Your Top 10 DLC Animals of 2022!
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those are my current 10 top animals from 2022, it can change in mins. I think all the animals that we got in 2023 are just AMAZING! this year in my opinion been the best for planet zoo and I love everything that we got! looking forward 2023! I'm sure it would be amazing!
but now here my top 10 animals that we got 2022:
but now here my top 10 animals that we got 2022:
- Capybara - I'm just in love with them, they are so well-done animal and they are so cute and cool animals. I'm just in love with them and they are my current fav animal in Planet Zoo
- Siamang - My fav primate in the game, they are so well done with their cool sounds and the new brachiation make them even cooler and they looks amazing.
- Nine Banded Armadillo - in my opinion they are the best looking animal in the game, I still didn't watched them in the game (because I have a rule that I don't watch the animals until I don't build for them, lol) but their animations are so well done they level of details it's out of this world and I'm so happy that they came to the game.
- Platypus - they are so well done with everything I know they aren't the most common zoo animal but they are still so well done and I'm so happy with them!
- Maned Wolf - they again so well done their movements are really unique and well done everything about them is just amazing!!!
- Emu - It's my fav bird in the game (I know we have a lot!) they are so well done with everything and I'm so happy with them
- Striped Hyena - I love those guys so much I know they been pretty spicy but they are so great looking, sounding their animations are so different from the spotted hyena I just adore them!
- Common Wombat - My fav animal from Twilight Pack they are so adorable everything about them (Except for their voices because they kind of scary) but everything about them is just adorable and cute
- Butterflies - I know they are loops but they almost unnoticed that they are loop and they are so beauty u just see every details that put in this beauty guys and huh I love them so much!
- Asian Small-Clawed Otter - probably the cutest animal in the game I love them so much they are so cute, unique, beauty everything about them is just great!!
- Asian Small Clawed Otter - just got to love these squeaky otters
- Siamang - hurray another primate. Please frontier PLEASE ADD MORE
- Amur Leopard - Completes the need for big cats with the addition of the iconic leopard
- Przewalski horse - A great addition for those who like making open Asian habitats, even boosting mock farm areas
- Capybara - great fuzzy animals for south America. Not seen irl so can't relate to them personally
- Caracal - floppa
- Maned wolf - another wonderful animal for south America. What's not to love about a fox on stilts
- Red necked Wallaby - first loved the wombat but the cute wallabies steal this spot
- Red crowned crane - a great looking bird for wetland areas. Imo emu is just another big flightless bird
- Spectatled caiman - beats using the dwarf caiman any day
My top 10
1. Manned wolf: was one of my top contenders for a long time and never knew they existed until getting on the forums.
2. Red fox: love canines and added a rep for NA and EU.
3. Axolotl: So far the final basic exhibit critter and was highly requested.
4. Wild water buffalo: while I was betting on Guars, this was a nice alternative.
5. Prezwalskis horse: so needed and requested.
6. Emu: a missing animal that just had to join the game.
7. Egyptian fruit bats: a big surprise and the first WE. With their flying and ability to use WE it makes a lot of us wonder what will come next.
8. Nine banded armidillo: needed a rep for southern USA for a while now
9. Platypus: the first sign that Australia has not been forgotten and first of more to come.
10. Red cranes: love cranes, was hoping for sandhill but this is a nice surprise.
Honorable mentions
Common wombat, wallaby, schimitars, Amur leopard, butterfly’s, striped hyena, caracals
Not so much
Raccoons, striped skunks, spectacled caimans, Nile lechwe
1. Manned wolf: was one of my top contenders for a long time and never knew they existed until getting on the forums.
2. Red fox: love canines and added a rep for NA and EU.
3. Axolotl: So far the final basic exhibit critter and was highly requested.
4. Wild water buffalo: while I was betting on Guars, this was a nice alternative.
5. Prezwalskis horse: so needed and requested.
6. Emu: a missing animal that just had to join the game.
7. Egyptian fruit bats: a big surprise and the first WE. With their flying and ability to use WE it makes a lot of us wonder what will come next.
8. Nine banded armidillo: needed a rep for southern USA for a while now
9. Platypus: the first sign that Australia has not been forgotten and first of more to come.
10. Red cranes: love cranes, was hoping for sandhill but this is a nice surprise.
Honorable mentions
Common wombat, wallaby, schimitars, Amur leopard, butterfly’s, striped hyena, caracals
Not so much
Raccoons, striped skunks, spectacled caimans, Nile lechwe
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10. Nile lechwe: even though it didn't add much for the diversity, I still think this was one of the best inclusions for an antelope we could have get. It's a endangered species, which is found on a regular base in zoos and is still little known on a general level. It is also a member of a sibfamily we didn't had prior its release (which wasn't the case with the two other antelopes).
9. Siamang: the only primate we got this year and definitely one of the best looking animals we've got in game! Why doesn't it rank higher? Because I'm really not a big fan of how they climb, the knuckle-walking just feels very off. On the other hand, I'm happy with how the brachiation was implemented, of course it would have been even better if they could do this on all climbable pieces, but I get that there are some technical limitations. But I also belive that there should be more options, maybe more natural looking ones, with ropes and wood, that alow them to brachiate.
