Rock Wall

[Hykelion]

Currently, the new rock decorations has a preset proximity on how close they can be placed to other objects. I think this has to do with the entire rock model themselves since they extend below ground.

My idea here is that, why not recode the rocks to allow them to clip into other rocks & be placed real close to any adjacent building.
If the dinos in-game can sometimes clip their heads or tails thru wall enclosures, why not do it for the rocks?
The rock decorations have the potential to be used as natural fences, considering the animals cant go past them.

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Here's a quick example I made in Sketchup. PS: Dont mind the shapes.
#1 exhibits the current game mechanics in the use of the rock decorations. They have a preset placement distance in relation to other objects. They can't be placed close enough to form an effective wall, nor clip into other rocks.

#2 on the other hand, is what I propose. Allow rocks to clip into other rocks & other rocks ONLY. If we'd get this, we would have the creativity of using rocks as natural fences for our dino enclosures, as an alternative to the current fences, while making our parks look more natural.

What do you guys think?

 

[LordTrilobite]

Yes I was thinking something similar to this as well. Though I hadn't thought of natural fences. But perhaps that is exactly the reason why we cannot clip the rocks into each other, so that we cannot make natural fences. I guess the problem would be that you could just make a natural rock wall that the dinosaurs could never escape from.

It makes sense that you wouldn't want rocks to clip into other things like walls, trees etc. But at least visually it really wouldn't matter if the rocks clipped into each other. Right now it feels very restrictive.

Edit: Well apparently it's already possible to make a rock wall. At least in function, there are still visible gaps, but it seems like it's possible to block dinosaurs from escaping.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMmX6ObYbb8

 

[Hykelion]

Yes I was thinking something similar to this as well. Though I hadn't thought of natural fences. But perhaps that is exactly the reason why we cannot clip the rocks into each other, so that we cannot make natural fences. I guess the problem would be that you could just make a natural rock wall that the dinosaurs could never escape from.

It makes sense that you wouldn't want rocks to clip into other things like walls, trees etc. But at least visually it really wouldn't matter if the rocks clipped into each other. Right now it feels very restrictive.

Edit: Well apparently it's already possible to make a rock wall. At least in function, there are still visible gaps, but it seems like it's possible to block dinosaurs from escaping.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMmX6ObYbb8

Yeah, saw that video as well. Thats why I tried to make a full fledged enclosure with galleries & a Gyro Station using rock decor for the walls.
Placed feeders outside the rock formations to see if the sauropods can find a gap while searching for food, turns out they did, both the Brachio & Camara.

That's why I turned back here in the forums to request a change in the coding for the rocks, so that they'd clip into each other for a more natural looking enclosure.