🇨🇦POLAR BEARS IN CANADA - Whiterime Ridge Wilderness: Based on the Northwest Territories 🇨🇦

[orchid nebula]

Dint leave out that the "Ammo update" only applied to the pistol, it has a shorter zero than the pistol despite more than double the barrel length and both are shadowed by the .44 lever gun From the same company with the same type of receiver that uses ALL the scopes normally

If I pay 8$ can I have all 4?

[terse iris]

it's the most infuriating detail of the game for me

[orchid nebula]

I've made several posts too, I have a 336 with a vortex on top as my go to rifle for basically any hunt and I hate how the .45-70 is represented in game

Honestly ifi knew how to mod I'd just fix it myself

[muted ledge]

what he said ⬆️

[orchid nebula]

Yes. Yes it is.

[orchid nebula]

Also, this makes me realize that instead of fixing the scope for CotW, THEY REMOVED THE RAIL

[terse iris]

even then it doesnt cover up the drilled/tapped reciever lmao

still painful

RIP to da boi; they killed him 😔

[rugged crag]

Bush noises and not being able to place my trophies how I want is what grinds my gears the most.

[orchid nebula]

They even did it right with the .44 Moradi. What happened? Why are the base game weapons not good enough to change?

If absolutely nothing else, remake them in a new weapon pack and call them improved versions with stronger ammo

[rugged crag]

Yea, perhaps they’re working on a customization system..

[terse iris]

idk, they're just forgotten ig

[muted ledge]

yeah they really did that gun dirty

if they wanted an old school 45-70 with an old school scope, then a rolling block or something like that would have made much more sense

[tribal glacier]

“Zarza-made” Coachmate 1895’s would be pretty nice. Longer magazine tube, buff to the cartridge itself, etc

[terse iris]

if they wanted it to be as weak as it is it shouldve been a carbine springfield with a short breech lock 😭

they butchered it

[muted ledge]

yeah the way the gun is in the game now is just a horrendously bad depiction of it

[orchid nebula]

#1375317414308221062 if y'all care

[tribal glacier]

It’s like they put JUST enough powder to cover the primer when they were balancing it over 8 years ago.

[terse iris]

pain

[orchid nebula]

I wish we'd gotten this

[terse iris]

give

[orchid nebula]

I wish,

[nimble smelt]

May 28th was when the Sundarpatan Announce Trailer was released

Guess we will find out where in Canada we are all heading next week

[warm compass]

Sounds like a Tuesday stream is finally going to happen

[orchid nebula]

How i felt when I first bought the Coachmate and realized how bad it was

how I will feel if there's no polar bears on the new map

[terse iris]

itll be immense pain

[muted ledge]

let's hope so

[orchid nebula]

No polar bears after getting literal Bengal tigers would feel like a slap in the face

[nimble smelt]

Agreed, one is protected and not legal to hunt currently (excluding maneaters) and the other can be legally hunted

Its like doing Africa 2.0 without Elephants

[orchid nebula]

Because, I honestly don't remember people asking for tigers and snow leopards but as long as I've been in the discord I've seen people begging for an Arctic map with polar bears.

Not getting them on the second snow map would be like saying "we heard you, we don't care"

[rugged crag]

I totally did, both tiger and snow leopard. And they delivered, I’m sure they’ll with polar bear too.

[orchid nebula]

Birb

[edgy raven]

Willow Ptarmigan... my brother!

[orchid nebula]

. . .is that how bird calls work now?

[edgy raven]

Unless this map is indeed BC

[orchid nebula]

Ptarmigan of some kind should be on the map

[edgy raven]

I agree. My cousins should 100% be in the new map

[orchid nebula]

I guess you could be there. . .as long as you aren't around too much

[edgy raven]

Wait a damn minute.... my name isn't "Beta Male" anymore!!

[orchid nebula]

You've been demoted to bird with red eyebrows

[edgy raven]

More like promoted 😎 Back to my OG name

[orchid nebula]

I'm gonna ask Kwak to rename you JustBird

[edgy raven]

That's so Kevin, icl ts pmo ikiab 💔 🥀

@tribal glacier Tranlation: That is such a bad thing, I can't lie this pisses me off, I'm going to be honest

[orchid nebula]

He means "random JustBird noises"

[fervent cloak]

I'm already disappointed. Because I hate winter. Only uber aggressive polar bear can make me happy.

[nimble smelt]

I wouldn't be surpirsed if this map is a combination of the Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Northern BC & Northern Alberta

It would explain the trees and beavers and it would still allow us to get our polar bears

The first image is a map of Canada's polar bear populations and the second image features the distribution of beavers

[muted ledge]

I mean, theoretically a purely NWT map could have both Polar Bears and Beavers, but the fact that this will actually be the first map to introduce Beavers (as an actual animal and not just an error message) seems to imply a little more influence from B.C. in my opinion. Which, along with the mostly taiga (and not open tundra) landscape we've seen so far, pushes me toward it being a combination of many different provinces and locales in western Canada.

but I guess we'll know more about this map and it's location when we actually get more real information on it

[nimble smelt]

Most of the Yukon Territory is also Taiga, and as ayoliam did say earlier, the teaser has only shown us a very small part of the map so we have to wait till next week to see what we are getting

[muted ledge]

yeah for sure, I'm just sort of speculating. I'm sure we'll know more about the new map soon enough.

[nimble smelt]

Boreal Forest map, guess it also covers a fair bit of the Northwest Territories

[muted ledge]

Regardless, I do feel like they really cranked up the hype for the new map now with the teaser trailer. I can tell that the activity in this server has gone up.

[hardy osprey]

Yeah, hopefully some streams soon and reveal trailer next Tuesday/Wednesday!

[muted ledge]

I still wish Jaxy would have been there to tease us in the livestreams in the past few months, but at least we (hopefully) won't have to wait as long this way, so it's sort of a trade-off.

[warm compass]

Okay, so far we know about two animals for certain.
Beaver and Bison (though we don’t know what kind of bison)

Is there potentially for another teaser tomorrow?

[muted ledge]

maybe, we're not entirely sure

[sturdy fossil]

We also know the trees in the trailer does not look like the trees in NWT. The ones in the trailer are way bigger and more abundant than the ones in NWT but we haven't seen the whole map also.

[muted ledge]

no I was talking about whether we'll get another teaser tomorrow.

[warm compass]

My bad

[muted ledge]

it's certainly possible that they might drop another clue/teaser, but we're kind of in uncharted territory (no pun intended) so it's hard to say for sure

[peak flume]

There wont be streams soon, vivi confirmed that

[warm compass]

No stream on Tuesday?

[peak flume]

No sadly

[terse iris]

could they be doing different teaser content then? like videos?

[muted ledge]

normally there would have been streams for months now, where Jaxy would be teasing us with little bits and pieces of information. So we're in a whole new world with this one.

[hardy osprey]

Looking at these pics of the NWTs I don't think we can rule them out

[terse iris]

lord above those are some awesome pics

[hardy osprey]

The difference between northern BC and the southern NWTs is just so nuanced, let's not rule anything in the northern and western canada out for a second

[hardy osprey]

Yeah, I think that's a yes, may be

[muted ledge]

I think NWT is still probably going to be the main basis for this map, but having looked at how short the trees are there in comparison to what we've seen so far of the new map, I think there might be some parts of the map that are more inspired by other areas. But I can't say for sure yet.

[hardy osprey]

I need a multimount with like a large and a tiny animal for them to call "polar opposites" please 🥺

[terse iris]

HMMMMMM

[peak flume]

I think we could get one more teaser today since she didint ruled that out

[warm compass]

Did she outright say no streams or was it just these?

[nimble smelt]

There was enough forest for a brutal wildfire in 2023

[sturdy fossil]

Until we see the whole map anything is possible, even southern BC

[peak flume]

@warm compass

[warm compass]

Well that’s lame

[peak flume]

Scroll a bit down and she confirmen there wont be a stream next week

She said yesterday i think that there wont be streams in the whole pre realese time

[tribal glacier]

So

Sundarpatan’s teaser trailer vs this maps teaser

Who wins?

To refresh memories, Sundarpatan was the tiger roar while this one was the beaver chopping down the big ol’ tree.

[peak flume]

Sundarpatan by far, we got 3 species confirmed

[hardy osprey]

Sundarpatan had us all guessing if it's tiger or leopard and if the goose was bar headed, this one has us all hyped for the beavers and guessing if there are other biomes and what those look like

Pretty even

[tribal glacier]

Still wish sundarpatan became the 1# cat hunting map with 3 big cats😔

[hardy osprey]

One day we'll have an Africa 2.0 with cheetahs, leopards, lions, servals, wild cat and caracal, mayne not

[hardy osprey]

Haven't y'all noticed? These are all in western canada

[sudden whale]

That make me think if all of these animals are going to be on the new map from the start

[nimble smelt]

I remembered that poll, the Mule Deer is considered a game animal in both the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, its why I don't see much of a problem with their inclusion on what could potentially be an Arctic map

[hardy osprey]

Yes, but also whitetail and elk are, at leats in the Yukon

[sudden whale]

The poll when it came out made me think that the either the summer 2025 or winter 2025 map was going to be in North America, and Now My suspicions seem to be correct.

[nimble smelt]

But White-tailed Deer are on too many maps right now and the Rocky Mountain elk population in the Yukon is rather small as they only live between Whitehorse, Carmacks and Haines Junction with a population of around 300 split between 2 herds.

In otherwords, if Rocky Mountain Elk were to be on a map based on the Yukon & Northwest Territories, they would have to have a limited population in the southern parts of the map, though I wouldn't be surprised if the only cervids on the map end up being caribou and moose with some mule deer

[hardy osprey]

Yeah I agree, just wanted to add

Stone sheep are an option as well... Although id like a more Arctic focus

Assuming the map is based on the Yukon and NWTs

[nimble smelt]

If they did both Stone's & Dall's it could be like the Ibex on Cuatro where each subspecies inhabits a different mountain range

[daring tapir]

Ofc that could be the case they did the same with Sundarpatan and EC

You all forget that the first map has had endangered species since the very beginning: European Bison

[hardy osprey]

Which you can hunt but not in Germany for the record

[daring tapir]

Yes but it is very protected and strict, so basically because it is a recovering species

[hardy osprey]

Yeah

[daring tapir]

But i get your point

Imagine getting a new outfit like this, i was thinking eskimo but idk if that’s the same area

[hardy osprey]

There are Inuit in the Canadian Arctic that would make sense

[orchid nebula]

So, has anyone discussed the beavers class?

[elfin crescent]

this is amazing

litterly

like the whole plan and stuff

[edgy raven]

Should be 3, but I think EW will put them at 2

[orchid nebula]

I hope they're aristrocrats, I'll aim for the monocle

[hearty cairn]

Likely 2 because of raccoons being in that same class

[orchid nebula]

I've taken down something like 30 beavers with a 22lr, class 1 would be fine but they could shift .22H to 1-3 and .22lr to 1-2. Foxes just the same and coyotes should be class 3

[peak flume]

🇨🇦

[torpid dune]

The worst situation is to add only black bears and grizzlies in the map without polar bears because there are of them in the southern part of NT and YT + part of northern BC.

