It should be in mountain pack.
Winter 2023 DLC Speculation
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They should really make, a Cloud Forest DLC...
Maybe not animal pack at first glance... But something along the lines of:
- Tree Kangaroo
- Andean Bear
- Ocelot
- Black Howler Monkey
- Victoria Crowned Pigeon (WE)
Just add Grey Fox*, White-nosed Coati, AND Olingo (OR Kinkajou which is way more common in zoos)
*It occurs in a few cloud forests in the Far South of its range!
How would people feel about a cloud forest pack???
1. Lion-tailed macaque
2. Indian/northern muntjac
3. Bar-headed goose
4. Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
5. Blackbuck
6. Yellow-throated marten
7. Asian palm civet
8. Lesser adjutant stork
9. Grey slender loris
10. Golden pheasant
With proper roster it can be hundred times more interesting and fun to use than bland bald rock mountain pack.
Agreed. I mean, cloud forests have more biodiversity and are more exotic, soooo their fauna is more relevant to typical zoos IMO...
As far as typical Cold climate animals go, I think they could be nearly finished off with a couple animal packs easily...
- Domestic Yak OR Takin
- Another cold-weather (preferable from Eurasia) goat and/or sheep
- WOLVERINE
- Another (smaller) mustelid
- Maybe sea otter...
- Another Crane
- Musk Ox
- A lagomorph
- Walrus
- European Bison
- American Black Bear
- WILD BOAR
- Pheasant
- Wild Turkey
Smart people: Is it possible that the hopping animations (say the quokka as its hopping is fairly similar in a sense) in the game could be translated into a new arboreal rig for the tree kangaroo with some modifications?
I've been watching some videos on how tree kangaroos move, and it doesn't seem like they move super fast. I think the basis comes down to their powerful hind legs doing most of the work hopping up and across branches, while the front ones grip so they simply don't fall.
I think the possible issue from my nonexistent knowledge of rigging/animations is the fact that the hopping marsupials in game are bipedal while tree kangaroos are quadrupeds. Does this difference and the fact they hop across surfaces not off them make the existing hopping animations completely unusable as a base? Hope this message makes sense!
Edit: If we do get them I'd love a developer journal on their locomotion, even though we go one for the tropical pack! I'm super curious about this!
I've been watching some videos on how tree kangaroos move, and it doesn't seem like they move super fast. I think the basis comes down to their powerful hind legs doing most of the work hopping up and across branches, while the front ones grip so they simply don't fall.
I think the possible issue from my nonexistent knowledge of rigging/animations is the fact that the hopping marsupials in game are bipedal while tree kangaroos are quadrupeds. Does this difference and the fact they hop across surfaces not off them make the existing hopping animations completely unusable as a base? Hope this message makes sense!
Edit: If we do get them I'd love a developer journal on their locomotion, even though we go one for the tropical pack! I'm super curious about this!
Would be indeed a nice pack. Personally id make the pigeon a habitat animal animal and change the ocelot to the alligator lizard
I guess maybe. Tho i think using the koala as a base and adding the hopping to it would be a better starting point since its allready quadrupedial and has grasping forearmsSmart people: Is it possible that the hopping animations (say the quokka as its hopping is fairly similar in a sense) in the game could be translated into a new arboreal rig for the tree kangaroo with some modifications?
I've been watching some videos on how tree kangaroos move, and it doesn't seem like they move super fast. I think the basis comes down to their powerful hind legs doing most of the work hopping up and across branches, while the front ones grip so they simply don't fall.
I think the possible issue from my nonexistent knowledge of rigging/animations is the fact that the hopping marsupials in game are bipedal while tree kangaroos are quadrupeds. Does this difference and the fact they hop across surfaces not off them make the existing hopping animations completely unusable as a base? Hope this message makes sense!
Edit: If we do get them I'd love a developer journal on their locomotion, even though we go one for the tropical pack! I'm super curious about this!
I heard someone say that they could take any animation from any animal and apply it to others. Is that true?????
OR, did I misremember?
OR, did I misremember?
They would need to combine a variety of animations from different animals like quokka and the koala also with a lot of work to edit those animations / behaviours to make it look natural.Smart people: Is it possible that the hopping animations (say the quokka as its hopping is fairly similar in a sense) in the game could be translated into a new arboreal rig for the tree kangaroo with some modifications?
I've been watching some videos on how tree kangaroos move, and it doesn't seem like they move super fast. I think the basis comes down to their powerful hind legs doing most of the work hopping up and across branches, while the front ones grip so they simply don't fall.
I think the possible issue from my nonexistent knowledge of rigging/animations is the fact that the hopping marsupials in game are bipedal while tree kangaroos are quadrupeds. Does this difference and the fact they hop across surfaces not off them make the existing hopping animations completely unusable as a base? Hope this message makes sense!
Edit: If we do get them I'd love a developer journal on their locomotion, even though we go one for the tropical pack! I'm super curious about this!
I don't know... rocky habitats for goats when done right are some of the more fun habitats to build for and getting to watch them hop around the rocks everywhere. Each to their own I guess.
I mean, I don't think they would start from scratch for animals like brown bears or tigers, right? That would be super annoying and redundant if they couldn't. I'm wondering to what extent they can realistically apply and edit an existing animation before it would be cheaper/easier to start from scratch.
I honestly don't think we talk about the Cali sea lion enough. Their "on-land" locomotion must have been a lot of work and it looks amazing to me!
We don’t talk enough about the NA animal pack in general, the beaver, sea lion and moose are the stars of that pack and have so much work put into them and they look amazing. Even Arctic Fox has the digging animations and the gator has incredible detail.
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Would the koala even be a good base? They are both arboreal and quadrupedal I think their locomotion stops in similarity. Tree kangaroos being macropods literally hop like kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, etc. I think a lot of the idle koala animations could be modified though. (Again, I have no experienced with this stuff in any capacity, so if I say something stupid tell me!)
Its really good quality wise indeed and definetly a big step up from the SEA pack in that regard
It has had it for quite a while
It always had.
Now it points out Singapore, New Zealand and few more.
If anything i see quokka animations as first step into getting lagomorphs.