Potential Highlands Animal Pack in Winter 2023?

PnGLINNyo

PnGLINNyo
So the speculation thread has been mentioning the possibility of a "Highlands Animal Pack". Thought it might be handy if we could collectively list out what the community in general seeks to be added (Though this could raise some arguments in the process lol). At any case I'll start with my idea of alpine animals that I'd wish to see in such DLC.

Spectacled Bear
Hamadryas Baboon (or) Gelada
Markhor (or) Golden Takin
Himalayan Monal (or) Golden Pheasant
Pallas Cat
Francois' Langur
Huon Tree Kangaroo
Ex) West Usambara Two-Horned Chameleon (or) Japanese Giant Salamander

Hope to see what others seek!
 

RedPandaReggie

RedPandaReggie
PnGLINNyo said:
So the speculation thread has been mentioning the possibility of a "Highlands Animal Pack". Thought it might be handy if we could collectively list out what the community in general seeks to be added (Though this could raise some arguments in the process lol). At any case I'll start with my idea of alpine animals that I'd wish to see in such DLC.

Spectacled Bear
Hamadryas Baboon (or) Gelada
Markhor (or) Golden Takin
Himalayan Monal (or) Golden Pheasant
Pallas Cat
Francois' Langur
Huon Tree Kangaroo
Ex) West Usambara Two-Horned Chameleon (or) Japanese Giant Salamander

Hope to see what others seek!
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Mine goes like this

Wolverine
Gelada or Hamadryas Baboon
Sichuan Takin
Markhor or Pallas's Cat
Spectacled Bear
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo or Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Golden Pheasant or Himalayan Monal
Chinese Giant Salamander
 

DragonNTiger

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Personally I feel like Highlands DLC hype comes from the dubious idea that DLC must match the season... even after getting the Grassland pack in December. Personally I feel a Woodlands pack would make more sense; would be a better fit for more top meta wishlist animals I think.

RedPandaReggie said:
Mine goes like this

Wolverine
Gelada or Hamadryas Baboon
Sichuan Takin
Markhor or Pallas's Cat
Spectacled Bear
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo or Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Golden Pheasant or Himalayan Monal
Chinese Giant Salamander
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These are all highland animals? Also, I for one wouldn't be a fan of them adding two caprids in a single pack...
 

Cynogale bennettii II

Cynogale bennettii II
Okay then, here are my ideas for a Highlands Animal Pack:

1. Bar-headed goose (new rig)
2. Huon tree kangaroo (definitely new animations, possibly new rig)
3. Takin (probably use re-existing model)
4. Pallas's cat (re-use existing model)
5. Spectacled bear (re-use existing model)
6. Gelada (edit an existing model, needs new animations)
7. Vicuna or white-lipped deer (token species that is not generally wanted but easy to make)
Exhibit/walkthrough exhibit: Probably a traditional exhibit for something like a pancake tortoise, Mangshan pit viper, montane chameleon or a salamander.
 

RedPandaReggie

RedPandaReggie
DragonNTiger said:
Personally I feel like Highlands DLC hype comes from the dubious idea that DLC must match the season... even after getting the Grassland pack in December. Personally I feel a Woodlands pack would make more sense; would be a better fit for more top meta wishlist animals I think.


These are all highland animals? Also, I for one wouldn't be a fan of them adding two caprids in a single pack...
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Well in that case

Wolverine
Gelada or Hamadryas Baboon
Sichuan Takin or Markhor
Pallas's Cat
Goodfellow's or Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Spectacled Bear
Golden Pheasant or Himalayan Monal
Chinese Giant Salamander
 

NZFanatic

NZFanatic
I'm going to list what I think are the objectively likely inclusions in such a pack, regardless of what I personally want;
  • Spectacled bear.
  • Markhor.
  • Takin.
  • Wolverine.
  • Pallas cat.
  • Gelada.
Anything else is IMO a wildcard. Of the ones listed, I think four would be guaranteed - wolverine, markhor, Pallas cat, and takin.
 

