🦡︴cotw-scotland

[split charm]

Yukon is in alaska thi

tho*

[odd gull]

i thought it was somewhare else

[wind ridge]

although simple your scheme is quite successful, all the images are in the same direction and portion of the map, in the next week we will probably see the wetlands part of the map, the one behind the images

[odd gull]

buut guys it must be in the sahara then lol

[stark rose]

Why would people think that Canada would be a bad idea, Bushleague_Hero also has a good point, I can't find the post he sent but he just basically said that since COTW has went back and it trying to do more reworks and bug fixes, it would make it alot easier for them to do a repeat map, or something that might be in NA, I wouldn't worry I'm sure COTW will deliver Africa 2.0 and Australia, I'm sure, they just might have to do it this way

[potent bane]

It's africa guys 🎉🎉🎉🙏🙏🙏

[split charm]

lol

[potent bane]

I'd be happy if it's anything but NA at this point

[bold meteor]

I wouldn’t mind a Canada map

[wind ridge]

True, I also suppose that they first want to place all the NA reserves before continuing with the other continents, and not placing the most important waterfowl area in the American continent would be a waste

[frail tusk]

We already have a Canada map lol

[potent bane]

No

It's alaska

[frail tusk]

Layton is in BC

[potent bane]

O

I thought u meant yukon

But Layton is American map

[wind ridge]

no, Layton is USA pacific northwest

[frail tusk]

That don't look like the pacific northwest to me

Maybe far north Washington but I think it's mostly based off BC

[wind ridge]

was confirmed fo EW too many times

[frail tusk]

🤷‍♂️

[stark rose]

We call it an American map

[limber cliff]

Either way… it would be North American

So.. you’re both right.

[robust fulcrum]

lol

[tawdry wing]

what the cat doin

[limber cliff]

He cheesin

See that smile?

[midnight moon]

What’s the clue

I see pins

Well I’m just glad NA out here taking Ws left and right

Unless that’s Germany or something lol

[strong fern]

What if images are one clue?

And there's another somewhere

[regal ferry]

Something in my keeps thinking that mallard must be more of a hint than just 'Map has mallards', like it's such a clear aspect of the pictures

[strong fern]

It has to do something with mallard, water or both

[marble bolt]

lots of mallards in southern canada too

[regal ferry]

Lots of mallard in the entire northern hemisphere is the problem

[strong fern]

But why would they say: These hints could be anywhere and not necessarily in-game

[regal ferry]

Because people could not believe the two pics were really the hints at first

[limber cliff]

Also social media might carry hints

[midnight moon]

If it’s not Canada then they have to be pranking us ong

[cinder tangle]

Ik we're talking about northern America but imagine a carribean map

[frail tusk]

what would you even hunt there

it's just rats

[cinder tangle]

Yea ur right there really isn't shit there

I have a felling the new map might be illinois

[marble bolt]

i feel like there are too many coniferous trees in the photos for that

[strong fern]

My guess is Michigan lol

[midnight moon]

Maybe

I just hope the whole map isn’t flat like that

Because we’ve seen exactly 0 elevation

[strong fern]

What if the new map is somewhere around Great lakes

[marble bolt]

yeah thats the general area I think it will be

southern Ontario or Northern Michigan

[opaque shard]

What are even the new animals we could see there?

[marble bolt]

tbh no idea

[strong fern]

None

Maybe Beaver

[marble bolt]

we could have a map with both red fox and coyotes

beavers a good idea

[opaque shard]

Bruh so beavers be the only new thing😭

I dont think they would do that (maybe)

[strong fern]

Maybe even beavers aren't there

[marble bolt]

yeah that area is almost identical to layton

there are beavers in that area

[strong fern]

I meant in this image

[opaque shard]

What if its just layton and they've just added some new vegetation and stuff

[strong fern]

N o.

[split charm]

nope

clues

confirmed

cuz they pinned them

[opaque shard]

Clues for new map?

[split charm]

yes

[opaque shard]

Is that confirmed?

[split charm]

4 pics, 4 clues

[split charm]

well they are pinned

so yes i guess

[opaque shard]

But not confirmed

Maybe they just want us to see the boats or smth

[split charm]

clues are pinned in this channel i think

[split charm]

nah i dont think so

[opaque shard]

Bro that map just looks like yukon

[strong fern]

Or 4 pics 1 clue

[split charm]

yes

[regal ferry]

People have searched all the maps on game and none have place that match the images

[split charm]

They are clues

im 99.99% sure that they are clues

[regal ferry]

They got pinned by Jaxxy, so they most definitely are the clues

[opaque shard]

Yeah but ight we get it, they are clues, but we dont know if they are clues for a new map

[split charm]

Its the time we get a new map

[regal ferry]

We kinda do because they aren't pictures of something ingame

[split charm]

if the pics are not in game yet

Doesnt that means they are from the new map?

[opaque shard]

So if we just think a bit logically, the maps looks to be like a yukon map and layton map

[split charm]

They also said May is going to be a big one

[opaque shard]

So what are the animals we could see?

[split charm]

True

[regal ferry]

Either that or Sweden has been named a couple of times

[split charm]

Maybe beavers

[opaque shard]

Bro but cmon, beavers aint gonna cut it

They will most likely repaste most animals if this is the new map

This aint the move for them

[regal ferry]

But what else could it be?

[split charm]

Ive seen a lot of people saying canada

some say Mongolia

[regal ferry]

Like, there is a couple of guys saying Mongolia and that would be very cool, but I don't know if the foliage match

Great minds think alike

[opaque shard]

Mongolia😭😭

[regal ferry]

Why not? People been asking for Asia maps for a while now

[split agate]

Moose, Reindeer, Brown Bears, Roe Deer, Lynx, Mallards, Canada Geese, + new waterfowl and/or upland birds

[opaque shard]

I hope your aware how mongolia looks like

[regal ferry]

I hope your aware how big Mongolia is

[stiff leaf]

Canada & Sweden are the top 2 contenders currently

[strong fern]

How many lakes and rivers does Mongolia have?

[regal ferry]

And not everything there looks like that

[opaque shard]

Soo basically a repaste

[limber cliff]

Mongolia could be third or fourth place with how often it’s cropped up in comments here

But SWE/CA is top runners atm

[split charm]

bro new waterfowl or upland birds

[opaque shard]

So basically just new birds? And mallard too

[split charm]

idk

[split agate]

Hemmeldahl (Classic) has Moose, Brown Bear, Reindeer, Roe Deer, red fox, Lynx, and Willow ptamigan

[opaque shard]

Seems like fun gameplay

[regal ferry]

Behold, A'ershan National Park in Mongolia

[opaque shard]

But look at the vegitaion

[stiff leaf]

eh, i dont think it matches

[split agate]

Northern and southern Mongolia are quite different from each other. Northern is forested

[strong fern]

Doesn't theHunter: Classic have a similar map?

[opaque shard]

We basically still have this

[regal ferry]

Nah, just the first foto of a forest in Mongolia I could find to proof that it ain't all steppe

[wind ridge]

It will not be Mongolia, wasting a map with great places like Mount Altai and Goby Plains with totally new species, only for wetlands for the waterfowl rework would be a total waste, practically an insult

[opaque shard]

Agreed

Would wanna see marco polo sheep

[vivid cosmos]

like EW cares lol

[opaque shard]

Not some yukon/layton ripoff

[wind ridge]

Maral stag (mongolian Elk)

[regal ferry]

Yeah, those would be sick

[vivid cosmos]

yeah all those animals are cool but EW literally passed tahr in NZ and Babary sheep in mexico

[regal ferry]

Because they can't do thick fur right?

[opaque shard]

But why no barbary sheep?

