Elephants breaking through brand new concrete fence?

[36cockatiels]

I'm trying to complete a scenario, making an exhibit for Indian elephants, but I can't contain them. I made the platonic ideal of elephant habitats, maximum enrichment, ideal cover and shelter, plenty of room, concrete fencing, the works.
However. Every time I put them in the exhibit, they immediately run over, destroy the fence in one hit, and run off to go on a trash can smashing rampage. I've replaced the fence several times, but as soon as I hit play after placing a brand new fence, they destroy it and go right back to throwing trash cans around. The zoopedia says a grade 4 fence is sufficient for them, and concrete more than covers that. I read you can make a moat but it's a scenario so I can't alter the terrain.
I can't complete the scenario without being able to keep these elephants in their habitat. Is this a glitch? Am I doing something wrong?

[GoodChi]

Elephants can get pretty aggressive towards guests. Since it's a scenario, try building the habitat fence out of walls, and use a null barrier or just build it on the concrete barrier, that's what I did a lot in scenario. Animals don't seem to be able to break construction pieces (also don't need repair). Add a "don't disturb" sign (under facilities). And if you use glass in the barrier, make it one way. As soon as elephants can see guests they just smash things. TIP: you don't need 1 way barrier glass researched, there is one way glass in construction tab that you can just put in front of the glass fence. For scenario's sake of getting things done.

[Meewec]

they shouldn't be breaking concrete, although i read somewhere that if the animal has been flagged as breaking the barrier then it'll break no matter what. even if you noticed the barrier attack happening and replace it with a stronger material it's already broken it's just waiting for the animation to happen.

(edit)i was annoyed on one scenario because of the elephants breaking walls. animals seem to just break fences or escape if they can in this game. the dinosaurs in jurassic world evolution 2 are much more well behaved, if their needs are taken care of they just stay there no matter what level of fencing you use.

[grampers62]

To get past this scenario try adding an electric fence for that habitat. Or you can add a deep trench as a barrier to escapes. Scenarios often have things like that set to be more difficult.

[Ellorien]

What scenario is this? I don’t recall anything like that ever happened in my game.

[36cockatiels]

Originally posted by Ellorien:

What scenario is this? I don’t recall anything like that ever happened in my game.

The scenario is called Power Struggle, and one of the objectives is to add 5 Indian elephants that were gifted to you into the zoo.

[36cockatiels]

Originally posted by Meewec:

they shouldn't be breaking concrete, although i read somewhere that if the animal has been flagged as breaking the barrier then it'll break no matter what. even if you noticed the barrier attack happening and replace it with a stronger material it's already broken it's just waiting for the animation to happen.

(edit)i was annoyed on one scenario because of the elephants breaking walls. animals seem to just break fences or escape if they can in this game. the dinosaurs in jurassic world evolution 2 are much more well behaved, if their needs are taken care of they just stay there no matter what level of fencing you use.

This makes a lot of sense, it was the same one or two places in the fence they kept breaking. I'll try removing them from the habitat for long enough for a mechanic to go fix those fences instead of trying to replace them myself.

Thanks for the replies! I'll try having a mechanic fix the fences and experiment with one way glass and electric fences, and if that doesn't work I'll see about putting rocks over the fence so they can't reach it.

[Meewec]

Originally posted by 36cockatiels:

Thanks for the replies! I'll try having a mechanic fix the fences and experiment with one way glass and electric fences, and if that doesn't work I'll see about putting rocks over the fence so they can't reach it.

i'd recommend concrete with one way windows. i don't think elephants like glass based on what happened on two different maps with them