Also, Zoo Tycoon 2 had ambient squirrels, frogs, fish and birds. And it too was a zoo simulator.
Planet Zoo Animals That Planet Zoo Needs!
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Sorry for seemingly attack you it was not my intention, it is indeed your opinion and I'm expressing my opinion too, but your pack idea is literally incoherent with itself, because if it's an aviary pack it should sell animals that exclusively work with it, I'm giving my opinion on your opinion.
That's a mistake of mine, I thought you guys were talking about animal rides.
No worries. Maybe a name like "avian animal pack" would have worked better.
Alright, so starting 2024, we have another paradigm shift, with two more DLC's;
07-04-24 Aquarium Pack
Along with this DLC expansion, there would be a free update, with new mechanics;
New animals:
21-06-24 Marine Animal Pack
New animals:
07-04-24 Aquarium Pack
Along with this DLC expansion, there would be a free update, with new mechanics;
- Aquariums; watertight walls can be turned into tanks, alla Zoo Tycoon 1 and 2, with the option of putting in access ladders too.
- Dolphinariums; using the animal ambassador mechanics, this would allow for an aquatic stage and larger seating. Hoops, balls, buoys, etc. Would also be included, and sea lions, harbour seals and otters would already be compatible.
- Mini-aquariums; fully aquatic exhibits; axolotls and great crested newts would be retconned to this sort of exhibit.
New animals:
- Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus)
- Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
- Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris)
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
21-06-24 Marine Animal Pack
New animals:
- Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
- Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
- Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
- Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)
- Regal blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)
- Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus)
- Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
- Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
I'm trying to come up with what kinds of DLC packs I'd like to see...
Urban Wildlife: This pack would feature animals found in urban environments around the world. It would also include an urban building theme, I think builders would go nuts for that. Animal roster could be something like:
Red fox
Sika deer
Chacma baboon
Raccoon
Southern alligator lizard (exhibit species)
Deserts: Animals from the desert. Building theme could maybe be a Wild West thing.
Ringtail
Caracal
Bighorn sheep
Bactrian camel
Thorny devil (exhibit species)
Tropical Forests: Tropical forests are so diverse in wildlife, you can't go wrong with a pack. Since we already have some packs that have rainforest-style decor, I think this could just be an animal pack.
Ocelot
Matschie's tree kangaroo
Gray langur
Coquerel's sifaka
Collared peccary
Indian muntjac
Two-toed sloth
Orchid mantis (exhibit animal)
Ungulata: I don't expect PZ to make packs based around taxonomic groups, but I'd be really happy if they did! It would be an easy way to include commonly requested species as well as some more obscure ones, and add diversity to the overall game.
Gerenuk
Eurasian wild boar
Dik-dik
Red river hog
Greater kudu
Elk
Markhor
Musk ox
Carnivora: Another all-animals pack.
Fishing cat
Aardwolf
Walrus
Fossa
Maned wolf
Wolverine
Spectacled bear
Ratel
Urban Wildlife: This pack would feature animals found in urban environments around the world. It would also include an urban building theme, I think builders would go nuts for that. Animal roster could be something like:
Red fox
Sika deer
Chacma baboon
Raccoon
Southern alligator lizard (exhibit species)
Deserts: Animals from the desert. Building theme could maybe be a Wild West thing.
Ringtail
Caracal
Bighorn sheep
Bactrian camel
Thorny devil (exhibit species)
Tropical Forests: Tropical forests are so diverse in wildlife, you can't go wrong with a pack. Since we already have some packs that have rainforest-style decor, I think this could just be an animal pack.
Ocelot
Matschie's tree kangaroo
Gray langur
Coquerel's sifaka
Collared peccary
Indian muntjac
Two-toed sloth
Orchid mantis (exhibit animal)
Ungulata: I don't expect PZ to make packs based around taxonomic groups, but I'd be really happy if they did! It would be an easy way to include commonly requested species as well as some more obscure ones, and add diversity to the overall game.
Gerenuk
Eurasian wild boar
Dik-dik
Red river hog
Greater kudu
Elk
Markhor
Musk ox
Carnivora: Another all-animals pack.
Fishing cat
Aardwolf
Walrus
Fossa
Maned wolf
Wolverine
Spectacled bear
Ratel
Wonderful idea for a DLC, buuut... Isn't the bactrian camel part of the game already? Maybe you meant the dromedary?
Forgot the game had the Bactrian camel! Yeah, replace it with a dromedary, or a different desert ungulate.
Finally, the game's fifth anniversary has dawned. No-one knows what may have changed then, and whether or not Planet Zoo may be replaced by another, more advanced game, but in celebration of this momentous occasion, there would be an anniversary update, absolutely unheard of in terms of new content;
05-11-24 5th Anniversary Free Update
It would include mechanic fixes and new decorations and plants, as well as…
New animals:
Accompanying this update would be one more (and possibly the last) DLC expansion;
05-11-24 Rare Animal Pack:
New animals:
05-11-24 5th Anniversary Free Update
It would include mechanic fixes and new decorations and plants, as well as…
New animals:
- Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
- Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)
- Redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus)
- Barren ground muskox (Ovibos moschatus moschatus)
- Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
- European wolverine (Gulo gulo gulo)
- Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
- European golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos)
- Southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
- Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
- collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)
- Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
- Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis)
- Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
- Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
- African giant millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)
- Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
- Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
- Giant owl butterfly (Caligo telamonius memnon)
Accompanying this update would be one more (and possibly the last) DLC expansion;
05-11-24 Rare Animal Pack:
New animals:
- West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
- Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)
- Saiga (Saiga tatarica)
- Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
- Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii)
- Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
- Blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
- Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
The only day Frontier is gonna be this generous is the day they get bought by someone else much less greedy than them, so in this instance your "pack" idea is totally unrealistic and out of the world without any minimal doubt
XDDD True, true... Still, wouldn't it be lovely? But ok, if I had to pick like 1 animal in the update... I'd actually go with the tamarin. It's a SUPER common zoo animal whose absence is greatly noted.