[vivid cosmos]

I'm guessing

[wind ridge]

Maral Stag
Altai Argali
Hangai Argali
Gobi Argali
Siberian Ibex
Gobi Ibex
Asian Wolf
Hillier Goitered (black-tailed) Gazelle
Mongolian (white-tailed) Gazelle

removing any of these species to replace them with waterfowl is a waste

Marco Polo Sheep

[lucid orchid]

So after looking at all of the picture clues that we have, I took a closer look at this one in particular. If you zoom in to the location that I circled, you can faintly see some vegetation that looks similar to the red crimson plains that are on the Yukon valley reserve. Whether or not if that region will be there in the new map, it could possibly point towards more of a Canada map since some of that vegetation is found in Alaska and in different parts of Canada. I’d have to go and look if that is found in Sweden or elsewhere, but it’s just a little side note to consider. Not that if it’ll help much with what we have currently, but it’s something rather than nothing

[vivid cosmos]

there is never going to be another map with all new species

[regal ferry]

They don't live in southern Mexico right? Same reason the didn't add the Occelated turkey

[vivid cosmos]

Rancho is northern mexico

[split agate]

They are introduced anyhow, better to stick with local animals unless you want an exotics map like Parque, Save them for a Morocco map

[opaque shard]

Occelated turkey was an technical issue

[vivid cosmos]

basically the frontier with arizona

[marble bolt]

the only thing is that the area where there are big populations of mallards don have those crimson plains

[regal ferry]

Why would they replace them with just waterfowl? Like no way they will make a map with just waterfowl, that won't sell good enough. Way to niche of a market

[vivid cosmos]

occelated turkey do live in the jungle tho

[split agate]

Rancho is in Sonora. Occelated turkeys don't live there

[vivid cosmos]

yes

[regal ferry]

I seem to recall that in the reveal stream they said due to the area they lived in

[vivid cosmos]

but in north mexico some babary sheep have been introduced

[opaque shard]

Man idc about the turkey though

Just wanted that baraby sheep

[regal ferry]

Tbh, barbary sheep would have been better than bighorn now that I know they live there

[split agate]

A north Africa map (Atlas mountains) would be great with them

[regal ferry]

Is there much hunting there? With good species?

[vivid cosmos]

Africa is known for hunting safaris but it has also a lot of protected species

[regal ferry]

That's subsahara Africa right? The Atlas mountains would be Morocco, Northern Algeria and Tunisia area.

[split agate]

From what I know (which is not much), barbary sheep and birds are hunted in Morocco, and Barbary boars, Not sure about others. Maybe some antelope species

[stark storm]

I think most Barbary sheep hunting takes place in places like New Mexico or Texas rather then Mexico itself

[regal ferry]

Yeah, only thing I know of the Atlas mountains is that all the big predators went extinct due to overhunting

[stark storm]

I can’t really see an Atlas map happening

If we do see Aoudad I’d imagine it’d be on something like a Texas map

[split agate]

I agree

Texas filled with exotics

[stark storm]

Would be nice

Would be a perfect way to get animals we would have no chance of getting native maps for like Nilgai

[ancient sorrel]

They said it was a technical issue, too

[regal ferry]

Was it something with the gloss on their feathers then? Only thing I can think of

[stark storm]

Their feathers are really iridescent I think they had issues replicating that

[vivid cosmos]

I just want a mountain map with more goats, sheep and antelopes but it's highly unlikely given the clues so far

[opal bramble]

Yes it was the sheen of the feathers

[regal ferry]

Ah okay, fair tbh

[lucid orchid]

True. However, a lot of those large populations of mallards located in Canada are there for the breeding season. There’s not too many areas in Canada where there are permanent residents. In Sweden, the southern part has a small resident population, but the other larger populations are there for the breeding season. As for the vegetation like you mentioned, there isn’t much of the crimson plains where they feed at. The only thing that would apply to a similar prairies habitat like that where you would find them is that it contains a wetlands or a bog near it.

[opaque shard]

In this pic, if you look closley you can see pine trees (the ones from cuatro) which are not present in yukon and layton so yeah its a new map

[odd gull]

so it might be in eroupe

[opaque shard]

Most likley sweden i would say

Maybe this is why the emphezied "great" in the cotw news, sweden are known for their moose

[odd gull]

so waterfowl rework new map and mabye a moose great one that would be a massive update

[split charm]

yeah

[midnight moon]

Yay. A fourth moose map

[split charm]

thats why they said may is going to be a big one

[opaque shard]

It does makes sense

[split charm]

yeah it does

[quaint lintel]

Even if we get a Great One Moose on this map, will it be good for grinding? It looks dense

[opaque shard]

Hmm i mean sweden does have a lot of water

[quaint lintel]

Another tiny small detail that makes me think it's European (Sweden) map is that the narrator gonna be male, and we're yet to get a European map with male narrator

[opaque shard]

The devs said that sweden would be a nice map to do but due to some regulations they would much prefare finland which has a lot more water but this was a while back

[midnight moon]

There’s ducks

Does Sweden have ducks

[opaque shard]

Yes

Yes they do

[keen belfry]

Mallards, Wigeons, Pintails, etc.

[quaint lintel]

Yes

[odd gull]

i think so we need to check for mallerds cuze thare in the picks

[keen belfry]

Also some geese species, but dunno if they’ll be in there too

[stiff leaf]

mallards did get a remodel

they look better

[midnight moon]

Even in europe they’re stealing from America 🥱

[quaint lintel]

Man, whatever it is, I'm always hyped for any new nap, they might sometimes kinda look similar, but never the same!

[odd gull]

we could get another map with canadian gesse

[stiff leaf]

hjonk

[keen belfry]

Meh, if it’s Sweden then I’m more hopeful for Capercaillie

When it comes to birds, anyway

[quaint lintel]

I think on this map gonna be mallards + 3 more duck species, Canada goose + 1 more goose specie

[odd gull]

me hopeing for beavers

[midnight moon]

Why so many ducks jeez

[opaque shard]

Yeah but at least we will have far more options for other animals in sweden

[midnight moon]

5 birbs is a lot

[opaque shard]

This looks like northern sweden too

[midnight moon]

Like what

[odd gull]

waterfowl rework

[quaint lintel]

It's gonna be 50% Waterfowl species I assume, since we're getting full Waterfowl rework

[midnight moon]

But why would you assume that

That’s such a random thing

[keen belfry]

The already mentioned ones in Capercaillies and Beavers. Beavers are more likely if there’s a lot of wetland

[odd gull]

and red raptor is finnaly getting fixed

[midnight moon]

Don’t have beavers in Canada

Waterfowl to this map is what ibex was to Cuatro

[opaque shard]

Wolverine, beaver, capercallie, grouse, beavers, maybe artic fox

[midnight moon]

All of those are in Canada accept the capercaillie

[quaint lintel]

Bruh, don't worry, I wanted Australia or Himalayas xD I'm just working now with what we got lol

[midnight moon]

Didn’t we all

I was hoping for Mongolia tbh

Has like 7 big game species that are actually interesting

[quaint lintel]

Malaysia would've been cool too

[midnight moon]

Not some random bird

But whatever

I’m down for a NA map

Sweden would be cool

[wind ridge]

The beaver was given official status as an emblem of Canada when “An Act to provide for the recognition of the Beaver (Castor canadensis) as a symbol of the sovereignty of Canada” received royal assent on March 24, 1975

[midnight moon]

Just weird to put mallards there of all places

[quaint lintel]

Any new map is cool honestly

[midnight moon]

It’s sarcastic you dumb ass

[split charm]

Yeah

[odd gull]

thay could do it during thare nesting season

[opaque shard]

Maybe we could see squirels and badgers too but i kinda doubt it

[midnight moon]

Cause those aren’t in Canada…

[odd gull]

lol just saw a minumum weight deer

i dident even relize it was male

[quaint lintel]

Are there any Whitetail or Blacktail in Sweden

[opaque shard]

Nah not really

[quaint lintel]

Mule deer?

[opaque shard]

Ive never heard lf any here anyways

Nah

[quaint lintel]

What deer are there?

