Unrealistic group sizes

[Salubri Outcast]

Hyenas have an adult group size in the wild of up to 80 animals. but more than 5 and my group starts to fight.
This is unrealistic and irritating.

[MetaliCator]

When I saw those numbers as well I was like "What!?"

Yeah, despite them aiming for realism they did mess up here and there and people are starting to notice, especially those that know.

IF they every fix this which I highly doubt it would be good, but I really don't see them fixing this. Most likely to keep a balanced animal ration in ones Zoo I guess.

[MrHappy]

And Polar Bears require almost an entire continents but the habitat size has to be shaved right down to allow decent gameplay. I suspect some pack animals are reduced for the same reason.

Also. They may live in large packs in the wild but I’ve never seen 89 at one time in any real zoo.

You’re not playing in the wild.

[Smiles]

Yea... I run into the same problem with lions. Bothers me a great deal, it's as if they cannot decided if this should be a game, or a simulator. With some luck they will even it out a little. What I hate the most right now is the Painted Dogs space need.. For just two of them. It looks horrible.

[Wylie28]

You guys are aware that captivity group sizes are not the same irl?

And that fights happen irl. Wolf packs for example. Yes they fight with more than 2. Guess what? They do that ♥♥♥♥ irl.

[mossaddiction]

Yea animals in captivity are no where near how they act in the wild even 2 wolfs will fight.

[Smiles]

Originally posted by Wylie28:

You guys are aware that captivity group sizes are not the same irl?

And that fights happen irl. Wolf packs for example. Yes they fight with more than 2. Guess what? They do that ♥♥♥♥ irl.

Originally posted by mossaddiction:

Yea animals in captivity are no where near how they act in the wild even 2 wolfs will fight.

What the frick zoo's have you both been to?
I know no zoo that has only two wolves. The one near me has five, they had six but one of the males was acting out no longer happy. Now he has his own pack in another zoo. I think he joined three wolves, the oldest male having passed on if I recall correctly.

:Edit, I stand corrected. Orsa Grönklitt has seven wolves right now.

[StormLust]

i found an option to turn off the fighting its what i did so i wasnt constanly having to remove animals while trying to work on another area

[Wylie28]

Originally posted by Smiles:

Originally posted by Wylie28:

You guys are aware that captivity group sizes are not the same irl?

And that fights happen irl. Wolf packs for example. Yes they fight with more than 2. Guess what? They do that ♥♥♥♥ irl.

Originally posted by mossaddiction:

Yea animals in captivity are no where near how they act in the wild even 2 wolfs will fight.

What the frick zoo's have you both been to?
I know no zoo that has only two wolves. The one near me has five, they had six but one of the males was acting out no longer happy. Now he has his own pack in another zoo. I think he joined three wolves, the oldest male having passed on if I recall correctly.

:Edit, I stand corrected. Orsa Grönklitt has seven wolves right now.

When did i say zoos have 2? That number is how many wolves you can have WITH NO FIGHTS. Learn how to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ read. Yes. Fights break out in your zoo. Its natural. Its what wolves do. Its why dogs have such cleans mouths. They in-fight each other more than any other animal on this planet. They need to em to ensure wounds stay clean. Its why a lot of zoos dont even have them and go with dingos or something.

[Burb]

They're aiming for zoo realism. Most zoos don't have more than 4 hyena because then they fight constantly and there is not enough room for lower ranked members to hide.

[Burb]

Also they fixed the pack problem in the recent patch, even though its less realistic. Wolves irl stay with their birth pack for about 3 years. In game, this is when they mature. After 3 years its common for zoos to have to remove them or the younger ones will begin challenging the alpha.

[masteradstriker]

Really, what sort of zoo have 80 hyenas or 3200 mandrills? Granted, my country has no wolves as far as I remembered, but the hyenas (striped) kept was only a pair of adults.

[BuddySloth]

It is a weird comparison, as hyenas which live in large groups infight in the wild all the time. I don't know firsthand but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that a captive group needs to be much smaller in order to prevent conflict.