Reserve VS Animals

[Neurotic Panda]

I've seen a lot of talk in random posts about what the next reserve should be or what animals should be in the game atm.

So it got me thinking. If/when the devs release more content, which would be more important or exciting to you?

Another Reserve DLC or a DLC the specifically add animals to existing reserves?

Personally I'd choose the latter. Of course id love to see and explore a new location. But I enjoy the locations we have and would personally rather have them add more content to these in terms of totally new animals.

What animals? Well, that list could potentially be endless in terms of ideas But I have a few i'd really love to see.

In no real order off the top of my head..

Elands, Hippos, Zebra, Wolverines/Badger, Musk Ox, Raccoon, Crows, Capybara, Alpine Chamois, Capercaillie.

Thanks,

[Imposter]

Yes, I think weve enough maps for sure, Im over 800hrs and have only completed 3 story lines, (3 maps) had alot of fun with my own side missions along the way.
Id like to see the African map extended, theres plenty of room to grow there with all the big guys to hunt, endangered or not, we are only clicking pixels.

If a map was to be created. Without me doing any real homework, Id like to see something real different like the arctic circle, other wise they just become same old thing.
I know each map has a limit of animals but each map also have large empty areas that could home a few different species or just reduce some numbers of animal we have now.
I dont think we need any more fire arms dlc, just a tweak on what weve got.

[Striker]

When it comes to adding new animals to a reserve I'm not in favor of it. The problem is that it cannot be done without lowering the numbers of animals already on the reserve. It's happened time and again. Elk in LL were everywhere when the game came out. Then along came the addition of rabbits. Wham...the Elk population took a rather significant hit. The ducks came along and What...the Whitetail and Blacktail populations took a hit. When Savanna Vurhonga was introduced there were Springbok and Lesser Kudu around every corner. Along came the Gemsbok and later the Lions and both the bok and Kudu populations took it in the shorts. One of the reasons this happens is because the overall animal populations on all maps are the same (+ or - 10%). They cannot add additional animals to one map for that to remain a truism.

[ColdConduct]

I would like to see an Asian map, an Australian one, and any kind of swamp or marshland reserve. Also hoping to see Medved get 1 more animal added eventually.

[Striker]

The Devs have supposedly juggled the animal population density in MedVed to make it more dispersed but much of it is still a barren wasteland IMO. I has always been a good map if you figured out where those high animal density areas were but.....I'm not that guy.

[ColdConduct]

Originally posted by Autobot:

The Devs have supposedly juggled the animal population density in MedVed to make it more dispersed but much of it is still a barren wasteland IMO. I has always been a good map if you figured out where those high animal density areas were but.....I'm not that guy.

Yeah, in my opinion any changes they may have made weren't significant enough to be noticeable. I don't think increasing the density or changing the animal pathways is the right fix either. Fernando Park is a reserve that I really enjoy due to the animals to hunt there, but the zone placement and congregation of animals felt predictable and artificial to me. Regardless, Medved stands out to me simply because of the amount of animals there compared to the other reserves and it isn't even a particularly small reserve. Quickly guessing the numbers here:

Vurhonga, Quatro Colinas, and Silver Ridge have 9.
Layton and Fernando have 8.
Hirschfelden and Yukon have 7
Medved has a measly 6.

Given they have goat models to work with now, I'm doubling down on the request of Siberian Ibex being added to Medved. Even something small like a form of local snow hares (something for the Lynx to snack on) could be an easy addition that'd breathe some more life into the reserve. But hey, could just be me. I'm one of the few that have been fairly vocal about giving Medved some more love.

[Lekstil]

I fully agree with OP! (And @Imposter and @Cold Conduct have some good points too!)

I've also spent hundreds of hours in this game, but haven't even tried all reserves and certainly haven't explored the ones I've been hunting on completely.

I also think many of the new reserves lack quality and detail and I would much rather have them improve the existing ones than release a new one every half year. Layton Lake and Hirschfelden are incredibly detailed and just beautiful, but some newer ones like Cuatro Colinas or Parque Fernando really feel like they were rushed.

