DLC 19 "Betting" Game

senginous

senginous
Update: Submissions closed, stay tuned for results!

Hey everyone, with DLC-teasing season upon us, I wanted to propose a new competitive style of DLC guessing game to whet our appetites, so that even those who are sure their personal wishes won't be fulfilled have a reason to follow along! It's a cross between the ever-popular wishlist and "bingo" formats, with the addition of a points system to quantify a winner while allowing for more than just animal guesses (I am optimistic that this is different enough to warrant a new thread?). Just be sure to read the rules carefully! I tried to balance things to allow myself to grade the animal guesses somewhat objectively, but other things like update features or pack theme will have to be pretty subjective, sorry. Keep in mind that it is all in good fun!

Submissions will close as soon as Frontier releases the first concrete teaser for the pack as a whole or any animals, most likely during or just before the livestream on March 26th. I will update the thread to announce its closure, any submissions added or edited after that point will not be counted. In the case of a tie, earlier submissions (including time of last edit) will be given the kudos.

Keep in mind that your answers can be completely unrelated to one another, they do not have to fit a single DLC theme

Rules and Grading
Name/Theme (2 slots, up to 10 points based on accuracy and specificity)​
Type (Animal, scenery, or the new "combo" style, 10 points)​
Animals​
  • Guesses MUST point to a particular species (or subspecies), but by default I will also grant half credit if any added animal is more closely related to your guessed species than any animal currently in-game (must at least be in the same order)
  • You can also broaden your guess by listing some combination of taxonomic group (no broader than order) and a biome and/or continent (according to in-game filters) so that the category is currently unrepresented in game. I will grant half credit if (and only if) any added animal fits in this category, regardless of relation to the particular species named. Do still name a species within this category to get full credit
    • Good:
      • Waterfowl (Tropical), white-faced whistling duck
        • Mute swan (our current waterfowl) is not tropical, so this category is currently unrepresented. Half-credit for any Tropical waterfowl, no credit for any non-Tropical whistling ducks.
      • Ocelot
        • Half-credit for any Leopardus cat
      • Ibis, scarlet
        • Half-credit for any pelecaniform added, functionally the same as just listing "Scarlet ibis"
    • Poor/ambiguous:
      • Duck, white-faced whistling
        • Ducks are not a singular, taxonomic group, so you would only get credit for waterfowl more closely related to the whistling duck than swans
      • Antelope (Indian), nilgai
        • India already has an bovid/bovine (wild water buffalo), antelope is not really a taxonomic term, and India is not a continent. Defaults to credit only for close relatives of the nilgai.
      • Fanged "deer", Siberian musk deer
        • Several actual deer, mouse-deer and musk deer all fall under this category, but are not closely related. Only musk deer would receive credit
Habitat (14 slots, 14 points for slot #1 down to 1 point for slot #14)​
  • 10 bonus points will be awarded if your #1 slot guess ends up being the headliner of the pack!
Exhibit (2 slots, 10 points total)​
  • For "mixed" exhibit guess (ex. mixed parrots, mixed hummingbirds), you will only get full credit if multiple species get added. Otherwise it is half credit unless you name the specific species added.
Scenery (2 slots, up to 10 points based on accuracy and specificity)
Update features
Major (2 slots, up to 10 points based on accuracy and specificity)​
  • Think on-par with walkthrough exhibits, interactive habitats, deep diving
Minor (5 slots, up to 5 points per)​
  • Think updated compatibility, enrichment, colormorphs, remasters, small behaviors
Nature (5 slots, 5 points per)
  • You don't need to name a particular species, I only need to be able to distinguish it from unrelated plants and in-game relatives
Here's a blank list to fill out to get you started:
Name/Theme (2 slots)
Type: Animal, Scenery, Combo (like the recent packs), or something else
Animals
Habitat (14 slots)​
Exhibit (2 slots)​
Scenery (2 slots)
Update features
Major (2 slots)​
Minor (5 slots)​
Nature (5 slots)
Here's a sample submission based on how I would fill it out (obviously since I am judging, I won't be participating otherwise):
Name/Theme (2 slots)
  1. Equator animal pack (Geographic, any equatorial region, not just tropical rainforests)
  2. Pan-American animal pack (Geographic, North and South America)
Type: Combo
Animals
Habitat (14 slots)​
  1. Ocelot
  2. White-bellied spider monkey
  3. Short-beaked echidna
  4. Scarlet ibis
  5. Crocodile (African), Nile
  6. South American coati
  7. Darwin's rhea
  8. American black bear
  9. Walrus
  10. Honey badger
  11. Nilgai
  12. Secretary bird
  13. Matschie's tree-kangaroo
  14. Black-capped squirrel monkey
Exhibit (2 slots)​
  1. Scarlet macaw (walkthrough)
  2. Veiled chameleon
Scenery (2 slots)
  1. Caribbean
  2. Cabin (horizontal, rustic log or wood slat walls)
Update features
Major (2 slots)​
  1. Guests feeding animals
  2. Ambient animals
Minor (5 slots)​
  1. Leucistic okapi
  2. Un-reticulated giraffe
  3. Asia tag for hamadryas baboon
  4. Asia tag for African spurred tortoise
  5. Temperate South American map
Nature (5 slots)
  1. Bougainvillea
  2. Gorse
  3. Quila (South American bamboo)
  4. Lavender
  5. Giant kelp

