Ranking the pack sounds fun, so here we go:
1. Crested Porcupine 10/10 great animal, great model, unique, only thing actually new to play with
2. Dromedary 8/10 it might "just" be a dromedary, but being a domestic and the most iconic desert animal does help alot. Its also the closest thing this pack has to australian representation sooo yeah
Also really great for children zoos, african villages, petting zoos and implied dromedary rides, so more then just a little flexible in use cases
3. Dhamas Gazelle 7/10 beautiful critically endangerd and common in zoos antelope, our 3. Gazelle and a rather unknown favorite of mine. Im glad they get some exposure even though its at the cost of more needed animals
4. Addax 6/10 another critically endangerd antelope, surprisingly small which gives them an edge for gameplay uniqueness. Good to flesh out north africa and the sahara now has some great variety with 3 antelopes to choose from
5. African wild donkey 5/10 while i prefer the domestic donkey in every way, BUT this is still a neat animal that gives some representation to north east africa, which is nice. Also calling equids oversaturated when its the 3. Really aint fair. Im still hoping for both the domestic donkey and shetland pony, but im honest they dont feel "threatend" by the inclusion of the wild donkey at all
6. African wild cat 5/10 not exciting but good enough. Its basicly a feline fenec fox, which while neither new or particulary interesting also isnt very offensive, just kinda mid
7. Black rhino 2/10 another rhino? Really? Why this when you could have cloned a tortoise? I dont understand why we would need it, want it or got it over the much easier tortoise.
8. Viper -10/10 old exhibit bad, a second viper also isnt the most interesting and just as a reminder, the common chameleon, the most common in zoos, lives in north africa and the mediteranian. Mega miss in my book
~4/10 or 6/10 doesnt Sound that bad, BUT
Burrowing owl 10/10, first bird for north america that also ranges across non tropical south america
Collared peccary 10/10 small ungulate for the americas, a completly open niche and an extremly common animal in zoos
Patagonian mara 10/10 same as peccary but a rodent for non tropical south america that fills the role of a small ungulate
Shortbeaked Echidna 10/10 australias most diverse animal that would improve literally every biome if that continent
Budgies 100/10 is there a more perfect first bird? I dont think so.
Would anyone NOT prefer them over literally anything else for a desert exhibit? I also dont think so
Hamadryas baboon 10/10 baboons are so badly needed, arabia and north east africa need representation, they are the most common, its a perfect match but still not here
Spurre tortoise 7/10 best african clone, finally another non island tortoise
I think this represents quite well my problems with this good enough but huge missed oportunity of a pack
1. Crested Porcupine 10/10 great animal, great model, unique, only thing actually new to play with
2. Dromedary 8/10 it might "just" be a dromedary, but being a domestic and the most iconic desert animal does help alot. Its also the closest thing this pack has to australian representation sooo yeah
Also really great for children zoos, african villages, petting zoos and implied dromedary rides, so more then just a little flexible in use cases
3. Dhamas Gazelle 7/10 beautiful critically endangerd and common in zoos antelope, our 3. Gazelle and a rather unknown favorite of mine. Im glad they get some exposure even though its at the cost of more needed animals
4. Addax 6/10 another critically endangerd antelope, surprisingly small which gives them an edge for gameplay uniqueness. Good to flesh out north africa and the sahara now has some great variety with 3 antelopes to choose from
5. African wild donkey 5/10 while i prefer the domestic donkey in every way, BUT this is still a neat animal that gives some representation to north east africa, which is nice. Also calling equids oversaturated when its the 3. Really aint fair. Im still hoping for both the domestic donkey and shetland pony, but im honest they dont feel "threatend" by the inclusion of the wild donkey at all
6. African wild cat 5/10 not exciting but good enough. Its basicly a feline fenec fox, which while neither new or particulary interesting also isnt very offensive, just kinda mid
7. Black rhino 2/10 another rhino? Really? Why this when you could have cloned a tortoise? I dont understand why we would need it, want it or got it over the much easier tortoise.
8. Viper -10/10 old exhibit bad, a second viper also isnt the most interesting and just as a reminder, the common chameleon, the most common in zoos, lives in north africa and the mediteranian. Mega miss in my book
~4/10 or 6/10 doesnt Sound that bad, BUT
Burrowing owl 10/10, first bird for north america that also ranges across non tropical south america
Collared peccary 10/10 small ungulate for the americas, a completly open niche and an extremly common animal in zoos
Patagonian mara 10/10 same as peccary but a rodent for non tropical south america that fills the role of a small ungulate
Shortbeaked Echidna 10/10 australias most diverse animal that would improve literally every biome if that continent
Budgies 100/10 is there a more perfect first bird? I dont think so.
Would anyone NOT prefer them over literally anything else for a desert exhibit? I also dont think so
Hamadryas baboon 10/10 baboons are so badly needed, arabia and north east africa need representation, they are the most common, its a perfect match but still not here
Spurre tortoise 7/10 best african clone, finally another non island tortoise
I think this represents quite well my problems with this good enough but huge missed oportunity of a pack
because everything that isn't highly requested, bird or primate getting hate which it is SO sad
