DLC18 discussion and predictions

[RightWhale]

Also while I am waiting for the news, is anyone else not playing the game much? I’ve mentioned this before but I made an Amazon indoor rainforest for Capybaras and Capuchin monkeys (not the best species but I don’t have any others) and part of me is hoping for, something. So I’m just waiting to see what I can get. Likewise, if I get nothing it’s also kind of putting me off from continuing that building.

I don’t know if anyone else is going through this?

 

[Cocolori]

Maybe, there's a precedent for it though. London Zoo has them in their mixed species rainforest walkthrough. Even with their babies! There are also tamandua, a few small SA monkey species and some tortoises in there. One of the best newish features at ZSL.

Edinburgh have what amounts to a walk through sloth exhibit as well. Elevated paths but if they chose to they could get close to interact. I just doubt they ever would!

 

[ScotiaMugdock]

Maybe. But wait, what about the sloths? Aren't they unsafe?
From what I've heard, they aren't the best options for guests to get up to

Both Edinburgh and Marwell have sloths in their Tropical Houses. Although, they are accompanied by a keeper

 

[NachoB]

Also while I am waiting for the news, is anyone else not playing the game much? I’ve mentioned this before but I made an Amazon indoor rainforest for Capybaras and Capuchin monkeys (not the best species but I don’t have any others) and part of me is hoping for, something. So I’m just waiting to see what I can get. Likewise, if I get nothing it’s also kind of putting me off from continuing that building.

I don’t know if anyone else is going through this?

My mouse is broken so i can't play until i replace it. So i'm mostly just drawing maps and plans of what i want to make

 

[TheNamesJonas]

Also while I am waiting for the news, is anyone else not playing the game much? I’ve mentioned this before but I made an Amazon indoor rainforest for Capybaras and Capuchin monkeys (not the best species but I don’t have any others) and part of me is hoping for, something. So I’m just waiting to see what I can get. Likewise, if I get nothing it’s also kind of putting me off from continuing that building.

I don’t know if anyone else is going through this?

I also haven't played in a while, got hit with a major creative block in my head, so I'm hoping the dlc reveal to help lift it (which should be the case with at least the baboon and markhor reveal). But I also built a large tropical house style building before I took a break! I was hoping to get at least one or two tropical animals back in the spring, but we got the barnyard pack instead, which obviously doesn't fit with the build.

Depending on how far the build is, you should at least upload it as an empty shell, so hopefully someone on the workshop could use it if you don't want to continue the build

 

[TheNamesJonas]

My mouse is broken so i can't play until i replace it. So i'm mostly just drawing maps and plans of what i want to make

Do you also have an entire notebook that is supposed to be for anything but is totally not just full of zoo layouts and habitat designs?

 

[RightWhale]

My mouse is broken so i can't play until i replace it. So i'm mostly just drawing maps and plans of what i want to make

Yeah I used to do that a lot too, would be nice to get back to that. Even just to relax! One thing I was thinking of making a habitat for some porcupines, so maybe I’ll do that next?

Due to school and other issues I am playing off and on. Life is just busy, and I usually play Planet Zoo when I have more than an hour and I’m not too mentally exhausted after a full day of vet school . So as you can imagine I haven’t been playing much lately. It’s much easier for me to jump in to Team Fortress 2 for an hour than PZ. I can turn my brain off with one.

I’ve also been playing sandbox with no guests and no animals, and paused to keep the demand on my computer down. So maybe actually adding some animals might help get my interest back. Likewise maybe playing Franchise might get me interested again, then I kind of build with goals in mind ya know?

 

[Villanelle]

Also while I am waiting for the news, is anyone else not playing the game much? I’ve mentioned this before but I made an Amazon indoor rainforest for Capybaras and Capuchin monkeys (not the best species but I don’t have any others) and part of me is hoping for, something. So I’m just waiting to see what I can get. Likewise, if I get nothing it’s also kind of putting me off from continuing that building.

I don’t know if anyone else is going through this?

I'm actually playing a bit more at the moment, but on a temperate map with mostly Eurasian species.

