We live near the same zoo lol I'll keep it unnamed incase you want to keep the city location private
What can we realistically expect next
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Bro there is literally a single zoo that builds a dedicated Galapagos section as of now.
Wow, small world. Houston Zoo, right?
Wait, what? Really? I had no idea, seriously
I just looked up Houston zoo Galapagos masterplan, and I had to share it here:
It looks fantastic. Cozy little lagoon like area. I'm already getting inspiration for something similar in PZ
I think the next DLC to come out is going to be the Alpine
This would be my Alpine DLC list if it contained 5 animals
This would be my AlpineDLC list if it contained 8 animals
This would be my Alpine DLC list if it contained 5 animals
- Ethiopian Wolf (EN)
- Tibetan blue bear (CR) -- The Tibetan blue bear may be extinct in the wild. Tibetan blue bear is the species of bear that is critically endangered
- Markhor (NT)
- Tibetan antelope (NT) -- In this species there is a marked sexual dimorphism, since the male specimens also have horns and black lines on the legs.
- Alpine newt (LC) [exhibit animal] Dorsal view of a male (bright blue, left) courting a female (mottled grey, right)
This would be my AlpineDLC list if it contained 8 animals
- Ethiopian Wolf (EN)
- Tibetan blue bear (CR) -- -- The Tibetan blue bear may be extinct in the wild. Tibetan blue bear is the species of bear that is critically endangered
- Markhor (NT)
- Tibetan antelope (NT) -- In this species there is a marked sexual dimorphism, since the male specimens also have horns and black lines on the legs.
- Roosevelt elk (LC)
- Takin (VU)
- Short-tailed chinchilla (EN)
- Alpine newt (LC) [exhibit animal]
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And, this is just phase 1, apparently. The Zoo has tons of plans, like an eventual Madagascar section, expanding the Texas and African zones, and even adding to where the elephants are for a new Asian area (it's privately owned, so I guess they have more freedom to do whatever they want)
Ooh Madagascar dedicated section would be amazing. Love when zoos are ambitious like that, there's always something new to come back to. One question tho, I couldn't find it on the site. It mentions Iguanas on masterplan, do they plan to house Marine ones ?
Not that I know of. I haven't been to the reptile house in a while, so I don't remember what iguanas they have. And, are marine iguanas the only ones in the Galapagos? It could be that we're getting them, I really don't know, but if we do, then that'd be awesome
If I could bet, I would say that the next DLC will be concentrated in warmer regions.
Tropical rainforest animal pack would be very appealing to me and it would also work with the capybara. I hope, we do not get aviaries because of two reasons. First, I personally do not need them and second, if we get some, I would prefer next Christmas. Perhaps they had problems to integate them good into the game until now and I must say a DLC which is based on a completely new feature must work whereas the bugs in the older DLC are easier to eleminate. And a Christmas DLC would somehow make my hopes higher to get a fourth year with content
Tropical rainforest animal pack would be very appealing to me and it would also work with the capybara. I hope, we do not get aviaries because of two reasons. First, I personally do not need them and second, if we get some, I would prefer next Christmas. Perhaps they had problems to integate them good into the game until now and I must say a DLC which is based on a completely new feature must work whereas the bugs in the older DLC are easier to eleminate. And a Christmas DLC would somehow make my hopes higher to get a fourth year with content
I have no idea, there's probably all kinds of Iguanas at Galapagos, but I know Marine and those Yellow ones only
But it would be groundbreaking if it happens, cause I don't know any zoo that has themI have no idea, there's probably all kinds of Iguanas at Galapagos, but I know Marine and those Yellow ones only
According to this link there is 3 species of land iguanas on the islands: https://www.galapagos.org/about_galapagos/about-galapagos/biodiversity/reptiles/
Would you look at that, my knowledge on Galapagos is certainly lacking. The first one I knew about, the yellow colored one, but I'll need to better research the rest
Meanwhile I found new favorite pokemon in that article, the Lava Lizard :
Look at this dood
Having looked into this myself in the past, I believe the Galapagos section isn't specifically dedicated to literal Galapagos species. The sea lions aren't Galapagos sea lions, and the peguins aren't Galapagos penguins, so I wouldn't think the iguanas will be marine iguanas, or even Galapagose iguanas at all, but probably a more common stand-in.
Yeah I just read up on it more thoroughly, Penguins are Humboldt, and Sea Lions are Californian. So high chance is Iguanas will be more common ones. Still very cool nevertheless
Oh definitely.
Okay then, now is time for some predictions.
I say, no biome packs, atleast for now, with one simple reasoning:
The 3 seasons rule.
The 3 seasons rule is Mostly spoken of in the fighting game community, but can be applied to every game with waves of dlc.
Season 1 or the first wave sets the goal of primarly filling in what should have been there from the start. This applies quite well for planet zoo, as the first 4 packs literally included zoo mainstays and gave some whole continents and biomes their first propper baseline representation.
I would argue, that with the europe pack we finally have finished our season 1.
Season 2 is the wacky wave, bending the rules to include mostly more interesting and unorthodox charakters, that break the conventions and are mostly unexpected.
A good example is the second seasons pass for smash ultimate with only wild inclusions and playstyles, that were super hard to expect, with minecraft steve being the second dlc i think everybody no matter how much they know should see how this is pretty bonkers.
Finally, season 3 is the last wave, where must have charakters are included. They are less about whos the most interesting inclusion, which wave 2 was all about, but who would feel the worst getting left out?
This is where biome packs come in, which i feel like is the perfect way to round out the game with whats missing in the end, with only little restrictions.
As you might guess, i would say we are going into the whacky phase now and i have 5 in my opinion quite realistic guesses for this assumption.
