NOTE: I did NOT make the images. Most images were among the first Google image results when searching for the creature's name, but if you want an image's source let me know.
Whether as a JWE2 expansion pack or as a part of JWE3, I thought adding 'Mini Exhibits' like what Frontier has in both Planet Zoo and Zoo Tycoon could be interesting. There are several ways this could be done, but other people have suggested this first so I won't cover that.
Instead, I will focus on suggesting species to show the huge variety Mini Exhibits could have. Some of these species could also be in a Petting Zoo (like the pools some real aquariums have where you can pet small sharks or the walk-through aviaries some real zoos have). My list ended up being longer than expected, so I'm splitting it into three parts: dinosaurs ( https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...exhibit-petting-zoo-species-dinosaurs.619490/ ), marine reptiles + pterosaurs, and other animals. Unlike most of my previous posts, I didn't describe behaviors because, like Frontier's other games, creatures in these Mini Exhibits might not have AI.
Some of these would look unlike anything currently in-game such as Bernissartia while the others would be smaller (but probably cuter) versions of what we currently have like Sinomacrops. The pterosaurs were harder to come up with a good variety, so I tried to focus on Triassic and Jurassic species more related to Dimorphodon and Rhamphorhynchus since most in-game species are Cretaceous ones more related to Pteranodon. If you have any feedback or other tiny creatures to suggest, feel free to share!
Nectosaurus - Aquatic - Durophage Thalattosaur - Late Triassic - 3.3ft length
Peteinosaurus - Aerial - Carnivorous Eopterosaurian - Late Triassic - 3.3ft wingspan
Bernissartia - Semi-Aquatic - Carnivorous Neosuchian - Early Cretaceous - 2ft
Piksi barbarulna - Aerial - Carnivorous Ornithocheiroid - Late Cretaceous - 3.3ft wingspan
Dolichosaurus - Aquatic - Piscivorous Dolichosaur - Late Cretaceous - 2.5ft length
Qinglongopterus - Aerial - Insectivorous Rhamphorhynchid - Middle/Late Jurassic - 1.1ft wingspan
Dallasaurus - Aquatic - Piscivorous Mosasauroid - Late Cretaceous - 3.3ft length
Sinomacrops - Aerial - Insectivorous Anurognathid - Middle to Late Jurassic - 1.1ft wingspan
Anarosaurus - Aquatic - Piscivorous Pachypleurosaur - Middle Triassic - 1.8ft length
Sordes - Aerial - Insectivorous Pterodactylomorph - Late Jurassic - 2ft wingspan
Cyamodus - Aquatic - Durophage Placodont - Middle-late Triassic - 4.6ft length
Cartorhynchus - Aquatic - Durophage Ichthyosauriform - Early Triassic - 1.3ft length
Changchengopterus - Aerial - Carnivorous Relative Of Wukongopterids - Late Jurassic - 1.6ft wingspan
Diandongosuchus - Semi-Aquatic? - Piscivorous Phytosaur - Middle Triassic - 5.1ft length
Bergamodactylus - Aerial - Insectivorous Campylognathoid - Late Triassic - 1.5ft wingspan
Silvestrosaurus - Aquatic - Piscivorous Nothosaurid - Middle Triassic - 2.2ft length
Pangupterus - Piscivorous Pterodactyloid - Early Cretaceous - 2.3ft wingspan
Yakemys - Semi-Aquatic - Omnivorous Macrobaenid - Early Cretaceous - 2.3ft
Carniadactylus - Aerial - Insectivorous Eudimorphodontid - Late Triassic - 2.2ft wingspan
Champsosaurus - Semi-Aquatic - Piscivorous Choristodere - Late Cretaceous - 5ft length
Whether as a JWE2 expansion pack or as a part of JWE3, I thought adding 'Mini Exhibits' like what Frontier has in both Planet Zoo and Zoo Tycoon could be interesting. There are several ways this could be done, but other people have suggested this first so I won't cover that.
Instead, I will focus on suggesting species to show the huge variety Mini Exhibits could have. Some of these species could also be in a Petting Zoo (like the pools some real aquariums have where you can pet small sharks or the walk-through aviaries some real zoos have). My list ended up being longer than expected, so I'm splitting it into three parts: dinosaurs ( https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...exhibit-petting-zoo-species-dinosaurs.619490/ ), marine reptiles + pterosaurs, and other animals. Unlike most of my previous posts, I didn't describe behaviors because, like Frontier's other games, creatures in these Mini Exhibits might not have AI.
Some of these would look unlike anything currently in-game such as Bernissartia while the others would be smaller (but probably cuter) versions of what we currently have like Sinomacrops. The pterosaurs were harder to come up with a good variety, so I tried to focus on Triassic and Jurassic species more related to Dimorphodon and Rhamphorhynchus since most in-game species are Cretaceous ones more related to Pteranodon. If you have any feedback or other tiny creatures to suggest, feel free to share!
Nectosaurus - Aquatic - Durophage Thalattosaur - Late Triassic - 3.3ft length
Peteinosaurus - Aerial - Carnivorous Eopterosaurian - Late Triassic - 3.3ft wingspan
Bernissartia - Semi-Aquatic - Carnivorous Neosuchian - Early Cretaceous - 2ft
Piksi barbarulna - Aerial - Carnivorous Ornithocheiroid - Late Cretaceous - 3.3ft wingspan
Dolichosaurus - Aquatic - Piscivorous Dolichosaur - Late Cretaceous - 2.5ft length
Qinglongopterus - Aerial - Insectivorous Rhamphorhynchid - Middle/Late Jurassic - 1.1ft wingspan
Dallasaurus - Aquatic - Piscivorous Mosasauroid - Late Cretaceous - 3.3ft length
Sinomacrops - Aerial - Insectivorous Anurognathid - Middle to Late Jurassic - 1.1ft wingspan
Anarosaurus - Aquatic - Piscivorous Pachypleurosaur - Middle Triassic - 1.8ft length
Sordes - Aerial - Insectivorous Pterodactylomorph - Late Jurassic - 2ft wingspan
Cyamodus - Aquatic - Durophage Placodont - Middle-late Triassic - 4.6ft length
Cartorhynchus - Aquatic - Durophage Ichthyosauriform - Early Triassic - 1.3ft length
Changchengopterus - Aerial - Carnivorous Relative Of Wukongopterids - Late Jurassic - 1.6ft wingspan
Diandongosuchus - Semi-Aquatic? - Piscivorous Phytosaur - Middle Triassic - 5.1ft length
Bergamodactylus - Aerial - Insectivorous Campylognathoid - Late Triassic - 1.5ft wingspan
Silvestrosaurus - Aquatic - Piscivorous Nothosaurid - Middle Triassic - 2.2ft length
Pangupterus - Piscivorous Pterodactyloid - Early Cretaceous - 2.3ft wingspan
Yakemys - Semi-Aquatic - Omnivorous Macrobaenid - Early Cretaceous - 2.3ft
Carniadactylus - Aerial - Insectivorous Eudimorphodontid - Late Triassic - 2.2ft wingspan
Champsosaurus - Semi-Aquatic - Piscivorous Choristodere - Late Cretaceous - 5ft length