Coati. After the donkey destaster I don't trust them anymore on sound work in later games and a howler without sound is just a weird monkey.
DLC18 discussion and predictions
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I really like Sifaka's irl and I really hope Frontier doesn't pull a donkey and makes it have the regular lemur walk and run instead of having its normal.
While echidna and tree roo would be enough for me to be thrilled, and each of the other choices are all very cool on their own, Frontier continuing to refuse to throw any kind of bone to South America would just be so baffling to me. No return to SA as an animal pack even after regional packs returned as a format was bizarre given it has pretty easily been the most requested region for years, but having no SA in the final fan-favourites pack would be a new level of strange. Surely the only reason they could be doing that would be to save having actually good SA representation for the sequel right?
macaw has been in there for a long time
radio silence isnt a new thing they have actually given us more information about this pack then pretty much any other.
Well, it sure feels weird to be back...
I was missing the PZ community.
First of all, I'm so happy that we're getting a new DLC no matter what it is, and if it really turns out to be the one that was leaked on the dictionary, well... I'm so hyped.
However, some things about this leak make me feel a bit sceptical:
At the same time though, these are what I think could be some solid "counter arguments":
I was missing the PZ community.
First of all, I'm so happy that we're getting a new DLC no matter what it is, and if it really turns out to be the one that was leaked on the dictionary, well... I'm so hyped.
However, some things about this leak make me feel a bit sceptical:
- Eight habitat animals. We usually get a maximum of 7
- Of these 8 animals, 2 are primates, and both completely different from what we already have in-game (something we have never seen before, considering how rarely we even get primates)
- Five animals in the pack will need completely new rigs and animations, compared to the usual 2 or 3 new rigs we get in each DLC
- The theme. What even is the theme of this pack? It can't be a "community favourites" pack as a lot of iconic New World animals (which have been very heavily requested by the community) are missing; the inclusion of Oceanian animals, however, makes the supposed "Old World" theme feel a bit weird
At the same time though, these are what I think could be some solid "counter arguments":
- By Frontier's own admission, this DLC has been in the works since at least April (they confirmed it in the stream, together with the animal reveals for Barnyard Pack). This would mean that at this point this new pack has been worked on for nearly 6 months, which is a totally reasonable time to create all the new animals. For all we know, they could have been working on the new pack while they were also working on Barnyard (considering how most of the Barnyard animals were already rather similar to animals we already have)
- Oceania is kind of ambiguous, as it's considered neither Old World nor New World. Plus, both the Tree Kangaroo and the Echidna are found in New Guinea, which could be technically considered part of Asia...
- It's unlikely in my opinion, but there may be another pack coming, and that could represent the Americas ("New World")
Can't wait for this to age like milk
Coati to be fair.
I don't really like primates as much as other animals and I barely use them in-game, I prefer small carnivores... So a coati would be ideal for me
You made some good points. Regarding this one, unofficial consensus is that the theme will be "Zookeeper's Collection" since the last JWE2 pack was "Park Manager Collection" (or smth along those lines) and was a mish-mash of everything popular.
So that theme is vague enough and yet covers everything
As a typical animal pack this would be beautiful! As a last pack, it would not be good at all... There would be too much left out IMO. Only the echidna, Secretary bird and maybe the baboon, fix some of the holes in the roster. So I love this possible pack but hope if its right that its not the last one.
If that really is the case... Well, I feel bad for all the people who desperately wanted South American animals and didn't get them in the end, but for me this is the ideal pack! I'm always down for more Oceanian creatures, as well as more habitat reptiles (plus dik-diks are really cool, and don't get me started on the sifaka...)
Coincidentally, I was just drawing a sulcata tortoise while I received the news and I feel like that's so absurd
It would make sense for the 6 month time, Sifaka rig and animations is a really hard one to due, the hair quality needed for Hamadrya's is going to require perfection, Tree Kangaroo will need a ton of arboreal animations as it's mostly a climbing one, Markhor will probably use Alpine Ibex, Kirk Dik's Dik's will probably use a modified gazelle rig, Secretary will have a ton of animations needed.
I can’t check because I’m away but I’m pretty sure that one is part of the binturong Zoopedia entry.
I wouldn’t give up hope yet. There’s still hope for SA representation in this next pack. It’s feasible the names haven’t been added to the dictionary yet and/or species may already be in there (black howler monkey).
Granted, that wouldn’t fix the rep issue but… That was never going to happen in a single pack.
Coati! But I’d miss the howler.
And God knows how much time they spent crafting those difficult Spider Monkey animations
Let me dream
Overall, with these animal picks. Was 6 months required, 100% especially with the staff needed for PC2 so yes phenomenal picks. The Bird and SA community is actually crying right now. But for me I SEE THIS AS AN ABSOLUTE WIN!!!!!
Source: https://youtu.be/_gBa6R8W1Qc
[Yes the Sifaka will be a Crowned]
Spider Monkey will come home, one day... One Day...
[Yes the Sifaka will be a Crowned]
Spider Monkey will come home, one day... One Day...
Oh No... O NOOOOO
Tbf they were doing hair really well last few packs, I believ Barnyard pack was either really rushed or last minute idea
Last time I checked it was a filler pack just to get done with the Barnyard theme, post it and then work blood, sweat and tears into the beautiful Sifaka.
This whole "new pack leaked on the dictionary" reminds me this prediction for the final pack I've made back in june:
``Zookeepers' Collection Animal Pack. Either walrus or secretary bird in the thumbnail.
The trailer will show walrus, secretary bird, and hamadryas in great detail. Coati and muskox will be hinted at but not shown in detail (silhouettes, distant figures in the background).
The remaining animals will be Nile Crocodile, Ocelot and Two-Toed Sloth (exhibit).
If I get 3 or more things right, I'm gonna eat a whole lemon.``
well, at least now the chances of me having to eat the lemon seem pretty slim.
``Zookeepers' Collection Animal Pack. Either walrus or secretary bird in the thumbnail.
The trailer will show walrus, secretary bird, and hamadryas in great detail. Coati and muskox will be hinted at but not shown in detail (silhouettes, distant figures in the background).
The remaining animals will be Nile Crocodile, Ocelot and Two-Toed Sloth (exhibit).
If I get 3 or more things right, I'm gonna eat a whole lemon.``
well, at least now the chances of me having to eat the lemon seem pretty slim.