May Frontier be in your favor, and remember to account for their taste, not necessarily your own!
 
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Mjmannella

Mjmannella
Name/Theme
  1. New World Animal Pack
  2. Rainforests Animal Pack
Type: Combo
Animals
Habitat
  1. Ocelot
  2. Mantled Guereza
  3. Black Howler Monkey
  4. Scarlet Ibis
  5. Roseate Spoonbill
  6. South American Coati
  7. Darwin's Rhea
  8. American Black Bear
  9. Walrus
  10. Golden Lion Tamarin
  11. Muskox
  12. Patagonian Mara
  13. Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo
  14. Guinean Squirrel Monkey
Exhibit
  1. Scarlet Macaw
  2. Emerald Tree Boa
Scenery
  1. Western
  2. Logging (namely horizontal wooden logs)
Update features
Major
  1. First Person Mode
  2. Scaling Tool
Minor
  1. Piebald Indian peafowl
  2. No spots reticulated giraffe
  3. Asia tag for desert Zookeeper Animal Pack animals
  4. Size update or Aldabra and Galapagos tortoises
  5. Species enrichment bonus between capybaras and alpacas
Nature
  1. Bougainvillea
  2. Common Durian Tree
  3. Quila
  4. Yellow Bell Orchid Tree
  5. Pacific Dogwood
 
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NachoB

NachoB
Ok time for this i guess...

Name:

1. New World Animal Pack
2. Americas Animal Pack

Type: combo

Animal roster: all habitat.

1. South american coati
2. Black howler monkey
3. Patagonian mara
4. Greater rhea
5. American flamingo
6. American black bear
7. Musk ox

8. Sea otter
9. Ocelot
10. Squirrel monkey
11. Mexican spider monkey
12. Southern tamandua
13. Roseatte spoonbill
14. Brazilian tapir

Scenery: net/mesh set

Nature:
  • Pampas grass
  • Kelp (if sea otter is included)
  • Jacaranda

Update:
  • Nursing / improvement in cub-adult interactions
  • Interspecies interactions
  • Autofill (or from gate) of elevated or underwater food sources.
 

USzoofan42

USzoofan42
Americas Animal Pack is my main guess, but I wouldn’t mind a world pack.
1. Coati (headliner)
2. Greater Rhea
3. Patagonian Mara
4. Geoffrey’s Spider Monkey
5. Ocelot
6. ABB
7. Wapiti
8. Sea Otter
9. Bald Eagle
10. Scarlet Macaw
11. Toco Toucan
12. Alligator Snapping Turtle (Ex)
Scenery of americas, including new mesh pieces and native architecture.
 

