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Perhaps this can be a General concerns thread regarding models/skins for the upcoming 'Return to Jurassic Park' expansion...
Here's the link from which this topic is primarily inspired by:
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/jurassicworldevo/comments/dxv3rl/old_trex_vs_jwe_trex/
Here's the image of NikoRex' fan edit (top) compared with the official Frontier version (bottom):
Image notes:
- The top image is an ideal representation of what TLW male T.rex should appear like in-game. Note the more pronounced throat 'wattle', slimmer and more adorned snout, more accurate mouth-flap coloration, and non-'gummy' front mouth/teeth-line.
- The skin appears to be based straight off of TLW Stan Winston School male animatronic. It's awesome! The only things that I'd personally add would be the yellow-ish 'smudges' that go along the top of the neck/spine/tail as seen in-film, as well as the few scars along the upper mouth-line.
A breakdown:
- TLW male Tyrannosaurus should be its own individual selection in the in-game database with individual bio. Should come with a fixed model (as seen in NikoRex' edit) that reflects Stan Winston Schools TLW male T.rex design.
- TLW male T.rex should be recognized in-game as 'Male' and also come with gender unique vocalizations, as heard in TLW film.
- TLW female Tyrannosaurus should be its own individual selection in the in-game database with individual bio, and not just a re-skin of the base game T.rex. The Jurassic brand needs to celebrate and recognize this particular T.rex as an individual, complete with TLW accurate vocalizations.
- TLW T.rex Male & Female should be given unique 'Social' comfort requirements to themselves, as they were seen naturally compatible as mates in official film canon. The 'Wu' comfort genes should not be necessary for these 2 particular individuals to get along!
Please take these into consideration and use them for inspiration:
- The JP3 male Tyrannosaurus should be its own individual selection in the in-game database with individual bio. Its model should be a near copy of TLW male T.rex, but made a little smaller with perhaps lower base attributes relative to TLW male.
I have some more concerns regarding other 'Legacy' models as well, such as TLW Stegosaurus and JP/TLW Parasaurolophus. I'll not get into that right now, so I'll leave it up to others to chime in with general additional concerns. Besides that, I just wanted to say that I'm anxiously looking forward to more news regarding the 'Return to Jurassic Park' expansion. So far, this is the most excited that I've been since JWE was first announced back in August 2017. Very super cool guys!
Perhaps this can be a General concerns thread regarding models/skins for the upcoming 'Return to Jurassic Park' expansion...
Here's the link from which this topic is primarily inspired by:
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/jurassicworldevo/comments/dxv3rl/old_trex_vs_jwe_trex/
Here's the image of NikoRex' fan edit (top) compared with the official Frontier version (bottom):
Image notes:
- The top image is an ideal representation of what TLW male T.rex should appear like in-game. Note the more pronounced throat 'wattle', slimmer and more adorned snout, more accurate mouth-flap coloration, and non-'gummy' front mouth/teeth-line.
- The skin appears to be based straight off of TLW Stan Winston School male animatronic. It's awesome! The only things that I'd personally add would be the yellow-ish 'smudges' that go along the top of the neck/spine/tail as seen in-film, as well as the few scars along the upper mouth-line.
A breakdown:
- TLW male Tyrannosaurus should be its own individual selection in the in-game database with individual bio. Should come with a fixed model (as seen in NikoRex' edit) that reflects Stan Winston Schools TLW male T.rex design.
- TLW male T.rex should be recognized in-game as 'Male' and also come with gender unique vocalizations, as heard in TLW film.
- TLW female Tyrannosaurus should be its own individual selection in the in-game database with individual bio, and not just a re-skin of the base game T.rex. The Jurassic brand needs to celebrate and recognize this particular T.rex as an individual, complete with TLW accurate vocalizations.
- TLW T.rex Male & Female should be given unique 'Social' comfort requirements to themselves, as they were seen naturally compatible as mates in official film canon. The 'Wu' comfort genes should not be necessary for these 2 particular individuals to get along!
Please take these into consideration and use them for inspiration:
- The JP3 male Tyrannosaurus should be its own individual selection in the in-game database with individual bio. Its model should be a near copy of TLW male T.rex, but made a little smaller with perhaps lower base attributes relative to TLW male.
I have some more concerns regarding other 'Legacy' models as well, such as TLW Stegosaurus and JP/TLW Parasaurolophus. I'll not get into that right now, so I'll leave it up to others to chime in with general additional concerns. Besides that, I just wanted to say that I'm anxiously looking forward to more news regarding the 'Return to Jurassic Park' expansion. So far, this is the most excited that I've been since JWE was first announced back in August 2017. Very super cool guys!
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