Winter DLC Speculation
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OH YESSS! that's amazing news! so now I'm starting to doubt about aviary in december even though! what if aviary It's not the biggest dlc that we going to get like PC Ghostbusters dlc and we will get something bigger idk! also leaf, have found more useful info?
Ouch.
Of course, as said there is a big difference; Cincinnati Zoo successfully bred Sumatran rhinos before returning their animals to Sumatra. If they still had them they'd be as rare as the proboscis monkey. The kakapo, on the other hand, has never been in captivity, and most likely never will be.
The sumatran rhinoceros is the final piece that we need from asia in my opinion. Javan rhinos are too similar to indian in my see, but sumatran are very unical. The closest relative of the wooly rhino. Is like a very distinct species from the other rhinos.A much special rhino that is a must to have in the game for me
Sumatran rhinos are an odd one due to the fact that they have successfully bred a couple times mainly with the work of Cincinnati. I oppose animals that cannot be kept in zoos for obvious reasons where the Sumatran rhino could be possible - it would have to have a very very hard pregnancy rates to correctly portray conservation efforts
Obviously it's tongue-in-cheek.
That's it exactly.Definitely sounds personal
Anyway, I get particularly passionate about the kakapo because I've worked closely with them in real life.
By the same token, proboscis monkeys are incredibly difficult to keep in captivity because we don't fully understand their dietary requirements, and they often die in zoos because of that. Singapore has been successful, on the other hand, which is apparently enough for Frontier. I'd say successully breeding the Sumatran rhino at Cincinnati Zoo is a good measure of how they can thrive in captivity. AFAIK the reason Cincinnati cancelled their programme was because of the logistics of maintaining it, not for any welfare concerns (captive breeding is not as simple as the game suggests, after all; genetic diversity is the single most important aspet, and I can imagine it would be supremely difficult to get new blood into a captive Sumatran rhinoceros population).
if content pack 13 is in the files it's safe to say I think the game will pull a planet coaster and end support in the summer. So perhaps 14 total dlcs. I'd be alright with that possibility honestly, the game has gone far beyond my wildest dreams already!Nah I’m way too lazy lol I just report on the news not make it
Wow, i have searched and there are less than 80 sumatran rhinos, between 34 and 47. There are less rhinos than amur leopards and kakapos. Even more Javan Rhinos. That´s so sad
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DLC with sumatran rhino could include 7 most common in captivity animals and some people still would whine about it.
Why would frontier do this to them? To use this rhino they would need to raise creativity levels beyond recreating ,,realistic,, zoo over and over. Everyone would ng die!
Its not like average playerbase absolutely dont care about whole captivity thing and just like to play with animals.
Why would frontier do this to them? To use this rhino they would need to raise creativity levels beyond recreating ,,realistic,, zoo over and over. Everyone would ng die!
Its not like average playerbase absolutely dont care about whole captivity thing and just like to play with animals.
Sigh. Not everything has to be 1:1.
But whatever. Replace the rhino mentally with mountain gorillas. Yes, have been kept in captivity but afaik not successful.
I still don't like the inclusion of the p. Monkey.
If it was left up to the "average player base" the game would have like ten animals total (lion, tiger, bear, giraffe, zebra, elephant, monkey (undefined, just monkey), gorilla, ostrich, wolf (undefined, just a wolf).
No, but if we're talking about rare animals, the difference between "has been kept in captivity" and "has not been kept in captivity" is a fair way to categorise.
"Successful" and "unsuccessful" are also fair (but the Sumatran rhino still makes it in, as it was successful for many years).
I know these trees.....we don't have these old, large ones in Europe. The ones we have in the game aren't the giant redwood (sequoia gigantea) but the californian or coastal redwood. And if I'm correct are the giant redwoods more located in the mountains (close to yosemite) while the coastal redwoods are located more in the western part of california.Alright I'm confused
The coastal redwood , typically found throughout western California is a tall slim tree which is the tallest tree in the world. These are a much darker bark with much more branches typical to a more forest setting. Now the troubling thing is the species found in Europe is the giant redwood but has the features of the coastal redwood minus the slim profile
Giant redwood in Yosemite national park:
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Coastal redwood:
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European giant redwood (my local redwoods):
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My only point was, that the models we have in the game are maybe great to build these famous redwood groves (in the californian national parks) are at least 4-500 years old, maybe even older. In europe (or in general every redwood outside of california) is way younger than these giants...And the younger trees look a bit different (more like your last picture or the pictures I posted some time ago in the forum). We have coastal redwoods in Europe, too....but not as much as giant redwoods (I even know a park where both are standing next to each other).
Yeah when I first saw the trees in-game, I thought they would be fantastic to make a national park grove - Mariposa grove in Yosemite was my first thought if I'm being exact. Really red thick trees that are huge from the explore cam perspective - I tried and they are massive. Obviously with the groves those are like thousands of years old hence the sheer size of them.
In Europe at least in Scotland , the trees are no more than say 250 years old so it would be great if we got another younger variant of the giant redwood . Maybe that's why the bark is darker and more branches - I'm no expert in trees in any means
This is how they usually look like in Europe (especially in Germany)
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If I'm correct the oldest german redwoods were planted around 1860....
I actually hope for 3 smaller/medium sized redwoods and maybe 2-3 really large models of the giant redwood (mabe even a 80-100m tall model). Just to have both options.
I guess, as long as we only have the giant models, the yellow pine trees could work as smaller redwoods
I don´t know if you know this bird, the "Guianan -of-the-rock", but i´m hoping that this bird come some day to the game. Is so unique!
I have some birds in my wishlist, but i have 12 that i want most: Blue and Golden Macaw, Guinaian -of-the-rock, kakapos (yes, kakapos, i love them even if they are not in zoos, i love that greeny bois), brown kiwis, keas, atlantic puffins, spanish imperial eagles, emus, scarlet ibises, toco tucans, hoatzins and rhinoceros hornbills
