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[midnight moon]

Meggles TK Help

us

[muted lion]

Or lake victoria which is connected to the Nile river and is in Tanzania lol

[midnight moon]

Clue chat dead

[round kite]

finaly

[quasi aurora]

I hope its not mexico, the last thing I want is yet another map from the Americas. Might be the first time I dont buy the dlc

Like having yet another map in the Americas? if its Mexico then half the maps will be in the Americas. I wont be happy.

[spring minnow]

Please don't tag CMs.

[midnight moon]

Oh sorry - I didn’t realize. My apologies.

[midnight moon]

True

Like i don’t understand why people want a map with 0 new animals. Really 0. The just took the models maybe made them smaller and changed the name

The only thing i understand is WT

Bc of that but everything else is mäh

in the end it's all just reskinned animals walking empty plains just like the previous 2 maps

[uneven bloom]

I mean

technically everything is a reskin of the original two maps, except for the lynxes, pumas, possibly wolves, and the buffalo

antelope could easily be modified deer model

[small grotto]

im 99% sure it will be Tanzania

[uneven bloom]

and technically no map is an IRL location outside of coincidence either--

[wind ridge]

We are not asking for that map, we only interpret the clues that have been given

[supple ledge]

What’s wrong with that?

All of them are good

Most are atleast

[pearl hatch]

id say all are

personal prefernce

[supple ledge]

Yukon needs work

[pearl hatch]

thats my favourite

[midnight moon]

yukon is the best out of them imo

[pearl hatch]

best looking needs dall sheep eventully

[supple ledge]

Dall Sheep or something similar and it’s perfect

[pearl hatch]

ya

[supple ledge]

no lol

SRP is better at the moment

[pearl hatch]

mabye some new caribou racks then its even more perfect

[supple ledge]

Maybe even Layton

But really there’s no map better than another one it’s just personal preference

[pearl hatch]

yup

i like yukons outposts the most

[midnight moon]

i dont really like srp so

[supple ledge]

I like the game

[midnight moon]

CLUES

🙂

[supple ledge]

I prefer Whitetail over mule deer tho but Mule Deer are still great

[midnight moon]

i find mule deer racks more interesting

[supple ledge]

The big racks sucks

In my opinion the level 4 big rack is the best

The level 5 big racks looks like a fork

[granite pulsar]

makes me want to throw up

[pearl hatch]

now that im thinking about it i want another africa map

[supple ledge]

Agreed

[midnight mist]

yes

[split charm]

@midnight mist pro

[warm basin]

What I miss

[tidal trout]

Nothin special

[grand cipher]

Vivid you missed more speculations and people saying their opinions

[midnight moon]

My first 2 mule diamonds are the different weird racks you only see in diamond. I totes agree. I like the big 4 racks much better! Now grinding to hopefully finally get one of them for diamond. Idk why the whitetail racks are so small, or thin. Do they have the truracs yet?

[uneven bloom]

They've had truracs since the GO release, I think

[midnight moon]

@supple ledge yesss!! I just got that one and was stoked and upset at the same time lol. Still a diamond but not the one I wanted. Now I'm going to imagine salad on the tines when I go in the lodge lol

[silver robin]

Guys I think I've got it!
The clues are:
1: Gourd originated in (Africa)
2: Picture of Mt Kraken the tallest mountain in Layton (Highest Mountain)
3: The Fernando photo is of the highest point of that reserve.(Mountains or Highest Mountain)

So Africa's Highest point is Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

[midnight moon]

Well, I hope we will see more tomorrow 👀

[analog trench]

tanzania would be fantastic just about every major africa species id want can be hunted there

does anyone remember if it was one of the locations listed back in the most recent survey

[uneven bloom]

the most recent survey was the dog one?

unless I missed something

[analog trench]

the most recent one that included possible new map locations

ok yep just looked it up and it was included

along with cameroon and the congo in africa, plus mexico, usa and australia were all on there too

so all of the locations people are thinking this map might be were there

[midnight moon]

@midnight moon
What you think about my ideas on it being Texas, Mexico border??
I agree with you, Meggeas needs to go ahead and get it out already. This is the first time it has been like this.

[midnight mist]

The clues also point to mexico
1: Gourd Bottle, used commonly in mexico
2: Layton, is also located in north america
3: Fernando, a song by Abba about mexico

[brittle agate]

Nooooot, MEXICO YES

[remote vine]

Same here, I think the hype has just died because we have finished guessing and there are no new ideas so they just need to get on with it and tell us what it is.

[heady finch]

@remote vine 110% agree

[muted lion]

Also in the Parque clue there is a river and the Nile River is one of the biggest rivers in the world that connects to lake victoria in Tanzania

[dire whale]

how's clue deciphering going kids?

[silver robin]

The Uganda and Tanzania area is also the wettest part of Africa with lots of rainfall and tons or lakes, rivers and streams. Both pictures also had water and the Gourd is obviously a canteen.

[celest sandal]

it’s pointing more and more mexico

and i hate it

[dire whale]

how so?

[celest sandal]

fernando

that gourd

idk what about layton

but it’s pointing more mexico, and i hate it

[dire whale]

becaaauuuussseee?

[muted lion]

Tbh all the clues could make a strong case for all the places we have narrowed it down to so we won’t know for sure until they reveal it

[celest sandal]

because i wanted africa 2.0 😤

fernando, spanish origins, mexico speaks spanish, the gourd could have ties to central american origins, mexico is in central america

[remote vine]

Personally, looking at the argument for Tanzania above, the theory for Tanzania is pretty solid.

[dire whale]

there is an island thats of equatorial guinea thats west of africa andd was renamed to fernando.....

[visual gyro]

Meggles said gourds can hold seeds, seeds in a gourd make marracas. (A youtuber suggested)

[remote vine]

Or maybe she is planting seeds of doubt in our minds

[muted lion]

I am sticking with Tanzania but like I said you can Make a strong case for all the other options as well

[remote vine]

Imo, far too close to Layton and SRP

[lusty orbit]

So where are we at right now?

[supple ledge]

Most are guessing from Mexico and Africa

[primal birch]

most are wrong, because its australia

[lime gorge]

How many fucking times have you posted this buddy? Bit excessive isn’t it?

[cunning sparrow]

lmao

[primal birch]

Fernando was the biggest selling single in Australian chart history until it was overtaken by Elton John's "Candle In The Wind '97." To add to the rest of the Aus theory.

[wise torrent]

Sus

[void gate]

Elton John cotw character being added?

[primal birch]

lol confirmed 😛

[void gate]

i dig it lol

[versed root]

saying that a clue is in a dlc map is a good way to make money expansive world devs 🙃

[primal birch]

everything points to Aus tho. it's game over.

[versed root]

i think you are looking to deep into this

[primal birch]

or maybe not deep enough?!

[quasi holly]

where australia map

[midnight moon]

I’ve waited so long for this moment... you said it. It’s game over 💥

I’m starting to think about this a little differently...I’m interested if it’ll spark some thoughts.

A gourd can be used for utility and fruit. Dual purposes. The second clue - meggles said this hint serves dual purposes of sorts. Layton has the same purpose as other maps, but also serves as the search for the great one. Dual purposes. Finally the social post was to notify of being live. But also a clue. Fernando you can hunt obviously but also has the range. Dual purposes.

No idea at all if this points to anything. Just a thought I’ve been having. Curious if it sparks a thought in anyone.

[silver robin]

I think you'll get your wish. The clues do point to Mexico but I think Africa makes a better case. Plus Tanzania has the largest land mammal and Mexico has? Cues Deer I guess. I don't think they would hype the community this much for a map that just throws the other American reserves in the blender and has a Spanish speaking voice actor. Ultimate Hunting is also talking about the Big Five and Not Mexico so EW may want to have another African map by the time Ultimate Hunting drops next year.

[uneven bloom]

Coes deer are a whitetail subspecies

and what UH does isn't going to affect EW much

[silver robin]

Great observation!

[midnight moon]

Yeah EW prob started working on the map january or idk...

But i’d love to see Tanzania !

