DLC Sequels

[NZFanatic]

So, with every DLC so far there has been some dissent and disappointment with some of the animal choices. For the Arctic Pack this was largely around the inclusion of the Arctic wolf, for the South America Pack it was around the absence of the capybara, and for the Australia Pack many of us are disappointed by the inclusion of the dingo rather than something like the Tasmanian devil. With all that in mind, I decided to throw together three wishlists for hypothetical DLC packs that would in essence be 'sequels' to the ones we already have.

Arctic 2
- Arctic Fox.
- Muskox.
- Wolverine.
- Moose.

The animal choices are fairly basic but beyond adding in some kind of seal or bird of prey (both of which would require more specialised features than we currently have) there's not a lot to go off of. The fox is clearly a much-desired inclusion, and the others are animals many people associate with the Arctic (the moose is more iffy, but they do range well inside the Arctic Circle).

South America 2
- Capybara.
- Spectacled Bear.
- Maned Wolf.
- Bolivian Squirrel Monkey.
- Emerald Tree Boa (E).

This would deviate away from the rainforest theme of the first South America Pack. The capybara was highly-requested, and I've seen the maned wolf pop up a lot on wishlists. The spectacled bear I included as a personal choice, and the same goes for the squirrel monkey. Honestly as far as I'm concerned the more primates that end up included the better.

Australia 2
- Emu.
- Tasmanian Devil.
- Common Wombat.
- Numbat.
- Social Huntsman Spider (E).

The emu and Tasmanian devil are the two that I believe really ought to have been included in the first place, instead of the cassowary and the dingo. I'm happy we have the cassowary, but there are other places to slot it into the game (islands theme, for example, since they are primarily associated with New Guinea), whereas this was likely the emu's only shot at recognition. The wombat was often touted as a potential replacement for the koala in case Frontier didn't include the koala, so it's clear people like it. I also included the numbat, which has an average size only slightly smaller than the Chinese pangolin, and is a wonderfully weird Australian native that would be a treat to have in-game.

For the exhibit animal choice, there really are countless possibilities for Australia, but I went with the social huntsman spider because it is easily the most recognisable "creepy-crawly" associated with Australia. It's the spider you find behind the clock on the wall, beneath your car's sunshade, in your gumboot, under your toilet seat. They can grow big, too, and given the social aspect of their behaviour you could put many together in a terrarium.

As for building sets and theming, I'm pretty happy with what we have for each pack.

 

[Jeminyne]

So, with every DLC so far there has been some dissent and disappointment with some of the animal choices. For the Arctic Pack this was largely around the inclusion of the Arctic wolf, for the South America Pack it was around the absence of the capybara, and for the Australia Pack many of us are disappointed by the inclusion of the dingo rather than something like the Tasmanian devil. With all that in mind, I decided to throw together three wishlists for hypothetical DLC packs that would in essence be 'sequels' to the ones we already have.

Arctic 2

• Arctic Fox.
• Muskox.
• Wolverine.
• Moose.

The animal choices are fairly basic but beyond adding in some kind of seal or bird of prey (both of which would require more specialised features than we currently have) there's not a lot to go off of. The fox is clearly a much-desired inclusion, and the others are animals many people associate with the Arctic (the moose is more iffy, but they do range well inside the Arctic Circle).

South America 2

• Capybara.
• Spectacled Bear.
• Maned Wolf.
• Bolivian Squirrel Monkey.
• Emerald Tree Boa (E).

This would deviate away from the rainforest theme of the first South America Pack. The capybara was highly-requested, and I've seen the maned wolf pop up a lot on wishlists. The spectacled bear I included as a personal choice, and the same goes for the squirrel monkey. Honestly as far as I'm concerned the more primates that end up included the better.

Australia 2

• Emu.
• Tasmanian Devil.
• Common Wombat.
• Numbat.
• Social Huntsman Spider (E).

The emu and Tasmanian devil are the two that I believe really ought to have been included in the first place, instead of the cassowary and the dingo. I'm happy we have the cassowary, but there are other places to slot it into the game (islands theme, for example, since they are primarily associated with New Guinea), whereas this was likely the emu's only shot at recognition. The wombat was often touted as a potential replacement for the koala in case Frontier didn't include the koala, so it's clear people like it. I also included the numbat, which has an average size only slightly smaller than the Chinese pangolin, and is a wonderfully weird Australian native that would be a treat to have in-game.

