DLC 19 Speculation

Marvinb

Marvinb
Spiderhawk said:
Something I thought of today: India animal dlc. But then I did some thinking.
India has a good selection of animals, we have gotten a lot from base game as well as every now and then from other dlc. I found it odd that the sloth bear was added in Eurasia despite the theme. Caracals and others found their way in via biome dlcs.
Other Indian animals I can think of are
Honey badger
Indian leopard
Golden jackal
Guar
Onager
Gray langur
Great Indian bustard
Indian cobra
Now majority of those are not all that popular on wishlists, some of them are. Do you think frontier would consider an India dlc or squeeze them in with miscellaneous dlc?
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I dont really see an india animal pack happening at this point, eventho i think i could be cool. Although i also feel that it lost some of its heavy hitters with the markhor and to a lower extend slothbear recently
 

DragonNTiger

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Spiderhawk said:
Something I thought of today: India animal dlc. But then I did some thinking.
India has a good selection of animals, we have gotten a lot from base game as well as every now and then from other dlc. I found it odd that the sloth bear was added in Eurasia despite the theme. Caracals and others found their way in via biome dlcs.
Other Indian animals I can think of are
Honey badger
Indian leopard
Golden jackal
Guar
Onager
Gray langur
Great Indian bustard
Indian cobra
Now majority of those are not all that popular on wishlists, some of them are. Do you think frontier would consider an India dlc or squeeze them in with miscellaneous dlc?
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Creating a country-specific pack will set a bed precedence better avoided...
 

USzoofan42

USzoofan42
Utahraptor Arcanus said:
Oh yeah, i just forgot we can mix penguins with animals that aren't other penguins or giraffes, definetelly gonna keep ostrich+penguin in mind.

i've actually seen emu + Cassowary on zoochat once, Granted, it was the northern cassowary instead of southern.

However, i've also witness rhea+ostrich once and even photographed it:
View attachment 416254so ratites mixed with other ratites don't see so far off.
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A local zoo of mine mixes emus, ostriches and rheas in the winter!
 

SuzieSky

SuzieSky
Spiderhawk said:
Something I thought of today: India animal dlc. But then I did some thinking.
India has a good selection of animals, we have gotten a lot from base game as well as every now and then from other dlc. I found it odd that the sloth bear was added in Eurasia despite the theme. Caracals and others found their way in via biome dlcs.
Other Indian animals I can think of are
Honey badger
Indian leopard
Golden jackal
Guar
Onager
Gray langur
Great Indian bustard
Indian cobra
Now majority of those are not all that popular on wishlists, some of them are. Do you think frontier would consider an India dlc or squeeze them in with miscellaneous dlc?
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I was hoping for an India pack up until the sloth bear was added. It was pretty key for most variations of my South Asia Animal packs. I don't think this pack would go over well with most people, but I like some of the animals. The blackbuck and cobra seem to be essential to most people. There is also somewhat high demand for the grey langur or lion-tailed macaque, and I could see room for both. Given that India already has a scenery set, it would have to be an animal pack. That leaves four or five slots.

I think the wide range and meme-status of the honey badger makes it a very solid pick, bordering on essential. After that, I would consider the badger-like mustelids done. That leaves four habitat animal slots. Unless we get over 50 addional animals, there isn't much else that I would prioritze from India, but I would be happy to buy more if support continues that long.

The gaur and onager aren't bad, and I'd be happy to buy both of them. However, the guar overlaps with the water buffalo, and the onager seems like a mix of the wild horse and wild ass already in the game. The nilgai is more popular and unique, so I think most people would prefer it as the second ungulate. Also, there is some demand for more deer, so the chital, northern red muntjac, sambar deer, barasingha, and hog deer all seem possible.

I think the leopard and jackal would best come to the game as mods. I don't think people would have the patience for another leopard subspecies even if it is a good one. Fishing cats are pretty cool as far as cats go from the region. I mostly am waiting on the serval and ocelot/margay, but the fishing cat is the very next one I'd add. Civets and mongooses would be unique eventually, but I don't see them as a priority at the moment. The golden jackal is not high on my list of canine priorities. Frankly, I don't see any of the remaining canines as essential, but there are a few I'd be willing to pay for or even personally excited to see if we got 20+ more animals. The raccoon dog, bush dog, grey fox, and bat-eared fox are more distinct and popular options from other subtribes. Within Canini, I mostly see options for mods, and 3 standouts that are somewhat different. True jackals interest me the most. They are the most distinct, and 'jackal' is an ABC animal even if it has very little zoo presence. Coyotes are the most popular of the 3, with a large range and zoo presence in NA. They are also known from Looney Tunes and indigenous peoples' stories. I think golden jackals come up mostly for their limited range in Europe, but their numbers are low on Zootierliste among the numerous European zoos. Also, India already has the dhole. I might consider downloading a mod for golden jackals or the nostalgic Ethiopean wolves, but that is the extent of my interest in them.

Hornbills are the main birds from India that I wish for. Bustards aren't bad for potential habitat options, and I also like painted storks, bar-headed geese, and demoiselle cranes for that type of slot. I'd probably go with the crane if I had to pick one, but a goose model could be useful for mods.