SanRazo

SanRazo
Latin America Animal pack or New World Animal Pack

Combo type

1.Coati
2. Rhea
3. Patagonian Mara
4. Spider monkey
5. Howler Monkey
6. Ocelot
7. Squirrel Monkey
8. ABB
9. American Flamingo
10. Tamandua
11. Musk Ox
12. Sea Otter

Theme: Latin American style theming or log cabin/ native scenery
 

The_Riot22

The_Riot22
Name/Theme
  1. World DLC
  2. Favorites DLC
Type: Combo
Animals
Habitat
  1. Elk
  2. Ocelot
  3. Secretary Bird
  4. American Black Bear
  5. Tamarin - Golden Lion
  6. Kudu
  7. Blackbuck
  8. Nile Crocodile
  9. Perentie
  10. Pere David's Deer
  11. Coati
  12. Rhea
  13. Nilgai
  14. Impala
Exhibit
  1. Panther Chameleon
  2. Indian Cobra
Scenery
  1. Log Cabin
  2. Some weird modern plasticy-style
Update features
Major
  1. Carousel
  2. Animal Feeding
Minor
  1. Adding color morphs
  2. Adding piebald to some animals
  3. Remaster of the Lion
  4. Tweaked some of the map types
  5. New path
Nature
  1. Kelp
  2. Grasses
  3. Redwoods - don't remember if we have them or not
  4. Adding a few more faux rock types
 

Markiz

Markiz
Name/Theme
  1. Coastal Animal Pack
  2. Avian Animal Pack
Type: Combo

Animals

Habitat:
  1. Walrus
  2. Dalmatian Pelican
  3. Sea Otter
  4. Elephant Seal
  5. American Flamingo
  6. Rockhopper Penguin
  7. Crab Eating Macaque
  8. Grey Crowned Crane
  9. Greater Rhea
  10. Secretary Bird
  11. Shoebill
  12. Capercaillie
  13. Black Swan
  14. Atlantic Puffin
Exhibit
  1. Coconut Crab
  2. Land Hermit Crab
Scenery
  1. Aviary (Net/Mesh)
  2. Underwater decorative scenery/Marine theme scenery
Update features
Major
  1. Sandbox animal selector
  2. New guest facility (Playgrounds, Binoculars...)
Minor
  1. Size fixes (Tortoises, Bison, Sea Lion)
  2. Coastal biome skirt (No land in background)
  3. Walkthrough Emu
  4. Deep diving Malayan Tapir
  5. Animal general hitbox decrease
Nature
  1. Giant Kelp
  2. Carob Tree
  3. Blue Gum Eucalyptus
  4. Flamboyant Flame Tree
  5. Oleander
 
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RightWhale

RightWhale
USzoofan42 said:
😭 please don’t be a Europe pack 😭 give me my useless NA animals I’ll use once 🙏
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I will say funniest outcome might be it’s another Eurocentric or Asian themed pack.

Not even Latin America or South America which a lot of people have wanted for a long time. I’m not saying another Europe or Asia pack would be bad (it wouldn’t be, a China or India pack would be great) but for all of us waiting for something for South America that would genuinely make me laugh.
 

synthetase

synthetase
Name/Theme (2 slots)
  1. Central American Animal Pack
  2. South American Animal Pack
Type: Combo (like the recent packs)
Animals
Habitat (14 slots)
  1. Tamarin, Golden Lion
  2. Secretary Bird
  3. Coati, South American
  4. Tree Kangaroo, Matschie's
  5. Howler Monkey, Black
  6. Ocelot
  7. Serval
  8. Blackbuck
  9. Patagonian Mara
  10. Tamandua, Southern
  11. Aye-Aye
  12. Alligator Snapping Turtle
  13. Giant Salamander, Chinese
  14. Spider Monkey, Geoffroy's
Exhibit (2 slots)
  1. Cobra, King
  2. Chameleon, Panther
Scenery (2 slots)
  1. Western
  2. Backstage (expands on Conservation)
Update features
Major (2 slots)
  1. Exhibit Rework/Customization
  2. A new Food or Drink Stand
Minor (5 slots)
  1. Peafowl Colormorph Expansion
  2. Spotless Giraffe
  3. Flexicolor added to Base Game Wall Set(s)
  4. Null Staff Path
  5. Pangolin Climbs Now
Nature (5 slots)
  1. Horsetails
  2. Pampas Grass
  3. Orange Tree
  4. Kauri Tree
  5. Lavendar
 

NachoB

NachoB
RightWhale said:
I will say funniest outcome might be it’s another Eurocentric or Asian themed pack.