[daring tapir]

I would imagine class 3 or 4 depending on their weight

[daring tapir]

I don’t think they will considering like the whole community asks for this, it would be damaging to their reputation, them claiming to work with the community and then doing their own thing anyways you know. We probably won’t get everything we have asked for but likely most of it, so big up EW for that

[torpid dune]

With the Community, COTW was been abandoned for a long time.

[daring tapir]

The only good reason for that would be the ending of the Jaxy streams, the last dlc was made according to what we wanted. multiple maps have been made according to our liking, and polls asking for advice on game improvement still occur. They are also active in these feedback threads to see what we want. I don’t get your point

[wary barn]

This might be a slightly unpopular opinion, but is anyone else a bit disappointed that the new reserve doesn’t appear to be one vast, frozen wasteland?

I was kind of hoping for some smaller taiga or mountainous regions in the south to support species like Dall sheep and wood bison. And now that I think about it I also feel that Call of the Wild’s gameplay isn’t really suited to wide, open maps, especially given the relatively short animal render distance.

Still, I was really hoping the map would primarily feature high Arctic tundra and more expansive coastal areas, rather than the mountainous taiga we’ve seen in the previews. It would have made the reserve feel so much more distinct compared to any others we’ve had so far.

We might still get some tundra, but judging by the (albeit incredibly blurry) map shown in the first preview image, it looks like coastal areas might be quite limited.

Honestly for taiga areas, I was hoping for nothing more heavily forested than this image:

[crimson glen]

No map was made according to community requests, everything was in line with what EW had planned, the release order of each map does not coincide at all with the community requests at that time, they always maintained their secrecy.
What they introduced may have coincided with what 2 or 3 people mentioned in a thread, threads in which only the genuinely interested 10 or 20 people participate and contribute content, not the entire community.

If they really wanted the community to decide then they would build the Roadmap and let the entire community participate by contributing ideas.

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1374450258158817362

[daring tapir]

When they had a vote for what map to be next before Sundarpatan it became emerald coast because people voted for it, i believe this map will be made according to what we want, should’ve added if it wasn’t clear, they ain’t letting us run their company and their ideas, but we help them with it. Just because everything doesn’t go like we want it to doesn’t they don’t take inspiration and tips from us, because it’s clear that they do. Otherwise there is not much point for this thread or any other to exist don’t you think?

So forgive me if i was unclear

[torpid dune]

It may be that was just pure speculation for me. I see British Columbia weighs the landscape of the trailer (BC is a mountains State). It is hard to believe to add species of BC, YT, and NT to a map because there are many species and very varied biomes on a only map.
I hope that the next map is great like Sundarpatan. EW knows very well Polar Bear and Musk Ox = 💰💰💰

[wary barn]

Do we actually know how often EW reads through the feedback forum? Or if they ever take players ideas into consideration? I feel if they did, maps such as Emerald Coast and Sundarpatan would have been much better maps than they are.

For example, considering how diverse and well researched Moosedragon’s Nepalese reserve concept was, I was expecting a lot more from Sundarpatan’s species selection.

It feels like any similarities (of which there are few) are entirely coincidental.

[daring tapir]

True yeah that’s probably the main reason they ask for inspiration and such, not that they can’t think of their own but to see that we can be somewhat involved in what’s coming to the game, is what interested me more in being here for example

[daring tapir]

I mean they could definetly be better at it, but don’t mean they don’t engage with us

[wary barn]

Not saying EC and Sundar are bad maps, they were both very well received by the community. They both could have been better though imo.

[crimson glen]

I don't expect them to let us decide which maps to create, but at least include the community as part of the design and content. If we had a Roadmap and a Thread for each Future Release, the ideas would be focused in one place and direction.

[sturdy fossil]

Another possibility is EW is saving polar bears for a Greenland map. I know jaxy has circled Greenland many times on the map when taking about possible new areas. This map could have a Grizzly Great one with a polar bear hybrid spawn option. Who knows fully until they show the whole map.

[wary barn]

I’m on board with this. I love the idea of a reserve inspired by your Columbia Wilderness concept, and this approach means that my hopes for a high Arctic tundra map wouldn’t have to be compromised to better accommodate more southern species.

[torpid dune]

Distribution Range of Wood Bison 🦬

[hardy osprey]

We got 2 freaking Screenshots chill tf out until we see more

[wary barn]

I’m not quite huffing the copium yet 😂 just not a big fan of reserves that try to combine too large a real-world area into a single map.

[torpid dune]

There is a polar bear skin rug in the Chamber of the Northwest Territories Legislative Building, so a polar bear should also be on the new map.

[frail haven]

would yall rather have mysk ox or wood bison

me personally i think musk ox would be amazing

[hardy osprey]

So far we've only seen taiga, let's see what else we'll get...

[wicked stone]

When I see a space that's quite clear like that, it makes me think of Medved Taiga, which is a map that I find very beautiful, so it seems to be the case for it too.

[pseudo dock]

Beavers just confirmed

[crimson glen]

Snow subartic mountains / subartic coniferous forest / canadian boreal forest / boreal wetlands..
Any other biome?

[wicked stone]

The yellow one in the bottom, maybe a désert or a alpine plains

[crimson glen]

It looks more like a wetland, Canada is famous for its boreal wetlands, they are the world's migration centers for waterfowl

[wicked stone]

Ok

[crimson glen]

Alpine plains or sub artic tundra is posible too

[hardy osprey]

Tundra or just the ones we saw?

[frail haven]

if you look closely you can see footprints in the snow and i tried to follow them but i cant zoom that far

[dapper stratus]

Yayyy another bird map 🫩🥀

Praying for wood bison and polar bears

[torpid dune]

Drinking zone, Resting, zone feeding zone, or building zone? 🤔

[hardy osprey]

Lol

[crimson glen]

I guess there will be some, hunting seasons in Canada start late in August and extend into December or January. There shouldn't be so much snow in the south, I just hope they are new species, I'm already fed up with the Goldeneyes xD

I would say a Feeding Zone, at least in that type of zones objects appear, as happens with animal carcasses in carnivore zones.
It's hard to add hitboxes to trees so beavers can knock them down :S

[torpid dune]

Will the new icon for Beaver Lodge on the map and does work like a rabbit den icon?

[cunning pawn]

Polar bears are disconfirmed

[hardy osprey]

@sturdy fossil you might be right with this being bc 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[crimson glen]

I'm intrigued by that, maybe they use the same system.

[sturdy fossil]

If it is i just want elk🙏

[crimson glen]

Ok so this will just be a Subarctic map

[hardy osprey]

Now I want hella birds and some nice mountain game

[random gull]

guys they’re lying and wanna surprise us on release 🤦‍♂️ (coping)

[torpid dune]

Without a polar bear, does that mean there won’t be a musk ox either?!

[sturdy fossil]

This could mean Greenland in December?

[torpid dune]

It is a disaster!

[hardy osprey]

Why?

@torpid dune if I had to guess no peopably this gives of BC/Alberta or south Yukon/NWT rather then the true Arctic

[random gull]

there’s no way they release an arctic canada map without walrus or polar bear, it’d be vurhonga release all over again

[peak flume]

@nimble dagger this might be one of the worst days for you .... no polar bears or seals

[winter fjord]

They said no seals or walrus

[crimson glen]

Well then we must expect this
https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1123832368118120458

[wicked stone]

after maybe they say no but it's real, just to hide and leave even more suspense

[torpid dune]

It seems the new map is not a true arctic map

[hardy osprey]

They already confirmed that they mean it, they wouldn't just lie in our face

[torpid dune]

Just as I suspected

[crimson glen]

So it's possible that I was right and we are within this area
#1123832368118120458 message

[hardy osprey]

Sounds plausible to me

[wicked stone]

hmm she also said that she answers the question without revealing too much, maybe that's a way of avoiding revealing too much

[torpid dune]

Thinking without Polar Bear, Musk Ox, Wood Bison, walrus, seals, and more animals 😭😭😭

[hardy osprey]

Now I hope they do some nice sheep hunting, and lots of birds 🙏🙏🙏

[wicked stone]

No birds😭😭

[torpid dune]

Dall sheep, Stone Sheep, Fannin Sheep, and Mountain Goat. Mountain Caribou???

[wicked stone]

Still, 1 or 3 species of birds is okay, but more. Pfff, it might be boring.

[peak flume]

Soo i guees we have enough time bring this post to 1000 upvotes no pressure guys

[edgy raven]

'justice RIGHT NOW' we might get a proper Arctic map later

[random gull]

no way we don’t get dall sheep and mountain goats on these

[hardy osprey]

Somebody said Norway, I doubt it but at this point I don't know anything anymore

[peak flume]

it looks exactly like whiterime ... why did they tought no polar bears would be a good idea

[winter fjord]

Honestly i don't mind no seals or walrus, real shame about the Polar Bears though seems like kinda a missed opportunity

[torpid dune]

It is British Columbia, I see

[edgy raven]

We WILL get another Arctic map

[hardy osprey]

I do mind

[random gull]

i’m still convinced they’ll be there, i just can’t imagine they’d release a snowy canada map without what we’ve been asking for for years

[hardy osprey]

Gonna have to fight for a proper Arctic map all over again, at this point let's just try for Greenland or some north Nunavut island, I want full arctic

[peak flume]

i hope they just ragebaiting us like crazy

[hardy osprey]

I honestly don't think so at all

[torpid dune]

Two or three years more to wait for it??? 😫

[peak flume]

yeah me too

[hardy osprey]

Don't remind me 😭😭😭😭
Imagine they do like another african map but without any new iconic animals, this is how this feels

[edgy raven]

I quote ts

[winter fjord]

I don't think any professional game developers or community managers will ragebait their communities

[random gull]

vurhonga 2.0 fr 🤦‍♂️

[winter fjord]

It's so Joever

[crystal hedge]

Tbh, I feel really bad for breaking your hearts in this thread 😦 We made sure to tell the devs how much you all want polar bears (or an arctic map in general)

[daring tapir]

I don’t get it, why then use polar bear and walrus emojis?

[cedar falcon]

do you comment on the photo @random gull

[hardy osprey]

❤️ hope this will get better

[torpid dune]

934 broken hearts 💔

[wicked stone]

I don't remember this story about the beaver and the tent anymore, could someone remind me of the story?

[random gull]

what do you mean?

[peak flume]

i want an interview with devs who are responsible for this. i wanna hear exactly why they didnt chose them

[crystal hedge]

I believe we do not have a walrus emoji here? The polar bear ones have been used at times since they are in Classic and are just cool emojis in general. Not everything we do and post is a teaser for the upcoming stuff but we'll try to be more mindful in the future.

[cedar falcon]

the photo you sent me

[daring tapir]

Ok maybe the image was faked that i saw but it was those emojis in polls you guys had sent out

[edgy raven]

Please tell me that you are making another Arctic map later?

[peak flume]

ragebaitmap in june, true artic map in winter

[edgy raven]

Hopefully

[torpid dune]

Summer 2028, after Africa 2.0 and Amazon. I want a big map of the arctic environment.