Zebras, hippos so many cool new animals

[uneven bloom]

very very very out-there thought but if we got two maps

[midnight moon]

2

[uneven bloom]

considering how animals are with water in-game I highly doubt hippos are going to happen outside of a reference

leopards and hyenas though

I'd like to see those

[midnight moon]

Giraffes are also nice

Headshot from 300m 😂

[uneven bloom]

Too big to be a challenge.

that and the lodges aren't built for anything past a class-9.

[midnight moon]

still it’d be fun to have such a girant animal in game

[uneven bloom]

maybe as a cameo outside of reserve ranges

[tidal trout]

What’s to say they don’t give us a new lodge to go with new animals tho

[midnight moon]

Fernando is also the only place with a lodge built in, yes?

Curious. I’m sorry if this is naive but are either of the lodges current map locations?

[uneven bloom]

No

and it wouldn't make much sense to restrict features to one specific thing. Lodges don't work like maps.

[midnight moon]

I get that. I’m pulling strings.

[uneven bloom]

and Fernando's lodge can't be customized afaik

[midnight moon]

I’m trying to figure out if the dual purpose line of thinking has any merit what would it point to as a dlc.

The only thing I could think of was boats. They’d be transportation and a hunting “stand”. But im not sure they could do boats with the current water physics right?

[silver robin]

I don't know about the most recent survey but I have voted for it before so it was an option at some point.

[fringe oasis]

Based in wishes and make the game better and more variable : Africa
Based in Logical and background : Mexico

[fringe oasis]

But Maracas are used in Mexico, South America and Africa.

[uneven bloom]

...new SA map...?

[visual gyro]

Oh darn, I didn't know Africa used them, my bad.

[wind ridge]

https://www.backyardnature.net/q/b-gourd.htm

[fringe oasis]

But originally are from Africa

[analog trench]

i think at this point until theres a new clue we are all just going around in circles

[wind ridge]

Idk, these gourd are cultivated in mexico since 8000 BCE

[midnight moon]

If it’s Mexico what kind of Birs species could we see ?

Is here a Mexican Bird specialist ?

[fringe oasis]

Take a looks how get there.
Aparently by ocean currents coming from Africa. Its a theory.

[fringe oasis]

https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-bottle-gourds-anthropology-20140210-story.html

[wind ridge]

Every mammal on the earth comes from Africa, is so vague clue xD

[keen belfry]

Just out of curiosity, I'd like to know what the third clue has to do with Africa.

Cause at the moment I'm still leaning towards Mexico.

[wind ridge]

In pic u can see the sun, in africa too (?

[slim cedar]

I have the same question about the Layton clue and how it relates to Mexico

[fringe oasis]

Aparently the pictures was taken in Africa direction
And the classical african sunset
Layton with Mexico. Both are in NA

[midnight moon]

The Theory about Australia is the only one which fits perfectly with all clues

[bold monolith]

Layton = North America, Parque Fernando = South America.........Central America (Mexico) binds these 2 together.

[midnight moon]

it binds them all perfectly

maybe i’m too hyped rn but i’d say with the Clue tomorrow it’s game over

Australia wins

[slim cedar]

I could get behind that if they were looking towards Mexico but Layton is looking NW at Mt Kraken and PF is looking NE towards the horizon

[primal birch]

Cannot be sunset if looking east. Would have to be sunrise.

[fringe oasis]

I don't think is gonna be Australia. We just come from Oceania and the development team never makes a map in the same region one after another one.

[midnight moon]

Same region but 1000% diff terrain and animals

[primal birch]

I don't think this is a valid argument due to the fact that the environments and terrain are completely different

[tame turret]

ron mctube has a video that makes Mexico sound pretty good

[midnight moon]

So i wouldn’t say that’s a strong argument

[fringe oasis]

Really I don't know. That I heard to a guy to walk to the same spot and says was pointed east Northeast

[wind ridge]

Gourd it's a two-way clue, is a Pilgrim Gourd and Water Bottle
In South Layton we can see a lot of history about the pilgrims/settlers, the Layton train tracks are related to the settlers, the CODEX say it starts at Layton Lows and goes east, we can see that the train track goes south...
Sonora Desert is towards the south of EEUU..
Water bottle = Desert

(Arizona or Sonora Mexico)

The arid area in the photo could indicate that this is so
Water gourd = Layton = Fernando
All three can be found in America
And possibly the new reserve has a spanish name
And Fernando song from Abba it is inspirated by the mexican revolution

[primal birch]

all I am saying is with the position of the sun like that, it would have to be sunrise. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west

[midnight moon]

sydney opera clue tomorrow

calling it

[fringe oasis]

Yes is different, but just take a look how the reserves was released. Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Europe, North America, Oceania.
Based in previous way, I dont think is a vague argument. You can see a patron there. A clear one

[primal birch]

haha we don't need any more clues. It obviously Aus

[fringe oasis]

Why?

[primal birch]

because every clue points there with a logical and clear explanation

no other place does that

everything else is grasping at straws imo

[fringe oasis]

For example? I didnt see anyone
I see for Africa and Mexico, but not for australia.

[primal birch]

gah i can copy paste the explanation again, but it has been said many times

[fringe oasis]

I wish is Africa, but I think will me Mexico. Australia, I dont have any clue

[midnight moon]

Also TK asked for the Australia Theory and he also asked for his name... Why would TK do that ?? Why would he know a Theory. It has to be right he thought about it

[primal birch]

I am thinking it is Australia. The gourd is a Calabash gourd which can also go by the name Tasmania Bean. The other day, we were told that Layton was the clue. Some research turned up an Anthropologist named Robert Hugh LAYTON. "While studying Australian rock art Robert Layton helped prepare a number of Aboriginal Land Claims, of which the first was the claim to the Uluru National Park. This research has been published in his books Uluru: An Aboriginal history of Ayers Rock"(Wikipedia). If we were going to get an Australia map, one would assume we would see the famed Ayres rock. The dive deeper could also be a nod to "Down Under"....was the original theory, but since dive deeper was not a clue I guess, and fernando is....Fernando song was the biggest selling single in Australian chart history until it was overtaken by Elton John's "Candle In The Wind '97." Pop culture reference probably from the clue giver if they are familiar with Aus.

[slim cedar]

TK also mentioned Feral Camels. Camels hold water too and the gourd canteen was used by the Aborigines. No idea what the map is gonna be but I’d like to hear the explanation behind all the clues when they’re done

[fringe oasis]

The only thing that keep me out of mexico is that they can found more typical objects related to mexico. Ex : A bottle of tequila, a hat, a chilli, a skeleton mask.
Gourd.... used many places

[uneven bloom]

I'm just hoping they never leave the clue this vague ever again

[midnight moon]

And also the product owner (Sacha) said that they’ll let Meggles decide a new Content she wants

[uneven bloom]

this is the opposite of fun at this point

[midnight moon]

Why wouldn’t she pick Australia

[fringe oasis]

Probably, I didn't see that theory before. A little bit intrincate but valid

[primal birch]

super intricate, i agree...but I think there are clues within the clues. She specifically says Layton and Fernando...not Layton Lakes, and Parque Fernando...to me that implies a name, not a place.

[midnight moon]

@fringe oasis Imagine you make a Theory and TK asks for it and also for your name if you are the person who said it

kinda sus

[fringe oasis]

Absolutely. A gourd... is like a wheel.

[uneven bloom]

I highly doubt it'd be THAT complicated

[wind ridge]

So.. Fernando song, a song that talks about a mexican and inspired by the Mexican Revolution point to Aus?

[uneven bloom]

the clues being this vague is bad enough

[primal birch]

I think that was just a pop culture reference from a clue giver who maybe grew up listening to the most popular song ever in Aus

the others point to Natural wonders

like Tasmania, and Ayers rock...even the Dive deeper could have been the Great Barrier Reef

but it was not a clue 😛

[uneven bloom]

the second thing I didn't even know existed until it got mentioned here.

