I want secretary bird but I’d be equally happy with grey crowned crane or a hornbill for an African bird.
DLC18 discussion and predictions
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Just a feeling I've got. Don't get me wrong, the Tree Kangaroo is actually my most wanted non-Latin American mammal.
Although now that I think about it "Goodfellows" did show up on that PlanetCo translator dictionary. Hoping that it's not that we're getting the TK instead of the Coati, simply because i feel that Latin America needs more representation at this point.
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I would prefer secretary because modders can't replicate this unique bird's behaviours and locomotion. Lately if a good mod exists for an animal goes down in my priority list. That's why i didn't include any duck. Although we need duck sounds. I'm still bitter that the barnyard pack didn't include one.
But anyway, crowned crane is more likely for being direct crane clone but is also good enough as a mod.
I would prefer secretary because modders can't replicate this unique bird's behaviours and locomotion. Lately if a good mod exists for an animal goes down in my priority list. That's why i didn't include any duck. Although we need duck sounds. I'm still bitter that the barnyard pack didn't include one.
But anyway, crowned crane is more likely for being direct crane clone but is also good enough as a mod.
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Honestly, I hope this isn’t the case, but if this is truly the final dlc then I’m gonna be bitter when NA doesn’t get any bird native to it. I have some hope with the roseate spoonbill, American flamingo, and brown pelican all possible to get in. Likewise there is still some hope with waterfowl from NA to get it.
But most likely the final dlc will have a single bird, most likely the secretary bird. One bird is better than no bird, but I really don’t want to rely on mods just to have a single member of Aves for my entire CONTINENT.
But most likely the final dlc will have a single bird, most likely the secretary bird. One bird is better than no bird, but I really don’t want to rely on mods just to have a single member of Aves for my entire CONTINENT.
Ehhh i think there is a good turkey mod or something
I also don't have a single bird from my continent. My only hope is the rhea
Also the wild turkey and Greater Roadrunner are viable options for a habitat bird for NA
So many options
Wild turkey
Greater roadrunner
Burrowing owl
Roseatte spoonbill
American flamingo
Sandhill crane
Brown pelican
Mallard / Wood duck
#TeamTurkey
I understand the sentiment, but I’ve never been a big fan of the idea of “don’t worry there is a mod for it”.Ehhh i think there is a good turkey mod or something
I also don't have a single bird from my continent. My only hope is the rhea
My computer doesn’t run planet zoo very well, so if I started downloading a ton of mods I wouldn’t be surprised if that makes it worse. (Unless there are mods to improve optimization for potato pcs, in which case lay them on me). Not to mention for the birds I like that would be a lot of mods that also don’t play the actual correct noises. A mallard that sounds like a swan wouldn’t sit right with me, or a caracara that sounds like a peacock.
Also while mods work for us as PC players, remember there is now a whole entire group of the community that can never have mods to make up for missing animals. Yes the waterfowl mods look amazing, but if I have the XBOX version I would never have a duck unless we get one in official dlc.
And all are fantastic options, I would be so happy to even get 1.
#TeamTurkey as well.
(although I'd be almost as happy with American Flamingo and/or Sandhill Crane!
To answer this question: Realistic Hopes:damn, I've never had to scroll to find the Summer Speculation thread, usually right at the top
So other than the casual birds, SA, and monkeys, what animals would you want to see in a "collection pack?"
- Coati (I'd prefer the more Central American white-nosed personally...)
- Tree Kangaroo (they are adorable looking)
- Musk Ox
- North American Black Bear
- Pallas' Cat***
- Hamadryas Baboon
- Blackbuck
- Kirk's Dik Dik
- Sea Otter
- Rock Hyrax***
Unrealistic "needs"
- Smaller African Canid or dog-like animal (Bat-eared Fox, Black-backed Jackal, or even the superficially dog-like Aardwolf)
- Lagomorph (European Rabbit)
- White-tailed Deer
- Sumatran Tiger
- New World Porcupine (Brazilian Porcupine)
- Barbary Sheep
- Indian Muntjac (OR Chevrotain)
- Common Pheasant
- Golden Pheasant
- Pelican
- Grey Crowned Crane
- Wild Turkey
- Sandhill Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- American Flamingo
- Ibis
- Rockhopper Penguin
- Greater Rhea
- Sumatra Chicken
- Silkie Chicken
- Crested Screamer
- Wood Duck
- Mallard Duck
- Canada Goose
- Australian Black Swan
- Nene
- Bush Dog
- Patagonian Cavy
- Black Howler Monkey
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Southern Pudu
- Lion-tailed Macaque
- Hamadryas Baboon
I feel the same about ibises hypothetically not perching and nesting on trees from being made into habitat animals.
Other than unreleasable native raptors, US zoos (including accredited zoos) still have macaws and African vultures in open top enclosures. The latter especially get pinioned or clipped to be added in savanna enclosures or areas.
Also bronx keeps their birds of prey in classic closed top aviaries. I am sure there are other examples out there.
Echidna. I can’t take it anymore. Why have a song named after echidnas in the ost if we won’t ever have them?damn, I've never had to scroll to find the Summer Speculation thread, usually right at the top
So other than the casual birds, SA, and monkeys, what animals would you want to see in a "collection pack?"
As far as mods go, I like official versions of animals because: this game belongs to Frontier so its cool to see their take on animals and I can showcase whichever screenshots and content I want on the forums. Its sad that I have some cool screenshots that are forbidden to share on the forum... I understand why though. Its false advertising for mod screenshots to show up on the official forum. I bet once support is over I'm going to have a partially modded roster of ~500 animals though haha!
I'm going to have a partially modded roster of ~500 animals though haha!
Pz is one the few games where i am completelly uninterested on mods, mainly because most mods looks and sound really bad, imo.
I don't think the purpose of mods is to offer high quality animals that rival frontiers own, people who desire the extra variety will generally like what mods offer, stuff like wrong sounds and low resolution textures is kind of a given for non official animals.
I’ve seen several zoos with hornbills in open habitats too. I’ve never worked with them but I hear they can be…feisty!
oh gosh, the Rhinoceros Hornbill in our zoo is super loud and vocal. Actually, they always have been, and it can't have just been one bird for all this time. Probably a species thing.
The short answer: it's possible, perhaps not likely. We have no idea.Do you think we could have news in June? I remember it happened that we had to wait barely 2.5 months only between two DLCs sometimes
The last few years the gap between Spring and Summer DLC has been the shortest of the year, between 10-12 weeks. This year there are a couple of factors which could make a difference though:
- the console release meant the spring DLC came 3-4 weeks later than usual
- the next pack might be the last (we don't know this but there is a lot of speculation in that direction) - so it might come later in the year and perhaps be a bigger finale pack.
What we will definitely get though in June is the financial report for the year, which will probably clear up whether support is ending for PZ or if they want to continue to pursue it. It's still a major part of their revenue so we'll see. There are some big new games in the works so they might be redirecting their resources.