AZA Ungulate Tag, what we have and what we don't

tigris115

tigris115
So I like to look through the material that the AZA puts out there and I saw that they had a profile of every ungulate species that they manage. Being the kind of guy I am, I decided to organize all of them in 3 categories. Some of the names and subspecies will vary btw so keep that in mind

IN-GAME: Animals that have officially been added by Frontier to the game
Addax
Addra gazelle
African buffalo
American bison
Asian wild horse
Babirusa
Bactrian camel
Baird's tapir
Blue wildebeest
Bongo
Gemsbok
Giraffe
Malayan tapir
Moose
Nile lechwe
Nyala
Okapi
Plains zebra
Pronghorn
Pygmy hippopotamus
Red river hog
River hippopotamus
Sable antelope
Scimitar-horned oryx
Somali wild ass
Springbok
Thomson's gazelle
Warthog

MOD: These are animals that have been made into mods by the modding community
Arabian oryx
Banteng
Barasingha
Bontebok
Chacoan peccary
Collared peccary
Desert bighorn sheep
Eld's deer
Gaur
Gerenuk
Grant's gazelle
Greater kudu
Grévy's zebra
Guanaco
Impala
Klipspringer
Kordofan aoudad
Lechwe
Lowland anoa
Markhor
Mountain zebra
Musk deer
Nubian ibex
Père David's deer
Persian onager
Reeves' muntjac
Roan antelope
Sichuan takin
Sitatunga
Slender-horned gazelle
Steenbok
Transcaspian urial
Tufted deer
Waterbuck
Yellow-backed duiker

N/A: Simply animals that haven't yet been made into mods; or said mods are majorly outdated (I'm talking before new species)
Bactrian wapiti
Black duiker
Blue duiker
Chilean pudu
Chinese goral
Common eland
Fringe-eared oryx
Greater Malayan chevrotain
Kirk's dik-dik
Lesser kudu
Red brocket
Red-flanked duiker
Red-fronted gazelle
Soemmerring's gazelle
Speke's gazelle
Uganda kob
Visayan warty pig
White-lipped deer

Now, with all the animals not officially in the game, I think that these are the following that Frontier should legitimately look into.

One of the small antelope or deer: I feel like as unique body plans go (i.e. one that a modder can't do justice with the current tools), the small, forest dwelling ungulate is missing. This can be filled by a variety of species such as the tufted deer, duikers, muntjac, etc. I think 1 duiker and 1 of the small Asian deer will be sufficient for representing this group

Sichuan takin: I feel like the takin is such a unique caprid, being much bulkier than typical goat or sheep. Would especially be great for an Asian complex with pandas.

Red river hog: I love these guys. Their little ear tufts, their striking colors, they're perfect for any Congo exhibit

Gerenuk: Like with the small antelope and deer, the gerenuk is such an anatomically unique creature that it can't really be done justice by anyone except Frontier, especially when they stand on their hind legs for browsing.

One of the 2 kudus: Kudus are super iconic antelope with their horns. If I had to pick 1, I'd go for the greater kudu but I wouldn't be mad if we got the lesser kudu.

Common eland: Like the kudu, eland also have very iconic horns.
 
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becks474

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There is an updated mod for Kirks Dik Dik. Since I first played with mods the big surprise to me is still that there is no up-to-date Version for the Red River Hog which belongs to the most popular species and should be made relative easy (compared to some other species).
 

NachoB

NachoB
I don't think so many duikers are DEFFINETLY NEEDED. That's completly subjective. I think any from your personal list at the end is 100% more needed than three duiker species or a malayan chevrotain.

Just because they are more common in zoos than other animals (which i supposed is how you built this lists) doesn't mean they are needed for the game.I agree we need smaller ungulates but just a couple would be fine. I think a (1) duiker, kirk's dik dik and the chilean pudu (and maybe a chevrotain species) are the most necessary out of all those.

Takin, markhor, collared peccary and red river hog are needed for sure. I would personally love a greater kudu, gerenuk, impala and giant eland but i recognise they are not priorities probably.
 

Veah

Veah
tigris115 said:
So I like to look through the material that the AZA puts out there and I saw that they had a profile of every ungulate species that they manage. Being the kind of guy I am, I decided to organize all of them in 3 categories. Some of the names and subspecies will vary btw so keep that in mind

IN-GAME: Animals that have officially been added by Frontier to the game
African buffalo
American bison
Asian wild horse
Babirusa
Bactrian camel
Baird's tapir
Bongo
Gemsbok
Giraffe
Malayan tapir
Moose
Nile lechwe
Nyala
Okapi
Plains zebra
Pronghorn
Pygmy hippopotamus
River hippopotamus
Sable antelope
Scimitar-horned oryx
Springbok
Thomson's gazelle
Warthog

