🦡︴cotw-scotland

[molten pond]

Idk I've always thought of them as big cats

[dim saffron]

I place the lynxes, serval, caracal, clouded leopard, cheetah and mountain lion in the "category" Medium to large cats (in terms of weight)

of course, not by classification

[molten pond]

In terms of weight I agree. I usually view cats in a taxonomic sense though

[dim saffron]

me too

I'm in my fifth year into a biology degree

[molten pond]

I graduated in 2018 with a B.S in Biology and Geology

[dim saffron]

NEAT !

I finish next May

[molten pond]

good luck, we need more biologists

[dim saffron]

Gonna tackle temeletry and tracking this year

so.... Sundarpatan

• Northern Red Muntjac
• Tiger ?
• Peacock ?

Then i would say :

• Sambar
• Axis Deer
• Wild Boar
• Golden Jackal (?)
  .... to be continued

[paper fiber]

Mugger Crocodrile, please

[dim saffron]

he gonna mug your kill, and hide it in the depths

[midnight moon]

The more I think about it it’s tigers

[stray basalt]

It really depends on where it’s based, because if it’s based on Nepal you could easily throw Tahr and Blue Sheep in there… Indian jungle…not so much.

[blazing turtle]

If they are basing this reserve in a specific country, then its safe to rule India out, after all the proposal for reopening tiger hunting happened in Nepal

[lethal tangle]

I'm so hyped for this, I got a migraine

[jovial spade]

In theHunter classic I think I read in the fandom lore that Polar bears which are vulnerable were originally hunted in Whiterime ridge (name of the reserve) because of population control or something like that and since the population increased you could freely hunt them. Maybe something similar for tigers?

Or maybe some disease that affects the tigers is the reason we can hunt them?

[true pebble]

So someone fill my lazy azzzz in as to what has all been confirmed aboot the new map

Nepal? I read somewhere no idea what'll be on there but the boys are buzzin

[molten pond]

so far a muntjac deer, some type of waterfowl and a hint towards a large cat

[wind ridge]

If we take Dhorpatan in Nepal as a base we would have

Red Muntjac
Rhesus Macaque
Wild Boar
Indian Leopard
Himalayan Beer
Sloth Beer
Himalayan Thar
Blue Sheep
Himalayan Goral

Birds:
Ruddy Shelduck
Mallard
Kalij Pheasant
Goose (greylag or Bar-headed goose or Indian Goose or some migratory)

[true pebble]

No doubt hopefully some sheep/goat make a show as well

[molten pond]

I was thinking the waterfowl in the teaser might be ruddy shelduck due to the calls sounding similar

[jovial spade]

Maybe like some of the cabela games we need tags? for the tigers?

[true pebble]

Could be I remember that mechanic from the old Cabela's

[grim meteor]

I missed the bird talk, a bunch of those birds would be so cool

Already talked about the peacock but a lot of those others would be great fits as well

I rlly need to hunt more bird in game but some of them are so annoying 😂

[jovial spade]

Peacock, Tahr, Sambar, rocky mountain elk, javan rusa could be backfilled to NZ

[grim meteor]

Peacocks would force my hand to hunt as many good birds as possible tho

[molten pond]

I say practice on the bigger ones and then work toward the smaller ones

[jovial spade]

piebald peacock

albino

[wind ridge]

The Peacock looks like a huge amount of visual lag

[jovial spade]

Melanistic

[grim meteor]

It’s mainly I hate finding them since they don’t have drink zones, I’ve done a bit of goose shooting on emerald coast which I found fun but had a few issues (they keep wanting to land right on top of me in my stand / they go to the other set up I have 400 yards away that’s barely in my render distance and it’s hella annoying)

[jovial spade]

waterbuffalo should be backfilled to emerald coast

[grim meteor]

I think just in the lodge is when the feathers can be spread out, which would help them make it actually look good

[jovial spade]

Like the hunter classic aussie map with bangteng AND water buffalo

[midnight moon]

And Te Awaroa should have tahr

[jovial spade]

yeah i mentioned it above

as well as sambar, rusa, peacock and rocky mountain elk

[midnight moon]

Yes, except peacock. Peacock hunting is very obscure here. Swap them for wallabies, also add whitetail

[wind ridge]

Thar could also be added to Parque

[midnight moon]

Turkey is also very obscure...they obv added that cause it was easy

[midnight moon]

There are tahr in SA?

I don't think Parque is really designed for tahr though. Not mountainous enough

[wind ridge]

Yes, it was introduced in patagonia to add it to hunting reserves

[midnight moon]

This map had better have tahr in a Himalayas section....

[lethal hound]

Not sure if pictures are allowed but saw this in the reddit and wanted to share.

Imagine these are the fur types if we get a tiger.

[arctic gate]

Whitetails just on stewart island tho

[grim meteor]

Oh someone posted that earlier way up I was looking for it to show someone LOL thanks!

We were talking the coats earlier and yeah I’d love to see those show up as rares

[lethal hound]

Same!

[grim meteor]

And if the tiger is the GO then the Maltese coat as well for that

[midnight moon]

They're on the South Island in pockets as well

[lethal hound]

Was just about to say that! A tiger G1 would be crazy.

[grim meteor]

It would be!!

[midnight moon]

Forget tigers, add tahr

[grim meteor]

Both :)

[lethal hound]

Tahr are great too!

[midnight moon]

If they don't add tahr, I won't leave them alone

[grim meteor]

Like I want both tigers and jaguar as well…the more the merrier to me

[lethal hound]

I’m fine with any new animals tbh.

[midnight moon]

Tbh. Tigers will be more fun. Predator hunting is amazing

[lethal hound]

I just want more diversity in the lodge.

[midnight moon]

But I'll still be angry if no tahr

[lethal hound]

They should make a mount with a tiger and mountain lion.

Unrealistic but would be sickkk.

[midnight moon]

Tiger vs bear

[lethal hound]

Makes more sense tbh.

[midnight moon]

Most likely they'll add bears. Sun bears is it?

Sloth bears

[lethal hound]

Could be any bear species. I’m pretty sure Nepal has a couple. Sloth bears are my personal favorite.

[midnight moon]

Those ones fight tigers sometimes

[lethal hound]

Bears are my favorite animals in the game so I hope for another species. Black bear is the only animal I have completed. I have a diamond in every fur type.

[midnight moon]

Before they made the furs rare rather than uncommon?

[lethal hound]

If they add sloth bears I hope they do their standing pose most of the time.

[grim meteor]

I’d take both the asiatic black bear and the sloth bear

[lethal hound]

Same.

[grim meteor]

They’re both pretty unique looking bears

[midnight moon]

I wonder what kind of annoying birds they'll add

[lethal hound]

They’re all mostly recent so yes.

[lethal hound]

Hoping for bar-headed geese but not a huge bird hunter so idrc.

[grim meteor]

I’d love any of the birds they where talking about up here

[midnight moon]

Fake SRs 🤣

[midnight moon]

I don't like watefowl and geese hunting

[lethal hound]

agreed

[stray basalt]

What do you think???

[lethal hound]

SRP is like the only map I play tbh.

Easy hunting and has my favorite species.

Black bears are like the only animals I can grind successfully. I have a fallow grind up right now too that I just started 3 days ago.

[jovial spade]

wallabies and dingoes should be backfilled to emerald coast and wallabies can also be in NZ

[lethal hound]

Yeah I’m hoping for some backfilling.

[midnight moon]

If you can grind bears, all the others are easier

[lethal hound]

True. Bears are definitely the hardest G1 to grind.

[jovial spade]

Iguanas and Nutria in Missipipi?

Maybe blowguns and slingshots

Or BB guns and small game air rifles

[lethal hound]

Fallow and red deer are easiest. Moose are meh imo. I never grind them tho. I’m hoping this next G1 will be somewhat difficult because after I finish my fallow grind I need to try to grind the next G1 and I want that to take a long time.

[midnight moon]

What are you talking about man?

[jovial spade]

Guns that can be added

[midnight moon]

I don't grind. It's torture

[lethal hound]

Hoping the next G1 is good. If it’s a big cat species, elk, or mule deer, I’m grinding all day and night.

If it’s something else I’m not gonna grind it.

I’ll just wait till I get really bored of another G1.

