Jurassic World Evolution 3 (JWE 3) Update 1.002 Patch Notes (v1.2)

Jurassic World Evolution 3 update 1.002 (1.2) is available to download on PS5, PC and Xbox. According to the official JWE 3 update 1.002 patch notes, the latest JWE3 Wetlands Pack introduces three new dinosaur family units, new swamp-themed scenery, and 13 blueprint structures. Apart from this, Jurassic World Evolution 3 patch 1.002.000 also improves enclosure design options and enhances semi-aquatic behaviour. Players gain fresh tools to build wetlands habitats and showcase Irritator, Austroraptor, and Hypsilophodon.

JWE 3 Update 1.002 Patch Notes – December 9, 2025

Update 1.2

New Family Unit – Deinocheirus

• Introduced a new family unit to the game – the Deinocheirus.

New Scenery & Foliage Brush

• The ‘Cypress Swamp’ brush has been added for use in tropical and temperate biomes.
• A collection of new ‘Mossy Cypress Tree’ scenery pieces have been added.

Island Generator

• New temperate, desert and Mediterranean Biomes have been added to Island Generator.
• A new ‘Beaches’ slider adjusts the prominence of beaches at the edges of newly generated islands.
• Building placement and terrain editing can now be performed up to the water’s edge of generated islands.
• Scenery can now be placed anywhere across the entire map area.

User Experience Changes

• An ‘Obstructions’ heatmap has been added showing exactly where dinosaurs, guests and vehicles can move around parks.
  • Obstructions heatmap added to environment tools panels, so that it can be viewed while editing the landscape.
• New ‘Copy Path Style’ option allows players to quickly match the style and colours of an existing path.
• A new ‘Blueprints Menu’ has been added so all custom and downloaded blueprints are viewable in one place.
• Controls for building placement and editing are now rebindable on PC
• Juvenile to adult social behaviors have been re-balanced to occur more frequently.
• Added new controls to support placing multiple of the same building blueprint easily.
• Freelook camera now allows greater control over movement speed:
  • Hold Ctrl (PC), L2 (PS5) or LT (Xbox) for slow movement.
  • Hold Shift (PC), R2 (PS5) or RT (Xbox) for fast movement.

Performance & Complexity Meter

• Further performance improvements and increased impact of the complexity meter’s ‘Override Performance Limits’ setting on console

Stability Enhancements

• Improved stability and performance improvements across all platforms.

Bug Fixes

Key Visual Changes

• Resolved an issue where some decals became transparent when they should not have.
• Fixed an issue where feathered dinosaurs would have low detail.

Campaign

• Fixed an occasional issue where Montana objectives would not play.
• Infected feeders are more common in campaign maps when required for certain research.
• Resolved an issue where users could not manually repair buildings during specific situations.
• Synchronised the timing of when contracts appear and Cabot Finch discusses contracts.

Challenge

• Montana badlands challenge now displays the preview image from within the menu.

Sandbox

• Fixed a rare issue where dinosaurs wouldn’t starve to death in sandbox mode.
• Monorail track can now be deleted if placed outside of the buildable area on an Island Generator map.
• Cleared Hawaii sandbox map of all pre-placed paths.
• UI no longer states scientists are needed when setting up an automated release from the hatchery in sandbox mode.
• Removed the staff combined skill research requirements in sandbox where the user has turned scientists off.

Management

• Resolved an issue where multiple helicopters would collect containers from a hatchery at the same time.
• Fixed an issue that caused helicopters to be stuck when loading a save.
• Maintenance teams will now automatically fix broken pylons that are attached to substations and powerstations.
• Fixed an issue where a single fish feeder in a marine enclosure would count as two.
• Resolved aviary domes being unable to be repaired automatically when not fully broken.
• Resolved staff training price not updating correctly when increasing more than one skill point at a time.

Dinosaurs

• Fixed broken dominance value when there was no dominance trait.
• Changed Metriacanthosaurus juvenile icon to correctly display meat diet instead of piscivore.
• Guanlong comfort requirements have been reduced to better match their size.
• Iguanodon now has correct inheritance of cosmetic skins.
• Psittacosaurus is now displayed under the correct family tab in the genome library.
• Concavenators are more aligned to fences when climbing over them.
• Re-worked a number of dinosaur fighting animations.
• Kentrosaurus no longer clips through the delivery crate during their exit animations.
• Dinosaur diseases now function as expected on island generator parks.
• Resolved an issue where some dinosaurs were incorrectly entering the dinosaur encounter attraction.
• Therizinosaurus and Lystrosaurus can now cohabit.
• Added animation for juvenile Metriacanthosaurus social interaction when drinking.
• Small carnivores now display claw icon to indicate threat when they have access to the dinosaur encounter attraction.
• Improved hunting and feeding animations for several marine reptiles.
• Family tree tab now displays the discomfort for all juveniles.
• Dinosaur territory will now update correctly when terrain is edited or they have escaped a natural enclosure.

