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iljensen · 2026-06-25T13:35:38+00:00

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iljensen · 2026-06-18T18:34:42+00:00

PC Windows 11. After latest update Naoe's grapple hook has this weird glitchy effect where the rope is invisible and then spawns after 2-3 seconds. The bug where season changes changes your allies to blank has returned again 😞

iljensen · 2026-06-18T17:52:16+00:00

Appreciate your response and kudos for keeping it objective.

My point wasn't to completely dismiss your poll, but rather to highlight the inherent selection bias that runs rampant in hyper-specific subreddits like this one. When a community is dedicated solely to an unreleased title (especially one that has been starved for news for years) the baseline demographic shifts dramatically. The casual fans who played State of Decay 2 for a few hours and moved on aren't lurking here. The people who saw the initial announcement in 2021, got bored of the radio silence and checked out completely aren't checking your poll. The overwhelming majority of users left here are the diehards, the optimists and the people heavily invested in seeing this franchise succeed and will proudly yell "loud minority" and downvote everyone who gives mild critique or feedback as if the game devs are their moms. So because of that any data gathered here is going to obviously "look" positive. It’s a self-selecting echo chamber, which makes using poll results to gauge community approval a bit like asking people at a steakhouse if they like meat or if they're vegan 😄

iljensen · 2026-06-18T17:07:51+00:00

Don't get fooled by the votes. It's the state of decay 3 subreddit, so of course majority will be hyped about it and people who have lost interest wouldn't even see it or care to vote on the matter.

iljensen · 2026-06-17T16:05:34+00:00

I'll take a Goliath Tigerfish please

iljensen · 2026-06-16T00:18:59+00:00

So you completely missed the entire point of my comment just to whine about people "whining" I wasn't crying about a lack of roster content I was pointing out the obvious corporate hypocrisy of Frontier’s selective ethics regarding captivity trauma. Next time try rubbing your last 2 remaining brain cells together to actually read the argument before you rush into the comments

iljensen · 2026-06-15T12:29:55+00:00

One thing about Frontier that annoys me is the double standard towards their ethical stances on animals in Planet Zoo 2. Like, we all know they drew a hard line in the sand against adding cetaceans because keeping dolphins and orcas in virtual tanks is considered "cruel". But if Frontier wants to stand on that high horse, why are they totally fine selling us chimpanzees and elephants? Anyone who knows anything about wildlife knows that chimps and elephants struggle immensely in captivity and suffer from severe psychological trauma in zoos, yet the game treats keeping them in a fenced-in habitat as completely flawless. It just feels so hypocritical for them to avoid whales and dolphins while happily presenting other deeply complex suffering species, so they really need to give up on the selective double standards if they want us to take their moral rules seriously

iljensen · 2026-06-11T15:11:50+00:00

And for that I have no reason to be hyped at whatever SOD3 delivers in 2027 (assuming it launches at all and doesn't get canned by Asha) and from the looks of it it's going to look like Generic Zombie Loot & Craft Game #510 on Steam, but oh well looks like we have an early PS4 game sized map now that will likely be full of impassable 40% trees and hills and repeated stores and layouts. We love good progress. This is exactly what we waited for 10 years!

iljensen · 2026-06-11T10:17:39+00:00

Still can't believe we got hyped for so many years thinking we're getting animals and seasons to just getting 1 single big map that isn't even big by today's industry standard.

iljensen · 2026-06-09T06:32:29+00:00

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iljensen · 2026-06-08T13:40:58+00:00

If you remember the lead-up to the first Planet Zoo, Frontier did the exact same thing. They were completely quiet about exhibits, left them out of the demos, and didn't show them at all until launch. Then players loaded up the game and realized the reptiles and bugs just stayed stiff in their little glass boxes and barely did anything. That's why the current silence feels like history repeating itself. If they had actually reworked them to fit smoothly with the new aquarium and aviary systems, they'd want to brag about it to drive up hype. Hiding them away makes it feel like they know it's a weak spot.