[scarlet bluff]

when you put a leopard call up against a tiger roar it makes it more in favor of it sounding like the tiger

if you would put a leopard roar instead of call it would be more comparable and harder to tell

[lethal hound]

Could be an Indian leopard.

Some people think that.

[stray basalt]

That is a leopard roar. I just put multiple in a row so it’s easier to hear the pitch changes and tones.

[wind ridge]

still sound like a Leopard for me
https://quicksounds.com/library/sounds/leopard

[scarlet bluff]

yes but sawing is used more as a territorial call

[left swallow]

I would love to see a tiger in the game! 😄

[runic yoke]

damn thats crazy just woke up and see this stuff

[gentle shale]

What if the map is set in cambodja seems more tiger leopard country than nepal

Muntjac slso live there and us more Jungle

[stray basalt]

I’m pretty sure that’s what most roars are used for.

[scarlet bluff]

the tigers roar in the video is more of an aggressive roar

i guess what i'm trying to say is your comparing two different types of roars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_flDZDp-k

using a tigers call like this to compare the a leopards sawing would be more accurate

with all that being said though i do think the roaring in the video sounds more tiger like

but then again it does sound more high pitched than most of the other tiger roars i can find

[wind ridge]

https://quicksounds.com/search/filter/tracks/tiger

[blazing turtle]

Cambodia also far fewer tigers and leopards in Cambodia then there is in Nepal, which still has tropical forest in the lowlands

[wind ridge]

I have no doubt that it is Nepal

The mountain behind certainly looks like the Machapuchare peak of central Nepal

[open crag]

It’s 100% Nepal, just the look of that screenshot and Sundarpatan having a very similar name to Nepals real life hunting reserve Dhorpatan has fully convinced me.

Just hope we are getting leopards rather than tigers.

[unique roost]

My main hope is for a large patch of the map to be hills and mountains, tiger or leopard or none to me is fine!

Snow leopard would be the best of all

[open crag]

Was just going to say that, I’m really hoping for proper mountain hunting with this reserve. I’d rather not have unrealistic species but I’d be pumped for blue sheep and thar.

I should say unauthentic species, realistically tigers and snow leopards do live in this habitat.

[unique roost]

And by mountains, I mean rocky, snowy mountains, not green grassy hills with bushes. We have plenty of grasslands and dense tree areas, but the closest thing to a proper mountain terrain we have is the northern part of Revontuli, mountainous tundra. I would love something like this:

[open crag]

Here’s hoping. Some actual climbing mechanics would be cool af in a hunting game. Would really make goat and sheep hunting incredibly exciting.

[unique roost]

It would be really awesome! I doubt there will be climbing mechanics, but I would absolutely love to see blue sheep on very steep cliffs

[quaint lintel]

Remember once you said "I have no doubt it's UK" lol ... tho honestly I feel a UK map is upon us sooner or later

[unique roost]

Would love a Scotland highlands map, but would love even more a Mongolian or Kazakhstan map

[wind ridge]

Now we have solid clues xD

[shrewd shell]

Seeing as rhododendrons are Nepal's national flower, it pretty much confirms that the next map is Nepal. Or at the very least, it is heavily inspired by that part of Asia and the location is vague like Vurhonga: https://worldsensorium.com/nepal/

[quaint lintel]

I just hope it really is Tiger, cause if that's the case, we sure are getting Jaguars on https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1207357430963507281

[shrewd shell]

If it is tigers then that's huge because just about any animal will be up consideration. As long as it is local and they can create a a workable hunting backstory.

[quasi holly]

are you kidding me bro

we're getting the biggest tiger straight off the bat

[quasi holly]

this is true

elephants would be so feasable if it's a tiger

and just last week i was complaining about the whole "no endangered species" thing

[finite wagon]

If you're referring to Nganadong, that species is extinct and has been extinct for longer than the Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) if I recall correctly

[quasi holly]

nah im talkin bout the bengal

[finite wagon]

Hm, I cant remember if Siberian tigers are bigger on average

[quasi holly]

are they?

might be

[finite wagon]

Maybe?

[quasi holly]

but hey

[finite wagon]

I mean theyre both pretty comparable in size at least

But hey

BIG TIGER

[quasi holly]

a tiger's a tiger

absolutely lethal

[finite wagon]

So true

[quasi holly]

dont they have elephants in nepal

[scarlet bluff]

yes i believe so but we won't get them

[quasi holly]

there's a slim chance they'd do it even with the year long hiatus

tigers and elephants in a single drop would be the most legendary wombo combo

[scarlet bluff]

not until we get a new lodge at least

[finite wagon]

Yeah they have Asiatic elephants

[scarlet bluff]

there is no lodge currently that would be big enough for them

[quasi holly]

nuh uh 🤓

saseka

[scarlet bluff]

you do realize how massive an elephant is right?

lol

there is nothing in seseka that would be big enough to put an elephant on

[finite wagon]

Some of the largest moose out there are just a foot shorter than an asiatic elephant if I recall correctly. So maybe an elephant isnt too far-fetched

Maybe not a LARGE individual but like, at least an average elephant

[scarlet bluff]

yes but think of the overall size not just height

[finite wagon]

Hm

True

Youre right

Esp with the poses

[scarlet bluff]

moose take up pretty much all of the biggest platforms we have current

[hazy forge]

Maybe they will add some biiger plates and lodge?

[scarlet bluff]

we would have to get a new lodge before we'd get elephants

[scarlet bluff]

in the future maybe

but it won't happen this update

[shrewd shell]

Elephants are coming. May not be for a while but we'll eventually get them.

[quasi holly]

bit of an overexaggeration

you could easily fit one under saseka's roof

all they'd need to do is make a new mount

[scarlet bluff]

they would have to alter seseka

which they won't do

[quasi holly]

slightly bigger square mount (3 months of work)

[quasi holly]

no

why

[scarlet bluff]

it's a paid dlc that they're not going to change

[scarlet bluff]

because there is literally no plaque or platform that they could fit on?????

[hazy forge]

Bruh would be nice to add a lot more mounts

[scarlet bluff]

moose alone take up even the biggest ones we have currently

[hazy forge]

Like 2 fem fallow and one male fallow

Same with wt

[scarlet bluff]

let's not be delusional just because we want elephants lol

and besides i believe it's already been said there is no change happening with the lodges this update

[quasi holly]

the amount of work that it would take to do that is pathetic

[hazy forge]

I mean they coul make a surprize

[quasi holly]

to make a new platform

[scarlet bluff]

i believe jaxy has already stated too that part of the reasons elephants aren't added yet is because of the lodge restrictions

[quasi holly]

hm

what like the platforms?

or is it just the lodge

cuz if it's the lodge then thats fair

[scarlet bluff]

both probably?

[quasi holly]

fair enough

[scarlet bluff]

idk don't ask me i'm not a dev

i'm just making rational thoughts lol

[quasi holly]

you said jaxy already stated

[scarlet bluff]

because he has i'm pretty sure

[quasi holly]

right

[scarlet bluff]

i can't remember which stream it was but it would of been a few months ago

[lone forge]

Good morning everybody

[scarlet bluff]

do we think it’s possible that sundarpatan could drop before late june?

[midnight moon]

no

somewhere between 20th-29th day next month probably

[lone forge]

Nope I think between June 20 and 28 is a good time to be ready but who knows

That's still only a month

[scarlet bluff]

i say the 18th-20th

[snow sparrow]

someone just said its confirmed the new GO is exclusive to sundarpatan (not just not base game) is this true? cant find a source

[scarlet bluff]

highly unlikely

[lone forge]

Who tf said that

[scarlet bluff]

nothing to my knowledge has been said about this

[snow sparrow]

someone in a twitch chat, it was probably just them misunderstanding the not base game thing

but i wanted to check

[lone forge]

June 18, 25 or juli 2 are the 3 most likely dates with the maps always releasing on Tuesday

[scarlet bluff]

last year we got the trailer and then a release date 2 weeks later with the map releasing just a little under 2 weeks after that

from what i’ve gathered maps seem to release 4 week so pretty much a month after a teaser trailer

[limber cliff]

Haven't heard that from EW so I wouldn't take that person as gospel

[scarlet bluff]

i only asked if we thought it could possibly be sooner since they took a year on it

[limber cliff]

My guess is last week and a half of June

[scarlet bluff]

probably how it’ll be

my guess still remains the 18th-20th

[high stag]

gosh i need snow leopards on this reserve

[scarlet bluff]

possible but i think it’s unlikely

[final wigeon]

EW should just say screw it let’s just do endangered animals for the fans because it would open up the door for so much more and your not actually shooting the animals so

[regal briar]

They need to keep it realistic

[lone forge]

It's always on a Tuesday so the 18 and 25 seem to be most likely

[lone forge]

My gurl this game has like 100 European bison if not more on one map In an area that barely has a dozen wild bison also who tf goes to a lake and finds like 3 herds of deer and blasts too of each of them

Have you seen a fallow deer with an Irish elk rack in the wild?