For the exhibit animal choice, there really are countless possibilities for Australia, but I went with the social huntsman spider because it is easily the most recognisable "creepy-crawly" associated with Australia. It's the spider you find behind the clock on the wall, beneath your car's sunshade, in your gumboot, under your toilet seat. They can grow big, too, and given the social aspect of their behaviour you could put many together in a terrarium.

As for building sets and theming, I'm pretty happy with what we have for each pack.

Those are good lists! I always figured Frontier would be done with continents and region-based packs after one cycle, though. I'd like to think maybe, just maybe, once Frontier's done with the six/seven continents, they'll stop including building pieces with future DLC, and instead have more animals per pack. After all, they can only make so many themes before players have enough to build anything with, through mixing them together. And players have given lots of feedback on wanting more animals.

That's why I'd prefer if, rather than making sequels to each continent, they moved on to something different. Like biome-based packs. They could have NO construction pieces, and more animals. Six or Seven habitat animals would be good enough! And maybe with two or three exhibit animals,to boot. (or exhibit/aviary/tank animals if we're super lucky.)

I expect them to at least finish this first batch of DLC, keeping the four-animals-limit. North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, maybe splitting Asia. (Southeast Asia? India?) Central America would also be a welcome pack. And I wouldn't mind if those all have building pieces. But for the last ones they could just add generic zoo themes, or other sorely missing content, instead of the cultural or world-based themes they've been doing. Since we already have African, Asian, and southernmost American themes.

But after that, they could totally do it differently. "Deserts and Plains"? "Tropical Forests"? "Alpine and Tundra"? My list under your question here, managed to fit ALL the animals I dream of, even while using the five-animals-rule! Funny enough, a lot of my species choices there are the same animals you listed here, just organized differently. We have some similar faves!

 

[Baryonix82]

What do you think of the DLC's that I propose?

1) North America DLC
 Moose
 Cougar
 Alligator Snapping Turtle
 Black-footed Ferret

2) Europe DLC
 Red Deer
 Red Fox
 Eurasian Lynx / Iberian Lynx
 Wid Boar / Wisent

3) Asia DLC
 Takin
 Przewalski's horse
 Asian wild dog
 Banteng / Wild Yak

4) Africa DLC
 African Leopard
 Black / White Rhino
 Meerkat
 Giant Eland
 Any species of chameleon

5) Desert DLC
 Fennec Fox
 Sand Cat
Thorny Devil

6) Critically Endangered DLC
 Addax
 African Wild Donkey
 Lady Gazelle
 Saiga Antelope

7) Extinct In The Wild DLC
Scimitar Horned Oryx
 Père David's Deer
 Spix's Macaw

8) Birds DLC
 Any species of Eagles / Hawks / Vultures
 Any species of Parrots / Macaws
 Any species of Owls / Barn Owls
 Any species of Ducks / Geese

 

[paul78]

A sequel to each dlc would make sense. Especially with South America. I too figured frontier would simply move from region to region only once but I guess you never know. I hate to talk about the next dlc already but it would be a winter time pack which would lead me to believe Antarctica could be possible. Of course if I’m remembering correctly November would mark the one yr anniversary of planet zoo in which a European/North American fall type dlc could make sense.

 

[NZFanatic]

A sequel to each dlc would make sense. Especially with South America. I too figured frontier would simply move from region to region only once but I guess you never know. I hate to talk about the next dlc already but it would be a winter time pack which would lead me to believe Antarctica could be possible. Of course if I’m remembering correctly November would mark the one yr anniversary of planet zoo in which a European/North American fall type dlc could make sense.

Yeah I'm feeling pretty good about the idea that the next DLC will be something a little grander. Time will tell, though. I'm just looking forward to seeing how the Australia Pack turns out. The animals included wouldn't have been my choices (except the koala) but I'm still looking forward to it.

