I mean the walkthrough exhibit in its current form is really only suited for small animals in big numbers, where you cant notice the loops as well as. So i would not be surprised if frontier is planning another type of exhibit for something like macaws and birds of prey.
Guess the next DLC theme/format
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I agree it's not ideal for most larger birds, but it's pretty much perfect for the kinds of smaller parrots/parakeets you often get walkthrough exhibits of (lorikeets, cockatiels, budgies), as well as many smaller tropical birds (could see something like a Bali myna or red fody)
My little theory is that they went with the bats and bflies for the WE on purpose and leave the bigger birds for another non walkthrough exhibit that can be more customiseable without having to worry about the path and guest collision. Could be totaly wrong tho
At this point, I just hope we get more birds. And not even aviary birds but more land/water species.
I believe that having an bird DLC would be perfect and, while not solving the problem, would at least slightly quell the demands for more birds
I believe that having an bird DLC would be perfect and, while not solving the problem, would at least slightly quell the demands for more birds
I'm very intrigued to see what the bird DLC will be, undoubtedly we will get it, I believe the bats and butterflies were test runs to help further development, that's what I would do anyway, serve new animals and features people want (At least I and a few others I've seen on here desire bats and butterflies) with different mechanics that would be in the same vein as what we are all wanting. Then use that as a spring board to further perfect the primary desire everyone wants. I guess you could say the bats and butterflies are the beta run for birds.
I thought the same.
I think Frontier wanted to use the bats and butterflies to test how we, the community and fans, would react to such a box of flying animals. Would we accept the compromise?
I think if they had put birds in the box right away, there could have been a storm, among other things, because nobody saw birds flying in a box at the time. So we had time to deal with the topic and to say "Yes, that's a compromise, it would certainly be nicer differently, but I can live with it.". - m.o.
I feel the same way. I think Lorikeets or Hummingbirds are perfect birds for the walkthrough exhibts we have now. On the other hand, like me personally, I want to see Eagles, Toucans, Owls and Hornbills badly too. I can't imagine they'd be walk through. We'd need non-walk through. On the fence between walk through and non-walk through for Macaws, which I'd want to see the most variety of. I'm fine either way on those though Non-Walk through would probably be better.My little theory is that they went with the bats and bflies for the WE on purpose and leave the bigger birds for another non walkthrough exhibit that can be more customiseable without having to worry about the path and guest collision. Could be totaly wrong tho
Yes, hummingbirds and other small people friendly birds would be the next logical step I believe they should make, and have a few expansion options to the walkthrough exhibits, having a feeding station inside with nectar cups for guest to buy and interact with the birds would be an awesome feature as well.
Parrots or parakeets set of 5 I think would be perfect for an islands dlc.
Humming birds set of 5 would be great for a tropic/temperate dlc.
I went to a botanical garden in Jamaica recently and I got to feed a Red billed streamertail which was exciting and I think that would be amazing for guests to experience. The guy didn’t charge us for the bottle but an entrance fee.
I say if there are any little birds to be added, at the entrance of the WE there should be some kind of feed dispenser for the guests to feed them.
Humming birds set of 5 would be great for a tropic/temperate dlc.
I went to a botanical garden in Jamaica recently and I got to feed a Red billed streamertail which was exciting and I think that would be amazing for guests to experience. The guy didn’t charge us for the bottle but an entrance fee.
I say if there are any little birds to be added, at the entrance of the WE there should be some kind of feed dispenser for the guests to feed them.
Ok...
Format: Animal pack. Yes, another one. And I think a scenery pack for summer. The scenery pack might be an Islands pack (with a roster such as Tasmanian devil, west indian manatee, tree kangaroo, fossa, coconut crab). So for the coming pack I expect either something with forests or something with highlands. We did just receive a warm weather pack, but it's spring and in past years that's always been warm weather packs. So I'm going with Rainforests now, and Highlands in fall.
Rainforests animal pack.
Theme color: dark blues and greens.
Animals:
Format: Animal pack. Yes, another one. And I think a scenery pack for summer. The scenery pack might be an Islands pack (with a roster such as Tasmanian devil, west indian manatee, tree kangaroo, fossa, coconut crab). So for the coming pack I expect either something with forests or something with highlands. We did just receive a warm weather pack, but it's spring and in past years that's always been warm weather packs. So I'm going with Rainforests now, and Highlands in fall.
Rainforests animal pack.
Theme color: dark blues and greens.
