Not much point in doing animal wishlists as all choices have been requested. With regional dlc being the most likely way frontier will implement into the game with the exception of aviariy animals and possibly marine content I’ve got to ask which region are you looking forward to the most. For me it’s a really tough choice as all continents have animals I’d love to have. My choice would be South American dlc in a tough choice over Eurasian. The game lacks South American animals and the region has so many great choices like the jaguar and many more.
What region of dlc do you anticipate most?
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I think South America and Australia/Australasia are the most obvious gaps in the species we have in game so far and the most likely DLC themes if it is going to be by region.
Europe/Eurasia is another one but not likely to be next after the Arctic pack, the same for North America (and we already have a few species from there).
I think Africa is also likely if not least because I’m sure we will get white and black rhinos at some point but I hope we get South America and Australia before that.
Europe/Eurasia is another one but not likely to be next after the Arctic pack, the same for North America (and we already have a few species from there).
I think Africa is also likely if not least because I’m sure we will get white and black rhinos at some point but I hope we get South America and Australia before that.
Europe, really. I want to create a "Tierpark", which is somewhat different than a zoo and concentrates more on regional animals. Plus, euroe has a lot of smaller mamals. Foxes, polecats, minks. Plus beautiful deers and such.
Second place ist Australia because of their unique animals and I am hoping for a bit of a run down building style like Zoo Hannover in germany captures it.
Third Place South America. I need my other Tapir species and cute little monkeys.
Second place ist Australia because of their unique animals and I am hoping for a bit of a run down building style like Zoo Hannover in germany captures it.
Third Place South America. I need my other Tapir species and cute little monkeys.
My first choice would be south America, because it is home to so many exotic animals we don't have yet.
Second would be Europe, because there is not a single animal species unique to Europe in the game at this point.
Third would be Australia, because that region is also incredibly underrepresented.
Second would be Europe, because there is not a single animal species unique to Europe in the game at this point.
Third would be Australia, because that region is also incredibly underrepresented.
I honestly don't care what we get next, as long as it has something that I want in it.
Australia would be nice, but only if they devote the proper time needed to making the animals.
I'd only be happy with South America if it contains a New World monkey, like a spider monkey or a howler monkey. A pack full of large terrestrial mammals would be disappointing if they choose them beause it's easier.
Africa has some obvious missing pieces (the oft-mentioned African rhinos) but is already well represented.
I think, depending on how they approach DLC's, going by continent is a little too vague. They could easily narrow it down to more specific regions. For example, if they do Asia, why not do a few packs? India, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas? If they're doing South America, we could have the Amazon, the Andes, the Cerrado?
Australia would be nice, but only if they devote the proper time needed to making the animals.
I'd only be happy with South America if it contains a New World monkey, like a spider monkey or a howler monkey. A pack full of large terrestrial mammals would be disappointing if they choose them beause it's easier.
Africa has some obvious missing pieces (the oft-mentioned African rhinos) but is already well represented.
I think, depending on how they approach DLC's, going by continent is a little too vague. They could easily narrow it down to more specific regions. For example, if they do Asia, why not do a few packs? India, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas? If they're doing South America, we could have the Amazon, the Andes, the Cerrado?
For me it's South America the most, but I hope they wait until the time is JUST right to release it. Because, IF they are going to introduce birds (and enclosures that can host small arboreal animals, huge anacondas, stuff like that,) then I hope they do South America after that point, or use it to introduce such features. Species like the green anaconda, the tiny marmoset, the huge andean condor, the sloth, harpy eagle, quetzal, macaws and toucans.... those are all South American animals, that I'd LOVE to see in Planet Zoo. I doubt a single pack will have that many animals at once, (I also eagerly await the Jaguar, Giant Anteater, New World monkeys, Capybara, and Caiman!) but I can dream! sigh so many roadblocks that might prevent me from having all those animals...
