Spring dlc Speculation 2023

[Mazoku]

Come to think of it, all of the antelopes we have in game are African. No single Asian antelope including blackbuck, nilgai and saiga.

It irritates me how either blackbuck or nilgai could’ve been in grassland pack and it’s blue wildebeest instead. Of course I’m extremely happy with the wildebeest, but it could’ve been one of them then we could’ve finally get an Asian antelope ingame

 

[jcp011c]

Come to think of it, all of the antelopes we have in game are African. No single Asian antelope including blackbuck, nilgai and saiga.

It irritates me how either blackbuck or nilgai could’ve been in grassland pack and it’s blue wildebeest instead. Of course I’m extremely happy with the wildebeest, but it could’ve been one of them then we could’ve finally get an Asian antelope ingame

For sure. For the longest time...I was 100% against anymore Antelopes being added into the game. Then I realized that there were none from Asia, and do feel like we need 2. The Saiga is, without question IMO, extremely unique looking and should be the priority addition. the Blackbuck and Nilgai are also good choices.

 

[yoav_r]

Having not a single animal that embodies the tropical beach island vibe is a really bad mistake on marketing a dlc pack. We can be very short sighted at times

I'm willing to bet that even without any coastal animals ot will be a very popular theme and pack if they do go that way.

No one cared when the african and arctic themes had nothing to do with the animals

 

[Humble Bumble]

Not sure about what the theme would be but animal wise I think its possible we will see the Ring tailed Coati soon.

 

[yoav_r]

if they swapped out the tree kangaroo or kiwi for a more oddball pick like an anoa

Why another bovine of all possible oddballs?

 

[Pentoleaf]

For sure. For the longest time...I was 100% against anymore Antelopes being added into the game. Then I realized that there were none from Asia, and do feel like we need 2. The Saiga is, without question IMO, extremely unique looking and should be the priority addition. the Blackbuck and Nilgai are also good choices.

I 100% support this message

 

[Captain Callum]

I'm willing to bet that even without any coastal animals ot will be a very popular theme and pack if they do go that way.

No one cared when the african and arctic themes had nothing to do with the animals

Ah but the arctic one did. The theme with weathered wood and Nordic themed pieces was ... Norwegian! Polar bears and reindeer are native to northern Norway, the theme especially with the blueprints are heavily themed on the Norwegian stave churches like this one:

 

[becks474]

Why another bovine of all possible oddballs?

I do not see anything against the Anoa. Especially as it does look very different to the Bovines we have in the game. And I think not everyone takes the animal class or origin as most important factor for his or her choice. It is surely okay that people do it that way but other people just have a personal connection to that animal (seen in Zoos or even in wild) or find that animal just interesting.

 

[Chuditch]

Why another bovine of all possible oddballs?

Just a species I personally really want and sounds realistic for Frontier to pick as a more “low effort” animal. As well as finally being another species from Sulawesi to accompany the lonely babirusa, I think it’d be neat for an islands pack to show off some of the unique evolutionary pathways islands provide, with the anoa being a great example of insular dwarfism.

 

[NachoB]

Come to think of it, all of the antelopes we have in game are African. No single Asian antelope including blackbuck, nilgai and saiga.

It irritates me how either blackbuck or nilgai could’ve been in grassland pack and it’s blue wildebeest instead. Of course I’m extremely happy with the wildebeest, but it could’ve been one of them then we could’ve finally get an Asian antelope ingame

Yes, where is my blackbuck frontier, WHERE IS IT?

 

[SanRazo618]

I remember before Europe pack everyone said some combination of:

Lynx species
Deer species (red was more popular choice)
Ibex
Wolverine/ badger

And….. that’s basically what we got. Scenery packs are just easier to predict if we have a theme to base it on. Of course twilight was a curveball but conservation had a similar roster to the “greater Asia” pack predictions at the time (of course exclude oryx and Axolotl)

So it makes sense we came to a consensus on speculation for a potential “islands scenery pack”

 

[Antimony96]

I remember before Europe pack everyone said some combination of:

Lynx species
Deer species (red was more popular choice)
Ibex
Wolverine/ badger

The badger slot had a bit of debate around it with cases made for the red fox, Eurasian otter, and wisent. I was convinced that it was going to be the white stork instead, but I guess Frontier thought that one habitat bird for the entire year of 2021 was enough. There was a surprisingly strong consensus that the fire salamander would be the exhibit animal.

Re: islands, yeah, the devil/fossa/tree kangaroo/kiwi combination for a scenery pack is pretty obvious and I think an island scenery pack will include at least three of the four, with the trouble being that they would all be unique rigs (other than maybe the fossa) so maybe sacrifice one of them for a lar gibbon or Sulawesi macaque or American flamingo.

 

[ElectricMonk]

I mean, it's mostly a way to get a bunch of animals in-game that people are really wanting. They all do technically live on islands. And if it's an animal pack then it would make perfect sense and I wouldn't even be questioning it.

The roster that's leading people to say they want an "islands" pack just doesn't quite line up with what typical theming might be. To focus on islands... They would want to go for beaches, things along the coast, etc. Which wouldn't quite work for the Tasmanian devil, tree kangaroo, kiwi, etc.