[opaque shard]

Fallow, roe, moose and redeer

[midnight moon]

Cause none of those are in game

[odd gull]

roe deer fallow deer red deer

reindeer

thats it

[quaint lintel]

Hmmm ... having red deer and Moose on the same map with both having Great One would be interesting

[midnight moon]

I want a Canada must just for stone sheep and woodland caribou

[midnight moon]

Those are the last 2 aniamls maps we need

[odd gull]

we would have 2 greatones on layton if we get moose greatone

[split charm]

i think we will get a Moose Great One with new map and waterfowl rework

[midnight moon]

Both of those animals are on 3+ maps

[opaque shard]

Red deer are like more in south sweden

The pic looks like north sweden

[midnight moon]

You have too much faith in EW

[opaque shard]

Maybe in lappland

[split charm]

They said May is going to be a big one tho

[odd gull]

i hope we dont get another map with red deer

[midnight moon]

A map and a rework is a lot

In the less the 6 months since Missipi plus red deer Go

And MWP

[quaint lintel]

Usually the new map comes out in June, so this is gonna be new ... I wonder if we'll get the next one in November, not December

[midnight moon]

End of may

I’d assume

[split charm]

Probably yes

[quaint lintel]

If that's the case ... the Teaser is coming out this Tuesday FS!

[midnight moon]

Probably reveal in 2 weeks, then 2 weeks form there until release

[midnight moon]

No…?

Maybe

[quaint lintel]

And a week or 2 later the trailer

Ooohhh... and maybe that's why Jaxy was saying to not miss the stream!

[wind ridge]

it is possible that 2 more images will be revealed next week

[lucid orchid]

Yeah it’s a new map for sure. However, there’s one thing I want to point out. Yes like you mentioned, some of the pine trees or possibly spruces near the lookout tower, look similar to the ones found in parts of Cuatro Colinas. However, there are the other lighter yellow hardwood trees in the mix similar to those on Yukon and Layton. You can find both of those types of vegetation in both Canada and Sweden, so it’s definitely one of the two options for sure. I also want to point out in my post with the same pic, there is what looks like either a taiga biome or prairies region in the northwest part of the pic. Either way, we would need more clues to be provided to hopefully confirm which of the two options it is. I’m leaning more towards Canada imo, but Sweden is still out there as an option.

[wind ridge]

Yukon trees were used for the images, we do not know if this is to emphasize that it will be within the same location or because they are the only ones that resemble those of the Possible New Map

I suppose that during the devs on Tuesday they will give details and explain what the images mean or at least with what intentions they were made

[jade thicket]

tuesday could be another hint or showing of something

[wind ridge]

another new image, most likely

[quaint lintel]

I'm hoping for a teaser, like they did with the alligator 🤞🏻

[split charm]

Same

[wheat mist]

wait the next reserve has already been hinted?

[lusty orbit]

Yes

Check the pins

[wheat mist]

oh I see

a pine forest thingy

oh well rip australian map then

[lusty orbit]

Yup

[midnight moon]

Usually when they reveal a trailer its on the COTW stream and they tend to hype the stream up a lot...i dont think they come out and say that they will have a reveal that stream...but you can basically tell.

[wheat mist]

and uhh what kind of unique animals could this map have? I thought the northern hemisphere was pretty well covered already

[quaint lintel]

Like 3 new duck species and maybe a new goose

Beavers too maybe

[wheat mist]

beavers are game?

[quaint lintel]

Their name is in the game, they aren't xD

[wind ridge]

dall sheep or rock sheep maybe

[wheat mist]

you mean stone sheep?

[quaint lintel]

If it is Nordic map ... they can add the snowing effect from Yukon to there too!!

[wind ridge]

yes

[wheat mist]

I'm still kinda clueless why yukon doesn't have dall sheep tbh

would be the perfect map for them

[quaint lintel]

Same with TA not having Tahr

[wheat mist]

NZ has tahrs?

didn't know they were game too lol

[quaint lintel]

Yea, a lot, they have the Himalayan Tahr

[wheat mist]

so odd lol

anyway I guess a canadian/swedish map is fine, though I was kind of expecting either australia or india/central asia maps as those are the missing regions that stand out the most for me

[regal ferry]

That was due to them not being able to model the fur properly due to engine limitations iirc

[wind ridge]

Spring Creek Manor Thropy Lodge, first room on the left..
Does anyone remember that the bookcase has been open and that object has been there before?

[midnight moon]

Lol

I definitely don’t remember the doors being open like that…

@wind ridge look up flinters probably video on the spring creek manor release

And watch that room

Or just any trophy lodge your video in there

[strong dragon]

It wasn't like that before I don't think

Funny how @jade thicket mentioned that in the future they could hide clues in the book case's 😂

https://youtu.be/Nn9K52hwGyA

That's the trophy lodge tour

[midnight moon]

Okay so sonic is gonna be in the game, nice

[wind ridge]

I saw it, it's old :S

[strong dragon]

Lmao okay

[wind ridge]

I don't really use that lodge much so I haven't seen it before

[jade thicket]

haha i dont even remember saying that 😁

would be a good place to hide em

[midnight moon]

@wind ridge I went back and looked at old tours on YouTube. The bookcase was open. Nice spotting tho.

[strong dragon]

You mentioned it in the Spring Creek manor trophy lodge release video 3 years ago😂

[jade thicket]

haha tight memory

😁

[strong dragon]

I think the video that you made earlier was probably the most accurate to what we could be looking at in the future

Sweden sounds like something they would add since EW is founded in Sweden if I'm not mistaken?

[wind ridge]

since I'm at the lodge I'll save some photos for future searches in case I forget something xD

[tribal sail]

Wouldn't it be amazing if the "big" May month was that they released a small scale reserve just devoted to waterfowl in the month and they still had another full size reserve release for June that they would hint about in May also? That would be a big surprise.

[sinful vale]

Tbf thatd be amazing

id love a smaller reserve

The big reserves can feel overwhelming at times

"big"

[strong dragon]

I just want a all around waterfowl map

[sinful vale]

Class 1/2 reserve would be sick\

with raccoons, squirrels, waterfowl, etc

[strong dragon]

Like maybe wt and another unused species on it but a map directed towards waterfowl would be sick

[sinful vale]

Id love to see a class 1/2 reserve

just small game

[strong dragon]

Exactly same

[sinful vale]

~Where all youd need is the .22h

[strong dragon]

A small game map would be best for the game

Small game being (ducks, squirrels, raccoons, beavers, coyotes)

[sinful vale]

~Yea

[quaint lintel]

That's a clue FS it was NEVER open and that thing was NEVER there

[midnight moon]

But it isn’t

[quaint lintel]

What is it then? Why is it suddenly open, why is that thing suddenly there half covered with a book

[limber cliff]

Anyone able to get a better view on this thing within the stegosaurus peaks?

By better view I mean more angle

[strong dragon]

I can try

[sinful vale]

What if this hint is leaning towards a porcupine

instead of being a stego spine

Or hedgehogs?

[limber cliff]

Hedgehogs do exist in the wild out in EU

[limber cliff]

I don’t honestly think it’s a stego- it’s just the first thing that came to mind haha

[sinful vale]

I dont think its EU

Give me a minute

[strong dragon]

There's something in between the spikes tho

It's like a card or something

[sinful vale]

I dont think thats it

I think the book is hiding an animal

[limber cliff]

That’s why I was hoping for a better glimpse

If it’s a hint it’s very well hidden

And there might be a word or a better image on the card-thing

[sinful vale]

okay okay, i have a wild idea here

[limber cliff]

Gib

[sinful vale]

Asian porcupine species

Mallard duck

Elk

Asian hedgehog

the elk won the GO vote

we know therell be mallards

So i suspect the elk and mallard are in

I suspect the spikes mean like a porcupine or hedgehog

But since theres already a million NA maps, i think this one will be asia

[strong dragon]

We need @jade thicket (sorry for the ping) opinion on this

[wheat mist]

I hope it's asia

[sinful vale]

Looking at the trees and comparing them with IRL trees they do seem like they are Eurasian

[regal ferry]

But there's no overlap with porcupine in Asia and elk in Asia?

[stray sequoia]

it doesnt show the image?

