So I know they said a few weeks but I think announcement trailer sometime next week (maybe Monday-Tuesday) and the release 2 weeks after.
DLC18 discussion and predictions
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I'd argue that mountains (and their ecosystems/wildlife) have always been fascinating to a large group of people. Also, yaks are decently unique, (if its a wild yak) and could be a really interesting animal for the game
If we keep going, I think something like a scrublands pack makes almost perfect sense for the next one. Secretarybird, dik-dik, spurred tortoise, echidna, maybe you could argue sifaka? Too much seems to be lining up there. And then if we can get a larger Americas pack as a closer, I think I could come out pretty happy.
Im not even gonna hope for the himalayan monal or a pheasant, it's gonna be like arid all over again with the hopes for a secretary bird or roadrunner 
If the theme is highlands, following it up with shrublands seems feasible
If we get more packs, say one in winter and one in spring id assume its something like shrublands and rainforest.
Honestly the only way that Frontier could ruin a highland pack for me would be excluding the spec bear, with seens unlike because we are talking about a decently popular carnivore, so i'm pretty confident this pack might be good.
How are these rosters:
Asia (more likely option)
Markhor
Palla’s Cat
Hamadrya’s Baboon
Tanuki
Pere David’s Deer
Himalayan Monal
Japanese Giant Salamander
Highlands:
Markhor
Palla’s Cat
Hamadryas Baboon
Spectated Bear
Rock Hyrax
Klipspringer/ Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo
Rocky Mountain Elk/ Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby
Asia (more likely option)
Markhor
Palla’s Cat
Hamadrya’s Baboon
Tanuki
Pere David’s Deer
Himalayan Monal
Japanese Giant Salamander
Highlands:
Markhor
Palla’s Cat
Hamadryas Baboon
Spectated Bear
Rock Hyrax
Klipspringer/ Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo
Rocky Mountain Elk/ Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby
Also with baboon out of the way that would free up the primate spot in shrublands for my boys the patas monkey
I would absolutely love this except for maybe the salamander. I'd personally replace it with the mandarin duck
Is it though? The baboon is more commonly found in Africa and we just got the Eurasia pack which was already a semi-Asia pack.
Look at the concept art, wouldn’t you think it would include a non Asian animal?
Not necessarily if their biggest sellers are from Asia
Something tells me this isn't the final DLC
Plot twist: they give us olive baboon
I mean the baboon is there. It has a little bit of its range in asia, but i think most people would associate it more with africa than anything else