Europe: The Great Forgotten. DLC?

[Naturaroca]

Greetings to everyone in the community.

I'm very excited about the arrival of the Aquatic DLC, excited about the creative possibilities this new content brings and the fantastic animals that come with it.

Now that we know what we are going to receive this Christmas, it is speculated as is normal and usual, what type of content will come next.

I love the idea of getting bird content with aviaries in upcoming DLCs, this would be a fantastic inclusion.

After reviewing the content that comes with the starter pack and the received content, I have come to realize that the least represented continent is EUROPE.

We have fauna from Africa, North America, South America, Oceania, Asia and even the Arctic.
But Europe has remained as the great forgotten.

I have seen many lists and comments in which there are users of this community who, like me, are very interested in the rich and iconic European fauna.

While still losing the illusion of receiving an avian DLC, I still have high hopes that Frontier will at some point program a package with species from Europe.

I am a great admirer of the majestic deer and animals such as the lynx, the badger, the Alpine Ibex, the wild boar, the chamois, or the beautiful fox ... to speak of mammals.

I don't mention birds because Eagles, owls, vultures, ducks or herons could very well be included in a bird DLC.

As for reptiles and terrarium animals, there are also multiple possibilities for terrariums, or semi-aquatic terrariums as in the case of the turtle in this next Aquatic DLC. There are several representative European species of lizards, toads, frogs, salamanders, newts, snakes, etc.

The same in the case of insects such as rhinoceros beetles, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, mantises, etc.

A European DLC I think offers a great opportunity for lovers of European wildlife and a great boost to environmental awareness about a space that has long been highly exploited and damaged, and that like the rest must be protected as well.

Again my big congratulations and enthusiasm to the entire Frontier team for the long-awaited aquatic content that we will receive this next December 8th.

So many creative possibilities to design and manage your own zoo. I love!

 

[FoxyDee]

Indeed, European pack is quite requested on the forums. I am not sure how well it would sell for the casual audience, because European aniamals are not that exotic species (that is of course subjective) that most people think of when someone says zoo. Even among European zoos, our animals are not that well represented. Not many zoos have foxes, badgers or wild boars. And if so, they are either small or some kind of reservoir/rehabilitation center.

I was kind of opposed to European DLC before, but thanks to our wonderful community members around here, I know people like to build all kind of parks, not just the big zoos, and they deserve to have their favourite animals represented too. So now, I am open to European dlc and would even enjoy animals such as badger, fox and lynx, just because we do not have these kind of animals.

 

[NL_Mutso]

I was kind of opposed to European DLC before, but thanks to our wonderful community members around here, I know people like to build all kind of parks, not just the big zoos, and they deserve to have their favourite animals represented too. So now, I am open to European dlc and would even enjoy animals such as badger, fox and lynx, just because we do not have these kind of animals.

there were some users who wanted to stop continent packs after the Australian ones. To me, if you are doing continent dlc - at least adress all continents once in DLC.
(it came across a bit selfish - "I got what I wanted, so do something else")
I understand it somewhat because European animals aren't exotic enough for some people/countries.

I don't think forgotten but not a priority.

I am not sure how well it would sell for the casual audience

While i like to see a European DLC - when it comes to animal species I'm not that sure either (valid point!). Building pieces could be very interesting - Europe has a lot to offer on that part.

 

[Naturaroca]

Certainly I would also like to see the missing continents covered like europe in this case, before changing the format of the DLC themes.

I trust the Frontier team because they always provide us with exciting construction animals and accessories with all their DLC.

Europe is a very good opportunity for inclusion due to its great diversity both of animals (many vulnerable) and of possible construction pieces.

I love the fauna and architecture that is exotic for the people of Europe, however I also appreciate the great beauty and diversity that this continent offers and I feel that it is a very good opportunity to give them visibility and value.

Frontier is an expert in generating impact and enthusiasm with its content and I am totally sure that it would be able to surprise us with a high-grade European quality content.

