DLC18 discussion and predictions

[Doran]

but one thing that in my opinion doesn't get criticised enough is the siamang.
For instance, it barely looks like one up close. It's way too buff, the head feels too small, and overall it just looks not great.

Agree. Frontier just didnt put required effort into Siamang. It stinks of chimpanzee from mile away.

 

[SanRazo]

But that is the problem with a LOT of the animals in PZ, mainly climbing ones- for example the Koala that the chances of seeing it climbing is lowered than get hit by a lighting- or the Amur Leopard who I saw only ONCE doing the iconic chill pose, the Binturong barely hanging on its tail and u can go on and on. So yh It's super rare to see them doing some animations tho I think Frontier did increase the brachiations of the Siamang but it might be just for me idk...

Still I think the siamang r a top tier animal like the model is so good and the fact their inflatable throat actually working when they doing vocalizations is SO good, so yh they are not perfect but idt any animal in PZ is perfect, maybe just the African Crested Porcupine cuz they just r.

I’ve had a little more luck with all these animals because I designed the enclosures to facilitate favorable animations as much as possible (except for leopard I’ve just barely used them tbh) but everytime someone complains about the koala I don’t understand it cause mine literally always want to go in trees. Yes they do move a little to fast but overall they are constantly trying to climb

 

[NachoB]

This honestly makes me so curious on how the baboon will be. The last comparable animals were the basegame mandrill and macaque, so im so looking forward to see like 5 years worth of improvements

Highland cow says hi.

 

[USzoofan42]

Highland cow says hi.

African Crested Porcupine says hi.

 

[Marvinb]

Highland cow says hi.

I mean the highland cow is leagues better than the buffalo from the basegame

 

[NachoB]

I mean the highland cow is leagues better than the buffalo from the basegame

Yes but it's main feature, the hair, is not good. I honestly don't have much expectations for the hamadryas because of it. But i hope i'm wrong.

 

[Marvinb]

Yes but it's main feature, the hair, is not good. I honestly don't have much expectations for the hamadryas because of it. But i hope i'm wrong.

Honestly the cow is only like one animal in the last years where the fur wasnt on point. I mean there were the sloth bear, sheep and alpaca who came out at about the same time and the fur of those all look amazing

 

[frank1055]

The jade rabbit is the main character in one of the famous Chinese Mid-Autumn stories.

I am very pleased to see that foreign friends have such a profound understanding of Chinese culture.My friend
At first, I even thought you were Chinese compatriot

 

[NachoB]

African Crested Porcupine says hi.

Yeah well there are animals that have fantastic fur work : porcupine, armadillo, sheep, alpaca, sloth bear. But then you get something like the Highland cow. Idk we'll see where the baboon falls in that spectrum, but with even less resources than before to dedícate to the work of the new pack and seeing how the Palla's cat looks in the key art (and how suspiciously blocky the male baboon's silhouette looks i just don't expect much).

 

[USzoofan42]

Yeah well there are animals that have fantastic fur work : porcupine, armadillo, sheep, alpaca, sloth bear. But then you get something like the Highland cow. Idk we'll see where the baboon falls in that spectrum, but with even less resources than before to dedícate to the work of the new pack and seeing how the Palla's cat looks in the key art (and how suspiciously blocky the male baboon's silhouette looks i just don't expect much).

I wonder how the markhor will look with its fur.

 

[CharlieXGaming]

Highland cow says hi.

Noooooo don't you dare frontier no don't do this to me

 

[Firestar97]

Barnyard 2
• Watusi Cattle
• Guinea Fowl
• Turkey
• African Dwarf Goat
• Shetland Pony
• Patagonian Mara
• Lop Rabbit
• Scenery

Barnyard Pack 2 Asian Boogaloo

• Vietnamese Pot bellied Pig
• Chinese Goose
• some Breed of Zebu
• Yak
• Cashmere Goat
• Himalayan Rabbit
• Silkie Chicken (Bekisar would've been a nice Alternative, but when I've looked them up again, it turned out that most of them are infertile)
• Koi (with new Pond Type Exhibit which could also be used for some of the other aquatic/semiaquatic Exhibit Animals)

 

[Mjmannella]

Mrs. Hamadryas may have to make some angry phone calls if Mr. Hamadryas isn't given his due justice

 

[USzoofan42]

Barnyard Pack 2 Asian Boogaloo

• Vietnamese Pot bellied Pig
• Chinese Goose
• some Breed of Zebu
• Yak
• Cashmere Goat
• Himalayan Rabbit
• Silkie Chicken (Bekisar would've been a nice Alternative, but when I've looked them up again, it turned out that most of them are infertile)
• Koi (with new Pond Type Exhibit which could also be used for some of the other aquatic/semiaquatic Exhibit Animals)

I actually wouldn’t mind that pack

 

[Markiz]

I hope we get announcement tomorrow, if for nothing else, to avoid sisyphus-esqe hell of checking every hour for one until weekend again

 

[USzoofan42]

I hope we get announcement tomorrow, if for nothing else, to avoid sisyphus-esqe hell of checking every hour for one until weekend again

I heavily doubt we will get the announcement tomorrow, maybe on Tuesday.

 

[NachoB]

People are saying 4th of October because of world animal day so i wouldn't expect anything until then.

 

[DarthQuell]

Yeah well there are animals that have fantastic fur work : porcupine, armadillo, sheep, alpaca, sloth bear. But then you get something like the Highland cow. Idk we'll see where the baboon falls in that spectrum, but with even less resources than before to dedícate to the work of the new pack and seeing how the Palla's cat looks in the key art (and how suspiciously blocky the male baboon's silhouette looks i just don't expect much).

Well, we can't even see the quality of the baboon because it's only a silhouette. It's not entirely fair to pre-judge what we can't see and also to judge something based off of 1 bad animal when 8/10 the others are good. Not to mention that most of the animals that have gotten bad DLC quality, like the hyena and the binturong have gotten major updates shortly after release (apart from the tapir. Why it took so long I dunno, but at least it's good now)

 

[Antonin]

Yes but it's main feature, the hair, is not good. I honestly don't have much expectations for the hamadryas because of it. But i hope i'm wrong.

Honestly, their real life fur already looks like the parallax fur shader in Planet Zoo

 

[Thylaco]

Yeah well there are animals that have fantastic fur work : porcupine, armadillo, sheep, alpaca, sloth bear. But then you get something like the Highland cow. Idk we'll see where the baboon falls in that spectrum, but with even less resources than before to dedícate to the work of the new pack and seeing how the Palla's cat looks in the key art (and how suspiciously blocky the male baboon's silhouette looks i just don't expect much).

With the extra time, it's odd they're not quite on top of these three.

Given the Pallas cat is the face of the pack, it doesn't bode especially well for the rest.

That said, if enough people complain about them, something might get done about it.