[primal birch]

what? I am 100% you have seen photos of it...its the big red monolith

its like the most noticeable symbol of Aus next to sydney opera house imo

[fringe oasis]

Rio Grande Mexico?

Water, Gourd, Deeper, Spanish, Fernando, America

[midnight moon]

Wait The picture which shows the Mount kraken on Layton... The Mountain could relate to the Ayers rock and on the picture is the name Layton so that could relate to Robert Layton

[primal birch]

yeah but layton..why layton.

[midnight moon]

Robert Layton

the ultra ayers rock specialist

[fringe oasis]

The picture could be Kilimanjaro too.

[midnight moon]

Yeah

[fringe oasis]

I don't know bro, they did so intrincate this time

[primal birch]

it really has been discussed to death at this point though 😛

we should find out soon...i hope

[fringe oasis]

When they gonna give the next clue??

[primal birch]

oh god no more clues

just tell us

[keen belfry]

Tomorrow I think

[midnight moon]

Tomorrow

on Social media

prob first on Discord than insta twitter...

[fringe oasis]

They don't going to say nothing. They are enjoying watching us making theories

[primal birch]

yes but even they must be tired of them by now without a new path to follow

[slim cedar]

Lol, I can only imagine the laughs they are getting from all of this

[fringe oasis]

Let see tomorrow.

[fringe oasis]

Me too, "look this bunch of virgins" making crazy theories

[slim cedar]

Anyone know if Mt Kraken is the largest mountain on Layton or is it Leviathan?

[midnight moon]

It’s MT Leviathan

[slim cedar]

Ok, thought there was a sign or mission that said but that’s been years since I’ve done them

[wind ridge]

Reserva Don Francisco is coming...
XD

Or maybe Don Santiago

[brittle agate]

🤩✨Don Santiago Ranch Texas✨🤩

[bleak fog]

What is this fernando clue?

Fernando Coello Layton (April 11, 1847 – June 22, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three terms from 1891 to 1897.

[uneven bloom]

that'd probably be the least favorite map choice

it'd just be an NA Hirsch terrain-wise and there's not many animals there that aren't already used

not to mention the gourd wouldn't add up with it

[bleak fog]

This year was the 58th Annual Ohio Gourd Show

[uneven bloom]

...I have no idea wtf that was until just now.

[full crystal]

Anybody ever play pictionary with somebody who's hopelessly bad at visual communication? Yeah, it's kind of like that

[uneven bloom]

and I highly doubt the devs would use something that obscure as a clue

[bleak fog]

Ohio’s hunting seasons feature a variety of game, including deer, turkey, and pheasant

Whitetail in fact

[wind ridge]

Gourd=Layton=Fernando
-All three can be found in America.
-The arid area in the photo could indicate that is Sonora or Arizona.
-Possibly the new reserve has a spanish name.
-Fernando song from Abba it is inspirated by the mexican revolution.

[uneven bloom]

would still just be an NA Hirsch

that'd get more negative reviews than good ones

[cedar dirge]

Ohio would be one of the most boring maps if they are going to pick a Midwest map it should be Michigan and that would still be boring.

[lusty mural]

Was anything learned while I was asleep?

[inner wasp]

No it doesn’t seem like it

[glacial summit]

just people hoping they get there dream map

and hoping that it’s absolutely perfect

[lusty mural]

Sounds like a good thing to hope for

[mossy atlas]

What do the gourd bottle, Layton map and parquet Fernando map all have in common?

I see water as the obvious common theme but not really sure what else is in common with all 3

[wind ridge]

All three can be found in America

[lusty mural]

I’m assuming it’s going to be more about the history/origin of the gourd more so than the gourd itself and what it holds

[full crystal]

You know what looks like a gourd and can be found in America? New Jersey

I'll bet some dude named fernando lives there

[wind ridge]

https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/artefacts/bottle-gourd
https://www.backyardnature.net/q/b-gourd.htm
https://santiagoways.com/es/calabaza-del-peregrino-camino-de-santiago/
a lot of history in america and spain XD

[graceful saffron]

How the fuck does a mountain lion scare off a damn black bear there was a diamond black bear I almost had then it runs away cause of a mountain lion 😑

[mossy atlas]

the gourd can be found all over the world though

[graceful saffron]

Meggels is still on I see

She say anything else?

[mossy atlas]

the first hint was the gourd

• the second was Layton
• the third was the bg image for yesterday's stream assets: Fernando

What might these things have in common? What are the ties that bind?

so the third isn't the name fernando, it's also not the map, it's the Immage of the sunrise

[inner wasp]

Is it a sunrise or a sunset?

[mossy atlas]

I had to scroll a long way to find the immage so reposting

[inner wasp]

Because that could have something to do with it

[mossy atlas]

its sunrise I went and found it on the map

[inner wasp]

So if the sun rises in the east

[mossy atlas]

oh no

[inner wasp]

Than it’s fair to say that the image is facing east

So what does the east and the gourd have to do with each other

[mossy atlas]

and the map Layton lakes

its all 3 what ties all 3 together

[inner wasp]

The only thing I can think of is that they both hold water

And we are facing east

So a deasert map of some sort would make sense

If we are even talking about a map release

[frail tendon]

Dehydration DLC?

[lusty mural]

If it’s east we are looking at a Central America or Asia map

[mossy atlas]

come on Meggles please confirm if its a map for us?

The more I look into this the more confused I am

[lusty mural]

Are we getting a clue today

[inner wasp]

Yeah either we are way overthinking this or it is ridiculously hard

[light dew]

I agree

We might just be overthinking this

[mossy atlas]

I really just hope it's soon, the things that need fixing are getting to a point where I am getting frustrated when playing more than getting enjoyment.

[light dew]

We got the picture of Parque which makes me think we are getting a desert map but we also got the clue about Layton and Layton is full of water so that makes me think it is somewhere tropical

[fleet field]

My favorite guess LMAO

[light dew]

That’s pretty good lol

[frail tendon]

litters bc plastic bottle

[fleet field]

Hot and Wet🤔 Yes tropical sounds like a fairly reasonable guess

[frail tendon]

animal eats it and dies

free trophy

eats plasticy meat

bleh

[light dew]

We could be getting a map somewhere in a rain forest

[fleet field]

Brazil

Assuming

[frail tendon]

coconut death

[fleet field]

HA

[light dew]

If you think the Amazon is in South America and so is parque

[fleet field]

"A coconut has destroyed one of your portable structures"

[light dew]

Lol

[frail tendon]

NOT AGAIN

[light dew]

Stupid beavers

[frail tendon]

beavers should be huntable.

in game

[light dew]

They need to add those to the game to kill

[fleet field]

Idek. Maybe......wait.....

Madagascar

[frail tendon]

penguins?

only 4 on the map

[light dew]

Oh that’s pertty good

[fleet field]

Lemurs😏

[frail tendon]

and a lion

[warm basin]

First time seeing a pink name in this server😂

[fleet field]

Ooo! FUSA

[frail tendon]

eh

my nitro runs out soon

june 3rd i believe

[warm basin]

Rip

[frail tendon]

ah well

[light dew]

Lemurs are one of the most endargered spices in the world though

[frail tendon]

:(

[fleet field]

Oh well shoot

[light dew]

Lol

[fleet field]

Stag beetles. We'll hunt bugs

[light dew]

That’s why they don’t add elaphents are rhinos

[light dew]

Factz😂😂💯

[fleet field]

I really want elephants 🙄 They'd be extremely scary at night. Even scarier than Cape Buffalo

[lusty mural]

Not as scary as wasps. They should add wasps

[frail tendon]

edible or huntable?

[light dew]

Lol

[lusty mural]

Huntable wasps

[fleet field]

Salt guns?