Corangurilla
Well-Known Member
Ok, it looks like Frontier read my mind and stole my “Endangered Animal Pack” idea, right down to the Axolotl exhibit and adding brachiation. No worries, though! I’ve got another wonderful idea for a pack, and this one’s a regular pack with a building theme! Introducing… the Mountains/Alpine Pack! I like to think of this pack as a throwback/tribute to the Alpine biome from Zoo Tycoon 1 and 2 that kind of got mashed together with Boreal Forest to create Planet Zoo’s Taiga Biome. As for the animals, here’s what I’ve chosen:
Current species that are good candidates to have elevation requirements include the Snow Leopard, Alpine Ibex, Dall Sheep, Cougar, Llama, and Himalayan Brown Bear.
And that’s it! Will Frontier steal this idea, too? Who knows?
- The 4 habitat animals in this pack each represent a mountain range from their respective continents, and to keep with the soft “throwback” theme of the pack itself, they are all species from past Zoo Tycoons! First up is the Markhor, representing the Himalayas. I’ve already said that Planet Zoo needs more greater Asian ungulates, and we’ve certainly gotten some more with the Water Buffalo and the Wild Horse. Like the wild horse, the Markhor has been in both ZT1 and ZT2, but it has yet to make an appearance in PZ. Plus, how could you look at those horns and not include them.
- Representing the Andes mountains is the Andean Bear. I know some people in the PZ community don’t really want another bear, but I think that’s more the fault of Frontier adding the Himalayan Brown Bear and not bothering to make it look different from the grizzly than there being “too many bears”. The Andean Bear is also another South American animal, which we definitely need more of!
- Africa’s Ethiopian Highlands are represented by the Gelada. I know Planet Zoo already has a lot of African animals, but there are still some key ones missing, namely a baboon species (yes I know Geladas aren’t true baboons, but they’re an African primate that doesn’t live in rainforests, which is more of what I mean). Frontier could also include their iconic “lip-flip” for a bit of flair.
- I struggled to find a decent animal to represent the Rockies of North America, but I ultimately settled on the Wolverine. I’ve wanted this animal for a while now, but it missed the bus for both the North American Animal Pack and the Europe Pack! This might be the “flagship” of the pack, but I could reasonably see any one of these 4 filling that role.
- For the exhibit animal, I’ve chosen the Mangshan Pit Viper because we’ve yet to get a DLC snake, and also because we don’t have many Asian exhibit animals (just the forest scorpion and the leaf insect).
Current species that are good candidates to have elevation requirements include the Snow Leopard, Alpine Ibex, Dall Sheep, Cougar, Llama, and Himalayan Brown Bear.
And that’s it! Will Frontier steal this idea, too? Who knows?
You know, amongst the community it is actually growing this kind of Mountain/Highlands theme for the next pack mainly for ZT2 nostalgia, so you hit 2 strikes without realizing
I actually had a very similar idea to this, with the markhor, Andean bear, gelada, and Mangshan pit viper all part of my concept. However, mine was an animal pack, and instead of the wolverine, I had the American mountain goat, wild yak, Palla's cat, and alpine marmot.
Since @JigerofLemuria made his own roadmap, I'd like to share my own:
2022
Late August/Early September: Desert Animal Pack and update 1.11(color is supposed to be yellow but I'm preventing you an eyesore)
With the desert being the most underrepresented biome in the game adding some animals wouldn't hurt a bit, it's an animal pack because the moroccan building theme already fits the desert as a biome quite well.
Animals featured are;
Late October (around Halloween time): Scary/Nocturnal Pack and update 1.12
With the pack finally releasing on Halloween time, it's time for a spooky themed pack and (mostly) creatures of the night in it!
Animals picked are:
As PZ birthday kicks off we have as follows in the free update:
2022
Late August/Early September: Desert Animal Pack and update 1.11(color is supposed to be yellow but I'm preventing you an eyesore)
With the desert being the most underrepresented biome in the game adding some animals wouldn't hurt a bit, it's an animal pack because the moroccan building theme already fits the desert as a biome quite well.
