Ranking the areas still requiring animals

[DarthQuell]

Its a shame, its well known that im not their biggest fan, but i wish the exhibits wouldnt have been so new world focused in the base game.
South America got a great mix, desert NA is also fine, but africa and australia are pretty small, asia got just 2 and europe non existent.
Tbf SA with the most is good, but everywhere else having a max of 5 and only slowly creeping up is a bummer.
The grassland packs 5 butterflies really helped, eventhough again i wish we wouldnt have gotten 3 new world and 2 from Europe but 1 for each continent, scrapping the sulfur and one of the european for a south east asian and african species.
Its so weird how this game has such a clear exhibit bias for SA but super stingy for habitat animals and the reverse for the rest of the world besides NA who got the best of both worlds

I agree with you, good sir. To tell y'all the truth, I'm surprised we don't get more exhibits per pack. After all, they could easily make new animals with what we currently have, especially since they don't move around in their exhibits like habitat animals and also they don't have any sounds (I'm excluding the WEs in this)

 

[Bearcat9948]

Realistically, even though we're missing the tree kangaroo still, you could probably considered Australia/New Zealand/Oceania to be well represented

 

[oca2074]

Echidnas are also found in New Guinea, so there's that to consider. Many would consider them essential.

 

[yoav_r]

Echidnas are also found in New Guinea, so there's that to consider. Many would consider them essential.

Good point.

So looking back at the dedicated discussion(s), less than 50% of participants considered them essential, thus putting them in the "good additions" category.

Realistically, even though we're missing the tree kangaroo still, you could probably considered Australia/New Zealand/Oceania to be well represented

So seeing the general reaction to all suggestions, @call me Omi couldbyou create the new map?

 

[call me Omi]

So here it goes updated map!
Welcome green Australia, at last.

Ps. @yoav_r I couldn't manage to update the main post. Maybe I'm just blind, but couldn't see an option to edit.

 

[Fallax]

So here it goes updated map!
Welcome green Australia, at last.


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Ps. @yoav_r I couldn't manage to update the main post. Maybe I'm just blind, but couldn't see an option to edit.

Now bring on a Latin America pack Frontier. If we can get every region to at least yellow by the end of the game I'd be happy.

 

[yoav_r]

So here it goes updated map!
Welcome green Australia, at last.


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Ps. @yoav_r I couldn't manage to update the main post. Maybe I'm just blind, but couldn't see an option to edit.

Awesome! Will update, and check the collaboration permissions

Now bring on a Latin America pack Frontier. If we can get every region to at least yellow by the end of the game I'd be happy.

RIP Patagonia

 

[Marvinb]

What would be needed to bring patagonia to yellow or even green? probably also depends if you look at it from a local or international point of view

 

[Doran]

What would be needed to bring patagonia to yellow or even green? probably also depends if you look at it from a local or international point of view

Basic full set is mara + rhea + camel. So it needs just 2 animals to go full green not counting flying birds.
Everything else isnt much revelant to the game anyway and llama can easly do the trick. Ancient hoomans werent kind enough for megafauna from patagonia at all so all is left are small mammals or birds.

 

[DarthQuell]

Basic full set is mara + rhea + camel. So it needs just 2 animals to go full green not counting flying birds.
Everything else isnt much revelant to the game anyway and llama can easly do the trick. Ancient hoomans werent kind enough for megafauna from patagonia at all so all is left are small mammals or birds.

Wait, what camel? You mean the guanaco, right?

 

[Captain Callum]

Wait, what camel? You mean the guanaco, right?

I think camelid was the term implied.

 

[Fallax]

What would be needed to bring patagonia to yellow or even green? probably also depends if you look at it from a local or international point of view

We already have the puma which is the main predator, the main large herbivores beyond that are rhea and guanaco then of course the mara too.

 

[yoav_r]

What would be needed to bring patagonia to yellow or even green? probably also depends if you look at it from a local or international point of view

From international view:

1. Mara - essential
2. Rhea - essential
3. Guanaco - important
4. One more armadillo species(?)

This is my opinion

 

[yoav_r]

The Guanaco and vicunia are interesting. Both are commin and important zoo species, one endemic to the Andes, and one to Patagonia, with little overlap. Ideally I'd want both, but I think they are redundant.

 

[Narwhaler]

It's like asking for a domestic water buffalo or a wild bactrian camel.

 

[Fallax]

I'd also like to see a second armadillo, but my choice would be the three-banded as to me this is the most iconic "zoo armadillo" plus it can roll into a ball! It barely ranges into Patagonia but it'd still be a solid addition.

As for guanaco/vicuna, I really want to see both in the game but I doubt that will happen. If I had to pick one I think I'd pick the vicuna. (Honestly though, I'd take the alpaca over all of them).

 

[Marvinb]

For me its basicly only the mara im really after. No real interest in rheas and guanacos/vicunas personally, but i see their importance to the region.
Do tegus count as patagonian animal? Would really enjoy having those in game to bring some fresh air to the habitat reptiles

 

[yoav_r]

For me its basicly only the mara im really after. No real interest in rheas and guanacos/vicunas personally, but i see their importance to the region.
Do tegus count as patagonian animal? Would really enjoy having those in game to bring some fresh air to the habitat reptiles

I somehow think if Frontuer ever does tegus they would be exhibits unfortunately. They are smaller than iguanas.

 

[Marvinb]

I somehow think if Frontuer ever does tegus they would be exhibits unfortunately. They are smaller than iguanas.

Yeah but only cus iguanas have that super long tail, when it comes to actual body mass i think they are actuall bigger/heavier.
I think the reason why the iguanas are in the exhibit is because of their climbing, which is tricky to do because you cant just make the walk normally but just on logs like most climbing animals do in game. Probably also the reason why they didnt add climbing to the water monitor.
Tegus are just way better suited as habitat animals since they are terrestrial and pretty flexible climate wise (as far as reptiles go anyways)

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

Yeah but only cus iguanas have that super long tail, when it comes to actual body mass i think they are actuall bigger/heavier.
I think the reason why the iguanas are in the exhibit is because of their climbing, which is tricky to do because you cant just make the walk normally but just on logs like most climbing animals do in game. Probably also the reason why they didnt add climbing to the water monitor.
Tegus are just way better suited as habitat animals since they are terrestrial and pretty flexible climate wise (as far as reptiles go anyways)

Iguanas are pretty thick boys.
The rhinoceros iguana is a big and chonkey guy, totally habitat animal material right?
Large green iguana males can outgrow them by half a meter.
Its not that tegus shouldnt be habitat animals cause they are small, its stupid that the green iguana is an exhibit animal in the first place