[limber cliff]

Embeds don’t work

[stray sequoia]

damn hold up

[limber cliff]

Copy image and paste it directly

[wheat mist]

what's the GO vote

[limber cliff]

Or save and upload

[sinful vale]

GO was for elk

Great one*

sorry

[strong dragon]

There's also north american porcupines

[regal ferry]

Those be for making fake bear footprints

[wheat mist]

so they are monster footprints lol

[regal ferry]

Actually, you are right. Those ain't bear feet

[sinful vale]

Theres already a ton of NA maps

thats the thing

I doubt itll be another

[wheat mist]

sorry I'm completely new to this but what is a great one vote

[strong dragon]

Yeah but ew is known for reusing things

[wheat mist]

you mean like people vote for what animal gets a great one version?

[regal ferry]

Aren't those monster things from a mission somewhere?

[strong dragon]

^
Ye

[wheat mist]

and that implies it will be in the next dlc map?

[strong dragon]

Not entirely

[sinful vale]

Could it be a map in Nepal?

[strong dragon]

Possibly

[regal ferry]

Nah, they don't have that foliage

[wheat mist]

honestly from the looks of the map it's either Europe or NA

[regal ferry]

And way more mountains, like Nepal is all mountains

[sinful vale]

Elk arent in Europe, thats the thing

And i doubt they wont add Elk

Cuz it won the GO vote before mississippi came out

[strong dragon]

I'm pretty sure there is Eurasian Elk

[sinful vale]

Thats a moose

[regal ferry]

Yeah, moose are technically called elk in Europe

[strong dragon]

Sorry for my lack of knowledge 😂

It's a moose not elk

[regal ferry]

It's a British/American thing

[sinful vale]

Wapiti :D

Imma just call them wapiti's

[limber cliff]

That works

[regal ferry]

Wapiti is a way beter name than elk anyway

[sinful vale]

But anyways, Wapitis dont live in EU and not adding the new GO for wapitis would be a bummer

So I swear on my grave it has to be a reserve with Wapitis and Mallards

[regal ferry]

But won't they have a problem with adding a GO Wapiti anyway due to there being two species of them in game?

And they would have to add a third one for the Asian subspecies

[limber cliff]

Or

Or and hear me out

ALL the elk specie get a GO

[sinful vale]

Yea I think that will be the case

[regal ferry]

Please no

[sinful vale]

This hurts my brain, what am i looking at

[regal ferry]

Don't make me grind for three more GO at once

[sinful vale]

I think theyd have the same racks tho

[limber cliff]

Severe angle of the spiked thing

[limber cliff]

That would make me sad even though it makes sense

[sinful vale]

Same, but knowing EW they wont add 2/3 different random gens

[quaint lintel]

These are the Bigfoot fake tracks that the guy was using in Medved missions lol

[wind ridge]

Yes xD

[limber cliff]

Idk man, they added 6-ish for WT

And about 3 for RD

Multi-racks seem to be a blessing

[sinful vale]

I meant that for like 6 for 2/3 species

[stiff leaf]

^

[limber cliff]

But the paper between them? Also I haven’t finished medved

[tribal sail]

MedVed had these on the mission for big foot. But I'm also thinking it was with a guy who was stealing gas. Don't remember if it's the same mission line or of there were two. It's been a bit since I've done those.

[wheat mist]

Sounds like a scooby doo episode

[sinful vale]

My first idea was a northern mongolian map

Cuz that has the exact same tree combination, the right species for mallard + wapiti. the right rocks, perfect amount of mountains and also quite large lakes

This area was my first Idea

[midnight moon]

No Wapiti in Mongolia

They have maral

[sinful vale]

This map is the map of where wapiti live @midnight moon

[midnight moon]

Yes but Wapiti is a general term

[regal ferry]

Maral is a wapiti

[wind ridge]

Wapiti is Rosevelt Elk

[sinful vale]

Elk = wapiti

[midnight moon]

Ye

Maral Wapiti how bout that

[sinful vale]

Marals are red deer

[quaint lintel]

Now the question is ... why are those randomly added in the lodge, hidden, right before the new map comes out?! Another Bigfoot mission story line in Sweden?! Maybe actual Bigfoot addition for some event like we get Warewolf in Classic?!

[wind ridge]

Maral stag is a Mongolian Elk

[regal ferry]

No, it's maral is mongolian Wapiti

[wind ridge]

Wapiti is the other name of Rosevelt Elk

[regal ferry]

No, Wapiti is the name for all elk except moose, which are also called elk in Europe to make things confusing

[wheat mist]

I think you guys are mistaking maral for hanglu

[sinful vale]

Maral is a red deer

[wheat mist]

and even then they are not found in northern mongolia, that's just wapiti

[limber cliff]

Hangul you mean?

[sinful vale]

I do my research before saying shit 😅

[regal ferry]

This is the Wikipedia for Siberian Elk

[wheat mist]

hanglu, as in cervus hanglu

[regal ferry]

So I don't know what's going on, but they seem to use all names for a whole lot of deer over there

[limber cliff]

Basically haha

[wheat mist]

kinda wish the map was based on central asia so you know

we can get markhor 🥺

but given the screenshots I highly doubt it

[sinful vale]

But Ill have to wait for more clues but now im keeping my guess on a mongolian reserve with mallard and wapiti

[regal ferry]

They are unlikely to do Markhor anyway unfortunately, because they gave trouble with making fur look good

[regal ferry]

I don't think you are correct, but I very much hope you are

[wheat mist]

also couldn't the update screenshots just be from an existing map?

[sinful vale]

Nope, they are very much not

[wheat mist]

rip

[sinful vale]

Whole community has been searching where it couldve been

No where it was found

[sinful vale]

Im waiting for a next clue tho, cuz just going off mallards is impossible

Thats why I tried implying the GO vote

[regal ferry]

Yeah, it really is. I tried to look up if mallards have different names that could imply something or some other connection, but there's nothing than I could find.

[wheat mist]

mallards are widespread through the holarctic region so them appearing the screenshots doesnt hint much

unfortunately

[sinful vale]

I mean looking at the duck its just a regular mallard, could be the entire northern hemisphere

[regal ferry]

Tuesday stream is gonna be something good I hope

[sinful vale]

If they show wapiti we know its either Asia or NA

[wheat mist]

crossing my fingers for central asia and markhor

[regal ferry]

Only thing is that it's a bit of a chunky duck, but nothing much else

[regal ferry]

If they show any other species we can try and triangulate a more precise location I hope

[sinful vale]

Imagine them showing a fucking rat💀

[regal ferry]

Yeah was thinking that as well 😆

[wheat mist]

bad ending: they show wild boars

[sinful vale]

💀 💀

[lusty stream]

A muskrat would be nice

[winter ermine]

If these spoiler pictures originate from the new map it looks indistinguishable from the current offerings. nothing really exotic or unique.

[regal ferry]

Wild boar would kinda exclude America though

Kinda

[sinful vale]

I just hope its Asia, because Asia hasnt received love

[wheat mist]

wild boars have been introduced in NA tho, and I don't mean feral hogs

[winter ermine]

even if it was asia why go with a heavily forested map? mongolia or tibet would be better.

[sinful vale]

Mongolia has heavily forested areas

[winter ermine]

it also has the gobi desert

[regal ferry]

Yeah, I've seen them but I wouldn't expect them to be put there

Then again, it is better not to expect such things

[winter ermine]

also I just want to hunt baboons in south africa is that really hard to add to vurhonga?

[sinful vale]

But Im waiting for a next animal to show up so I could try to pinpoint where it is

I just hope it isnt ANOTHER NA map

[wheat mist]

ngl it fits quite well with the screenshots

[sinful vale]

Is this mongolia no?

[regal ferry]

Yes, apparently there is a cap to species on a map due max populations of total animals and distribution on the map. Vurhonga is said to be at the cap of animal species. That's why a lot of people want a Africa 2.0

[wheat mist]

not exactly but it's close

it's inner mongolia

[regal ferry]

Looks sick

[wheat mist]

oh wait no my bad it's xinjiang lol

but yeah basically next to mongolia

[sinful vale]

Yea it could also be china

[regal ferry]

China is pretty against hunting is it not?