Animals featured are;
- Dromedary Camel, the camelid we were all waiting for, representing the Sahara Desert and North African region;
- Stryped Hyena, despite being another canid it's a ZT2 throwback, representing the Middle East deserts;
- California Quail, representing the dry rocky desert of North America and a much needed member of the bird family, and the oddball of the pack;
- Chacoan Peccary, if you ever went on a trip by the game's files, you'd be surprised to find a "Peccary" folder despite no Peccary being found in the game, until now!;
- Addax, another ZT2 and african antelope;
- Eastern Kiang, representing the Gobi (and its non captive relative, the Gobi wild ass) and another equid;
- Emu, representing the Outback and another bird, australian and highly requested animal;
- Inland Taipan, the first snake species after a row of amphibians (don't get me wrong, I love amphibians as they were highly under represented) and another terrarium australian animal;
- Props include animals' signs, desert foliage and enrichment items.
- Burrows for Timber Wolf and Fennec;
- Deep diving for the Baird's and Malayan Tapir;
- Brachiation for the Chimpanzee, Bonobo and Orangutan;
- Various QoL changes and bug fixes.
Late October (around Halloween time): Scary/Nocturnal Pack and update 1.12
With the pack finally releasing on Halloween time, it's time for a spooky themed pack and (mostly) creatures of the night in it!
Animals picked are:
- Tasmanian Devil, this charismatic, elusive and rare animal is one of the highest ranked in the community's wishlist megathread, and another much needed and quintessential animal;
- Bolivian Night Monkey, as much as it's not a famous or requested animal, every pack needs an oddball, and this nocturnal South American primate is not what we wanted, but what we deserve;
- North Island Brown Kiwi, another bird and a very peculiar and request one too! Second Australian animal of the pack;
- Large Hairy Armadillo, unique animal that is also much requested from the community;
- Tokay Gecko, this highly nocturnal reptile adds a bit of color into this pack's roster;
- Props include animal signage, Gothic theme, statues, grotto and cavern pieces and enrichment items.
- Free Halloween themed decorations and enrichment items such as sculpted pumpkins, lights and dead foliage;
- Deep diving for the Asian Elephant;
- Interactive education stations with lights;
- Bug hotels for Fireflyes;
- Realistic day-night activity time for the animals as well as artificial light need and stress.
- Various QoL changes and bug fixes.
As PZ birthday kicks off we have as follows in the free update:
- Free animal, the Grevy's Zebra;
- Hotels and guest accomodation, with one or more acceptation booth and rooms being connected to the booth, kind of like restaurants work in game;
- Complete revamp of the exhibit system, with more tank sizes, new decorations and decoration system and dynamic effects of the humid and heat levels inside of the exhibit;
- Free DLC, the Exhibit Animal Pack, sporting 10 new exhibit animals, which are:
- Frilled Lizard;
- Green Anaconda;
- Blue Poison Dart Frog;
- Tuatara;
- Black Widow;
- Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle;
- Rio Cauca Caecilian;
- Madagascar Hissing Cockroach;
- Violinist Crab;
- Ocellated Lizard;
- Various QoL changes and bug fixes.
Based on the two newly released DLCs, let's make some adjustments to my ideas.
Mountain pack:
-Titicaca Water Frog (exhibit)
-Himalayan Monal
-Gelada
-Spectacled Bear
-Pallas Cat
-Southern Pudu
-Yak
-Markhor
Siberia pack (scene pack that provides the scene pieces of Russian and steppe nomad styles)
-Common Adder (exhibit)
-Mountain Hare
-Wolverine
-Siberian Musk Deer
-Saiga Antelope
Central America pack:
-Hercules Beetle (exhibit)
-Roseate Spoonbill
-Brown-throated Sloth
-Northern Tamandua
-Black-handed Spider Monkey
-Kinkajou
-Ocelot
-White-lipped Peccary
Urban pack
-Southern Alligator Lizard (exhibit)
-Common Brushtail Possum
-Red Fox
-Northern Raccoon
-Japanese Sika Deer
Oceania pack
-Tuatara (exhibit)
-Northern Island Brown Kiwi
-Takahe
-Kagu
-Eastern Long-beaked Echidna
-Tasmanian Devil
-Tasmanian Wombat
-Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Aviary pack
-Andean Condor
-Snowy Owl
-Great Hornbill
-Hyacinth Macaw
-Rodrigue's Flying Fox
Madagascar pack:
-Achrioptera fallax (exhibit)
-Tomato Frog (exhibit)
-William's Dwarf Gecko (exhibit)
-Madagascar Ibis
-Votsotsa
-Coquerel's Sifaka
-Aye Aye
-Fossa
Brazil pack:
-Mata Mata (exhibit)
-Green Anaconda
-Scarlet Ibis
-Red-legged Seriema
-Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo
-Brazilian Porcupine
-Golden Lion Tamarin
-Maned Wolf
Tanzania pack:
-Jackson's Chameleon (exhibit)
-Secretary Bird
-Southern Ground Hornbill
-Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew
-Honey Badger
-Serval
-Eastern Black Rhino
-Kirk's Dik-dik
USA pack:
-San Francisco Garter Snake (exhibit)
-Alligator Snapping Turtle
-Attwater's Prairie Chicken
-Nine-banded Armadillo
-North American Porcupine
-Island Fox
-Ringtail
-Musk Ox
Indonesia pack:
-King Cobra (exhibit)
-Reticulated Python
-Coconut Crab
-Maleo
-Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
-Celebes Crested Macaque
-Asian Golden Cat
-Sumatran Rhino
Philippine pack:
-Dorcus Titanus Palawanicus (exhibit)
-Philippine Sailfin Lizard (exhibit)
-Palawan Peacock Pheasant
-Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
-Philippine Tarsier
-Philippine Mouse Deer
-Visayan Warty Pig
-Tamaraw
China pack:
-Chinese Giant Salamander (exhibit)
-Golden Pheasant
-Crested Ibis
-Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
-Chinese Mountain Cat
-Pere David's Deer
-Przewalski's Gazelle
-Golden Takin
India pack:
-Indian Cobra (exhibit)
-Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle
-Indian Giant Squirrel
-Lion-tailed Macaque
-Fishing Cat
-Nilgai
-Gaur
-Blackbuck
Waterbird pack:
-Black Swan
-Horned Screamer
-Red-breasted Goose
-Mandarin Duck
-Grey Crowned Crane
-Saddle-billed Stork
-Dalmatian Pelican
-Shoebill
Rainforest pack:
-Pygmy Marmoset (exhibit)
-Congo Peafowl
-Victoria Crowned Pigeon
-Northern Treeshrew
-Northern White-cheeked Gibbon
-Bush Dog
-African Civet
-Red River Hog
Raptor pack:
-King Vulture
-Bearded Vulture
-Bald Eagle
-Bateleur
-Steller Sea Eagle
-Harpy Eagle
-Eurasian Eagle Owl
-Gyrfalcon
Desert pack:
-Desert Horned Lizard (exhibit)
-Greater Bilby
-Rock Hyrax
-Hamadryas Baboon
-Aardwolf
-Arabian Sand Cat
-Somali Wild Ass
-Addax
Parrot pack:
-Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
-Timneh Grey Parrot
-Coconut Lorikeet
-Eclectus Parrot
-Yellow-headed Amazon
-Spix Macaw
-Kea
-Red-breasted Parakeet
Grassland pack:
-Black Mamba (exhibit)
-Greater Sage Grouse
-Great Bustard
-Marabou Stork
-Patagonian Mara
-Dwarf Mongoose
-Striped Hyena
-Giant Eland
Temperate Forest pack:
-Beauty Rat Snake (exhibit)
-Laughing Kookaburra
-Tawny Frogmouth
-Eastern Quoll
-Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel
-Raccoon Dog
-Yellow-throated Marten
-Japanese Serow
Marine pack
-Atlantic Mudskipper (exhibit)
-Lemon Shark
-Great Hammerhead
-Hawk-billed Sea Turtle
-West Indian Manatee
-Brown Fur Seal
-Walrus
-Sea Otter
Small Bird pack
-Mariana Fruit Dove
-Great Blue Turaco
-Golden-headed Quetzal
-Toco Toucan
-Andean Cock-of-the-rock
-Greater Bird-of-Paradise
-Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
-Bali Myna
Exhibit Reptile pack:
-Spider Tortoise (exhibit)
-Emerald Boa (exhibit)
-Tentacled Snake (exhibit)
-Mangshan Pit Viper (exhibit)
-Horned Bush Viper (exhibit)
-Santa Catalina Rattlesnake (exhibit)
-Collard Lizard (exhibit)
-Frilled-necked Lizard (exhibit)
-Veiled Chameleon (exhibit)
-Fiji Banded Iguana (exhibit)
-New Caledonia Giant Gecko (exhibit)
-Caiman Lizard (exhibit)
-European Glass Lizard (exhibit)
-Mexican Alligator Lizard (exhibit)
-Chinese Crocodile Lizard (exhibit)
-Blue Tree Monitor (exhibit)
Exhibit Invertebrate pack
-Moon Jelly (exhibit)
-Tree Weta (exhibit)
-Malayan Jungle Nymph (exhibit)
-Devil Flower Mantis (exhibit)
-Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (exhibit)
-Horrid King Assassin Bug (exhibit)
-Cheirotonus formosanus（exhibit）
-Striped Love Beetle (exhibit)
-Atlas Beetle (exhibit)
-Rainbow Stag Beetle (exhibit)
-Atta cephalotes (exhibit)
-African Giant Millipede (exhibit)
-Giant Vinegaroon (exhibit)
-Western Black Widow (exhibit)
-Peacock Tarantula (exhibit)
-Caribbean Hermit Crab (exhibit)
Mountain pack:
-Titicaca Water Frog (exhibit)
-Himalayan Monal
-Gelada
-Spectacled Bear
-Pallas Cat
-Southern Pudu
-Yak
-Markhor
Siberia pack (scene pack that provides the scene pieces of Russian and steppe nomad styles)
-Common Adder (exhibit)
-Mountain Hare
-Wolverine
-Siberian Musk Deer
-Saiga Antelope
Central America pack:
-Hercules Beetle (exhibit)
-Roseate Spoonbill
-Brown-throated Sloth
-Northern Tamandua
-Black-handed Spider Monkey
-Kinkajou
-Ocelot
-White-lipped Peccary
Urban pack
-Southern Alligator Lizard (exhibit)
-Common Brushtail Possum
-Red Fox
-Northern Raccoon
-Japanese Sika Deer
Oceania pack
-Tuatara (exhibit)
-Northern Island Brown Kiwi
-Takahe
-Kagu
-Eastern Long-beaked Echidna
-Tasmanian Devil
-Tasmanian Wombat
-Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Aviary pack
