What if all we have left are just last 3 animals packs?

nutrit · May 18, 2022

Let’s do it for fun.

If all we have left are just 3 animal packs what animals should they contain? Name those 21 habitat and 3 exibit species and try to put them into 3 cohesive animal packs.

What are your thoughts?

What animals would you like to see for the anniversary if any?

Personally I would simplify things and go with:

Carnivores pack:
Leopard
Tasmanian devil
Maned Wolf
Wolverine
Fossa
Walrus
Coati
Ex: Cobra

Herbivores pack:
Przewalski horse
Porcupine
Gibbon
Red River hog
Sloth
Wombat
Tree kangaroo
Ex: Frilled lizard

Anniversary animal: Gray crowned crane

Ground birds pack
Emu
Secretary bird
Shoebill
Great white pelican
Ground hornbill
Saddle billed stork
Great Malayan argus pheasant
Ex: Velied chameleon

or alternatively:

Endangered species pack
Black rhino
Lion tailed macaque
Père David’s deer
Scimitar oryx
Addax
Barbary hyena
Siamang

KönigDerKaffeebohnen · May 18, 2022

I dont think that that would be a preferable situation for frontier or us, but here goes nothing

Desert pack:
Hamadyras Baboon
Emu
Wombat
Collared Peccary
Scymitar Horned Onix
Saiga
Dromedary Camel

Starting things of we have our most underrepresented biome of the game, the deserts. I tried to feature many different kinds of animals and settled for these seven, 3 from north africa, 2 from australia, one from the cold deserts of central asia and one from the deserts of mexico and the south of the US.
While there are a few other desert animals i would like to see, for example the white nosed coati, these 7 span many different groups with a bigger focus on herbivores, lacking any of the infamous cats, bears and dogs. While i wouldnt mind a sandcat or a caracal, i just feel like for the last packs, they are less needed for a general strong roster.

Mountains Pack:
Himalayan Monal
Takin
Spectacle Bear
Red Howler Monkey
Alpine Marmot
Rocky Mountain Goat
Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby

Speaking of underrepresented, we need way more mountainozs animals.
Again i tried to cover many different mountain ranges, from the dusty red rocks of australia to the lush mountainous clowded rainforest in south america, over the mighty himalaya to the rocky mountains and alps. We got a bird, monkey, bear, goat, rodent, macropod, second cowlooking goat, so i would say literally each niche besides a reptile coverd in this super diverse pack.
Special attention to the rocky mountain goat, as they are by far my favorite of the missing goat species due to their very unique and distinct look. I love the square headed goofs.

For the hypothetical Aniversery animal, i would choose a flamingo. I dont particulary care which one, but i think i would pick the american for its smaller size and striking red colors. Also a great fit for an american wetland section.

Woodlands Pack:
Racoon
Red Deer
Wild Boar
Red Fox
Tasmanian Devil
Bennets Wallaby
Amurleopard

Closing things of, weve got a secretive completionist pack, tying a neat bow around europe with 3 and a half animals that are pretty much essential for our wildparks, but also spread far and wide across the world, bringing a little bit of representation to pretty much all of the northern hemisphere.
Australia also welcomes its last two must have species and after having grown by 5 animals across these packs can hopefully lay to rest as a finally satisfying region, with the only major exclusions being the echidna and the tree kangaroo.
Talking about completion, what better way then to close it all of with a leopard?
I might not be his biggest fan, but he certanly deserves the inclusion and fits perfectly into this pack as its primary asian but not european headliner for all those anti europeans.
Quite cheeky, putting the Leopard and the tasmanian devil with the "boring" european animals, allmost as if that will make people not nag on an europe focused pack.

Overall, i like these three packs and i do believe they would grant us a good enough send of, but hopefully we wont have to face an end of support soon, even though i still wouldnt mind these packs, frontier take notes

Swjosdotschka · May 18, 2022

nutrit said:
Let’s do it for fun.

That sentence does not correlate with the title

I'm super bad at planning packs, so I'll give you all a list of animals and you can sort it for fun

To make up for it, I spare exhibit animals and you can have a free try.

So, 21 habitat species it is.

Crested Procupine
Maned Wolf
Tree Kangaroo
Sloth
Squirrel Monkey
Gibbon
Amur Leopard
South American Coati
Asian Lion
Tanuki
Racoon
Pelican
Emu
Wombat
Gray Crowned Crane
Kiwi
Wolverine
Polecat
Baboon
Emperor Tamarin
Hulman Langur (is that the right name?)