[scarlet bluff]

i only say the 20th because of last year

usually most things are on a tuesday but we got a teaser on a wednesday so maybe it’s possible

[lone forge]

Streams and releases are always on Tuesdays while teasers can be at any day

[scarlet bluff]

i’m just basing it off of the past few

they’ve seemed to be usually also on tuesday or thursday

i think it’ll probably be the 18th though

[midnight moon]

Unless EW said that, I'd ignore it

[lone forge]

Tuesdays are good for em because they can stream the same day

[scarlet bluff]

true

[midnight moon]

Is sundarpatan an Indian name or could it be Nepalese?

[scarlet bluff]

from what i’ve gathered though most of the time when they release a teaser it seems to be around 3-4 weeks until release

some of them were even shorter than that though

some were also longer like rev

but they learned to not do that because it kills hype and stuff

[lone forge]

Nepal seems to be most likely, Sundarpatan is either nepali or Hindi both languages are spoken in nepal

[midnight moon]

Sure hope so. It would be a missed opportunity to not include the Himalayas

[lone forge]

We already saw flowers endemic to the Himalayas so the Himalayas are a thing

[arctic gate]

Tiger time

[tribal sail]

Read into this what you will, but on the Tuesday stream Jaxy made a pretty definitive statement about the GO. Check out the 45:50 mark in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/live/EH1w1FtAW5s?si=XUSAaPK56JPW54cW

[midnight moon]

Oh wow. Someone has done their research

[lone forge]

You can also see how much more cooler and Much Autumny this looks so we can expect the map to have higher elevations and more cool biomes as we get further north

[arctic gate]

Hopefully its got some alpine areas to explore too

[lone forge]

Credits to this find go to @ebon gate : )

[lone forge]

Very likely with a Himalayan map

[stray basalt]

Look at the thumbnail for the teaser.

[scarlet bluff]

does seem a little interesting with the way he worded it

[midnight moon]

Already heard it wasn't a base map GO. Probably present on the new map as well as expected. Could be water buffalo or axis deer

[lone forge]

I hate how all the comments hate on ew as they say a map should never take this long and that the management should be fired

[gentle shale]

I say feral pig

[lone forge]

I disagree

Becouse they are still putting out content and that's very nice to me

[gentle shale]

I do feel they need to start thinking about upgrading the engine or prting to current consoles

[lone forge]

Wdym by that the game is available on current consoles

[gentle shale]

Native p5 version

[lone forge]

The engine would need an update one day but I think that would mean everyone looses they're saves

Also it's bad for PS4 players who give ew s good chunk of they're money

[true plover]

has this animal been seen here before?

[gentle shale]

That a wolf?

All depends on hiw long sony will keep supprting ps4

[midnight moon]

The bums commenting should go play something else then. Why do people want a rushed and inferior product? The quality of EC was plain to see with the extra dev time

[fickle summit]

if theres tigers im prolly finna grind for a rare

[true plover]

Maybe

[quasi holly]

super rare white tiger is easily going to be the most ridiculous trophy in the game

and it's going to happen

[fickle summit]

nah knowing my luck i cant get no sr

[quasi holly]

i got a super rare pig a couple months ago

i don't think i'm going to peak any higher than it

i am comically unlucky

[gentle shale]

Or a golden jackal

[quasi holly]

i hope this map is chocful of predators

we need a map like that

[hazy forge]

How did u put that crosshair?

[quasi holly]

settings

[midnight moon]

Sounded like you started choking..

[river cairn]

Is there anymore news about sundar since the teaser trailer yesterday?

[languid hill]

albino but pink

[quasi holly]

fly flew into my mouth

cant believe thats my only super rare

they're rare

but like

man

i wish i had another one

[midnight moon]

Predator SRs go hard

[quasi holly]

they go crazy

[lone forge]

I have nearly 4000 hours and only 3 so they are very rare

[quasi holly]

i have only 390 hours rn

4000 is so cooked how do you have 4000 hours

[midnight moon]

4000. That's crazy

[quasi holly]

and i thought my 1500 on tf2 was bragworthy

[lone forge]

A super rare in that low time is pretty good

[quasi holly]

hopefully

[midnight moon]

It is. I have 2 over 2300 hrs

[scarlet bluff]

do you not use hm then or?

or do you not grind much

[quasi holly]

nice

[scarlet bluff]

maybe i’m just lucky with amount of supers i’ve gotten in comparison to time

[midnight moon]

I also don't grind GOs, so quite lucky

[lone forge]

Noon not really I don't grind that much I'm trying to get all rares and diamonds dorm EC currently I still need some so I got 2 of the EC super rares pieblad red and fallow deer plus a Euro rabbit superrare

[lone forge]

I only have one as I said I'm not a big go grinder

I'm more they're for the rares

[quasi holly]

craziest thing is i shot this on a multiplayer and i had to hit it running cuz my multiplayer games disconnect often

[scarlet bluff]

i have 5 srs and 3 super trolls

[midnight moon]

Nice. I can't tolerate grinding

[scarlet bluff]

in 1900 hours

[lone forge]

That's super lucky also albino wild hogs are very rare

[midnight moon]

How much spent on grinding GOs?

[scarlet bluff]

lots and lots lol

[lone forge]

Ive gotten 3 pinks before an albino

[quasi holly]

thats fun to know

why are they so rare

[lone forge]

And the diamonds aren't super common either

[lone forge]

Some rares are just rarer then others

[scarlet bluff]

enough to have 22 of them

mostly thanks to bears though

i have 10 bear GOs and am going for 11

hoping it will be a cream or chestnut cause those are the only 2 i don’t have

[lone forge]

Also look at this tiger logo @round birch Poster it's very cool

[quasi holly]

yum yum tiger logo

oh yeah i saw that in one of the suggestion threads

[lone forge]

I grinded for bears a bit but after 1700 kills I couldn't bear it anymore and started hunting chamois and crocodiles instead

[midnight moon]

Goes to show that GOs are more common than SRs

[scarlet bluff]

easily

[midnight moon]

Pun intended

[lone forge]

Yes

[scarlet bluff]

my first two bears were very long grinds

the first was around 4500-4700

second was like 3400 if i remember right

[midnight moon]

What are your SRs?

[scarlet bluff]

and then up until my last grind and current grind i had a bunch of really short ones

[lone forge]

I tried to get a Greta one fallow but after more them 5k kills with herd Management I couldn't anymore

[lone forge]

Fallow, red and Euro rabbit

All from lil grinds

[midnight moon]

Euro rabbit?! I had a hell of a time just getting a diamond

[lone forge]

When I think about it I did do some grinding but the majority of time I just run and gun

[scarlet bluff]

i think fallow are the only GO species apart from reds i don’t have a sr of?

in fact i only got like 2 rares in my red deer grind

[lone forge]

I had to burrows that had crazy amounts on te awaroa that were 300m apart so I just was running from one to the other shooting and going back

Super effective

[midnight moon]

My warrens kept disappearing

Hard to grind

[lone forge]

I have at least 4 mela red deer and 20 pieblads still no go tho I stopped grinding them over a year ago

[scarlet bluff]

i ended up botching both unfortunately

[lone forge]

I got it after less then 500 kills so it was very easy and super lucky

[scarlet bluff]

had an 8 piebald that got spine shot because gun shot high

[midnight moon]

Hate the damn things

[lone forge]

I wish we had more burrow animals like groundhogs, marmots and pikas

[scarlet bluff]

and then the mela i blasted with the 300 because i couldn’t tell because of lighting

[midnight moon]

Although I've shot a melanistic rabbit in real life before

[lone forge]

Wow that's wild

What kind of rabbit

[midnight moon]

Euro rabbit. Some parts of the country there are thousands upon thousands and the rare colours come out

[night scaffold]

Is there actually any species of big cat that can be legally hunted in Nepal?

