Next Up: Primate Pack!

[NL_Mutso]

I personally don’t like the idea of one type of animal exclusive packs. We get 12 animals a year, having one third of them be from the same family would be a bit.. flat. Plus ive come to find that when i buy a pack with different animals, i might not be interested in x type of animal but then i play and add them to my zoo and they become a favorite!

Same here. I saw some suggestions many months ago for Big Cats DLC or a Rhino species DLC.
While this may be fun for some users, if you are not interested in that - it's a long wait for something new

With the current variation, you'll bound to like at least 1 or 2 (or all of them)

I don't think we need to that specific with themed DLC but I'd love to see more primates. there's a long list to pick from !

 

[RabidOkapi]

I notice that all those opposed to the idea seem to lack a suitable alternative

I believe most have offered an alternative solution to varied packs by taxonomy. And the forum is full of examples. If you’d like specific alternatives that make more sense than an all primate packs.

Asian Pack that includes the Gibbon.

Rainforest pack that includes a Spider monkey

Mountain/Highland pack with a Gelada

Desert/arid pack with the Patas Monkey.

 

[RedPandaReggie]

Not sure it’s exactly logical. They could do a canopy pack, or another biome type. I highly doubt they have a pack where every animal is a particular type. Packs with varied types are more likely, as they will cover a wider base of players. Doubtful they limit a pack to just one particular type of animal. Aquatic is not really the same as primate.

Eventually Frontier is going to run out of options in regards to environment or region based packs and will have to start some animal packs like in JWE which can be the normal DLC layout but with some being only habitat animals in regards to primates, primates are one of the most important groups of animals for my zoos such as the Black-Handed Spider Monkey, Tufted Capuchin and Cotton-Top Tamarins and Siamangs

 

[RabidOkapi]

Eventually Frontier is going to run out of options in regards to environment or region based packs and will have to start some animal packs like in JWE which can be the normal DLC layout but with some being only habitat animals in regards to primates, primates are one of the most important groups of animals for my zoos such as the Black-Handed Spider Monkey, Tufted Capuchin and Cotton-Top Tamarins and Siamangs

Trust me. They won’t run out of options. Coastal. Marshland. Desert. Aviary. Woodlands. Mountains. Temperate forests. Rainforests. Asia. Africa. Europe. North America. All of these have not been released as a DLC concept. That is 12 and more than enough to last the lifetime of support. Not to mention each one of those could simply be released a second time as well: Aquatic II, SA II.

Primates can make an appearance in almost all of them. I love primates, but logic does not dictate an all primate pack; only personal desire and preference fuels that. But rest assured, they will never run out of options with how large and varied the animal kingdom is.

 

[NZFanatic]

Eventually Frontier is going to run out of options in regards to environment or region based packs and will have to start some animal packs like in JWE which can be the normal DLC layout but with some being only habitat animals in regards to primates, primates are one of the most important groups of animals for my zoos such as the Black-Handed Spider Monkey, Tufted Capuchin and Cotton-Top Tamarins and Siamangs

Well, the difference is I think that we can only really expect another two years of support for PlanZo. If that's the case, then there's only a limited number of areas left to cover. If we assume it's three DLC's per year (it might be four, but we can't say for certain what kind of a spanner Covid threw into the works) then that's only another six, eight at a push if it is to be four per year.

So let's do some random stuff here;
- Birds.
- Desert.
- Woodland.
- Mountain.
- Islands.

That's five right away, nearly at the end. This also takes into consideration a few notions - we have underrepresented biomes (desert, temperate, taiga) in terms of animals, which also incorporates underrepresented regions (Europe and N. America primarily). Then we have the vague idea of an 'Islands' pack (nothing logical behind it, except that there's a sun bear file in Frontier's hands that's bound to amount to something, whether it's Asia, Tropics, Climbing, or some other theme, I just went with islands), and the idea of an aviary pack which, now that they've figured out diving, feels all the more likely.

If there's only one left, what are the odds it will be singularly animal-focussed? Even if there are two, or three left, it doesn't seem likely.

Not to mention there's tons of chatter about missing African and Asian animals as well, so either of those could be a safe bet in the future. If we're lucky, they might push support out for longer, but the theory is that Zoo will receive the same or similar treatment as Coaster.

Obviously none of the above packs are confirmed (birds and desert are 'rumoured' but that's about it) so I'm not suggesting that's what we'll be getting, I'm just using those as examples of potential themes they could explore.

 

[jvandiver91]

So 10% of the animals in game are primates and you think that's a reason that more will come soon?... Not sure I agree with your logic here. Also, each of the other packs releaed so far (including the aquatic pack) have clearly made an effort to have a variety of animals (e.g., only one macropod in Australia pack, 1 penguin in aquatic pack, 1 pinniped in aquatic pack. I don't think taxonomic packs are likley (except, hopefully birds) any time soon.

So I can’t expect more primates if 10% of all species are primates, but it’s totally okay to just be okay with adding more exhibit animals when they make up roughly 27% of all species?

 

[NZFanatic]

So I can’t expect more primates if 10% of all species are primates, but it’s totally okay to just be okay with adding more exhibit animals when they make up roughly 27% of all species?

Yes, because exhibit animals consist of snakes, lizards, frogs, insects, and arachnids, and now chelonians. You can't lump all of them into one percentage if you're separating habitat animals into different groups.

 

[RabidOkapi]

So I can’t expect more primates if 10% of all species are primates, but it’s totally okay to just be okay with adding more exhibit animals when they make up roughly 27% of all species?

Then habitat animals are 73%? Exhibit does not equal primate?

Confused by this in every way. No one here has said they do not want primates. They are essential to building a zoo. Still, I think its important to note primate does not equal aquatic, and exhibit is not the same as primate. I think those facts are fairly simple. Primates will be sprinkled in most of the packs moving forward, but an actual primate pack is unlikely.

 

[ElectricMonk]

So I can’t expect more primates if 10% of all species are primates, but it’s totally okay to just be okay with adding more exhibit animals when they make up roughly 27% of all species?

I’m not sure what you’re getting at..? Genuinely - I don’t understand the argument. What do you mean? I can’t think of a single way in which primates can reasonably be said to be underrepresented when they make up 10% of animals in the game (more than that if you limit to habitat animals) - primates make up less than 10% of mammals, let alone amniotes, let alone vertebrates. If anything, primates are currently substantially OVER -represented in the game. In how many zoos do primates represent 10% of all species on display?

p.s. I would actually like more primates - I just don’t think that the argument makes sense.