Yes, I realize this list doesn't really correlate with my meta wishlist maybe, but well, honestly, with some animals my needs shift, others are a defintate must have. Though I'm much more chill with animal choice by now, it must be said. Especially since we got a propper Otter. Still... a life without procupines and tanukis is possible but not enjoyable and my Tierpark Murmeldorf would really like to replace their Binturongs which thematically much more fitting racoons.

coatifan · May 18, 2022

Drylands Pack:

Maned Wolf
Short-Beaked Echidna
Emu
Przewalski’s Horse
African Crested Porcupine
Collared Peccary
Scimitar Oryx
Central Bearded Dragon (E)

Woodlands Pack:

Golden Lion Tamarin
White-Nosed Coati
Red River Hog
Siamang
Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo
Tasmanian Devil
Fossa
King Cobra (E)

Highlands Pack:

Andean Bear
Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby
Amur Leopard
Golden Takin
Bighorn Sheep/Nubian Ibex
Hamadryas Baboon/Gelada
Wolverine
Hellbender (E)

FoxyDee · May 18, 2022

Drylands animal pack (Desert and Grassland combined):
Maned Wolf
Emu
Crested Porcupine
Honey Badger
Secretary Bird
Striped Hyena
Hamadryas Baboon

Forests animal pack (Tropical and Temprete combined):
Tasmanian Devil
Red River Hog
Andean Bear
Two-Toed Sloth
Howler Monkey
Racoon Dog
North Island Brown Kiwi

Endengered Animal pack (containing also vulnerable animals)
Lar Gibbon
Scimitar Horned Oryx
Przewalski Wild Horse
Lion-Tailed Macaque
Wolverine
Shoebill
Sea Otter

3rd Anniversary animal: American Flamingo

AlexSea · May 18, 2022

I really hope we have more than three packs left. But if not, I'd prefer them all to be animal packs so we get as many animals as possible.

Islands Animal Pack

Lar Gibbon
Fossa
Tasmanian Devil
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
North Island Brown Kiwi
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Island Fox
Fiji Banded Iguana

Drylands Animal Pack

Secretary Bird
Dromedary Camel
Przewalksi's Horse
Emu
African Crested Porcupine
Maned Wolf
Gerenuk
Eastern Green Mamba

Far North Animal Pack

Amur Leopard
Roosevelt Elk
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey
Wolverine
Walrus
Mountain Goat
Musk Ox
Common European Adder

Aramar · May 18, 2022

nutrit said:
Let’s do it for fun.

If all we have left are just 3 animal packs what animals should they contain? Name those 21 habitat and 3 exibit species and try to put them into 3 cohesive animal packs.

You cheated your own rules adding an anniversary animal

Anyway:

A) Drylands animal pack

Dromedary
Hamadryas baboon
African crested porcupine (or Indian)
Emu
Collared peccary
Armadillo
Przewalski's horse
Any chameleon

B) Forest animal pack

Bennet's wallaby
Racoon
Red fox
Wolverine
Red deer
Red river hog
Howler monkey
Tuatara

Anniversay animal: American black bear or Andean bear

C) Endangered species animal pack

Tasmanian devil
Amur leopard
Walrus
Secretary bird
Lar gibbon
Addax
Fossa
King cobra

TheDuckKnight · May 18, 2022

Rainforest Pack:

Gibbon
Sloth
Tree Kangaroo
Red River Hog
South American Coati
Colobus Monkey
Golden Lion Tamarin
Chameleon (Exhibit)

Grassland Pack:

Leopard
Przewalski's Wild Horse
Emu
Secretary Bird
African Spurred Tortoise
African Crested Porcupine
Dromedary Camel
Frilled Lizard (exhibit)

3rd Year Anniversary Animal: Coquerel's Sifaka

Birds and Birds and Birds Pack:

Let's get crazy! A final super pack, implements an aviary similar to exhibit animals (but with more customization - different sizes, materials, etc) - see the aviaries in Prehistoric Kingdom for reference.

