as possible, but if opportunity comes and they have the chance to eat, hunt, or escape, these three should not be deterred from such goals because they would have to get wet for a few seconds.
They are not particularly tiny either, pyroraptor is about the size of JP's velociraptor, utahraptor is the size of a large bear, and gigantoraptor is so tall that the water is not able to reach its feathery body. The shallow body of water we have access to in the game should not really bother these animals to the point they would never cross it, even modern day giant birds like Ostriches, Cassowaries, and Emus would cross water if their destination requires them to do so, and some birds of prey like the Bald Eagle would not mind getting wet if it means they secure their next meal.
All I am getting at is that in this game where there is an emphasis of dinosaurs escaping their enclosure, and that proper security needs to be researched and applied to contain them, it is very hard to imagine that 3 of the game's dangerous predators could be easily contained in a small island surrounded by water that is only a meter deep, especially when these predators would rather starve to death instead of crossing said body of water to search for food.
