Jurassic World Evolution 2 Update 1.7.0 Patch Notes

Update 1.7.0 for Jurassic World Evolution 2 has arrived, and here are all the changes and improvements mentioned in the patch notes. The massive update is rolling out today March 30, and will bring new DLC content called Feathered Species along with updates to the whole game. The new Feathered Species DLC is coming to the game with update 1.7.0 and will add 4 new reptiles to the game. Here is the complete list of patch notes for update 1.7.0 for Jurassic World Evolution 2 along with the Feathered Species DLC:

Jurassic World Evolution 2 Update 1.7.0 Patch Notes

DLC – FEATHERED SPECIES PACK

4 NEW FEATHERED SPECIES IN DLC

• Flying Reptile
  • Jeholopterus
• Dinosaurs
  • Deinocheirus
  • Sinosauropteryx
  • Yutyrannus

FEATURES

• Added new feeder type (Insectivore Feeder) to be used by Jeholopterus
• Added new diet type – Insectivore (Insects only)
• Added new diet type – Omnivore (Fish/Paleobotany)

Update 1.7.0 Changes

CAPTURE MODE

• Added new Camera Type to Capture Mode, the Cinematic Camera
  • Added ability to adjust settings such as Time and Camera Movement
  • Added ability to adjust between various focus areas within your park such as: Dinosaurs, Viewing Galleries, Tours, Park Teams, Hotels, Ranger Posts, Ziplines, Feeders, Path View and Panoramic View
  • Add existing Overlays of Postcards, Stamps, Logos, Letterboxes, Filters and Guidelines

BUILDINGS

• Added new ‘Remote Viewing Galleries’ feature with 2 x new attractions, the ‘Log Viewing Gallery’ and the ‘Dome Viewing Gallery’
  • These can be found within the ‘Attractions’ menu and are available in all building styles
  • Galleries need to be connected to an Entrance Building using an underground connection
• Added Zipline variants for DFW and Jurassic Park Building Styles

SANDBOX MODE

• Added 6 x additional large, flat Sandbox Square levels
  • These are based on the 6 different biome types within the game
• Added 3 x expanded Sandbox levels
  • These are for Southwest USA, San Diego and California levels
• Added new Sandbox Setting for ‘Decoration Foliage’ (found under the ‘Environment’ sub-section) that allows players to use foliage from all biomes or the level’s specific biome
  • This is only available on PC and next-gen console
• Added new Sandbox Setting for ‘Unlimited Feeder Reserves’ (found under the ‘Dinosaurs’ sub-section)
  • Setting this to ‘on’ will mean that feeders no longer need to be refilled by Ranger Teams
• Added new Sandbox Setting for ‘Income Tax’ (found under the ‘Park’ sub-section)
  • Reduces how much income your park generates and has 4 settings: None, Low, Medium and High
• Added new Sandbox Setting for ‘Wild Capture Frequency’ (found under the ‘Park’ sub-section)
  • Control how often wild capture events will occur and has 4 settings: None, Low, Medium and High
  • This requires the ‘Expeditions and Fossils’ setting to be turned ON to be adjustable

QUALITY OF LIFE

BUILDINGS

• Toilets, Amenities and Shelters will now build instantly rather than over a short period of time
• Added the ability to place multiples of the same building without need to enter the build menu each time
  • Using CTRL + Mouseclick on mouse/keyboard or RB/R1 on controllers
• Infected feeders can no longer be deleted, this is to prevent players from being able to block themselves from researching related cures
• Added ability for ‘Release via Airlift’ to Aviary Hatcheries allowing players to release flying reptiles outside an Aviary

DINOSAURS

• Small dinosaurs will now raise their heads when they are walking through water
• Small dinosaurs can now navigate through water when they would have been blocked before
• Adjustments to sauropod combat
  • Carnivores now may fail a hunt depending on combat stats
  • The Bleed Out state now only starts once a sauropod reaches 15% health, rather than after any carnivore attack
  • If a carnivore fails to successfully hunt a sauropod, it will wait for a period of time before trying again
  • Adjusted feedback for when the Bleed Out state is affecting a dinosaur
• Adjusted UI cohabitation feedback on Therizinosaurus, Indominus rex, Velociraptor and Indoraptor to more clearly reflect their likes/dislikes

SANDBOX MODE

• Arrival Point now starts opened in Sandbox Mode, and on moving Arrival Points we maintain their status as opened/closed

