DLC 19 Speculation

Stressed Primate

Stressed Primate
AndyZoos said:
Coyotes are incredible animals. Incredibly adaptive, critical to their ecosystems, and common in a wide array of areas (due to the prior two points). They're incredibly interesting from an evolutionary perspective.

But because of all that, as a North American, I don't really see any need to keep them in captivity. I can see how it could be different for folks outside of here but... For me? That slot could have gone to something a bit more unique from a zoo game perspective.

The model looks super awesome, though, and I'm sure I'll still wind up building for them!


I guess there's still a chance they announce it tomorrow or something but... From what I understand the content creators didn't receive any info on it (and they usually do).

It's not that big a deal, I guess, just a little sad given some of the smaller updates they could have done that could make people really happy. If they announced a new update with some slight bug fixes and, say, making several of the base game wall sets and roofs flexicolor, a null text sign, and a new/smaller set of fonts? People would be ecstatic! Haha.
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Honestly, as an European, it wouldn't be my first pick for a US animal, nor for a canid. Just as you said, it's a super cool animal but not something I'm excited to put in my virtual zoo. That being said, I'm okay with this content, not overjoyed but not really disappointed either, there are animals I will definitely use in my games. I still find extremely weird that the coyote was the mascot for this dlc.

EDIT: Oh, there's actually one thing I'm sad about: No exhibit animal. But after Barnyard and especially Zookeepers, it doesn't even really come as a surprise anymore.
 

Hugo98

Hugo98
DarthQuell said:
Maybe not a pack dedicated to SA, but remember thay we've been handfed little treats throughout the years:
Aquatic gave us 2 SA animals...
Wetlands brought us 2 SA animals...
Grasslands gave us 2 SA animals...
Zookeeper gave us 1...
Barnyard gave us 1...


So, we've slowly been filling up some key areas in SA. While this isn't the ideal roster, we again got a primarily SA pack that fills up even more filler animals. At this point, the only 4 requested animals from SA are:
  1. 3rd NWM
  2. Coati
  3. Mara
  4. Tegu
That's pretty much the ones people really want. We cam easily get 2 of those I'm am arboreal themed pack or in a forest pack. The latter 2 I'm not sure how, maybe an open plains pack?
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They could also be included in a generic, not continental or biome based pack like Zookeeper's Animal Pack. I'm confident they would find a way to include a coati, mara or third NWM, if they wanted.
 

Topaz Star

Topaz Star
DarthQuell said:
Maybe not a pack dedicated to SA, but remember thay we've been handfed little treats throughout the years:

So, we've slowly been filling up some key areas in SA. While this isn't the ideal roster, we again got a primarily SA pack that fills up even more filler animals.
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Don´t forget South-America did start with almost nothing in the base game tho while being one of the most biodiverse places on earth, so it had some catching up to do

DarthQuell said:
At this point, the only 4 requested animals from SA are:
  1. 3rd NWM
  2. Coati
  3. Mara
  4. Tegu
That's pretty much the ones people really want. We cam easily get 2 of those I'm am arboreal themed pack or in a forest pack. The latter 2 I'm not sure how, maybe an open plains pack?
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There's definitely more. There's definitely demand for a 4th NWM or even a 5th NWM with Howler Monkey, Spider Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Golden Lion Tamarin all in the race. There's some demand for the agouti and tamandua (I think even more than a Tegu really)
A River Turtle is in demand when it comes to reptiles
And for birds there's a lot of demand with roseate spoonbil, scarlet ibis, a duck, brown pelican or even a seriema.
 

Stygi

Stygi
My thoughts on the pack:
White Faced Saki - easily my favourite animal in the pack I am very excited to finally receive another NWM it’s definitely long overdue. Although not my first choice species (more like 6th) I am still excited

Greater Rhea - another great choice really important for the grasslands of South America plus it’s a bird and at this point I will take literally any we can get

American Flamingo - it’s a bird which is good… however it is one of the worst choices for a south American bird we could have gotten there are so many other more unique choices on offer

Bush Dog and Ocelot - basically feel the same about these 2, unnecessary additions to already bloated groups however they are South American animals which we are still desperate for

Bighorn Sheep - caprines now feel like antelope and swine, we have got too many of them in such a short period of time, being a warm climate caprine it is a little more unique but not really a good choice for this pack

Coyote - definitely the worst pick for the pack imo, we already had more than enough canids before this pack, the coyote is quite basic and really should have been literally any other animal

Overall the Rhea and Saki do some heavy lifting for this pack which has unfortunately squandered its potential but I am still happy overall with the pack
 

