DLC plans + Modding

[Gwennie]

I'm already excited by how this game is everything I've dreamed, I've already preordered it and everything, but I was wondering: will there be plans for DLC for more animals and theme type stuff? Primarily animals. The game will already have a surplus of choices as it is, but I was hoping there'd be plans for aquatic creatures -- not really thinking just like ocean mammals. I'm mostly thinking of stuff like amazon fish or cichlids, stuff you could use to make an aquarium?

I'd really love to use all this game has to offer on that! I've always dreamed of designing a cool aquarium/zoo mix like so many zoos have today. I also plan on designing my zoos like a botanical garden for beauty! I'd be more than willing to buy expansions for aquatics to make aquariums - of course the smaller guys aren't what I'm thinking of. I mean stuff like alligator gars, snapping turtles, pacu fish, stuff like that.

Also, will mod creators be able to create animals to add to the game like in ZT2, or at least re-texture/edit models to make similar or sub-species? It's an extremely important feature to us fans. I may not know much of modeling and animation, but there are thousands of talented and wonderful people that do.

[Ransom_Romanus]

It's possible, although unlikely, that something like PC's Thememaker may be released at or soon after launch. I do expect that we will eventually see something like Thememaker even if it's a year or two away.

[Robert E.O. Speedwagon]

If Modding is a thing for this, I would love to see the Dinosaurs from JW:E brought in. Hopefully this fixes the issues that game has.

[Vinolik]

Modding will probably not happen. Frontier isn't pro-modding so far with their games

[Dominian]

We simply don't know yet. It seems unlikely to me that they will give us the ability to create our own animals or scenery since those will be the most likely things for them to make money off.

And even if they implement something like the toolmaker's kit along the line, that doesn't mean it would include animals.

There is also a bit of a problem with scenery inside enclosures, as the animals like Chimpanzees will actually climb on stuff. So there is most likely a separation into pieces that are okay for this kind of interaction (like toys, rubbing poles, licking stones etc.) and pieces that are just for scenery.

[Gwennie]

I already know there WILL be a workshop but primarily for sharing pre-made buildings more than mods as far as I know. I feel like the closest we'll get is that, and custom themes, but I'm waiting in hopes that a developer comes here and gives at least a vague answer.

On the topic of dinosaurs, tbh I'd hope they'd just make a DLC with realistic dinosaurs. They just look better realistic in a game like this, although I don't see why they would. I would love for them to focus on current wildlife, especially aquatics like fish for an aquarium type thing rather then adding dinosaurs and stuff.