For my zoo fans, this is similar to the first year dlc when glaring omissions were left out for dlc (the Mack extreme spinner being the case here) it’s a coaster type that is in the rise in the theme park community and the Vekoma family coaster is another cool new coaster people were wanting but not as much. So this equals I guess Polar Bear and koala coming in one pack post launch when it’s still buggy
DLC 19 Speculation
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At the exception I don't remember the launch of PZ being so chaotic. People were probably more up to buy a mid Polar pack with 1 or 2 animals really wanted (Polar Bear and Reindeer).
This. So much this. Honestly, they need to get a grip or there won't be any funds left for Planet Zoo 2. And oh god, they need to build up trust again and do a better launch with the base game.
This is in no way directed to the Devs, as they are probably working tgheir buds off and are frustrated as we are with the situation, but company wise, holy cow, they seem to commit marketing $uizide.
I was very happy with the arctic pack back in the day and just now used the building pieces again. I use them a lot, actually. It was a DLC that was added to a MUCH more finished game. The only thing I was missing back then was the promised coat variety that we did not have at launch (but was communicated to come at a later date at least) and the Franchise was very buggy (which did not effect me).
With Planet Coaster? This game feels very Beta state sometimes.
I recall the launch being quite buggy. Many people mentioned the bugginess when Frontier put out the Arctic Pack's trailer.
I don't think we'll see a JWE3 trailer until the New Year personally, having that game as a holiday release title will work a lot better than banking on DLC for 1 game due for the retirement home and another that still needs to shake off the growing pains
It could be possible they're still gonna stick with a launch that coincides with Rebirth hitting theatres, we'll just have to wait and see
I saw the planet coaster 2 dlc was released by surprise. There are many pages I read someone said the depot pages of planet coaster 2 was hidden. I can see frontier did this after we realize how when they will release a dlc for jwe2 and pz.
About JWE3 I hope they will take time to develop. I heard rumors universal will release the survival game by saber in summer. I doubt they will release survival and jwe3 at the same, that would cannibalize the sales.
About JWE3 I hope they will take time to develop. I heard rumors universal will release the survival game by saber in summer. I doubt they will release survival and jwe3 at the same, that would cannibalize the sales.
Its Frontier who decide when their game is released. No way they are going to miss a movie.
This is partially true. The one thing that might impact this, though, is whether or not the game includes content related to the film. That could potentially mean they need to wait on releasing (though I'm sure this is a decision made in tandem with Universal).
Regardless, nothing they announce now is related to JWE3. They've already said the game is "scheduled for release in Frontier's financial year 2026 ('FY26'), between 1 June 2025 and 31 May 2026." So an announcement in December 2024 doesn't make a ton of sense. It would be very early.
It wouldn’t be early imo especially if it’s just a teaser
But Universal is the ones who has the ip rights. I doubt universal will let 2 games wil be released at the same time. Im not referring mobile apps, these are 2 games with a considerable budget. Also people would be confused with 2 jurassic games
JWE2 was announced/teased in June 2021. It was released in November 2021. That's ~5 months. PC2 had a shorter release window than that between teaser and drop.
I really wouldn't expect anything until at least January for that game.
Okay, then JWE3 will be coming later in the year. They've already set the release window as sometime in fiscal year 2026. It's pretty cut and dry, TBH.
7 months isn’t that crazy of a jump though especially if they want to hype it up more. I’m not saying it’ll be teased this month I’m just saying it’s possible
I'm a little to late to the discussion but here's my take on an Islands and Treetop packs:
Islands Animal Pack
1. Aye Aye
2. Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
3. Caribbean Flamingo
4. Lowland Anoa
5. Radiated Tortoise
6. Sea Otter
7.Visayan Warty Pig
Treetops Animal Pack
1. White-Nosed Coatimundi
2. Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
3. Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
4. North American Black Bear/Ocelot
5. Manteled Guereza
6. Aye Aye
7. Golden Lion Tamarin
And, yikes coaster fans are not happy and I really don't blame them. It's really such a shame to see PC2s launch go the way it has been.
Islands Animal Pack
1. Aye Aye
2. Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
3. Caribbean Flamingo
4. Lowland Anoa
5. Radiated Tortoise
6. Sea Otter
7.Visayan Warty Pig
Treetops Animal Pack
1. White-Nosed Coatimundi
2. Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
3. Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
4. North American Black Bear/Ocelot
5. Manteled Guereza
6. Aye Aye
7. Golden Lion Tamarin
And, yikes coaster fans are not happy and I really don't blame them. It's really such a shame to see PC2s launch go the way it has been.
I think oftentimes what happens with releasing content soon after launch is there is already a plan for it before the game already comes out (Obviously, these DLCs aren't made in 30 days) - the real probably specifically there is that in some cases, no matter how the launch goes, there's no adjustment to that plan - DLC comes out as planned even if the launch is lukewarm. A game has to have an incredibly terrible launch, like CS:2, for the gameplan to actually change and the focus to go to nearly 100% game improvements before DLC. As mixed as the reception to Planet Coaster 2 is, there's been far worse launches. For those who enjoy sitting building, the 2013 release of SimCity was so abysmall that it destroyed the iron grip that EA had on city building.
For sure! And, to keep it leaning toward Planet Zoo, let's all not forget what the launch of PZ was like. The game was missing a whole mess of important features and the first DLC was incredibly lackluster. I remember being disappointed in the relatively small number of new species, how cartoonish a lot of the scenery felt, the lack of flexicolor options, etc. It was still fun and fine, and clearly I remained dedicated to the game but... To your point, it took them some time to really adapt to what players really wanted.
I also remember the narrative of "this should have been in the base game" being around constantly at that time and it faded away eventually. But, looking back at it, the reality is: Yes, they could have waited and added certain things to the base game. But then the game's release would have been delayed, the price may have been increased, etc.
In all honesty, the approach of developing a game post-launch is very compelling to me. Especially if the game is "good" at launch and grows to be "amazing" and the developer is very clearly paying attention to what the players want (like we saw with Planet Zoo). Because not only do we get a great game but it's one that we got to get comfortable with certain features along the way rather than having to learn everything all at once and as a community we got to help inform where the game went.
Will PlanCo2 and the eventual PZ sequel get the same treatment? Time will tell. But to your original point, I think its way too soon to call it.
Do you guys think it's to late for us to get some fungus as vegetation?
Like it has been 5 years since the game came out and the only mention to them is the Twilight giant shrooms. Im mainly bring it up now after made a lot of tropical forest habitat and realizing that wooden ears/Pycnoporus sanguineus would be great additions to any habitat with fallen trees.
Like it has been 5 years since the game came out and the only mention to them is the Twilight giant shrooms. Im mainly bring it up now after made a lot of tropical forest habitat and realizing that wooden ears/Pycnoporus sanguineus would be great additions to any habitat with fallen trees.