I know it's a controversial subject, but I feel unhappy with some of the species that are implemented as exhibit animals in-game. Exhibit animals usually just sit there and act more like decorations than actual living animals. Now I'm not bashing all of the exhibit animals in the game. Being an exhibit animal makes sense for things such as invertebrates and amphibians. These species are tiny and it'd be silly to have them wandering around in large enclosures. I can understand the whole reasoning behind exhibit animals in this case. These animals often live in small tanks and could never be kept in larger habitats. Things like insects, spiders, frogs, centipedes, etc.
What really grinds my gears about the exhibit animals is that some species don't deserve to be implemented in such a restrictive way. Notable examples are the Green Iguana and the Lesser Antillean Iguana. Another example will be the Brown-throated Sloth once it's released in the upcoming DLC. If they were implemented as habitat animals people would have the freedom to create their own exhibits using the tools available in-game. We could also have actual habitat enclosures like all the real animals in this game can have. It would promote further creative freedom and ensure these species can interact with the environments we build for them.
I simply don't think these larger animals are justified to be implemented as exhibit species. It's unnecessary restriction for restrictions sake. When I heard about the sloth I was so excited. I couldn't wait to build a habitat for one (including water for it to swim in) and to watch it interact with the environment I built for it. You can understand my dissapointment when I was told it was an exhibit animal instead, which basically translates to: "it won't interact with the environment you build and is restricted to a predetermined sized box."
Exhibit animal restrictions make sense for animals that are tiny. Things like bugs, centipedes, frogs and spiders. They have very few animations and in my opinion serve as decorations. For larger species such as the sloth or iguanas though, I find the decision to implement them as exhibit animals very disappointing.
What really grinds my gears about the exhibit animals is that some species don't deserve to be implemented in such a restrictive way. Notable examples are the Green Iguana and the Lesser Antillean Iguana. Another example will be the Brown-throated Sloth once it's released in the upcoming DLC. If they were implemented as habitat animals people would have the freedom to create their own exhibits using the tools available in-game. We could also have actual habitat enclosures like all the real animals in this game can have. It would promote further creative freedom and ensure these species can interact with the environments we build for them.
I simply don't think these larger animals are justified to be implemented as exhibit species. It's unnecessary restriction for restrictions sake. When I heard about the sloth I was so excited. I couldn't wait to build a habitat for one (including water for it to swim in) and to watch it interact with the environment I built for it. You can understand my dissapointment when I was told it was an exhibit animal instead, which basically translates to: "it won't interact with the environment you build and is restricted to a predetermined sized box."
Exhibit animal restrictions make sense for animals that are tiny. Things like bugs, centipedes, frogs and spiders. They have very few animations and in my opinion serve as decorations. For larger species such as the sloth or iguanas though, I find the decision to implement them as exhibit animals very disappointing.