Park Construction

• Fixed a crash that occurred when grouping certain benches with modular items.
• All wall and floor kit icons have been improved to better display their size.
• Fixed issue with building placement where ‘Not Allowed’ would appear incorrectly.
• Visitor centre fountain modular buildings can now be recoloured.
• Fixed an issue where the breeding programme could become stuck when moving the nest.
• Resolved issue where several wall pieces would cause the placement grid to shift when set down.
• Resolved individual collision settings resetting to ‘Off’ after reloading a save.
• Resolved ‘Highlight on Hover’ scenery selection setting not functioning.
• Improved collision on foliage pieces created by the Malta biome woodland brush.
• Resolved inability to undo feeder placement while in ‘Edit Environment’ mode when accessed through a dinosaur’s environmental needs panel.
• Resolved Malta restrooms partially blocking guest navigation when snapping to paths.
• Added fence line preview to amphitheater building for fences to snap to.
• Rocks placed by environment brushes that have collision now remove territory from dinosaurs if completely cut off from it.
• Hatchery Gates now have collision for manually driven vehicles.
• Fixed an issue where controller users could not use the shortcut button to swap to the demolish tool while in the Editing menu.
• Fixed an issue where deleted modules would continue to obstruct new building placements.
• A tour will now spawn the appropriate tour vehicle based on users current skin selection.
• Resolved issue with remote viewing entrance rotation consistency
• Smoothed multi-selection deletion process to improve performance.

Stability

• General performance and stability improvements.

UI

• Treatment Bay status now correctly updates after removing a dead dinosaur.
• Cleaned up blueprint filter and search menu so it no longer blocks other parts of the UI.
• Fixed a UI issue where attempting to swap tabs within information panels would sometimes fail.
• Included additional button prompts while operating vehicles.
• Fixed an issue where players could become stuck when pressing keyboard shortcuts simultaneously with the UI buttons.
• Colour matched multiple dinosaur skins to the appropriate UI swatch.
• ‘Research Interests’ narrative event now displays the correct reward.
• Resolved issue where expedition sites could obscure each other on the expedition map.
• ‘Hold’ text will remain on related key rebinds.
• Fixed an issue where some text would overlap in the island overview.
• Updated some audio settings descriptions to clarify their use.
• Resolved ‘Go To Operation’ option not functioning in additional decorative building UI.
• Updated incorrect requirement text for unlockable statues.
• Resolved additional traits displaying as ‘+0 More’ in hatchery UI when a dinosaur has over 7 negative or positive traits.
• Resolved faction reputation icons overextending outside dedicated column in marketplace UI.
• Resolved an issue where the world map remains faded/darkened after unlocking new sites.
• Updated the skill preview to match the selected scientists for an expedition.
• The “Replace Contract” button is no longer available shortly after completing a contract.
• Cleaned up marketplace screen where some text was cut off.
• Improved UI clarity of Profit details when looking at profit tooltips.
• Environmental Needs criteria will no longer show as Red (negative) when its met at exactly 100%.
• Improved visuals for guest satisfaction progress bars within the Amenities UI.

Paths and Environment Tools

• Fixed a rare issue where path flexi-colours could not be edited under specific circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where some trees would warp near dinosaurs and vehicles.
• Resolved an issue where some tools would load incorrectly after an autosave.
• Improved how rocks generated by foliage brushes affect dinosaur territories.

Graphics

• Fixed an issue where cloud shadows would disappear after changing graphics settings.
• World Map will now open correctly on first time launch on wide monitors.

Audio

• Fixed an issue where music would not begin on the main menu for first time users.
• Resolved issue where dinosaur feeder doors audio wasn’t present.

Localisation

• Resolved an issue where some of Cabot Finch’s voice lines were not playing in some languages.
• Removed abbreviated text in unnecessary locations in multiple languages.
• Correctly formatted world map unlock text in all languages.
• Fixed some translations issues for multiple asset names.
• Fixed incorrectly translated dinosaur names.
• Fixed some translation issues on the park rating screen.

Previously, a major patch 1.21 added Species Pack offering up 4 new prehistoric species: Yutyrannus, Deinocheirus, Sinosauropteryx and Jeholopterus. Unfortunately, players are facing various bugs with the game. Today’s Jurassic World Evolution 3 version 1.002 will fix a few of these issues.

Download free JWE 3 patch 1.002 for PlayStation 5.