Building the 2023 packs

[jcp011c]

We're hopefully looking at 4 more packs for 2023 now! I'd absolutely love to see the game go beyond that and into 2024 or even 2025, but I'm kind of reining that hope in a little. So I've come up with the four packs I'd most like to see next year.

Spring - Aviary/Birds Pack - Some of the Exhibit birds could be Walkthrough Exhibit birds
Bald Eagle (E)
Toco Toucan (E)
Scarlet Macaw(E)
Hyacinth Macaw (E)
African Grey Parrot (E)
Golden Eagle (E)
Rhinoceros Hornbill (E)
Sulpher Crested Cockatoo (E)
Kookaburra (E)
Shoebill Stork
Secretary Bird
Greater Roadrunner
Mute Swan
Scarlet Ibis
Australian Pelican
Grey Crowned Crane

Summer: Small Wonders- Theme - some general building theme much like conservation pack was.
Tasmanian Devil
Kiwi
Crested Porcupine
Coatimundi
King Cobra (E)

Fall: Jungles and Forests
Sloth
Tree Kangaroo
Red River Hog
Fossa
Lar Gibbon
Howler Monkey
Aye-Aye
Chameleon (E)

Winter: Taiga/Tundra- Not sure on the theme. I would have gone highlands/bavarian theme but I needed to get the walrus in.
Walrus
Wolverine
Spectacled Bear
Muskox
Snowy Owl (E)

Anniversary animal: Dromedary or Black Rhino

I really did want to try to get a Baboon in there for all the primate fans, but working it the way I did, they just barely missed the cut. but they were on my radar for sure.

 

[premierfong]

If i am not mistaken, new the pattern is.

• Themed Scenery Pack (Too random to predict)
• Biome based for Animal Pack. (Tropical forest, Dessert, Tundra, Islands, Temperate forest, Marine) this enough for 3 years because we only get 2 a year.

 

[DragonNTiger]

Just a few of my ideas (*Eternally subject to change).



[]Islands Animal Pack[]

• American Flamingo -------------- Phoenicopterus ruber ------------ [148]
• Fossa -------------------------------- Cryptoprocta ferox ---------------- [11]
• Hawaiian Goose ------------------ Branta sandvicensis -------------- [223]
• Japanese Raccoon Dog -------- Nyctereutes viverrinus ----------- [69]
• Little Blue Penguin --------------- Eudyptula minor ------------------- [77]
• Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo ----- Dendrolagus matschiei ---------- [61]
• Tasmanian Devil ------------------ Sarcophilus harrisii --------------- [1]

*I dedicated three spots to the Oceania region; this is ideal to me, with any more or less being to much or too little. Furthermore, I feel each animal should represent a different island.
*I chose the Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo over the much more popular Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo [13] due to preference; I much prefer the look of the Matschie's and there is precedence for such choices being made (Siamang VS Lar Gibbon).



[]Daylight Pack[]

• Gray Crown Crane -------------- Balearica regulorum ----------------- [24]
• Mute Swan ------------------------ Cygnus olor ---------------------------- [60]
• Northwestern Blackbuck ------- Antilope cervicapra rajputanae ---- [36]
• South American Coati ---------- Nasua nasua --------------------------- [10]

*Ideally would feature lots of new plants, favoring greenery over structures and filling in areas where vegetation choices are lacking. Presumably would still contain some build objects; gardening theme perhaps, possibly greenhouse elements or solar power roof tops.
*Usually I don't care much about the Exhibit animals, but if we could get more butterflies here that would be awesome.



[]Drylands Animal Pack[]

• African Spurred Tortoise -------- Centrochelys sulcata -------------- [90]
• Collared Peccary ----------------- Dicotyles tajacu --------------------- [58]
• Dromedary Camel --------------- Camelus dromedarius ------------- [20]
• Hamadryas Baboon ------------- Papio hamadryas ------------------- [16]
• Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby
• Saiga Antelope -------------------- Saiga tatarica ----------------------- [30]
• Sand Cat --------------------------- Felis margarita ---------------------- [115]

*My biggest concern here would be the excess of African animals.