[crystal hedge]

What I say now is just my assumption, because I was not part of those conversations, but I think we would need to get quite a few technical improvements in the game before we'll be able to give an excellent hunting experience on an arctic map with all the species you would expect to see there. Arctic map in the future is not completely off the table, but I am sure devs would hate to give you a half-baked reserve in this location. It's a similar situation to Africa 2.0. Some tech can really hold us back at this point and things take more time to make.

[peak flume]

seems fair, but its a bit disapointing that we all tought polar bears would come and we dont get them. streams would absolutely helped there. 🥲

[cunning pawn]

All fair to say, will welcome this map anyway with open arms

[daring tapir]

Maybe you can’t reveal more but will there be Muskox atleast?

[torpid dune]

Is Musk Ox on this map? I think not. Wood Bison yes it is possible

[crystal hedge]

Yeah, I get ya. Tbh, I do not think we would be able to reveal much more on the streams earlier but I hope we can bring them back at some point. Hopefully, with more devs participating so you would be able to ask your questions directly at the source 😉

[warm compass]

Hay I called it, another teaser today….and no polar bears😞

Well I’ve just lost a good 74% of my hype for the new reserve

[vernal hemlock]

is there a future plan to upgrade the game engine/make technical improvements to make africa 2.0 or an arctic map feasible?
or is that not even on the table? I guess what im asking is if COTW will ever receive an major game update or not (i'd be a different game entirely)?

maybe for its 10y anniversary or something?

[dawn perch]

Well I’m at least glad they popped the hype bubble on polar bears before we got closer to the new map, would’ve sucked to wait for the animal list drop for them to not be there

[nimble dagger]

What did I wake up to 😭

[warm compass]

I know right😭

[peak flume]

into a nightmare, your personal nightmare

[daring tapir]

Surprise

[nimble dagger]

Wait, I might still be sleeping then

[warm compass]

No…no you’re still awake

[peak flume]

no your not, sadly ..

[dawn perch]

Still sucks 😭 but would’ve been worse, well hopefully we’ll still get a lot of the other animals like muskox, arctic wolves, and etc

[nimble dagger]

😔

[torpid dune]

7 maps North America vs 1 map Africa.

[nimble dagger]

I have no comments, hopefully it is a good map I guess ... this thread goes on! Let's get to 1000 likes and 5000 afterwards

[rugged crag]

Take a sip of your finest vintage before reading.

[peak flume]

oh and there isint a trophy lodge coming with this update, but they said the devs know that we want one so maybe in fall ? maybe that message makes you feel a bit better

[nimble dagger]

Ok .... if no Polar Bears or Arctic, where is this map? Did they say anything I missed? Is it BC?

[peak flume]

i have the slight feeling that the new map is what some predicted months ago.... an alberta map with every animal from the polls

[torpid dune]

British Columbia - Alberta?

[nimble dagger]

I just read the general chat when they said no Polar Bears ... the amount of disappointments in the comments afterwards goes to show

[winter fjord]

I'm still looking forward to see what this map is, but yeah that announcement hit me like a horrible car crash

[peak flume]

so that would us let end up with following species:

• Black Bear
• Moose
• Mountain Goat
• Pronghorn
• Gray Wolf (new Go?)
• Mule Deer (new GO ?)
• Bighorn
• Caribou
• Beavers
• Bison ?

[dawn perch]

I really thought polar bears wouldn’t be that much of an issue, so it’s pretty surprising that they can’t do them. I hope they answer if it is their size that makes it so they can’t do it so we can also pop the bubble around elephants since those are even more hyped 💀

[winter fjord]

Though i rather we don't have a Polar bear than a half-assed Polar bear

[hasty sleet]

Elk and grizzly

[nimble dagger]

Wait, so that means no Musk Ox either 😭😭

[peak flume]

not confirmend yet, theres still a chance

[winter fjord]

Dall Sheep may still have a chance?

[dawn perch]

Yeah we don’t know if it is actually their size, we’ll have to see, I wish they’d say though so we knew what to expect going forward

[peak flume]

werent in the polls and werent teased

[hasty sleet]

Both dall and big horn are in Alberta plus the mountain goat

[dawn perch]

I’d rather be sad now then when they tease a potential African map later lol

[rugged crag]

😆

[hushed quest]

How's this for a guess?

[warm compass]

This is how I feel right now
Years, years waiting for a map with polar bears (or especially Africa 2.0) only for our second snow map to not have them. Especially with what we saw from sundarpaton I really thought we would get something really exciting.

[nimble dagger]

@nimble smelt I haven't heard from you, our doubts came to reality 😔

[crimson glen]

Normally the entire subpolar region is identical, montains and pines, however the geological shape of the mountains can be distinguished. In the teaser images you can see the cascade relief of the mountains, something similar to those of Alberta and BC.
#1123832368118120458 message

[sturdy fossil]

If it's British Columbia it can be exciting. A bunch of new options can be added in that area.

[lean crater]

I am unbelievably frustrated about the lack of polar bears. This is the first map and DLC I'll be skipping

They're so dangerous, that would've been SOOO much fun. And honestly a terrible sign for future DLC when things were looking very promising after letting loose with Sundarpartan 😦

[winter fjord]

Better be let down now rather when they actually release the reserve but yeah still a bummer

[warm compass]

There is still a chance it could be exciting…just significantly less exciting now

[dawn perch]

Even if it doesn’t have polar bears could still be good and the cited reason was due to game limitations, rather then any specific choice, so I don’t think it really means anything bad for future DLC except for anything else that might bump into those same limitations (plus it seems like they might be able to update the game over time to fix them?)

[daring tapir]

Haven’t they had an arctic map as an option in a poll? Does someone have a picture of it?

[lean crater]

This went from being possibly the best map yet to the worst lol I'm so sad

[nimble dagger]

Not having Polar Bears (even only 10 of them on the map) has lost them at least half of the potential sales on this DLC

[torpid dune]

Mount Nirvana (NT)

[lean crater]

Even just one that is constantly stalking you, that would be so awesome

[warm compass]

Stone and Dall sheep are really cool but the news of no polar bears really overshadows that

[dawn perch]

Yeah I’m hoping for those guys now that we know no polar bears or seal/walrus

[crimson glen]

It's something different, the Cascade look like terraces, like stacked horizontal sheets, but those over there have more vertical, sharp and eroded profiles.

[lean crater]

There are so many amazing things they could've done with polar bears. Even Classic has them. They're so dangerous they would've been totally different from the other bear species

[daring tapir]

With all that have been going on, i won’t decide on anything til i have seen the trailer

[sturdy fossil]

I get it to a degree but with not having many furs types it's not a huge let down to me. I prefer Grizzly

[dawn perch]

I know that if I’m having trouble finding spots for my tigers in my lodge I’d be having trouble with polar bears anyway 😂

[lean crater]

Seriously hoping they're just trying to judge how we feel about polar bears to see if it's worth putting them in. That's my copium of the day 😩

Great One could've even been like a grolar bear coloration. Devastating lmao

[dawn perch]

Yeah I do like tigers for all their fur colorations, still a bummer tho given just how cool they are, but I did also worry they would’ve been kinda small. Tigers are still weirdly smaller than lions….imagine a polar bear smaller then a basic brown bear

[torpid dune]

Because the British Columbia Mountains (released images) are morphologically distinct from the Northwestern Territories Mountains.

[lean crater]

Isn't the water buffalo larger?

[torpid dune]

Grizzly with a new behavior mechanism and reworked model or just Teddy drinking with caribou or Elk?

[dawn perch]

Yeah but tigers are still oddly small compared to their other big cat brothern

Was a bit worried they’d do the same to them

I am still looking forward to the map with potential reindeer / caribou reworks, that alone still has me looking forward to it

[tribal glacier]

…what did I miss

[torpid dune]

A lot!

[dawn perch]

No polar bears, walrus, or seal confirmed

[nimble dagger]

I woke up to my nightmare

[hardy osprey]

Confirmed that none of them come 😭😭😭

[nimble dagger]

The Arctic never was, never is, maybe will many years after

[sturdy fossil]

New behavior for sure. Aggressive!!!!

[nimble dagger]

If they remodeled Grizzlies and made them agressive, I forgive the quarter for robbing us from Polar Bears

[torpid dune]

Beta for future Polar Bear. I will miss it 😢

[nimble dagger]

So after they made Medved, it took them 7 years to make another full snowy map... how long until we get the actual Arctic map after this 😔 let's just get to 5000 likes

Maybe it won't take 7 years again, but maybe 2029 or 2030 ... so like 4 years

[torpid dune]

This post will be hidden deeply

[nimble dagger]

Oh, I'm bumping it until then

[winter fjord]

Arcticbros, It's not over until it is over

[warm compass]

Horrific news(ima about to punch you in the gut)
An official came in here and said the new map won’t have polar bears on it

[nimble dagger]

Nor Walrus, nor Musk Ox proly

So just ... another regular NA

[hardy osprey]

This is the reason while people don't want NA maps

[rugged crag]

Somebody better get the smelling salts, @tribal glacier ‘s gone silent. 😯

[nimble dagger]

@nimble smelt is silent 😔

[tribal glacier]

I’m skimming through general to see what I missed. It’s really hard because chats moving at Mach f*** all.

[hushed quest]

It was pretty obvious where this map is once you stop trying to overlap with polar bear range

Denali National Park

[nimble dagger]

#🦌︴general message around where it all began

[tribal glacier]

The similarities are imperative!

[hardy osprey]

I don't think so but bet

[sonic stirrup]

but that would mean folks setting aside confirmation bias, and some have trouble doing that.

[nimble dagger]

You know what ... https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1207357430963507281 confirmed.

[hushed quest]

Not sure what your problem is, Janny, we're just having fun here

[tribal glacier]

Now we’re cooking

#🦌︴general message

[hardy osprey]

I'm not me when I'm anoyed at the lack of polar bears.

[tribal glacier]

What if the map is just color swapped with the big secret being it’s actually Vietnam

[hushed quest]

Haha okay I get it - have a Snickers

[hardy osprey]

Sorry I'm vegan (not really, I used to be until like 2 months ago tho for like 5 years, keep forgetting I'm not vegan)

[brisk badge]

Are musk ox still likely???

[hardy osprey]

No not really but who tf knows

[left osprey]

So that latest thing basically confirms beavers, look at the way it’s cut that’s how’s they chew

[nimble dagger]

We're collecting a petition, join us TODAY https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1375498606047658146

[hardy osprey]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1375500645611602030

[random gull]

i’d be shocked if they got added. they’ve said that rendering them is difficult due to their fur and it isn’t like we’re getting a lot of other arctic animals

[hardy osprey]

That was long time ago, in the meantime we got yak and tahr, unlikely due to environment

[orchid nebula]

Well that kills the hype I had, at this point it's medved with repeating animals

[warm compass]

That’s what I’m feeling here as well

If they wanted to do a bunch of remodels, they could have just remodeled without having to make a hole new map. Every other release or something, here is new model for an older animal

[orchid nebula]

It's like Yukon but the snow is sticking around. There's no point to playing a new map if I can get literally every animal somewhere else. I'll just go to Sundarpatan and hunt yaks in the northern part if I want a snowy forest or medved if I want bears. Not getting polar bears is just annoying at this point, there's almost a thousand votes on this thread but they ignored the most talked about animal? Skipping out on polar bears makes me concerned about Africa 2.0 too, are they gonna skip the hippos? The elephant? the impala for a second freaking time?

