Spring dlc Speculation 2023

yoav_r

yoav_r
KönigDerKaffeebohnen said:
How about something like an returning favorites animal pack, filled with typical contenders for "why wasnt this in x pack" while also not nessecarly having another clear shot for a pack?

Id choose:

  • European Moufflon (A wildpark staple)
  • American Black Bear (the one all the NA players are asking about)
  • American Flamingo (we desperatly need a colorfull south american bird)
  • Greater Rhea (Back bone of most south american sections)
  • Greater Kudu (large African Antelope)
  • Squirrel Monkey (super common monkey)
  • Literally any macropod
  • 5 more Butterflies for the WE


You might have noticed a second theme, all these animals are quite similar to animaks in game, with this being in my opinion propaply among the best "clone" pack you can make thats lower effort but doesnt feel like it, being a smart way to allign both themes into something that doesnt feel as cheap as a "close relatives" pack or whatever with each of the animals adding more then the typical stuff you see for clone packs
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I like the idea but literally none of those animals are some I'd ask "why wasn,'t this animal in x pack?"
 

Eletan888

Eletan888
NachoB said:
And the scarlet ibis.

I don't understand this obsession with the american flamingo that is getting so much track lately. I prefer a unique bird model/rig that we don't already have like an ibis or spoonbill than a flamingo reskin. The american flamingo is great for an anniversary animal.
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For me, I just think they are prettier than the greater flamingo. I'm from the U.S. and like to build realistic zoos personally. Greater flamingos aren't really that common here that I know of. I've only seen them in Europe (ZSL). Here I've seem lesser, Chilean, and American flamingos. But I do agree spoonbill or ibis definitely warrants the spot over another flamingo, especially the ibis for me.
 

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
PnGLINNyo said:
Anyway I do wish to see a Highlands Pack with Bagpipes remix of Planet Zoo theme 🤣🤣
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Man, I miss the old ZT2 days where, depending on the XP you had, the main theme would change.

@Eltanin Casciani, imma tag you because you always got our back, but can you pass on to the devs to give us the option to change the main title theme with any theme we want depending on the DLC we have?
Like, the current theme song is the base game theme, but we can change it to like, say, the Aquatic theme or the North American theme, etc.
 

Pentoleaf

Pentoleaf
Captain Callum said:
I'm Scottish, I hear it way too much. Most of the time it sounds like a dying pig since there is a world of difference between amateur pipers and professionals (not shaming anyone who likes bagpipes, I just don't like them)
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I grew up near a big field where at least two aspiring pipers would practice on the weekends so bad bagpipes is weird nostalgic for me. Objectively terrible, but still nostalgic.
 

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
In another thread, a comment that Cap said inspired me to start a little game:
Captain Callum said:
I will talk about the absolute bare minimum rather than the ideal amount:

Birds :

20 species at the bare minimum. Typically 2-5 large free flight aviaries for birds of prey, two dozen aviaries of small birds especially African, south American and Asian specimens, and of course several larger ground dwelling birds.
  • 2 birds of prey - a vulture and an eagle
  • 6 habitat birds - examples are another flamingo, spoonbill. Ibis, crane, savannah African birds like secretary bird or helmeted guineafowl
  • 12 smaller aviary birds - 4 south American, 4 Asian, 4 Oceania. European and north American are not as prominent as the above. Ideally we have 20 small birds alone but that's unrealistic for frontiers standards
Reptiles:

Not near as many as birds since we already have the stars of the show ingame. A decent reptile habitat area could be say 5 or 6 habitats with 60 percent of those collections have a reasonable substitute already in game. I would say a dozen more will provide ample coverage
  • Another monitor
  • An African crocodile
  • 3 species of small tortoise
  • 7 exhibit reptiles especially snakes
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So, with that in mind, let's build a set of DLC for this year, 4 total, plus a 4th anniversary. To more or less balance it out, here are the rules:

  • You have a total of 23 habitat species
  • The ratio will be: for every 3 mammals, you need 1 bird. For every 3 birds, 1 reptile
  • Exhibit animals are free-for-all, meaning they won't follow the rules except that you have a limit of up to 4
 

Captain Callum

Captain Callum
DarthQuell said:
In another thread, a comment that Cap said inspired me to start a little game:


So, with that in mind, let's build a set of DLC for this year, 4 total, plus a 4th anniversary. To more or less balance it out, here are the rules:

  • You have a total of 23 habitat species
  • The ratio will be: for every 3 mammals, you need 1 bird. For every 3 birds, 1 reptile
  • Exhibit animals are free-for-all, meaning they won't follow the rules except that you have a limit of up to 4
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Ha let's play then

Mammals:
  • Black and white colobus monkey
  • Howler monkey
  • Hamadryas baboon
  • Tasmanian devil
  • Musk ox
  • Wild boar
  • Sea Otter
  • Harbour Seal
  • Japanese serow
  • Walrus
  • Highland cow
  • European wildcat
  • Mountain goat
  • Spider monkey
  • Greater kudu
  • Dromedary Camel
  • Lar gibbon
  • Gerunuk