Aviary Birds

Bald Eagle
Snowy Owl
Andean Condor
Scarlet Macaw
Keel-Billed Toucan
Kookaburra
Great Indian Hornbill
Yellow Crested Cockatoo

Habitat Birds

Kiwi
Scarlet Ibis
Great White Pelican
Mallard Duck

jcp011c · May 18, 2022

Really ideally one would be avians but for the purposes of this thead:

Deserts/Grassland
P. Horse
Hamydras Baboon
Secretary Bird
Crested Porcupine
Dromedary
Maned Wolf
Patagonian Mara
King Cobra (exhibit)

Oceania (I’m not letting this go)
Tasmanian Devil
Emu
Wombat (any species)
Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo
Wallaby (any species)
Little Blue Penguin
Kiwi (any Species)
Turatara (exhibit)

Around The world type of wrap up pack
Amur Leopard
Wolverine
Raccoon
Andean Bear
Red River Hog
Spoonbill Stork
Howler Monkey
Chameleon (any species/ exhibit)

Anniversary :Masai Giraffe

Doran · May 18, 2022

Since flying birds arent real animals in PZ universe:

Rainforests Animal Pack:
1. Lar Gibbon
2. Sloth
3. Matschie Tree Kangaroo
4. Collared Peccary
5. Cotton-top Tamarin
6. Ocelot
7. Nine-banded armadillo
8. Panter Chameleon (e)

Drylands Animal Pack:
1. Przewalski's Horse
2. Indian Crested Porcupine
3. Serval
4. Hamadryas Baboon
5. Patagonian Mara
6. Common Wombat
7. Blackbuck
8. Frilled Lizard (e)

Endangered Animals Pack:
1. Amur Leopard
2. Mexican Spider Monkey
3. Mishmi Takin
4. Golden Lion Tamarin
5. Black Rhinoceros
6. Scimitar-Horned Oryx
7. Tasmanian Devil
8. Chinese Giant Salamander (e)

becks474 · May 18, 2022

I personally believe in more Packs but I will do 3 further Packs

Rainforest
Any armadillo
Red River hog
Sloth
Ocelot
Any Gibbon
Howler Monkey
Coati
Any exhibit

Drylands
Dromedary
Porcupine (African or Indian)
Maned Wolf
Blackbuck
Emu
Caracal
Hamadryas Baboon
Any exhibit

Around the World
Amur Leopard
Tasmanian Devil
Kirks Dik Dik
Red Deer
Wombat
Kiwi
Przewalski Horse
Any exhibit

When I now look at the meta wishlist I recognize that there are still to much species missing that would be nice for the game. So I hope and think that there will not be an end this year.

SuzieSky · May 18, 2022

Cat and the Canary:

Amur Leopard
Margay
Caracal
Pallas Cat
Scarlet Ibis
Grey-Crowned Crane
Golden Pheasant
King Cobra (Kitty should have left this one outside)

Curious Climbers

Golden Lion Tamarin
Lar Gibbon
Black Howler Monkey
Red-Shanked Douc
Colobus Monkey
Squirrel Monkey
Tree Kangaroo
Chameleon

Chase-able Critters

Przewalski Horse
Dromedary Camel
Red River Hog
Greater Kudu
Saiga
Muntjac
Yellow footed Rock Wallaby
Axolotl

Anniversary: Two-toed sloth

nutrit · May 19, 2022

Swjosdotschka said:
That sentence does not correlate with the title

I'm super bad at planning packs, so I'll give you all a list of animals and you can sort it for fun To make up for it, I spare exhibit animals and you can have a free try.

So, 21 habitat species it is.

Crested Procupine

Maned Wolf

Tree Kangaroo

Sloth

Squirrel Monkey

Gibbon

Amur Leopard

South American Coati

Asian Lion

Tanuki

Racoon

Pelican

Emu

Wombat

Gray Crowned Crane

Kiwi

Wolverine

Polecat

Baboon

Emperor Tamarin

Hulman Langur (is that the right name?)

Yes, I realize this list doesn't really correlate with my meta wishlist maybe, but well, honestly, with some animals my needs shift, others are a defintate must have. Though I'm much more chill with animal choice by now, it must be said. Especially since we got a propper Otter. Still... a life without procupines and tanukis is possible but not enjoyable and my Tierpark Murmeldorf would really like to replace their Binturongs which thematically much more fitting racoons.

You have gave me quite a nut to crack

Grasslands/Savanna
Crested Porcupine
Maned Wolf
Asian Lion
Emu
Baboon
Gray Crowned Crane
Pelican

Tropical Rainforest’s
Tree Kangaroo
Sloth
Squirrel Monkey
Gibbon
South American Coati
Emperor Tamarin
Kiwi

Temperate Forests
Amur leopard
Tanuki
Racoon
Wolverine
Wombat
Polecat
Hulman, Hanuman, Gray Langur

All of those would be a instant buy for me

Swjosdotschka · May 19, 2022

nutrit said:
You have gave me quite a nut to crack

Grasslands/Savanna
Crested Porcupine
Maned Wolf
Asian Lion
Emu
Wombat
Baboon
Gray Crowned Crane
Pelican