Animals:
- Red river hog
- Howler monkey species
- Geoffroy's spider monkey
- Coatimundi species
- Ocelot
- Muntjac
- Sloth species
- African grey parrot
- Blue and yellow macaw
- Rainbow lorikeet
- Moluccan eclectus
- Sulfur-crested cockatoo
Rainforest Animal Pack:
1. Red River Hog
2. South American Coati
3. Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth
4. Black Howler Monkey
5. Mantled Guereza
6. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
7. Tomistoma
8. Scarlet Macaw (Walkthrough)
9. Red-and-Green Macaw (Walkthrough)
10. Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Walkthrough)
11. Military Macaw (Walkthrough)
12. Hyacinth Macaw (Walkthrough)
Key art would be either the sloth or a macaw, dark green artwork.
1. Red River Hog
2. South American Coati
3. Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth
4. Black Howler Monkey
5. Mantled Guereza
6. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
7. Tomistoma
8. Scarlet Macaw (Walkthrough)
9. Red-and-Green Macaw (Walkthrough)
10. Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Walkthrough)
11. Military Macaw (Walkthrough)
12. Hyacinth Macaw (Walkthrough)
Key art would be either the sloth or a macaw, dark green artwork.
I think we will get something similar to Twilight pack, with some heavily Easter inspired objects and some further petting zoo/farming building pieces (which can also be helpful for building stables).
- European rabbit: a rabbit is a no-brainer. I would go for the wild species due to its conservation status and the various color morphs it has, which could easily substitute the domestic one.
- Domestic sheep: I know that most are expecting a dwarf goat, but the lamb is more widely associated with Easter. I don't really have an idea for which breed I would go, but probably a Ouessant or Cameroon sheep would be fine.
- White stork: it's not a species strongly associated with Easter, but with the spring season.
- Black swan: I really wanted to include a waterfowl species, I've chosen this one, as this pack is already very Afroeurasia heavy. So it's maybe a bit similar to the common wombat in the Twilight pack. This could probably also be swapped for the greater bilby, but I believe it's unlikely to have a bunny and bilby in the same pack.
- WE: butterflies would fit perfectly in this pack, but don't think we would get more, honestly. So I haven't really a preference for this spot, maybe budgerigars or lories.
This is such a cool and creative idea! I could see a Frontier employee reading this and going “… why didn’t we think of this…”
Also, I really want that recipe!
I'm leaning toward a theme
But you could very easily have it set-up so that birds fly from point A to point B, move along the perch where they've landed or hop along the ground or mess with the enrichment or whatever, then fly from point B to point C. Meanwhile another bird does something similar, flying from point B to point D, preens a bit, then flies back to point B. Obviously there would be far more points. But you get it.
With a bit of randomization it could come off as fairly realistic. Same idea with looped animations... They just wouldn't be so much flying in circles so much as between different points.
I don't think it's that far off if you think about the way birds behave in captivity. Bigger animals would likely just mean less in-air movement.
But you could very easily have it set-up so that birds fly from point A to point B, move along the perch where they've landed or hop along the ground or mess with the enrichment or whatever, then fly from point B to point C. Meanwhile another bird does something similar, flying from point B to point D, preens a bit, then flies back to point B. Obviously there would be far more points. But you get it.
With a bit of randomization it could come off as fairly realistic. Same idea with looped animations... They just wouldn't be so much flying in circles so much as between different points.
I have no idea what it will be, but I'm thinking it probably will be: Rainforest/Tropical, Forest, Island and Mountain/Highland Pack. I'll go ahead with Mountain/Highland pack.
Colour: Grey
1. Gelada (Headliner Animal)
2. Wolverine
3. Spectacled Bear
4. Sichuan Takin
5. Markhor
6. Pallas's Cat
7. Vicuña
8. Exhibit Animal - Bird of Prey (Eagles, Condors, etc)
Colour: Grey
1. Gelada (Headliner Animal)
2. Wolverine
3. Spectacled Bear
4. Sichuan Takin
5. Markhor
6. Pallas's Cat
7. Vicuña
8. Exhibit Animal - Bird of Prey (Eagles, Condors, etc)
I've been reflecting on it and I really don't know what to expect at this point. They flipped the pattern with Twilight by giving us two scenery packs in a row... And then right back to an animal pack. So I can't even sort out if it'll be 5 animals + scenery or 8 animals!
And I honestly think that's pretty critical to determining what kind of animals we wind up getting this go-round.
And I honestly think that's pretty critical to determining what kind of animals we wind up getting this go-round.
After some thoughts, I’m starting to doubt myself. We may will be getting forest pack for the next pack with Tasmanian Devil in it.
About forest, not specifically focused on temperate or taiga forest, just general forest around the world with animals like wolverine, spectacled bear or black bear, wild boar, some rainforest animals?
I may will make another one for forest pack later if it’s allowed lol
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This is by far the best and most varied line-up for a potential Highlands pack I've seen. Most suggestions include way too many similar species, e.g. 3-4 Caprines.
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Time to make your guess
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But if you're wrong, don't frown
You'll get a gif of me eating and making a mess