3 unpopular antelope choices

paul78

paul78
There’s a lot of antelope choices out there. Some heavily requested some not. These 3 are not necessarily high on my personal list of requested animals but either one would make a great surprise animal in PZ I feel.
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The dik-dik antelope. A very small unique animal that could be a fan favorite if frontier ever decided to include them. I really doubt they will make it in but they would be a great surprise for sure.
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Roan Antelope these antelopes remind me of the sable antelope. Not a very popular choice and may not appeal as much as the two other choices listed here but could make a unique choice for people’s Savannah exhibits.
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Blesbok I’ve seen a few requests for these guys but not many. I always loved the blesbok one of the AD members made for zt2. It also would be a cool option for some community Savannah exhibits.
As I mentioned I don’t really expect any one of these three to make the final roster as I believe most of not all animals are planned out for the x amount of yrs frontier decides to support this game are already chosen but as far as a good surprise animal any one of these 3 would be a great option.
 

NZFanatic

NZFanatic
Yeah, I think we can cut the first two. I'd take a duiker over the dik-dik purely due to aesthetic interest, and as you say the roan is close to the sable. The blesbok and related antelope (bontebok and such) are pretty interesting and part of a group we haven't seen in the game as yet.
 

nutrit

nutrit
paul78 said:
There’s a lot of antelope choices out there. Some heavily requested some not. These 3 are not necessarily high on my personal list of requested animals but either one would make a great surprise animal in PZ I feel.
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The dik-dik antelope. A very small unique animal that could be a fan favorite if frontier ever decided to include them. I really doubt they will make it in but they would be a great surprise for sure.
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Roan Antelope these antelopes remind me of the sable antelope. Not a very popular choice and may not appeal as much as the two other choices listed here but could make a unique choice for people’s Savannah exhibits.
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Blesbok I’ve seen a few requests for these guys but not many. I always loved the blesbok one of the AD members made for zt2. It also would be a cool option for some community Savannah exhibits.
As I mentioned I don’t really expect any one of these three to make the final roster as I believe most of not all animals are planned out for the x amount of yrs frontier decides to support this game are already chosen but as far as a good surprise animal any one of these 3 would be a great option.
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The more Antelope the better for me. I could have a zoo only with them.
I really hope that dev’s from Frontier would add more of them in the future.

Bontebok is also one of my favorite - amazing coloration and I’m craving for my South African exibit.
Also Giant eland, Greather kudu, all oryxes, Addax, Waterbuck and beautiful Nile lechwe - I would love to see a water loving antelope.
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So if I can choose only 3 I would say:
  • Nile lechwe
  • Zebra duiker
  • Bontebok or any other hartebeest
 
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Villa11

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I would love more antelopes.

Gerenuk, blackbuck, duiker (any species), impala, addax, more oryx species, sitatunga, eland (any species) and nilgai are all on my wishlist.
 

NZFanatic

NZFanatic
Villa11 said:
I would love more antelopes.

Gerenuk, blackbuck, duiker (any species), impala, addax, more oryx species, sitatunga, eland (any species) and nilgai are all on my wishlist.
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IMO both the addax and scimitar-horned oryx are "essential" for modern conservation programmes. I'm amazed one of them wasn't in the base game (as early as the original Zoo Tycoon when I was just a child I remember thinking that the scimitar-horned oryx was a better fit for a game than the gemsbok, even).
 

random goat

random goat
It has been many times that I heard/read some people saying there are too many African antelopes in the game. And I really don't get it. There are still....60-70 african antelopes not featured in the game? Counting gazelles, dik-diks, duikers.... And some of them really unique and with a very distinc and impressive look.
And don't get me started on the lack of cervids and caprids...
Choosing only 3 is a nightmare tbh. Given that the thread states 'unpopular', I will exclude the Addax and Scimitar-horned Oryx, though they should also be in the game.
My personal choices would be:
-Duiker (preferably Blue Duiker).
-Bontebok
-Dama Gazelle
 
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Cynogale bennettii II

Cynogale bennettii II
If I had to choose three African antelope I would want to see in the game (difficult, as there are so many) they would be:

  • Addra gazelle: Very different in appearance to either of the current gazelle-like antelopes, a critically endangered desert-grassland animal that also regularly stand on their hind legs to reach branches (in the manner of a gerenuk).
  • Waterbuck: Would add a new group of antelope (the kob family) otherwise unrepresented in the game; they are regularly kept in mixed enclosures with other savannah animals and have a very striking bullseye pattern on their rump to offset their mainly brown coats.
  • Yellow backed duiker: Would add another completely new group of antelopes to the game; they are a jungle and savannah species so could be mixed with a variety of animals (as they are in real life) and are also omnivorous, which I personally find fascinating.

