Spring dlc Speculation 2023

When it comes to a domestic pack, I really just want it for realism sake. Every zoo that I have been to has Nigerian dwarf goats. Every one. I really do think they would add to the game. Their animations would be absolutely adorable and would hopeful come in a large variety of colors. Other animals I'd want for realisms sake:

2. Vitamese Pot-Bellied Pig/Kunekune Pig
3. Shetland Pony/Jersey or Highland Cow
4. Domestic Duck+ Wild Mallard Variant
5. Corn Snake/Black Ratsnake (E)

I do admit that they do take up space for arguably more interesting and necessary animals, but not having a barnyard center in the middle of my zoos is always a little annoying.
 

I just would love to see those guys!!
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even though I'm not sure if they are consider as full clone, but I just need to see those guys in the game, a better looking tortoise, ZT2 representation, desert tortoise, super common on zoos. I just would love to see another tortoise in the game (but I mostly want the African Spurred Tortoise, which It's my fav species of tortoise I think).
I also think that more reptiles could be included in future dlcs. Birds and smaller monkeys have already been criticized a lot. I'm thinking, for example, of the marine iguana, the Druze head, or another turtle. Animals that fall out of the vivarium grid for which you can build smaller enclosures. This would also increase the exotic factor in tropical zoos or themes, both birds, monkeys and smaller enclosure reptiles. I'm thinking also of tropical houses in connection with the new exhibition mechanisms that would then be implemented for birds. Would also appreciate heavily Ducks !! For some botanical Gardens or whatever.

For me, 3 4 small lizards and 3 4 small monkeys more would make a big difference because they could be installed flexibly :)
 
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I hope it's something tropical, and, I'm going to go back on myself here as I've always said I hope we get animal packs only from now on, but another pack with some really useful pieces and foliage (we need more foliage!) wouldn't hurt, right? :)

Anyway, not long now, 1 month from now, we'll already have the DLC released.
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
My nightmare would be an aquarium pack with fish only.
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
mine would be an island pack that's basically a Plan B for Oceania and forgets about the rest of the world.
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
The Low-Demand Animal Pack
  • Mule Deer
  • Mexican Gray Wolf
  • Galápogos Penguin
  • Gobi Bear
  • Domestic Water Buffalo
  • Sri Lankan Elephant
  • Red Junglefowl
  • WE - Five more butterfly species
 
I can't really think of too much of a nightmare scenario. I feel like we've cornered remaining options and now question seems to be rather "when" than "if".

There was much more space for nightmare scenarios before, when there were more options (I remember saying that if new Australia dlc had Dingo it would've been nightmare scenario 👀).

Even if we get some left field idea (So not islands, rainforest, highlands, education...etc) with some unpopular roster it wouldn't be a nightmare cause that for me would hint a longer support.
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
Is this asking for some hot takes aswell?
  • islands pack with oceania taking the center of attention
  • Also island pack that only has endemic species
  • Rainforest pack with just one primate
  • Also rainforest pack that forgets about africa
  • Domestic pack that only has super common species
  • Aviaries pack but no habitat birds are included
  • Coastal pack with no sea otter
  • marine pack with no sharks
  • highlands pack but its focused on northern regions
 
Twilight really added most of the animals I didn't want into the game so, for me it would be any pack that added significantly more North American/Eurasian "backyard animals". I also wouldn't like a pack with a ton of usless subspecies of species we already have in game. I just woke up, so I'm not to sharp yet 😅
 
islands pack with oceania taking the center of attention
I must ask why. These are the main island regions of the world:
  • British isles
  • Carribean
  • Japan
  • Oceania
  • Madagascar and Indian ocean islands
  • Pacific islands
  • South east asia
  • Arctic circle islands
Of these the only ones to produce high amount of zoo relevant endemic species are Oceania, Madagascar and SEA.

With SEA having its own pack, it makes sense the other 2 regions would tske center spot in an islands pack, especially a scenery pack.
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
Possibly if we get a Domestic / Farm Pack instead of something like a rainforest, islands, desert, or flying birds packs is enough to be a nightmare for me. Domestic animals are cool, but i think we have so many more interesting wild animals to include in game before more domestics. And another is if we get an aviary pack, my nightmare would be if it would not include at least 1 macaw and 1 toucan, that 2 birds and untouchable for me. If puffins do not arrive, i would be a bit upset but not mad, but that 2 are untouchable for me.
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
Petting zoo pack with Pere David’s deer statue 😂
 
I cant really think of anything realistic that i would really hate. From the reasonable guesses for DLCs i would be fine with pretty much all of them, obviously id prefer some over others but none of them are something that i absolutely dont wanna see.
Something i dont wanna see at all is stuff like extinct animals and fantasy creatures, but those arent likely in the first place so
 
I must ask why. These are the main island regions of the world:
  • British isles
  • Carribean
  • Japan
  • Oceania
  • Madagascar and Indian ocean islands
  • Pacific islands
  • South east asia
  • Arctic circle islands
Of these the only ones to produce high amount of zoo relevant endemic species are Oceania, Madagascar and SEA.

