Hello Park Managers!

We are very excited to announce that the Jurassic World Evolution 2: Cretaceous Predator Pack and free Update 8 are now available.

Read below for the full set of patch notes.

DLC - Cretaceous Predator Pack

Prehistoric Species

• 4 x New Species
  • Gigantoraptor
  • Utahraptor
  • Concavenator
  • Tarbosaurus

Update 8

New Dinosaur Variants

• Allosaurus 2022
• Dimorphodon 2022
• Pteranodon 2001
• Brachiosaurus 2001
• Stegosaurus 1997

Automated hatcheries

• Hatcheries can now be automated to more easily manage dinosaur populations. Park managers can set a target population number which the hatchery will aim to maintain
• Use the automation button on the hatchery to enable it
• Dinosaurs can be released via the hatchery door or delivered to another enclosure
• Available in all hatchery types; land, aviary and lagoon

Species Unlock Shuffling

• This is a new setting to partially randomise the order in which species can be unlocked on the tech tree for both Custom Challenge and Sandbox mode. 

Pack Chase Behaviour

• Selected carnivorous dinosaurs will now chase alongside a same species hunter as they go after their prey
• Applies to:
  • Yutyrannus
  • Australovenator
  • Concavenator
  • Cryolophosaurus
  • Herrerasaurus
  • Monolophosaurus
  • Utahraptor
  • Troodon

New Decorations

• Added additional Decorations in all Building Style
  • 2x Bin
  • 1x Sun lounger 
  • 3x Bench 1
  • 2x Plant pot
  • 2x Fountain
  • Lagoon Attraction Banner

Prebuilt layouts

• Prebuilt layouts are now available as options in Sandbox and Custom Challenge Mode inspired by Campaign, Challenge and Chaos Theory levels, with existing paths, buildings, enclosures etc...
• You can find those new preset starting layouts on the following maps:
  • United Kingdom
  • Isla Nublar 1993
  • San Diego
  • Isla Sorna
  • Isla Nublar 2015
  • Sierra Nevada (Dominion Biosyn Expansion)
  • Arizona
  • Washington State
  • Oregon
  • California
  • San Albertus (Dominion Malta Expansion)
  • San Marie (Dominion Malta Expansion)
  • Santaegidius (Dominion Malta Expansion)

Park Teams

• You can now pass through Tour Gates when manually controlling MVUs & Ranger Team vehicles

Capture Mode

• While in Capture Mode the player can now change the time of day and the weather
• Time of Day/Weather options will not affect gameplay, and will revert back to default when Capture Mode is closed.
• Available weather effects are map specific

Airlift releases

• Players can now queue multiple asset releases for Airlift when one is already occurring.

Gene Library

• A search bar has been added on the Genome Library and the Species Viewer to facilitate the search of species.

Show unresearched feeders in the build menu

• The feeder menu will now show unresearched items

Path replacement brush

• Added a new replacement mode for the path creation tool which will overwrite the paths selected by the brush
• Players can change the radius of the brush

Bug Fixes

• Dinosaurs are now less likely to leave and forget their territory without a clear threat
• Park Teams can now pass through Biosyn Sanctuary forests when controlled by the AI
• All alternative vehicle skins available to the player are now present in Custom Challenge mode
• Adjusted Custom Challenge sabotage risk difficulty tooltip to clarify its functionality
• Players can now enable/disable the `Comfort` characteristic and `Fussy` trait appropriately in Custom Challenge and Sandbox modes
• Reduced guest count requirements for Large Hotels so Malta buildings-only playthroughs are more feasible
• Troodon, Struthiomimus, and other small animals no longer shake the ground when the camera is focused on them
• Fixed an issue where Transport helicopters would not deliver flying reptiles between Aviaries
• Add "Decoration Foliage" setting to Custom Challenge mode, to enable/disable decorative foliage from all biomes
• Lagoon sections can no longer be deleted while a marine reptile is being transported to that lagoon
• Dinosaurs are now quicker to eat from hunted prey in certain situations
• Tuna will no longer obstruct the placement of Decorations and Buildings on edge of Lagoons
• Research contracts should no longer be offered in Sandbox when research is disabled
• Fixed rare instances where the players was not being able to sell the Carnotaurus in the Malta campaign
• The Lagoon Platform is now available in the Malta Campaign
• Fixed storms not appearing on Biosyn Sanctuary Sandbox levels
• Single placement tree decorations now use the autumn variants in the autumn temperate square map
• Dinosaurs will now prioritise eating and drinking over fleeing when these needs are critically low
• Dinosaur kills by poison now contribute to kill statistics

Misc

• Various stability fixes
• Various animation fixes
• Various audio fixes
• Various text and localisation fixes