[winter ermine]

every map should feel different I'm not sure what's keeping them from doing an indian game reserve or the obvious choice of porting the australian textures and assets

[sinful vale]

Idk

[winter ermine]

they trap. there's really no restrictions in the western and northern regions.

[wheat mist]

is it

[midnight moon]

China is against thinking

[wheat mist]

bush meat being one of the largest markets in the country I doubt it's not

[sinful vale]

I just hope its generally asia

[winter ermine]

doesn't matter if it's in asia if it's that forested. looks like portions of maps we already have.

[wheat mist]

I hope it's a combined map of asian fauna

[sinful vale]

But I cant pinpoint too much without any other species besides mallard confirmed

[regal ferry]

Well, if I recall correctly they don't like foreigners coming in and shooting stuff, especially with their very strict anti gun laws

[sinful vale]

If they add smth that only lives in Asia im gonna be pinpointing assuming theres also wapiti

[wheat mist]

not that they have anything interesting to shoot at

also is there a point on pinpointing? I thought the reserves were pretty relaxed in terms of overlaying animal ranges

[regal ferry]

Same with a lot of Asian countries tbh, they don't like people coming and shooting their species. Pretty sure a couple of countries banned it since the turn of the century over there

[winter ermine]

imagine a south east asia map with macaques and ancient temples and etc

[sinful vale]

There kinda is, not rlly in terms of country specific

[winter ermine]

I also hope some company just comes along and lets us hunt endangered species

[regal ferry]

Anything better than 'Somewhere in the northern hemisphere' is good imo 😆

[sinful vale]

Ultimate hunting soon enough

[sinful vale]

😂 😂 Mallards be the shittiest clue

[wheat mist]

vurhonga lions 💀

[regal ferry]

But tbh, those are hunted irl

Not in the way in game, but they are hunted

[wheat mist]

yeah

[sinful vale]

Class 10 elephant ?!?!?!

Jk jk

[wheat mist]

my point is that they already allow hunting endangered species in the game sooo

[regal ferry]

And same with the European bison, those are hunted but definitely not in Germany

[winter ermine]

elephants, rino, maybe even gorilla. it's just amusing that prohibitions IRL mean that a developer can't do research on the matter. Release it with some kind of victorian armament and a howdah pistol too.

[wheat mist]

hunting leopards 😎

[sinful vale]

Ive seem people hunt them jn germany

[regal ferry]

Really? Where do they have large enough populations in Germany?

[wheat mist]

imagine a map in texas with their clusterfuck of random game species

[winter ermine]

I just think it's lazy when they reskin something like red fox -> grey fox.

[wheat mist]

scimitar oryx hunting time

[sinful vale]

Tbh I think it was just at the border cuz the population died in Germany

But I have seen people hunt them in germany

[regal ferry]

Those aren't endangered though, but actually extinct in the wild 😆

[wheat mist]

yeah it's the next level

maybe if the next map is china we could get milus to hunt 😋

[regal ferry]

Yeah, most of what I found was Poland and Bulgaria, but Bulgaria is also reintroduced tbh

[winter ermine]

I also found the Mississippi Acres map extremely offensive portraying the American south as everyone living in trailers with poorly hung american flags using cardboard boxes for coffee tables / half eaten apples and toilets strewn all along the roads

[sinful vale]

Well theres larger reintroduced herds in germany

Which are free roaming

Ranging*

But thats sub 200

In total

[wheat mist]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BisonBonasusIUCN.svg/800px-BisonBonasusIUCN.svg.png

hella fragmented population

[regal ferry]

Yeah, because all but those on the border between Belarus and Poland are reintroduced

[sinful vale]

Same for Germany but theyve got a small pop of free ranging

[regal ferry]

Just like the American bison, they almost went extinct

[regal ferry]

I did not realise, very interesting

All of those in my country are reintroduced into closed reserves, expected it to be the same in Germany

[winter ermine]

SO even if they do yet another north american map why not make it visually distinct like yellowstone. add the calderas, geysers, mud pots, and etc.

there isn't a single waterfall in this game that tries to capture the nature of the outdoors.

[sinful vale]

Bc its easier to recycle

[winter ermine]

yeah it smacks of laziness. it's going to cost them in the end when a competitor offers a visually stunning product.

classic has greater map variability 😦

[sinful vale]

Oh not for me, im gonna get the upcoming hunter games like the way of the Hunter and Ultimate Hunting but im still gonna play cotw

[winter ermine]

if you play arma some map creators hand detail all of the stuff on their maps and some just randomize vegetation and change a few colors here and there. same thing.

[tribal sail]

Unfortunate, because that's the animal I would love to see the most in game.

[midnight moon]

Ok I’m starting to piece together a theory. Very early stages. Im starting to investigate and become curious if there is only one dlc. Pure speculation at this point. Things lining up still feel…off.

I hate how the ground looks

Like in this pic

That “cliff” is just grey colored flat ground

[frigid sedge]

thats not flat lol

[regal ferry]

You thinking there might be multiple dlc coming? That would be quite something

[midnight moon]

Wdym

The texture is

I literally have no proof but there are a few things not lining up and it’s bugging me why. I’m starting to think we are about to get dropped on.

May is going to be a big month. They started the clues early…there are some other things in my head. I think things are about to get nutty.

It’s still bugging me they are showing the map before release.

[midnight moon]

I don’t think it’s a cliff. It’s a big mountainous bolder. They are all over the place here in north east US. Look just like that.

The rock and ground are blenders together perfectly tho

It’s just different colors that’s what I’m saying

[peak cedar]

the clues literally started no earlier than any prior year

[midnight moon]

Looks like clues opened on 5-17-2021 last year.

[midnight moon]

We should get an NA map. We barely have any of those!

[harsh bridge]

Unfortunately that's where most hunting occurs in the world. So it's rather easy to pick anywhere in NA and make a hunting map.

[dry valve]

Question! Has this always been on the maps of the lookout towers or is that a new map layout?

[tawdry nebula]

It’s old

[dry valve]

Okay

[ivory arch]

been off the past few days any updates?

[dry valve]

People are guessing Canada or Sweden! My money is on Canadian map due to them having great waterfowl hunting!

[ivory arch]

ya i feel as if itll be canada

i pray for a primarily waterfowl map

[dry valve]

Same

I’d like to see geese mallard wood some other ducks

[ivory arch]

yep

and more geese species

[dry valve]

True!

[wind ridge]

reasons for Sweden
#🦡︴cotw-scotland message

Reasons why the clues refer to Canada:

1. Canada is one of the most important waterfowl migration destinations on the continent, since the Waterfowl Rework is confirmed to be a more than convenient destination if we take into account the migratory flyways.

2. Submerged vegetation on one side of the dock also indicates that the map will feature wetlands, common ground in many Canadian hunting areas, the wooden platform that is at the beginning of the dock they confirm it, we see the same in the wet areas of the Layton River and in the Center of Yukon, also in Mississippi.

3. The trees in all the images are the same as those of Yukon and Layton whit yellow color, different from reddish colors and mixed forest of Hirsch, also the observation tower is the same as Layton's only the color changes..

4. The next GO could be Moose or Elk and Canada has excellent records of these species, just look at the records page of Silvertine Wildlife..

Half Layton, half Yukon...

[polar kite]

You really went into depth and researched all of this just to prove a point

I like it

[mighty dove]

Whoever thinks it’s Sweden react with 🇸🇪 and whoever thinks it’s Canada react with 🇨🇦

[limber cliff]

Any new thoughts, y’all?

[mighty dove]

I think we’re all waiting on Tuesday

[dawn berry]

nice

[oblique seal]

I don't think were getting a new map. I bet we're just getting reworks of hersh and layton.

[mighty dove]

There’s so many different theories

But I am dead set on believing it’s a new map but more mained on smaller game

[acoustic elbow]

hope you're right

[mighty dove]

I’m always right

[round pine]

🧢.

