The topic of Planet Zoo's lifespan is one that we've wasted endless breath on, and I don't intend to debate it here, but the creation of new social media channels suggests to me that it has a decent amount of life left in it. Like what @CharlieXGaming has been doing I'd like to share my ideas for what might be coming over the next year and some change, trying to limit myself to what's plausible given what we know Frontier is and isn't capable of but also trying to be a bit on the optimistic side.
First I'd like to throw my hat in the ring with the fourth anniversary update, which could be a wide range of animals, but will almost certainly be an animal that uses an existing rig and wouldn't be a headliner of a future pack. The 2021 anniversary animal was the black and white ruffed lemur, which was practically a clone, while the 2022 anniversary animal was the red deer, which reused a rig but was still clearly distinct from the other deer in the game. My idea is definitely in the latter camp--the grey crowned crane. An endangered bird native to sub-Saharan Africa, the grey crowned crane is both a very common sight in captivity and a commonly-requested animal.
The last anniversary update gave us Bernie's Bakes. This year, I think the most obvious zoo foodstuff missing from Planet Zoo is popcorn, and accordingly, I wouldn't be surprised to see a popcorn stand in addition to some new temporary anniversary hats and balloons. Coming alongside the popcorn stand is a similar cotton candy stand.
First I'd like to throw my hat in the ring with the fourth anniversary update, which could be a wide range of animals, but will almost certainly be an animal that uses an existing rig and wouldn't be a headliner of a future pack. The 2021 anniversary animal was the black and white ruffed lemur, which was practically a clone, while the 2022 anniversary animal was the red deer, which reused a rig but was still clearly distinct from the other deer in the game. My idea is definitely in the latter camp--the grey crowned crane. An endangered bird native to sub-Saharan Africa, the grey crowned crane is both a very common sight in captivity and a commonly-requested animal.
The last anniversary update gave us Bernie's Bakes. This year, I think the most obvious zoo foodstuff missing from Planet Zoo is popcorn, and accordingly, I wouldn't be surprised to see a popcorn stand in addition to some new temporary anniversary hats and balloons. Coming alongside the popcorn stand is a similar cotton candy stand.
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