Tropical Rainforest’s
Tree Kangaroo
Sloth
Squirrel Monkey
Gibbon
South American Coati
Emperor Tamarin
Kiwi

Temperate Forests
Amur leopard
Tanuki
Racoon
Wolverine
Wombat
Polecat
Hulman, Hanuman, Gray Langur

All of those would be a instant buy for me

OMG, it is perfection

Thank you for really doing that challenge ^^

nutrit · May 19, 2022

Swjosdotschka said:
OMG, it is perfection
Thank you for really doing that challenge ^^

Glad I could be the helpful

Just please give me the Red River hog as the anniversary animal and I would be fulfilled and happy.

You used many different animals than me but all of them work perfectly and I love your ideas.

Especially Asian lion and Gray langur. Both of them would make a hell of a Indian section at my zoo’s.

Swjosdotschka · May 19, 2022

nutrit said:
Glad I could be the helpful

Just please give me the Red River hog as the anniversary animal and I would be fulfilled and happy.

You used many different animals than me but all of them work perfectly and I love your ideas.

Especially Asian lion and Gray langur. Both of them would make a hell of a Indian section at my zoo’s.

I have a soft spot for indian sections, due to Hannover having one that is sooo beautiful, yet too small.
I'm super fine with the red river hog as an anniversary animal

I just don't believe we will get an anniversary animal, to be fair.

Honestly, my main reason for the Asian lion would be, that Frontier does waaaay better models now than they did during base game and we reached a point were I can not really deal with the cartoonic lion we have anymore. For the longest time I thought it was fine and defended it, but now... I just can't anymore

nutrit · May 19, 2022

Swjosdotschka said:
I have a soft spot for indian sections, due to Hannover having one that is sooo beautiful, yet too small.
I'm super fine with the red river hog as an anniversary animal I just don't believe we will get an anniversary animal, to be fair.

Honestly, my main reason for the Asian lion would be, that Frontier does waaaay better models now than they did during base game and we reached a point were I can not really deal with the cartoonic lion we have anymore. For the longest time I thought it was fine and defended it, but now... I just can't anymore

Instead of the totally new mechanics in the next update I would love them to update and upgrade all the animals that really needs it from the base game.

I really don’t want planet zoo 2 I just want the base models to be as good as the current dlc animals. And I think it can be done, we just need to let them know it would be a good idea.

1. Looks
Lion - looks
Tigers - looks
Cheetah - looks
Snow leopard - looks
Bears - looks
Wolf - looks
Hyena - looks
African buffalo - looks
Zebra - looks
Malayan tapir - looks
Jaguar - looks

2. Size
American buffalo - size
Camel - size
Indian elephant - size

3. Mechanics/movements
Orangutan - mechanics
Gorilla - mechanics

Doran · May 19, 2022

nutrit said:
Instead of the totally new mechanics in the next update I would them to update all the animals that really needs it from the base game.

I really don’t want planet zoo 2 I just want the base models to be as good as the current dlc animals. And I think it can be done we just need to let them know it would be a good idea.

That would mean one dlc less btw. Why revisit old animals, when you can make new one and sell it?

nutrit · May 19, 2022

I get your point but also, why not?

I am talking about free update that they make it anyway.

Maybe it would be the best way to refresh the game and give it the new spark. Because we all know that new animals don’t get the work done for that matter as much as they could.

Swjosdotschka · May 19, 2022

nutrit said:
Instead of the totally new mechanics in the next update I would them to update and upgrade all the animals that really needs it from the base game.

I really don’t want planet zoo 2 I just want the base models to be as good as the current dlc animals. And I think it can be done we just need to let them know it would be a good idea.

1. Looks
Lion - looks
Tigers - looks
Cheetah - looks
Snow leopard - looks
Bears - looks
Wolf - looks
Hyena - looks
African buffalo - looks
Zebra - looks
Malayan tapir - looks

2. Size
American buffalo - size
Camel - size
Indian elephant - size

3. Mechanics
Orangutan - mechanics
Gorilla - mechanic

Great list, but I'm fine with the Zebra - would rather have them touch the Jaguar instead. Honestly, all cats up until the SEA pack are really... not that good. And the Orang needs a look and movement / mechanic improvement ^^
And yes, omg, Camel and Buffalo size, please.

Also: Instead of major updates, I'd love them to address the ridicolous hitboxes and please the issues for some animals to climb the smallest of steps. Hitboxes and traversable area got worse and worse.