[glacial summit]

When did you get here

[round pine]

Like not even an hour ago

[glacial summit]

Nice

[peak cedar]

which is what, two weeks. Not that big of a deal. Like I said. They work in rough time frames. New maps generally come out June and December.

These clues have to be pointing to a new map, I seriously doubt they would break a trend they've been following for 3 years

[midnight moon]

oh, i believe the clues are pointing to a new map. but my rough sketch theory is there is other dlc coming unannounced.

probably before the map.

[wind hemlock]

Jaxy hinted at better night scopes.

[midnight moon]

ok, again - i have nothing to back this up yet, but im working through some things to try and find some evidence for this. IF...(and im starting to lean this way) Sweden is the map, i think it will be a free dlc. working thoughts behind this are:

• its the 5 year anniversary. they gave us the pistol and announced there was much more in the pipeline, meaning in the works, coming soon. a natural thing to celebrate the anniversary is to celebrate the home country of EW.
• they showed the map before release. this is NEVER done. EVER. not for maps, or any other DLC. This is really a red flag. It makes no sense why they would start this trend with a map. My working theory is, this isnt the big drop DLC. its exciting, sure, and means awesome things for the game - but I really think this means they have something up their sleeves.
• the assets for this new map are reused assets. obviously we dont know species yet, but be it canada or sweden - the majority of the species are going to be from other maps (Canada especially). There is more potential if Sweden for new species, but the main species are going to be reused. My working theory on this is...its intentional. It was something they could offer to players easily and quickly. Again, not the major announcement coming.
• take this section as you will. I will not hammer on EW negatively, but, I think both Canada and Sweden are controversial. Given what the community has been asking for - AUS, Africa, Asia, etc - its going to stir some emotions in people. Obviosly they will know this. They have done surveys and get a lot of feedback on maps. Neither Canada or Sweden has been a top draw for players. Again - I think this means they have something else coming.

I know...long posts...sorry.

• up until 2021 EW has dropped multiple dlc in the spring. Only one map, but multiple dlc. there has always been a free dlc around this time, at least 1 $3.99 dlc and a map. This seemed to stop last year for some reason, but that was the exception, their track record is more dlc than just a map.

so my working theory - IF the map is Sweden (because of the 5 year anniversary) its going to be free. They dropped Modern Rifle Pack in FEB, and something else is coming. Something big. Dogs, new species, new hunting gear, equipment...i have no idea...but something.

I basically believe the map is the free dlc for the spring, and its a celebration dlc of the 5 year anniversary. It will be well done, but its controversial and reused assets - so they can justify it being free from a business sense. to make up for the loss of a $7.99 dlc they are going to drop other dlc with it. maybe multiple.

[inner swan]

"Given what the community has been asking for - AUS, Africa, Asia, etc - its going to stir some emotions in people. Obviosly they will know this." This was no different with the release of the previous map, and they released Mississippi. The polls don't pick the maps, I believe those are decided well in advance but I could be wrong. This next map is right on time for the usual release of the next map - in June. No reason for me to think that is changing. They haven't shown a peak of an upcoming map as a clue before but that doesn't mean they're against doing so. My prediction is Sweden is the next map, and with it's release will come the GO Moose

[midnight moon]

Yea, i mean im probably over thinking - i usually do. it really started with the map being free, but they cant do a free map and take that loss. went fromt here.

[glacial flame]

^agree

No reason for them to break their trend

Defo won’t be a free map imo

[midnight moon]

well thats the thing...their trend is a map and multiple dlc releases in spring.

[glacial flame]

We had the AR pack after Mississippi

[inner swan]

As well as the simultaneous release of the waterfowl rework, which has already been announced as coming with the next big update.

[glacial flame]

This is the right time to see new clues for a new map

[glacial flame]

^this

[inner swan]

Highly unlikely anything tangible wil lbe released before the big update (new map).

[midnight moon]

Why provide free content when you can charge money for it

[glacial flame]

Especially for something that takes as much work as a map dlc

It wouldn’t be smart to suddenly not charge for it

[midnight moon]

Ye

[glacial flame]

The company has to make their money somehow!

[midnight moon]

Obviously

[inner swan]

New content means developers need to be paid 🙂 They haven't released anything new that costs money since the AR pack. So yeah also unlikely whatever this next update wil lbe doesn't involve a paid DLC

[glacial flame]

Exactly

[midnight moon]

Still confused what the hints are- is it just the 4 pics that are pinned

[glacial flame]

Yes so far

[midnight moon]

No way it’s not Canada or Sweden

Even Sweden seems weird

Canada is a very requested map, despite as much people don’t want one

[glacial flame]

Thing is the devs have said they have a road map

[round pine]

My question is that is there really enough new species you could do with either of those maps

[glacial flame]

So I doubt highly requested means too much if they’ve already got plans laid out

[midnight moon]

No

But yes at the same time

[glacial flame]

Surprisingly yes

[midnight moon]

Like Canada has stone sheep, that’s all I care about

[wind ridge]

waterfowl species

[midnight moon]

If you say something stupid like beaver

yea, i totally get what you both are saying, Mel and KillClynton. appreciate your feedback. I have thoughts behind it - and i really avoid saying controversial things here. But like i said - im likely over thinking it. Ive been thiking Saskatchewan this entire time...so just exploring other areas.

[glacial flame]

Not stupid seeing as they are hunted

A lot

[midnight moon]

Trapped

Not hunted

[glacial flame]

No they are hunted too afaik

[round pine]

I’m worried they would mess it up though. Bighorn aren’t exactly the best looking horns

[midnight moon]

Yeah probably

[round pine]

Mostly trapped.

[midnight moon]

But I can dream

[round pine]

Lol

[midnight moon]

Kinda illegal but I won’t tell

[glacial flame]

Doesn’t mean they can’t be added to be shot

[round pine]

Yeah stone sheep would be amazing

[round pine]

Is it actually lol

[glacial flame]

Where?

[midnight moon]

Utah, Wyoming

I’m sure Idaho Montana and everywhere else beavers are

[glacial flame]

Ah so specific locations

[midnight moon]

Yes specific to where they live

[glacial flame]

Lemme check but I do believe I’ve seen beaver hunts

[round pine]

You can hunt them here

[glacial flame]

They live in other places too besides those

[round pine]

Only on private land tho

Not sure about bc tho

[glacial flame]

First page to come up

Walk and stalk beaver hunts

[round pine]

Why are you awake!! It’s 2:30 😂

[glacial flame]

Cuz I have no sleep schedule lmao

[inner swan]

Sweden plays perfectly into what is currently already on the way for the next update:

a - GO Moose (my theory)
b - Waterfowl rework
c - EW are in Sweden. Hard to imagine they wouldn't incorporate a Sweden map into their game at some point
d - Beavers finally
e - Lots of potential for new species
f - Lots of potential for species that are only on one map to be on another
g - That part of Europe does not currently have a map in the game

[glacial flame]

But yes, in Sweden at least- and I suspect others too, beavers can be hunted

So, not a stupid suggestion

[round pine]

You can here in Alberta

[glacial flame]

Also capercaillie would be a fabulous new species

[midnight moon]

beavers finally like people are begging for those

[glacial flame]

Well there we go

[round pine]

I’d smoke a beaver

[midnight moon]

Not saying I wouldn’t smoke a beaver

[glacial flame]

Have you not seen the tons of people in here asking for them?

[round pine]

Cuz they take down every tent

[peak cedar]

It's a good map for small game, unless waterfowl gets a damn good rework I don't see the hype in a Sweden map tbh 🤷‍♂️

[midnight moon]

Outside of the memes no

[glacial flame]

They’re super highly asked for

[midnight moon]

This exactly

[glacial flame]

Lemme tell you

I see people ask for them allll the time

Seriously

[inner swan]

and they have been for years

[midnight moon]

Not compared to like, Africa

[glacial flame]

They’re a cool species

[peak cedar]

I feel like beavers are like Turkeys hype wise. Highly requested. Hunted for two weeks. Hype dies.

[glacial flame]

No, but we are talking about species that could potentially be on a Swedish or similar map

Not Africa

[round pine]

What other new species?