 

[Dino Mickey]

So, with every DLC so far there has been some dissent and disappointment with some of the animal choices. For the Arctic Pack this was largely around the inclusion of the Arctic wolf, for the South America Pack it was around the absence of the capybara, and for the Australia Pack many of us are disappointed by the inclusion of the dingo rather than something like the Tasmanian devil. With all that in mind, I decided to throw together three wishlists for hypothetical DLC packs that would in essence be 'sequels' to the ones we already have.

Arctic 2

• Arctic Fox.
• Muskox.
• Wolverine.
• Moose.

The animal choices are fairly basic but beyond adding in some kind of seal or bird of prey (both of which would require more specialised features than we currently have) there's not a lot to go off of. The fox is clearly a much-desired inclusion, and the others are animals many people associate with the Arctic (the moose is more iffy, but they do range well inside the Arctic Circle).

South America 2

• Capybara.
• Spectacled Bear.
• Maned Wolf.
• Bolivian Squirrel Monkey.
• Emerald Tree Boa (E).

This would deviate away from the rainforest theme of the first South America Pack. The capybara was highly-requested, and I've seen the maned wolf pop up a lot on wishlists. The spectacled bear I included as a personal choice, and the same goes for the squirrel monkey. Honestly as far as I'm concerned the more primates that end up included the better.

Australia 2

• Emu.
• Tasmanian Devil.
• Common Wombat.
• Numbat.
• Social Huntsman Spider (E).

The emu and Tasmanian devil are the two that I believe really ought to have been included in the first place, instead of the cassowary and the dingo. I'm happy we have the cassowary, but there are other places to slot it into the game (islands theme, for example, since they are primarily associated with New Guinea), whereas this was likely the emu's only shot at recognition. The wombat was often touted as a potential replacement for the koala in case Frontier didn't include the koala, so it's clear people like it. I also included the numbat, which has an average size only slightly smaller than the Chinese pangolin, and is a wonderfully weird Australian native that would be a treat to have in-game.

For the exhibit animal choice, there really are countless possibilities for Australia, but I went with the social huntsman spider because it is easily the most recognisable "creepy-crawly" associated with Australia. It's the spider you find behind the clock on the wall, beneath your car's sunshade, in your gumboot, under your toilet seat. They can grow big, too, and given the social aspect of their behaviour you could put many together in a terrarium.

As for building sets and theming, I'm pretty happy with what we have for each pack.

We have sooo many things to choose as pack themes and you want sequels of the exhisting ones? I mean it's really a shame, there are so many themes, like: mammal pack, reptile pack, exhibit animals pack, taiga animals pack, scary animals pack and so on for a long time, think out of the box

 

[NL_Mutso]

We have sooo many things to choose as pack themes and you want sequels of the exhisting ones? I mean it's really a shame, there are so many themes, like: mammal pack, reptile pack, exhibit animals pack, taiga animals pack, scary animals pack and so on for a long time, think out of the box

Similar thoughts as well. Love to see some of these animals but in a different theme.
Herbivore/Carnivore/Tropical/Critically Endangered/reptile/plains/desert/mountain/primate - there are a lot of possibilities
I would actually oppose this if Frontier decided to go with a "Part 2 round", it just sounds very uninteresting/dull.

And even if you go with a round 2, there will be disappiontments with that as well. There will be enough arguments to create a sequel part 3.

 

[12344321]

What do you think of the DLC's that I propose?

1) North America DLC
 Moose
 Cougar
 Alligator Snapping Turtle
 Black-footed Ferret

2) Europe DLC
 Red Deer
 Red Fox
 Eurasian Lynx / Iberian Lynx
 Wid Boar / Wisent

3) Asia DLC
 Takin
 Przewalski's horse
 Asian wild dog
 Banteng / Wild Yak

4) Africa DLC
 African Leopard
 Black / White Rhino
 Meerkat
 Giant Eland
 Any species of chameleon

5) Desert DLC
 Fennec Fox
 Sand Cat
Thorny Devil

6) Critically Endangered DLC
 Addax
 African Wild Donkey
 Lady Gazelle
 Saiga Antelope

7) Extinct In The Wild DLC
Scimitar Horned Oryx
 Père David's Deer
 Spix's Macaw

8) Birds DLC
 Any species of Eagles / Hawks / Vultures
 Any species of Parrots / Macaws
 Any species of Owls / Barn Owls
 Any species of Ducks / Geese

All look great! (No idea what a Lady Gazelle is, well I do but pretty sure they're already in the game...)