The AZA have published little PDF factsheets about many different types of ungulate that are being worked with in American zoos; these are the factsheets for each of the three species I have mentioned:
Addra gazelle: https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...f93748a333393/1576252957920/Addra+gazelle.pdf
Waterbuck: https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...eaa95fc0001163a67/1565699217419/Waterbuck.pdf
Yellow backed duiker: https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...b72d0f/1576253649601/Yellow-backed+duiker.pdf
 

Villa11

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Cynogale bennettii said:
Addra gazelle: Very different in appearance to either of the current gazelle-like antelopes, a critically endangered desert-grassland animal that also regularly stand on their hind legs to reach branches (in the manner of a gerenuk).
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There is some support for the Addra gazelle not being genetical distant from the Mohr and Dama gazelles, so maybe we could just see the Dama gazelle which encompasses both the Dama and Addra as colour variation.

I really can't limit myself to just 3, there are simply to many antelopes that I like.
 

nutrit

nutrit
Olu
Robongio said:
Well regarding your first suggestion, is it too late to point out this one year old article by Wireframe?
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Yeah, but none of the species mentioned in this article make to the game...

There are also some very nice antelope species in Asia that I would love to see:
- Four horned antelope - totally unique and prehistoric looking species
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- Blackbuck - maybe more popular but still not very common, would make a great addition to the Indian zoo’s
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- Nilgai - a bridge between bovids and antelopes - totally amazing looking antelope
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Firestar97

Firestar97
nutrit said:
Olu

Yeah, but none of the species mentioned in this article make to the game...

There are also some very nice antelope species in Asia that I would love to see:
- Four horned antelope - totally unique and prehistoric looking species
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- Blackbuck - maybe more popular but still not very common, would make a great addition to the Indian zoo’s
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- Nilgai - a bridge between bovids and antelopes - totally amazing looking antelope
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They look so awesome

Robongio said:
Well regarding your first suggestion, is it too late to point out this one year old article by Wireframe?
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What's with that Article? The only Thing that immediately jumped into my Eye was that they mentioned a Animal Jail which means that they don't even know what they write about.
But what's interesting is that a Article once mentioned Alligators, Baboons and Dik-Diks. I wonder why we still didn't get those Animals. I'm pretty sure they even wrote that they've tested the Game and built a Baboon Enclosure
And if I remember correctly they've described it in a Way that it couldn't be a Mandrill Enclosure. I'm pretty sure they've also mentioned the Saltwater Crocodile in the same Article so this couldn'tve been Confusion of 2 Animals either
 

random goat

random goat
Well, there's a possibility that these animals were created and potentially used in the version of the game Wireframe tested. Maybe they were discarded/changed at a later stage.
It's very likely that a relevant amount of animals were at least partially developed and never came to light for A or B reason. Same applies for at least some of the animals we've got in DLCs. The polar bear, the reindeer, the jaguar, the llama, the kangaroo... I'm pretty sure at least preliminar models of these were tested before or around game's launch.

But then again I wouldn't trust any review 100%.
 

NL_Mutso

NL_Mutso
random goat said:
It has been many times that I heard/read some people saying there are too many African antelopes in the game. And I really don't get it. There are still....60-70 african antelopes not featured in the game
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I think a lot of people compare it to the total amount of animals. We got 5 (?) antelopes in total.

Urufu1997 said:
But what's interesting is that a Article once mentioned Alligators, Baboons and Dik-Diks. I wonder why we still didn't get those Animals. I'm pretty sure they even wrote that they've tested the Game and built a Baboon Enclosure
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Wouldn't count on accurate info from gamereviewers sites. Some reviewers just get 30 minute playtime with the game, and they base they review on those few minutes. or just watch the E3 demo.
Btw, Wildlife Imprisonment Simulator not the best way to start a review. :D
Most likely they mistaken some species: Baboon -> Mandrill, Thompson's Gazelle or Nyala -> Dik-Dik, Alligator -> Gharial.

Seen this article pop up multiple times, mostly accompanied with a conspiracy theory, "proving" Frontier didn't release all species in the base-game and want us to pay for "base game" animals.
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
NL_Mutso said:
Most likely they mistaken some species: Baboon -> Mandrill, Thompson's Gazelle or Nyala -> Dik-Dik, Alligator -> Gharial.
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I don't know how someone could confuse those Species. I could somewhat understand Mandrill/Baboon but as I've mentioned the Article I've read once described the Enclosure in a Way that absolutely couldnt've been a Mandrill Enclosure but what you'll see as a Enclosure for Hamadryas Baboons in many Zoos
 
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