-Andean Condor
-Snowy Owl
-Great Hornbill
-Hyacinth Macaw
-Rodrigue's Flying Fox
Madagascar pack:
-Achrioptera fallax (exhibit)
-Tomato Frog (exhibit)
-William's Dwarf Gecko (exhibit)
-Madagascar Ibis
-Votsotsa
-Coquerel's Sifaka
-Aye Aye
-Fossa
Brazil pack:
-Mata Mata (exhibit)
-Green Anaconda
-Scarlet Ibis
-Red-legged Seriema
-Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo
-Brazilian Porcupine
-Golden Lion Tamarin
-Maned Wolf
Tanzania pack:
-Jackson's Chameleon (exhibit)
-Secretary Bird
-Southern Ground Hornbill
-Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew
-Honey Badger
-Serval
-Eastern Black Rhino
-Kirk's Dik-dik
USA pack:
-San Francisco Garter Snake (exhibit)
-Alligator Snapping Turtle
-Attwater's Prairie Chicken
-Nine-banded Armadillo
-North American Porcupine
-Island Fox
-Ringtail
-Musk Ox
Indonesia pack:
-King Cobra (exhibit)
-Reticulated Python
-Coconut Crab
-Maleo
-Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
-Celebes Crested Macaque
-Asian Golden Cat
-Sumatran Rhino
Philippine pack:
-Dorcus Titanus Palawanicus (exhibit)
-Philippine Sailfin Lizard (exhibit)
-Palawan Peacock Pheasant
-Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
-Philippine Tarsier
-Philippine Mouse Deer
-Visayan Warty Pig
-Tamaraw
China pack:
-Chinese Giant Salamander (exhibit)
-Golden Pheasant
-Crested Ibis
-Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
-Chinese Mountain Cat
-Pere David's Deer
-Przewalski's Gazelle
-Golden Takin
India pack:
-Indian Cobra (exhibit)
-Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle
-Indian Giant Squirrel
-Lion-tailed Macaque
-Fishing Cat
-Nilgai
-Gaur
-Blackbuck
Waterbird pack:
-Black Swan
-Horned Screamer
-Red-breasted Goose
-Mandarin Duck
-Grey Crowned Crane
-Saddle-billed Stork
-Dalmatian Pelican
-Shoebill
Rainforest pack:
-Pygmy Marmoset (exhibit)
-Congo Peafowl
-Victoria Crowned Pigeon
-Northern Treeshrew
-Northern White-cheeked Gibbon
-Bush Dog
-African Civet
-Red River Hog
Raptor pack:
-King Vulture
-Bearded Vulture
-Bald Eagle
-Bateleur
-Steller Sea Eagle
-Harpy Eagle
-Eurasian Eagle Owl
-Gyrfalcon
Desert pack:
-Desert Horned Lizard (exhibit)
-Greater Bilby
-Rock Hyrax
-Hamadryas Baboon
-Aardwolf
-Arabian Sand Cat
-Somali Wild Ass
-Addax
Parrot pack:
-Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
-Timneh Grey Parrot
-Coconut Lorikeet
-Eclectus Parrot
-Yellow-headed Amazon
-Spix Macaw
-Kea
-Red-breasted Parakeet
Grassland pack:
-Black Mamba (exhibit)
-Greater Sage Grouse
-Great Bustard
-Marabou Stork
-Patagonian Mara
-Dwarf Mongoose
-Striped Hyena
-Giant Eland
Temperate Forest pack:
-Beauty Rat Snake (exhibit)
-Laughing Kookaburra
-Tawny Frogmouth
-Eastern Quoll
-Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel
-Raccoon Dog
-Yellow-throated Marten
-Japanese Serow
Marine pack
-Atlantic Mudskipper (exhibit)
-Lemon Shark
-Great Hammerhead
-Hawk-billed Sea Turtle
-West Indian Manatee
-Brown Fur Seal
-Walrus
-Sea Otter
Small Bird pack
-Mariana Fruit Dove
-Great Blue Turaco
-Golden-headed Quetzal
-Toco Toucan
-Andean Cock-of-the-rock
-Greater Bird-of-Paradise
-Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
-Bali Myna
Exhibit Reptile pack:
-Spider Tortoise (exhibit)
-Emerald Boa (exhibit)
-Tentacled Snake (exhibit)
-Mangshan Pit Viper (exhibit)
-Horned Bush Viper (exhibit)
-Santa Catalina Rattlesnake (exhibit)
-Collard Lizard (exhibit)
-Frilled-necked Lizard (exhibit)
-Veiled Chameleon (exhibit)
-Fiji Banded Iguana (exhibit)
-New Caledonia Giant Gecko (exhibit)
-Caiman Lizard (exhibit)
-European Glass Lizard (exhibit)
-Mexican Alligator Lizard (exhibit)
-Chinese Crocodile Lizard (exhibit)
-Blue Tree Monitor (exhibit)
Exhibit Invertebrate pack
-Moon Jelly (exhibit)
-Tree Weta (exhibit)
-Malayan Jungle Nymph (exhibit)
-Devil Flower Mantis (exhibit)
-Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (exhibit)
-Horrid King Assassin Bug (exhibit)
-Cheirotonus formosanus（exhibit）
-Striped Love Beetle (exhibit)
-Atlas Beetle (exhibit)
-Rainbow Stag Beetle (exhibit)
-Atta cephalotes (exhibit)
-African Giant Millipede (exhibit)
-Giant Vinegaroon (exhibit)
-Western Black Widow (exhibit)
-Peacock Tarantula (exhibit)
-Caribbean Hermit Crab (exhibit)
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Strix
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Here's my ideas for how to fill out the game as much as possible until the end of 2023:
Autumn 2022:
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Autumn 2023:
Free Update:
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Autumn 2022:
Free Update:
- Adds 2x2x2, 2x2x4, 2x4x2, 4x6x4 and 4x8x4 exhibits