[scarlet bluff]

indian leopard i believe

[midnight moon]

Any of them no doubt if they become man eaters

[lone forge]

One rabbit was the only meat I've eaten in like 5 years

[lone forge]

Leopard

[midnight moon]

To put it in perspective, I've shot 200 off two properties in the problem region within a few months. I used to know where a mela one was but it's a public place and good luck shooting there

[night scaffold]

Ah thanks

[lone forge]

Y'all's opinion on clouded leopard

Ans snow leopard

Both nepali species

[dry pivot]

I don’t think the roar we heard in the teaser could be them both snow leopard and clouded leopards make a chirp like sound

[midnight moon]

Cool animal. Hunts goat type species in steep terrain

[lone forge]

https://youtube.com/shorts/zJ0XhAGRZL4?si=mqhU7Ul5b-SjAGWp

Imagine your driving ATV through the jungle and this happenes

[lone forge]

No I mean would you like it on the map

[midnight moon]

If it's tigers, they're definitely going to be aggressive. Lions are timid compared

[dry pivot]

On the map I hope they there but I wouldn’t get my hopes up

[lone forge]

Same

[midnight moon]

And then hopefully people don't complain

[lone forge]

They'll always complain

It's not possible for them to not complain

[midnight moon]

They should be ignored. Tigers are very aggressive to humans

[dry pivot]

They will either complain they too aggressive or not aggressive enough

[midnight moon]

They complained about wolf attacks

Lol

[midnight moon]

They should be as they are in real life. No argument

[dry pivot]

Agreed

[lone forge]

They'll complain that tigers are in-game if they come

They will complain that the new map isn't Africa 2.0 and doesn't have 40 new big game animals

[midnight moon]

They seemed alright with lions

[dry pivot]

Probably

[lone forge]

Those are hunted a bit more

[midnight moon]

I would've liked Africa 2. But this one looks mint

[midnight moon]

Yeah and instead tigers hunt people a bit more 🤣

[dry pivot]

They said on a live stream awhile ago that Africa 2 would probably be their last map

[lone forge]

Mint?

[keen pewter]

good

[midnight moon]

Awesome, cool, great

[lone forge]

They said that Africa two isn't coming for the next 3 reserves

[lone forge]

Oh yeah it is

I still hope for these 4 bad boys

[dry pivot]

I thought they said on last stream awhile ago when it did come they couldn’t top it so it might be the last map

[real flame]

australia moment

[lone forge]

Depends on the area in Africa two I mean this one https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1209221137905487902 is completely different from this one https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1132780319058174073

With completely different animals

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1147678208557330506 or this one

So I see a lot of potential in Africa but other continents have cool stuff to

[dry pivot]

I didn’t even think of a small game African map

[lone forge]

Oh please we need African small gamd

[dry pivot]

That would be a nice map

[lone forge]

The first one?

[dry pivot]

Yes

[lone forge]

I visited the region once it's absolutely beautiful theyre

[quasi holly]

lord please let the tigers not bolt to the other side of asia the moment they hear a leaf crunch like the lions do

i really hope the predators in this game get a rework with this tiger

[lone forge]

I do too

[midnight moon]

Better have the top right. Those are only nannies though

[dry pivot]

I’d say it is I’ve always wanted to visit Africa I will one day

[lone forge]

Especially when lynxes scare away meese from hundreds ofbmeters

[midnight moon]

NZ

[real flame]

ah

they're also invasive there iirc

[lone forge]

The culture of the region is more Spanish at it has been a Spanish colonie since hundreds of years ago

[midnight moon]

Very invasive

[lone forge]

I think they're summer coat I mean when winter coat isn't possible they can do the summer coat

[quasi holly]

mmm yum yum blue sheep

[dry pivot]

Didn’t know that

[quasi holly]

also yum yum great one feral pig

[lone forge]

Those would be a pain to grind

[quasi holly]

but they will happen

[lone forge]

Doubt it

[quasi holly]

what else would it be

[dry pivot]

I could see it being axis deer

[quasi holly]

the main pattern with great ones is that they have to be on a free map

or at least the pattern i've noticed

so anything that isn't on layton or hirsch is a no go

[lone forge]

They said this one will not be on Hirsch or layton

And it will be rather unexpected

[quasi holly]

oh thank god

[midnight moon]

Indeed. They look to me to be a little small though

[lone forge]

Also feral pigs are not on either of those

[quasi holly]

yum yum great one goose

[lone forge]

https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=4605964829491359&vanity=leithenvalley

This one is a bull asswell

[midnight moon]

They could be. Hard to tell from the first picture. Always easier actually seeing them. Also not seen a bull in full summer coat

My pfp is of a bull late autumn

[lone forge]

Cool

[midnight moon]

It was easy to tell the nannies and that big boy apart

[lone forge]

I wouldn't care the meat is supposed to be very good I would also be very happy if I got my hands on a chamois

[midnight moon]

As long as it isn't bull meat. Yeah, got a few chamois..females though. Want a buck at some point

[lone forge]

Then I would wanna shoot a female even more

[midnight moon]

I don't eat goat species myself normally. It's also very hard usually to walk it out

[lone forge]

Why you hunt it then

[midnight moon]

Pest control or sometimes trophy hunting

[lone forge]

I didn't eat goat they're myself as I haven't eaten meat since my childhood besides one invasive rabbit but my dad says Canary goat is very good

[lone forge]

True

[midnight moon]

I eat deer and pig, but I don't eat stuff that smells feral. Goat is like that

[lone forge]

In Germany or Sweden you'd be killed for not using every part of the animals from tongue, to liver and testies, bown for stock and offcouse the red meat

[midnight moon]

Always found it funny when people are like that. Just make some effort and it's all good

[lone forge]

Old clothes was a common dish they're were the meat is made using goat

[dry pivot]

Here in the U.S we have charity’s where you can donate the meat of the animal you hunt if you don’t want it and they fix it for the homeless and hungry

[midnight moon]

It's common in this country to sometimes not take what you shoot cause of the massive pest problem

[lone forge]

I think it's because you're taking the life of an animal and it is seen as disrespectful to the animal you killed that you don't take everything

Often the meat is sold in Sweden and Germany

[midnight moon]

Ah yeah, the government and landowners are way past that way of thinking here

[lone forge]

I saw a guy selling brown bear meat a few days ago that was wild when you think about that such a low amount of them is hunted every year here

[midnight moon]

We're also not allowed to sell wild animal meat here

Some ministry of primary industies legislation

[lone forge]

I looked it up less then 200 bears are hunted annualy

[real flame]

meanwhile me on Revontuli:

[lone forge]

Wait where comes all the new Zealand deer meat you can buy in Germany from

[high stag]

Isn't he beatiful?

[midnight moon]

Farmed deer meat

[lone forge]

Oh

[midnight moon]

They used to sell wild meat back in the 70s

[lone forge]

I always thought you hunted them because they are a pest that's so dumb

[jovial spade]

In australia you can sell game meat i think

[lone forge]

In Germany all the meat you buy is either hunted or imported from Australia and new Zealand

[midnight moon]

That's the main reason yes. Still good eating

[lone forge]

We got some restaurants in Berlin who sell wild Australia Kangaroo meat

[jovial spade]

nice i haven't eaten roo yet

[lone forge]

I haven't either

[dry pivot]

Well I’ll talk to you all later I’m going to go to bed it’s 3:30 in the morning here

[midnight moon]

The govt is dropping more 1080 poison cause deer numbers are getting high. If that's not wasteful idk what is

[jovial spade]

GO TO SLEEP MR ZOMBIE 💀

[lone forge]

I tried cow, fish stick, herring, pig, goat, sheep and rabbit that'd it

[jovial spade]

nice

[lone forge]

And roe deer and boar as I think about it

I want to try birds

[jovial spade]

I want to hunt but aussie laws on guns are sooo strict

[lone forge]

I think doves I by far the easiest around here

[lone forge]

Same in sweden

[dry pivot]

Yesterday was my last day of school for the year so I started grinding moose again tonight

[vital blaze]

Any new news

[lone forge]

Nope not since yesterdays teaser

[vital blaze]

Dang

[lone forge]

We still have 2-3 weeks and then 10 weeks rest

[jovial spade]

my parents would kill me if i stayed awake until 3.30

[midnight moon]

Why? You have lots of pests

[lone forge]

I will go to Germany for over a month so that will be fun

[jovial spade]

Yeah but we had some shootings in the past and we changed the laws

[lone forge]

I do that on a daily basis before scool 😭

[midnight moon]

NZ did that too. But it's still not too bad

[jovial spade]

been like that for years

[dry pivot]

Mine don’t care about that as long as I’m passing my classes I can pretty much do whatever

[jovial spade]

lucky

[dry pivot]

I know

[jovial spade]

I get 90s and nobody cares

[midnight moon]

Some demented Aussie had a shoot up here a few years back

[jovial spade]

ik i wish de@th p3nalty was still around

[lone forge]

I bet it just was a bunch of magpies under a trenchcoat

[midnight moon]

What?