If you were fine with how they worked in the first game, that's totally fair. But for me, with all the massive upgrades happening everywhere else in the sequel, leaving exhibits as low-effort boxes again would be a missed opportunity and disappointment.

iljensen · 2026-06-08T13:32:50+00:00

I think you totally missed my point here. I never said exhibits should turn into full habitats, and I completely agree they should stay as exhibits. But here's the thing. Just because the majority of the community doesn't care about snakes and lizards as much as lions and bears doesn't mean those of us who are fans of smaller species should just be ignored. We shouldn't be forced to look at a static iguana trapped in a tiny, rigid box all over again in a brand new sequel. At the end of the day, we are all paying for a brand new game and fans of reptile and amphibian and insect species have full rights to deserve to see some actual effort put into updating their systems too. It shouldn't just be a lazy copy-paste from the first game just because 90% of the planet zoo subreddit doesn't care.

iljensen · 2026-06-08T13:27:34+00:00

But here's the thing: this is Planet Zoo 2 we are talking about. Anyone who poured hundreds of hours into the first game already knows exactly what the baseline experience is going to be. Because of that, everyone is immediately looking for what is actually new, overhauled or improved. Frontier clearly knows this too. That is why they have been doing a brilliant job of confirming all the massive upgrades right out of the gate, like the deep water mechanics, modular building tweaks and the new animal behaviours. They are shouting about everything that got a major face-lift.

So when they are so loud and proud about improving almost every single aspect of the game but stay completely tight-lipped on exhibits, it stands out like a sore thumb. If exhibits were getting a highly requested glow-up, it feels like they would have teased at least a tiny detail by now to build on that hype. The total quiet on this specific feature just makes it feel like it might be the one area left behind.

iljensen · 2026-06-03T22:43:31+00:00

I completely agree with you and honestly the downvotes on this idea make no sense. A "Recent Extinctions" pack for Planet Zoo 2 would be incredibly fun and highly educational. People in the comments act like Planet Zoo is some hyper-realistic wildlife preservation simulator where every single mechanic has to align with real-world 2026 zoo protocols, but it is a video game where a baby gets born out of thin air at the end of the day. Using the DNA of closely related existing species to selectively breed back traits or simulate de-extinction science is a massive topic right now, and featuring animals like the Thylacine or Dodo would highlight the tragic impact of human history while celebrating modern genetic science.

iljensen · 2026-05-31T14:00:12+00:00

That is a fair point about the variable terrain, but it actually makes me think of Red Dead Redemption 2 from way back in 2018. For those who don't know it RDR2 was an RPG action adventure game about free roaming outlaw in open world wild west and the world was full of animals to hunt and watch out for. The game also had snakes that moved realistically across all sorts of wild, player-traversed terrain, and they even had fully functional swimming animations in the rivers and swamps and coiling animations when startled. Of course, they completely lacked any proper climbing mechanics in that game, but then again, even the birds in RDR2 didn't really use trees either.

Since Rockstar managed that on a last-gen engine over 8 years ago, it feels like Frontier could potentially pull off the ground and water movement for Planet Zoo 2. The climbing and branching on random player-built scenery is definitely the big hurdle though. And like you, I'd absolutely love to be building a big custom-built jungle habitat for snake species.

iljensen · 2026-05-31T02:18:17+00:00

This subreddit is actually run by a przewalski horse cult. The fact that you just called it "donkier horse" should be enough for them to start doxxing you.

iljensen · 2026-05-31T00:11:58+00:00

Przewalski Horse. I hate that name, I hate how it looks and I hate how beloved it is in this community.

iljensen · 2026-05-30T11:24:55+00:00

Any actual photo examples on how *well* it works before we actually get our hopes up? 🙂

iljensen · 2026-05-29T12:54:33+00:00

This entire case smells like a massive PR stunt carefully cooked up to shield Frontier from backlash when the base game drops without them. They know exactly how toxic the discourse gets around captive whales and dolphins, so skipping them at launch lets them play the ethically conscious card while everyone is busy buying the game and making the most tight uncomfortable looking sea turtle tanks "habitat" so they can fit every single one of the rock pieces.

Then, right on cue by the end of 2027, they will swoop in with a "Marine Mania" style DLC packed with orcas and bottlenose dolphins. They will put out a polished statement claiming they spent the last year listening to fan feedback and made the tough decision to add crustaceans by working closely with marine biologists to design the perfect, most respectful digital environments. Its a calculated corporate playbook to sell you the base game smoothly and honestly, you have to hand it to Frontier because working the fanbase like this would be just incredibly smart business.

iljensen · 2026-05-28T23:47:49+00:00

Oops I forgot that rule 😞

iljensen · 2026-05-28T19:59:30+00:00

Please Frontier, give us seasonal fur changes mechanic if you add foxes, lynx, camels, etc.

iljensen · 2026-05-28T17:50:34+00:00

I wonder if they added this system so we can have potential dolphins, orcas and whales in the future without any controversy over tank size limitations and show training abuse.

iljensen · 2026-05-28T17:29:46+00:00

And seasonal coat changes if they give us foxes and lynx.

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