- Allows each exhibit animal to be placed only in compatible exhibits (eg. anacondas and iguanas in larger exhibits, beetles in smaller exhibits)
- Gives free movement to exhibit animals
- Adds more exhibit customisation options and new exhibit presets
- Monkey-Tailed Skink (exhibit)
- Emerald Tree Monitor (exhibit)
- Thai Red Bamboo Ratsnake (exhibit)
- Pancake Tortoise (exhibit)
- Naked Mole Rat (exhibit)
Free Update:
- Allows certain exhibit species to be mixed
- Adds new exhibit presets
- Zebra Moray Eel (exhibit)
- Slender Seahorse (exhibit)
- Canary Wrasse (exhibit)
- Azure Damselfish (exhibit)
- Common Clownfish (exhibit)
- Achilles Tang (exhibit)
- Pyramid Butterflyfish (exhibit)
- Long-Spined Porcupinefish (exhibit)
Free Update:
- Adds small waterfalls and water features (both in exhibits and as pieces)
- Adds new exhibit presets
- Mata-Mata (exhibit)
- Titicaca Water Frog (exhibit)
- Australian Lungfish (exhibit)
- Banded Archerfish (exhibit)
- New Guinea Mudskipper (exhibit)
- Giraffe Catfish (exhibit)
- African Long-Finned Tetra (exhibit)
- Blue Dolphin Cichlid (exhibit)
Free Update:
- Adds flying behaviour to peafowl, flamingo and crane
- Adds 'barrier tops', which prevent animals escaping through flying, climbing or jumping. They only work on flat-top barriers. Barrier top customisation is limited to null barrier and mesh.
- Adds perches for birds to land on (birds can also land on climbable trees and pieces)
- Adds new enrichment
- Snowy Owl
- Bald Eagle
- White-Backed Vulture
- Scarlet Macaw
- Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
- Toco Toucan
- Great Hornbill
- Shoebill
Autumn 2023:
Free Update:
- Adds dim light pieces and dim lighting option in exhibits
- Adds flying behaviour for flying fox and frogmouth.
- Mexican Cave Tetra (exhibit)
- Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (exhibit)
- African Civet
- Aye-Aye
- Common Wombat
- Rodrigues Flying Fox
- Tawny Frogmouth
- North Island Brown Kiwi
Free Update:
- Adds full water exhibits (accessible for keepers from the habitat gate above the surface, keepers don't enter the habitat.)
- Adds kelp and other new underwater plants
- Adds corals
- Sandbar Shark
- Bowmouth Guitarfish
- Longcomb Sawfish
- Reef Manta Ray
- Mangrove Whipray
- Giant Grouper
- Golden Trevally
- Green Sea Turtle
Corangurilla
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It's summer, it's hot outside, I'm bored, and I've got another pack idea! I've had this one in my head since the days of the Europe Pack, but I've changed the animals at least 5 different times since then. I present to you... the Island Animal Pack! Like the Mountains/Alpine Pack, this pack is also a "throwback" pack of sorts, but not to anything official! I'm not sure if Frontier would do something like this, but this pack is a throwback to Artifex's Island Excursions expansion for Zoo Tycoon 2. However, most of the animals in Island Excursions aren't common in captivity (or even in captivity in the first place), so the animals I've chosen for this pack aren't from IE, with one exception.
The "theme" I picture Frontier going with is a sailing expedition, much like the road trip for the North America Animal Pack. It would chronicle a clueless sailor following a map to a buried treasure on "the other side of the world". But what about the animals? Well, this sailor has never seen any of these animals before, and to make this post a little different, I've decided to not reveal what the animals are! You have to guess what and where they are based on the descriptions I give! Remember, it's one animal per island, no repeats! Here we go!
The "theme" I picture Frontier going with is a sailing expedition, much like the road trip for the North America Animal Pack. It would chronicle a clueless sailor following a map to a buried treasure on "the other side of the world". But what about the animals? Well, this sailor has never seen any of these animals before, and to make this post a little different, I've decided to not reveal what the animals are! You have to guess what and where they are based on the descriptions I give! Remember, it's one animal per island, no repeats! Here we go!
- Our poor, clueless treasure hunter follows his map to a fairly large island with a dry forest of thorny trees. In the middle of the night, he hears strange, ghostly sounds, and sees shadows leaping through the trees! Suddenly, the "ghosts" scatter, and the sailor sees what made them do so: a sleek, cat-like creature with a long tail and glowing eyes. Scared out of his wits, the sailor runs back to his boat and leaves!
