DLC 19 Speculation

My temperate pack:

Golden pheasant
Mandarin Duck
Reeves Muntjac/ Pere Davids Deer
GSNM
Yellow Throated Marten/ NA Porcupine/ Opposum
Eastern Grey Kangaroo/ Echidna
Sea Otter/ American Black Bear
Tuatara/ Chinese Giant Salamander
 
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So I saw in the news today that the Nashville Zoo had a newborn clouded leopard! While exciting news it really got me thinking. I wish we had some sort of “Newspaper” built in game, one that can show headlines for your zoo. Like taking part in endangered animal breeding, releasing animals to the wild, building new habitats or buildings, etc.

I know it would be a small feature, but I think it could be fun to use! Maybe you can even get a “picture taking mode” so you can take the photos yourself. Like what we had in Zoo Tycoon 2 and 3. Maybe you can even get money that way as a small bonus.

Either way, has anyone else been thinking about free updates lately? The last one wasn’t the best IMO, so I’m hoping we get something else this time through.
 
So I saw in the news today that the Nashville Zoo had a newborn clouded leopard! While exciting news it really got me thinking. I wish we had some sort of “Newspaper” built in game, one that can show headlines for your zoo. Like taking part in endangered animal breeding, releasing animals to the wild, building new habitats or buildings, etc.

I know it would be a small feature, but I think it could be fun to use! Maybe you can even get a “picture taking mode” so you can take the photos yourself. Like what we had in Zoo Tycoon 2 and 3. Maybe you can even get money that way as a small bonus.

Either way, has anyone else been thinking about free updates lately? The last one wasn’t the best IMO, so I’m hoping we get something else this time through.
I remember several threads in the zt2 forums just like that (i had a couple myself). It was fun.
 
So I saw in the news today that the Nashville Zoo had a newborn clouded leopard! While exciting news it really got me thinking. I wish we had some sort of “Newspaper” built in game, one that can show headlines for your zoo. Like taking part in endangered animal breeding, releasing animals to the wild, building new habitats or buildings, etc.

I know it would be a small feature, but I think it could be fun to use! Maybe you can even get a “picture taking mode” so you can take the photos yourself. Like what we had in Zoo Tycoon 2 and 3. Maybe you can even get money that way as a small bonus.

Either way, has anyone else been thinking about free updates lately? The last one wasn’t the best IMO, so I’m hoping we get something else this time through.
Zoo Tycoon (2013) had a social media feature, IIRC. Such things are functionally useless but they are entertaining for roleplaying and realism. There were also frequent updates on how species you released to the wild were doing.
 
Zoo Tycoon (2013) had a social media feature, IIRC. Such things are functionally useless but they are entertaining for roleplaying and realism. There were also frequent updates on how species you released to the wild were doing.
Yeah I remember using that feature! Despite that games flaws the “wildlife tracker” was not one of them. I’m honestly surprised Frontier didn’t use it again in PZ, but as others have pointed out the Planet series is based around the building.

Man, I honestly think I might redownload ZT3 ultimate collection just to play it again. I do miss some of the features. Others, not so much. I’ll admit it doesn’t feel like the guests have got much smarter since then.
 
So I saw in the news today that the Nashville Zoo had a newborn clouded leopard! While exciting news it really got me thinking. I wish we had some sort of “Newspaper” built in game, one that can show headlines for your zoo. Like taking part in endangered animal breeding, releasing animals to the wild, building new habitats or buildings, etc.

I know it would be a small feature, but I think it could be fun to use! Maybe you can even get a “picture taking mode” so you can take the photos yourself. Like what we had in Zoo Tycoon 2 and 3. Maybe you can even get money that way as a small bonus.

Either way, has anyone else been thinking about free updates lately? The last one wasn’t the best IMO, so I’m hoping we get something else this time through.
had fleshed this idea out in one of my videos, would make for a great feature, we need more gamification
 
What's your current Temperate Animal Pack?
  1. American Black Bear
  2. Reeves's (or Northern Red?) Muntjac
  3. Golden Pheasant (and maybe Lady Amherst's, too?)
  4. Short-Beaked Echidna
  5. Racoon Dog
  6. Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey
  7. European rabbit (or red squirrel for a keystone, but it is probably too small)
  8. Cabins and camping stuff
If it were the final pack, I'd try to work in the rhea, mara, and at least one duck, but I think they'd shine better in other packs. Honorable mentions go to North American deer, porcupine, wild turkey, bobcat, brushtail possum, black swan, yellow-throated marten, barbary macaque, and Eurasian otter. I wish the mechanics would allow eagles, owls, and koi.
 
Sorry if folks already shared this but... They've updated the Twitch schedule with the date for the next Unlocked. Surprising nobody it'll be on Wednesday, March 26th. So a little under 2.5 weeks away!

And about ~2 weeks from the likely pre-Easter release date.
I don't want to wait that long, both because I am impatient and because I am going to realize that the 3rd month of 2025 is almost over even though it fells like 2025 just started, and that awalys makes me feel so happy 🙃.
What's your current Temperate Animal Pack?
American Black Bear
Yellow-Throated Marten
Reeves Muntjac
Mandarin Duck
Short-Beaked Echidna
European Rabbit
Red Wolf or Coyote (obligate clone)
(Exhibit Animal): European Legless Lizard
 
So I saw in the news today that the Nashville Zoo had a newborn clouded leopard! While exciting news it really got me thinking. I wish we had some sort of “Newspaper” built in game, one that can show headlines for your zoo. Like taking part in endangered animal breeding, releasing animals to the wild, building new habitats or buildings, etc.

I know it would be a small feature, but I think it could be fun to use! Maybe you can even get a “picture taking mode” so you can take the photos yourself. Like what we had in Zoo Tycoon 2 and 3. Maybe you can even get money that way as a small bonus.

Either way, has anyone else been thinking about free updates lately? The last one wasn’t the best IMO, so I’m hoping we get something else this time through.
No I haven't given it much thought, because unfortunately I'm not expecting much. I'd be surprised if it was more than what we got last time.
 
  1. American Black Bear
  2. Reeves's (or Northern Red?) Muntjac
  3. Golden Pheasant (and maybe Lady Amherst's, too?)
  4. Short-Beaked Echidna
  5. Racoon Dog
  6. Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey
  7. European rabbit (or red squirrel for a keystone, but it is probably too small)
  8. Cabins and camping stuff
If it were the final pack, I'd try to work in the rhea, mara, and at least one duck, but I think they'd shine better in other packs. Honorable mentions go to North American deer, porcupine, wild turkey, bobcat, brushtail possum, black swan, yellow-throated marten, barbary macaque, and Eurasian otter. I wish the mechanics would allow eagles, owls, and koi.
Your pack seems the most likely. I'd enjoy it and ABB might make decent headliner... The only one of those animals I wouldn't enjoy is GSNM but I know a ton of forum members would. haha
 
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