I've only noticed since the release of the Carnivore Dinosaur Pack, there were some instances of certain species, starting with the Herrerasaurus, of having color patterns that don't match their selected cosmetic genes. As I did further research, I also discovered that some previous species before that 3+ dino pack may have had their skin colors mixed up with a probable wrong cosmetic gene choice, as with the other four species that came after the DLC pack.
First off, the Huayangosaurus and Gigantspinosaurus in the base game may have had their Steppe and Jungle patterns respectively, mixed around. In that, the Huayango's Steppe and Gigant's Jungle being Jungle and Steppe respectively. The picture explains a bit more in detail.
In the Secrets of Dr. Wu DLC, I've noticed a similar situation with two other species, but with two of their skin names mix around with each other. The two dinos that have this in this DLC are Olorotitan and Spinoraptor.
Now for the dinosaur I've only first noticed the situation from the Carnivore Dinosaur Pack DLC: The Herrerasaurus. However, unlike the other said dinosaurs above, this one has two skins with two different scenarios in their naming choices. One name with its color being the other way around with another, and one name that doesn't match any of its color types. You can check it out below.
In the Claire's Sanctuary DLC, this situation becomes more prominent in all of its three exclusive dinosaur species: Ouranosaurus, Euophlocephalus, and Albertosaurus. As a result, I've made a collage of all the skin color patterns with the wrong names for each species with my descriptions just below each one:
The Arid pattern looks more like it can be Alpine instead because it is mostly pale grey in color. Alpine by description gives dinosaurs grey-green skin patterns, and almost all Alpine skinned dinos in-game are very pale-ish grey or white. While Arid give dinosaurs sandy skin patterns by description instead, and those skin colors for your dinos is generally a light sandy yellow. Jungle looks more like it can be Wetland instead because Wetland give dinosaurs yellow-green skin patterns by description. This one looks more green and yellow instead of the Jungle's primary orange and exceptional reds and occasional yellows. Steppe and Rainforest seem to be mixed around like some of the other species above, because Rainforest gives dinos blue skin patterns while Steppe gives yellow-brown by description and occasionally just brown skins. The Ourano's Steppe is mostly blueish, while its Rainforest has lots of brown. This means the Ourano's Steppe would be Rainforest and Rainforest being Steppe instead. Finally, the Wetland can be Taiga instead because Taiga gives dinosaurs bright green skin patterns by description, and this skin looks more vibrant green than yellow-green as Wetland.
The Arid, again, looks like it can be Alpine instead because it's so pale grey in color, instead of sandy. The Jungle looks like it can be Woodland instead because Woodland gives green (and just generic green) skin patterns by description, and this looks mostly generic green than orange or any of Jungle's exceptions. Lastly, the Tundra looks like it can be Arid instead, because the skin looks more like Arid's descriptive sandy colors rather than Tundra's descriptive grey-green or its exceptional light brown colors that some dinosaurs have in their light brown Tundra skins.
The Alberto's Tundra looks like it can be Rainforest instead because its skin pattern is primarily blueish-grey. It doesn't have to be blue blue if you know what I mean, because you can see a similar thing with the Edmontosaurus's Rainforest pattern, and bluish-grey is also one of the colors the Rainforest color tab in the gene modifier shows it can give your dinosaurs accordingly. The Rainforest looks like it can be Woodland instead because a lot of its body has green in it, and when mixing it up with the redish color patterns, it looks so "Woodland-ish" if you know what I mean. Alpine can be Tundra instead because it's very dark brown, and while Tundra can give dinosaurs grey-green skins by description, it can also give some dinosaurs some rather brown-only colors, as they are also shown to be the option on its color tab picture in the gene modifier. Finally, Jungle looks like it could be Taiga instead because its more noticeable green colors are so vibrant, something that Taiga gives to its dinosaurs by description.
I don't know why some skin names appear to have been mixed around, and while I know this thread is late to the party for some people, it's still what I believe worth bringing up here on the forums.
(Note: In a request thread, I said the Indoraptor's Jungle pattern could be changed to Wetland. However, after reexamining it in-game myself and looking back at some Jungle patterned dinos, which were Sinoceratops and Stegoceratops, I've decided that the Indoraptor's Jungle pattern is okay and doesn't need to be changed around with another cosmetic gene name.)