Not even Latin America or South America which a lot of people have wanted for a long time. I’m not saying another Europe or Asia pack would be bad (it wouldn’t be, a China or India pack would be great) but for all of us waiting for something for South America that would genuinely make me laugh.
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It will make me cry, not laugh.

Although like you said more chinese o indian animals would be welcomed.
 

MetalMaster1990

MetalMaster1990
Name/Theme

  1. Safari Animal Pack
  2. Rainforest Animal Pack

Animals:
Habitat:
1. Coati
2. Black Howler Monkey
3. Geoffry's Spider Monkey
4. Nile Crocodile
5. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
6. Short-Beaked Echidna
7. Sumatran Orangutan
8. Reeve's Muntjac
9. Secretary Bird
10. Olive Baboon
11. North American Black Bear
12. Serval
13. Honey Badger
14. Impala

Exhibit
  1. Any Poison Dart Frogs
  2. Rhinoceros Beetles(Walkthrough)
Scenery

1. Central American/Rainforest/Amazonian
2. Safari
Update features

Major
1. Animal Feedings
2. Playgrounds
Minor
1. Interspecies Enrichment Overhaul(Add animal Sociality[released in update 1.13]to animals with the IEB, and add missing interspecies enrichments[ie; the african savannah animals with the African Bush Elephant])
2. Zoo Carousel
3. Give deep diving to the Tapirs and Nile Monitor and access to the underwater feeders
4. Brachiation for Chimpanzees
5. Fake corlormorph bio rocks.
Nature
  1. Soursop Trees
  2. Cashew Trees
  3. Polly Red head shrubs
  4. Juniper plants and/or trees
  5. P**** willow trees (don't know if the forum would let me type the first word but I'm sure you get it.)
 
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leehonglocal

L
Name/Theme
  1. Warm-blooded Animal Pack
  2. Cold-blooded Animal Pack
Type: Combo
Animals
Habitat
For warm-blooded one:
  1. American black bear
  2. Masai giraffe
  3. Short-beaked echidna
  4. American flamingo
  5. Lesser flamingo
  6. Black-handed spider monkey
  7. Squirrel monkey
  8. Gentoo penguin
  9. Rockhopper penguin
  10. Ankole cattle
For cold-blooded one:
  1. Either perentie or lace goanna
  2. King Cobra (could use a bigger Exhibit-type to prevent escaping)
  3. Green anaconda (could use a bigger Exhibit-type to prevent escaping)
  4. Reticulated python (could use a bigger Exhibit-type to prevent escaping)
  5. Burmese python (could use a bigger Exhibit-type to prevent escaping)
  6. Nile crocodile
  7. American crocodile
  8. American snapping turtle
  9. Green sea turtle
  10. Loggerhead turtle
Exhibit
  1. Hamster (for warm-blooded pack)
  2. Red-bellied piranha (for cold-blooded pack)

Update features
Major
  1. Quest Mode (like in Zoo Tycoon 2) (already there the whole time?)
Well, that's all I could come up with while for the rest, I couldn't come up with.
 

Villanelle

Villanelle
Name/Theme
  • Rainforest Animal Pack
  • Central America Animal Pack
Type: Combo

Animals
Habitat
  1. Squirrel monkey
  2. White-nosed coati
  3. Black-handed spider monkey
  4. Northern tamandua
  5. Agouti
  6. Golden-headed lion tamarin
  7. White-tailed deer
  8. Brown pelican
  9. Roseate spoonbill
  10. Slow loris
  11. Aye aye
  12. Goodfellow's tree kangaroo
  13. Red and white giant flying squirrel
  14. Scarlet macaw

Exhibit
1. Red-bellied piranha E
2. Mixed hummingbirds WE

Scenery
  • Rainforest-themed decals and reclaimed wood building / scenery set
  • Zoo carousel and playground

Update features

Major
  • Overnight stays for guests in custom and blueprint lodges
  • Animal feeding with select species
Minor (5 slots)
  • Improved climbing mechanics
  • Bird perches
  • Prehensile tail animations
  • Null exhibit boxes
  • Meerkat and pangolin climbing
Nature
  1. Passionflower
  2. Frangipani
  3. Sensitive plant
  4. Angel's trumpet
  5. Cashewnut tree
 
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senginous

senginous
With the livestream day closing in (assuming they actually give us information), I have set up the scoring sheet and wanted to share it with y'all here so you have an idea of how I interpreted your submissions. If something doesn't match up, I encourage you to edit your submission posts and I will update the scoresheet accordingly.