I don’t see why islands would need a coastal theme (although a Polynesian theme fits that pretty well anyway). An islands pack isn’t the same thing as a coastal pack.. If your idea of islands == small tropical islands then the choices of appropriate habitat animals is pretty limited. Larger animals tend to live on larger islands I.e., Tasmania, Madagascar etc…

 

[AndyZoos]

I don’t see why islands would need a coastal theme (although a Polynesian theme fits that pretty well anyway). An islands pack isn’t the same thing as a coastal pack.. If your idea of islands == small tropical islands then the choices of appropriate habitat animals is pretty limited. Larger animals tend to live on larger islands I.e., Tasmania, Madagascar etc…

It wouldn't have to have a coastal theme. But in most of the speculation I've seen/read, folks are suggesting/hoping it includes some of the highly-requested animals (Tasmanian devil, fossa, tree kangaroo, kiwi; maybe subbing out one two of those depending) and having scenery with a coastal/beach theme.

Which makes sense because, well, how else would you represent islands? I guess a Polynesian theme could work. That's a really good point. It would feel like a stretch for some of the critters (e.g., Tasmanian devil) but it would be close enough that it could work.

My point was mostly that the animals and themes suggested weren't really lining up. And I was struggling to find a theme that might work. But yeah, Polynesian would do it! And honestly, it all goes out the window if they opt for an animal pack this time around. LOL

(And honestly, looking back on all of it, I don't think I was articulating myself very well. Sorry!)

I remember before Europe pack everyone said some combination of:

Lynx species
Deer species (red was more popular choice)
Ibex
Wolverine/ badger

And….. that’s basically what we got. Scenery packs are just easier to predict if we have a theme to base it on. Of course twilight was a curveball but conservation had a similar roster to the “greater Asia” pack predictions at the time (of course exclude oryx and Axolotl)

So it makes sense we came to a consensus on speculation for a potential “islands scenery pack”

Yeah, after the special livestream when we have a general sense of the theme - guessing becomes a bit easier. And based on some of the themes we're discussing... I think they're disparate enough that we'll get a sense of what it is immediately. Haha.

 

[YesIndeed]

Crazy idea. What if they do a 360 on us and go back to area based packs. Or at least mabey the scenery pack could.

Oceania
Patagonia
India
Middle east

If anyone likes those ideas. Or suggest what places you'd want covered if we got more.

 

[sumcherish82]

Crazy idea. What if they do a 360 on us and go back to area based packs. Or at least mabey the scenery pack could.

Oceania
Patagonia
India
Middle east

If anyone likes those ideas. Or suggest what places you'd want covered if we got more.

I prefer biome pack and other themes first, desert, rainforest, highland, island , woodland , coastal, aviary, endangered, there are so many possibilities

 

[NachoB]

Crazy idea. What if they do a 360 on us and go back to area based packs. Or at least mabey the scenery pack could.

Oceania
Patagonia
India
Middle east

If anyone likes those ideas. Or suggest what places you'd want covered if we got more.

I don't think this is happening but it would be cool. Not sure about Oceania but India, temperate SA and the Middle East sure were robbed of their own región packs. Same goles for Central Asia, Central America and the Caribbean.

 

[Marvinb]

Crazy idea. What if they do a 360 on us and go back to area based packs. Or at least mabey the scenery pack could.

Oceania
Patagonia
India
Middle east

If anyone likes those ideas. Or suggest what places you'd want covered if we got more.

I dont know how likely a return to region based packs is but i think there are a couple cool ones
An amazonian pack was the first thing that came to my mind

 

[peafowl]

If we get a full pack of barnyard animals thats a lot of slots taken from wild, zoo specific animals. If i want to play with goats and cows I'd play farming simulator

 

[AndyZoos]

Crazy idea. What if they do a 360 on us and go back to area based packs. Or at least mabey the scenery pack could.

Oceania
Patagonia
India
Middle east

If anyone likes those ideas. Or suggest what places you'd want covered if we got more.

Pretty unlikely, like other folks have said but... I'd be into it depending on the specific regions/areas.

1. Central America (Scenery Pack): Collared peccary, white-nosed coati, ocelot, and Geoffroy's spider monkey with a toucan walk-through habitat. Would include an Adobe building set and artwork, additional foliage, etc.
   
   
2. Amazon (Animal Pack): Sloth, scarlet ibis, bush dog, spectacled bear, howler monkey, gold lion tamarin, and tamandua + macaw walk-through exhibit and the first fish exhibit - piranhas. Would also add new enrichment (smaller monkey toys; sloth bed/nest) and free update would incorporate keeper ability to hold/display bigger animals outside of exhibits (e.g., iguanas - so the macaws could get it too)
   • Bit of a stretch to have two exhibits but... Both piranhas and macaws seem essential. I would also imagine the piranhas being in a horizontal tank versus the usual vertical approach
3. Oceania (Animal Pack): Tasmanian devil, frilled lizard, Matschie's tree kangaroo, kiwi, quoll, short-beaked echidna, sugar glider, and a budgie walk-through (or kookaburra non-walkthrough!