After South America? My most wanted animals are kinda spread all over the place. So I'm not sure. Just give me a Felidae pack and a nice big bird pack and an ungulate pack, haha
After South America? My most wanted animals are kinda spread all over the place. So I'm not sure. Just give me a Felidae pack and a nice big bird pack and an ungulate pack, haha
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It just seems like the most obvious formula at the moment. "Arctic" obviously isn't a real continent, but it is a global region, and thus far the game is heavily focussed on Africa as a whole, and Asia secondarily, while omitting South America and Australia almost entirely (North America is more of a mixed bag since we have the Arctic Pack, same with Europe). IMO it would make sense for Frontier to flesh out these continents before delving into more diverse categories.
We won't know until they release something, though. For all we know the next DLC might only be a couple of random animals from all over the world, or it might not be any animals at all and just be new enrichment items or something, or it might introduce some kind of aviary mechanic and new exhibit animals, or it could be much bigger than we all expect with all of the above. As I said in another thread I think by speculating around these limited criteria people are managing their expectations and not getting too hopeful. Better to be pleasantly surprised by something you didn't expect than to be disappointed when you get less than what you hoped for.
Totally agree
Especially the last part... I mentioned this in many topics - don't expect too much/lower your expectations when it comes to certain announced features and even DLC.
But we'll just wait and see what the next DLC theme will be. It would help with some predictions.
Yes, there are some popular animals missing but a kangaroo missing in-game doesn't translate to an Australian DLC.
Only 1 DLC Arctic makes it difficult to assume what kind of DLC we can expect.
Seems pretty accurate with most real zoos. but some random animals from other continents wouldn't hurt either
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I’m not sure that is true. The mixed South American paddock is a standard feature of so many zoos. Brazilian tapir, capybara, mara, giant anteater, rhea, llama, guanaco, vicuña or alpaca maybe even maned wolf. Plus Andean bears and jaguars. And new world monkeys. Not to mention macaws and toucans.
And emus, wallabies and kangaroos are common in even the smallest zoos.
Even in Australasia where there are fewer species there are still lots of capybara, spider monkeys, marmosets and tamarins and squirrel monkeys.
I mentioned this in a different topic but I was surprised in how many zoos they aren't.
Tapir depends, mostly 1 of 2 : malayan / south-american. I think the Malayan tapir has the edge on this one.
Capybara, llama, alpaca, vicuna are in a lot of zoos. Agree on that one.
Andean/spectacled bear and jaguar, was surprised. A few zoos have them, but not as popular as you might expect.
Monkey species, tbh don't know much about these species. They don't draw that much attention in zoos (to me) and the african/asian monkey are more visibly presented.
I do know one of our zoos (mainly focused on ape and monkey species) has a lot of south-american ones (Apenheul zoo)
Going with area size: Most zoos (in Europe) pay a lot more attention to Africa/Asia than other regions. South America could need more attention in PZ - that's why I mentioned it earlier.
Emus/wallabies - yes (but most times in the background - barely noticeable - crowds don't stick around)
Kangaroo is quite uncommon in a lot of big zoos, they have wallabies. Smaller zoos have them but also not that common.
From my experience: Australian sections in zoos are very small or don't exist at all. The smaller zoos with more exotic species tend to have more Australian animals.
I would like to see Australian animals but when people mention the koala - they are very rare in Europe. I was told very difficult to keep in captivity - picky eaters, require more attention and prone to sickness (1 zoo in Belgium has them and 3-4 koals died in 2 years time). From a conservation POV - yes, add them !
I know some species are missing/feel missing. I think the current ratio of in-game animals reflects the ratio in most zoos (at least in Europe)
Again, South-America could use a bit more attention.
I also think some popular requested animals are less popular in real zoos than you might expect.
I don't mind if they added less common animals just to please the gaming community but I think Africa just gets too much critique.
Most African animals are the most popular ones in zoos and some species aren't even present in-game yet..
I think the presented species in ZT/ZT2/ZT2013 gave us some expectations for this game.
A few days ago someone mentioned the Emperor Penguin - both in ZT/ZT2 a popular animal but in RL extremely rare to find in captivity (never seen one in a zoo)
I've seen this penguin on a lot of wishlists.
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I don't know if that's true. While I would agree that many zoos don't put a major focus on these regions, the "Australian Walkthrough" (usually with grey kangaroos or wallabies and emu, and a bunch of smaller reptiles/birds) has become pretty popular in plenty of zoos, and for South America most zoos have at least a bunch of New World monkeys (spider monkeys, capuchins, squirrel monkeys, tamarins/marmosets).