Thanks for your comments.

 

[nutrit]

I honestly can’t wait for the European DLC. It will nicely sum up my zoo’s from northern hemisphere. I think we will see it eventually but I also know that it is not that important for the company and for many players. I hope that European and NA dlc will be published one after another because they complete each other

I would really like to see:
Ibex
Red deer
Beaver
Iberian lynx

NA DLC
Cuguar
Wolverine
Moose
Musk ox

 

[Aramar]

I'm one of those big supporters for a European DLC. There are many interesting animals to choose, also for exhibits (not a single exhibit for Europe in the game now). There are also many plant and trees that could be added, even a new Mediterranean bioma. Not to talk about building pieces or new food shops with the rich European gastronomy.

Also one important thing for me is that many European animals are found all over Europe, from warm southern countries to cold northern countries, which would allow us to use them in almost every zoo if we want to, so they offer a lot of flexibility.

 

[Naturaroca]

I honestly can’t wait for the European DLC. It will nicely sum up my zoo’s from northern hemisphere. I think we will see it eventually but I also know that it is not that important for the company and for many players. I hope that European and NA dlc will be published one after another because they complete each other

I would really like to see:
Ibex
Red deer
Beaver
Iberian lynx

NA DLC
Cuguar
Wolverine
Moose
Musk ox

Yes!!! NA is also one of the regions that hope to introduce more wildlife and few pieces to build.
I have a predilection Europe but would love to receive themed DLC NA.

I love the choice of animals from your lists, I don't know if I would change any, I like so many species ...

 

[Henkenstijn]

I would love an European DLC and do not see why it wouldn't sell. I'm from Europe and i personally miss the European animals. For players of other continents it will add more choices for zoos in more colder atmospheres.

 

[Naturaroca]

I'm one of those big supporters for a European DLC. There are many interesting animals to choose, also for exhibits (not a single exhibit for Europe in the game now). There are also many plant and trees that could be added, even a new Mediterranean bioma. Not to talk about building pieces or new food shops with the rich European gastronomy.

Also one important thing for me is that many European animals are found all over Europe, from warm southern countries to cold northern countries, which would allow us to use them in almost every zoo if we want to, so they offer a lot of flexibility.

Of course! The versatility to include European fauna in different regions for our zoos is very wide.

Without a doubt, also how you comment, the variety of European plants adapts to many scenarios and would be great to devise or include in our projects.

The inclusion of new different food stalls also seems to me a very successful idea. So far no new ones have been included and certainly European gastronomy offers that possibility very well.

 

[NL_Mutso]

I would love an European DLC and do not see why it wouldn't sell. I'm from Europe and i personally miss the European animals. For players of other continents it will add more choices for zoos in more colder atmospheres.

We don't have the exotic species or adventurous species, so I can see why other continents are not that excited about European species.
I would still like to see one !! i think some species would work great in multiple types of zoos.

We all look differently to other continent's animals.
To me, Australia wasn't that interesting - imo only the Kangaroo and Koala was missing in PZ. So personally, they covered Australia with that pack.
Someone from Australia will highly disagree with me but that's fine - we all have an opinion about which species/continents/features we prefer.

So I think people who aren't that interested in an European DLC just have the accept it, like others did with other DLC.

 

[Henkenstijn]

We don't have the exotic species or adventurous species, so I can see why other continents are not that excited about European species.
I would still like to see one !! i think some species would work great in multiple types of zoos.

That is an European view on our animals. An Elephant could be not exited for someone who sees one everyday, but too the rest of the world it would be

 

[Lea_G]

Europe is very far down on my personal wishlist, but as long as I like the selection of animals, I'll happily include it.

 

[NL_Mutso]

That is an European view on our animals. An Elephant could be not exited for someone who sees one everyday, but too the rest of the world it would be

Just a general impression of the comments of last year. Quite a few people aren't excited for European animals, mostly Europeans asking/requesting European animals.
I think they'll be pleasantly surprised how well they could work in PZ.