Also its the time where developers are most likely to run into lots of bugs, as they bend the rules the most.
So, my guess is that our dlc will be along the line of 2 animal packs and 3 normal ones. The order of packs is mostly irrelevant, besides one exception.
First of, the Aviary pack. (8)
This certanly would be a whacky and buggy pack, that would introduce a whoule new game mechanic that can be used in later dlc.
I dont think i need to explain the appeal.
Then, the oceania pack. (7+1)
Might not sound as whacky, but i would want this sometimes after the aviary pack, as australia has 5 almost must have flying inclusions (cockatoo, kokaburra, budgie, bird of paradise, rainbow lorikeets) and 2 of them should come in this pack.
Add the emu and the kiwi and half the packs are birds!
Round it out with the tasmanian devil, a wallaby and a wombat or echidna and we have a great pack that breaks most conventions we had so far and add a very unique roster.
Next up is an arboreal pack (4+1), introducing 4 very unique climbing animals that challange the climbing system and an overall overhaul to it.
I would choose a gibbon, a sloth, a tree kangaroo and a squirrel.
For more details i made a thread about it a while ago, just search for it.
Next pack, next mechanic is a petting zoo pack (4+1), bringing guest animal interactions, feeders and domestic animals from around the world.
My picks would be an african dwarf goat, scottish highland cattle, vitnamese pot bellied pig and a larger breed of bunny like the rex.
Lastly is an inbetween pack, allowing the developers to take a breather from all these new mechanics and countless bugs to fix.
I would choose an island pack (4+1) as this could bring a nice and unique mix of architectures from around the world.
Unlike the other packs i didnt post a pack like this before with enough thought, but right now i feel like a fossa, anoa, hawaian goose and crocodile monitor would make for an enjoyable and varied pack, bringing us 4 wacky animals from 4 different islands.
And thats it.
I truly believe, biome packs allready would be pretty wastefull and i hope that all of us but especally frontier can be more creative then that, giving us one year of very fun dlc before starting the final laps.
I say, no biome packs, atleast for now, with one simple reasoning:
The 3 seasons rule.
The 3 seasons rule is Mostly spoken of in the fighting game community, but can be applied to every game with waves of dlc.
Season 1 or the first wave sets the goal of primarly filling in what should have been there from the start. This applies quite well for planet zoo, as the first 4 packs literally included zoo mainstays and gave some whole continents and biomes their first propper baseline representation.
I would argue, that with the europe pack we finally have finished our season 1.
Season 2 is the wacky wave, bending the rules to include mostly more interesting and unorthodox charakters, that break the conventions and are mostly unexpected.
A good example is the second seasons pass for smash ultimate with only wild inclusions and playstyles, that were super hard to expect, with minecraft steve being the second dlc i think everybody no matter how much they know should see how this is pretty bonkers.
Finally, season 3 is the last wave, where must have charakters are included. They are less about whos the most interesting inclusion, which wave 2 was all about, but who would feel the worst getting left out?
This is where biome packs come in, which i feel like is the perfect way to round out the game with whats missing in the end, with only little restrictions.
As you might guess, i would say we are going into the whacky phase now and i have 5 in my opinion quite realistic guesses for this assumption.
Also its the time where developers are most likely to run into lots of bugs, as they bend the rules the most.
So, my guess is that our dlc will be along the line of 2 animal packs and 3 normal ones. The order of packs is mostly irrelevant, besides one exception.
First of, the Aviary pack. (8)
This certanly would be a whacky and buggy pack, that would introduce a whoule new game mechanic that can be used in later dlc.
I dont think i need to explain the appeal.
Then, the oceania pack. (7+1)
Might not sound as whacky, but i would want this sometimes after the aviary pack, as australia has 5 almost must have flying inclusions (cockatoo, kokaburra, budgie, bird of paradise, rainbow lorikeets) and 2 of them should come in this pack.
Add the emu and the kiwi and half the packs are birds!
Round it out with the tasmanian devil, a wallaby and a wombat or echidna and we have a great pack that breaks most conventions we had so far and add a very unique roster.
Next up is an arboreal pack (4+1), introducing 4 very unique climbing animals that challange the climbing system and an overall overhaul to it.
I would choose a gibbon, a sloth, a tree kangaroo and a squirrel.
For more details i made a thread about it a while ago, just search for it.
Next pack, next mechanic is a petting zoo pack (4+1), bringing guest animal interactions, feeders and domestic animals from around the world.
My picks would be an african dwarf goat, scottish highland cattle, vitnamese pot bellied pig and a larger breed of bunny like the rex.
Lastly is an inbetween pack, allowing the developers to take a breather from all these new mechanics and countless bugs to fix.
I would choose an island pack (4+1) as this could bring a nice and unique mix of architectures from around the world.
Unlike the other packs i didnt post a pack like this before with enough thought, but right now i feel like a fossa, anoa, hawaian goose and crocodile monitor would make for an enjoyable and varied pack, bringing us 4 wacky animals from 4 different islands.
And thats it.
I truly believe, biome packs allready would be pretty wastefull and i hope that all of us but especally frontier can be more creative then that, giving us one year of very fun dlc before starting the final laps.
Yeah, the arwa is called Galapagos and Oceans, so the first part is gonna be about the islands, the 2nd more about oceans (to replace the Kipp Aquarium they tore down a couple years ago)
Cool and interesting thoughts! If that happened, I'd be very happy for the bird lovers. Personally I wouldn't be interested because I think most birds are way too small for me to really enjoy in my zoo. The petting zoo pack introducing guest interactions would be really nice though, as would a climbing overhaul.
Reading this, this is way better
Yea but I don't live in Houston I live about an hour West so I don't go to the zoo that often but yea I cannot wait to see the Galapagos expansion!