[brisk badge]

It’s looking like a major let down considering what the last 3 June maps have been

But, we still don’t know much about the map and there could easily be 7 or 8 new species

[orchid nebula]

But BEAVERS

Spoiler alert, beavers are small game and could have been backfill, they didn't need a whole reserve built around them

[random gull]

they said there’s at least 3 new animals, probably more

[orchid nebula]

3? Oh well break out the red carpet I'm sure it's gonna be beavers and birds, at this point I'm sick of birds

[brisk badge]

Considering we had 10 new species last time around with Sundarpatan, most of them totally unique to what we had in the game previously, and however many with EC, 3 would not be enough to get anybody off their seat.

[warm compass]

Yeah, they could have been added years ago. At least since Mississippi acres when they figured out of to have water animals(gators/crocs)

[orchid nebula]

Exactly

[brisk badge]

You can’t be having beavers as the main selling point of the June map

[warm compass]

Also, why do two beavers teasers? Like you already confirmed it with the tree falling down. Could have done a different teaser today

[dawn perch]

I’m disappointed by no polar bears too but it’s not exactly like they opened with tigers with nepal, at least give it a bit

[brisk badge]

The teaser trailer was literally a muntjac getting stalked by a tiger lmao

[dawn perch]

Yeah but they didn’t just throw it directly out there and there where plenty of also other amazing animals, just because we’ve only seen Two animals from the map doesn’t mean there couldn’t still be some great new options. Once it’s confirmed then I think it’s fair but I’m just a bit puzzled given we don’t even have half the animal list

[orchid nebula]

At this point the map is just Yukon Valley with extra snow. An overgrown water rat doesn't mean instant all out interest

[daring tapir]

I think there’s more surprises to be had

[orchid nebula]

They've confirmed 3 new animals, beavers we know, but past EW indicators are birds, after a map that was pretty much all birds

[verbal shell]

what are the other 2

[dawn perch]

I thought it was said they said AT LEAST three new animals?

[winter fjord]

They said several

[verbal shell]

Only 3 new animals after 11 in Nepal, do they want anybody to buy map.

[dawn perch]

Oh so no specific ‘base’ number?

[orchid nebula]

End of the day

It's Yukon Valley but snow, they're big selling point right now is beavers, we know of just 3 new animals, there are no polar bears, we've seen nothing to support the idea of musk ox or sheep. And working theory is that their is bison ( which might be wood bison)

I'm really not sure I can get excited for this map at all

[torpid dune]

Will there be Sitka Blacktail with Columbia Blacktail and Mule Deer?

[dawn perch]

Got it, thanks!

[orchid nebula]

Doubt it because sitkas are very coastal

[verbal shell]

Meh wood bison is basically just like the bison we have with minor visual adjustments.

[torpid dune]

What number minimum is several?

[brisk badge]

Happy about the remodels

[short garden]

Wood Bison are the cooler and fitter version of Plains Bison.

[orchid nebula]

Medved has 7 or 8, I'd start there

[brisk badge]

Probably like 6 or 7

[winter fjord]

Here's the full list

[torpid dune]

There is a coastal region in the new map

[short garden]

Could be a Fjord or a Coastal Rainforest tbh

[orchid nebula]

And there's the list. Multiple ways to kill hype, effectively

[torpid dune]

Without snow in this region, because it is coastal rainforest. Not?

[verbal shell]

Meh

[orchid nebula]

Choose one or the other

I'd rather have the big one

[tribal glacier]

A fall setting with dynamic weather would’ve been preferred for a BC map

[hardy osprey]

Did they say that?

[tribal glacier]

The igloos on the notice board still intrigue me.

[random gull]

notice board?

[torpid dune]

For British Columbia where the map is, beavers.
For election species, Polar Bear.

[tribal glacier]

First picture we ever saw

[orchid nebula]

For beavers, Layton Lakes, NEM, Yukon Valley, even Mississippi Acres. They don't need to be the selling point of a whole map

[torpid dune]

Vancouver Island

[orchid nebula]

Where do you see igloos?

[torpid dune]

The Polar Bear lost the opportunity

We lost many cool species: Polar Bear, Musk Ox, and more.

[tribal glacier]

Circled in orange, I reused the photo.

[orchid nebula]

The new map, until they confirm more, has basically nothing to set it apart from other maps aside from water rats and snow.

I cannot get hyped for that

[orchid nebula]

Could also be caves, or onigiri

[tribal glacier]

I hope they have a onigiri stand on the map.

[torpid dune]

Onigiri 😂

[orchid nebula]

Then it would be unique to the map

[tribal glacier]

What if… it’s a hint to a Japanese map coming out in December😨

Dun dun dun!

[sturdy fossil]

Could be ice caves?

[warm compass]

Oh no, it would be just like the angler. The game would die if they did that

[orchid nebula]

I miss the angler, they never even added bait options

[winter fjord]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1110817492277923850 My reserve concept fulfilled

[tribal glacier]

They really dropped the largest fish and dipped

[orchid nebula]

Now they dropped the largest water rat

NA Medved. It's NAM

[warm compass]

I’m just so disappointed right now.
Sundarpaton was supposed to be the gateway to more exciting maps, but since it came out the content has been all around disappointing. They’re making it really hard for me to stay hyped for this game

[gaunt fossil]

Agreed with you. Sundar is Top 3 for me, but I've noticed some glaring issues:

• Upper left corner is too barren, since Tahr aren't there. So much GORGEOUS landscape w/ far too few animals, other than Yak and Sheep.

• Speaking of... they badly needed a second Sheep species. Blue Sheep are awesome, but they're EVERYWHERE. They get repetitive, so a 2nd species would've helped a ton.

• The bottom river delta is barren too often, particuularly in the morning. You can run the entire thing and see maybe a handful of animals or less... needs more animal variety.

• Himalayan Bear would've pushed this map over the top!

[muted ledge]

My reaction when they said that the new map won't have Polar Bears:

[short garden]

Well, temperate rainforests like the ones in Coastal Alaska and BC do get snow in the winter

[gaunt fossil]

Thanks for the transparency, it's appreciated. Just stating something obvious yet also not easy or cheap... but does this indicate a legit need to start developing a true sequel? (It may be and we don't know lol). But if the lacking render distance prevents a community passion request like an Arctic map from happening, or whatever challenges you mentioned about Africa 2.0... then maybe it's time.

Save those ideas for a new sequel. This game has given us enough, if it can't deliver all of our big (and reasonable) wishes.

Thx again

[torpid dune]

Understood. It possible only snow in the mountains and not snow coastal rainforest like Sundarpatan. I do not want 100% snowny map.

[short garden]

Hopefully we can get a map in Greenland someday with those Arctic species.

[nimble dagger]

They can absolutely make an Arctic map work with this game, it's just they make it more complicated than it needs to be, like instead of making a big deal about Africa 2.0 needing to have 15-20 new animals they could've already made 4 African maps with each having only 5 new animals

[warm compass]

Literally

They are absolutely over complicating things

[torpid dune]

5 new species?

[nimble dagger]

Like Africa 2.0 they could've made years ago with new animals such as Crocs, Hippos, Greater Kudu, Hyenas, something else and bring old animals reworked from Vurhonga, then make Africa 3.0 with Giraffes, Zebras, Eland, Cheetahs, something else and bring back reworked animals from Vurhonga and Africa 2.0 ... then make Africa 4.0 with Elephants, Rhinos, Leopards, 2 more new ones and bring back reworked animals from Vurhonga, Africa 2.0 and 3.0

[warm compass]

Right now, the new map is giving NEM vibes
The map looks crazy pretty, but if the selling point is beaver and maybe Dall sheep…I’m concerned

[torpid dune]

Africa claims 3 new maps with many new species at least.

[muted ledge]

same here. Hopefully we'll get something cool like the Wolverine to keep things interesting.

[peak flume]

but we still could get https://discordapp.com/channels/393040947006406657/1181053623602520195

[muted ledge]

maybe we can still get Wood Bison on the new map? It's possible I suppose.

[nimble dagger]

Y'all think Musk Ox is still possible?

[crimson glen]

The Yak and the Tahr are here, there shouldn't be any problem

[warm compass]

It is still a possibility, but the possibility is dwindling

[peak flume]

depends were the map is set

[tribal glacier]

What if they pulled the biggest bluff in COTW history?

yes I’m coping.

[hardy osprey]

Not really

[muted ledge]

I hope that the "several new species" includes Beavers, Wolverines, Dall Sheep and/or Stone Sheep

[warm compass]

So beaver, dall/stone sheep, wolverine, and maybe some new birds(and the small chance for muskox)

Still not as exciting without a lot of the arctic species like we where hoping for

[brisk badge]

Musk ox would ‘save’ the map

[warm compass]

Don’t do that to me! Don’t give me hope😭

[crimson glen]

In the south of the minimap there seems to be a wetland, so maybe we'll see new ducks and geese xD

[nimble dagger]

I don't think they're bluffing this time 😔

[nimble dagger]

Ah yes, who needs a Polar bear when you can get a ducky 😂

[hushed quest]

Not sure about the Musk Ox range boundaries, but I've seen them in the Denali Range

[terse iris]

since there's no polar bear, seal, or walrus its not far enough north for any of them to occur which makes it seem like Scarecrow's prediction for B.C. was accurate

we could see elk with a rework

also in retrospect the poll on mule deer getting new antlers and grey wolves getting new furs shouldve tipped us all off

[calm flower]

Those didn’t have to be the winners tho which makes it more concerning everything in that list will come to life in the new map and that could be even worse

[nimble dagger]

I still think this is central Canada, not BC

[terse iris]

given that pronghorn and mtn goat were in the list I'd hazard a guess at Alberta, maybe based off Banff National Park

[terse iris]

honestly if all the old returns get remodels I'd be happy

I'd finally hunt mtn goat and pronghorn again

same for elk

[nimble dagger]

Cause if they do BC, it's gonna be under Yukon Valley, so now explain how you can see the Northern Lights on this map and not on Yukon, so I think it is gonna be east from Yukon, but not more North to be Arctic

[hushed quest]

Banff would be beautiful

[peak flume]

they were to serius

[terse iris]

at least they were honest and didnt lead us on to the end thinking we'd get polar bear

silver linings and all

[peak flume]

maybe the northern lights get added to yukon and medved with update?

[peak flume]

yeah thats god,

[polar shell]

I doubt it, same way I doubt we get beavers backfilled

[terse iris]

they'd both need a new skybox in all likelihood, so low probability given the amount of work needed

[calm flower]

We all wanted beavers for so long kind of as a joke because of the tents that they are announcing them like they are the main species of this map like they did with tiger and they really concerns me.

