Spring 2024 DLC Speculation

jcp011c

jcp011c
Fallax said:
1,000 times - one for each day without monkey
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The fact we've gotten as many apes in DLC as monkeys in DLC is outright astonishing - in a bad way - considering the real life ratio. Over 300 monkeys and just over 20 apes, granted some of those are likely subspecies as well.

I stand by my opinion that Frontier has truly created an amazing roster of mammals. This is really the main area where they're lacking.
Edit - not a fact, I understand, sorry!
 
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CharlieXGaming

CharlieXGaming
NachoB said:
What if next pack is just Asia 😂
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Froniter after Eurasia pack be like
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PlanetJameson

PlanetJameson
DarthQuell said:
Totally.

Like, my ideal SA pack would be something like:
  1. Patagonian mara
  2. Greater rhea
  3. Scarlet ibis
  4. Black howler monkey
  5. Spectacled bear
  6. White-faced saki
  7. Southern screamer
  8. Green anaconda (E)
3 funky birds, 2 popular monkeys, the librarian bear, a rabbit wannabe, and the powerhouse snake. That's not bad...

Of course, that still leaves out a bunch of choices, like a coati, a porcupine, ducks, etc.

But I think that this pack has potential, honestly, and it spices things up by giving us animals nobody really thinks about when making wishlist packs. After all, who else would think of the screamer other than the bane of Planet Zoo-keepers worldwide: DarthQuell?
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Omg just the thought of howler monkeys echoing from off in the distance in my zoo….i need it. So many memories of hearing them at the San Francisco Zoo as a kid.
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
Birds, monkeys and SA are the most lacking areas in the animal roster, i think everybody can more or less agree on that.

But imo small animals in general are something that still could be greatly expanded upon and isnt really mentioned much, and with small i mean like fox sized and down.
To be fair we have come leaps and bounds since the basegame in this regard, but i think there is still room for improvement.
I mean the game as a whole is geared more towards big animals in how big most pieces, enrichment items and so on are, so i kinda get why the focus has been on the bigger ones.
Imo small animals are usually alot more fun to build for since you can put alot of detail in without it taking days to build, and you can always find a small spot somewhere to add one.
 

CharlieXGaming

CharlieXGaming
While I agree we need more small animals it’s interesting that a fair chunk of the meta wishlist top animals are on the larger side (Secretary bird, walrus, baboon) so I don’t think too much of the general community cares about the size of the animals.
I don’t really have a preference building for small or large animals, smaller are easier cause it’s less space to cover but detailing isn’t a problem for any size of animal for me; the only thing the size of the animal does to me is how long it takes to finish the enclosure.
Recently I think they’ve nailed the small to big ratio pretty well - the last pack was mostly big animals but the Oceania pack was all tiny and tropical and arid were a mix of both each time.
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
CharlieXGaming said:
While I agree we need more small animals it’s interesting that a fair chunk of the meta wishlist top animals are on the larger side (Secretary bird, walrus, baboon) so I don’t think too much of the general community cares about the size of the animals.
I don’t really have a preference building for small or large animals, smaller are easier cause it’s less space to cover but detailing isn’t a problem for any size of animal for me; the only thing the size of the animal does to me is how long it takes to finish the enclosure.
Recently I think they’ve nailed the small to big ratio pretty well - the last pack was mostly big animals but the Oceania pack was all tiny and tropical and arid were a mix of both each time.
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When i look at the meta wishlist i do see primarily smallish animals, which i agree are probably not here because of size, but because the majority of the prominent large animals have already been added.
Honestly the only animals, that are reasonably high on the list, that i would classify as large are the musk ox and walrus. I mean secretary and baboon arent exactly tiny but calling them larger animals is quite a stretch imo.
 

nutrit

nutrit
Marvinb said:
Honestly i could see a pretty cool east asia pack with tanuki, mandarin, golden pheasant and reeves muntjac
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East Asia pack without the Père David’s deer would be let’s say… a grand disappointment.

Asia could really use an animal pack:
1. Markhor
2. Blackbuck
3. Golden snub nosed monkey or any Indian monkey
4. Pheasant
5. Pallas cat
6. Tanuki
7. Père David’s deer
 
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Thylaco

Thylaco
What's your top Mammal pick for each continent? (including Antarctica if you want)

What's your top Habitat Bird pick for each continent? (my personal rule of thumb is: Birds that would have a decent quality of life if their wings were amputated/clipped)

What's your top Exhibit Animal pick for each continent?

Milurian said:
I love this idea though I find it so interesting you chose to make the parrot an exhibit animal but not the earth worm.
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Yeah, it was 2am, so not the clearest thinking by me. Echidna and a Hare would also be pretty safe to replace some moles in a serious suggestion for the theme.
 
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Stygi

Stygi
Thylaco said:
What's your top Mammal pick for each continent? (including Antarctica if you want)

What's your top Habitat Bird pick for each continent? (my personal rule of thumb is: Birds that would have a decent quality of life if their wings were amputated/clipped)

What's your top Exhibit Animal pick for each continent?


Yeah, it was 2am, so not the clearest thinking by me. Echidna and a Hare would also be pretty safe to replace some moles in a serious suggestion for the theme.
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Mammals:
Africa: Gelada
Asia: A langur
South America: South American Coati
North America: Spider Monkey
Oceania: Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo
Europe: Muskox

Birds:
Africa: Grey Crowned Crane
Asia: Mandarin Duck
South America: White Faced Whistling Duck
North America: Roseate Spoonbill
Oceania: Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Europe: Greater Pelican
 

SivatheriumGuy

SivatheriumGuy
Thylaco said:
What's your top Mammal pick for each continent? (including Antarctica if you want)

What's your top Habitat Bird pick for each continent? (my personal rule of thumb is: Birds that would have a decent quality of life if their wings were amputated/clipped)

What's your top Exhibit Animal pick for each continent?
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Mammals
Africa: Roloway's monkey
Asia: Hanuman's langur / Pere David's deer
Europe: Mountain hare
Oceania: Goodfellow's tree kangaroo
North America: Antillean manatee
South America: South American coati / Golden lion tamarin / Black howler ... The list goes on and on, hard to pick one.

Birds
Africa: Southern ground hornbill
Asia: Lesser adjutant
Europe: Great white pelican
Oceania: Western crowned pigeon
North America: Black-bellied whistling duck
South America: Southern screamer

Exhibit
Africa: Naked mole-rat
Asia: King cobra
Oceania: Tuatara
North America: Colorado river toad
South America: Titicaca water frog
 
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Frogstrich

Frogstrich
Thylaco said:
What's your top Mammal pick for each continent? (including Antarctica if you want)

What's your top Habitat Bird pick for each continent? (my rule of thumb is if they would probably still have decent quality of life if their wings were amputated/clipped)

What's your top Exhibit Animal pick for each continent?
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Mammals:
  • Africa: Hamadryas Baboon
  • Antarctica: Antarctic Fur-seal
  • Asia: Sumatran Rhino
  • Europe: European Pine Marten
  • Oceania: Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
  • North America: Muskox
  • South America: \South American Coati
Birds:
  • Africa: Grey-crowned Crane
  • Antarctica: Chinstrap Penguin
  • Asia: Mandarin Duck
  • Europe: Black Grouse
  • Oceania: Kakapo
  • North America: Burrowing Owl
  • South America: Red-legged Seriema
Exhibit Animals:
  • Africa: African Giant Millipede
  • Antarctica: Antarctic Krill
  • Asia: King Cobra
  • Europe: Mediterranean Green Snail
  • Oceania: Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
  • North America: Boreal Toad
  • South America: Emerald Tree Boa
 
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