This is exactly the problem we've had since the start with tropical biome zoos and zones. There is a big monkey shaped hole in the roster, as we all know, and an Amazon pack is long overdue. I usually fill my Amazon walkthrough with capuchin, anteater and armadillo and then have a tapir house and caimans off to the side. A capybara and giant otter river too, but it always gets oversized and population gets out of control and it looks silly.

 

[AndyZoos]

I bet when PZ started they had no idea it was going to be so popular, nor how many hyperfixated animal nuts are out here
I bet the plans for PZ2 are based on a much better sense of the demographic now. And we want things! Allll the things.

I'm sure they expected it to be a success. But I don't think they counted on us wanting to be so detailed about our creations, want the relatively "niche" animals that we're clamoring for, and they certainly didn't anticipate that we'd want to build indoors the way that we do!

And you can see/feel their response to this over the years. The Aquatic pack and SEA animal pack are where that really shows through. The first three packs felt pretty "cartoony" and almost "theme parky." Aquatic rolled around and that was the first time I remember thinking: "Oh! There's a lot of pieces that fit the theme but can also be used for something very general!"

So I wouldn't be surprised if they'd consider all of this in developing a sequel. It's obvious that's what they did for PlanCo2!

I was hoping for news after my block, I guess the day isn’t over yet.

To be fair, I am actually expecting some sort of news either next week or by this Friday.

Yeah, I'm not expecting anything until later this week unfortunately. About the DLC anyway. I'm a little surprised they haven't posted anything thus far today... I'll be bummed if they don't at least dig into the Anniversary Update on the socials this week!

Also while I am waiting for the news, is anyone else not playing the game much? I’ve mentioned this before but I made an Amazon indoor rainforest for Capybaras and Capuchin monkeys (not the best species but I don’t have any others) and part of me is hoping for, something. So I’m just waiting to see what I can get. Likewise, if I get nothing it’s also kind of putting me off from continuing that building.

I don’t know if anyone else is going through this?

I'm in a good spot with my current project. But, given what I've got going on in life I haven't been able to play more than 30-45 minutes on any given day for the most part. And it's been that way for months. Haha.

Interestingly, I had a trip to Australia this summer that was really inspiring and caused me to shift all of my plans. And seeing the species that we're getting thus far (specifically, the markhor) led to a further shift and an additional idea. So I'm not playing much but it's certainly not for lack of inspiration!

Edinburgh have what amounts to a walk through sloth exhibit as well. Elevated paths but if they chose to they could get close to interact. I just doubt they ever would!

I've been to a few "walk-through" sloth habitats and they're usually designed so that the sloths don't want to go anywhere near the guests, anyway. They're also typically in spaces with free-roaming monkeys so there's usually a zoo staff supervisor there, anyway.

 

[Marvinb]

Also while I am waiting for the news, is anyone else not playing the game much? I’ve mentioned this before but I made an Amazon indoor rainforest for Capybaras and Capuchin monkeys (not the best species but I don’t have any others) and part of me is hoping for, something. So I’m just waiting to see what I can get. Likewise, if I get nothing it’s also kind of putting me off from continuing that building.

I don’t know if anyone else is going through this?

Yeah i definetly know that, had this for a couple weeks were i wanted to play the game and knew what i want to build (the aquarium and tropical house at my coastal zoo), but everytime i started the game i just sat there, staring at my screen and didnt know how to start. I even have a list written down of little motives, enclosure ideas and even a rough species list i want to include in it, so its not even that i didnt knew what to build, i just didnt know where to start if that makes sense.
In the end i just put that on hold and just build the little bird area instead, hopefully that broke through my blockade

 

[RightWhale]

I also haven't played in a while, got hit with a major creative block in my head, so I'm hoping the dlc reveal to help lift it (which should be the case with at least the baboon and markhor reveal). But I also built a large tropical house style building before I took a break! I was hoping to get at least one or two tropical animals back in the spring, but we got the barnyard pack instead, which obviously doesn't fit with the build.

Depending on how far the build is, you should at least upload it as an empty shell, so hopefully someone on the workshop could use it if you don't want to continue the build

I’ve never uploaded anything to the workshop before? I took some screenshots, still hoping to share them on here one day.

