Winter 2023 DLC Speculation

[Captain Callum]

Not to me. What is a clone to me is the same looks but a different rig.

Well I'm not sure exactly how an animal with the same looks even needs a new rig. The rig in our terms, is the core animal model which can be reused for animals of similar looks not totally different animals. Examples of a clone derived from an original rig could be - lar gibbon reusing the siamang, dromedary camel from the bactrian camel (or even just a base game ungulate rig), little blue penguin from King penguin, and emu from the ostrich. In reality, a portion of the highly detailed animals in recent packs are, deep down, just a clone.

 

[CharlieXGaming]

I am not against petting zoo animals. I would be happy to add them to my zoos, however if we only have like 2-3 packs left and this is one of them I will be disappointed.

 

[The Carcharodontogenius]

Well I'm not sure exactly how an animal with the same looks even needs a new rig. The rig in our terms, is the core animal model which can be reused for animals of similar looks not totally different animals. Examples of a clone derived from an original rig could be - lar gibbon reusing the siamang, dromedary camel from the Bactrian camel (or even just a base game ungulate rig), little blue penguin from King penguin, and emu from the ostrich. In reality, a portion of the highly detailed animals in recent packs are, deep down, just a clone.

Oh, right. Thanks for telling me, Cap. Also why does the Bactrian Camel look like the Dromedary. I think we know who to give a remaster in the future.

 

[The Carcharodontogenius]

???
But then how does it look the same when its on a different rig?

Sorry, I chose my words poorly.

 

[jcp011c]

~ roughly three weeks til we likely know what the pack will be (give or take a week). This is exciting.

What's going to make you as an individual happy with what we get? I'm curious not accusatory or combative and it's a question directed to all.

If the pack contains one of the below, I'll be happy. Two of the below very happy. More than two I'll be ecstatic:

Wolverine
Spectacled Bear
Eurasia Pack
Latin America/South American focus pack
New World Primates
Partial or full focus on habitat birds
Asian Antelopes and other Ungulates

Surely in some of that, something will be in the pack to make me happy.

 

[CharlieXGaming]

What's going to make you as an individual happy with what we get?

4/7 of these habitat animals and I’m sold.

 

[CaprinemasterAT]

~ roughly three weeks til we likely know what the pack will be (give or take a week). This is exciting.

What's going to make you as an individual happy with what we get? I'm curious not accusatory or combative and it's a question directed to all.

If the pack contains one of the below, I'll be happy. Two of the below very happy. More than two I'll be ecstatic:

Wolverine
Spectacled Bear
Eurasia Pack
Latin America/South American focus pack
New World Primates
Partial or full focus on habitat birds
Asian Antelopes and other Ungulates

Surely in some of that, something will be in the pack to make me happy.

I would Like something like Mountains (spectacled Bear, Barbary Sheep, Takin), or something Asia related (Takin, Gaur, Blackbuck, muntjak,….)

 

[Orkan]

To be perfectly honest I'm kind of thinking a Eurasia pack. Basically a disguised Mountain pack with a couple more animals, maybe an antelope or raccoon dog

 

[Captain Callum]

What's going to make you as an individual happy with what we get?

Honestly? Any animal makes me happy as I'll take whatever we get.

 

[The Carcharodontogenius]

To be perfectly honest I'm kind of thinking a Eurasia pack. Basically a disguised Mountain pack with a couple more animals, maybe an antelope or raccoon dog

EBB?

 

[CharlieXGaming]

EBB?

 

[Fallax]

What pack ideas were popular last year that we still haven't gotten that aren't brought up much anymore?

 

[Captain Callum]

What pack ideas were popular last year that we still haven't gotten that aren't brought up much anymore?

Nocturnal, islands, desert, and Rainforest were the main ones i believe. We sort of got all of these in some manner but not truly. The winter idea was still Highlands so no change in our thoughts so far.

 

[jcp011c]

To be perfectly honest I'm kind of thinking a Eurasia pack. Basically a disguised Mountain pack with a couple more animals, maybe an antelope or raccoon dog

And the wild boar! 2023: The year of the Suidae for Planet Zoo. 2 Suideas and 1 near-Suid for the year.

 

[The Carcharodontogenius]

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Grrrr.

 

[AndyZoos]

~ roughly three weeks til we likely know what the pack will be (give or take a week). This is exciting.

What's going to make you as an individual happy with what we get? I'm curious not accusatory or combative and it's a question directed to all.

If the pack contains one of the below, I'll be happy. Two of the below very happy. More than two I'll be ecstatic:

Wolverine
Spectacled Bear
Eurasia Pack
Latin America/South American focus pack
New World Primates
Partial or full focus on habitat birds
Asian Antelopes and other Ungulates

Surely in some of that, something will be in the pack to make me happy.

Great question! What would make me happiest? Tree kangaroo!

Other things that would make me happier: New World monkeys, any number of other smaller Latin American mammals, a new bear, wolverine, etc. Most of the rosters being tossed around for a mountain/alpine pack would be fine too.

For me, it's not a matter of what will make me happy (because most everything would) so much as what would be ideal for me. Haha.

 

[Marvinb]

What's going to make you as an individual happy with what we get? I'm curious not accusatory or combative and it's a question directed to all.

Since its assumably an animal pack id personally most enjoy some sort of safari/savanah or rainforest/Sa pack right now. But there are little to no themes id actively dislike (obviously it ulimately comes down to the roster in the end), tundra would probably come closest since i couldnt make much if any use of it in my current zoo.

 

[SalamAnders]

I just want 2023 to be the year that gave us the most birds (so far). If that happens, then I will likely feel somewhat satisfied with the rest of the pack. Unless that bird is a 4th penguin, then I would need something else to compensate for it.

 

[RightWhale]

I just want 2023 to be the year that gave us the most birds (so far). If that happens, then I will likely feel somewhat satisfied with the rest of the pack. Unless that bird is a 4th penguin, then I would need something else to compensate for it.

Honestly I think we can’t predict what we get, so I think there is a possibility we can get another bird. If we get a Eurasia pack maybe we can get a mandarin Duck, golden pheasant, and some mountain animals.

 

[Fallax]

I just want 2023 to be the year that gave us the most birds (so far). If that happens, then I will likely feel somewhat satisfied with the rest of the pack. Unless that bird is a 4th penguin, then I would need something else to compensate for it.

Same here, give us one more bird for the year and I'd be very happy.