I think there is more than enough for a nice Indian animal pack someday, but it is not a priority for me at the moment. If I were to make one right now, I'd include the blackbuck, nilgai, fishing cat, grey langur, lion tailed macaque (or perhaps another bird), honey badger, crane, and cobra.
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
SuzieSky said:
I was hoping for an India pack up until the sloth bear was added. It was pretty key for most variations of my South Asia Animal packs. I don't think this pack would go over well with most people, but I like some of the animals. The blackbuck and cobra seem to be essential to most people. There is also somewhat high demand for the grey langur or lion-tailed macaque, and I could see room for both. Given that India already has a scenery set, it would have to be an animal pack. That leaves four or five slots.

I think the wide range and meme-status of the honey badger makes it a very solid pick, bordering on essential. After that, I would consider the badger-like mustelids done. That leaves four habitat animal slots. Unless we get over 50 addional animals, there isn't much else that I would prioritze from India, but I would be happy to buy more if support continues that long.

The gaur and onager aren't bad, and I'd be happy to buy both of them. However, the guar overlaps with the water buffalo, and the onager seems like a mix of the wild horse and wild ass already in the game. The nilgai is more popular and unique, so I think most people would prefer it as the second ungulate. Also, there is some demand for more deer, so the chital, northern red muntjac, sambar deer, barasingha, and hog deer all seem possible.

I think the leopard and jackal would best come to the game as mods. I don't think people would have the patience for another leopard subspecies even if it is a good one. Fishing cats are pretty cool as far as cats go from the region. I mostly am waiting on the serval and ocelot/margay, but the fishing cat is the very next one I'd add. Civets and mongooses would be unique eventually, but I don't see them as a priority at the moment. The golden jackal is not high on my list of canine priorities. Frankly, I don't see any of the remaining canines as essential, but there are a few I'd be willing to pay for or even personally excited to see if we got 20+ more animals. The raccoon dog, bush dog, grey fox, and bat-eared fox are more distinct and popular options from other subtribes. Within Canini, I mostly see options for mods, and 3 standouts that are somewhat different. True jackals interest me the most. They are the most distinct, and 'jackal' is an ABC animal even if it has very little zoo presence. Coyotes are the most popular of the 3, with a large range and zoo presence in NA. They are also known from Looney Tunes and indigenous peoples' stories. I think golden jackals come up mostly for their limited range in Europe, but their numbers are low on Zootierliste among the numerous European zoos. Also, India already has the dhole. I might consider downloading a mod for golden jackals or the nostalgic Ethiopean wolves, but that is the extent of my interest in them.

Hornbills are the main birds from India that I wish for. Bustards aren't bad for potential habitat options, and I also like painted storks, bar-headed geese, and demoiselle cranes for that type of slot. I'd probably go with the crane if I had to pick one, but a goose model could be useful for mods.

I think there is more than enough for a nice Indian animal pack someday, but it is not a priority for me at the moment. If I were to make one right now, I'd include the blackbuck, nilgai, fishing cat, grey langur, lion tailed macaque (or perhaps another bird), honey badger, crane, and cobra.
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Red jungle fowl would also be a cool option imo. More ground fowl is always welcome for me
 

Mjmannella

Mjmannella
Here's what I'd do for a South Asia Animal Pack:
  • Nilgai
  • Blackbuck
  • Northern Plains Grey Langur
  • Great Indian Bustard
  • Black-Headed Ibis
  • Asian Forest Tortoise
  • Spot-Billed Pelican
  • Northern King Cobra (Exhibit Animal)
 

nutrit

nutrit
If we would ever go back to Asia I’d prefer a general Asia animal pack focused especially on India and China. Monkeys, antelopes, pelicans, deers and evil badgers from hell 😉
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bkfireshark

bkfireshark
An Indian subcontinent pack would be interesting. There's a few more critters we could add from there, more primates and birds especially. If I made a pack it would look something like this:
1. Bengal Slow Loris
2. Honey Badger
3. Nicobar Pigeon
4. Blackbuck
5. Gee's Golden Langur
6. Demoiselle Crane
7. Spotted Linsang
8. King Cobra
 

Eletan888

Eletan888
With the sloth bear already added, I just don't think an South Asia/India Pack would hit that hard. Also, idk, but i think generally Frontier says away from highlighting specific countries, so Im doubtful we'd get an explicitly titled "India Pack". For fun, here's my version lol

India Animal Pack
1. Blackbuck
2. Honey Badger
3. Lion-Tailed Macaque
4. Guar
5. Demoiselle Crane
6. Nilgai
7. Himalayan Monal
8. King Cobra (E)
 

USzoofan42

USzoofan42
But for the fun of it here’s my Asian and India packs:
India Animal Pack:
• Blackbuck
• Gaur
• Painted Stork
• Honey Badger
• Lion Tailed Macaque
• Prevost’s Squirrel
• Fishing Cat
• Indian Cobra Ex

Asia Animal Pack:
• Blackbuck
• Francois Langur
• Golden Pheasant
• Arabian Oryx
• Short Beaked Echidna
• Reeves Muntjac / Pere David’s Deer
• Chinese Alligator
• King Cobra Ex
 
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Marvinb

Marvinb
AndyZoos said:
We definitely don't need a full second Asian animal pack. Latin America, a generic clustermess catch-all, or bust.

...But those two have been brainstormed to death so I get why people are having these discussions. Haha.
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As the last pack? No

But if PZ keeps going on id be fine with getting another asia pack as there are still quite a few asian animals id like to see in game. Provided we get an SA one first tho.
 
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