Bet

[light dew]

Dude they should add zebras so you could ride them or kill them

[fleet field]

OOO YES

[frail tendon]

zebra camo

[light dew]

That would be fun

[fleet field]

Zebras are terrible mounts so just shoot

[lusty mural]

Got as much chance riding a zebra as you do a porcupine

[fleet field]

They're very bitey

And aggressive in general

[light dew]

Get a herd of zebras running and charge a Cape buffalo herd

[fleet field]

True true

Would be a cool strategy

[light dew]

That would be fun though

Not a bison drive a zebra drive

[fleet field]

Kinda like hunting pronghorn with horses

[light dew]

Lol

[fleet field]

Look it up^^

[light dew]

No way

[lusty mural]

It seems most of the community wants a better Africa and many want Mexico but not many want the others

[light dew]

I would personally want Mexico

It has been three years sense the first Africa and I know everyone wants another one but I would like a Mexico map because it would be like srp which I love but it would be a desert map with whitetail and I would really like that

I know the problem is it’s what I want but they need to make Walmart the community wants and of it is another Africa map I will be fine with it because I love the first one

Sorry for whoever read that entire thing and wasted 5 and a half minutes of their life

[vague locust]

I don't see the appeal of either of those, Asia would be my preference

[grand cipher]

I want fresh game not repeat but I’ll still say Mexico would be fun

When I say game I meant animals to hunt new species

[vague locust]

To be honest new species won't even matter right now when every species is hunted exactly the same way

[grand cipher]

You got me completely 🤯what you want another map for red deer and black bear? Cause like QOL of a game is to bring freshness the last true “freshness” to have all new species was Africa either way I’m for Mexico or new africa map

[midnight moon]

Mexico wouldn’t bring something new.....

Africa would

[grand cipher]

Eh

[midnight moon]

just saying

[grand cipher]

It honestly would tho make big horn better with desert bighorn, coues deer which can help white tail lovers, javelina as small game, add brocket deer, Jaguars, different bird species other than turkey, coati mundi

[vague locust]

With your logic Mexico wouldn't bring anything new. But what i was saying that more than a new map this game needs animal AI rework. Predator population also needs to be cut half at least, it would be more interesting since they all look the same no matter how big it is, also for realism. Drinking zones at least should be removed completely or make the time random and way shorter than it is now.

Also trusize should be a thing

[grand cipher]

They have been rolling that out

Trurack and tryhorn we are talking about what a 8 year old game

There will always be problems devs fix them while also supplying new content to get more people to play the game

Cause you hunt the same game for a few months you get bored and quit and never play again unless something big changes or a big map

Not everyone playing the game for diamonds they come to hunt different species I get the whole AI rework but they have to think financially at the sametime

[midnight moon]

Jaguars wouldn’t come since they’re endangered, and rest of the species are meh... just reskinnesd and other name. The only thing i understand ist the WT Point but However

i hope we’ll see a new clue today

!

[grand cipher]

Same with Africa then

[midnight moon]

No, Maybe the terrain would be quite the same but they could do eeeeasily 10 completely new models

[vague locust]

Yeah, i'm just saying that inevitably they need to rework the system, a new map with new species keep things fresh for about a month and soon there will be enough maps that the new maps won't be very exciting.

[grand cipher]

Okay y’all gonna give me a min to respond

[midnight moon]

But it’s unlikely since it’s known that the maps usually have 4-5 reskins

[grand cipher]

Okay terrain can change the animals can change then too like the people who beg for a Texas high fence map which would make 5 maps not money worthy

[midnight moon]

Yeah Good point, animals need to be more realistic and they need to attack each other and stuff....

[grand cipher]

Yeah but they roll out updates in between to make the maps and enhance the game you can’t just say imma wait 6 months to make the game better and not have a new map or the community as a whole gets bored

[grand cipher]

Pumas and mountain lions scare prey they are working on making it better can just tell 6 devs to code everything in 6months takes time

Trust the progress

[midnight moon]

Yikes

[grand cipher]

I saw that

[vague locust]

Yeah, there needs to be different "personalities" with the species as there is in real life. We need to start asking for more quality, not for more of the same that has been there for 3 years. Morw animals that bring a new mechanic to the game, for example turkeys should have brought roosting.

[midnight moon]

i wouldn’t think that so much people want africa

[granite pulsar]

i think the reason is because every animal would be a new species

but idk

[grand cipher]

They want new animals to hunt like I said

[midnight moon]

Yes True but unlikely for EW hahaha

[granite pulsar]

i dunno, they are full of surprises

[grand cipher]

Y’all sound like the people to hate on a game but still play it

[granite pulsar]

me?

[grand cipher]

Nah

[granite pulsar]

oh

[midnight moon]

No

it’s just boring sometimes

with all the copy paste stuff

[vague locust]

I don't hate it, i love it so i hold it to a higher standard, i want it to be better

If i hated it i would stop playing

[grand cipher]

Everything in life that eats or grazes has patterns

[vague locust]

It just gets frustrating sometimes

[grand cipher]

They might change for a day or two

All I’m saying is they have to split of devs to rework things and make new things

[vague locust]

They don't spend four hours drinking though

[grand cipher]

The game is boring until a new maps comes out then after 2 months a animal or multiple get reworked or remodeled to be better

[grand cipher]

You are correct on that but they do spend 4 hours of the day drinking at random times usually when they have the best cover or least or most amount of heat depending on climate

I 100% trust the devs to do right by always improving the game and making the game better takes time to write code and design animals can’t just snap your fingers and make it happen can’t always make people happy they try to make purist happy with making the game better and making the hobbyist happy by making new maps it’s called balancing

But they don’t want to go to far and make the game so hard that someone is starting out not like the game

Idc the map, the terrain, the animals as long as it’s good and something new

[midnight moon]

when someone wants a harder game there is classic

Classic is a little challenge

compared to cotw

[grand cipher]

Why I don’t play classic I want something that I can go hunt animals on at peak times and try to beat my PB and showcase them

The community will always be divided on everything some might be for something while others want something else

[vague locust]

On the positive side, the ducks are getting a rework and i'm more excited about that than the new map :D

I just hope that they nail it this time

That will bring a nice change to the game

[midnight moon]

id really like to see more big Birds in the game like guinea fowl or Magpie goose

We need more birds that’s a fact

[grand cipher]

100%

I want more bird species bring the upland birds

[vague locust]

That's the truth

It's nice that we agree on something here for a change :D

[grand cipher]

🤣🤣see we might disagree but we can agree

[midnight moon]

has anybody considered a mostly bird map? like plains with a few lakes with lots of different duck and goose species?

[uneven bloom]

Jaguars aren't endangered, but they are near-threatened. It is, however, very illegal to hunt them IRL as they're still covered under the ESA

[grand cipher]

I mean a all bird map would be kinda weird imo

Unless you add pointer dogs

But still bland

[uneven bloom]

it. Might not be illegal in Mexico though

[grand cipher]

You can fit a lot of bird species into a lot of the existing maps as it is

[uneven bloom]

a lot of SA countries and the US has it as illegal but Mexico isn't listed

[grand cipher]

I think you can only dart them

[vague locust]

That was my theory, second clue was what is common with the gourd and layton lakes = water, then parque was thrown into the mix, both layton and parque has waterfowl, then there is the duck rework that is coming

[midnight moon]

oh that does make some sense but EW wouldnt do that i think

[grand cipher]

I would love to see more bird get brought into the maps as a whole bring more life to the deadzones

[vague locust]

I think there is a map like that in classic

[midnight moon]

Rougaru Bayou

[grand cipher]

See I wouldn’t rule out a bird heavy map with game animals

[midnight moon]

theres WT, black bear, bobcat, feral hog and the rest is ducks

[vague locust]

Yeah, also think about if they could roost in trees, we'd need to look in trees if there is something there 😍

[grand cipher]

I think set aside 3 or 5 devs to work on adding more birds

[grand cipher]

Roosting> rest zones

[vague locust]

Would be awesome

[inner wasp]

They would have to give the trees hit boxes then and we all know how much ew likes adding features like that to the game

[uneven bloom]

trees...already have hitboxes?

