We request tapir remake for two years, so sadSo sadly never
The Malayan Tapir got only used a single Time by me and that was just because I thought it would be cool to have a Hybrid Tapir in one of my Zoos
Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack Releasing 20 June 🐪
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I'm super happy with the new dlc I guess it's going to be one of my favorites and the team is doing a wonderful job on the design and I want to thank the Frontierteam for continuing to put so much effort and love into making it the most beautiful game ever. I think taking the Dama Gazelle and the donkey are really strong options and the courage should be rewarded as they weren't the most popular types but are absolutely great aesthetically and fit for such a package. I think the opinions are divided for some it's superfluous but for some it's exactly what you've been waiting for, as it was in my case
My thoughts exactly. No way can we use them in the same zoo. Like something from another game.
I came down on this pack pretty hard on the day it was reviewed, and am slowly changing my view on it - I really don't think I'll ever warm us to having 2 African Antelopes in a pack though lol. But overall, Frontier really should be proud of the game they've created.
It would be such a wonderful dream...
Which Sand Cat subspecies was the inspiration for the pack? Arabian Sand Cat? Saharan Sand Cat?Hayo Zookeepers!
Things are heating up in Planet Zoo with the new Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack, coming to a Steam Store near you on 20 June alongside Free Update 1.14!
Under the harsh heat of the desert, life still arises and persists. Look out over the dunes and through the sands to discover some miraculous creatures who have adapted to the difficult conditions of these scorching lands.
Be on the lookout for a Dromedary Camel wandering across the desert, while the elegant Addax and Dama Gazelle hunt for edible shrubs, grasses and leaves to snack on. Peer a little closer to the ground and you might catch a glimpse of the prickly African Crested Porcupine, or the shy and elusive Sand Cat. The Black Rhino can also be found munching on leafy plants, branches and fruit, while the well-adapted Somali Wild Ass rests in the shade to get some refuge from the scorching sun. Rounding out the cast is the sleek and impressive Desert Horned Viper, our Exhibit animal for this pack.
The Arid Animal Pack is a celebration of the fauna living in the arid lands, with 8 impressive animals that all have ways to overcome the hardships of the heat.
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The story of socialite turned conservationist Tiffany Summers continues in abrand new narrative scenario
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The Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack will be available for purchase for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam from 20 June. If you want to be notified when the game is available, then head on over to Steam and wishlist it now! Please remember that you'll only be able to enjoy the Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack if you already own the base game of Planet Zoo.
Head over to our social media in the run-up to the release for the return of Zookeeper Steve! This time he's off on another research trip and has set up camp in an arid landscape to observe the animals living there. He'll need your help to document them all, so keep an eye out for the animal reveals as they come by his hidey-hole. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Also, if you missed our
Don't forget to also join our launch celebration livestream on 20 June, where we'll be checking out the Arid Animal Pack in even greater detail, and check in with all the different animals. We're kicking things off at 5pm BST on 20 June on both Twitch and Youtube, and we'll be joined by some friends from the Planet Zoo dev team. See you there!
We look forward to exploring with you and Zookeeper Steve! Tell us what you're more excited for below!
Do we really need to specify subspecies for each animal that has them? This is how we got Formosan Bears and West African Lions. Similar discussion flaired up of which exact subspecies will Black Rhino be.
Because sometimes seem like Frontier is pressured to pick specific subspecies, to be more accurate scientifically, and then people are mad about the chosen one.
Maybe I'm in minority but I really prefer general names with combined distribution. You know: Gray Wolf, African Lion, Moose, White Rhinoceros...etc
Because sometimes seem like Frontier is pressured to pick specific subspecies, to be more accurate scientifically, and then people are mad about the chosen one.
Maybe I'm in minority but I really prefer general names with combined distribution. You know: Gray Wolf, African Lion, Moose, White Rhinoceros...etc
The problem is it doesn't always work... take the Grey Wolf for example; different subspecies are very different looking and live in very different conditions... you can't always make a generic animal and expect it to represent the whole species.
Of course, I wouldn't argue for "generic"-ism to the fold. Gray Wolf was perhaps a bad example. Arctic Wolf, for example is completely justified in being it's own animal in game. But then again just because we make distinction there, I wouldn't argue that we need to specify then every single gray wolf species. Perfect example for me are Timber and Eurasian subspecies which are indistinguishable to a layman's eye (mine).
the problem is when the subspecies looks nothing alike, the main example is the in-game African buffalo who is meant to be a "generic african buffalo" but has the model based on the cape buffalo witch leads to a problem:
just to show, this is the ingame "generic african buffalo":
This is one of the african buffalo subspecies:
I think this is a reason individual model variation would be a cool update. Feasible? Idk. Desired. Yes.
With the cats it's very confusing, because now tigers and lions are divided into 2 subspecies each, but the kinds we got are kinda inconsistent...
West African was a subspecies, but now it's limped in with the northern lion, which also includes the visually distinct Asian lion...
The tigers are Bengal and Siberian tigers, which look different from one another, but are classed as 1 subspecies (although I'm ok with the tigers. It's the lions that are a bit more inconsistent)
You could say the same about subspecies…. Eurasian grey wolf populations differ more morphologically from each other than some do from other (North American) subspecies - their morphology is determined more by the climate they live in than their genetic similarity. Subspecies are generally defined mostly genetically which only sometimes correlates with morphology.
Looks like saharan at first glance.
You want every other "African buffalo" to look like a forest buffalo?
No thank you. In some cases, the full species is fine, but in others specifying it further is absolutely necessary.
How can anyone not want them in game? It is very hard to wait 1 more week for me.
Will we see the sand cat today?
Hopefully also different Main Colors