[terse iris]

I mean the fact they can chew and fell entire trees and change the map around them does make them an extremely significant mechanical addition

[hardy osprey]

At least something decent

[polar shell]

I gotcha mallards, goldeneye, gadwall that’s it

[hardy osprey]

No new ducks I meant 😭😭

[polar shell]

I know, I’m just saying the new map won’t have them

I also doubt we get waterfowl since the map is to snowy for waterfowl to still be up North

Geese could work but ducks really wouldn’t

[muted ledge]

it's also too snowy for Beavers because they hibernate in the winter, so who knows?

[polar shell]

I mean true, but maybe they are just special beavers lol

[hardy osprey]

Some sea ducks especially if they have a coast

[polar shell]

Possibly I just doubt they add any

[terse iris]

they will frequently wake to take new wood and mud to patch damage to their dams and lodges during the winter, and are active throughout the entire fall

in many parts of canada most stuff is already frozen by mid october even though they tend to stay active through mid november

[muted ledge]

yeah but as a general rule they basically hibernate

it's the same think with the Brown Bears on Medved. But I guess getting animal behaviors to match the season that the map is set in isn't really something EW is known to do.

otherwise we'd probably have actual rutting behavior for deer

[terse iris]

well they dont really enter torpor they just cosplay as El Chapo and expand the tunnel network they have to connect every structure they made over the previous year while being shut ins cause everything is frozen

woodchucks however do hibernate

as do meadow jumping mice and all species of prairie dog

[muted ledge]

well either way it would have made more sense to have beavers on a map set in fall or summer since they're more active at that time of year

[polar shell]

True

[terse iris]

largely because the water hasnt turned into a glacier and they can actually swim around

[muted ledge]

it will be interesting to see how the beavers work in the game, what their need zones will be like etc. Hopefully they'll be primarily active at dawn and dusk since that's when they're the most active in real life

[polar shell]

I’m hoping they are like Euro rabbits where they have the lodge and expand from there

[muted ledge]

Though I am a bit concerned with the way EW seems to be making them into the main focus of the map. I feel like it's gonna be turkeys on SRP all over again, we requested them for years and then EW was like "oh, so you want TURKEYS? Here you go!" and then put them on like four maps in a row

[peak flume]

four maps in a row is good, aslong they are backfilled and not put on new maps

[muted ledge]

if that same rule holds true here, the next few maps will probably be Newfoundland with more beavers, Saskatchewan with more beavers, a European map with Eurasian Beavers, a map in Tierra Del Fuego (the place in South America where beavers were introduced) with MOAR BEAVERS, and then finally they'll backfill them to a map like Layton Lake or Yukon Valley.

"You guys wanted beavers? HERE'S YOUR BEAVERS!!!"
-EW, probably

[orchid nebula]

I'm starting to wonder why CotW takes up so much storage on my ps5 for a game I might play once a month

[tribal glacier]

The reason It takes up so many GB’s is because it stores all the hopes of Africa 2.0 on your storage.

[orchid nebula]

If that was true it would take up less each day

[hardy osprey]

I am fascinated of how little many people in the feedback play this game, it feels like you don't even like the game, just kind of complaining about it

[blissful gyro]

Several new species: could mean a bunch of birds, a subspecies of bison, and a sheep

[calm flower]

Ik im being really negative but damn are they good at giving us what we’re want (this map and africa) with a fat middle finger of a species list

[calm flower]

I guess 1-2 birds beavers and maybe dall sheep if I had to guess bison are just plains of not wood bison which there’s not a difference from what I can tell

[orchid nebula]

Playing for 6years and every update makes .y favorite rifles worse, moves the animals to weird places, makes my favorite way to hunt invalid, and changes crap I didn't need to change

[hardy osprey]

No wasn't especially directed at you, but imo the game keeps getting better, just not really the full potential...

[daring tapir]

SRP is like one of the best maps in the game

[terse iris]

we at 83.46% throttle

[terse iris]

honestly if this new map ends up being what SRP should have been in terms of quality and variety I'll be happy

otherwise I'll be disappointed

[daring tapir]

Yeah that’s kinda what i’m picturing, a snowy variant of SRP

[crimson glen]

Assuming the map is in the Canadian Rockies (BC + Alberta) There would be Wood Bison, Wolverine, Stone Sheep, Dall Sheep, American Badger, Beaver, some Grouses and some new ducks :/

[daring tapir]

Doesn’t sound too bad but not what i’ve hoped tbh

[terse iris]

and returners like grey wolf, mule deer, grizzly bear, caribou, rocky mtn elk, etc.

likely all with remodels, especially muleys and wolf

[daring tapir]

oh yeah and those will probably all have remodels so technically new animals in a way

But remodels imo should be standard when reintroducing new species

[terse iris]

especially since a new model requires reapplying and modifying the animation rig and smoothing out the animations

[daring tapir]

I started out disappointed but this is giving me hope, been wanting remodels to all those animals

[hardy osprey]

Well looking at it that way it could still be a nice map imagine it having these animals:

-elk
-sitka deer
-mule deer
-mountain goat
-bighorn
-caribou
-dall sheep
-grizzly
-stone sheep
-grey wolf
-badger
-beaver
-wolverine
-lynx

And some birds
-blue grouse
-spruce grouse
-ruffed grouse
-sharp tailed grouse
-white tailed ptarmigan
-oldsquaw
-scoters
-sandhill crane
-snow goose

Could work, I'm waiting for a species list before any more emotions, but idk polar bears, king eider, Peary Caribou, seals and muskoxen would've been epic

[terse iris]

we can likely confirm at least two with grey wolf and mule deer since they were community polled for new furs and new rack respectively

and GOD both of them need it

[orchid nebula]

I'm not interested in birds at all but that's all that they seem interested in adding

[hardy osprey]

Well then this maybe really gonna suck for you

[daring tapir]

Speaking of peary caribou, now idk if i missed this on the yak, but im pretty certain that it only had one fur in the beginning looking via the app, but then i checked again some months later and it had more. It could’ve been only what’s been discovered but maybe they can add peary caribou as a fur type idk

[terse iris]

hear me out, tundra swan

[hardy osprey]

No they had that many in the beginning

[daring tapir]

oh i think it could be possible still tho

[orchid nebula]

Yep. I'm thinking it's time to delete the gamefor few months or a year

[hardy osprey]

If it makes you happy ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[lilac mauve]

I'm glad we are getting a reserve pretty much almost exactly like this submission. The only thing I'm bummed out about is that they said it won't have polar bears (which is fine if its a more inland-focused reserve).

Not sure why they aren't adding polar bears tbh. If it was to appease wildlife conservationists that ship sailed a long time ago what with being able to hunt anything on the map free of restrictions (also tigers).

[terse iris]

the reason given was due to engine restrictions which would make it difficult to model them swimming in a way that isnt just jerry rigging the croc mechanics to a bear, which wouldnt end well

i understand their justification personally, plus the reserve seems too far souh for polar bears anyways

[lilac mauve]

ah I see, thanks for the info

[hollow jackal]

I think this is gon a turn out into the biggest cotw joke and there are polar bears on this map for 100%

They just want to play a joke on us

[peak flume]

nah, that would be a stupid move .

[hollow jackal]

This thing they pulled out now is even more stupid than anything is

They reskin animals all the time but they couldn't make a white grizzly bear?

[calm flower]

Fr

[hollow jackal]

I agree that making a seal or walrus would be difficult but a bear?

[calm flower]

Na that would be straight up lying they aren’t talking in a joking way that are conforming there are no good animals on the map

[daring tapir]

Scroll and look what Dr Zach said he gave a pretty good explanation

[calm flower]

Yea it’s like they designed it around a beaver not iconic species

Like sundar patan was designed around tigers

[terse iris]

and resizing any animation rig to fit an animal that doesnt swim in remotely the same way and is like 30 times bigger would be a problem too

[hollow jackal]

Well they missed out a potential of a big success and a lot of people buying the dlc but now it turns out this is some running joke and while this is a very popular game that makes a lot of money they couldn't get some higher skill people that can actually do something. At this point roblox developers are better. Big disappoitment

[terse iris]

oh yeah they dropped the ball massively, much watsed potential

no room for subpar or mediocre at this point, what we get better knock it out of the park or it aint gonna sell well

[hardy osprey]

I think like they still can make a decent map but perfection or matching Sundar out da window

[calm flower]

Now they are going back to 2 reserve they better not go back to 2 par or sub par reserves

[hollow jackal]

Do they always need to make things difficult for themselves? Why for gods sake do they need the polar bear to swim

[calm flower]

Because they had a year to do a snowy nem presumably

Please for the love of god make it a mountian sheep hunting paradise and not beaver dam bs

[hollow jackal]

This map has been requested by the community for a long time and people were shitting their pants out of luck when the teasers came but now it turned out to just be a big joke

[nimble smelt]

Well damn, idk how to feel

[calm flower]

Yea it’s been a rough morning

[wicked stone]

After that, it's not just the fact that the bear can swim, we also need its habitat and the map, certainly vague, that we have and the points of view for the moment, it's dead, they live in the ice floe, which is towards the coasts. If there was a side like the north of Medved Taiga, there we could have had a chance of having the polar bear. But here for the moment it's nothing. The only thing we can do is wait for the news that will arrive next week.

[hardy osprey]

It feels so bad letting you wake up to this, like I failed you, idk how to explain this 😭😂

[nimble smelt]

They owe us a Nunavut or Greenland map now

[hollow jackal]

This has to be one of my worst discord checks i had for a while

[calm flower]

Nunavut>greenland

Let’s think logically what will be the 3-5 new species

1. Water rats
2. Presumably wood bison
3. Bird
4. Bird
5. Dall sheep??

Then this list we think

[peak flume]

hhm i know that guy

[nimble smelt]

If its British Columbia then Stone’s Sheep are very likely since BC is practically home to over 90% of the world’s Stone’s Sheep

[calm flower]

Wonder who he is?

[calm flower]

Yea I didn’t think of that

[peak flume]

he has my name, my profile pick and posted the same message as me.... could that be me ? 😂

[hollow jackal]

Musk ox can still be on this map

[calm flower]

I don’t think so

[calm flower]

We think it’s very unlikely given home ranges and where the presumed location is but there’s still hope

[peak flume]

hhm, must be a copy of mine

[calm flower]

Fake acc you should probably report

[nimble smelt]

No, Muskox are strictly an Arctic species

[hollow jackal]

But didnt they add lesser kudu to vurhonga when there werent any kudus in the area vurhonga is localised

[nimble smelt]

That was a mistake they shouldn’t repeat

[tribal glacier]

Might as well save em

[calm flower]

That was a while ago tho I think they have moved on from that and they arent gonna remove them

[tribal glacier]

The weapon better be good, it’s like the only reason I bought salz

[calm flower]

I’m hoping for a 9.3 bolt that cal needs some love

[nimble smelt]

I am with you on that one

[hardy osprey]

Salz had a gun?

[tribal glacier]

O/U 10ga

[hardy osprey]

Cool

[nimble smelt]

I may have to revamp my entire species list & draw a new map once we know what species are on the upcoming reserve

[calm flower]

Apparently they can’t even release a small map and do a good map in the summer ontop of it

[calm flower]

Keep this and give justice for what we deserve

[orchid nebula]

Considering I'm stuck inside with a back injury and cotw is my go to relaxation game. It will not.