[grand cipher]

Mark Peterson has a great compilation of upland games birds they could add on most maps

[uneven bloom]

you can't walk through them

[grand cipher]

They have tree hit boxes down good tho

[inner wasp]

Only like a quarter of the way up

[grand cipher]

The big ones Atleast

[uneven bloom]

🤷‍♀️ so that's an easy tweak. They just have to extend them

or at least I'm assuming it'd be easy. I know nothing of this stuff

[grand cipher]

Why I say set aside a few devs to work on that

[inner wasp]

An easy tweak always ends up with a game braking bug

[grand cipher]

So let them take their time

Wine ages very while like a good thought out plan

[vague locust]

But didn't the thought of the possibility excite you guys? :D

[inner wasp]

That’s a good saying

[grand cipher]

I think A team said it first but

[vague locust]

That is the kind of changes i wish they would add

[grand cipher]

More birds would bring more maps to life

[granite pulsar]

i'm pretty sure that clue was bogus

[grand cipher]

Alaska would get a lot of boost by it

[inner wasp]

It is a good idea but it doesn’t seem like something that the devs will do any time soon

[midnight moon]

you think they could add a bird to medved maybe?

[grand cipher]

Hey they could be reading what we are saying

[inner wasp]

Lol

Just look how long it took to get dogs

Or turkeys

[vague locust]

I think we need to stop brushing these things off by saying that they won't do it, that will just give them the excuse to not do it

[grand cipher]

Their might possibly be a upland bird that far most people skip the birds there for big game but I’ll have to do some research

[inner wasp]

I’m not saying it won’t happen but it might be a long time before we see it

[grand cipher]

I think the devs listen to the community to work on things and have a team set aside for new maps more focus on the maps atm

[vague locust]

It's like raising a child, we need to convince them that they can do anything and maybe then they will rise up to it

[uneven bloom]

ugh wait now that I'm reading the source hunting jaguars actually is illegal basically everywhere they are

[midnight moon]

look i dont know many birds but there was this one siberian one that could work out really well kind of like a siberian pheasant, goose and turkey hybrid

and a pheasant on hirsch is something i want as well

but medved really needs another specie imo

[grand cipher]

The himalyian grouse?

[uneven bloom]

devs already said no new animals are getting added to the base maps

[grand cipher]

Big guy I’ll brb

[inner wasp]

Is medved Siberia

[vague locust]

Capercaille would be the perfect fit for medved

[uneven bloom]

Yes

[inner wasp]

Ok I’m going to do some research here I’ll brb

[midnight moon]

YES! thats what i meant

thanks for the name

[vague locust]

No problem :D

[grand cipher]

All the upland game in russian

The Caucasian grouse is what I think you are talking about

[vague locust]

Also the black grouse could fit medved

[grand cipher]

Or Siberian

Willow and rock grouse are found in alaska too

[midnight moon]

i meant the capercaille

[grand cipher]

Oops my bad but there are plenty they could add

See by that list

[midnight moon]

yeah, i miss ptarmigans from classic

[grand cipher]

Fuck I meant ptarmigans 🤣😭not grouse

A few beers too many rn

[inner wasp]

In Siberia they have,capercaillie,Siberian spruce grouse, black grouse, and grey partridge

[midnight moon]

both capercaille and black grouse would fit very well

they should be in the south and east part of the map

[grand cipher]

See they have plenty of birds to add to multiple maps I think setting aside a few devs for a future update wouldn’t be a bad idea cause a lot of the players say they want more big game but as whole we can mostly all agree on adding more birds

[midnight moon]

because i cant imagine birds in the really thick forests

[grand cipher]

A lot like to hang out there in reality more protection and cover

[vague locust]

I think the big game fans are just the loudest

[midnight moon]

yeah

[grand cipher]

See I’ll never hate on more big game but birds would have a bigger impact imo

[midnight moon]

if they reworked them

[grand cipher]

bring more life to dead maps

[midnight moon]

but if they'll only add dux that sit on a middle of a lake then

[granite pulsar]

is the killer wolf mission on cuatro supposed to be a diamond wolf?

sorry about asking in clues channel it's just the only active one

[midnight moon]

which one is it?

[vague locust]

Yeah, i think it's not so much about if the game needs something and more about what the game needs at the particular moment

[granite pulsar]

the killer wolf kne

[grand cipher]

That’s why I want more upland rather than ducks ducks are ducks 🤷🏻‍♂️sandhills are the only ones close to ducks

[midnight moon]

is it the story line one or side mission

[granite pulsar]

the second story one

[midnight moon]

oh i think that one is not a diamond

im pretty sure only the fantasma and the side mission ones are diamond

[granite pulsar]

ah about to say why is it an 8 haha

[grand cipher]

I messed that one up

Felt proud about that one

See I’ll say the game needs a new map more birds and tweaking of horns mainly most antlers are fine

I only say new map to hold over until reworks or new species can be added

[vague locust]

I think there will be atleast more ducks on the new map. They didn't do the duck survey just for the fun of it

[grand cipher]

Agreed or that’s a patch that’s gonna come out a month after new map

[midnight moon]

should be longer than a month

it took them a bit longer to add doggs after survey

[grand cipher]

They got a cycle of new map, a month or two then rework, tweak, bug fixes along the way... repeat

We got te awroa then blackbuck trurack only reason why I say that

[vague locust]

But they needed to make the dogs from nothing (well maybe they used the wolf model) but they need to just rework the ducks

[grand cipher]

Yeah they probably used wolf model made it a dog that would follow then code the commands and then sound effects that worked and didn’t bug

[vague locust]

It might be that i'm just seeing things i want to see though :D

[midnight moon]

thats true

[grand cipher]

Upland birds wouldn’t be too hard in my mind if the worked off the turkey platform

Roosting in trees would be a whole nother mess

[mossy atlas]

everyones biased, look at all the Mexico theories, nothings been confirmed, say what ever theory you like, maybe you'll be right

[grand cipher]

Oh we went over that in a way but we are talking about what we would like in the future either it’s Mexico or Africa or Australia we are discussing perhaps future updates or reworks in the future in hopes a dev sees

[vague locust]

I really wish that the devs see this

[midnight moon]

no worries they wont

[mossy atlas]

I haven't seen anything that ties all 3 actual clues together better than water but no idea what that means

[grand cipher]

@midnight moon a nice read if you get a chance 😉

There is so many ties

[midnight moon]

👀

[grand cipher]

Too different stuff that relates to all of them

Either it be Mexico, Australia or Africa

[lusty mural]

Have I missed any good ideas or realisations

[lethal belfry]

Ruff and spruce grouse live in that area as well

[grand cipher]

Yes

[mossy atlas]

the third is the picture taken from parque fernando, not the word fernando, and it shows the sunrise/river from up on a hill

[grand cipher]

See upland birds to Layton/medved and Yukon would be so much betterment

[lusty mural]

Could the sunrise hint that the map is east of Layton

[mossy atlas]

To recap:

• the first hint was the gourd
• the second was Layton
• the third was the bg image for yesterday's stream assets: Fernando

What might these things have in common? What are the ties that bind?

that is the image

[grand cipher]

See theory 1 both looking points meet up in africa, #2 you are preparing to walk to parque so in between(Mexico), #3 names of both maps correlate to Australia by whatever names I forgot them

The directions you are looking

[lusty mural]

Hmm

[grand cipher]

Really throws a lot into the mess we already have the Australia map is too far fetched imo

[lusty mural]

Agreed

[versed root]

for theory 1

[grand cipher]

I personally think it’s Mexico even tho more people want exotic game ^ that’s the map

[lusty mural]

I’m thinking it looks the most like Mexico with Central America or Africa likely possibilities

[grand cipher]

Of looking directions

[lusty mural]

If you moved the Fernando line to where it’s meant to be, they would meet in niger or Algeria

[inner wasp]

Mexico makes the most sense business wise for ew

[mossy atlas]

I disagree, china does

[inner wasp]

How?

[midnight moon]

Is it a map coming

[grand cipher]

People want the WT map whilst giving the people “exotic” game

[vague locust]

"What might these things have in common? What are the ties that bind?"

None of those theories really answer to those questions

[mossy atlas]

1.3billion people in china only need a tiny% of them to like it

[inner wasp]

What?