- The map leads the sailor to a tropical island with lots of mountains. He's minding his own business, when all of a sudden, something soft crash-lands right on top of him! The creature is brown and gold, with a second head on it's stomach! The sailor and the creature exchange looks before going their separate ways.
- The sailor spies a shipwreck on a beach, and comes ashore to investigate. Maybe there's treasure in here? He sticks his arm into a hole in the wreckage, but immediately regrets it! Something just bit his hand! As he backs away from the shipwreck, the creature that attacked him starts to follow him; all he sees is an armored, multi-jointed leg before he hurries back to the boat to tend to his hand and get out!
- The maps leads our sailor friend to an island that isn't as warm or tropical as the others he's visited. All through the night, he hears snarling, growling, and screeching! He steels himself up to investigate, and comes across something even more horrifying than the sounds: a stout, dark-furred animal with a blood red face! "A demon!", he cries out before turning tail and spending the night on his boat.
- The sailor follows his map to another temperate island, and thankfully, there are no demons here! But there aren't a whole lot of furry creatures here, either. That all changes when our intrepid explorer spies a brown fuzzball poking around in the dirt. "Could it be looking for treasure, too?" he says as he approaches it. Before he can get too close, though, the fuzzball sprints away on two legs! Confused, the sailor heads back to his boat and sets sail again.
- After several days of seeing nothing but ice and ocean, the map leads the sailor to a rocky island with lots of cliffs. Along the coast, he sees... tiny men in tuxedos? No, it couldn't be... Why would a bunch of sharply-dressed men with bushy, golden eyebrows be hopping over the rocky coast? As much as he wanted to come ashore and investigate, he had to keep sailing. And so he did.
- As he followed his map, the sailor swore he saw a sea monster swimming next to his boat! But that would be silly, right? As he passed the coast (which was starting to feel warm and tropical again), he saw a whole bunch of sea monsters basking in the sun! Their backs were covered in spines, and their scaly skin was adorned with red and greenish-blue hues. As one crawled onto the shore from the ocean, it blew out some smoke from its nose! "Good thing I'm not on the beach with them..." thought the sailor as he passed them.
- Finally, the sailor reached the other side of the world! This island was the ideal tropical paradise! Palm trees, white sand beaches, and a big "X" not too far away! Before he could start digging, though, the sailor saw a mermaid lazing on the shore. She had long hair, but it was on her lips instead of the top of her head. She had a tail, but it wasn't scaly and pretty. And her singing voice was... more of a bark. Oh well, that treasure wasn't going to uncover itself! The sailor grabbed his shovel, started digging, and uncovered... the animals he saw on his trip in the form of various set pieces? What a weirdly specific treasure...
Fossa, tree kangaroo, coconut crab, I *assume* lowland anoa or Tasmanian devil, North Island brown kiwi, rockhopper penguin, either Grand Cayman blue or marine iguana and walrus?
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I sometimes talk with Thrive from time to time and discuss the big animals that Planet Zoo still needs. Part of the reason I was genuinely peeved with the Europe Pack wasn't even the pack itself, but rather the timing. Then again, given that the Europe Pack basically signified that we were going to get more content (especially SIAMANGS), I should have given it its proper dues. That said, this is the list he and I compiled of stuff that we feel would make the game feel a lot more complete:
Black Rhinoceros: completes the rhino trifecta, I honestly see this as an anniversary animal.
Sloth Bear: I think people wouldn't have been as mad about how many bears we had if this was one of the selections rather than Himalayan brown bear. If they use alpha-planes for the hairs but do so in a way that's optimal and not performance-draining, that would be ideal.
Andean Bear: Same deal as above, should have been a base game animal.
Nile Crocodile: The original model for the saltwater crocodile that took its place is way too plasticine for my taste, and I do think that even if it's "yet another crocodilan", this would be a worthy addition.
Dromedary Camel: Basic zoo animal. Need I say more?
Maned Wolf: Even if this is "just another canine", it's unique enough that it's a worthy addition.
Two-Toed Sloth (either Linnaeus' or Hoffman's): Essential.
Black-and-White Colobus Monkey: This would fill a *lot* of primate quotas. With only the capuchin, proboscis monkey and (thankfully) now the siamang, this would be a worthy addition even with the jank climbing.
Markhor: Building on the ibex rig, but utilizing new animations and shaggy fur like the Przewalski's Horse tail, this would be amazing to have.
North American River Otter: Almost completes the otter list, and while I'd 200% be satisfied with these three... a spotted-necked otter would be nice.
Sichuan Takin: Absolutely unique animal that only Frontier could knock out of the park.
Tasmanian Devil: Given its #1 placement on the meta-wishlist, I believe that this could be the flagship animal or one of the animals of *the* next DLC. It was the same deal with the Amur leopard and the capybara for Conservation and Wetlands DLCs respectively.
Wombat: Worthy addition, love how we're slowly getting drip-fed Australian animals over time.
Kiwi: Another flightless bird, but unique and CUTE enough to pass.
Perentie: The first DLC monitor since the komodo dragon, and would also be a welcome addition.
Coati: Small mammal houses/small carnivores need more love, and this would be highly welcome.
Spider Monkey: Given the precedence of the brachiation frames, spider monkeys are basically a shoe-in.
