Interesting, that could be the upcoming planet game then
Map of the entire roster by (approximate) animal distribution
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I would at least get used to the idea of getting some birds in the form of WE, if not all.
I personally don't care either way, but the sloth was pretty much a guarantee we won't get meaningful aviary birds in this manner.
are they really? I always thought they would save the birds for all birds habitat/exibit animal pack. Maybe it would happen this year. I really can imagine this game fulfilled without pelicans, Grey crowned cranes, macaws and toucans.
Unless flying birds are habitat animals and they would introduce them as a new mechanic, such a pack would be quite the gamble for frontier or atleast waiting for such a pack.
Its just copium snd wishfull thinking, because so far we had literally no pack that wasnt atleast half habitat mammals with the aquatic pack.
From a purly logical, logistical and buissness stand point, what would be the most sensible way to add WE Birds?
1. As part of an otherwise potentially underwellming pack to test and refine the mechanic to sprinkle in more for future releases if they are confident in them as a pack seller.
2. As part of an allright pack with atleast one other must have like the porcupine if they are soso on then.
3. They dont/wait for a sequel.
Frontier isnt stupid and while some animal choices defenetly have been questionable (wild water buffalo, arctic wolf, proboscis monkey, 3 NA small carnivores in a scenery pack, a tropics pack without an SA monkey or literally any south american habitat animal, the wrong sloth, etc) but they all have been rooted in atleast some logic, even if they wernt zoo nerd logic but mostly marketing logic.
Wild water buffalo for sure was a reaction to the backlash of the domestic status on the lama, arctic wolf saved money, proboscis monkey looks very unique and distinct, the wrong sloth is THE pop culture sloth, but most notably 3 NA small carnivores in one scenery pack, because it confirms case 1.
Frontier tested a new gimmick they deemed popular in a pack otherwise allmost made to be controversial with no big pack seller animal besides maybe the racoon and with very, very unfortunate scenery shots in the marketing, showing of an honestly very useful theme in unthemed building as the big flashy halloween set that half of atleast these forums imidiatly hated.
But then we got the bat and the WE and all has been forgiven.
Now everybody and their mother are craving for birds, that surely muat come with the next pack, but nope, butterflies.
Still very nice but surly next pack right?
Nah the wrong sloth.
To me this reads in 3 different ways:
1. Frontier is building hype for an eventual bird release
2. Frontier is activly avoiding birds, most likly because of technical issues they still have to solve
3. Frontier does not believe in birds as a potential pack seller like they clearly intended the bat and sloth to be.
So what would now be the smartest play on frontiers part?
Release their first exhibit focused pack where the habitat animals take a backseat?
Magically giving us many different flavors of habitat birds that they have not shown any interest in exploring so far?
Put everything on one card regarding birds in a longterm plan to make the community hungry for them?
Or are most people just high on copium, frontier disregarded birds for either technical reasons or lack of interest/believe in them in favor of just pumping out what works aka ungulates and carnivorans which are both less expensive to make and have much more widespread appeal (if you disagree, compare the popularity of any cat vs any duck in any corner of the community) and we most likly are only gonna see 1 or 2 more with the birds literally being a 50/50 for all that we know even possibly worse regarding if they will appear in the exhibit?
I think i dont need to conclude the line of logic here
Anyone think maybe they held off a birds this time around - despite an ideal environment for them - was as not to take away from the Feathered theme of the new JW pack?
May I know when the map will be updated? Thanks a lot
This is up to my pal @nutrit as I'm still on tour.
RRH and fossa are easy enough to place. The AWM and lar gibbon might require Southeast Asia to be rearranged a bit.
I think the saltie should be moved to australia to clear space in SEA.
Why? Currently majority goes to the bat and sloth moving to the habitat map, and the exhibit map being rebranded.
Maybe, but the exhibited animal fits the exhibited animals map, juts like a dog would be more suitable for a dog exhibition than a cat exhibition.
I support WE Animals being on the Exhibit Map, unless WE gets its own separate one. They are Exhibit Animals bought from the Exhibit Market, can only be placed in Exhibits, behave, refresh and move in loops like Exhibit Animals, don't have Juveniles, filtered as Exhibit Animals in the Zoopedia, Work Zones and Notification Settings. Yes, they feel different and cool, but they are still part of the Exhibit System.
I support the sloth and bat being on the habitat map. Also when moving the saltie at least put in North Queensland and mabey move the Cassowary fully onto new guinea until we get other new guinea animals to fill that space.
It might be better to move the crocodile into the Top End given there’s a lot of other species on the east coast whilst the saltie is one of the few animals we have from the rest of northern Australia. Plus, the Northern Territory is arguably the most iconic part of the country for crocodiles.
I agree, the Saltwater crocodile shold be locate in Northern Australia. This species are more iconic in Australia than in SE Asia, but can also be found in the latter, too.
I wouldn't necessarily say more Iconic for Australia, but more associated with Popular Culture, due to Australia having more Influence over Western Culture.