[mossy atlas]

exactly my point

[grand cipher]

Agreed besides the Africa map

It does tie the bind

Meeting point is the tie and bind

[vague locust]

I think that is a far fetch

[mossy atlas]

I don't know what ties the 3 together, how does africa tie the Gourd?

[grand cipher]

Meegles throwing a curve ball with that half clue/half ominous stuff

[inner wasp]

I really hope they put out a teaser trailer tomorrow because I am getting bored of all this guessing

[grand cipher]

Unless she’s trying to play mind games to entertain her and her colleagues

[midnight moon]

yep

we might as well get trolled and its some arctic map lol

[inner wasp]

The plant originated in Africa

[grand cipher]

F it🤣😭

[grand cipher]

Hunting walrus and penguins

[lusty mural]

Yetis

[midnight moon]

i want to hunt muskox in nunavut

[grand cipher]

Add that to Yukon or medved to add life to the map

[inner wasp]

And the gourds have been used as water bottles there for thousands of years

[grand cipher]

Rather see thag

That don’t need a new map for a new species and repeats

[inner wasp]

A tundra map would be sick

[compact vault]

Isn't "ties that bind" an interesting choice of words? Could there be something there that we are overlooking

[midnight moon]

medved class 9 animal and a bird

[midnight moon]

i think we're overthinking all the hints in general

[grand cipher]

I want upland game birds added across all maps @midnight moon

[mossy atlas]

how does layton lakes the map and the picture from parque tie to africa though?

[grand cipher]

Pass the message sorry

[midnight moon]

i personally dont think they would make all these clues

[inner wasp]

That’s the question of the day

[midnight moon]

Cable ties

i believe the simplest conclusion is mexico, going from layton to parque

[grand cipher]

Why I say Mexico or Africa

[lusty mural]

Didn’t they say Fernando map isn’t the clue, just the picture is

[grand cipher]

Either a expedition to Mexico or point across in Africa

[inner wasp]

Those are the twos best guesses so far

[grand cipher]

So then africa

Where’s the cash prize for us fine lads at 2:20am

[mossy atlas]

yep its just the picture\

[inner wasp]

We say Mexico but honestly it could be AZ or NM or even Texas

[grand cipher]

True

[lusty mural]

Texas makes sense to me

[inner wasp]

A southwestern North America map

[grand cipher]

Or Mexico anywhere it’s desert

Generalization

[midnight moon]

i believe its texas if any of these

[lusty mural]

Layton
Gourd
And that picture are our hints
There is a Texas gourd, and if you take the sunrise picture as a hint to the east then what area is directly east of Layton that once used gourds

[grand cipher]

Eh I’ll lean more on africa now tbh the community has been begging for it for Awhile

[inner wasp]

Anyway the list of species for an deasert map could be like this

[lusty mural]

My god I worded that atrociously

[grand cipher]

My god I’m drunk I read it fine

[analog trench]

the way im approaching it at this point is expecting mexico, hoping for africa

that way im either Fine or pleasantly surprised

[lusty mural]

Same here man

[grand cipher]

Agreed I do want a upland bird update to existing maps tho

[vague locust]

I'm just hoping for it to be good at this point, if it's not interesting i'm just not going to buy it

[grand cipher]

That’ll be a between maps things

[compact vault]

Just as long as they don't depopulate the species🤣

[analog trench]

i mean if its mexico at least it will provide a new environment to run around on

[inner wasp]

Barbary sheep, deasert bighorn, deasert mule deer, cous deer, coyote, pheasant, jackrabbit, quail, Rocky Mountain elk, red wolf, bobcat, javelina, nilgai

[analog trench]

and there will be a couple of new species at least

so the collector in me wont be able to resist

[mossy atlas]

I took this just nowpretty similar to the pic and was looking east so I think thats what the pic is meant to mean.

[inner wasp]

Have some differences between the Norma species and the desert species

[grand cipher]

Upland birds will add more to the deadzones than most will think

[midnight moon]

i agree, the last 2 maps were mostly plains because no one hunts in the thicker areas and its usually just reskinned animals anyways

i hope the gameplay is good

[inner wasp]

I forgot pronghorn and bison on that list

[compact vault]

I think cotw generally adds 3 to 4 new species for each map

[grand cipher]

The only time they added all new game was africa

[midnight moon]

yeah

[grand cipher]

I don’t wanna see red deer on the next two maps

[compact vault]

And Hirsch and Layton technically

[lusty mural]

If they do Africa I hope it’s closer to the rainforest so it’s kind of not quite as dry as the current map just to make it interesting

[mossy atlas]

how far east of Layton and how does the gourd come in?

[grand cipher]

Rme or elk in general I’ll let it slide tho even tho they are getting there

More towards africa I thought

[lusty mural]

But ALL I want is a larger array of new species than normal and cool species. If they do that I don’t care where the map is

[grand cipher]

The parque image looked toward africa too

But if the image doesn’t matter looks like a Mexico map

Tho throws a new curve ball of asia

Scrape Australia

[mossy atlas]

where all 3 make sense is where the map will be if it is a map

[grand cipher]

The gourd is African ig the two pics point towards africa

At this point dice roll a even or odd for either Mexico or Africa

[mossy atlas]

gourds have been everywhere

[grand cipher]

Why I don’t rule out Mexico

[compact vault]

I know they haven't confirmed it is a map but it is the only thing that makes sense

[mossy atlas]

it needs to tie in with Layton lakes

[grand cipher]

What direction do you look in Layton and then add in the fact you are doing to parque or probably southeastern USA or Mexico

[compact vault]

I still don't think it is the picture of Layton as much as the date under Layton. Could be wrong though

[grand cipher]

You are leaving the outpost going southeast on a expedition and you end up staying somewhere along the way

[compact vault]

Wouldn't be the first time

[mossy atlas]

it's the map layton

the actual place

[inner wasp]

I was wrong about the red wolves earlier they are critically endangered basically extinct it’s the Mexican wolf that you can hunt

[grand cipher]

Red wolves are getting saved by hunters fun fact buying guns and ammo helps fund the repopulation of them

[quasi holly]

the gourd comes from africa

[granite pulsar]

show proof

[grand cipher]

The gourd is too broad unless it’s a for certain species of gourd

[mossy atlas]

super broard, I mean they are eaten as a popular dish in Asia, and have been carried by people throughout the whole world

[quasi holly]

btw, do they not release the update until all clues have been found?

[granite pulsar]

no, they release it no matter what

[mossy atlas]

they would have a timeframe

[granite pulsar]

then again most of the clues have been found

but they basically have no choice but to release it

[quasi holly]

then why is everyone stressing about the update

sit back, relax, and see what happens

[mossy atlas]

the clues are to build hype and get people interested, they would have a rough timeframe of when its ready to release and just set up clues when close to build some interest

[grand cipher]

Too make hype

Too hear other community options/opinions for the future without a poll

[mossy atlas]

its a puzzle, some people like to work stuff out

[grand cipher]

If they didn’t people would either be shocked or let down, happiness or out cries they wanna know what the community wants or reworked at the same time, gives them a pleasure laughing at us trying to argue and solve it whatever what possible 🤷🏻‍♂️

Gotta love devs ❤️

[mossy atlas]

at least they now a good aprils fools joke next year, change all animals to look like White Tails haha I'd laugh

[pure lantern]

It doesn't have to be in the Americas lol. Asia would be nice and so would Australia

[candid pecan]

Morning

[pure lantern]

morning sir 🙂

[hidden quest]

Morning Kiwi in the tree😄

[candid pecan]

This is for sure a super fun way to build up hype and a much better way to market content 🙂 The in game clues that started it all, really showed that you guys love trying to find items and solve clues. Its the best time of any release for me.

[pure lantern]

it is fun and interactive which is cool 🙂

Seems like it is a tossup between Mexico and Africa right now

with a little Australia on top

If the DLC is a map

Or it could be (my opinion) a flying game dlc with a few new species and the fix of the current duck and geese system

[round kite]

that would be really cool too

[pure lantern]

Yeah just take my money already lol

[warm basin]

How yall doing

[pure lantern]

good n u?