[jovial spade]

There's 4 category gun licenses in victoria

[vital blaze]

Kinds wish they dropped the teaser Friday

[lone forge]

Like 30 magpies in a trenchcoat

[lone forge]

Y

[vital blaze]

Then we wouldn't have to wait 6 days

[jovial spade]

category d licenses are for lever actions, semi auto shotguns and rifles with more than 10 bullets in a magazine

[lone forge]

You have to be 18 to get guns and to do hunting in sweden

[midnight moon]

Can send those back to Australia as well

[jovial spade]

too many shoot them lol

[lone forge]

Are magpies legal game in the land down under?

[jovial spade]

no

[jovial spade]

I swear

[lone forge]

They even are in Sweden 😭 but not they're were they basically have formed they're own army

[midnight moon]

Heh, they are here

[jovial spade]

You can hunt them in europe

and new zealand

as well as crows\

but aussie magpies are not corvids

[midnight moon]

Too true. Damn things

[lone forge]

Tiger backfill to medved

[brittle pumice]

or leopard backfill for vurhonga

[jovial spade]

Maybe not bengal

🤓 erm actually siberian tigers are in russia

[lone forge]

I said tiger they do often not care about subspecies

[jovial spade]

there's this aussie game coming in 2025 i found on my tik tok fyp called pie in sky. Any guesses what it;s about?

[lone forge]

You play as a magpie in first person harassing kids?

[jovial spade]

yes

on a beach

[lone forge]

Hahaha

[brittle pumice]

i mean, we have turkeys being differentiated so i think tigers would to

[midnight moon]

Some biologists hate subspecies classifications

[lone forge]

Why do we have no desert bighorn then

[brittle pumice]

no idea

[jovial spade]

They are not turkey subspecies i think

Oooooo

Polar bears in canada arctic and seals

[brittle pumice]

yes but thats mainly based on how we recognise them not of the idea of it

[quasi holly]

golden has got to be the rarest one if they add it

they look absolutely mental

real life japanese folklore creature

[jovial spade]

i have seen that 20 times already 😭

[quasi holly]

and you’ll see it 20 more

cuz this is an important discussion

[jovial spade]

lol

[quasi holly]

if they just give us a white tiger im rioting

[jovial spade]

across youtube, reddit and discord

[midnight moon]

It's based on poor evidence

[brittle pumice]

that depends

[midnight moon]

On what? Someone here made a good argument against subspecies classifications

[jovial spade]

If the guy who made that chart had a dollar for each time some used it he'd be RICH

[brittle pumice]

on how clear the difference is and how isolated the populations are

[jovial spade]

the tiger one

[high stag]

what do you whink about wolf as great one

[jovial spade]

that would be cool

like with scars and stuff

[high stag]

this screen shot gives me feeling that it might be

[jovial spade]

or a brown bear or grizzly

[high stag]

yeee, and fur

[jovial spade]

looks like a dhole

[midnight moon]

Often it's not clear at all

[high stag]

it may also be the

[jovial spade]

or a indian jackal

[brittle pumice]

true but not always

[jovial spade]

looks brown like a jackal or dhole

[brittle pumice]

siberian tigers are one of those pretty clear cases

[midnight moon]

That's the issue some biologists grumble about apparently

[high stag]

or persian/idnian wolf

my takes are wolf or lion

[midnight moon]

My take is it's a group of pixels

[jovial spade]

lion would have a mane and are only found in one national park in west india

gir forest

it does have legs like a wolf/jackal/dholw

[lone forge]

They're not real nothing im taxonomy is but I just hate how little information they're is about them in most species

[quasi holly]

the grain on that photo is so funny

how many times has that been reposted

[lone forge]

What if it's a tree

[jovial spade]

himalayan black bears/ sloth bears

and like a person pointed out the flowers in the photo are found in himalayans

[midnight moon]

It's a clump of pixels. People have buck fever cotw style

[jovial spade]

That cotw animal photp looks like this @high stag

and you can legally hunt them

[brittle pumice]

ye theres lots of cases where it gets confusing but siberian tigers arent one of those

[brittle pumice]

jurassic world evolution dilo vibes

[jovial spade]

Nepalese sinder rifle is a muzzleloader... it think it should be added

[jovial spade]

lol I play that too

I wonder if the EW staff and youtubers are viewing your messages?

[brittle pumice]

i dont think so

[jovial spade]

I meant our lol but also yours

[brittle pumice]

they def see some messages ye

but i dont think they do much with most of them

[jovial spade]

Well they should know that we are onto their evil plots

[lone forge]

Upland game birds I would be happy to see, sadly not all of them are gonna make it off course

Rufous-throated Partridge
Hill partridge
Blood pheasant
Snow partridge
Tibetan patridge
Satyr trogopan
Tibetan snowcock
Himalayan snocock
Asian blue quail
Himalayan monal
Red junglefowl
Black francolin
Kalij pheasant
Indian peafowl
Eurasian woodcock

.

Same for Waterfowl

Ferruginous duck
Bar headed goose
Indian spot billed duck
Red crested Pochard
Cotton Pygmy goose
African comb duck

[jovial spade]

I WILL CRY IF THERE IS NO PEACOCK/FOWL

[lone forge]

To the mammals I'd like to see

Even toed ungulates

Blue sheep
Argali
Tahr
Goral
Nilgai
Blackbuck
Hog deer
Axis deer
Barasingha
Muntjac
Gaur

Carnivors

Golden jackal
Bengal tiger
Asiatic Leopard
Snowy leopard
Marbled polecat
Honey badger

Others

Hispid hare

We will have very different biomes so I think what we could do is that this map took so long they got different species of birds for every biome and like 5 biomes

[jovial spade]

Carnivores could also have Dhole, Jackal and/or himalyan wolf

jackal and wolf I think are game

idk about dhole

[lone forge]

Dovelikes that live on the ground I would like

Red turtle dove
Oriental turtle dove
Snow Pidgeons
Grey caped emerald dove
Loughing dove and eastern spotted dove would be great for the jungle

[lone forge]

I don't think they really care about legality with this map

[jovial spade]

Yak, gharials, tigers, red pandas might be in the game then

[brittle pumice]

i hope so

[lone forge]

They said it

[brittle pumice]

gharials would be pretty cool

goofy mfers

[lone forge]

Red pandas are unlikely I would think all others off those have higher chances tho I think yak and tiger are way more likely

[jovial spade]

didn't they originally for all maps thjat animals have to be game?

might be about money now lol

or they are just tryna be fun

[brittle pumice]

ye but my guess is that they realised they are making a video game

[lone forge]

Originally, but jaxy said that the new team is way more open about non game species if they would still feel like game and would improve the game

[jovial spade]

Then they shall backfilled koalas, wombats, platypus to australia haha

Might sound weird but maybe a new game where you are a poacher

[lone forge]

They don't feel very gamy

[lone forge]

Oh hell nah

[brittle pumice]

call of the ivory trade

[lone forge]

Call of the last black rhino

So you have to smuggle the ivory and rhino horn to southeast Asia after shooting that would actually be fun

[jovial spade]

ThePoacher: call of the Smuggler

[lone forge]

ThePoacher: call of the Chinese medicine

[jovial spade]

☠️

[brittle pumice]

ye and a capture mechanic so you can sell animals in the illegal pet trade

[jovial spade]

or a game set in the early 1900's and we can get the cool animals

[lone forge]

The sequel to The angler:the great finning

[jovial spade]

nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that's wil

wild

[lone forge]

Monke not free anymore

[jovial spade]

$5,000 for the monke take it or leave it

[lone forge]

https://tenor.com/view/mmmm-monkey-monkey-ug-master-oogway-oogway-gif-19727561

[brittle pumice]

or in the ice age and it could be a simulator of how we made all the mega fauna go extinct

[jovial spade]

yeah but with machine guns

Irish elk?