AndyZoos

A
CharlieXGaming said:
My ranking of the animals:
  1. White Faced Saki. I mean already knew this was gonna be my favourite. It looks really good (at least the male does, hope they didn’t forget about the females looking different because that would be a blunder) and it’s one of my childhood favourites and it’s a NWM there’s no reason not to love this thing. 10/10.
  2. Greater Rhea. I’ve got my ideas for it building wise and it was a pretty requested species so I’m glad it’s here (looks great too). 9/10.
  3. Bush Dog. Not happy that it took a spot from the coati, but the bush dog itself is a really good inclusion and a great oddball. Not sure how I’m gonna build for it but I am excited to see it and build for it. 9/10.
  4. American Flamingo. A rather simple inclusion but it’s very useful. I like that we’re getting a better looking flamingo and I have some ideas on what I want to build for it. 7/10.
  5. Ocelot. It’s an okay addition - I didn’t really want it but it’s useful I suppose, probably gonna be one of the last ones I build for or I’ll just reuse my clouded leopard cage and move it to Oakwood. 5/10.
  6. Bighorn Sheep. Could be better and I honestly feel like these last 2 are only here to sell the pack but it’s a decent addition. It gives the opportunity to build for a hot climate caprid so I’ll take it. 4/10.
  7. Coyote. No ideas for it, didn’t want it, probably not gonna build for it. I am happy though for the people who wanted it. 2/10.
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Our final two are the same! Hah. But I'd swap the others around quite a bit. People are gonna hate me for this but...
  1. Bush Dog. I love canids and they're an interesting, unique species. Could have been missing from this pack and I wouldn't have missed it (e.g., if we got a coati instead) but I'm not going to hold that against them because I love them too much.
  2. Ocelot. Nice to get another small cat. Can be used in a variety of zoo areas (CA/SA, tropical buildings, felines, small mammal, nocturnal). Similar to the bush dog, though, I wouldn't have minded if this were swapped for something more highly requested. Glad we got this instead of, say, another ungulate though.
  3. White-Faced Saki. Wouldn't have been my choice for a SA monkey. But at least we got one? And they look pretty good. Wonder if they opted for this li'l guy instead of the howler to avoid having to deal with the choral effects.
  4. American Flamingo. Just nice to have another flamingo option. Hopefully it looks distinct enough from the base game species to really warrant their inclusion. Similar to the ocelot, there's a lot of spots these guys can be used in around zoos.
  5. Greater Rhea. Nice to have another ratite and adds a bit more variety to SA sections... So again, it's hard to get mad at this one. I will forever wish it were another much-more-unlikely option like the burrowing owl or roadrunner, though. The model looks gorgeous, though, and how much use I get out of it might wind up depending on ability to mix with other species. Also: Apparently they lay golden eggs?!! Maybe we'll get a new prop...
  6. Bighorn Sheep. TBH, I would have preferred another domestic species to this. But I'm sure it'll look great and I'm curious to see what others do for it. This is one of those species that I probably won't touch until I'm really inspired about it.
  7. Coyote. A rare instance where I think an animal is really cool IRL and I just don't care about its presence in a zoo game. I'm really showing my NA bias here, and I'll probably wind up including them as part of a children's zoo, general canid section, or something focused on evolution, at some point (with the lore that the animals in the zoo were orphaned/can't be in the wild) but yeah...
All in all, these aren't my top picks but it's honestly not that bad when you look at it from an objective perspective rather than the "scarcity" mindset we all justifiably have at this point in the game. Lots of potential and versatility even among some of the weaker picks!

Like, imagine a zoo with three different coyote enclosures showcasing the different areas they live (desert, grasslands, suburban/urban)?!! That could be pretty cool.
 

Villanelle

Villanelle
Yup, that sombrero looks big enough to smuggle a bush dog out under. I'm getting one.

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Villanelle

Villanelle
NachoB said:
Are the poleas and fences new as well?
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Yup I think that's the 'ranch gate' they are referring to in the new scenery. I'm not such a fan of the light wood, would have liked something more rugged looking but its okay I guess, always nice to have variety. If its an actual new type of guest gate in the barriers section that's very cool
 

Milurian

Milurian
also after watching a few update videos and reading some comments here are some hot takes.
  • Most people not here have actually said nothing about the coati.
  • people unsurprisingly are calling the rhea an ostrich
  • people absolutely love the ocelot literally saving the pack for one of the reviewers I watched.
  • people dont actually want another monkey a good handful made some sort of upset comment about it that wasnt make it another one. Someone even straight up called the concept of monkeys a wasted clone.
  • coyote is truly the most controversial pic
  • sheep and flamingo are just not talked about outside of general clone spam
  • bush dog is getting a pretty neutral or absent reaction
 
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