Cuz there is typically what 4 new species?

[midnight moon]

The capericandillebdjn, duh

[glacial flame]

Easily done with waterfowl

[wind ridge]

ducks, geese...

[midnight moon]

Cause those aren’t in the game

[glacial flame]

Say maybe 3-4 new waterfowl species, beaver, capercaillie, maybe something else if we are thinking Sweden

[glacial flame]

Not all species are no

[peak cedar]

Considering ducks/geese don't have much difference atm. I can't see that going well

[acoustic elbow]

ptarmigan

[sharp jewel]

does anyone know kinda what is coming possibly haven't had a chance to look all through the chat so was wondering if someone could give me a synapsus of kind of what has been getting said around here?

[glacial flame]

There’s sooo many unique bird species

[wind ridge]

https://birdwatchinghq.com/ducks-in-british-columbia/

[midnight moon]

But they’ll essentially be the exact same as other geese/birds

[inner swan]

to be fair, EW has never said they were for sure making another Africa - or if they are, when that would be. It wouldn't be unreasonable in my opinion if they'd rather make other maps first that aren't currently in the game. Have to look at it from a broader perspective than simply what the bulk of the community is asking for

[round pine]

This is what I was going to say. For me they are basically just there to fill plaques

[glacial flame]

The clue images are pinned. Most people suspect Sweden or Canada 😊

[sharp jewel]

see i thought this was of the maps we already have

[midnight moon]

No

[round pine]

Looks a lot like Layton to me

[acoustic elbow]

it's not

[midnight moon]

But it’s not

[glacial flame]

From what we have learnt, it appears not

[round pine]

I know it isn’t but it just looks so similar

[sharp jewel]

in my best guess i would say canada because of the rockyness

[midnight moon]

Layton rework!!??

Sarcastic

[wind ridge]

Canada #🦡︴cotw-scotland message

Sweden
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[peak cedar]

I would prefer Sweden over Canada, even though I hate both those ideas lol

[round pine]

I do think Canada would make more sense for waterfowl although I don’t know lots about waterfowl in Europe

But we do get a ton of waterfowl

[midnight moon]

Canada is the goat for birbs

[glacial flame]

There’s actually a lot of popular waterfowl hunting in Europe too!

[midnight moon]

Troo

[sharp jewel]

yes that is for sure to me its canada becuase of the rockyness

[round pine]

Probably would be bc if it’s Canada

[peak cedar]

would have been nice to see the waterfowl and how the rework is (quality wise) before praying a waterfowl map would go well

[glacial flame]

I thought the same honestly but there’s some grand places in Europe from what I have read with a great variety of species

[midnight moon]

Europe has birds

[round pine]

Gonna be a map based in the Yukon called Alaska valley

[midnight moon]

what would be the species if in sweden

[sharp jewel]

yeah i mean having a strictly waterfowl/bird map would be AMAZING!!

[midnight moon]

Yeah it would be nice

[midnight moon]

Nothing new besides beaver and caphfnnilid

[inner swan]

The problem with a Canada map is it leaves little to no room for new species unless it's Northern Canada, but those pics certainly wouldn't be in the North. I suppose beavers and muskox could be a thing, and possibly some new ducks, but other than that they'd all be reused species

[midnight moon]

And idk some elusive ground squirrel people will die over

[round pine]

My fear is that it will end up being not like besides waterfowl. Look at Rougaroo lol

[midnight moon]

It could be north

The aspens don’t mean too much

They could make it work

[sharp jewel]

i really love the bird hunting that is in place already exept for the waterfowl because of how screwed up it is but the quail and pheasants are awesome

[midnight moon]

Stone sheep,

[inner swan]

Would be a little crazy to do a Northern Canada map and not have snow literally everywhere lol

[round pine]

I would like a bc coast map. New map for blacktail

[sharp jewel]

if they add a strictly bird map they should add trap or sporting clays into it as a range

[wind ridge]

I still lean towards Canada because objects from 2 NA maps were chosen to use in the images, I think that if it were Sweden elements from Hirsh and Taiga would have been used instead :S

[midnight moon]

sandhill cranes are big in southern canada - id hope for those if thats where the map is.

[midnight moon]

Wel there’s not snow literally everywhere in northern canada 😳

[winged sluice]

Bc has sitka deer too

[midnight moon]

BC isn’t flat

[round pine]

Hbomb would disagree

[midnight moon]

Maybe right now

Snow btw

[round pine]

Western is but it wouldn’t make sense for this map

[sharp jewel]

i would love a sporting clays range or something added in bc that would be a ton of fun to do in the game

[quaint lintel]

I'm 94% sure it's Sweden (Nordic)

[midnight moon]

The other 6%?

[glacial flame]

Yeah I’m leaning towards Europe too for sure

[sharp jewel]

idk it looks more northern to me

[round pine]

Africa

[quaint lintel]

All the other guesses here

[midnight moon]

It’s possible, but honestly i don’t care

[sharp jewel]

@round pine lol

[round pine]

Gonna be a North African map

Lol

[midnight moon]

Both CAD and SWE are so similar, besides stone sheep but I almost don’t want EW to mess up my precise baby

[inner swan]

I realize that. It also snows in Hawaii, but it would be pretty weird if they made a Hawaii map and there was snow everywhere.

[quaint lintel]

North Africa is a desert ... what are we gonna hunt there, camels? xD

[round pine]

Absolutely

[round pine]

Would be awesome

[sharp jewel]

yeah i mean im with you ik that whatever they put out is probably gonna be a banger

[round pine]

I’m more concerned on having lots of species in the game already

[midnight moon]

Google gates of the Arctic , not snow crazy in the summer when you actually hunt at that elevation

[round pine]

I feel like there needs to be a few big game species otherwise you might as well have a tiny map

[midnight moon]

Sheep opens in like July, and that’s in the high elevations

[round pine]

Holy

[sharp jewel]

if they could add more bird species i would be game for it

[midnight moon]

I believe July is NWT

[round pine]

Our sheep opens august 25th

[midnight moon]

Late July

[round pine]

Maybe

[inner swan]

I suppose my point is that those photos don't strike me as a place where we would be hunting polar bears and arctic foxes

[sharp jewel]

P.S. no pun intended

[midnight moon]

Then yeah

[quaint lintel]

Oh yea .. it's not a Polar map fs xD

[midnight moon]

But I mean caribou, stone sheep, moose, ducks, geese, not a bad round up by any means

And mountain goat

[sharp jewel]

which is okay bc is medved really the greatest map ever?

[round pine]

I think snow geese would be nice

[inner swan]

If it's Canada, that's a part of Canada where we've pretty much seen every species that would be on that map. Hence rooting very much for Sweden lol. Keep in mind I'm Canadian and have lived in Canada my entire life. Of course I want a Canada map 🙂

[midnight moon]

And Sweden would be much different?

[glacial flame]

I feel this might be more repeat species if put on a map then perhaps Sweden

[round pine]

Yeah I’m biased but I want alberta lol

[midnight moon]

Possibly

[inner swan]

Extremely

[glacial flame]

There’s more unique species they could add I’d argue

[midnight moon]

Enlighten me

[sharp jewel]

either way im happy becuase it just means more hunting for me

[inner swan]

You clearly don't watch my content 😉

[midnight moon]

And I mean big shit that’s interesting

[midnight moon]

Clearly

[round pine]

I mean most species in Sweden could be more or less the same as in some parts of Canada

[midnight moon]

The big aniamls make or break the map

If they focus on the waterfowl and birds, i think - yea - sweden is potential for a lot of new species. big game, there isnt much more you could add.

