Size of enclosure

[krwr12]

How to find out exact size of enclosures i make?

[TheGamingFez]

I think if you have a dinosaur in the paddock it says the size in the info tab of the dino stats

[Henry Crabgrass]

Originally posted by TheGamingFez:

I think if you have a dinosaur in the paddock it says the size in the info tab of the dino stats

True, but this is only after the dinosaur has been released. Ideally, you'd need to know before incubation, even.

@OP I think you've just got to use your best sense to help you work that one out.

[Rakonat]

The info tab for dinos will actually state the area of grassland and forest they need in square meters. I believe the feeders are supposed to be about 10m2

The real issue is there seems to be a bug where 2 dinos of the same species can view their enclosure as different sizes, So even if an enclosure meets their specific requirements some goofy terrain or odd fence placement can make them think its smaller than it really is, lowering comfort.

[Rookie-31st]

Originally posted by Rakonat:

The real issue is there seems to be a bug where 2 dinos of the same species can view their enclosure as different sizes

No bug, dino checks environment around it in certain radius, so you need to make sure forest and grasslands are evenly spaced. If dino likes forests, it wan't be happy staying in the middle of vast grassland with no tree in sight, even if there are many trees behind a hill within same enclosure, makes total sense actually

[caesar_andy]

Most Dinos need less space, than you would expect. During my attempt to gain 5Star-Ratings on the islands i cutted the size of most enclosures roughly by half and it surprinsingly worked in most cases.

As far as i can tell, the only dinos which really needs a lot of space are the carnovourus dinos. I would plan approximately >3 times the size of a Hammond-Lab for them. But you can pair them quite well to each other. Any large predator species and any small species will fit together in the same enclosure without problems. T-Rex and Deinonychus for example, or Ceratosaurus and Velociraptor. Just hold the enviroment ratings in mind. T-Rex and Dillo for example are probably a bad duo because the former likes much grass, while the latter want's to have a lot of Trees.

For Hadrosauridae, you can go with an enclosure maybe 2 - 2,5 times the size of a Hammond-Lab. The enviroment rating is quite unimportant, making them good fillers. For them, the size of the social group matters more, than everything else.

Ceratopsidae & Stegosauridae can accept an enclosure around 2,5 times the size of a hammond-lab, too. They can paired up with Hadrosauridae quite well, just keep in mind that they hate to large crowds.

Ankylosauridae & Pachycephalosauridae can literally fit on a pinhead. Just hold the population of the enclosure small, because they really don't like company.

With Ornithomimidae you can literally do, what you want. Put them anywhere and they will most likely accept it.

The Sauropoda are a bit more tricky. Diplodocus is easy to keep with low demands. Brachiosaurus is a pain in the ass, because it needs a large enclosure and approximately 50% Forest and Grassland at the same time. The third one (forgot the name) is a stupid ♥♥♥♥♥ because it wants almost only forest. Considering the fact, that you need grassland for your visitors to see it, the enclousure will end up quite large. Probably not worth the effort, especially if you consider, that you can not pair them up with anything because of the special enviroment (Dillophosaurus Maybe. Haven't tried this).

[Nicane]

I made a test on Isla Nublar with Struthiomimus. When building a square of fences with max lenght, the enclosure is somewhat just larger than 2200 m². So it's possible to roughly measure the size of your enclosures. Though i don't know if galleries, fedder and hammond labs cover some of that enclosurespace and for more easiyness I always calculate it with 2000m².