Aramar

Aramar
My hopes for a Highlands animal pack:

1) Andean bear
2) Wolverine
3) Markhor
4) Takin
5) Alpine marmot
6) Pallas' cat
7) Hamadryas baboon
8) King cobra (I read they have found them up to 2000 high in the Himalayas, so although they are not the first animal that we think of in mountains, they could fit in).

Alternative for the baboon: yak

Update: new gondola ride 🚡
 

FoxyDee

FoxyDee
My ideal Highlands pack would probably consist of:

1) Wolverine
2) Spectacled Bear
3) Golden Takin
4) Markhor
5) Hamadryas Baboon
6) Rock Hyrax
7) Himalayan Monal
8) Kea for the exhibit (I know it is rather unlikely, lol)

I am optimistic for the Takin, Markhor, Wolverine and Spectacled Bear.
 

Baryonix82

Baryonix82
My hopes for a Highlands animal pack:

  • Spectacled Bear (VU)
  • Ethiopian Wolf (EN) [I know it's not a very realistic option. It is one of the rarest and most endangered species of canids on the planet]
  • Markhor (NT)
  • Wolverine (VU) [in Europe]
  • Musk Ox (LC) [Muskox move to higher elevations in the winter to avoid deep snow]
  • Gelada (LC)
  • Matschie's Tree Kangaroo (EN)
  • Chinese Giant Salamander (CR)
 

Existentialist Knight

Existentialist Knight
My take:

1. Markhor - it's very iconic, would bring representation to Central Asia, and give us a desperately needed ungulate for Himalayan sections
2. Gelada baboon - A baboon is necessary to complete the African roster, and since the Arid pack missed the opportunity to include the Hamadryas baboon, this pack seems the best opportunity to me
3. Andean bear - to fill up the seemingly madatory carnivore slot, and give South America one of it's more demanded predators
4. Musk ox or Takin - both seem popular, yet I don't think we could get both in one pack
5. Golden pheasant or Himalayan monal - would round up the asian roster a little more, and might be doable as clones from the peafowl rig
6. Alpine marmot - a cold climate rodent that would complement the european roster very well
7. Goodfellows tree kangaroo - given it's exclusion from the Oceania pack as well as the Forum communities recent discoveries about its inhabited biomes, I would gladly see them in this pack
Exhibit: jackson's chameleon (found at great altitudes of up to 3,200 metres) or the veiled chameleon (found up to 2000 metres), with the latter one being slighlty favoured by me due to it being from Arabia, which could still use some representation.
Honourable mentions: Francois Langur (they live in limestone cliffs and are endagered), lesser rhea (lives at the Altiplano plateau in the andes) and the european mink (critically endangered semi-aquatic animal from the pyreneans in europe)

I have to admit that I want a highlands pack the most, because it could be one of the animal packs that gives representation to many different areas.
Genuine question: Is the Pallas cat really that desired? I feel like it would be a bit of a wasted slot considering the many non-feline alternatives, but maybe that's just my opinion.
 

PnGLINNyo

PnGLINNyo
Simple question though.
I see people asking muskox in a highland pack from time to time, but do muskoxen live in high altitudes?😅
 

Britches

Britches
My personal choices (if we get an animal pack, I don't have any preferences for the remaining slots x)):

1. Pallas' Cat
2. Yak
3. Tibetan fox
4. Markhor
5. Chinese Giant Salamander (E)
 

Angeł

Angeł
Ideal would be:

1. Markhor
2. Wolverine
3. Spectacled Bear
4. Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo
5. Barbary Macaque
6. Gelada
7. Domestic Yak
8. Hummingbirds (WE)

I don’t see the Tree Kangaroo happening in a Highlands / Mountains pack, simply because they are not what people think of when ‘mountains’ are mentioned. However, we can all dream. The rest of these species I see as extremely likely contenders, and I hope to see them all coming this winter!!!
 