Even with Walmart revontuli coast way of the hunter can't compete

[peak flume]

it fun huntin red deer with the slugs on hirsch with that shotgun

[hardy osprey]

Lol, woth is nice but Cotw is way better, but woths Africa is just better

[hardy osprey]

I enjoy the game a lot if have 2600 hours rn, doing a lot of grinding rn as I accidentally reset my account, lodge leftbhuz no money/leevls

[orchid nebula]

Would agree but neither game has impala and it annoys me

[nimble smelt]

That is the one thing I give WOTH praise for is its African map at least having a generally consistent species list for being a map set in Southern Africa

[sturdy fossil]

Do forget the Fisher also is possible

[peak flume]

and i`m 8 hours away from 500 💀

[hardy osprey]

Weak

[peak flume]

sorry that i got a live 😭

i dont even have 1000 hours in a game

[hollow jackal]

This map now is the biggest piece of sh*t ever, just dissapointment

[nimble smelt]

On the bright side Monster Hunter Wilds is bring a monster back that hasn’t been in any game for a while this summer

Just in case I didn’t have enough incentive to maybe avoid playing COTW for a bit

[hardy osprey]

That's what I have both in the Angler and woth and I don't even play those actively lol, in my defense tho I do not really play more thenime 4-5 games at all, I'm not really a gamrr and spend more time outside, fishing, birding and camping yak

[nimble dagger]

I was wondering when you'd see this ....

[orchid nebula]

I have 2.6k in cotw and 4.7in rdr2. I've been stuck home with several injuries the last couple years and 2020 did not help

[nimble dagger]

We even started a petition https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1375498606047658146

[peak flume]

you play 5 games ... i play 2, if you count mobile games to then 3

[hardy osprey]

What games you play

I play Minecraft and cotw somewhat actively and woth more or less actively while keeping up with them straight As (except P.E and crafting, screw them)

God I sound so arrogant

[peak flume]

the hunter and planet zoo (900+ hours), mobile would be brawl stars

[hardy osprey]

Planet zoo is good but I have like 15 hours, never touched brawl stars, my ten year old brother swears it's good

[peak flume]

i bet your 10 year old brother swears edgar and kit are the best brawlers(stupid noskill cat and emo)

[oak quail]

I know ya'll are very sad about the Polar bears, but perhaps we haven't made enough noise or they're waiting for a better time. But we are getting a new map soon, and that is the good thing.

[orchid nebula]

Sorry, I didn't see it before but what weapon was the reserve choice for this idea? I doubt ew will choose the same but I'm interested

[hardy osprey]

I have no idea

[peak flume]

you should give planet zoo an another try its very good

[hardy osprey]

It was good, idk why I stopped

[peak flume]

still not finished but its one of my best builds so far

[hardy osprey]

Don't really have time, also that looks bad af ngl, jk

[peak flume]

shut up, this is what an average player zoos looks like

we could have gotten this animal with 10 times better look in Cotw, but EW throwed that oppertuniti out of the window (the model in PZ is like 5 years old)

[hardy osprey]

I Should be quiet, these are my best builds imo.

[peak flume]

not to bad

[random gull]

they did alaska better too imo

[hardy osprey]

Yeah

[peak flume]

@hardy osprey i think we should conservation to private PZ dont have realy something to with artic canada 😅

[hardy osprey]

Tried to replicate the gate of my childhood local zoo back in Berlin

[peak flume]

if you believe it or not, i actually recognized that

[hardy osprey]

Oh wow amazing

[calm flower]

Assuming this is a BC reserve what are the chances we’re get wolverines?

[nimble smelt]

Lets move any discussion about British Columbia to #1123832368118120458

This is still a thread focused on the Arctic

[distant radish]

Ah here

[daring tapir]

Yes i agree

[nimble smelt]

I think the revamped species list for this concept will be more Nunavut and Northwest Territories based for sure

[hardy osprey]

Yeah, will have to fight hard....

[nimble smelt]

I'm already working on the revamped species list, and it will be excluding moose and include Peary's Caribou

But it will be posted after the announce trailer for the upcoming reserve

[hardy osprey]

Yeah, I'd wait for a species list. I want to see a more Arctic focus!

[daring tapir]

When do we think that will be, next week?

[nimble smelt]

Very likely

[nimble smelt]

On the bright side it gives me time to find Inuit names for all the species

[pseudo dock]

Confirmation on no polar bears walrus etc is extremely disappointing

Alas we will get another map of some random goats/sheep more moose,black bear wolves elk etc etc

It’s all just the same things with one or two generic additions.

There’s nothing like walrus or seals in the game, polar bears are massive and behave differently to other bear species.

I just do not understand why they would avoid doing these when tigers were such a big success on Sundar?!?!!

People want the big name game animals!

[warm compass]

Yeah, it’s been a pretty disappointing day

[pseudo dock]

I’m sure the map will look beautiful, it is just a shame that the species lineup at present is lacking in its ambition.

[nimble smelt]

I have begun drawing a revamped version of the map that would be more favourable to the polar bears, muskox, walrus and seals we won't be seeing on the upcoming reserve and I will be releasing a redone species that is more based on Nunavut and the Northwest Territories seeing as how we will be going to BC for the next reserve

[warm compass]

Yeah I’m getting New England Mountain vibes from it so far

[nimble smelt]

That is my concern, and for the first Canadian map in the game I really hope its not

[pseudo dock]

We will see for sure when the map comes out, there are new species though, however I hope it’s not some random birds the majority of the player base won’t be intrested in. I’m not holding my breath but I’m hopeful.

Can only be sad that @nimble smelt has gathered a ton of support on here and the map most like this (and very possibly the last arctic map) will be half baked and lacking the flagship species.

Hopefully should Africa 2 happen the same will not be repeated

[nimble smelt]

They better not drop the ball for Africa 2.0

[pseudo dock]

We have ultimate hunting to defect to if they do! 😉

[nimble smelt]

Very true, as long as it comes to the Xbox Series X

[pseudo dock]

I really thought EW were on the right path with tigers and snow leopards.

[tough phoenix]

Yes, It's the worst excuse possible and no one will believe it, just don't put it in the water, no one asked for it, let the animal walk on land like any other 🤣

[warm compass]

So did I

I was young and so full of hope…but then salzwiesen happened and I’ve been disappointed (so far) ever since

[pseudo dock]

I forgot that one even existed 🫣😂

[tough phoenix]

This scares me for Africa 2, Sunpardatan excited everyone, now it was another chance to animate with a polar bear... I imagine the excuse they will use to not put animals that everyone wants in Africa 2...

[pseudo dock]

Likewise it does not fill me with much confidence

[tough phoenix]

I'm going to isolate myself in the mountains, I'll be back next year

[warm compass]

Same here.

As of right now, I’m scared for the future of COTW…maybe they should just work on COTW 2 at this point

[pseudo dock]

And start the cycle of COTW 2, 8 North American maps with moose,whitetail,elk, black bears turkeys etc all all over again!😂

[tribal glacier]

I think salzweisen made them realize they can continue pushing out the same stuff over and over again and it’ll sell just fine.

It’s like they tripped over a tripwire while running with the ball which broke the cliff, loony tunes style.

That is, unless it’s essentially a 1:1 of https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1123832368118120458

[pseudo dock]

If anything this now should have been the small map

[tough phoenix]

If they were devs of another game I would expect it to be a bait to surprise players when they release the map, but cotw... I prefer not to comment, I'll wait for the second game

[tribal glacier]

Call of The Maneater🙏

[pseudo dock]

^^^^

Hell let’s make 2 maps with only Elk on them!

Let them eat cake

[warm compass]

Elk are too exotic. Best to stick with whitetail

[nimble smelt]

I wouldn't have been upset with a map having elk on it if it was Central Asia, at least we could have also had species like Saiga Antelope, Argali and Asiatic Ibex

[pseudo dock]

Exactly this, repeat species are fine when you have them as side additions to flagship animals.

It looks like now the flagship animal will be a beaver…

[nimble smelt]

I get the feeling the map will be an elk focused map

[pseudo dock]

Hopefully not, we have elk already on a few maps.

This might be the New England mountains effect again

[true pond]

Y'all we literally don't know what species are on the map, you are just assuming it will be repeats just because you didn't get polar bears

[warm compass]

Yeah, they are way to hyped on beaver right now

[true pond]

They said several new species will be added

[pseudo dock]

Not at all ripvan winkle. The other contenders are very limited and are mostly deer species such as elk moose etc

[nimble smelt]

If they buff the 45-70 I will take it as a small victory

[pseudo dock]

Hopefully wolverines, at least a that’s genuinely new and unlike anything else present

[nimble smelt]

Stone's Sheep is likely seeing as it is basically set in British Columbia, the Beaver is another inclusion, Wolverine, Canada Lynx and maybe some grouse species could be coming too

[pseudo dock]

That’s something, but again it’s not kicking the ball out the park

[tribal glacier]

It’s a pretty fair guess, it’s most likely BC.

[pseudo dock]

More annoying to think of what it could be than what it is!

[nimble smelt]

And seeing as how it is in British Columbia I'm going to go ahead and say the bison are Plains Bison, its the only bison that get hunted in BC

[tough phoenix]

2022: They lost my respect with NE
2023-2024: They got it back with Emerald and Sun
2025: 💀

[tribal glacier]

Especially knowing EW

[true pond]

It's a snowy map with beavers in the northern hemisphere, not very pinpointed yet

[pseudo dock]

It’s got bison in the trailer, that has narrowed it down pretty conclusively buddy

[tribal glacier]

I’ve seen many a person compare the mountains to real BC mountains and it’s a pretty damn close match.

[true pond]

It could be Utah for all we know dude

[pseudo dock]

We will see 😉

[true pond]

I also think it's Canada, I just don't think we should assume so much

[pseudo dock]

If it is another US map I will be gobsmacked😂

8 maps would it be then or 9, set in the states?!

[nimble smelt]

7 North American Maps, only one is set in Mexico (Rancho)

[tribal glacier]

It’s called a guess for a reason. No assumptions here.

[tough phoenix]

I bet there's a map coming in Texas 🤣 +1

[pseudo dock]

Did devs give any over info today?

[true pond]

I've seen a few assumptions

[pseudo dock]

Not the end of the world, people can make assumptions. We will all find out soon what is what.

[tribal glacier]

Bengal Tiger map #2!!!

[warm compass]

They showed a picture of a chewed up fallen tree
And the said no polar bears

[pseudo dock]

This seems a little funny to me as they know that those species were in very high demand from the community and still did not add them

[true pond]

I'm aware, I just hate seeing people being so negative with these things

[simple coyote]

No polar bear surprises me 😔

[true pond]

Because they don't fit the region the map is in

[pseudo dock]

100% and that’s fair enough for you to not like seeing. People are very passionate on here, particularly when it seemed for a long while now that this was the next addition species wise.

Only two maps per year creates a lot of tension!