8. Przewalski's horse: this was honestly a surprise. I wasn't too excited for them and honestly, they weren't even on my wishlist, but they grew on me. The model and animations are awesome, I really hope that one day the zebra gets an uptade with those animations too, would make them a lot better.
7. Maned wolf: that's another species I wasn't too exited about that one either, but actually, it's the first canine I really liked the inclusion.
6. Nine-banded armadillo: this is another species that wasn't at my wishlist at all, but I'm still amazed by how it looks. I still would have chosen another species, but you can't always get what you want.
5. Small clawed otter: the giant otter was one of my biggest wishes since the launch if the game but I definitely thought that a second otter would be a good option. Frontier did a nice job on the model, the animations and the sounds.
4. Emu: I was expecting more birds for a grasslands pack, honestly. And that's still my biggest criticism on this pack, it should have been taxonomically a lot more diverse. But the emu is a great animal, that was really necessary for our Australian zones/zoos.
3. Butterflies: this definitely brought the exhibits to a next level, and I'm afraid that Frontier won't be able to keep up with this. Every exhibit with fewer than 5 species will be kind of underwhelming (speaking of the). It was the first time I really cared for a exhibit and am a bit exited to see what will come next.
2. Capybara: another essential, that I was really disappointed when we didn't got it in the South America Pack. The wait was absolutely worth it! I don't think we would have gotten the diving behavior if we would have gotten it then, nor all this amazing animations.
1. Red crowned crane: maybe a strange pick for a first place, but for me this is specially a symbolic pick. We need more birds! Not just flying ones, there are so many nice species that would do absolutely fine without an aviary (which by no mean means that they should be kept this way in real zoos). Frontier showed that they are capable to make some great birds and this one is, so far, the best one! I'm also a very big fan of the species, which also has a strong connection to reintroduction programs and a very recent recover of the population.
9. Siamang: the only primate we got this year and definitely one of the best looking animals we've got in game! Why doesn't it rank higher? Because I'm really not a big fan of how they climb, the knuckle-walking just feels very off. On the other hand, I'm happy with how the brachiation was implemented, of course it would have been even better if they could do this on all climbable pieces, but I get that there are some technical limitations. But I also belive that there should be more options, maybe more natural looking ones, with ropes and wood, that alow them to brachiate.
8. Przewalski's horse: this was honestly a surprise. I wasn't too excited for them and honestly, they weren't even on my wishlist, but they grew on me. The model and animations are awesome, I really hope that one day the zebra gets an uptade with those animations too, would make them a lot better.
7. Maned wolf: that's another species I wasn't too exited about that one either, but actually, it's the first canine I really liked the inclusion.
6. Nine-banded armadillo: this is another species that wasn't at my wishlist at all, but I'm still amazed by how it looks. I still would have chosen another species, but you can't always get what you want.
5. Small clawed otter: the giant otter was one of my biggest wishes since the launch if the game but I definitely thought that a second otter would be a good option. Frontier did a nice job on the model, the animations and the sounds.
4. Emu: I was expecting more birds for a grasslands pack, honestly. And that's still my biggest criticism on this pack, it should have been taxonomically a lot more diverse. But the emu is a great animal, that was really necessary for our Australian zones/zoos.
3. Butterflies: this definitely brought the exhibits to a next level, and I'm afraid that Frontier won't be able to keep up with this. Every exhibit with fewer than 5 species will be kind of underwhelming (speaking of the). It was the first time I really cared for a exhibit and am a bit exited to see what will come next.
2. Capybara: another essential, that I was really disappointed when we didn't got it in the South America Pack. The wait was absolutely worth it! I don't think we would have gotten the diving behavior if we would have gotten it then, nor all this amazing animations.
1. Red crowned crane: maybe a strange pick for a first place, but for me this is specially a symbolic pick. We need more birds! Not just flying ones, there are so many nice species that would do absolutely fine without an aviary (which by no mean means that they should be kept this way in real zoos). Frontier showed that they are capable to make some great birds and this one is, so far, the best one! I'm also a very big fan of the species, which also has a strong connection to reintroduction programs and a very recent recover of the population.
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1. Siamang
2. Maned Wolf
3. Common Wombat
4. Platypus
5. Emu
6. Przewalski's Horse
7. Capybara
8. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
9. Scimitar-Horned Oryx
10. Egyptian Fruit Bat
2. Maned Wolf
3. Common Wombat
4. Platypus
5. Emu
6. Przewalski's Horse
7. Capybara
8. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
9. Scimitar-Horned Oryx
10. Egyptian Fruit Bat
- Emu - Absolutely essential for any Australian section - it's inclusion, along with the simultaneous addition of the Red-necked wallaby retrospectively made all the Australian animals previously added 1000% better and more usable as well as adding to the most under-represented continent.
- Red-necked wallaby - Almost as essential for Australian sections as the emu, only losing out because we at least had one macropod in the game already. In combination with the emu made Australian sections viable and, therefore, improved all the other Australian animals in the game.