UI

• Amenity Management Screen
  • Simplified the Amenity Management screen by removing guest demographic information & best performing amenity
  • Added the total number of guests in the park to the “guests served” statistic
  • Added configuration rating statistic which shows how well amenities are configured & therefore how satisfied the local guest demographics are
  • Added shortcuts to view modes for amenity configuration and amenity coverage
• Added a “Delete” confirmation prompt when trying to delete a Hatchery with active synthesis or incubation tasks
• Replaced park reports and contracts with small notifications if they trigger during full screen contexts (e.g. driving Park Teams, editing terrain)
  • Added gameplay setting to ‘always minimise park reports and contract notifications”
• Added a new ‘Random Rock Placement’ option to Landscaping tools. This option automatically selects a new rock from the same biome type after placement
• Added Management View toggles whilst inside various placement modes
  • Feeders – Added ability to toggle Ranger Posts View on/off
  • Monorail/Tours – Added ability to toggle Visibility View on/off
  • Amenities – Added ability to toggle between Amenity and Overcrowding Views
  • Fences – Added ability to toggle between Power and Visibility Views
  • Remote Viewing Galleries – Added ability to toggle Visibility View on/off
• Made Billboard Icons appear above a forest when a dinosaur enters them
• Added new time control for “Slow Motion” accessible on the main HUD and via the radial menu on controller
• Disable carets on financial items in monthly report when there is no change from previous months
• Increased the transparency of Dinosaur Visibility highlights to improve readability
• Restrict lock-on to valid targets whilst in a Ranger or Capture Team
• Subtitles are now wider at their larger text sizes in order to fit in more text
• Moved the weapon/equipment switch prompt to a more visible location when controlling a Park Team
• Added unique map icons for medium and large Amenity buildings

PS4 TO PS5

• Added ability for players to import their PS4 player progress to the PS5 version of the game
  • This will merge progress and will not overwrite progress on the PS5 (if any)

CHAOS THEORY

• Made some adjustments in Chaos Theory 5 during Brachiosaurus stage to make objective goal clearer
• Chaos Theory 2 – Fixed mismatch between actual target and text on objective UI for amenity income objective
• Chaos Theory 4 – Fixed number format for park rating objective

AUDIO

• VO Characters’ introductions are now tracked account wide and will only play once per account rather than once per Career
  • Added Setting for ‘Repeat Introductions’ (found under the ‘Audio’ sub-section) to toggle this on/off

QUALITY OF LIFE – DOMINION MALTA EXPANSION

UI

• Added option to Select/Deselect all of a specific species option to the Cargo Ship in the Dinosaur Exchange and the Island Map

FEATURES – DOMINION BIOSYN EXPANSION

SANDBOX MODE

• Added 2 x additional large, flat Sandbox Square levels
  • These are based on the Biosyn Sanctuary and Sierra Nevada levels

FEATURES – DOMINION MALTA EXPANSION

• Added 1 x additional large, flat Sandbox Square level
  • This is based on the Mediterranean biome the Campaign levels are based in
• Added 1x expanded Sandbox level for San Marie Bay
  • Replaces the Natural Lagoon with buildable ground and greatly expands the play area

BUG FIXES

DINOSAURS

• Fixed some marine reptiles starving to death when trying to hunt with low stamina
• Fixed Marine reptiles not hunting/eating food until food bar is red, unintentional bug created by cohabitation changes related to Tuna
• Fixed Camarasaurus’ head clipping through the ground during the grooming animation in the Species Viewer
• Fixed the Apatosaurus losing its eyes in particular instances
• Fixed Triceratops JP3 skin not closing its eyes
• Fixed Diplodocus spines detaching from their bodies when viewed at a distance
• Fixed Mosasaurus angling upwards when released from the lagoon hatchery, causing it to clip through the gate

UI

• Fixed the Stimulant bar going over 100% when you manually aim/fire
• Fixed Calamity bar displaying ‘Multiple Dinosaur Threats’ rather than ‘Dinosaur Threat’
• Fixed an issue with the Ranger Team compass showing wrong feeder icons
• Fixed an issue where selling fossils rapidly could result in loss of control functionality in the Fossils screen

JWDB

• Made references to geological eras consistent across multiple places
• Fixed inconsistent era string for the Nodosaurus

BUILDINGS

• Adjusted the Jurassic Park Marine Shark Feeder so vehicles can access for re-supply

VEHICLES

• Prevent transport helicopters from blocking other helis from delivering dinos with their waiting positions

AUDIO

• Fixed Jurassic Tour VO incorrectly referring to Spinosaurus as from North America

MISC

• Fixed minimising the game while in ‘Fullscreen’ mode and then re-opening changing it to ‘Windowed’ mode
• Various stability fixes
• Various animation fixes
• Various audio fixes
• Various text and localisation fixes

BUG FIXES – EARLY CRETACEOUS PACK

DINOSAURS

• Changed Minmi genome size classification from medium to small

BUG FIXES – DOMINION BIOSYN EXPANSION

DINOSAURS

• Adjusted dig site fossils for Dimetrodon so there aren’t any left over once you reach 100% genome
• Fixed dinosaurs occasionally passing through invisible fences

BUG FIXES – DOMINION MALTA EXPANSION

DINOSAURS

• Fixed Oviraptor feathers flickering in low wind settings
• Fixed fish feeder dispensing issues in San Marie Bay causing Marine reptiles to starve to death
• Fixed the Atrociraptor legs becoming distorted when attacking guests on sloped terrain

VEHICLES

• Fixed the Malta Response Facility not letting players repair the vehicle

SANDBOX MODE

• Updated Malta Sandbox economy values

UI

• Fixed L3 becoming non-functional for pinned dinosaur request when reentering the Dinosaur Exchange

CAMPAIGN

• Fixed the trust limit not increasing after the second island if the autosave is loaded
• Fixed dinosaurs dropping off the transport helicopter when transferred toward the Cargo Ship

Update 1.7.0 for Jurassic World Evolution 2 with the Feathered Species DLC is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. For more information on future updates and patch notes, head over to the official Jurassic World Evolution 2 website here.