Africa how many animal species?

[ronnys1988]

I'm just wondering how many animal species there will be when Africa is released. I think 7 are currently known? Is it conceivable that there won't be that many and that there will always be one after the release? Can't imagine them bringing in 17 animal species like on other maps right away. What do you all mean?

[JPSGT40]

This has already been answered by the Developer. Anyone saying anything beyond this information is simply speculating:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1288320/eventcomments/3801650561760475894/#c3801650561760584762

[Mauserich]

As you can see, the following animals are present:

Springbok
Blue wildebeest
Black wildebeest
Greater Kudu
Oryx
Warthogs
Spotted Hyena
Lions
Egyptian goose

It will be interesting to see what other species will be on the map. One could speculate. ,-)

[Bjørn]

I see on the DLC page there is also mentioned 'Cape buffalo' and 'honey badger'. Are any of those perhaps other terms for the some of the ones mentioned above?


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2054471/Way_of_the_Hunter__Tikamoon_Plains/

[StuTheMoose]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

I see on the DLC page there is also mentioned 'Cape buffalo' and 'honey badger'. Are any of those perhaps other terms for the some of the ones mentioned above?

Nope. Cape Buffalo and Honey Badger two species in addition to those listed above. That means we know 11 of the 12 species.

[CONDOR V]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

I see on the DLC page there is also mentioned 'Cape buffalo' and 'honey badger'. Are any of those perhaps other terms for the some of the ones mentioned above?

No, they are separate species. We have twelve confirmed by Michal from Nine Rocks Games.
As others have stated they are

1 - Black Wildebeest
2 - Blue wildebeest
3 - Cape buffalo
4 - Egyptian Goose
5 - Gemsbok (oryx
6 - Greater Kudu
7 - Honey Badgers
8 - Lions
9 - Spotted Hyena
10 -Springbok
11 -Warthog
12 - is undisclosed as far as I can tell.

[CONDOR V]

Originally posted by stuthemoose:

Originally posted by Bjørn:

I see on the DLC page there is also mentioned 'Cape buffalo' and 'honey badger'. Are any of those perhaps other terms for the some of the ones mentioned above?

Nope. Cape Buffalo and Honey Badger two species in addition to those listed above. That means we know 11 of the 12 species.

LOL you beat me to it.

[StuTheMoose]

Originally posted by CONDOR V:

LOL you beat me to it.

But you took the time to make your post look good, so you win ;)

[Mauserich]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

I see on the DLC page there is also mentioned 'Cape buffalo' and 'honey badger'. Are any of those perhaps other terms for the some of the ones mentioned above?


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2054471/Way_of_the_Hunter__Tikamoon_Plains/

Very good. Cape buffalo is great and honey badger is funny. One species is still missing.

Guinea fowl? Cape rabbit? Jackal? Impala? I guess one of them is. ,-)

[CONDOR V]

Originally posted by Mauserich:

Guinea fowl? Cape rabbit? Jackal? Impala? I guess one of them is. ,-)

You are probably right but I don't understand why they have not announced the final species. Why the mystery?
For my part I am fine with anything as long as it's not red deer. We do have them but they are invasive species that were introduced to Southern Africa by the European colonials.

[Mauserich]

Originally posted by CONDOR V:

Originally posted by Mauserich:

Guinea fowl? Cape rabbit? Jackal? Impala? I guess one of them is. ,-)

You are probably right but I don't understand why they have not announced the final species. Why the mystery?
For my part I am fine with anything as long as it's not red deer. We do have them but they are invasive species that were introduced to Southern Africa by the European colonials.

I think they want to increase the tension and keep us guessing. As far as I have read now, these are all new species. So I think we can safely rule out the red deer. I wouldn't have expected that from a map of Africa. But thank you for pointing that out. I didn't know that. I have a similarly critical attitude towards invasive species. Personally, I would be happy to see impalas. But let's be surprised. Maybe they still have a trump up their sleeve ... ,-)

[Bjørn]

Wonder if there will be ambient wildlife, like was introduced after release on the other maps, with the eagles(?) and such. Couldn't see any on the trailer, but hopefully planned. Vultures? Snakes?! Don't often see snakes on African nature programs, though...

[Mauserich]

Originally posted by heavensarewild:

What if they don`t tell us what No.12 is, and release it, and let someone discover it ?

I`ve mentioned Battlestar Galactica many times in these forums, and here we are again, trying to discover the identity of 1 of 12 !

I`ve had a lot of videos come up in youtube lately, of people hunting the Crocodiles in COTW, and they appear to be an animal people enjoy hunting, so I`m hoping they`re frantically working on adding them in before release, and the line about not being the only predators, means we`ll all be getting nervous when approaching water !

Personally, not a fan of unpleasant surprises that I discover after the purchase, when the exchange period has expired. I like to know what I'm getting beforehand. ,-)

Wouldn't have a problem with crocodiles to hunt as long as it is not subject to species protection in the area. I don't find them particularly interesting for hunting, but I would appreciate them as an ambiente species for riparian areas.

Generally a big fan of ambiente animals to give maps even more live. For me the following animals woud be a good fit for an African map: Vultures or Cape eagles and flocks of weaver birds, cattle egrets in the company of grazing animals, crocodiles on the shore. Maybe something like that will come.

[ronnys1988]

The one with the black wildebeest and blue wildebeest I don't really understand why you have to bring 2 wildebeest species. The Blue wildebeest would have been enough.

The other animal species sound good. Yes, it was pointed out that there would be another predator? If I understood that correctly?

And there will probably be ambiente animals.

[CONDOR V]

Originally posted by ronnys1988:

The one with the black wildebeest and blue wildebeest I don't really understand why you have to bring 2 wildebeest species. The Blue wildebeest would have been enough..

yea, I did not want to bring this up earlier but wildebeest are wildebeest, you get blue, you get black and you get golden. they are all still wildebeest.. So if we go by this we actually only know 10 out of 12 species because wildebeest are still wildebeest regardless of fur mutation.

[Mauserich]

Originally posted by CONDOR V:

Originally posted by ronnys1988:

The one with the black wildebeest and blue wildebeest I don't really understand why you have to bring 2 wildebeest species. The Blue wildebeest would have been enough..

yea, I did not want to bring this up earlier but wildebeest are wildebeest, you get blue, you get black and you get golden. they are all still wildebeest.. So if we go by this we actually only know 10 out of 12 species because wildebeest are still wildebeest regardless of fur mutation.

I don't know why they took black and blue wildebeest. Probably for promotion or synergy reasons. I don't like these reskin things very much. On the other hand, if they are nicely distributed on the map, it brings a certain variety.