[lone forge]

Or we are nestlé and burn down the Indonesian rain forest for palmoil

[jovial spade]

Nahhhhhh that's crazy

[brittle pumice]

dont forget monopolising water in poor african countries

[jovial spade]

arguhhh

Forcing congons to hunt and mine

and farm

class- King leopold

[lone forge]

TheNestlé:the forest on fire
TheNestlé 2:the formula scream 💀

[jovial spade]

Instead of class 9

[jovial spade]

imagine if a company made that

rockstar games

[brittle pumice]

TheNestlé: call of the wildfire

[jovial spade]

Trees? more like palmoil

and ingredients for our chocolate

[lone forge]

TheMiner:cobalt by kids

TheMiner 2:big money and bloody diamonds

[jovial spade]

I wish minecraft had a trophy system

[lone forge]

I wish Zelda had that

[jovial spade]

Maybe take trophies from animals you hunt in minecraft and tag peta in a pic

What if a peta worker played this game?

[lone forge]

Peta people are crazy and I say that as basically a vegan

[jovial spade]

damn

i was vegatrian for my first 10 years in life before i was bored

my dad ate meat anyways

well eata

eats

[lone forge]

I only eat wild shot game animals and what I myself fish but I don't dmget either of those often so I spend years just being vegan without eating animals once

[jovial spade]

I `want a 22.250, 17 hmr, and .223 when i get a licsence

[lone forge]

4 upland species for the mountains

[jovial spade]

what are they?

snowcock?

[midnight moon]

Partridge type birds

[lone forge]

Snowcock, tibetan ans Himalayan also they'res monal and snow patridge

4 jungle type upland birds

[jovial spade]

Water buffalo

speaking of buffalo i just shot my first diamond a cape buffalo at level 27

and

there;s another 9 legendary on my map but it's estimate is 152 max so it's probaly a troll

[midnight moon]

Maybe they'll have chukor

[jovial spade]

I shot it with a no organs so it will live...

until tomorrow

[lone forge]

Another 4 for this biome

[jovial spade]

I see two wolves/jackals,dholes

[lone forge]

Chuckar could be easily included on another map so I didn't include them in my wishlist

[midnight moon]

Can't say I'm terribly excited for birds anyway

[smoky tapir]

Is there a release date?

[lone forge]

No but 18yh or 25th of June seem likely dates

[smoky tapir]

Dam that’s ages

[hazy forge]

Bruh

They should’ve added golden pheasant

[next hornet]

Yeah me too I love upland bird hunting

[midnight moon]

Official full announcement is next stream right?

[lone forge]

Propably

[lone forge]

Golden pheasants are not in Nepal, aleo we have a lot of other cool upland game just syaing

[hazy forge]

They are in china and nepal

[hazy forge]

they are almost everywhere near china

[lone forge]

No? They are endemic

[ebon gate]

they are not in nepal, as the website you cited is a stock image that is not even a picture of the golden pheasant

while they may have eventually wandered into nepal, it would very much be on the border to china

[urban void]

That’s a regular pheasant

[ebon gate]

Yes

[lone forge]

It is found in central China hundreds of kilometers to the next country

[hazy forge]

okok

[whole thicket]

Chance for a new bear species to ?

[molten pond]

Maybe sloth bear or asiatic black bear? Lesser so sun bear?

[lone forge]

Asiatic black bear and sloth bear

[left adder]

this would be so cool

[jade wyvern]

If it’s a tiger have a multi mount with 3 axis and the tiger chasing them

Or tiger and water buffalo

[urban void]

That would be cool, or a tiger, lion ,and a bear.

[ebon gate]

We NEED axis multimounts

[midnight moon]

I feel like we are going to get a crap ton of new stuff in this update, it could easily be the biggest ever

[small steppe]

For all those being detailed about national borders, anyone considering that this might be set in a more nondescript "reserve in the Himalayan region" so as to avoid a whole bunch of imaginable issues?

[plain yoke]

they usually designate a reserves geographic location on the global map

[small steppe]

But more often they refer to regions rather than nations.

[plain vigil]

map gonna have atleast more than 14 species

and bigger map than australia

[limber cliff]

Tmk all the maps are the same "size"

[wind ridge]

I think it is inspired by Dhorpatan region and central Nepal to avoid those problems

[small steppe]

That's interesting. Seems the smartest.

That's tiger territory 😃

[shrewd shell]

Something like Vurhonga perhaps. It would give them more options.

[small steppe]

right. Even Layton and New England is hard to pin down.

[shrewd shell]

Not going to lie, I've got seriously high expectations for this map. And I also want to see some fundamental QOL improvements across the entire game.

[brittle pumice]

im not expecting much more then a map, a new great one, some new skins and maybe a new gun

[small steppe]

It def builds up when it's almost a year since the last one.

[brittle pumice]

you would expect so but ive seen that happen with so many games and it almost always ends in disappointment

[dense plinth]

low expectations are key to not being dissapointed 😉

[small steppe]

You are wise not to burst in anticipation. But I'm certain the good EW folk try to give it a good go.

[brittle pumice]

yup ive played ark for long enough to learn that

[brittle pumice]

oh ye im still excited for the new map they have a great track record with their dlcs but im just not expecting any major other things

[dense plinth]

iirc they did announce some QoL updates right?

[plain yoke]

no qol yet

[wind ridge]

I just hope it doesn't have a review bombing in case they don't add Tigres, as happened with Vurhonga

[plain yoke]

just reserve name and nex G1 is not on a starter map

[dense plinth]

ok, maybe i'm misrembering

[quaint lintel]

The shouldn't have added a tiger roar then

[small steppe]

Fixing the constant catcalling was mentioned

[shrewd shell]

LOL. I probably should have said 'requiring' rather than 'expecting', 😂

[dense plinth]

could be a leopard

[brittle pumice]

well the teaser was either for tigers or leopards and the roar sounded way more like a tiger to me

[small steppe]

The roar was full Jungle Book

[plain yoke]

90% want tiger ... dont think they would tease with tiger and give us leopard .... that would P off lots

[wind ridge]

I agree, it is something too ambiguous, I still believe it is a Leopard roar

[brittle pumice]

yes, but i also just dont think they would tease it like this if it was a leopard instead of a tiger

[shrewd shell]

God, I hope so. SRP an Parque are unplayable for me.

[dense plinth]

i do agree that they're effectively shooting themselves in the foot if they don't release a tiger when they added a roar like thaat

[minor shadow]

Maybe but I’m leaning more towards a Tiger,
1: it sounded more tiger like
2: tigers are if I’m not mistaken, the most requested Asian animal
3: Would not be a smart move to not feature them after adding that roar

[dense plinth]

just set the time to a time when mtn lions/pumas aren't feeding and you're good. (i too really, really hate the catcalling)

[shrewd shell]

Good tip but we shouldn't have to do that though.

[dense plinth]

agreed

[minor shadow]

And
4: not the first time we’ve had endangered animals be Huntable in the game, plus Tigers would definitely be the “Big Animal” that would help EW!

[small steppe]

-and allowing Jaxy to say that the old sensitive concerns is no longer keeping things off the table..

[shrewd shell]

New team = new road maps. 👍

[brittle pumice]

5: tigers are just a cooler and more popular species so making a special teaser for them would make more sense then it would for leopards

[plain yoke]

New team???

[dense plinth]

if tigers are comming, i do wonder how they're going to hunt us

[plain yoke]

I suspect highly aggressive

[dense plinth]

i assume so as well

could be super annoying, lmao

[shrewd shell]

It's not the same team that launched the game. According to the live stream discussions. As I understood it though.