MOD: These are animals that have been made into mods by the modding community
Addax
Addra gazelle
Arabian oryx
Banteng
Barasingha
Blue wildebeest
Bontebok
Chacoan peccary
Collared peccary
Desert bighorn sheep
Eld's deer
Gaur
Gerenuk
Grant's gazelle
Greater kudu
Grévy's zebra
Guanaco
Impala
Klipspringer
Kordofan aoudad
Lechwe
Lowland anoa
Markhor
Mountain zebra
Musk deer
Nubian ibex
Père David's deer
Persian onager
Reeves' muntjac
Roan antelope
Sichuan takin
Sitatunga
Slender-horned gazelle
Somali wild
Steenbok
Transcaspian urial
Tufted deer
Waterbuck
Yellow-backed duiker

N/A: Simply animals that haven't yet been made into mods; or said mods are majorly outdated (I'm talking before new species)
Bactrian wapiti
Black duiker
Blue duiker
Chilean pudu
Chinese goral
Common eland
Fringe-eared oryx
Greater Malayan chevrotain
Kirk's dik-dik
Lesser kudu
Red brocket
Red river hog
Red-flanked duiker
Red-fronted gazelle
Soemmerring's gazelle
Speke's gazelle
Uganda kob
Visayan warty pig
White-lipped deer

Now, with all the animals not officially in the game, there are 3 ways that you could categorize them all based on how much the game really needs them. This will be based on a combination of different factors such as the uniqueness of the rig itself, the niche the animal fills in a zoo, etc.

Definelty needed: These are animals that, IMO, are very much imperative additions to the game, as much so as species like the capybara and Amur leopard were in their respective packs. One thing to note is that I put all the duikers and small deer in here as, IMO, that body type is missing from the game. If one got in, the rest would go into the "Don't bother" category.
Black duiker
Blue duiker
Chilean pudu
Common eland
Gerenuk
Greater Malayan chevrotain
Kirk's dik-dik
Red river hog
Markhor
Red-flanked duiker
Sichuan takin
Tufted deer

Would be nice: These animals aren't super urgent additions to the game but they would still be met with positive accolades from the fanbase. They may be similar to other species but they have differences that make them unique. Think like how it was nice to get something like the water buffalo.
Bactrian wapiti (If we got a red deer, this would go in "Don't bother")
Blue wildebeest
Gaur

Don't bother: This is where Frontier should honestly not even bother making these animals, unless as a free DLC or if the amount of animals per DLC can be SUBSTANTIALLY increased, lest they take space from more deserving animals. Think like the Arctic wolf or spectacled caiman.
Masai giraffe
Mountain zebra
Lechwe
Uganda kob

As well, I'd consider the following ungulates to be very welcome additions:
Blackbuck
Chital
Dromedary camel (would be nice if free)
Eastern black rhinoceros
Musk ox
Wild boar
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You really like duikers, don't you? 😅 I would add the blackbuck to the essentials, just my taste.
 

jcp011c

jcp011c
I like some of this, but I have to disagree on the Giraffe being "Don't Bother". An animal like that would make a perfect free anniversary surprise. It would give variety to the giraffes as well.

Otherwise I agree with much of this, as I am working to overcome my own bias against more African Antelopes.

Side comment, the modders have done a tremendous job and I know they'll continue to do so. the only animal that I'd say is a bit surprising they haven't tackled (since 1.4) is the Red River Hog. But they have absolutely no obligations to do so and what mods they release are done because of their passion for the game, of art, and of creativity. So it's not like I'm saying they "should" do it. It's just surprising they haven't.
 

biggest_dreamer

biggest_dreamer
NachoB said:
I don't think so many duikers are DEFFINETLY NEEDED. That's completly subjective.
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Veah said:
You really like duikers, don't you? 😅
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I think y'all missed the part in the OP:
tigris115 said:
One thing to note is that I put all the duikers and small deer in here as, IMO, that body type is missing from the game. If one got in, the rest would go into the "Don't bother" category.
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Makes sense to me. We do need one small deer or (preferably, imo) antelope, but beyond that they'd just be taking up limited spots.
 

tigris115

tigris115
Yeah, I feel that, of all the body types we have for ungulates, we're missing a small forest artiodactyl like a duiker or muntjac. Tho once one's added, I don't really need the others as they can be implemented through modding.

Also @jcp011c, the Don't bother category are animals that I wouldn't want for Paid DLC. They're perfectly fine for free content like an anniversary.
 

jcp011c

jcp011c
tigris115 said:
Yeah, I feel that, of all the body types we have for ungulates, we're missing a small forest artiodactyl like a duiker or muntjac. Tho once one's added, I don't really need the others as they can be implemented through modding.

Also @jcp011c, the Don't bother category are animals that I wouldn't want for Paid DLC. They're perfectly fine for free content like an anniversary.
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Ah, thanks for that clarification. Yeah I can definitely agree with that.
 
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