[glacial flame]

For you maybe

[round pine]

Yep. And I feel like there needs to be at least some big game

[midnight moon]

But if they are making a bird map they could go Canada and have it fit better, since it makes sense

And since it’s just birds the location wouldn’t matter

[glacial flame]

I feel this becomes a very personal opinion matter honestly, my main concern is seeing new species, big or small, of course others will have different focus points for any new map

[midnight moon]

It would be a fitting way to close the NA chapter of COTW, with say some caribou and such

[quaint lintel]

North Pole (snow) map:
• Animals: Polar Bears, Arctic wolves, Musk Ox, Wolverine, Walrus, Arctic fox, Reindeer, Elk, Moose and Lynx.
• Special feature: Northern Lights at night making it possible to hunt at night without night vision binos! (Imagine Arctic wolves howling at that)

I know I say I want Australia, Himalayas, Africa etc. ... but that up there, what I wrote, is my Dream map! One day, we're gonna get it one day! 🤞🏻

[midnight moon]

Always is

A far north map, however, is very much requested

[round pine]

I feel like a bc map is more fitting for birds

Waterfowl I mean

[midnight moon]

Nunavut, as eyepick would say

[tropic spruce]

I think EW is going for all the reserves that are "easy" to do, with more common species that they already have in game. Or with more resources that they already have developed. The 2 maps per year works fine for them, but at some point they will need to change that.

[midnight moon]

it wont be bc regardless. we had this discussion last night and its likely layton is already bc.

[glacial flame]

But as said before, the devs have said they have a road map for this kinda content, so may-haps it wouldn’t change much

[midnight moon]

Layton is Bc, that’s cannon

[round pine]

I thought Layton was Washington?

[midnight moon]

NO

[inner swan]

Moose
Brown Bear
Reindeer
Red Deer
Roe Deer
Wild Boar
Arctic Fox
Wolverine
Scandinavian Wolf
Lynx
European Polecat
European Beaver
Eurasian Badger
Mountain Hare
Capercaille
Black Grouse
Several Duck Species
Several Goose Species

[midnight moon]

i dont know that its cannon. its not expressed anywhere that ive been able to find, but someone brought up an info graph that pointed to it.

I said original @inner swan

[inner swan]

original?..

I gave you the full list instead 🙂

I tend to under promise and over deliver

[glacial flame]

I think maybe they mean non repeats?

[winged sluice]

I think he means new species

[wind ridge]

Layton is USA pacific northwest, I think that in the devs it has already been clarified many times

[inner swan]

Yeah they're all included in there 🙂

lol

[glacial flame]

Yup! Some great species in there to boot

[midnight moon]

That’s my man

[round pine]

That’s what I thought too

[glacial flame]

Capercaillie are so incredibly cool- just those alone would have my excited

[quaint lintel]

#addyukonsnowingeffecttonewswedenmap

[midnight moon]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-halo-johnson-what-the-ladies-like-i-know-what-the-ladies-like-gif-15782897

Frick

[inner swan]

would be nice!

[glacial flame]

yes

[round pine]

Snowing effect should be on a few maps

[quaint lintel]

Vurhonga

[midnight moon]

In the one anniversary graphic it said like 9 maps in 8 countries or whatever, and Yukon is 100% in Alaska because the 1st mission is called “welcome to Alaska” Yukon valley geographically stretches into Alaska, and SRP at the time was the other USA map

[glacial flame]

If they do ever add skull mounts, imagine them for beavers! The skull is often kept for a trophy- and they’re amazing structures to look at!

[midnight moon]

Euro mounts would be nice

[round pine]

Hmm.

[glacial flame]

Euro mounts for a euro map 👀

[quaint lintel]

How about new American lodge?

[round pine]

If it is a bc map it makes it more underwhelming for me lol

[midnight moon]

Won’t be BC

BC is mid anyways hehe

[midnight moon]

if im being honest - when i wrote out my long post i had the feeling of either a new dog species or new lodge in mind.

Except stone sheep

[round pine]

We already got 2 tho. How many people would buy a third lodge

[inner swan]

It's 100% an Alaska map, yep. Referring to the Yukon River, not the Yukon Territories of Canada. Common misconception as the river starts in BC, runs through the Yukon territories and then makes it's way into Alaska where the bulk of the river lies

[glacial flame]

Me

In a heartbeat I might add

[round pine]

I am personally in a lodge for all of 5 seconds

Trophy shots are 1000x better than a lodge imo

[midnight moon]

Yeah I don’t get why people argue “Yukon is a Canadian province”

[glacial flame]

Yeah again, personal thing, I spend a ton of time on my lodge

[midnight moon]

I’m just hyped for the other hunting games

[round pine]

Same

[midnight moon]

And honestly just real hunting

[round pine]

Same lol

[inner swan]

Heh. They're right but it's not the Yukon they are referring to 😛

[midnight moon]

I deleted cotw ngl

[quaint lintel]

Well, it's not about buying all of them (I do) ... new players join constantly and so they have more variety of lodges to choose and buy one

[midnight moon]

Got boring

[glacial flame]

Well this is a cotw channel so

[midnight moon]

I still keep up with the game

[round pine]

Only reason I played cotw today is cuz I got hyped for irl hunting lol

[midnight moon]

Obviously

[round pine]

I talk about the game all the time but hardly play it

[midnight moon]

I was level 60 and everything lol

I’m not a noob

[glacial flame]

Didn’t say that at all

[inner swan]

The end of this year could potentially be massive for the hunting genre. Very exciting!

[midnight moon]

Plus a new map always bring me back

[midnight moon]

Yeah it should really spice things up

[tropic spruce]

fuck yeah

[glacial flame]

My gentle nudge there was to maybe keep it to cotw and the potential new map was all

[midnight moon]

WOTH seems to be going for the ultra realistic type

[glacial flame]

Indeed!

[round pine]

Where else in Canada could it be?

I’m leaning towards Europe

[inner swan]

true true

[midnight moon]

And the UH seems to be just trying to take on cotw head on

[quaint lintel]

Well, MAX animals on a map we get is 9-10, so if 5-6 of em are ducks and geese ... and with having Moose and maybe red deer as a repeat, expect only one or two new above class 1 animal ....

[midnight moon]

Not 9 aniamls

[inner swan]

Watch it be Norway or Finland

[round pine]

lol

[midnight moon]

Same beat tho

[glacial flame]

I’m not fully set on Sweden specifically but somewhere in Europe is my thoughts for sure

[round pine]

Bow hunting in a country where bow hunting is banned!! That’s not very realistic cotw

[quaint lintel]

Still considered Nordic

[inner swan]

indeed

[peak cedar]

cotw is supposed to be realistic? Kekw.

[round pine]

Lol absolutely not

[glacial flame]

Imagine loading into the map “bows are not permitted on this reserve. Any animal shot with a bow will result in a fine and medal reduction” 😂

[round pine]

That would suck

DD would be pissed

Lol

[glacial flame]

I would laugh tbh lol

[round pine]

Bow hunting in cotw just doesn’t do it for me. I am a bow hunting fanatic but it’s just not as fun for me in cotw

So I wouldn’t care that much tbh

[midnight moon]

He gets the medal deduction either way

[round pine]

Besides trying to Tim wells a goose

[round pine]

Lmao

[peak cedar]

probably because cotw is very much run n gun and promotes it well

[ashen pine]

I'd turn off the pc lol

[midnight moon]

Preach

[glacial flame]

Lol for sure

[midnight moon]

Die hard bow hunter irl and cotw it kinda suck a

[round pine]

Yeah.

[vapid garden]

yes 🙂 (at least imo it does)

[stiff leaf]

wait, so whens the next big thing for the new map? is the stream on the 3rd or the 10th

that has info

[soft lava]

3rd

[midnight moon]

yeah the 3rd

[quaint lintel]

And on 10th too I think ... both

[midnight moon]

There should be a teaser trailer at the end of the stream, maybe...

[quaint lintel]

Duck

[deft widget]

ducc

[acoustic elbow]

[soft lava]

Quack

[midnight moon]

hunting people

[tawdry nebula]

ok

[rancid pecan]

I knew it!
The pictures werent the 2 clues they mentioned!

[quasi holly]

when are they releasing a teaser im bored

[sinful vale]

Wild idea, what if this is pointing towards the fossils that are found of stego's

[stray sequoia]

i mean they did at one point have a game about hunting dinos, but was later removed

[sinful vale]

So what if this is about the fossils of the stegos