Summer DLC Speculation 2023

RightWhale

RightWhale
I’ve been spitballing an idea for the last couple days. I’ve been trying to cover animals that live in North America, mainly in the deserts of the United States into Mexico. I loved the North American animal pack, but I would love some new props (and maybe a small amount of pieces to work with) to represent North America more. I also think North America is an incredibly diverse continent, and we need more animals that can live in deserts anyways. So here is a very rough draft of the pack.

I don’t have a name yet, maybe “Wild West”? The name doesn’t matter much.

Animals
  • The American black bear is found from the taiga of Canada into the deserts of Mexico, it would be the largest animal in the pack. While I am trying to think of animals found in the desert, the black bear can live in a variety of environments, so it would be very versatile long term.
  • The white tailed deer would be very similar, it is found from Canada all the way into South America.
  • The collared peccary would be perfect, giving us a pig for almost every continent.
  • The coati would be a very intelligent animal, and is also very popular.
  • The wild Turkey would be great as a habitat bird, and I was thinking it could get a lot of inter species bonuses with the (less toothy) North American animals in the game.
  • The roadrunner and burrowing owls would be the other habitat birds introduced, and not only would they get a bonus with each other, but also with the prairie dog.
  • For the exhibit I have no idea, I’m inclined for an aviary exhibit with birds. Maybe the walkthrough exhibit could work like the walkthrough habitats, what makes it a walkthrough is only if you give guests access. I was thinking one (or more) of the following: Turkey vulture, great horned owl, or red tailed hawk. Or if Frontier wants to continue being funny, add the Mexican free tailed bat before they add birds.
  • If it’s a normal exhibit then, idk, the chuckwalla? Maybe a desert tortoise, collared lizard, a toad of some sort, etc.
  • Ok so I know frontier would never have this many birds in a pack, so feel free to add the ocelot, or coyote to make it more realistic. Or maybe a Mexican wolf or a big horn sheep.
Props
  • Basically Wild West themed items, miner tools, old lamps, latch posts for horses, old carriages and wheels, signs for sheriffs office etc. Some placeable skeletons would be cool for the desert theming, and obviously we would get some cool desert foliage.
  • I was also thinking some props themed around Mexico would be cool, like some placeable Alebrejas, ponchos, sombreros, etc.
  • Obviously the animals would get there own signs too, and I would want the statues to continue the Mexican/ Wild West theme.
The update
  • To fit in with the theming of the “Wild West” and the “last frontier” animals that are released into the wild can now be tracked. It was a feature frontier put in their Zoo Tycoon game, and I actually kind of loved it.
  • Also pipe dream, but if Frontier Adds the 3 birds seen in the update let us set up bird shows! The red tailed hawk, turkey vulture, and great horned owl would be perfect for that.
Just spit balling some ideas here, I would love to see some more North American representation.
 
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DarthQuell

DarthQuell
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RightWhale said:
I’ve been spitballing an idea for the last couple days. I’ve been trying to cover animals that live in North America, mainly in the deserts of the United States into Mexico. I loved the North American animal pack, but I would love some new props (and maybe a small amount of pieces to work with) to represent North America more. I also think North America is an incredibly diverse continent, and we need more animals that can live in deserts anyways. So here is a very rough draft of the pack.

I don’t have a name yet, maybe “Wild West”? The name doesn’t matter much.

Animals
  • The American black bear is found from the taiga of Canada into the deserts of Mexico, it would be the largest animal in the pack. While I am trying to think of animals found in the desert, the black bear can live in a variety of environments, so it would be very versatile long term.
  • The white tailed deer would be very similar, it is found from Canada all the way into South America.
  • The collared peccary would be perfect, giving us a pig for almost every continent.
  • The coati would be a very intelligent animal, and is also very popular.
  • The wild Turkey would be great as a habitat bird, and I was thinking it could get a lot of inter species bonuses with the (less toothy) North American animals in the game.
  • The roadrunner and burrowing owls would be the other habitat birds introduced, and not only would they get a bonus with each other, but also with the prairie dog.
  • For the exhibit I have no idea, I’m inclined for an aviary exhibit with birds. Maybe the walkthrough exhibit could work like the walkthrough habitats, what makes it a walkthrough is only if you give guests access. I was thinking one (or more) of the following: Turkey vulture, great horned owl, or red tailed hawk. Or if Frontier wants to continue being funny, add the Mexican free tailed bat before they add birds.
  • If it’s a normal exhibit then, idk, the chuckwalla? Maybe a desert tortoise, collared lizard, camel spider, etc.
  • Ok so I know frontier would never have this many birds in a pack, so feel free to add the ocelot, or coyote to make it more realistic. Or maybe a Mexican wolf or a big horn sheep.
Props
  • Basically Wild West themed items, miner tools, old lamps, latch posts for horses, old carriages and wheels, signs for sheriffs office etc. Some placeable skeletons would be cool for the desert theming, and obviously we would get some cool desert foliage.
  • I was also thinking some props themed around Mexico would be cool, like some placeable Alebrejas, ponchos, sombreros, etc.
  • Obviously the animals would get there own signs too, and I would want the statues to continue the Mexican/ Wild West theme.
The update
  • To fit in with the theming of the “Wild West” and the “last frontier” animals that are released into the wild can now be tracked. It was a feature frontier put in their Zoo Tycoon game, and I actually kind of loved it.
  • Also pipe dream, but if Frontier Adds the 3 birds seen in the update let us set up bird shows! The red tailed hawk, turkey vulture, and great horned owl would be perfect for that.
Just spit balling some ideas here, I would love to see some more North American representation.
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You know, even though I'm ok without another dedicated NA pack, I actually quite like this
 

RightWhale

RightWhale
DarthQuell said:
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You know, even though I'm ok without another dedicated NA pack, I actually quite like this
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Thank you! Granted a lot of the animals in this pack can also be found much farther north, but I think that’s more of a testament to how many animals are generalists on the North American continent. Still I really like the Wild West vibe (Red Dead Redemption 2 my beloved) and wanted to have a bit more Mexican/ Central America animals.
 