 

[Aramar]

Honestly, I find it surprising that in every European discussion we end up discussing if they are interesting animals or not.

Spoiler

In the amazing post by @random goat we can see that the lynx and Alpine ibex are highly requested. Actually, if we consider all the votes for Eurasian and Iberian lynx as one animal, it has a lot of requests. Then we have the moose, wolverine and artic fox which are also very popular and could be part of a European dlc if Frontier wanted to include even more popular animals to boost sales. The red deer, although not in the spotlight, has also been requested several times. Therefore, it's not so difficult to choose four popular European animals for a pack, for example:

Lynx (for cat lovers)
Alpine ibex (the similar yet popular animal (Dall sheep))
Wolverine (the rare animal)
Red deer (the common animal)

 

[Spiderhawk]

Here’s my thing.
I’m very much in favor of Ibex
There are plenty of woodland animals found in both NA and EU (example Timber wolf) and I’m sure PZ can give us animals that are from both continents.
exclusive European animals would be fine as well.
While we have plenty of themes right now and the “classic” themes seems to take inspiration from Greek or UK, would anyone be hoping for an alpine or Dutch theme?
I personally think we have enough themes right now.
I’d say the next dlc or an expansion will give us an idea as to what future dlc packs will look like or be in size going forward

 

[NZFanatic]

I don't think Europe has been highly requested as much as it's been highly expected.

Personally I'm in favour of changing things up for the next year of support. I have nothing against European animals - I'd love the Iberian lynx, ibex, fallow deer, barbary macaque, and so on - but if they include them it could possibly be as part of other packs in different themes. Since a lot of major themes have now been covered already, I'd prefer it if they moved onto more animal-dedicated DLC which might possibly include more species per pack. Even if they only up the quantity by two (plus another exhibit animal, perhaps) I'd be pretty thrilled.

Or maybe they'll do smaller animal packs with only three (like the Deluxe Pack) but add in two or three more in the year.

 

[SotF]

Personally, I'd like 2 packs for most of the continents, though Europe is the one that I think would have the hardest filling with iconic ones for two, though a general european and a mediterranian one could be fun to see.

 

[NZFanatic]

Personally, I'd like 2 packs for most of the continents, though Europe is the one that I think would have the hardest filling with iconic ones for two, though a general european and a mediterranian one could be fun to see.

I'd be happy with a more general "Northern Pack" which would cover North America and Europe in one. There is a lot of crossover in popular species, after all. Of course, in my head I'm also imagining it containing six habitat animals rather than four.

 

[TFG21]

I'd be happy with a more general "Northern Pack" which would cover North America and Europe in one.

This is my thought as well, a lot of the requested European species also have very similar (or even the same) North American species or subspecies. Off the top of my head, some that would work for both:

Red deer/elk/wapiti (different common names depending where you are from)
Moose
Beaver
Lynx
Fox (both arctic and red)
Wolverine

No idea what you would do with building themes, but maybe this could be an animal only pack, could include some missing foliage too

 

[Spiderhawk]

This is my thought as well, a lot of the requested European species also have very similar (or even the same) North American species or subspecies. Off the top of my head, some that would work for both:

Red deer/elk/wapiti (different common names depending where you are from)
Moose
Beaver
Lynx
Fox (both arctic and red)
Wolverine

No idea what you would do with building themes, but maybe this could be an animal only pack, could include some missing foliage too

I support this
Heck the grey seals are found in North Atlantic covering the continents.
The beaver could incorporate diving
PZ must know that we are requesting foxes
Members of the deer family are in high demand as well
They have mentioned the lynx on their conservation boards so they must be destined to make it in the game
Musk ox and wolverines I’d be happy to have.
Now I wonder what exhibit animals they can add.
Even though I mentioned an alpine/dutch theme id say the building theme can be skipped