Hold On How Come No One Has Mentioned Red-legged Seriema Yet If We Are Predicting It Being Latin American Themed. It Is A South American Secretary Bird That Is More Common In Captivity.
Spring 2024 DLC Speculation
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After Doing Some Math Using Numbers From Zootierliste I Have Found That There Are 141 Zoos That House Red-legged Seriema And 56 Zoos That House Secretary Birds.
They both pretty much occupy the same niche, a grasslands predatory bird that isn't too commonly found in zoos. I think it isn't talked more about because 1 - it devalues the status of the secretary bird in the metawishlist and its 'unique value', and 2 - more of us seems to want more established birds like the rhea (personally for me, the worst possible bird to add to South America since its yet another low effort ostrich clone) or colorful birds like the Roseate Spoonbill, Scarlet Ibis or even the American flamingo.
Yeah I Can See That Being The Reason.
We haven't even had an ostrich clone yet, all the other ratites have quite distinct animation sets from the ostrich, especially in the way they move. Rhea would be the first significant reuse of the ostrich rig after all these years, although they'd also have to modify things like the way the wings are positioned. It'd be our third plains-dwelling ratite, but in a game with a billion ungulates I hardly see how that's the most egregious thing, especially given it fills a unique and important niche for South America (both through being a ratite and a large plains-dwelling herbivore in general).
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They are on my wanted list actually, so happy you mention them 
. I've seen them in about 3 zoos I have been too. Problem with the situation is that they are always in a mixed bird habitat with other birds that are also still not in the game. So even though I still want them in the game, they become the most useful when there's more south-american birds in the game, that at this moment I would give priority too with the last pack incoming.
. I've seen them in about 3 zoos I have been too. Problem with the situation is that they are always in a mixed bird habitat with other birds that are also still not in the game. So even though I still want them in the game, they become the most useful when there's more south-american birds in the game, that at this moment I would give priority too with the last pack incoming.I love how I summon any australian person the very moment i talk lowly even an indirect mention of an australian animal. I'm just not a big fan of receiving of another ratite which honestly aren't the most exciting birds to build for.
I wasn't even trying to defend the emu or cassowary lol, I'm trying to defend the rhea. I just don't understand why the rhea so often gets branded as a boring clone when the same people want things like the spectacled bear or another South American camelid.
I don't even like using the word clone that often, I guess all of us saying clone this clone that, got to my head eventually. Pretty much half of all the animals last year could be a clone, black rhino a white rhino, lar gibbon a siamang, sloth bear a formosan bear etc. What I should of said, was I would prefer unique birds for south America (for the sake of a new rig) if it comes down to just one dlc left.
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Aren't The Sloth Bears Animations Closer To The Sun Bear?
That's more understandable, and I know more ratites and penguins taking up the holy bird slot in DLCs has long been a concern. But for me personally, now that we've seen that Frontier is willing to include multiple birds in a single pack, I'd rather we get the rhea as one of the pack's obligate "clone picks" over something like another bear, tapir or camelid, and then get another more unique bird like the spoonbill, ibis or screamer alongside it. It's just too important for SA to leave out imo.
How many zoos does a species have to be in before you guys see it as common? Seriemas are in way past 100+ zoos globally and these numbers are probably still not fully updated yet for some parts of the world.
I'm currently watching Planet Coaster Videos and I realise I really hope we get a Theme Makers Tool Kit.
I doubt I can do anything with it, but others can and i really hope we get at least the signs of all the Planco 1 Shops to fake things. I want my Bratwurst and my Crépe!
And people could make plants and clutter and what not...
Honestly, I need items more than animal mods.
I doubt I can do anything with it, but others can and i really hope we get at least the signs of all the Planco 1 Shops to fake things. I want my Bratwurst and my Crépe!
And people could make plants and clutter and what not...
Honestly, I need items more than animal mods.
Hey frontier want to copy paste this pack for us, please and thank you.
For me I want the coati, but at this stage it’s not like I 100% need it. I’ll be honest most of the major ABC animals are in the game. So outside some monkeys, and birds, there isn’t much left I want. I’ll happily take a coati if I can get it thought. The only thing I’m worried is if Frontier sees how much we want an arboreal coati so we don’t get another monkey.
Also, I’ll be honest I think I would rather get the red legged seriema or a sunbittern over a secretary bird. I think I can get more use out of them. Not to say I would be angry to get one, I want any bird at this point. But even I think the grey crowned crane would be better if I had to pick another African bird.
Also, I’ll be honest I think I would rather get the red legged seriema or a sunbittern over a secretary bird. I think I can get more use out of them. Not to say I would be angry to get one, I want any bird at this point. But even I think the grey crowned crane would be better if I had to pick another African bird.
I do. I don't think in region terms. I actually can't wrap my head around on why people do. It's a cute, common, entertaining zoo animal that in some zoos are even used for educational shows.
But as @Captain Callum says, "need" is a strong word. I definately need it more than most other animals I want, though.
Hopefully at least one of the following for me that fills my top wishlist requests:
- A primate- howler, spider, colobus, baboon
- Any duck
- Musk ox
- Sea Otter
- A colorful bird from south america
Mine will be a short list:
- monkeys, preferably a South American one, and a baboon. I’ll take a south American monkey over a baboon though (if I was forced to pick)
- A duck species
- Other bird(s), preferably a species for South America. I’ll take as much as I can get.