I believe there has been a thread like this in the past. Basically a game. Keeping the same formats (4+1 scenery packs, 7+1 animal packs, no exceptions) what animals would you have included in each DLC if it was entirely up to you? Let's exclude the Deluxe because it barely counts.
I'll go first:
Arctic Pack
IMO the animal choices were fairly solid, but even though we got it later I'll stand by my opinion that the Arctic fox should have been here instead of the wolf. I'm also swapping out the Dall sheep for the muskox, which is more iconically Arctic I think.
I was thrilled with everything except the llama. Even so, I'd swap out the capuchin for a different monkey, and I'd also swap out the frog for a snake.
Well...enough said, really.
In the past I'd have said to swap out the seal for the sea lion, but in this case I won't, the seal has grown on me a lot.
I'm switching up the order. I still don't understand the hype around the North Africa building set, so I'll skip it and make this an animal pack. Also swapping out the exhibit animal.
On the other hand, I'd have liked a dedicated Southeast Asia building set, so this one becomes a scenery pack (also with a different exhibit animal).
It's no secret that this is my least favourite DLC so far (well...we'll see if the Twilight Pack grows on me), and there are some animal choices I would make differently. I'll put the raccoon in here, too.
The Europe Pack had an almost perfect roster. For me, once again the exhibit animal is one I'd have chosen differently.
So I've already stolen three slots from this one, but to me the answer is to make it more bird-heavy.
I took the oryx out for the Africa Pack here.
Since I don't know what the scenery looks like yet, I'll refrain from turning it into an animal pack like I want to (subject to change). So obviously the raccoon is out since I chucked it in the North America Pack (mostly to satisfy the people who want it), and I've also taken out the fox because blah. I kept the skunk, wombat, and fruit bat, because those are the only animals I'm happy with (and the skunk is still on the very edge of that).
I'll go first:
Arctic Pack
IMO the animal choices were fairly solid, but even though we got it later I'll stand by my opinion that the Arctic fox should have been here instead of the wolf. I'm also swapping out the Dall sheep for the muskox, which is more iconically Arctic I think.
- Polar bear.
- Muskox.
- Reindeer.
- Arctic fox.
I was thrilled with everything except the llama. Even so, I'd swap out the capuchin for a different monkey, and I'd also swap out the frog for a snake.
- Jaguar.
- Giant anteater.
- Bolivian squirrel monkey.
- Capybara.
- Emerald tree boa.
Well...enough said, really.
- Red kangaroo.
- Tasmanian devil.
- Koala.
- Emu.
- Eastern blue-tongued skink.
In the past I'd have said to swap out the seal for the sea lion, but in this case I won't, the seal has grown on me a lot.
- Grey seal.
- King penguin.
- Asian small-clawed otter.
- Spectacled caiman.
- Northern diamondback terrapin.
I'm switching up the order. I still don't understand the hype around the North Africa building set, so I'll skip it and make this an animal pack. Also swapping out the exhibit animal.
- Southern white rhinoceros.
- Meerkat.
- African penguin.
- Fennec fox.
- Red river hog.
- Diana monkey.
- Scimitar-horned oryx.
- Giant African millipede.
On the other hand, I'd have liked a dedicated Southeast Asia building set, so this one becomes a scenery pack (also with a different exhibit animal).
- Clouded leopard.
- Sun bear.
- Babirusa.
- Proboscis monkey.
- Tokay gecko.
It's no secret that this is my least favourite DLC so far (well...we'll see if the Twilight Pack grows on me), and there are some animal choices I would make differently. I'll put the raccoon in here, too.
- Black-tailed prairie dog.
- California sea lion.
- American alligator.
- Collared peccary.
- Raccoon.
- Cougar.
- Bighorn sheep.
- Scarlet kingsnake.
The Europe Pack had an almost perfect roster. For me, once again the exhibit animal is one I'd have chosen differently.
- Alpine ibex.
- Eurasian lynx.
- European fallow deer.
- European badger.
- Scheltopusik/European legless lizard.
So I've already stolen three slots from this one, but to me the answer is to make it more bird-heavy.
- Nile lechwe.
- Domestic water buffalo (come on).
- Platypus.
- Red-crowned crane.
- Mute swan.
- Shoebill.
- Eurasian river otter.
- Japanese fire-bellied newt.
I took the oryx out for the Africa Pack here.
- Addax.
- Siamang.
- Przewalski's horse.
- Amur leopard.
- Axolotl.
Since I don't know what the scenery looks like yet, I'll refrain from turning it into an animal pack like I want to (subject to change). So obviously the raccoon is out since I chucked it in the North America Pack (mostly to satisfy the people who want it), and I've also taken out the fox because blah. I kept the skunk, wombat, and fruit bat, because those are the only animals I'm happy with (and the skunk is still on the very edge of that).
- African crested porcupine.
- North Island brown kiwi.
- Common wombat.
- Striped skunk.
- Egyptian fruit bat.