Birds:
  • Roseate Spoonbill
  • Grey crowned crane
  • Brown pelican
  • Californian condor

Reptiles:
  • Red footed tortoise
Exhibit animals (including WE)
  • Blue and yellow macaw
  • Emerald tree boa
  • Chameleon
  • Rainbow lorikeet
 
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Pentoleaf

Pentoleaf
DarthQuell said:
In another thread, a comment that Cap said inspired me to start a little game:


So, with that in mind, let's build a set of DLC for this year, 4 total, plus a 4th anniversary. To more or less balance it out, here are the rules:

  • You have a total of 23 habitat species
  • The ratio will be: for every 3 mammals, you need 1 bird. For every 3 birds, 1 reptile
  • Exhibit animals are free-for-all, meaning they won't follow the rules except that you have a limit of up to 4
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For everyone who doesn't want to do the math it works out to 16 mammals, 4 birds, 1 reptile, and 2 leftover spaces which I guess you can use for anything?
 

NachoB

NachoB
Pentoleaf said:
For everyone who doesn't want to do the math it works out to 16 mammals, 4 birds, 1 reptile, and 2 leftover spaces which I guess you can use for anything?
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mmmk

Mammals:

1. Tasmanian Devil
2. Red river hog
3. Collared peccary
4. Howler monkey
5. Gelada or hamadryas baboon
6. Ocelot
7. Blackbuck
8. Musk ox
9. Markhor
10. Dromedary camel
11. Mantled guereza or De Brazza's monkey
12. Patagonian mara
13. Spectacled or sloth bear
14. Golden lion tamarin
15. Spider monkey
16. Fossa

Birds:

1. Secretary bird
2. Roseatte spoonbill or scarlet ibis
3. Golden pheasant
4. Mute swan

I think 4 too few to be honest. I think the rhea, kiwi, grey crowned crane and at least one duck and one pelican are also a must. So i think i'll use the leftover spaces for birds:

5. Mandarin duck
6. Brown pelican

Reptile:

1. Green sea turtle

Exhibit:
1. King cobra
2. Panther or Jackson's chameleon
3. Hummingbirds (WE)
4. Emerald tree boa
 

Eletan888

Eletan888
Here's mine! My personal preference definitely plays heavily in this. I know a petting zoo pack is controversial, but hear me out. The update that would theoretically come alongside the DLC would add guest-animal interactions, feeders/ where guests can purchase food, and a polished walkthrough system where guests can traverse habitats like the staff. Also, personally, most of the zoos I visit in real life have sections like these, so being able to make them in-game would be awesome. I decided to switch up the cycle because Frontier did last year, so I can I guess lol.

Barnyard Pack:
1. Nigerian Dwarf/Nubian Goat
2. Viatemese Pot-Bellied Pig
3. Miniature Horse/Donkey
4. Domestic Duck (+Wild Mallard Variant)
5. Barn Owl (WE)

Islands Animal Pack:
1. Tasmanian Devil
2. Little Blue Penguin
3. Radiated Tortoise
4. Fossa
5. North Island Brown Kiwi
6. Coquerl's Sifaka
7. Caribbean Flamingo
8. Rainbow Lorikeet (WE)

Rainforest Animal Pack:
1. Linneaus's/Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth
2. Black-Handed Spider Monkey
3. Matschie's/Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
4. Red River Hog
5. Southern Tamandua/Coati
6. Golden Lion/Cotton-Top Tamarin
7. Roseate Spoonbill
8. King Cobra (E)

Highlands Pack:
1. Golden/Sichuan Takin
2. Hamandrays Baboon
3. Spectacled (Andean) Bear
4. Wolverine
5. Pancake Tortoise (E)

4th Anniversary Animal:
1. African Crested Porcupine
 

wda1250

W
DarthQuell said:
In another thread, a comment that Cap said inspired me to start a little game:


So, with that in mind, let's build a set of DLC for this year, 4 total, plus a 4th anniversary. To more or less balance it out, here are the rules:

  • You have a total of 23 habitat species
  • The ratio will be: for every 3 mammals, you need 1 bird. For every 3 birds, 1 reptile
  • Exhibit animals are free-for-all, meaning they won't follow the rules except that you have a limit of up to 4
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Ok, i'll bite -
1. Red river hog
2. Masai or Rothschild's giraffe
3. Grevys zebra
4. black rhino
5. greater kudu
6. Gelada
7. Black & white colobus or deBrazza's monkey
8. Fossa
9. Markhor
10. Howler monkey
11. Spider monkey
12. Cotton Top tamarin
13. Blackbuck
14. Guar
15. Tasmanian Devil
16. White Cheeked or Crested gibbon

Birdies (4 is too few)
1. Brown pelican
2. Mute or Trumpeter swan
3. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
4. Secretary bird
5. Lorikeets
6. Ground Hornbill
7. Ocellated turkey

Reptile - radiated tortoise
Exhibit (WE included)
1. Parakeets/Lorikeets
2. Emerald tree boa
3. Spix's macaw
4. Cobra - any species
 
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