[brittle pumice]

i hope they ad stalking mechanics for it but im guessing its just gonna be like wolves, where they slowly approach you and then start attacking eventough a tiger prob wouldnt do that irl

[plain yoke]

Like wqolves and Lions I'm guessing

[dense plinth]

i do think it will be different than wolves tbh

[brittle pumice]

i rly hope so but i dont know how willing they are to put that much work into it

[plain yoke]

with wolves you have to face a pack coming from different directions

[dense plinth]

6 months extra time ;p

[wind ridge]

I really don't think they will add the most protected animal in the entire country and in all of Asia, currently this is the punishment for hunting tigers in Nepal .

The GoN has listed the tiger as a protected species under
the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (NPWC)
Act 1973. Nepal Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
NBSAP (2014-2020) had prescribed priority actions
to conserve endangered species like the tiger. Nepal
has adequate legal instruments to zero in on wildlife
crime control. The NPWC Act, 1973 has a provision of
NPR 500,000 to 1,000,000 fi ne and/or 5 to 15 years'
imprisonment for both the off enders and accomplices
involved in an illegal killing/trade of a tiger.

https://dnpwc.gov.np/media/publication/Final_Tiger_Conservation_Action_Plan_2023.indd.pdf

[plain yoke]

so more like lions

[dense plinth]

lions don't really attack unless you're super close no?

[brittle pumice]

i rly hope its not like lions bc ive literally never been attacked by them

[dense plinth]

i'm not a big vurhonga hunter, so not really familiar with their mechanics

[normal dust]

Does anyone know yet what species or map is coming in the next few weeks?

[plain yoke]

you may be right but after that teser they will tick off lots players

[plain yoke]

Oh I have and they are one hit killers

[brittle pumice]

ye i know they one shot but they dont attack very often and not in a very interesting way they just kinda run trough you

[plain yoke]

well thats the attack animation for all animals ... dont think they will change that at this point ...

[brittle pumice]

ye but leopards are protected to so i dont think thats a very important factor anymore

[brittle pumice]

not talking about the animation just the way they do it its more like they flee trough you instead of attacking you

[wind ridge]

No, Indian Leopards can be hunted

[plain yoke]

Thats the attack mechanic/animation of all aggressive animals

[brittle pumice]

What is the punishment for killing leopard in India?
The accused will get a maximum punishment of seven-years imprisonment and a heavy penalty according to the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972). Five villagers from Kerala's Idukki, who caught, killed a six-year-old leopard and feasted on its meat were arrested by forest officials on Friday after a tip-off.

straight from google

[brittle pumice]

not for wolves, buffalo or moose even cappercailie atleast confront you

[wind ridge]

In India hunting any animal is illegal, hunt is banned..

in Nepal Idian Leopard is in Game Species List
https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/nep187233.pdf

Complementary hunting license: The complementary Hunting
License may be issued to the licensee of a General Hunting License to
hunt the following wildlife in the following number, to be hunted in the
place and within the valid period prescribed in the license, if the fees
that has to be paid pursuant to Schedule -1 has been paid:-
(1) Name of the wildlife Maximum number of each wildlife
that has been allowed to hunt :–
(a) Great Tibetan sheep (Naur) – 2
(b) Swamp Deer (Jarayo) – 1
(c) Leopard (Chituwa) – 1
(d) Himalayan Beer (Bhalu) – 1
(e) Sloth Beer/Land Beer (Bhalu) – 1
(f) Himalayan Thar (Thar) – 1
(g) Blue Sheep (Jharal)

[plain yoke]

The only one different is wolves and it seems different because you are being attacked by multiples ... but even moose and bison just run through you .... and since lions just one shoot you dont dont have to turn and charge again

[dense plinth]

have you ever been attacked by a lion further than 100m away though?

[plain yoke]

Cappys are just fun ... you have time to turn and face them before you hit them with a 22 pistol

[shrewd shell]

If it isn't tigers, it will probably be a good idea if they cleared that up in Tuesday's live stream before the map is released. There would still be room for guessing but the expectation for tiger is extremely high (from all these comments) and I'm worried it could backfire badly. As someone mentioned regarding reviews etc.

[plain yoke]

no every time I have had a lion attack I didnt see it coming .... I suspect this map will be the same because the vegetation looks pretty thick

[dense plinth]

Right, but capers and buffalo attack from way further

wolves as well

they just come for you. In my experience lions only attack when you're really close

[plain yoke]

there may be a range distance before they go aggressive ... havent tested that ...

[dense plinth]

i've only been attacked by lions 3 times or so, so my experience is very limited

[shrewd shell]

Attacking lions are easy to avoid. Quickly run into water or leap up and do a quick zig zag. They always miss. 😂
Or rotate/scan with your gun in aim and they'll run off.

[plain yoke]

but one they go aggressive they all just pretty much try to run through you ...

[dense plinth]

yes, there's no attack animation for them

[plain yoke]

Yes have noticed that pretty much all animal AI will go from Alert to flee if you raise your gun .... I wonder how they know what a gun is ??? 😉

[shrewd shell]

I often ask myself the same question when I'm doing bird photography. They will take no notice of you until that exact moment when you decide to point the camera at them and then they p*** off. 😂

I think thousands of years of hunter gatherer shenanigans have told animals that it's not good when humans point things at them. 😂

[jade wyvern]

Hopefully we get a few more teases before the full reveal

[night trench]

They could also add himalayan monal pheasant

The bird from up is based on those

[plain yoke]

something tells me they are going to be adding trophy shots soon .... maybe not this update but possibly Sep/Oct update

[night trench]

They could also add satyr trapogan

[acoustic sparrow]

I never knew sloth bears could be legally hunted.

Learn something new everyday.

[tribal sail]

Sorry for the delay, but sleep was calling. But I agree. It's sad to see so much negative comments about how long it takes instead of looking at it in a positive way that we are actually getting a new map. Eventually one day they won't release anything new for the game for whatever reason. Technological limitations, new version of CotW, etc. Be happy we get anything.

[acoustic sparrow]

People need to be patient period.

[tribal sail]

As for updating the engine, while that might happen, I wouldn't count on it. Classic hasn't been updated. And Jaxy has mentioned in past videos it'd be a major undertaking and might be easier to just make a new game. So I wouldn't hold my breath and instead just enjoy what we do have.

[lone forge]

I have mentioned those so many times but they are gorgeous

[tribal sail]

Oh, those are sweet!

[stiff hornet]

Blood Pheasants and Koklass Pheasants are a must!

[crisp vessel]

I honestly can't believe an asian map is coming

I am more hyped than I've ever been for a map

[night trench]

If there is a mountain part on the map they could add tahr, blue sheep or yaks

[stray basalt]

I doubt there will be yaks. They don’t even live in Nepal.

[acoustic sparrow]

I’m just shocked (in a good way) that they chose Nepal of all places.

[night trench]

Didn’t realise

[night trench]

Those blood pheasant have really cool looking spurs

[stray basalt]

At one point in time they did. Now they live in central Tibet, China (no hunting since 2004 because… government reasons).

[acoustic sparrow]

An Asian hunting reserve is a very interesting concept indeed.

[night trench]

The wild ones also hybridize with the domesticated ones

[stiff hornet]

Well, it is the only place in South Asia where hunting is still widely practiced. Thailand banned any hunting that isn’t archery hunting, and India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma, China, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam have all banned hunting.

[night trench]

Technically seen we already had one medved just doesn’t give a asian vibe

[acoustic sparrow]

You mean the Dzo?

[night trench]

The what

[stiff hornet]

Medved is basically a map based on all of Siberia, which just isn’t what most people imagine when you say Asia.

[acoustic sparrow]

Oh… right, my bad.

[jade wyvern]

Samber
Axis
Hog deer
Black buck
Muntjac
Tiger
Water buffalo or Gaur

Definitely these

[night trench]

I dont think there wil be water buffalo they are really endangered in the wild

[stiff hornet]

The Dzo. It’s a hybrid between Wild Yaks and Domestic Cattle.

[acoustic sparrow]

Makes sense.

[night trench]

But you never know with the tigers

[stiff hornet]

I’m leaning more towards leopards rather than tigers, but I wouldn’t complain if they do add tigers.