I tend to view Australian exhibits as a common feature of Southern Hemisphere zoos. Of course, I'm not advocating for a big New Zealand theme pack because you'd be hard-pressed to find anything like that outside of New Zealand.
I think it differs per continent/region, which continent is more popular.. Just sharing my experience in European zoos
When you find a kangaroo in a zoo, most times it's actually the Red Kangaroo.
Don't get me wrong, i'd love to see most animals from most continents.
When I read the title I assumed we were going with region instead of continents - Amazon/Jungle/Desert/Plains etc.
I'm pretty sure the next DLC will be fine, i'd prefer more traditional zoo animals before adding really exotic ones.
When you find a kangaroo in a zoo, most times it's actually the Red Kangaroo.
Don't get me wrong, i'd love to see most animals from most continents.
When I read the title I assumed we were going with region instead of continents - Amazon/Jungle/Desert/Plains etc.
I'm pretty sure the next DLC will be fine, i'd prefer more traditional zoo animals before adding really exotic ones.
I think it differs per continent/region, which continent is more popular.. Just sharing my experience in European zoos
When you find a kangaroo in a zoo, most times it's actually the Red Kangaroo.
Really? Looking up European zoos, I see a lot of greys and even more wallabies (the swamp wallaby seems very popular for European zoos). I often look at the kangaroo conundrum the same way I look at zoos with penguins. Everyone expects the emperor penguin because you see it all the time in documentaries and in Zoo Tycoon, but the king and gentoo are far more common, and the non-Antarctic penguins (African/black-footed, jackass/humboldt, and Galapagos) are more common still. So it is with kangaroos. Everyone thinks they're going to see the absolute unit of the red kangaroo but the eastern grey is much more docile and easier to manage for zoos, and wallabies even ore so.
Oh yeah, several species of wallaby in multiple zoos - Blijdorp Rotterdam (one of our Dutch biggest/best looking zoos) only has 2 species of Wallaby and no kangaroo. And Artis (Amsterdam) only has 1 wallaby specie.
Along with the Emu, a wallaby specie (the Bennett's Wallaby is a very popular one) is present in a lot of zoos. Even some petting zoos/private owners have those.
If I remember correctly not a single zoo in the Netherlands has the Grey Kangaroo, and some smaller ones have the Red Kangaroo.
I think it's more popular in the UK - 5-6 years ago only 15-20 zoos in Europe had the Western Grey Kangaroo, and half of those were from the UK.
Had to check this but apparently the Bennett's Wallaby is present in +400 zoos in Europe. Gives a little bit of perspective of the entire European attention.
You're right about the Emperor Penguin (also mentioned it earlier). I highly prefer the King or Humboldt Penguin - is more accurate.
Only a few zoos in the entire world have the Emperor Penguin - they do poorly in captivity.
I do hope Frontier pays attention to this…
If a species is popular in the wild but very rare in zoos (don't do well in captivity), i'd prefer the common species found in RL zoos.
Atm, I'd even prefer not a region, just random animals from different regions. And every now and then, a critically endangered specie to focus on the conservation theme.
Along with the Emu, a wallaby specie (the Bennett's Wallaby is a very popular one) is present in a lot of zoos. Even some petting zoos/private owners have those.
If I remember correctly not a single zoo in the Netherlands has the Grey Kangaroo, and some smaller ones have the Red Kangaroo.
I think it's more popular in the UK - 5-6 years ago only 15-20 zoos in Europe had the Western Grey Kangaroo, and half of those were from the UK.
Had to check this but apparently the Bennett's Wallaby is present in +400 zoos in Europe. Gives a little bit of perspective of the entire European attention.
You're right about the Emperor Penguin (also mentioned it earlier). I highly prefer the King or Humboldt Penguin - is more accurate.
Only a few zoos in the entire world have the Emperor Penguin - they do poorly in captivity.
I do hope Frontier pays attention to this…
If a species is popular in the wild but very rare in zoos (don't do well in captivity), i'd prefer the common species found in RL zoos.
Atm, I'd even prefer not a region, just random animals from different regions. And every now and then, a critically endangered specie to focus on the conservation theme.