I would certainly pay money for a DLC that just adds animal diversity to existing reserves!

I think more animals would absolutely increase the quality of the game. I don't really understand these comments about "it's going to be harder to find Moose if they add more animals". So what; if you go out there IRL it's gonna take you days to see one. I'd rather see 5 different animals of all sizes when walking around in LL, than have the fifth female Moose running by me within half an hour.

And like it was pointed out, some reserves like Medved Taiga for sure need some more variety. 6 animals is really measly.

[bdooley21]

I would love to see a New Zealand or Austrailian map. New Zealand would be a great spot with crazy landscapes and the ability to hunt big Fallows somewhere other than Hiershfeldan.
Another thing for Devs to maybe consider is introducing smaller rodents and more birds. Birds of all sizes and shapes would be great to hunt, as long as they increase the population thoughout the map so no other animal gets cut.

[will wabbit hunter]

hopefully once the last two truracs deer are done taiga will get snowshoe hares and another species. and yukon will get snowshoe hares as well and maybe sika-blacktail deer.

[SouthernMan1972]

I would definitely prefer more animal variety on existing maps- even if it is adding animals that are already on other maps.

On Layton Lakes for instance, what if they removed 5 or so female moose, and put spread 5 cougars around the map. Or replace 2 or 3 black bears with grizzlys. That would barely impact the population you're used to, but make it more fun knowing what you could possibly find.

[McSqurl Nugget]

That's one of hte best parts about Medved, the seeming lack of animals compared to other maps. it get's tiresome being able to shoot an animal every 5 minutes in LL or Hirsch or PF or CC.

I'd rather see new content with clothes and gadgets and whatnot, a revamp on the inventory, skill updates, etc. before we get more maps

[Lekstil]

Originally posted by SouthernMan1972:

I would definitely prefer more animal variety on existing maps- even if it is adding animals that are already on other maps.

On Layton Lakes for instance, what if they removed 5 or so female moose, and put instead 5 cougars around the map. Or replace 2 or 3 black bears with grizzlys. That would barely impact the population you're used to, but make it more fun knowing what you could possibly find.

Man that would be awesome. To have some animals that are super rare to find in a certain reserve. I wouldn't even care if it's grizzly bears that I can go to Yukon for. That would be so exciting to know there's like a 1 in 1000 chance to see a Grizzly on LL and then actually find one.

Originally posted by will wabbit hunter:

hopefully once the last two truracs deer are done taiga will get snowshoe hares and another species. and yukon will get snowshoe hares as well and maybe sika-blacktail deer.

It would be great to have some more smaller animals. I would also like to see some more ducks, both in the reserves that currently have none, bot also maybe a second duck species or so in the ones that already have them. That would definitely not affect the game in any negative way, but just improve the immersion factor of the game.

[eagle74]

I have all maps except Medved. My fav animals to hunt are deer, deer-like animals, elk, & hogs. The only map of these 7 that is lacking in this regard is Yukon with only caribou to show for it. I would support adding sitka deer, goat, & sheep there.

I also like bird hunting & would support pheasant, grouse, quail, etc. Don't want/need anymore ducks as they are already on 3 maps. Feel the same way about rabbits, 3 maps is plenty.

And at some point we will have too many maps. It sort of feels like that now. But I would not deny the the folks from down under their Australia map.

[Neurotic Panda]

Originally posted by SouthernMan1972:

On Layton Lakes for instance, what if they removed 5 or so female moose, and put spread 5 cougars around the map. Or replace 2 or 3 black bears with grizzlys. That would barely impact the population you're used to, but make it more fun knowing what you could possibly find.

That's awesome and The idea of possibly seeing something very rare would be exciting!

[McSqurl Nugget]

i they could put in new rares in the existing animals on each map sure, like they did the Great One for WT on LL. i don't want to see new animals on existing maps and have their populations reset for that.

don't think anyone likes a pop reset on their maps they've spent countless hours discovering zones and culling the herds, etc.