[warm basin]

Just threw together a video

[pure lantern]

I hope we get a teaser trailor today

[round kite]

i think so

[warm basin]

I hope so

Have we found anything new

[pure lantern]

I just got up and read a small amount, but not that I can see

Still pointing to Mexico or Africa and a few saying Austalia

[round kite]

we have all the clues and have 2 maps /2 dlc that we think could come so i gues they will tell us who was right

[warm basin]

If not tomorrow then they will Tuesday for sure

[pure lantern]

They will either give us a teaser trailer or another clue today to get us through the weekend then Tuesday will be a big day i hope

[round kite]

or or they just wait another month lol😂

no thats gonna happen

[pure lantern]

lol there's that too 🙂

[warm basin]

Thankfully our waiting will pay off

[compact vault]

Hopefully it is released on all platforms

Apologies in advance if I cause ww3

[warm basin]

It will be released on all platforms

[warm basin]

Clue chat is dead tonight😂

[pure lantern]

nothing new to add

Ball is in EW's court...

[warm basin]

True

[fast oak]

what does EW stand for?

[spring minnow]

Expansive Worlds

[stone dew]

or Epic Weekend lol

[nocturne idol]

Hummmm... Seems Like asian style vases on this picture... Clue ???

[round kite]

i hope u mean that as a joke

[nocturne idol]

Why not...

[round kite]

because we have 3 clues that are confirmed and that doesnt fit in and also wouldnt make scense

also that was discussed a few das ago

[nocturne idol]

Gourd could be asian style (china)

What are the 3 clues plz ?

[round kite]

like i sad other clues and it doesnt fit in

[spring minnow]

Pinned messages

[round kite]

thx.

[nocturne idol]

Sorry i'm french... What "pinned messages" means ?

[round kite]

just wait we are done with diskussing

[nocturne idol]

Hoo ty

[warm basin]

Hows ur day ormy

[spring minnow]

Just had ice cream, back to work. So I'd say pretty darn good 😄

[compact vault]

What do you personally think the map will be ormy

[warm basin]

I'd die for some ice cream

[spring minnow]

Usually I'm on top of these clues and guessing games but this time around I have no idea anymore haha

[pure lantern]

Oh we all woke up, huh 🙂

[warm basin]

I've been up

[midnight moon]

how warm is it over there in the north?

[spring minnow]

Pretty pleasant +10C, slighty shining 🙂

[midnight moon]

pretty much the same here

[pure lantern]

26C today and 35C Tuesday here lol

[fast oak]

11 degrees celcius here in australia

[warm basin]

What's that in freedom units?

[pure lantern]

like 53 in Aus 85 here

[midnight moon]

35-45kg lynx tracks 😳

[warm basin]

Oh ok

[midnight moon]

could be 9 probably a 8

[warm basin]

Have high hopes

[stone dew]

11 c is 51.8 F

[pure lantern]

oh lol.

[midnight moon]

have low hopes so you surprise yourself

[warm basin]

1c is about how many f?

[midnight moon]

surprising yourself is better than dissapointing

[pure lantern]

it scales

[warm basin]

I see ok

[stone dew]

33.8 f

[pure lantern]

85F here today and 95F Tuesday here and that is nothing. We will get 105 in 2-3 months...

[midnight moon]

way too warm for me

[warm basin]

Its 64f here

[pure lantern]

We had a 122F/50C day here last year 😦

[warm basin]

Oh my

[pure lantern]

yeah it sucked lol

[stone dew]

Hottest day I've had ( from memory ) was 47. Stinking hot.

[warm basin]

Hottest it's been here was 104f

[stone dew]

But we've gone off track for this channel. Ooopsie

[pure lantern]

Damn desert Southwest USA here

[warm basin]

Which leads to the next map Mexico

[midnight moon]

the host changed the time

[warm basin]

It's all one big clue

[midnight moon]

there goes my lynx

[warm basin]

Rip

[pure lantern]

oh man..

[buoyant matrix]

Nah it’s the Congo

[stone dew]

Whatever it is, I'm excited for anything new

[warm basin]

Oh yea

When do u think they are revealing it?

[stone dew]

No idea

[buoyant matrix]

African jungle map...😳

[stone dew]

I'm hoping for an Aussie map.

[buoyant matrix]

Congo delta / swamp

Congo river

[pure lantern]

same

[buoyant matrix]

Deepest in the world

[stone dew]

I'll see your Congo River and raise you AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI

[warm basin]

I wouldnt mind an aussie map if they did it right and decided not to Include the feral goats and pigs since they were in te awaroa

[buoyant matrix]

Congo plant

[midnight moon]

WOW

i found two piebald reindeer in same session

30 mins apart

[stone dew]

wrong chat rupert

[midnight moon]

oh yeah

[warm basin]

She's gonna get u

[midnight moon]

im used to go to the top chat

[stone dew]

lol

[pliant grove]

So this is clues for new map correct?

Idk haven't been up to date

[stone dew]

yes

[pure lantern]

new dlc anyway

[warm basin]

To get started go to the pinned messages

[pliant grove]

Layton, gourd bottle and an image ok ok

Has to be south America then no?

[pure lantern]

how do they relate?

[fading pecan]

Sounds like Mexico or Texas to me.

Big Bend area maybe

[warm basin]

We have it narrowed down to africa Mexico or Australia

[pliant grove]

Image was fernando correct?

[pure lantern]

yes

[midnight moon]

yes

i personally think its mexico and we're just overthinking the clues too much about the other options

[pliant grove]

Well the calabash tree grows in parts of Africa, Central and South America, the West Indies, and extreme southern Florida.

So if Layton and fernando were a clue

[midnight moon]

Aussie map 🥰

[pliant grove]

Its gotta be between those

[pure lantern]

gourds originated in Africa so people think Africa

[buoyant matrix]

Fernando has wetlands like Congo

[midnight moon]

We ll see later !

[wind ridge]

Same Gourd locations in the world

[buoyant matrix]

Gourd is African related to water

[pure lantern]

only because pumpkins are considered gourds and grow in many more areas

[pliant grove]

Don't these plants also grow in South America?

[wind ridge]

And america
https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/artefacts/bottle-gourd
https://www.backyardnature.net/q/b-gourd.htm
https://santiagoways.com/es/calabaza-del-peregrino-camino-de-santiago/
a lot of history in america and spain

[pliant grove]

This seems the most correct to me

[buoyant matrix]

Looks laytonish

[wind ridge]

https://youtu.be/NaGGC1joQ6E

[pure lantern]

lots of lilac lol

The gourd has a dual purpose/meaning so it isn't just where they are grown/come from

[buoyant matrix]

Could be Mexico, could be Africa.... will be interesting

[wind ridge]

Is a vague clue really xD

[pure lantern]

Gourds can carry water and were also used as musical instruments

not that the meaning here is a musical instrument

[wind ridge]

My teory
A Pilgrim Gourd and a water bottle

[pure lantern]

Pilgrims could be nordic, right?

Maybe the map is Stockholm itself

lol

or Iceland/Greenland

maybe east coast of Canada

[normal cliff]

Rio Grande, I think the new map will be along this river somewhere.

Probably Texas

[pure lantern]

I personally think if they do Mexico, it will be Yucatan Peninsula

but it could be tx/nm/mexico

Or Africa

somewhere

[buoyant matrix]

Mount Mikeno in the Congo

[pure lantern]

I think it would be cool if it was Australia and Meggles did all the VO work 🙂

[midnight moon]

VO?

[pure lantern]

voice over

[midnight moon]

oh alright

Ok. I totes want Africa 2.0. But after thinking about the rocks and landscape in that screenshot. It looks exactly like West Texas. I go on rock hunting field trips there every year. Idk what all wildlife is in that area. But theres mountains and rivers and that huge national park. I forgot its name.

[pure lantern]

whitetail 🙂

Doews TX have blacktail too?

[warm basin]

No

[midnight moon]

if its mexico or south US what gun do you think we'll get?