NachoB

NachoB
RightWhale said:
I’ve been spitballing an idea for the last couple days. I’ve been trying to cover animals that live in North America, mainly in the deserts of the United States into Mexico. I loved the North American animal pack, but I would love some new props (and maybe a small amount of pieces to work with) to represent North America more. I also think North America is an incredibly diverse continent, and we need more animals that can live in deserts anyways. So here is a very rough draft of the pack.

I don’t have a name yet, maybe “Wild West”? The name doesn’t matter much.

Animals
  • The American black bear is found from the taiga of Canada into the deserts of Mexico, it would be the largest animal in the pack. While I am trying to think of animals found in the desert, the black bear can live in a variety of environments, so it would be very versatile long term.
  • The white tailed deer would be very similar, it is found from Canada all the way into South America.
  • The collared peccary would be perfect, giving us a pig for almost every continent.
  • The coati would be a very intelligent animal, and is also very popular.
  • The wild Turkey would be great as a habitat bird, and I was thinking it could get a lot of inter species bonuses with the (less toothy) North American animals in the game.
  • The roadrunner and burrowing owls would be the other habitat birds introduced, and not only would they get a bonus with each other, but also with the prairie dog.
  • For the exhibit I have no idea, I’m inclined for an aviary exhibit with birds. Maybe the walkthrough exhibit could work like the walkthrough habitats, what makes it a walkthrough is only if you give guests access. I was thinking one (or more) of the following: Turkey vulture, great horned owl, or red tailed hawk. Or if Frontier wants to continue being funny, add the Mexican free tailed bat before they add birds.
  • If it’s a normal exhibit then, idk, the chuckwalla? Maybe a desert tortoise, collared lizard, a toad of some sort, etc.
  • Ok so I know frontier would never have this many birds in a pack, so feel free to add the ocelot, or coyote to make it more realistic. Or maybe a Mexican wolf or a big horn sheep.
Props
  • Basically Wild West themed items, miner tools, old lamps, latch posts for horses, old carriages and wheels, signs for sheriffs office etc. Some placeable skeletons would be cool for the desert theming, and obviously we would get some cool desert foliage.
  • I was also thinking some props themed around Mexico would be cool, like some placeable Alebrejas, ponchos, sombreros, etc.
  • Obviously the animals would get there own signs too, and I would want the statues to continue the Mexican/ Wild West theme.
The update
  • To fit in with the theming of the “Wild West” and the “last frontier” animals that are released into the wild can now be tracked. It was a feature frontier put in their Zoo Tycoon game, and I actually kind of loved it.
  • Also pipe dream, but if Frontier Adds the 3 birds seen in the update let us set up bird shows! The red tailed hawk, turkey vulture, and great horned owl would be perfect for that.
Just spit balling some ideas here, I would love to see some more North American representation.
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A pack that includes the ocelot, collared peccary and burrowing owl will serve for both SA and NA rep. I would change the deer for a spider monkey and the coati for a Southamerican species and maybe through in a tamandua. The roadrunner would be cool as well.
 

RightWhale

RightWhale
NachoB said:
A pack that includes the ocelot, collared peccary and burrowing owl will serve for both SA and NA rep. I would change the deer for a spider monkey and the coati for a Southamerican species and maybe through in a tamandua. The roadrunner would be cool as well.
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I was initially thinking something along the lines of an “Americas” pack, trying to feature animals common in North America and Central America into South America. I eventually leaned into the desert/ Wild West due to the theme and wildlife working well. But shoot I need some distraction from finals so let’s go with the “Americas” Pack and your suggestion. (I’ll lean more into Central and South America)

Americas Pack
  • American Black bear
  • Spider monkey (pick a species)
  • Ocelot
  • Collared Peccary
  • Ocellated Turkey/ Wild Turkey
  • Tamndua
  • Burrowing Owl
  • Walk through exhibit animal: Scarlet Macaw, Blue and Gold, Hyacinth Macaw
 

Fossa

F
Well so many animals still missing, but my three favorites never have a chance to get in the same pack...

I want Mountain Pack (for markhor, spec bear and takin) Safari Pack (for Secretary Bird, Ratel and Gerenuk) and Island pack (for Tasmanian Devil, kiwi and walrus) then there are still a ton of animals missing...
 

Pinguin

Pinguin
Do we have idea when is the summer dlc probably going to be? Possibly in June? 21 June was Conservation pack, so maybe...the wait would be really short now. Maybe July 11th...
 

becks474

B
Pinguin said:
Do we have idea when is the summer dlc probably going to be? Possibly in June? 21 June was Conservation pack, so maybe...the wait would be really short now. Maybe July 11th...
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The Last 2 years the Summer DLC always came within the week of Summer starting. So around 21st of June should be the date. And Last year Easter was even later than this year and the date was still around 21st of June.
 

jcp011c

jcp011c
Pinguin said:
Do we have idea when is the summer dlc probably going to be? Possibly in June? 21 June was Conservation pack, so maybe...the wait would be really short now. Maybe July 11th...
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Probably June, but that's said because the last two years, we had June packs. And that was with a late March release for the Q1 2021 pack, and a mid April release for the Q1 2022 pack.
 
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