[pseudo dock]

But we don’t k so where that region is, it could be in Utah for all we know 😉

(I joke)

[true pond]

Seals, polar bears, and walrus live on frozen coasts, the map is a forested mountain region, not the same

[pseudo dock]

100% but most maps in the game are multi biomes like sundar, Vurhonga etc

It was not unreasonable for people to think this, and the devs confirmed that this map will be multi biomes before the announcement on seals

[pseudo dock]

No too unique

Map with only Moose and elk with tiger stripes- that’s what the players need!

[tribal glacier]

Interesting you mention that…

[true pond]

What is this for?

[tribal glacier]

Mountains.

[true pond]

Yes, there are mountains in Canada, what's your point?

[pseudo dock]

In addition to my previous response, they have confirmed there will be multiple biomes- the map will not just be mountains

[muted ledge]

not all sources consider the Brooks Range to be part of the Rockies, but some do. Depends on the source.

[true pond]

I know, but I doubt there is sea ice on this map or any substantial coast at all

[pseudo dock]

Maybe maybe not- we have no idea yet.

[tribal glacier]

There are mountains not far from your “frozen coasts”

[true pond]

Indeed

[true pond]

There is likely not a frozen coast on the new map, that was what I was discussing, not whether or not there are mountains near the ocean..

[pseudo dock]

100% but there’s nothing to suggest that’s the case so far- no evidence for or against

In a polite way that’s just hearsay, your honor

[true pond]

I agree, I'm just trying to give reasons why the whole "no polar bears" situation makes sense so folks will stop complaining about it

[pseudo dock]

Folks are more than free to complain about no polar bears and be disappointed.

I don’t see why you would have any real reason to stop them from voicing there opinions- particularly as it’s something that has clearly disappointed a decent amount of people so far

If you do t like it just ignore or discuss another topic 🙏🫡

(I say this to you in the nicest way possible)

[tribal glacier]

It was not unreasonable to think there would multiple biomes outside of what was shown (like Arctic coasts) as Wellington said.
Whiterhime handled this contrast very well.

[true pond]

Because real people spend their time making these things, and when they do all that work just to see people complain about how they "can't do their jobs right" it hurts

[tribal glacier]

These games are an art form and art is meant to be criticized and enjoyed.

[pseudo dock]

They’ve done their job perfectly right- we are getting another beautiful map.

We can absolutely still appreciate what they have done, and voice what they could have done further to improve said work.

That’s the concept of feedback, which this section is specifically for

If it’s done respectfully then there’s no issue

[warm compass]

That’s why it’s Good to complain, I would prefer them to spend time on more exotic and more interesting things
That’s why I’m complaining about no polar bears. I’ve waited years for an arctic map(but mostly Africa 2.0)

[true pond]

I completely agree, at the end of the day I am also just giving feedback and voicing my thoughts and opinions, I'm not trying to actually stop anyone from doing that

[pseudo dock]

😁

[tough phoenix]

undercover dev 👀

[fervent cloak]

If a new GO isn't a Mule. This is the worst release.

[calm flower]

This really scares me for Africa 2.0

[oak quail]

I think it might be Elk, Mule deer are getting antler reworks at the end of the year so they'll most likely do it then

[calm flower]

Is it confirmed to be at the end of the year?

[oak quail]

yes

[warm compass]

I hope they’re reading it all

I’ve waited so long for an arctic or African map only for them to refuse to touch ether with a ten foot pole
It’s honestly frustrating as a consumer.

[muted ledge]

hopefully we're still eventually going to get a map with Polar Bears

[orchid nebula]

Yeah, I hope they see how much disappointment there is and at least try to make up for it

[muted ledge]

I think we have to get #1375498606047658146 to at least 500 upvotes by the end of the year, to show EW just how much we all want them

[fervent cloak]

We voted for a mule antler and a wolf fur rework. GO wolf I don't want. But if it will Elk I will be happy to.

[warm compass]

I’m just desperately hoping that the next map is Africa 2.0

If they did a stream where they showed sneak peeked the next map and you can hear an elephant trumpet, I would take everything I’ve said today back

[nimble smelt]

I would be happy, but I could also see the Amazon ( #1207357430963507281 ) being the next map

[muted ledge]

I mean, honestly an Amazon map in December would be a win in my opinion

[warm compass]

I’ll take Amazon, but would so much rather prefer Africa

[muted ledge]

if we get a smaller Salzwiesen-style map this year, where do you think it would be located?

[nimble smelt]

I did put together a revamped species list and while it is a bit bird heavy it will still feature polar bear, muskox, walrus and 2 species of seal alongside caribou, grizzly and wolverine but I won't reval that list till we know all the species on the new map. In the meantime I am working on a new version of the map and this is what I have put together so far and it will be finished by the end of the month

[muted ledge]

That already looks really great

[nimble smelt]

It would be cool to see an African map featuring small and medium-sized animals and birds, I also would like to see the Yucatan or Asian Map Salzwiesen-styled

[orchid nebula]

I don't know, I think I'd need more. Maybe a glimpse of a leopard

[muted ledge]

oh yeah a small Asian map would be really cool. Maybe in Japan?

[nimble smelt]

Japan and the United Arab Emirates ( #1316678282464333834 ) come to mind

[muted ledge]

that would be sweet

[warm compass]

A glimpse of a leopard would be amazing

I just need something! Something to keep me going

[muted ledge]

I mean now that I think about it, if the new map had Polar Bears, don't you think that they would tease them first? Rather than beavers?

Like, I think they would've had the trailer be a still shot of a coastal area with falling snow. Footsteps can be heard in the snow, coming closer. Then the distinctive heavy breathing of a bear can be heard, followed by a loud roar. Cut to black. The final shot of the trailer shows bear footprints in the snow.

that would definitely be a much more exciting teaser than what we got.

[orchid nebula]

And yet. Flat tailed water rats.

[muted ledge]

I mean, I'm just saying, if Polar Bears were to be on the map, they surely would have chose to tease them first, the same way they teased Sundarpatan's tigers.

[orchid nebula]

Hope for wolverines is all I got now

[muted ledge]

so, maybe we all should have seen this whole situation coming

[muted ledge]

if the new map doesn't have them... I probably won't buy it until it goes on sale for a lot cheaper than they normally cost

not worth the full price imo if beavers are the most interesting animals on it

[orchid nebula]

I might not buy it at all if there's no wolverines at the absolutely least

Muskox and wolverines are the two animals I was really excited for aside from the polar bear, and if they aren't there then I'm not paying 8$ for one weapon no matter what it is

[muted ledge]

fair enough

[terse iris]

but what if it's a Winchester 1895 in .405 Win 🤔

[orchid nebula]

I'll pray it goes on sale soon

Or guilt trip a friend into buying it for me

[nimble smelt]

I hope that rifle comes in a separate weapon pack

[warm compass]

That’s what I’m hoping for

The Roosevelt Collection is the biggest weapons pack suggestion on the discord. It would be right if it was the Roosevelt collection
(I put a ton of effort into that thread)

[orchid nebula]

I'd take that whole pack

[calm flower]

Watch it be the 12 or whatever Nepal was

[terse iris]

I want it, I want the whole thing

[verbal shell]

I was thinking probably roosevelt elk rework and GO

[nimble dagger]

What a day it was ...

[warm compass]

Recap for today

Very sad(and rather frustrating)

[nimble smelt]

I am putting together a couple Salzwiesen-sized map concepts just to keep my mind off the news

[terse iris]

valid

[nimble dagger]

Even Minecraft has Polar Bears 💀💀

[winter fjord]

We gonna have GTA 6 before Polar Bears in COTW

[edgy raven]

I actually go into creative, get crossbows, go into survival after finding a snowy biome, and then I shoot bears. They really need more animals, though. Can't really mod on Xbox

[tribal glacier]

I might have to do that😔

[pearl sentinel]

That's the new gun?

[terse iris]

no, not confirmed yet, just a visual model thats creative commons i think

[pearl sentinel]

Ah this seems like a bust honestly no polar bears, musk ox and seals is a shame looking like a medved with nothing interesting

And beaver is kinda meh

[terse iris]

they didnt deny muskox, just polar bear, walrus, and seals

still a massive letdown but there's a chance I suppose, if just a small one

[pearl sentinel]

But that's what I mean they added leopard and tigers But yet no polar bear that makes absolutely no sense

[terse iris]

doesnt seem to have anything to do with them being endangered, they're just not in the map's scope because it seems to be the Canadian Rockies where none of the three animals live

also seems like seals/walrus were left out maybe becayse they havent figured out a way to do blubber physics needed for them to not turn out crappy

as far as the polar bears i can really gather a specific justification

[tribal glacier]

How I wish

[pearl sentinel]

Just a let down new snow map with no polar bears and beavers to me isn't all that exciting

[terse iris]

well we havent gotten anything aside beavers confirmed, we could get stuff like wolverines and dall sheep or stone sheep

but yeah I get where you're coming from

[tribal glacier]

They’ve really gotta win me over for this one. I’m talking near 1:1 of https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1123832368118120458

with a total elk rework. Everything from their rig to their proportions and fur.

[pearl sentinel]

And the fact there's no streams we won't get an early look like before so basically just info until it releases

[tribal glacier]

There’s always the good ol’ trusty steam page… whenever that drops

[terse iris]

oh theyll be releasing info in teasers, images, and other content like social media posts and discord announcements, just no streams

like we're still getting a trailer for instance, most likely next week

[nimble smelt]

A new small map I put together to forget about todays news #1375715050660171837 . Finding info about hunting in South Korea is a bit tough so I had to take some creative liberties

[pearl sentinel]

That's what I meant just not the same anymore this honestly might be the first map i don't buy

[tribal glacier]

What gr withering arrow do you recommend?

[edgy raven]

I normally use instant damage 2 arrows. Poison and withering could work

[hardy osprey]

Well they could've planned it differently to Beginn with its not like they were forced to make an elk and whitetail map in the snow

[fervent cloak]

I think the problem is the grizzly. It seems simple. The devs take a grizzly, change the skin and a polar bear is ready. Many animals in the game are made in this way. But after a tiger, it would be a laughing stock. They were lazy to make a new very aggressive bear. Because then they would have to change the grizzly to aggressive grizzly as well after that. Too much work.

[calm flower]

Here’s something wild I’m throwing out there but I do belive it could be true when jaxy stepped down could have been right after he got the news about this map and he didn’t want to do through the backlash of a Canadian map without the species people want. Just a theory but the timeline backs it

[peak flume]

Nah, the decision that jaxy is getting a new role at EW wasent made my him, as far as i recall. The streams dont happen cause jaxy needs time to get into his new role

[calm flower]

Ohhh I thought he stepped down but I didn’t look much into it

[orchid nebula]

I sincerely hope so, but probably not, this is a model I found on Artstation.com but it's so good I'd be happy if they just used it

[hardy osprey]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1375853270890840245

[nimble smelt]

I'm still revamping the species list, I'm just waiting to see the species list for the new map, btw here is the finished map redesign

[nimble dagger]

That is the true Arctic we need

[calm flower]

Why can’t it be this coming map!!!!😢😢

[random gull]

will there be some sort of inflatable kayak that can traverse the ice?

[nimble smelt]

A kayak would be fitting for this map

[hushed quest]

I have mine all outfitted for seal and bear

[pseudo dock]

Awsome

[crimson glen]

New map location clue? XD

[daring tapir]

Ayo what hahaha

[tribal glacier]

Well call my interests piqued!

