Get your Hopium, get your Copium, inject them in your veins. Three 20€ expansions,13 animals each (animal + scenery pack) to round up the game and finish it off in a year. Go off
Marine Life Expansion
1. Sand Tiger Shark - I believe the most common shark species in captivity. It also rocks a very classic "shark" look. Presence is also worldwide, which is always a plus.
2. Spotted Eagle Ray - I so wanted to put Manta Ray here, but they're very rare in captivity. So are Giant Devil Rays. So I feel this ray is fair enough of a replacement.
3. Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Either this one or Green. Slight personal preference.
4. West Indian Manatee - Very iconic and a community favorite.
5. Atlantic Goliath Grouper - Bony fish are always sidelined for sharks, rays and sea mammals in similar expansions in other games. I feel Grouper would be a cool representative.
6. Whale Shark - Had to have that one big animal since I'm not doing cetaceans. They're not that common in captivity either, but not as rare as Manta Rays.
7. Spot-fin Porcupine Fish - These guys are way bigger than I always imagined. Definitely could hold their own weight in a smaller tank.
8. Pacific Walrus - The other sea mammal of expansion. Also a community favorite that finally has a pack to call home.
9. Pacific Giant Octopus - I was hmm, hmm-ing between putting it in Exhibit or Habitat. I would prefer it free moving and interacting with numerous enrichments.
10. Scalloped Hammerhead Shark - Unique enough to justify repeating another shark in the pack.
11. Roman Eel (E) - Increased number of exhibits because of nature of expansion. Moray Eel is easy pick for exhibit box.
12. Long Snouted Sea Horse (E) - Like with last animal, I chose Mediterranean subspecies, because of familiarity. But something like Sea Dragon would also be fire.
13. Red King Crab (E) - I chose this one because it looks cool and also represents colder waters of Beringia.
Flying Birds Expansion
1. Bald Eagle - Too iconic to left out, even tho I would personally prefer something like Steller's Sea or White Tailed Eagle.
2. Great Grey Owl - I just feel like it's way better pick than Snowy Owl in terms of flexibility while still representing similar habitat.
3. Bearded Vulture - This is the species to go for if they would go for one vulture species, from the looks to three continent distribution.
4. Andean Condor - Something to pair with our Andean camelids. Also I've seen them in quite a few zoos, so I guess the size isn't that much of a issue.
5. Harpy Eagle - Not necessarily a personal wish, but Tropical biomes need their raptor as well.
6. Scarlet Ibis - Needs no introduction, a zoo staple.
7. Roseate Spoonbill - A friend to pair up with the Ibis for colorful SA aviaries.
8. Atlantic Puffin - It's a small bird, but putting it in WE without option to customize crazy cliff enclosures would be a crime. Also underwater "flying" animations would be cool to see.
9. Scarlet Macaw (WE) - These smaller birds that could be kept in flocks I decided for WE and thus increased number of WE slots for this expansion. This pick is obvious.
10. Hyacinth Macaw (WE) - Either this or Blue and Yellow. Personal preference. But deffo more than one macaw would be needed.
11. Toco Toucan (WE) - Easy and iconic pick to round off SA flying roster.
12. Kookaburra (WE) - Perfect addition for Aussie sections with their iconic calls.
13. Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (WE) - A pair-up or variation Aussie pick for same sections.
Planet Earth Expansion
These animals have been discussed ad nauseam on this forum so I won't spend words explaining why I picked them. But basically expansion to round up our terrestrial roster.
1. Hamadryas Baboon
2. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
3. Short Beaked Echidna
4. Black Howler Monkey
5. South American Coati
6. Northern Sea Otter
7. Secretary Bird
8. Dalmatian Pelican
9. Patagonian Mara
10. Blackbuck
11. Markhor
12. Panther Chameleon (E)
13. Reticulated Python (E)