[]Mountain Pack[]

• Markhor -------------------------- Capra falconeri --------------------- [26]
• Pallas's Cat --------------------- Otocolobus manul ------------------ [47]
• Spectacled Bear -------------- Tremarctos ornatus ----------------- [29]
• Rock Hyrax -------------------- Procavia capensis ------------------- [78]

*Ideally would feature a genuine Gondola Ride with cable suspension, not the "rollercoaster" version currently in PZ. Honestly, this is the big reason I went with Scenery Pack over Animal Pack.
*My best guess for a build theme would be a Tibetan temple or something, perhaps with lots of references to Himalayan myths like the Yeti.



[]Tundra Pack[]

• Musk-Ox ------------------------- Ovibos moschatus ------------------- [15]
• Trumpeter Swan --------------- Cygnus buccinator ------------------- [329]
• Wolverine ------------------------ Gulo gulo ------------------------------- [8]
• Walrus ---------------------------- Odobenus rosmarus ----------------- [12]

*Much like the Arctic Pack, there is a severe lack of Exhibit Animal options... the most likely candidate is some kind of bird for a walkthrough exhibit... but I'm not sure which, if any, would actually work.
*I'm not so sure of building options... perhaps an Inuit or Native American build set or something based on a fishing village.



Last, but not least, a few of my WIP ideas:

[]Tropical Woodlands Animal Pack[]

• Lar Gibbon ----------------------- Hylobates lar ------------------------- [5]
• Geoffroy's Spider Monkey --- Ateles geoffroyi ----------------------- [47]
• Red Junglefowl ----------------- Gallus gallus -------------------------- [329]
• Red River Hog ------------------ Potamochoerus porcus ------------ [7]
• Ocelot ----------------------------- Leopardus pardalis ----------------- [27]
• ???
• ???

[]Temperate Woodlands Animal Pack[]

• African Civet --------------------- Civettictis civetta
• Reeves's Muntjac -------------- Muntiacus reevesi ------------------ [102]
• Serval ----------------------------- Leptailurus serval -------------------- [30]
• Sichuan Takin ------------------- Budorcas taxicolor tibetana ------- [19]
• Virginia Opposum ------------- Didelphis virginiana ------------------ [223]
• ???
• ???

 

[NZFanatic]

If i am not mistaken, new the pattern is.

• Themed Scenery Pack (Too random to predict)
• Biome based for Animal Pack. (Tropical forest, Dessert, Tundra, Islands, Temperate forest, Marine) this enough for 3 years because we only get 2 a year.

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I would hesitate to say there's a "new pattern". I'm still expecting the next pack to be an animal pack, and in terms of theming, it could change again next year as it changed this year. IMO I think they swapped the animal/scenery pack order this year to market during Halloween, since the Twilight Pack was largely Halloween-themed.

 

[Captain Callum]

Ideally would feature a genuine Gondola Ride with cable suspension, not the "rollercoaster" version currently in PZ.

A full priced dlc just for that , anything for realistic transportation not fantasy versions of the exact same rides in planet coaster

 

[nutrit]

Drylands animal pack
Porcupine ️
Secretary bird
Hamadryas baboon
Dromedary
Echidna
Serval
Somali wild donkey
Ex: Owls and Vultures

Rainforests DLC
Sloth ️
Red river hog
Coati
Howler monkey
Ex: Macaws and Toucans

Islands DLC
Tassie ️
Fossa
Tree kangaroo
Lar gibbon
Ex: Pigeons and lorikeets

Anniversary animal: Addax

Boreal animal pack
Walrus ️
Wolverine
Musk ox
Golden takin
Markhor
Perè David’s deer
American black bear
Ex: Eagles and condors

 

[premierfong]

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I would hesitate to say there's a "new pattern". I'm still expecting the next pack to be an animal pack, and in terms of theming, it could change again next year as it changed this year. IMO I think they swapped the animal/scenery pack order this year to market during Halloween, since the Twilight Pack was largely Halloween-themed.