With SEA having its own pack, it makes sense the other 2 regions would tske center spot in an islands pack, especially a scenery pack.
Well the ideal pack would have one animal from each representative island group, we can't really have a general islands biome pack that looks at 60 percent of the collection of one single island region.
It's like the wetlands and grasslands packs have a nice diverse selection of animals which cover a huge range across the globe, having endemic animals with a tiny range from one part of the world with a very niche application does little to help the current roster situation
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
An Islands pack that ONLY focuses on tropical and Oceania species. I understand that the majority will be tropical species, and there will be a lot of Oceania species in an Islands pack.
But give some love to the colder islands! Muskox or Walrus in Greenland, Rockhopper Penguin for the Southern Islands etc would be GREAT!
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).

Islands Scenery Pack:
  • Tasmanian Devil
  • Tree Kangaroo
  • Kiwi
  • Fossa

Why?
Cause its boring af, has no General use species with all 3 oceanian animals being rarther rare in zoos and often only in highly theemed areas with the fossa being the only that is genuinly flexible, most of it coming from the fact that its africas first non primate climber somehow.

For ingame Use they are compareable with the fossa as a new cat gameplay wise, only really getting the pass cause madagascar and no african climbers, tassie devil is a terrestrial small carnivore which we have quite alot of but gets a pass for being australian as only cruel people would count the red fox there, the kiwi is the giant panda but bird, greatly taking away from its flexibility while also not even looking particulary pretty for a grounded bird, i know its iconic but its just a brown blob whennwe could have something like victoria crowned or nicobar pidgeon or even the nene. Its like having a peafowl that has no zoo presence, no colors, cant be walkthrough and doesnt even look pretty.
The only one actually bringing something new would be the tree kangaroo with its weird way of movement while also being mire flexible in use then both the tassi and the kiwi.

These animals in general would easily be among the most useless and inflexible additions unless your making an australian or new zealand zoo, which is fine and all in theory when islands couldnt offer us so much more unique and interesting things that also would have more general uses like rhinoceros iguana, solomon island skink, parsons chameleon, pig nosed turtle many other cool reptiles, many different kinds of birds like the nicobar or crowned pidgeon, nene goose, white cheeked pintail, primates, 2 of the most important petting zoo animals, much needed asian ungulates and much much more that would be just as fitting of the islands theme while also having a much greater general use case.
And really thats what i want most, i just want atleast one or two generally usefull animals each pack and this scenery pack really does not deliver on that.
Specialised animals are good and have their place in the game but if a pack only has them i better hope the scenery is damn good if a pack that could have given us more primates, our first waterfowl, a dlc reptile that wasnt a crocodile or any other animal that has more then 3 use cases.
Fix be rather easy, either make it an animal pack or kick the kiwi for something not oceanian with a more diverse use like the nene or a shetland pony.
 
Let's do something different. What are reslistic "nightmare scenarios" for you regarding the nee dlc?

For me for example it would be an island pack that somehow gets a temperate focus and also focuses on animals that barely count as island dwellers. Like any domestic breed is not what I count as island endemic as the species in general is very much not island endemic (looking at you "scottish" highland cow).
if we will get zoo/children's zoo pack and it wouldn't include my quills friend! also for desert if we will get ever desert dlc and until then we wouldn't have my quills friend
 
An Islands pack that ONLY focuses on tropical and Oceania species. I understand that the majority will be tropical species, and there will be a lot of Oceania species in an Islands pack.
But give some love to the colder islands! Muskox or Walrus in Greenland, Rockhopper Penguin for the Southern Islands etc would be GREAT!
To add to this, this particular lineup is my dreaded:
Tasmanian Devil, North Island Brown Kiwi, Tree Kangaroo and Fossa.
I know that this is for everyone the ‘blueprint islands lineup’. To me, it just seems really unoriginal, uninspired, unbalanced AND none of these animals are ones that I’m particularly hellbent on getting.
The only redeeming factor for a pack like this for me would be a lorikeet for the Walkthrough Exhibit.
 
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