Mazoku

Mazoku
Highland Pack without Wolverine is crime. Just kidding 🤪 it's still a potential contender for Tundra Pack.
Here my ideal Highland Animal Pack
  • Gelada - Headliner Animal
  • Spectacled Bear
  • Wolverine
  • Markhor
  • Takin (Personally I'd put Musk Ox in this pack, I'm not sure if Musk Ox is highland/mountain animal, I can replace Takin to Yak knowing Frontier loves to add oddballs)
  • Pallas Cat
  • Rock Hyrax
  • Don't mind what exhibit animal will be
Question for you guys, we know when people imagine mountain, they tend to imagine mountain as cold environment, snowy, rocky, etc. How about warm climate animals that also live in mountain (Hamadryas Baboon, Barbary Sheep, Spectacled bear iirc), will they be happy with having warm climate animals in a cold climate pack?
 
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MarikMoon

MarikMoon
I always post something like this list
  1. Spectacled Bear
  2. Gelada
  3. Wolverine
  4. Markhor
  5. Exhibit: I just can think about the giant chinese salamander that lives in mountainous lakes of china
And the last three animals can be chosen from this list
  1. Wild Yak
  2. Vicuña
  3. Takin
  4. Pallas' cat
  5. Ethiopian Wolf
  6. Rock Hyrax
 

zoomaster1994

Z
1: Markhor
2: Golden takin
3: Spectacled bear
4: Pallas cat
5: Gelada
6: Wolverine
7: Darwin rhea
8: Japanese giant salamander(E)

Not all animals I would like, but this is just my assumption. Markhor, Takin, Wolverine and Gelada are animals I would really like. Personally not really care about a rock hyrax or Pallas cat, but that's just my personal opinion. For exhibit I couldn't think any other than a giant salamander.
 
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QueenCinna

Q
I think a pack like this would just be called "mountains". When the average person thinks Highlands they think about Scotland, it's not the most casual player friendly pack name. I don't particularly care about getting one but I imagine it would be something like:

Wolverine headliner - requested community animal, interesting, and cute enough to go the cover.

Spectacled bear - easy enough clone, sa rep as per community request

Alpine marmot - meme animal. Steve? Alan?

Ethiopian wolf - zt2 nostalgia, cute, canid for casual players. Alternate candid is the Tibetean sand fox. It looks vaguely similar to the Shiba Inu which is a big meme dog.

Pallas cat. Kind of meme animal, sand Cat rig reuse.

Kiang. Uses the Somali Wild ass rig. Oddball pick that I haven't seen mentioned. Visually beautiful. Originally I put the gelada here but I think causal players would be complaining "ugh another monkey enough already Frontier" so I tried to be mindful of that. I think they are probably weary after feedback from the lar gibbon.

Yak. It's an odd ball, could probably work off the bison rig without too much effort. Also sorta popular in pop culture which Frontier likes.


Exhibit.... Olm. Close to the axolotl.


My personal list of things I would like to see is different.


Wolverine
Tahr
Markhor
Mountain Hare, finally, a lagomorph.
Takin, let's have variants to imply the subspecies.
Gelada
Golden Snub nosed monkey
Collard lizard
 
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Captain Callum

Captain Callum
QueenCinna said:
average person thinks Highlands they think about Scotland
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I fully support the idea of a Scotland themed pack :D But yeah we are not the best at naming these pack ideas at all, generic names that mislead the pack idea is a common occurance even though highlands can work in a sense as other regions of the world are known as highlands. Scotland itself has very few ties to true highland animals with mostly only birds qualifying such as the White-tailed ptarmigan or golden eagle, or maybe the mountain hare.

A mountain hare is probably not on the highest agenda for highland wishlists as we commonly see preference to the andean, ethopian or himalayan highland regions rather than a temperate pack in disguise.
 
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