Yaa one theme pack could be related to a festival and holiday. One theme pack can be conservation/ zoo related. Animal packs should be biomes.

 

[Pentoleaf]

Children's Zoo / Education Pack

Monkey, porcupine, goat, domestic waterfowl or barnyard bird. Playground equipment. Merry-go-round. Exhibit could be sloth, parrots, goldfish, or lizard. No pack will ever make everyone happy, but I feel like this would be a pretty good line-up for a scenery pack.

 

[MarikMoon]

Here are my suggestions for what I consider probably the last year of updates for Planet Zoo, these DLCs are in release order.

 

[Pentoleaf]

Thinking on it, I wouldn't be shocked by a Coastal or Aquarium pack. Manatee, Walurus, and Pelican are all highly requested species, and there are others like rays or nurse sharks which could round it out, and if interspecies exhibits continue we could potentially make decent tropical aquariums...

 

[NachoB]

I've been trying to come up with 4 more packs that would include as many as possible of my most wanted animals and i realize there probably are not going to be enough packs to fit them all, specially with a couple more of scenery packs left

Only ones i can think of are:

Drylands:

• African crested porcupine
• Dromedary camel
• Secretary bird (because why not and also please)
• Collared peccary
• Hamadryas baboon
• Sand cat? Black backed jackal? (this is a frontier pack after all must have a couple of carnivores...)
• Addax? (maybe not because too much ungulates / hervibores unless the dromedary is an anniversary animal, then i can see it taking it's place), Greater rhea (two habitat birds in one pack sounds to good to be true for a Frontier pack but one can dream; the secretary is of higher priority for me though), Patagonian mara? (two rodents in one pack also seems unlikely), Saiga antelope? (some love for central Asia cold deserts), Nile crocodile? (Frontier loves crocs and we have no african croc i wouldn't be mad if we get this one in a desert pack but should not be the first choice) Perentie? (they seem to be expanding the Ocenian roster and we haven't got any other non-crocodilian reptile in any DLC), African Spurred Tortoise? (we haven't got any tortoises either and it would add variety to this group of animals since we only have two giant ones)
• Ex: Cobras (my first choice but if they somehow make vultures work for the WE then those are what i prefer)

Islands (scenery) Pack: Polynesian/SEA architecture

• Tasmanian devil (no brainer)
• Kiwi
• Tree kangaroo
• Fossa
• Ex: panther chameleon or tuatara

Tropical Rainforest Animal Pack (very SA heavy so this roster is extremely unlikely and more of a wishlist)

• Two toed sloth
• Ocelot
• Howler monkey
• Red river hog
• Mantled guereza (two primates in one pack, i must be crazy)
• Southamerican coati
• Scarlet ibis (yeah i know not at all likely but i really want this bird)
• WE: Macaws

 

[toolinek]

i need hedgehogs plsssss

 

[AlexSea]

I know we've beaten this topic to death then resurrected its corpse, but I seriously think we'll get an aviary pack in 2023. I can at least see some smaller birds like budgies, lorikeets, hummingbirds, and the Laughing Kookaburra using the walkthrough exhibits.

 

[NachoB]

At this point i no longer expect an aviary pack tbh

 

[AndyZoos]

Flight and Feathers Pack (Spring/late March): Released alongside a free update that incorporates additional mesh building pieces to the current sets and two additional wall sets ("fine" mesh and piano wire). Also includes some old school menagerie/aviary-style roofing, railings, and foliage. New option for a larger exhibit that is not walk-through. * below indicates walk-through

1. Toco toucan* (headliner)
2. Bald eagle
3. Peregrine falcon
4. Snow owl
5. Barred owl
6. Rhinoceros hornbill
7. Sulphur-crested cockatoo*
8. Macaws (scarlet and hyacinth)*
9. Mandarin duck
10. Scarlet ibis

Islands (Summer/mid-June): Includes a tropical/island-themed building set and scenery items, additional foliage, and new "volcanic" rock type. Free update would add additional restaurant types (and add some vegan options).

