Jurassic World Evolution 2 (JWE 2) Update 1.21 Patch Notes

Jurassic World Evolution 2 update 1.21 is rolling on PS4, PC and Xbox. According to the official JWE 2 update 1.21 patch notes, the latest update brings Feathered Species Pack offering up 4 new prehistoric species: Yutyrannus, Deinocheirus, Sinosauropteryx and Jeholopterus. Apart from this, Jurassic World Evolution 2 patch 1.21 also includes general stability fixes.

Previously, a major patch added Dominion Malta Expansion with 4 new dinosaurs: Lystrosaurus, Oviraptor, Moros Intrepidus and Atrociraptor. Unfortunately, players are facing various bugs with the game. Today’s Jurassic World Evolution 2 version 1.21 will fix a few of these issues.

JWE 2 Update 1.21 Patch Notes – March 30, 2023

DLC – Feathered Species Pack

Prehistoric Species

4 x New Species

- 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 6

Features

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

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 Coverage & 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 Save Transfers

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

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

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

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 towards the Cargo Ship

Download free Jurassic World Evolution patch 1.21 for PlayStation 4.