If this next pack is a mountain pack (whatever it is, I’ll just run for mountain for now) I hope we get a good bird. My hope is either the Chilean flamingo, which I can add to the outside of my Amazon house. Or maybe a helmeted curassow? Just something! I need a bird for around my habitat or in it

If it’s a regular pack, I hope we get any tropical duck species. Highlights are the whistling ducks of course.

 

[Marvinb]

I’ve never uploaded anything to the workshop before? I took some screenshots, still hoping to share them on here one day.

If this next pack is a mountain pack (whatever it is, I’ll just run for mountain for now) I hope we get a good bird. My hope is either the Chilean flamingo, which I can add to the outside of my Amazon house. Or maybe a helmeted curassow? Just something! I need a bird for around my habitat or in it
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If it’s a regular pack, I hope we get any tropical duck species. Highlights are the whistling ducks of course.
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There are a couple cool options for birds in a mountains/highlands pack:
-Himalayan monal, pretty bird, common and has himalaya in the name
-Golden pheasant, pretty, stupidly common and decently requested being a 25 at the 2024s wishlist
-Lesser rhea, SA rep, decently common
-Bar headed goose, waterfowl, really common

 

[Marvinb]

There are a couple cool options for birds in a mountains/highlands pack:
-Himalayan monal, pretty bird, common and has himalaya in the name
-Golden pheasant, pretty, stupidly common and decently requested being a 25 at the 2024s wishlist
-Lesser rhea, SA rep, decently common
-Bar headed goose, waterfowl, really common

Speaking of lesser rhea, how would people who want the greater feel if we got the lesser instead?

Personally i think the lesser does have some perks, like the smaller size providing a little more distinction from the other ratites and also bring some rep for the andes in addition to patagonia.

 

[FoxyDee]

Himalayan Monal would be so cool to have. Golden pheasant too, also a great option. Would be a shame if the peafowl rig was not used at least once more.

 

[Stygi]

Speaking of lesser rhea, how would people who want the greater feel if we got the lesser instead?

Personally i think the lesser does have some perks, like the smaller size providing a little more distinction from the other ratites and also bring some rep for the andes in addition to patagonia.

I would no longer feel the need for the greater rhea if we got the lesser one

 

[TheYeti]

Speaking of lesser rhea, how would people who want the greater feel if we got the lesser instead?

Personally i think the lesser does have some perks, like the smaller size providing a little more distinction from the other ratites and also bring some rep for the andes in addition to patagonia.

I'd prefer the greater rhea, as it's more recognisable and more common in zoos in my perception. However, I would definitely use the lesser if we get it, and would definitely not need both.

 

[Fallax]

Himalayan Monal would be so cool to have. Golden pheasant too, also a great option. Would be a shame if the peafowl rig was not used at least once more.View attachment 403327

This photo is beautiful

 

[RightWhale]

Speaking of lesser rhea, how would people who want the greater feel if we got the lesser instead?

Personally i think the lesser does have some perks, like the smaller size providing a little more distinction from the other ratites and also bring some rep for the andes in addition to patagonia.

The Rhea to me is like the American Flamingo. Are there more important birds to be added? Definitely. Are they still important animals for some of our builds and deserve to be in game? ABSOLUTELY!

So I don’t care too much for which Rhea I get. Other than I need one! While it wouldn’t be my preferred outcome, if this next pack is bigger I would love to get the flamingo and Rhea. Sure they are easy birds, but they are needed nonetheless.

 

[Fallax]

The rhea and the blackbuck are up there as the two animals that would be super easy to add and make everyone happy but Frontier keeps skipping them

 

[NachoB]

Speaking of lesser rhea, how would people who want the greater feel if we got the lesser instead?

Personally i think the lesser does have some perks, like the smaller size providing a little more distinction from the other ratites and also bring some rep for the andes in addition to patagonia.

I'll be fine with it. I can use it as substitute and i assume that if we got the Lesser the greater will follow in mod form.

I still think that the greater rhea is the one that should be officially added, but any would do for me.