1. Tasmanian devil (headliner)
2. Matschie's tree kangaroo
3. Marine iguana
4. Fossa
5. Walk-through Exhibit: Budgies

Deserts (Fall/mid-October):

1. Dromedary camel (headliner)
2. Hamdryas baboon
3. African-crested porcupine
4. Serval
5. Greater roadrunner
6. Collared peccary
7. White-nosed coati
8. Exhibit: Burrowing owls

Anniversary animals: 4 years, 4 animals! Plus a free update with generic zoo items that are glaringly missing from the game. (Unlikely, but hey. A person can dream.)

1. Black rhinoceros
2. North American river otter
3. Wolverine
4. Kiwi

Tropical Animals (Fall/mid-October): At this point, I'm assuming it'll be pure animal packs. This will help round out South America, so pardon the skew there!

1. Cotton-top tamarin (headliner)
2. Red river hog
3. Wolf's monkey
4. Ocelot
5. Tamandua
6. Howler monkey
7. Silver langur
8. Walk-through Exhibit: Sloth

Temperate Animals (Winter/mid-December):

1. American black bear (headliner)
2. Bobcat
3. Black-footed ferret
4. Aardwolf
5. Colobus monkey
6. Sloth bear
7. Reeve's muntjac
8. Exhibit: Kookaburra (or tawny frogmouth)

 

[NZFanatic]

Exhibit: Rock hyrax

But why? This is an animal bigger than a meerkat.

 

[Pinguin]

I think i cant stuff all the animals i want in one year haha!

Spring 2023
Jungles animal pack:

• Two-toed Sloth
• Red River Hog
• Lar Gibbon
• Coatimundi
• Golden Lion Tamarin
• Tree Kangaroo
• Tamandua
• Emerald Tree Boa (exhibit)

Summer 2023
Deserts animal pack:

• Hamadryas Baboon
• Collared Peccary
• Ratel (honey badger)
• African or indian Crested porcupine
• African Spurred Tortoise
• Patagonian Mara
• Dromedary Camel
• King Cobra (exhibit)

Fall 2023
Inslands pack:

• Tasmanian Devil
• Raccoon Dog
• North island brown Kiwi
• Nene goose
• Panther Chameleon (exhibit)

Core zoo scenery - add missing signs for base game animals, mesh netting and roof pieces for easier meshed enclosure buildings, morefake rocks, dead trees, artificial baobabs, fake rock walls etc.

Winter 2023
Wings of the world animal pack (bigger and more expensive DLC, maybe 20 Eur?)

• Roseate Spoonbill
• Helmeted Guineafowl
• Scarlet Ibis
• Great White Pelican
• Secretary Bird
• Mandarin Duck
• Scarlet Macaw (exhibit)
• Toco Toucan (exhibit)
• Snow Owl (exhibit)
• Bald Eagle (exhibit)
• Crowned pidgeon (exhibit)
• Laughting Kookaburra (exhibit)
• White-backed Vulture (exhibit) or any other vulture species.

Still missing the mountains pack and coastal pack We need 2 more years of support!

 

[AndyZoos]

But why? This is an animal bigger than a meerkat.

The honest answer is because I was exhausted when I got to that point and probably should have waited to post until the morning. I wasn't fully thinking straight, hah. I'll probably update it later today.

EDIT: Replaced it with an Aussie bird to flesh that out more!

 

[zoomaster1994]

Rainforest animal pack
-Red river hog(More pig diversity and a popular zoo animal.)
-Red forest buffalo(A colorful looking buffalo with big fluffy ears. Could also be replaced for Banteng, Anoa or Gaur.)
-Northern Tamandua(Ant eater diversity and I love Tamanduas )
-Hoffman two-toed sloth(We need another key member of the xenartha family)
-Spider monkey(Any species will do for me, we could use some more monkey species from South America. Could also be a howler monkey)
-Goodfellows tree kangaroo(A well known tree kangaroo to add some animal variety and it's a beloved animal overall.)
-Sumatran rhino(It's a pretty unique and rare species of rhino, so yes!)
E;
-Several species of hummingbirds