First off, the Huayangosaurus and Gigantspinosaurus in the base game may have had their Steppe and Jungle patterns respectively, mixed around. In that, the Huayango's Steppe and Gigant's Jungle being Jungle and Steppe respectively. The picture explains a bit more in detail.
In the Secrets of Dr. Wu DLC, I've noticed a similar situation with two other species, but with two of their skin names mix around with each other. The two dinos that have this in this DLC are Olorotitan and Spinoraptor.
Now for the dinosaur I've only first noticed the situation from the Carnivore Dinosaur Pack DLC: The Herrerasaurus. However, unlike the other said dinosaurs above, this one has two skins with two different scenarios in their naming choices. One name with its color being the other way around with another, and one name that doesn't match any of its color types. You can check it out below.
In the Claire's Sanctuary DLC, this situation becomes more prominent in all of its three exclusive dinosaur species: Ouranosaurus, Euophlocephalus, and Albertosaurus. As a result, I've made a collage of all the skin color patterns with the wrong names for each species with my descriptions just below each one:
The Arid pattern looks more like it can be Alpine instead because it is mostly pale grey in color. Alpine by description gives dinosaurs grey-green skin patterns, and almost all Alpine skinned dinos in-game are very pale-ish grey or white. While Arid give dinosaurs sandy skin patterns by description instead, and those skin colors for your dinos is generally a light sandy yellow. Jungle looks more like it can be Wetland instead because Wetland give dinosaurs yellow-green skin patterns by description. This one looks more green and yellow instead of the Jungle's primary orange and exceptional reds and occasional yellows. Steppe and Rainforest seem to be mixed around like some of the other species above, because Rainforest gives dinos blue skin patterns while Steppe gives yellow-brown by description and occasionally just brown skins. The Ourano's Steppe is mostly blueish, while its Rainforest has lots of brown. This means the Ourano's Steppe would be Rainforest and Rainforest being Steppe instead. Finally, the Wetland can be Taiga instead because Taiga gives dinosaurs bright green skin patterns by description, and this skin looks more vibrant green than yellow-green as Wetland.
The Arid, again, looks like it can be Alpine instead because it's so pale grey in color, instead of sandy. The Jungle looks like it can be Woodland instead because Woodland gives green (and just generic green) skin patterns by description, and this looks mostly generic green than orange or any of Jungle's exceptions. Lastly, the Tundra looks like it can be Arid instead, because the skin looks more like Arid's descriptive sandy colors rather than Tundra's descriptive grey-green or its exceptional light brown colors that some dinosaurs have in their light brown Tundra skins.
The Alberto's Tundra looks like it can be Rainforest instead because its skin pattern is primarily blueish-grey. It doesn't have to be blue blue if you know what I mean, because you can see a similar thing with the Edmontosaurus's Rainforest pattern, and bluish-grey is also one of the colors the Rainforest color tab in the gene modifier shows it can give your dinosaurs accordingly. The Rainforest looks like it can be Woodland instead because a lot of its body has green in it, and when mixing it up with the redish color patterns, it looks so "Woodland-ish" if you know what I mean. Alpine can be Tundra instead because it's very dark brown, and while Tundra can give dinosaurs grey-green skins by description, it can also give some dinosaurs some rather brown-only colors, as they are also shown to be the option on its color tab picture in the gene modifier. Finally, Jungle looks like it could be Taiga instead because its more noticeable green colors are so vibrant, something that Taiga gives to its dinosaurs by description.
As of 8.3.20, I may have made a mistake about the Nasuto's Alpine skin, so I made a separate comment below to bring this whole thing back up.
Below is the last dinosaur of this thread: The Nasutoceratops. With this dinosaur, its skin classification is a little bit different than the rest. In fact, it's a bit more like the two Olorotitan skins above, in which their skins are classified by the color patterns of their backs and heads, rather than the rest of their bodies.I don't know why some skin names appear to have been mixed around, and while I know this thread is late to the party for some people, it's still what I believe worth bringing up here on the forums.
(Note: In a request thread, I said the Indoraptor's Jungle pattern could be changed to Wetland. However, after reexamining it in-game myself and looking back at some Jungle patterned dinos, which were Sinoceratops and Stegoceratops, I've decided that the Indoraptor's Jungle pattern is okay and doesn't need to be changed around with another cosmetic gene name.)
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