Park Manager's Toolbox - Building Semi-Aquatic Predator Enclosures

Welcome Park Managers,

We recently welcomed the Deinosuchus, a new semi-aquatic species, as part of Jurassic World Evolution 3: Crocodilia Coast.

So, today we're going to give you some tips and tricks for building the ideal enclosure for sharp-toothed, semi-aquatic predators!

Build a Semi-Aquatic Enclosure

Before you get into the details of creating an enclosure that looks amazing, it's important to ensure these spaces fulfil your dinosaurs needs first.  

There are two main factors that influence how comfortable a species is in their enclosure; Environmental needs and Social needs. Learn more in our Dinosaur Guide.

Environmental Needs

To ensure a species is comfortable in its enclosure, you'll have to take into consideration the amount of space and surroundings they need to thrive. Some dinosaurs will require more cover, others wetlands or barren areas. It's also important to see if your dinosaurs need live prey as part of their environmental needs, as some semi-aquatic predators are piscivores so will need feeders like Baryonyx, whereas others will need prey to hunt, such as the Pyroraptor.

Deep Water

For the semi-aquatic predator species in Jurassic World Evolution 3, one of the main things you'll need to ensure is part of their enclosures is Deep Water. Deep Water allows these species to swim and, in some cases, hunt!

Use the environment tools to quickly lay down areas of Deep Water and blend it seamlessly into the landscape of your enclosure by adding foliage and patches of Shallow Water.  

Species like the Deinosuchus also have some interesting and unique behaviours that they need Deep Water to perform. The Death Roll is a first for Jurassic World Evolution, allowing the Deinosuchus to lay in wait for its prey and lunge out the water to snatch it up, before spinning it to stun it.

Take a look at our Construction Guide to learn more about the Terrain tools that will help you build the best enclosure to meet your prehistoric animal’s needs.

Did you know?

When you edit a species’ habitat from their dinosaur Info Panel, their preferred environment brushes are highlighted with a Heart.

This makes it quick and easy for you to find the trees, rocks, foliage and even water that will positively impact a species’ Environmental Needs.

Nests

To welcome the next generation of dinosaurs and prehistoric species, you'll want to make sure you're providing them with a safe space to breed.

Nest preferences can be found in an animal's Info Panel, and will tell you if they need a small, medium or large nest.

You can place one of the pre-designed blueprint nests to quickly set up your semi-aquatic enclosure or create a custom one using a base nest and the huge selection of scenery pieces to blend it into your dinosaur’s environment. Have a read of our Enclosure Guide to learn more.

When you're placing nests it's also important to take into account some of the additional preferences your predator species might have. For example, they may want their nest outside of any guests' view or they may like when there are multiple nests clustered together.

Social Needs

Social Needs will also have an impact on a species' comfort in their environment so this is just as important to consider as their surroundings.

Population Size

When you first synthesise a dinosaur to introduce it to an enclosure, we'd suggest checking the ideal population size before putting 15 Spinosaurus in a tiny space!

If you plan on encouraging breeding, remember that when juveniles are born they'll also impact your population size. When this happens you'll need to adjust and rebuild enclosures.

As juveniles become adults, this can sometime cause issues for your previously comfortable species. Some dinosaurs, like the Spinosaurus, are happy with any number of juveniles in their enclosure but will become irritated or even aggressive when there is more than one male adult. Keep in mind that you may need to split up your dinosaurs as they age!

Cohabitation

Several of the semi-aquatic predators in Jurassic World Evolution 3 will share space together peacefully.

For example, Deinosuchus and Suchomimus can happily cohabit in an enclosure, as long as you give them plenty of room. As they have different needs for food, there won't be any competition at dinner time, but Suchomimus' are more comfortable with lower population numbers. So, you'll need to manage the needs of not just one prehistoric species but two.

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Workshop Inspiration

Now that you've put together some suitable enclosures, you'll need to make them part of your park for guests to enjoy! Add Amenities, Emergency Shelters (for any sudden dinosaur escapes!) and even theme your hatcheries to blend in with enclosures of the semi-aquatic species your guests have come to admire.

We've picked a few of our favourite costal-themed creations made with scenery from Jurassic World Evolution 3: Crocodilia Coast by the Jurassic World Evolution 3 community.

Costal Emergency Shelter - GameMaster1553

Sharecode: 9X7-B1L-34T

Large Rocky Seafood Amenity - Globberstein

Sharecode: 5SC-V9J-QMW

Costal Deinosuchus Nest - GamerPueri

Sharecode: 0XF-7H2-SXJ

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Jurassic World Evolution 3: Crocodilia Coast is Out Now!

Jurassic World Evolution 3's semi-aquatic predators are some of the most iconic species of the prehistoric world, including the Deinosuchus, the first Psuedosuchian in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise. Enclosures for your semi-aquatic animals have different requirements than spaces you create for your terrestrial species and this allows you to build some really interesting spaces to observe their unique behaviours.

Jurassic World Evolution 3: Crocodila Coast is available to play now on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.

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