[acoustic sparrow]

Yeah, it’s just a game after all.

[night trench]

The roar in the teaser was really deep and leopard are relatively small

[acoustic sparrow]

It’d make my day if they added both!

[night trench]

Would be really cool

It would be really cool but also extremelyyyyy unlikely if they added asian elephants

[acoustic sparrow]

True.

[night trench]

The only time they have ever introduced a new class was with class 5 animals

[acoustic sparrow]

You don’t say?

Sloth bear would definitely be an interesting choice of big game in my opinion.

[night trench]

Or asian black bear

[acoustic sparrow]

I thought those scruffy guys were protected period?

[night trench]

Would be really cool if they added these 2

[keen belfry]

I feel Asiatic Black would be easier, but I'd love if they did Sloth Bear. Regardless, I think a bear species is guaranteed.

Blue Sheep I feel are a given

[night trench]

Yeah because there is also just brown bear there

[acoustic sparrow]

Same with tahr.

[night trench]

But the asian ones are cooler

[acoustic sparrow]

Especially if you’ve seen footages of the scruffy brutes facing off tigers!

[wind ridge]

both similars

Leopard Roar
https://quicksounds.com/library/sounds/leopard

Tiger Roar
https://quicksounds.com/library/sounds/tiger

[stiff hornet]

Just because leopards are small doesn’t mean they don’t have loud roars.

[stiff hornet]

Sloth Bears? They could be on the map, they can be hunted in Nepal.

[night trench]

They have really thick skin to prevent ant stings and termite bites and they have massive claws

[acoustic sparrow]

Indeed.

[stiff hornet]

I want to see Sloth Bears more than anything else. I think they’re super cool animals.

[night trench]

They are not that big for a bear either

[keen belfry]

For me, it's Nilgai

[night trench]

Those would be awesome, i have seen videos of them in texas

[acoustic sparrow]

Like I said — learn something new everyday am I right?

[stiff hornet]

Nilgai would be awesome. They get pretty huge. World record is around 45” I believe.

[acoustic sparrow]

Same with the fact I’ve just learned that Nepal is the only South Asian country which still practices hunting.

[stiff hornet]

Yeah, and I think that’s why they chose it. I guess Pakistan could also be considered South Asia, but I consider it more like West Asia. Pakistan would make a good map too now that I think of it.

[acoustic sparrow]

That and Mongolia hands down!

[wind ridge]

Nepal is also the easiest to recreate in game since it has only one hunting reserve and tons of information on terrain, vegetation, animals, etc

[night trench]

Mongolia would have probably zero trees and bushes on the map

[stiff hornet]

Mongolia or one of the other “Stan” countries, for sure. Kazakhstan or Tajikistan is what I’d like to see.

[stiff hornet]

Western Mongolia has mountains and lightly forested steppes, which is where most of the hunting takes place.

[acoustic sparrow]

It’s cool to learn a few things from this community as we get hyped for the new reserve.

[wind ridge]

Altai-Gobi of Mongolia is the best region to recreate, in the north the Altai mountain system, in the center the Steppes and in the south the Arid zone of the Gobi.
That will be a great map one day.

[stiff hornet]

I think that a Mongolian map based on all of Mongolia would be the best. Bring in the Gobi, the Steppes, the Mountains, the Forests, and the Scrublands. Make it like Emerald Coast.

That’s kinda what I’m hoping this map is like: taking inspiration from all of the different biomes of Nepal. The mountains, farmlands, grasslands, rainforests, broadleaf-mixed forests, and river valleys.

[haughty aurora]

Is this a new map?

[brittle pumice]

yes

[brittle pumice]

perfect map for beginners

[shrewd shell]

Only the name. Location not confirmed yet. Best guess is Nepal.

[haughty aurora]

Is there a new GO coming with this map

[brittle pumice]

hopefully

[shrewd shell]

New GO is coming but not confirmed for the new map.

[mighty dove]

Another GO I won’t get lmao

[shrewd shell]

I'm hoping for leopard or tiger GO though

[mighty dove]

I would be happy with our first predator GO

Oh

Nevermind

[shrewd shell]

Same. I don't know why I care tbh. LOL

[mighty dove]

Black bear I forgot

[shrewd shell]

First maneater i guess

[analog sorrel]

why isnt it tuesday yet 😐

it could be a lion noise as there r lions out there

[mighty dove]

I hate hunting BB so I basically removed them from the list

[brittle pumice]

didnt sound like a lion

[mighty dove]

I doubt it’s a lion

It did not sound like one to me

[analog sorrel]

could they have distorted it to put ppl off

[mighty dove]

It didn’t sound distorted

[night trench]

There is no lions there

[winter rain]

*wakes up
*immediately checks discord for any updates on sundarpatan

HI GUYS!

[night trench]

And if there were you would not be allowed to hunt them

[analog sorrel]

asiatic lions r in india

[lone forge]

Hi!

[brittle pumice]

there are in parts of india

[lone forge]

Part

[night trench]

They are in one nature reserve in india

[brittle pumice]

you wouldn't be allowed to hunt tigers either but ye i really doubt there will be lions

[lone forge]

They have never been found in the Himalayas and judging by the flower that's the national flower of Nepal we clearly are in the Himalayas

[analog sorrel]

lots of lions there

[winter rain]

I missed something. What flower?

[lone forge]

They're are no lions left in the light blue

[winter rain]

Sauce?

[lone forge]

The pink one it's the national flower of Nepal and endemic to the hamalayas

[mighty dove]

I hope the foliage and brush have a lot of detail

[winter rain]

What's that picture from?

[acoustic sparrow]

Oh hai.

[mighty dove]

Seeing the same textures on almost every map gets a little old

[night trench]

The pink flowers are called rhodondendron

[lone forge]

Jungles like this are on every map?

[night trench]

They are indeed the national flower of nepal

[lone forge]

The world has only so many landscapes

[analog sorrel]

that flower look like a rhododendron

[mighty dove]

Textures

[lone forge]

Most of those are new

[wind ridge]

and back mountain will be Machapuchare peak of central Nepal or Mt. Sisne Himal visible from Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve

[analog sorrel]

my thoughts too

[mighty dove]

There are a lot of repeated textures on the maps

Not saying there isn’t unique textures. I do enjoy CC’s flowers

[paper meadow]

himalayas map.......

[wind ridge]

Textures are same ever, but vegetation species are diferentes in each map, except in NA map where are repeat por location reasons

[plain yoke]

Yes textures do repeat in nature .....

[wind ridge]

that Flower trees are Rhododendron arboreum specie

[winter rain]

Oh the flower is from the thumbnail, awesome

[analog sorrel]

either way this map better be as good or better than australia lol

[winter rain]

Buncha slueths here. Lol

[analog sorrel]

tiger could be part of the story line like u have to save it or something along those lines

[plain yoke]

Rhododendron can also be found in NA

[analog sorrel]

and in the UK

[mighty dove]

The flower is pretty

[wind ridge]

I had one in my backyard (North Argentina) too but they only grow that size and form forests naturally in the Himalayas where they originate from

[vale grotto]

I said this yesterday. I really hope that both the species are in the game but you have to kill one of them because its been badly injured or entered the territory it should be in.

[paper meadow]

i would love to hunt tigers but i think i gotta agree, i wanna see the Nilgai, theyre super cool

also the birds in the trailer :o

[vale grotto]

Its bar head geese.

[analog sorrel]

yes i dont really want to kill tigers i know its just a game but them being endangered species just makes it sad

[vale grotto]

Fe.

[shrewd shell]

If a tiger is just part of a mission storyline and leopards are included in the map's main species list then I wouldn't mind so much. But that tiger better be a potential diamond . 😂

[vale grotto]

The white matchs

[wind ridge]

that is the natural distribution of Rhododendron arboreum

[paper meadow]

i was just googling cuz i remembered a factoid about geese flying over the himalayas, yes!! more geesef

bar-headed geese are so gorgeous. looking forward to seeing the rares for it

[vale grotto]

Thing is its a guess but its a pretty good one due to the colours

[paper meadow]

i see the white heads and necks ye

[mighty dove]

Geese are taking over the world

[vale grotto]

Its hard to see the white but it is possible