Also, if some of your animal guesses are highlighted in red, I am missing a specific species for that slot-- so something like "squirrel monkey" is ineligible for full credit unless Frontier themselves fails to list the species they do add (I understand that the taxonomy gets a bit messy). Edit that slot to point to a specific species and I will still give half credit for any squirrel monkey added (same goes for coatis, rheas, etc).

I have also decided that for "mixed walkthrough exhibit" (a la butterflies) guesses, you will get full credit if multiple species are added, but only half credit if only one species is added (and you did not specify that species)

@USzoofan42 and @SanRazo feel free to keep your submissions as is, but you have several unfilled slots and might miss out on points. You might want to add some "filler" guesses, especially for animals. No need for all your guesses to agree with a singular theme.

@leehonglocal Only 14 habitat animal slots total allowed, you should shuffle your cold and warm blooded habitat animals into a single list of 14
 
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Mjmannella

Mjmannella
senginous said:
With the livestream day closing in (assuming they actually give us information), I have set up the scoring sheet and wanted to share it with y'all here so you have an idea of how I interpreted your submissions. If something doesn't match up, I encourage you to edit your submission posts and I will update the scoresheet accordingly.
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I just want to clarify that for my bet, scarlet macaws would be walkthrough exhibit animals.
 

Frogstrich

Frogstrich
Name/Theme
  1. Coastal Animal Pack
  2. Endangered Animal Pack
Style/Type
  1. Regular Animal Pack
Habitat Animals
  1. Coconut Crab
  2. South American Fur Seal
  3. Leopard Seal
  4. Key Deer
  5. Marine Iguana
  6. Sea Otter
  7. Chinstrap Penguin
  8. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
  9. Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
  10. Sumatran Rhinoceros
  11. Secretary Bird
  12. Ethiopian Wolf
  13. Indian Hog Deer
  14. Central African Slender Snouted Crocodile
Exhibit Animals
  1. Common Sea Horse
  2. Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
Scenery
  1. Pirate Scenery
  2. Expedition Kit Scenery
Major Update
  1. Aquatic Map Type
  2. Herding Mechanics
Minor Updates
  1. Haya Sushi Shop Added
  2. Burrows For The Monitors, Otters And, African Penguin
  3. Deep Diving For Tapirs And, Monitors
  4. Pangolin Climbing
  5. Bornean Orangutan Rework
Nature
  1. Coastal Rock Set
  2. Kelp
  3. Grey Mat Plant
  4. Franklin Tree
  5. Big Leaf Mahogany
 
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MetalMaster1990

MetalMaster1990
senginous said:
With the livestream day closing in (assuming they actually give us information), I have set up the scoring sheet and wanted to share it with y'all here so you have an idea of how I interpreted your submissions. If something doesn't match up, I encourage you to edit your submission posts and I will update the scoresheet accordingly.

Also, if some of your animal guesses are highlighted in red, I am missing a specific species for that slot-- so something like "squirrel monkey" is ineligible for full credit unless Frontier themselves fails to list the species they do add (I understand that the taxonomy gets a bit messy). Edit that slot to point to a specific species and I will still give half credit for any squirrel monkey added (same goes for coatis, rheas, etc).

I have also decided that for "mixed walkthrough exhibit" (a la butterflies) guesses, you will get full credit if multiple species are added, but only half credit if only one species is added (and you did not specify that species)

@USzoofan42 and @SanRazo feel free to keep your submissions as is, but you have several unfilled slots and might miss out on points. You might want to add some "filler" guesses, especially for animals. No need for all your guesses to agree with a singular theme.

@leehonglocal Only 14 habitat animal slots total allowed, you should shuffle your cold and warm blooded habitat animals into a single list of 14
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You can make the Coati the White Nosed Coati for mine. And for the Poison Dart Frog, You can make it the Blue Poison Dart Frog.
 
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