- Asian small-clawed otter - A zoo staple and one of my favourite species. At home in almost any zoo and executed well.
- Red-crowned crane - We need more birds and this was a great choice. I just wish we got more!
- Siamang - Another zoo staple with great audio and brachiation adding a lot
- Common wombat - A super-cute addition to the severely lacking Oceanian roster.
- Butterflies - I've wanted a butterfly house since the beta. Love their addition (though I wish the WT Enclosures weren't so tall and it was possible to change the path a bit more.
- Maned wolf - Such a great model and a unique addition, despite being 'another canid'
- Capybara - Super cute and common in zoos.
- Egyptian fruit bat - Like the butterflies, added new opportunities for creative builds.
- Caracal - Nice to get. A lovely cat.
- Scimitar-horned oryx - An important conservation story and at-home in lots of zoos.
- Platypus - A great addition to increase the oceanian roster and one of my favourite all-time animals. Would have been much higher in the list except that the insane space requirements make it impossible to create an even marginally realistic enclosure outside of sandbox.
- Przewalski's horse - same comments as for the Oryx, above.
- Spectacled caiman - It was disappointing to get a crocadilian that didn't add much to game-play. Makes it this high on the list because it is much better than the dwarf caiman in every single way.
- Nile lechwe - Great model, cool animal
- Striped hyena - Good to have
- Raccoon - Good filler with lots of personality
- Wild water buffalo - Great model and I can easily treat it as a domestic one if I want.
- Nine-banded armadillo - Nice filler
- Red deer - Happy for those that wanted it and love anything free but didn't add all that much to the game.
- Striped skunk - cute. Nice filler which is always good.
- Blue wildebeest - Meh
- Danube crested newt - Meh
- Amur leopard - Another endangered large cat from NE Asia and, so, didn't add much to the game.... Would have much preferred the Persian Leopard.
- Red fox - Happy for those that wanted it, but for me it's an invasive species that doesn't have a place in the zoos I build.
- Axolotl - meh
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Here's my go at it:
10. Common Wombat - Absolutely adorable.
9. Asian Small-Clawed Otter - They're more common in zoos than giant otters. Plus, they take up less space than them. Being cute is a nice plus as well.
8. Striped Hyena - If you've ever grown up with Zoo Tycoon 2 as I did, you'd understand why I wanted this animal that was featured in its African Adventure pack. I can't wait to use them more often.
7. Przewalski's Horse - I have a bit of a soft spot for them as well. They were also part of Zoo Tycoon 2 in their Endangered Species pack.
6. Egyptian Fruit Bat - The Walkthrough Exhibit was fun to experiment with when I first started using it. I eventually ended up putting them in the catacombs beneath a castle in my zoo dedicated to the Twilight Pack: Nightfall Zoo (Please check it out. It's on the Workshop). The bats were fun to watch, and it was nice to work with their surroundings.
5. Capybara - Utterly adorable! I had been wanting them for a long time. Their use of the water spout wins me over as well.
4. Raccoon - I have two big reasons. First, I see them often here in Florida, and they're so cute! Second, I have a soft spot for very unique animal rigs. This one was pretty fun to watch.
3. Nine-Banded Armadillo - As I said, I love unique rigs, and this one was just more fun to watch than the raccoon.
2. Platypus - I grew up with Phineas and Ferb. I needed this. They're also very fun to watch.
1. Siamang - The animal that I didn't know that I needed. The brachiation animation is so much fun to watch! Also, A NEW PRIMATE!!!! They're oodles of fun, and I love experimenting with climbing structures.
10. Common Wombat - Absolutely adorable.
9. Asian Small-Clawed Otter - They're more common in zoos than giant otters. Plus, they take up less space than them. Being cute is a nice plus as well.
8. Striped Hyena - If you've ever grown up with Zoo Tycoon 2 as I did, you'd understand why I wanted this animal that was featured in its African Adventure pack. I can't wait to use them more often.
7. Przewalski's Horse - I have a bit of a soft spot for them as well. They were also part of Zoo Tycoon 2 in their Endangered Species pack.
6. Egyptian Fruit Bat - The Walkthrough Exhibit was fun to experiment with when I first started using it. I eventually ended up putting them in the catacombs beneath a castle in my zoo dedicated to the Twilight Pack: Nightfall Zoo (Please check it out. It's on the Workshop). The bats were fun to watch, and it was nice to work with their surroundings.
5. Capybara - Utterly adorable! I had been wanting them for a long time. Their use of the water spout wins me over as well.
4. Raccoon - I have two big reasons. First, I see them often here in Florida, and they're so cute! Second, I have a soft spot for very unique animal rigs. This one was pretty fun to watch.
3. Nine-Banded Armadillo - As I said, I love unique rigs, and this one was just more fun to watch than the raccoon.
2. Platypus - I grew up with Phineas and Ferb. I needed this. They're also very fun to watch.
1. Siamang - The animal that I didn't know that I needed. The brachiation animation is so much fun to watch! Also, A NEW PRIMATE!!!! They're oodles of fun, and I love experimenting with climbing structures.