Island pack
-North-Island brown kiwi(More bird variety, and the number 1 representative of New Zealand)
-Tasmanian devil(Pretty much the representative of Tasmania)
-Aye-Aye(We didn't get it in the twilight pack and I think a good choice as it's quite the unique looking lemur)
-Fossa(Madagascar's only land predator and a very welcome addition.)
E:
-Spectacled flying fox(More bat species are needed)

Desert animal pack
-Addax(A desert antelope, can't really go without it right?)
-Dromedary camel(The final camelids and the one all planet zoo lovers would really want.)
-African crested porcupine(Would've been better for the grassland pack, but it is what it is. Another large rodent that is quite popular)
-White collared peccary(South American pig like animal that brings in more South American variety.)
-Hamadryas baboon(A desert/arid type of monkey. A definite yes to bring in some monkey/baboon variety.)
-Somali wild ass(The last of the equines and a first donkey. A beautiful, striking and rare wild species of donkey.)
-Perentie(A new large monitor lizard, quite unique to Australia. A welcome Australian addition)
E;
-Thorny devil

Mountain animal pack
-Markhor(Well known curled horned, quite a large wild goat that is definitely a must for zoos )
-Golden takin(Another well know caprid, and a unique and overal really fascinating and weird wonder for zoos)
-Gelada(Mountain living monkey, a zootycoon2 animal, who could say no?)
-Ethiopian wolf(Another rare African wolf, and the last canine for PZ, or perhaps the alpine marmot as alternative)
-Spectacled bear(The final bear for PZ should be the spectacled bear from South America.)
-Darwin Rhea(A must have! more bird variety and the only way I could see the Darwin Rhea getting added)
-Mountain tapir(Quite a fuzzy, small and unique looking tapir, though, there might be better alternatives.)
E;
-Japanese giant salamander

EDIT: I changed the spurred tortoise for the wild donkey

 

[Baryonix82]

In all my DLC ideas I have put 8 animals. In non-Animal Packs, I wish there were some of the animals on my lists

Spring 2023
Rainforests

• Red River Hog (LC)
• Blue-spotted Tree Monitor (EN)
• Ocellated Turkey (NT)
• Asian Golden Cat (NT)
• Roosevelt Elk (LC)
• Silvery Gibbon (EN)
• Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (EN)
• Gaboon Viper (VU) [exhibit]

Summer 2023
Desert Animal Pack

• Addax (CR)
• Dama Gazelle (CR)
• Great Indian Bustard (CR)
• Sand Cat (LC)
• Ringtail (LC)
• Indian Wild Donkey (NT)
• Black-backed jackal (LC)
• Central Bearded Dragon (LC) [exhibit]

Fall 2023
Mountain

• Markhor (NT)
• Spectacled Bear (VU)
• Mountain Goat (LC)
• Yellow-throated Marten (LC)
• Wild Yak (VU)
• Andean Mountain Cat (EN)
• Alpine Marmot (LC)
• Sugar Glider (LC) [Walkthrough Exhibit] [Their distribution extends to altitudes of 2000 m]

Aniversary Animal: Grévy's Zebra (EN)

Winter 2023
Endangered Species Animal Pack

• Ethiopian Wolf (EN) [Current Population: 197 mature individuals]
• Hirola (CR) [There are currently less than 500 hirola individuals in the world, with all occurring in the wild. There are no hirolas in captivity]
• Asiatic Cheetah (CR) [It is estimated that a population of between 70-100 individuals survives. Found only in Iran]
• Sumatran Rhinoceros (CR) [Fewer than 100 individuals are now estimated to remain in the wild]
• Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey (CR) [The last estimated population count was less than 250 individuals]
• Somali Wild Donkey (CR) [The species numbers at best approximately 200 mature invidivuals in the wild]
• Black-footed Ferret (EN) [300 estimated in the wild]
• Red Wolf (CR) [Only 10 left in the Wild and 250 in Zoos]