[plucky ferry]

I my eyes Texas sounds unlikely. There is already 3 US maps and most of the native species could also be in a Mexican map? A lot of the fancy non-natives could be in other maps like Africa?

[pure lantern]

I don't think the map will be USA

[plucky ferry]

The same

[warm basin]

If its Texas probably a 7-08

[pure lantern]

Central or South American

[normal cliff]

The Texas map was very popular on Hunting Simulator, maybe EW want their own version

[pure lantern]

Like Yucatan Peninsula if it is on this side of the world..

[plucky ferry]

There is already one in the south america. What species are that map missing?

[void gate]

i will be thoroughly disappointed if its mexico or texas

[normal cliff]

A new gun with Texas could be a new handgun, or unlikely, but potentially ARs

[plucky ferry]

I also hope for second african map of the two, but Mexico could be an OK alternative

[buoyant matrix]

Fair call but That doesn’t explain Layton... Congo has areas like Fernando amd Layton ... Fernando with the tropical forest type land scape with the wetlands and the Layton with the mountainous river terrain... both make are congo like obviously with rain forest /jungle... the Congo river is the deepest in the world referring to dive deeper... the gourd could be African and refers to water.... the international tea picture is arguably a Congo plant with Congo/ African vases

[warm basin]

The parque picture showed arid land like Mexico

[buoyant matrix]

Another shot of the Congo

[void gate]

i feel there would be a lack of new species

in mexico

[pure lantern]

I thinbk more like Columbia, El Salvador, Venezuela, Guatemala, or Southern Mexico

Just my opinion

[warm basin]

Theres a lack of new species everywhere but africa

[buoyant matrix]

I don’t think it’s the picture , I think it’s either the direction it’s pointing or the fact it’s Fernando... megs said what are the ties the bind the 3 clues

[plucky ferry]

Totally agree with @warm basin

[normal cliff]

The clues I followed were: Layton = USA, Fernando the Abba song mentions Rio Grande and gourd is a play on words for the vegetable.

[pure lantern]

If it's Africa, it could be any species

[plucky ferry]

But usually new maps haven't introduced a lot of new species.

[void gate]

vurhonga when released was all new species, we need something like that again

[buoyant matrix]

Yup and Congo is loaded with species....

[pure lantern]

yep impala would be reskinned springbok, elund or greater kudu would be reskinned lesser kudu and resized, Black wildebeest would be reskinned blue wildebeest. I can already see the Africa people complaining about this. lol. The only "new" animal we would get would be primates, zebra, elephants, giraffes, or hippo

[rancid sluice]

Personally, I’m tired of new maps. Quit buying them a long time go. Really wish they would spend some time on UI and quality of Play improvements

[void gate]

true

[pure lantern]

I don't care what map we get or from where, I just want to hunt something new

I'll buy it if it is Africa, Mexico, Australia, Texas, or where ever else

[plucky ferry]

Primates would be fancy, maybe smart hard to hunt baboons

[void gate]

yeah ill buy it anyway but not happily lol

[pure lantern]

They will eventually get around to all (or most) of our wanted areas trust me

[buoyant matrix]

Been saying this for along time, they need to spend a year releasing reworked maps.... I would pay for a reworked map...

[plucky ferry]

Would be fancy if they would also renew the game a bit if the game is to evolve over many more years, like longer render distance and maybe small tweaks for next gen consoles and increased resources on computers

[lime gorge]

Well I mean that’s kinda with every map, they try to re use base movement models to help the project come along a bit quicker. Pretty much all goats share one I’m pretty sure as well is other species. So we will see this happen on any map that comes out unless they do an overhaul and do every animal individually

[pure lantern]

Oh I know and I'm not the one complaining about the reskins. I get why they do it, but others say they are lazy and reskin everything. Every species of deer no matter where in the world would be a reskin of a basic model. Most of the animals in an Africa map would be redone animals off base animals they have on Vurhonga unless they just did different animals altogether lol

[midnight moon]

Then cans in the lookout point had spirit on them and Africa believe in all types of spirits

[pure lantern]

spirit (sprite) cans are all over the game and not a clue here

the gourd is

[compact vault]

Yikes

[midnight moon]

Is there gonna be anything revealed today?

[compact vault]

Possibly

[midnight moon]

Hopefully

[lime gorge]

The only thing that the sprite cans are a clue to I believe is to drive home the fact it is a drinking gourd rather rather a holding gourd

[pure lantern]

this

[tawdry nebula]

I just wanna Africa

[midnight moon]

So u guys don’t think the developers are gonna make something big to try to keep people from switching to Ultimate Hunting when it comes out

[tawdry nebula]

Then I can die in peace

[compact vault]

Did you guys never look inside the lookout points? There were cans in almost every one of them

[midnight moon]

No

[lime gorge]

Yeah but not right on the table where the gourd is I don’t think? They put them around it

[midnight moon]

1. UH wont be as big
2. This has been in development since pre UH annoucment

Hi TK and Meggles

🙂

[lime gorge]

I think they both will just stay in there own lane, kinda do there own thing

[midnight moon]

Ultimate hunting is going to be well better than this shambles of a game

[midnight moon]

I only do agree with the African big game

[tawdry nebula]

Actually, we don't know anything about the game yet, maybe the gameplay is bad compared to the graphics. Also, I don't like how they bought the models, it's good yeah, but I see it in every game.

[midnight moon]

anything else in UH is shit

[midnight moon]

This emoji gives off a dangerous passive aggressiveness

[lime gorge]

Let’s not talk bad about the game too munch in there own discord

Lmao

[midnight moon]

🙂

[pure lantern]

lol

[midnight moon]

Jesus even hunting in red dead is better than cotw

It’s so repetitive

[midnight moon]

🙂

Well he got a point

It is kinda fun ngl

[pure lantern]

Hey Jack...don't forget Far Cry while you're at it...

[tawdry nebula]

I don't explicitly agree

[midnight moon]

Primal hunting them Irish elks

[midnight moon]

Dang... Far Cry graphics too good

[pure lantern]

Each game is fun for it's own reasons. I love all of them and this game too 🙂

[tawdry nebula]

I can't handle it, I want to know what the new content is 😩

[pure lantern]

June

[warm basin]

I got it

The map takes place in myra

[midnight moon]

Is anyone else surprised that all the YouTubers confidently said Mexico as the new map? None of them as far as I know said Africa

It’s like they know something we don’t

[pure lantern]

They probably have it already

[warm basin]

They get it after the reveal

The dont get told before hand

[pure lantern]

their NDA just prevents them from officially stating what it is

[primal birch]

I think the sprite cans are another inside joke. Controversy online about Australians calling Sprite lemonade. Another Aus clue! 😛

[spring minnow]

If tubers know something, then I haven't received the memo 🤔

[midnight moon]

If it’s a map that isn’t Africa I’m not buying it

Like some of there video titles stated it as a fact didn’t even say “possibly”

[warm basin]

They clickbait

[midnight moon]

Or mention Africa at all, not even for the clickbait

[warm basin]

We went over this

[pure lantern]

I'm only being sarcastic hahaha

[jade thicket]

haha there is videos on asia australia mexico texas to name just a few

africa 2.0

[pure lantern]

CONFIRMED

lol

[jade thicket]

hoping we get a new clue today

[tawdry nebula]

I am simp for cotw

I am buying everything

[warm basin]

Alot of youtubers do it to try and get views weve seen it every content drop

[midnight moon]

You shouldnt be

You really shouldnt

[tawdry nebula]

Why not?

I mean

[lime gorge]

I’m pretty passed trying to guess the map till more clues come out, we have it decently narrowed down, I’m more curious about the weapons to be added, I’m pretty confident if it is Africa there are three choices. .700 or .600 if they add a tier 10 animal, a 375 h&h or a silenced rifle if it is mainly plains game. But I am not sure about what guns might be added if it is mexico or Australia? Y’all have any ideas?

[midnight moon]

What’ll be your favourite thing about an African map Ron?

[tawdry nebula]

u r right

but I like the game so much