 

[NZFanatic]

We have sooo many things to choose as pack themes and you want sequels of the exhisting ones? I mean it's really a shame, there are so many themes, like: mammal pack, reptile pack, exhibit animals pack, taiga animals pack, scary animals pack and so on for a long time, think out of the box

If you looked at any other post I've ever made on the site, you'd probably realise that I'm more than willing to think outside of the box. This was more of a brainstorm about what other potential species we could have gotten, perhaps even should have gotten, in the DLC they've already released.

 

[Baryonix82]

All look great! (No idea what a Lady Gazelle is, well I do but pretty sure they're already in the game...)

My fault. I wanted to put Dama Gazelle

 

[markun]

Australia 2

• Emu.
• Tasmanian Devil.
• Common Wombat.
• Numbat.
• Social Huntsman Spider (E).

.

I love numbats but as they are so rare in captivity and aren’t found outside Australia I think I’d go for the Australian pelican - plus that gives us another bird and a water bird too.

 

[Cool Cats and Kittens]

But the Numbat is one of the few animals which is actually breed by a zoo (Perth) to be released into the wild. Its one of the animals where Planet Zoos mechanic of conversation is actually applied. I don't mind the pelican, but I would prefer the Numbat. It is so cute and the closest think to a Thylacine we can get

 

[avietar]

Yeah I'm feeling pretty good about the idea that the next DLC will be something a little grander. Time will tell, though. I'm just looking forward to seeing how the Australia Pack turns out. The animals included wouldn't have been my choices (except the koala) but I'm still looking forward to it.

A little grander? In what way?

 

[avietar]

While I agree that all of those animals deserve a place in the game and I would love to see them, I don't want "pt. 2" of existing DLC themes. I'd rather have them put into DLCs with new themes, or be released as animal packs.

 

[NZFanatic]

A little grander? In what way?

It's pure speculation, but so far the DLC for PlanZo has been lining up in release and roughly in content-levels with the first three updates to Planet Coaster. My theory is, and again, this is just a theory and might well be proven wrong, that the next one might be more akin to Planet Coaster's Spooky Pack, in that it will come with new content but also new gameplay features and contain a fair bit more content as well. The logical theme for such a DLC would be birds.

While I agree that all of those animals deserve a place in the game and I would love to see them, I don't want "pt. 2" of existing DLC themes. I'd rather have them put into DLCs with new themes, or be released as animal packs.

As I said above, this is more of a brainstorm around the fact that with each DLC so far there have been inclusions/exclusions that people have been disappointed by. It's not really an endorsement of the idea itself. It's more a suggestion that revisiting these regions in the future, even as part of other DLC themes, would probably make the fanbase happy.

 

[jcp011c]

I'm absolutely down for sequels of packs - but if a capybara doesn't make it into a SA sequel and a Wombat doesn't make it into an Australian one, I'm going to be one sad puppy.

 

[FoxyDee]

Great animal picks. Now that we have koala, I think maybe sloth should also be included in SA pack vol. 2.

 

[random goat]

I agree with the general view that the 3 areas/continents already covered by DLCs still feel a bit lacking with certain animals (musk ox, capybara, SA monkeys, emu, tassy devil, etc.) so the OP makes total sense in that regard. However, I don't think it'd be a good marketing strategy to create these packs as v. 2 of the previous ones. I do hope that we get more animals from these regions in different DLCs down the line though.

 

[NZFanatic]

I agree with the general view that the 3 areas/continents already covered by DLCs still feel a bit lacking with certain animals (musk ox, capybara, SA monkeys, emu, tassy devil, etc.) so the OP makes total sense in that regard. However, I don't think it'd be a good marketing strategy to create these packs as v. 2 of the previous ones. I do hope that we get more animals from these regions in different DLCs down the line though.

Certainly. As I said it was more of a brainstorm rather than "this is literally what they should do". My main greivance is the emu, as I feel like Australia is really the only theme it fits into (unless they do some kind of "groundbird" pack or whatever). The others can fall under different regions, biomes, or taxonomical-themed packs as needed.