Increase the Lifespan of Large Theropods

[vocal nebula]

I think it makes sense for larger theropods to live longer than they do in game not just because of a new study on rex in particular, but because animals tend to live longer in captivity and for game play reason expensive theropods shouldn’t live that short. Acro dying at like 28 to me makes little sense. Especially since other carch in game lives at least lived to 50 in game. Like I think carchs and spino living like into their 80s would be neat and rex living into 40s-60s would be nice balance.

Like deinocheirus, rex, and acro should probably have longer lifespans at least the realistic growth members of those species. While maybe like carch and spino could have extremely long lifespans to distinguish them.

[vocal nebula]

Increase the Lifespan of Large Theropods

[charred narwhal]

Especially since a new study on T-Rex lifespans just came out: https://peerj.com/articles/20469/. It actually concluded 40+ years was likely the norm.

[daring temple]

Only in the wild. They'd probably last nearly twice as long in captivity.

[charred narwhal]

Exactly

[humble gorge]

Rex in my opinion should live at least 80y with his full growth being at 40yo

[torpid wind]

80 year lifespan is fine but 40 years to full maturity is a bit ridiculous

[humble gorge]

uh you need to talk to The Manager Of Everything (mother nature) about that, sir.

maybe i was not precise enough, i have meant that his growth cycle ends at 40 y/o, according to recent studies, so if it is adjusted, then lifespan shall be too.

[torpid wind]

No i understood you. Max maturity at 40 would put sexual maturity at around 26 years old which is why I say it’s a bit ridiculous. Realistically that is much older than what their reproductive age likely was, and gameplay wise it sounds like quite the drag

[humble gorge]

well, yes though we are talking about the star attraction of most parks, so it would be reasonable for it to have the long maturity, unless you are talking about the fact that 66% would have to be at 26 while 40 at 100%

[torpid wind]

Yes that last part is my point. If your reasoning for wanting max maturity to be 40 years is realism, then you’re making the sexual maturity less realistic by changing it to 26 years (66% growth)

[humble gorge]

true

[hidden cairn]

Maybe sexual maturity stays the same, but the lifespan just increases?

[lilac magnet]

Since when did lifespan and growth percentage become the same thing?
Growth percentage reaching 100% means complete skeletal maturity, and animals become sexually mature at 66%. But animals still live on after reaching 100% as long as theyre relatively below or close to the lifespan they have so increasing lifespan shouldnt affect the rate of growth

[torpid wind]

I don’t think anyone said it did? The discussion we were having was about changing the skeletal maturity, and the fact that sexual maturity is 66% of that. We are in agreement that the best way of handling would just be to increase the total lifespan

[lilac magnet]

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Isnt this changing the lifespan the title?

[torpid wind]

When I say max maturity I’m referring to the skeletal maturity, not lifespan

[lilac magnet]

Oh i read it wrong

[torpid wind]

Yes but the reason it initially came up is because there was a comment about changing the maturity age as well