Black Rhinoceros: completes the rhino trifecta, I honestly see this as an anniversary animal.
Sloth Bear: I think people wouldn't have been as mad about how many bears we had if this was one of the selections rather than Himalayan brown bear. If they use alpha-planes for the hairs but do so in a way that's optimal and not performance-draining, that would be ideal.
Andean Bear: Same deal as above, should have been a base game animal.
Nile Crocodile: The original model for the saltwater crocodile that took its place is way too plasticine for my taste, and I do think that even if it's "yet another crocodilan", this would be a worthy addition.
Dromedary Camel: Basic zoo animal. Need I say more?
Maned Wolf: Even if this is "just another canine", it's unique enough that it's a worthy addition.
Two-Toed Sloth (either Linnaeus' or Hoffman's): Essential.
Black-and-White Colobus Monkey: This would fill a *lot* of primate quotas. With only the capuchin, proboscis monkey and (thankfully) now the siamang, this would be a worthy addition even with the jank climbing.
Markhor: Building on the ibex rig, but utilizing new animations and shaggy fur like the Przewalski's Horse tail, this would be amazing to have.
North American River Otter: Almost completes the otter list, and while I'd 200% be satisfied with these three... a spotted-necked otter would be nice.
Sichuan Takin: Absolutely unique animal that only Frontier could knock out of the park.
Tasmanian Devil: Given its #1 placement on the meta-wishlist, I believe that this could be the flagship animal or one of the animals of *the* next DLC. It was the same deal with the Amur leopard and the capybara for Conservation and Wetlands DLCs respectively.
Wombat: Worthy addition, love how we're slowly getting drip-fed Australian animals over time.
Kiwi: Another flightless bird, but unique and CUTE enough to pass.
Perentie: The first DLC monitor since the komodo dragon, and would also be a welcome addition.
Coati: Small mammal houses/small carnivores need more love, and this would be highly welcome.
Spider Monkey: Given the precedence of the brachiation frames, spider monkeys are basically a shoe-in.
Corangurilla
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Time to reveal the 8 mystery animals and why I chose them!
- The cat-like ghost scarer was indeed, a Fossa! I don't think implementing the Fossa would be all that hard, since they were in Zoo Tycoon Nuts and Bolts-I mean Zoo Tycoon for the XBox. We have three lemur species in the game already, so why not include their arch-nemesis? The Fossa would also be the pack's flagship animal.
- The brown and gold, two-headed creature was a Matschie's Tree Kangaroo (the second head was a joey in the mother's pouch)! Planet Zoo needs more marsupials ("moresupials?"), and I love tree kangaroos! I could see this one as a walkabout animal, and it might be able to get an enrichment bonus with the Koala or Cassowary.
- The clueless sailor wasn't bit by the creature in the shipwreck, he was pinched! By a Coconut Crab, no less! The coco crab would be the pack's exhibit animal, and while some people have suggested that they should be a habitat species due to their size, most of the Coconut Crabs that I've seen in captivity (well, just the one I saw at Sea Life when Claws was a thing) don't get that big. I was considering the Tree Lobster that was found in the game's files, but the Coconut Crab is more fun, IMO.
- The "demon" the sailor encountered was actually a Tasmanian Devil! I did not realize that these were the new "most wanted" animal for Planet Zoo, but glad to know people want them as badly as I do! Also, if the Fossa is the "cat" for this pack, then the T-Devil is the "dog".
- The ground-poking fuzzball was a North Island Brown Kiwi, and if worms were treasure, then he was definitely looking for treasure! I know this isn't the kind of bird people want for Planet Zoo, but they're unique enough that I don't think people will mind their inclusion. Also, potential walkabout species? Anyone?
- The tiny tuxedo men with the eyebrows were Southern Rockhopper Penguins from the Falkland Islands! In the initial draft of this pack, I had the Little Blue Penguin, but I replaced it with the Kiwi for a more unique-looking bird. But then I was having trouble with the last animal in the pack, which was going to be either the Japanese Serow (Japan is an island, too) or the Lowland Anoa, but I wanted to stray away from Asia for this pack as a challenge. I know we already have two penguin species in PZ already, but why not add a third? Especially one with some past Zoo Tycoon street cred! It's a walkabout species like the other two PZ penguins, and gets an interspecies enrichment bonus with the King Penguin!
- The "sea monsters" were Marine Iguanas, specifically their "Christmas" variant. I know Marine Iguanas aren't able to be legally exported to zoos, but at least they can survive in captivity! The Marine Iguana can use the underwater plant feeder, get an enrichment bonus with the Galapagos Giant Tortoise, maybe be a walkabout species, and make that one guy on the Planet Zoo subreddit who wants habitat iguanas very, very happy! I had the Cuban Crocodile in the initial draft of this pack, but I settled on the iguana instead after the reveal of the Spectacled Caiman.
- Last but not least, the "mermaid" the sailor found on the beach was actually a Hawaiian Monk Seal! This is the only Island Excursions species in the pack itself, and was actually the animal that inspired this pack in the first place! Maybe this could be the pack's flagship instead of the Fossa? Maybe. And for the last time, I know they aren't common in captivity, but this is a video game and it really shouldn't matter!