Id honestly be down for the memes.
Who needs a well ballanced roster when you can have sheesh and giggles
Winter 2023 DLC Speculation
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Who needs a well ballanced roster when you can have sheesh and giggles
Cartoon Tibetan Fox > Real Tibetan Fox
by the narrowest of margins.
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And it was the only one out of those missed opportunities that would be easy to make compared to baboon, secretary bird, roadrunner etc.
Possibly, I know my negative opinion of the arid pack came down to no north american desert representation which the peccary at least helped fill that gap.
I honestly do not get the hyraxes popularity at all.
Like they are an okay addition, but if we talk about small mountain rodent like things, why not directly take one of the two cute ogs from south america with the chinchilla and guinea pig?
All three would fill pretty much the exact same niche of small rock dwelling rodent likes, but 2 of the 3 are from south america and double as domestic animals aswell, with the chinchilla even being endangerd. Theyd pair nicly with the lama both in petting zoos and anden themed areas and would just generally bring more to the game for the same estimated development cost, while also making likly lots more people happy as they are not just pets but also cuter and from SA.
Nah hyrax is just better.
Ever since I saw a three way mixed enclosure of Gelada, Nubian Ibex and Hyraxes I’ve wanted the Hyrax. I mean they’re basically rock hamsters.
If we get a highlands pack with the hyrax and gelada, the first thing I’m making is a Canyon style enclosure with hyraxes coming out of the walls and geladas front and centre in the middle.
Traversable space = 40m2
I wouldnt wish the curse of an exhibit animal on my worst enemy they are the bane of my existence and I will dedicate my life to protecting the unfortunate animals on the brink of entering the pits of despair being chucked into a corner and being left to rot in sadness frozen in time.
I dont think the iguanas should of been exhibit animals considering the meerkat something half the size of both of those animals is a habitat animal. I have many many many problems with the exhibits they are literally the worst size too big for the small bugs and frog and too small for the iguana and snakes. I just want the salamander to be a habitat animals so amphibians dont feel entirely neglected I would rather not get it at all then get it in an exhibit since there are plenty of other salamanders that wouldnt be a crime to put in those boxes.
This is my biggest problem they are the complete wrong size for everything too big for a spider but for the snake it feels small because of the warped perspective of the game and physical size of the animals.
Ive said this before but the iguanas being exhibit animals made sense at the time.
Its just a product of its time.
The size might not be an issue today, but remember that animals that are substantially smaller like the meerkat and prairie dog only got added 1,5-2 years after the game was released.
But the bigger reason is probably the climbing, the "i walk normally but on log" approach of animating climbing in the base game just doesnt work for them. Reason being their sprawling gait which is just more complex to do because you have to basicly make them "hug" the log their climbing on. And this hug also has to change depending on the radius of the object they are climbing on.
All of which apperently still seems like more work than frontier is willing to do even today, given that they didnt add climbing to the water monitor
Its just a product of its time.
The size might not be an issue today, but remember that animals that are substantially smaller like the meerkat and prairie dog only got added 1,5-2 years after the game was released.
But the bigger reason is probably the climbing, the "i walk normally but on log" approach of animating climbing in the base game just doesnt work for them. Reason being their sprawling gait which is just more complex to do because you have to basicly make them "hug" the log their climbing on. And this hug also has to change depending on the radius of the object they are climbing on.
All of which apperently still seems like more work than frontier is willing to do even today, given that they didnt add climbing to the water monitor
yeah it is 100% a product of its time even now we cant physically make habitats below 100m2 the game just isnt and wasnt designed for small animals. I agree even if they were to do the iguanas now they either wouldnt of had them climb or had it be unrealistic.
Do you mean we only get these packs instead of the 15 we have or just an add on?
From the top of my head
Asia:
-takin
-lion tailed macaque
-nilgai
-grey langur
-mandarin duck
-painted stork
-markhor
-chinese crocodile lizard
CA
-howler monkey
-spider monkey
-agouti
-tamandua
-red footed tortoise
-argentine tegu
-scarlet ibis
- emerald tree boa
Tundra
-wolverine
-walrus
-muskox
-antarctic penguin
-european adder
Taiga
-takin
-wild boar
-musk deer
-canada goose
-wood frog
Temperate
-mallard duck
-mute swan
-golden pheasant
-alpine marmot
-muntjac
-echidna
-brushtail possum
-box turtle
Desert
-hamadryas
-secretary
-patagonian mara
-honey badger
-moroccan uromastyx
Antarctica
Put a penguin in tundra and do something else like savannah, rainforest, island or petting zoo
I don’t wanna do a lot of writing so I’m just gonna say same lol.
new ones ill make my wording clearer
Well for one, the Tibetan Fox has zero captive presence (that I can find). It seems it'd be pretty similar to adding the Ethiopian Wolf, which is very unpopular.