DLC20 Discussion (maybe, but why not?)

[PlanetSoyJak]

I'd say the skeleton crew doesn't release a pack for fall and waits for next spring. A 9 month wait, but with a full brand spanking new update with a Children Zoo Pack with Carousels, and playground mechanics

 

[DarthQuell]

Things are moving so fast for this DLC that we almost forgot about our dear friend. Luckily he's not alone.

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American black bear in India pack! I'm calling it

 

[The Carcharodontogenius]

American black bear in India pack! I'm calling it

Very funny.

 

[USzoofan42]

American black bear in India pack! I'm calling it

my genuine reaction:

 

[Mjmannella]

Most people want recognizable animals, and now that we got most of those, they want cool animals(which usually means bigger animals that are adjacent to ones they know - such as Asiatic Lion - or something that is striking(Saiga) or colorful(Golden Lion Tamarin) to catch their eye.

Bold to assume most people know there's lions in Asia

 

[DarthQuell]

Bold to assume most people know there's lions in Asia

I mean, people seem to love weird, charismatic animals. An Asian lion isn't that far from a stretch, especially since they look like Scar

 

[Alexjh]

That was true for a long time, but many zoos are modernizing and staring to work with sections. Same goes for theming. Inearlier days, a bit of grass and a moat was enough for an enclosure. Nowadays zoos focus on an all around expirience for the visitor, so they start to theme their sections more and more. Hence why I never understood the "but zoos don't theme like themeparks, the building pieces are usleless" argument. If we want to build realistic zoos down the line we need theming, we need "area animals" etc.

Plus, some people want top build their home town low budget zoos. And those are mostly local animals. And well, for people from india, that is indeed indian animals.

Oh not saying such things don't exist, just I don't think that that is a universal experience of zoos in every part of the world.

I think that also tends to also skew towards why I feel like a lot of NA players who may have more experience of that kind of themed/zoned zoo tend to be a lot more enthusiastic about stuff like antelope etc because if you are creating a big themed mixed habitat they make a lot more sense than just like "oh here is a random field of one or two species of gazelle I guess" which is mostly how I've encountered them in zoos.

 

[Swjosdotschka]

Bold to assume most people know there's lions in Asia

Yeah.... I'd fearlessly bet that the average person does not know there are lions in asia. Probably even less people than there are people know that there are no tigers in africa.

 

[Swjosdotschka]

Oh not saying such things don't exist, just I don't think that that is a universal experience of zoos in every part of the world.

I think that also tends to also skew towards why I feel like a lot of NA players who may have more experience of that kind of themed/zoned zoo tend to be a lot more enthusiastic about stuff like antelope etc because if you are creating a big themed mixed habitat they make a lot more sense than just like "oh here is a random field of one or two species of gazelle I guess" which is mostly how I've encountered them in zoos.

The most american zoos I have virtually seen are actually not themed much. I'd say the really big zoo nations (including themed) are the netherlands, belgium and germany.

 

[The_Riot22]

Bold to assume most people know there's lions in Asia

I more meant that they would see a very cool, recognizable species like a lion, see that it's called an Asiatic Lion, and would prefer to get that animal over something like a Colobus Monkey or Coati.

 

[NZFanatic]

I more meant that they would see a very cool, recognizable species like a lion, see that it's called an Asiatic Lion, and would prefer to get that animal over something like a Colobus Monkey or Coati.

I'm a massive animal nerd and I'd definitely prefer the Asiatic lion to the coati.

 

[The_Riot22]

I'm a massive animal nerd and I'd definitely prefer the Asiatic lion to the coati.

Same here actually...but while I'm a massive animal lover, my nerd knowledge on all things animals would never be considered "massive".

 

[NachoB]

I'm a massive animal nerd and I'd definitely prefer the Asiatic lion to the coati.

I don't because coatis are native animals to my country, seen them in the wild and really like them. But i wouldn't complain about a good looking lion in the next DLC.

 

[NachoB]

Probably even less people than there are people know that there are no tigers in africa.

I love how that's such a common missconception around the globe no matter the country or language (well i asume asian and african folks know there are no tigers in África, but for the rest). I wonder how it got so widespread.

 

[Utahraptor Arcanus]

NGL, it would be hilarious if Frontier actually added the Asiatic lion, but in the same update they remodel the african lion.

 

[bkfireshark]

Not going to lie, I'm a little burnt out on Felines and Canines. I think the only Felid I would be genuinely excited for would be the Serval or Fishing cat, and the only Canid would be a Jackel

 

[NZFanatic]

I don't because coatives are native animals to my countey, seen them in the wild and really like them. But i wouldn't complaining about a good looking lion in the next DLC.

Fair and valid.

The coati to me is something found in American and European zoos. It doesn't really stick out as vital. I wouldn't miss it if it never turned up, but I also wouldn't sniff at it if it did. I give the lion priority simply because I want a new lion with a new model, and because Asiatic lions do feature in a lot of British zoos AFAIK which is where I prefer to build (largely because the only temperate Oceanian map is the stupid island one which makes zero geographical sense, unless I spend half an hour flattening a height map). My local zoos generally have generic "African" lions though I believe they are of general southern stock (P. l. melanochaita), and though I'd love a "southern lion", I think the Asiatic would be more stand-out due to being more conceptually interesting as a relic Asian population of lions.

In saying that, my cat priority is the serval, followed by the Sumatran tiger, then the Asiatic lion, but given the evident theme of the pack, the lion is the nearest at hand.

 

[Markiz]

NGL, it would be hilarious if Frontier actually added the Asiatic lion, but in the same update they remodel the african lion.

They update the African model, but then add cartoonish Asiatic Lion

 

[Milurian]

Australian here, I've seen very few south American non-birds in several zoos across Australia. Really just Tapir, Agouti, Capybara, Maned Wolf, Squirrel Monkey, quite a few Tamarins (please Tamarins in the next DLC frontier!)

Slightly off topic but I just realised apart from the Pandas at Adelaide zoo I've never seen a bear, we just seem to not have any bears in the country... I suppose they're hard to transport over here

the fact that you have seen tapir, agouti, maned wolf and capybara means you have seen pretty much all non monkey south american mammals in australia (besides mara and coati which are at a you would of been to) with all but the capybara being in less than 10 zoos the tapir only being in a single zoo.

Bears arent common in australia anymore we only have 3 a single polar bear at seaworld a few sun bears and the panda at adelaide.

 

[Milurian]

I would've said today but it seems like it'll be a short while before this pack gets released

For Zookeeper and Americas, we got a full-quality version of the key art at least a week after the livestream. Seems to not be the case anymore

the full quality key art normally was released almost immediately after the stream which didnt happen this time for some reason. In both cases of key art teasers we havent gotten more information till 12 days after, the tuesday a full week after the teaser dropped so there was no reason to really expect anything today in particular.