[quasi garnet]

Honestly, there are several maps where expansions would seriously be legit additions. If this is the case, I wonder if they'll modify the weather system on LL.

[tribal glacier]

Subparpatan would benefit greatly from this. Tigers would be further and few apart while also having larger overall ranges and more prey items I personally want axis deer the most.

[quasi garnet]

I would also think - in this situation - they would do a population reset on LL to better mesh with species ranges on the new map.

[warm compass]

Vurhonga could definitely use an expansion

[quasi garnet]

To be fair, it could also be a thing where the maps are like a slide show, and we're just seeing something from the map because it's between Yukon and LL geographically...

[nimble smelt]

Bump

[deep halo]

Someone fill me in I've been reading some stuff so I know they said no polar bears but now Im reading it's not in the Arctic so now I ask info dump summary real quick for me please what is happening and how have we drawn these conclusions based off of what was said or seen

[terse iris]

no polar bear, walrus or seal

is not arctic, at least no tundra or coast it seems

seems like the Canadian Rockies in BC/Alberta

there are going to be beavers along with several other new species

there will be multiple returning species getting remodels

the reserve will have a story and a new weapon

the reserve will have a new great one

we will not have any info streams of any kind but we will get at least 2 more teasers as well as the whole animal list before release

no new lodge this this

that's all we've got

[deep halo]

So the GO will likely be an already existent species in game so mule or elk?

[terse iris]

or caribou

[nimble dagger]

Proly beavers, cause people been asking for them for a while like tahr

Fabled Wood beaver 💀

[deep halo]

Either way finally a Canada map even if it's not the one I wanted but personally I'd rather a Canadian Rockies over SRP since we got the same stuff but better up here

Don't get me started on beavers..... Try to attack when I escort them off of hwy 17 and flood something near somewhere I gotta get to or be

[nimble dagger]

From how steep these ridges are I do think it is rockies again

[terse iris]

but this time with actually good mountains

[terse iris]

imagine it's just castoroides

200lb beaver

[nimble dagger]

The chunky chestnut bear is actually gonna be a beaver this time 💀

Btw, unpopular opinion, but I hope these 2 images are gonna be in the loading screen of the map

[oak quail]

yeah they look fun to hunt, and hopefully EW has done some good with sheep behavior or something good.

[terse iris]

I want a bighorn remodel so they dont look like they have terminal metasticized bone cancer

[orchid nebula]

Honestly I'd like them as screen savers on a laptop

[tribal glacier]

Imagine they don’t even have grizzlies on the new map

[terse iris]

oh lord lmao

[tribal glacier]

If it isn’t a near 1:1 of Bama Squad’s BC…

[terse iris]

liam's gonna riot 💀

[tribal glacier]

We got baited for weeks so yes, just a little

[terse iris]

fair lol

[warm compass]

I’m still mad

Years I’ve been waiting for an African or arctic map and ever single time I’ve been skunked

[tribal glacier]

This’ll be interesting to y’all

Three bears 👀 👀

[terse iris]

you dont think they bluffed us with the no polar bear announcement do you lmao

[tribal glacier]

Could mean glacier bear or kermode bear even

[terse iris]

hmmmm

[torpid dune]

And cool horns

[terse iris]

also which post is this from im intrigued

[tribal glacier]

I thought I linked it, hold on

#📢︴game-news message

[terse iris]

thanks

[terse iris]

yknow I could be reading into the steam page too much but could this be hinting at more new mechanics than we think?

beavers are furbearers that can be legally trapped...

[tribal glacier]

They always say a “new hunt” and nothing really new gets added. It’s basically a synonym for a new dlc at this point.

[terse iris]

ah 'twas unaware of this

[verbal shell]

My Guess:
Canadian taiga map.
elk GO.
New species besides beavers will probably be mostly reskins something like dall sheep, wood bison and/or ducks.
Reworks for mule deer, elk, grizzly, caribou and/or Bighorn sheep.

First it was a meh map in winter, now two meh maps a year. If they don't even do backfilling, I will not pay 12$ for this.

[fervent cloak]

It was enough to release elk or mule GO. If this map won't be like Medved it will be not bad.

[verbal shell]

People have different interests. I know many in the community love GOs and it takes time and effort for the devs to make those awesome models, but I just don't have time to grind, still not have any GO.

[oak quail]

I hope they don't make them the same color, some lighter brown, some darker.

[torpid dune]

In COTW there are five distinct furs for the species Bighorn Sheep.

[oak quail]

I meant the horn colors

[nimble dagger]

Guys I think we're getting true "Long Dark" map in cotw with the animals, the same country, the northern lights, the weather and everything lol

[oak quail]

I was just thinking about that lol, my brother loves that game

[torpid dune]

I think not in the same subspecies, but yes in distinct subspecies.

[nimble dagger]

Me too! Long dark is coming to cotw lol

We got Long Dark, hopefully next one is Green Hell 👀

[oak quail]

I meant that there are multiple different colors for their horns, some show their growth rings more, other are more blended, etc. Does that make sense?

[torpid dune]

If you're referring to the same subspecies, the quality of food and habitat conditions play a role in the development of large, well-formed horns. The markings on the horns are related to periods of scarcity, especially during harsh winters. The genetic quality of the subspecies varies between populations. I can observe the existence of a minimal variety of color horns in the same subspecies Bighorn Sheep.

[oak quail]

ok

[tough radish]

That's totally fair

But like, I do think an engine upgrade is needed if that's such a limit to new, more unorthodox species

[torpid dune]

You can look at the horns of bighorn sheep is found in a zoo and it has low quality and it has a some distinct color because of the food. And the life habits too imports.

[oak quail]

they have different shades of the same color, and some show the age rings more than others

This ram I could see from my house, and I got to hold the horns as well at a hunting expo.

uh oh

[torpid dune]

The same subspecies can have a variety type of locality (Alberta, Montana, and other states)

[lilac mauve]

even if polar bears aren't initially on the map, they have repeatedly added animals to existing maps post launch, so there is still hope for them in the future.

[plain merlin]

adds to my theroy that the december small map is greenland

so you get polars bears, seals, walrus, like three sea ducks and a few other critters

[nimble smelt]

A smaller map won’t work for polar bear simply because they roam across a wide stretch of land and sea ice

I’m kind of hoping the next map is either an African Plains Game Map or another South American map

[random gull]

I was hoping for either Africa or the Amazon but after the news we got for this map i’m worried they wouldn’t be able to properly execute it

Id almost rather get smth with more repeat species like the slovenia or a second australia map than a half baked reserve set somewhere more unique

[deep halo]

I hope so I hate how the tahr are barely ever on the apex or near the apex of mountains where it's open for them to graze and keep an eye out for predators instead they are halfway down in the thick stuff

[fervent cloak]

I got a bear and a red deer GO from grind. But feel nothing. Because is a work. I have work. It's not worth it. The game needs a change.

[nimble smelt]

All I can say about the revamped version is that it is based on the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut and the Inuvik and Sahtu Regions of the Northwest Territories and I have include maps in order of the areas list, the maps show where each of these regions are located in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories respectively

[calm flower]

Please either one of those

[nimble smelt]

If it means we get a Canadian Arctic Reserve and Africa 2.0 in the same year I would accept either of those

The species list and descriptive paragraph are ready, but it won't be posted till I have seen the announcement trailer and species list (just in case I need to make any changes to the species list)

[hardy osprey]

I have a map set right there in the Canadian archipelago #1375853270890840245 (ik yk)

[nimble smelt]

I noticed

[hardy osprey]

That's great!

I personally think that a map like yours would work but with a map more south I'd like one that goes all out with the arctif

[nimble smelt]

The new species list for this reserve concept will reflect a more northern area for the most part

[hardy osprey]

Great, looks like we have similar beliefs on how a good Arctic map should look now, let's wait and see how the new map is tho.

[calm flower]

I swear if all they show in the trailer tmrw is beavers.

[deep halo]

Well have to see if tomorrow my homeland gets some love let's hope so

[peak flume]

a beaver that lets a tree fall on a polar bear skull 💀

[calm flower]

Watch it’s be a complete 180 and why we don’t have any if the good stuff is it’s not in Canada

[deep halo]

I'm hoping not but we shall see

[pseudo dock]

Bittersweet

[nimble smelt]

I guess tomorrow we get to find out what new species occurs on the new map

Which means I can post my revamped species list for this reserve suggestion

[pseudo dock]

I’m really hoping it’s not another deer/elk focused map.

But without PB and other highly desired animals confirmed not to be coming. I’m guesssing it will be, real shame.

[tribal glacier]

We haven’t gotten an elk map in 5 years unless that is, you mean moose.

[pseudo dock]

100% but we have a massive amount of deer species already In game, and featuring in a large amount of maps over the last 5 years. I’m hoping for something diffrent🙏

[muted ledge]

I mean we do have a lot of antlered species, but they are also very commonly hunted so that makes sense

[pseudo dock]

Yes

[tribal glacier]

Yeah, if it’s a BC map it’ll be very big game heavy especially if EW does it right. Most of the roster could easily be almost entirely 5-8 between two species of elk, multiple species of bear, upwards of 5 species of goat/sheep, and so much more.

[muted ledge]

personally I'd like to see more new species with horns on the map, rather than antlers. Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep, Stone Sheep and Bison would be cool species to hunt in the snow on the new map.

[pseudo dock]

I agree

[muted ledge]

But in my opinion Elk, Moose, Caribou and Mule Deer would be fine species to include on the new map as well. I just want the map to be more focused on mountain hunting if it's possible.

[nimble smelt]

I would also hope the BC Map gets some North American Grouse, after all it has Ruffed, Spruce, Sharp-tailed, Sooty and Dusky Grouse

[daring tapir]

Yes to all of those except moose, we have enough moose maps and they’re abundant on every single one, prefereably elk and bison like a wintery srp

Please EW, no. more. moose. maps.

[gaunt fossil]

This has been my coping mechanism since the polar bear news. It'd be legit if we get remodels of Grizzly/Caribou/Elk/Wolf, etc.

It'd feel like Summer 2025 would be the "Old Animals Get Remastered" update, and the remodels would improve other NA reserves too. So if that occurs + 5ish new species, then I'm in on this map.

...

Still should've been Arctic lol

[terse iris]

Having Canada without moose would be like Vurhonga without wildebeest though

[tribal glacier]

I just don’t want them snatching up a new species slot.

[terse iris]

Honestly same, i feel conflicted 😭

not having them is room for something new

but Canada with no moose just feels wrong

[tribal glacier]

If they can find a way without doing that, go right ahead. Add moose to the new reserve (not like I’ll be in the lowlands much anyways lmao)

[terse iris]

Liam took one look at the geography of the new reserve and morphed into a dragon on his way back to his mountain den where he hoardes all the dwarven gold he stole from a treasury 786 years ago

[hearty cairn]

Peanut butter and jelly

[tribal glacier]

If it has as much mountain game as I’m hoping…😮‍💨

[terse iris]

I am personally holding out for stone sheep, bighorn, mtn goat, whitetailed ptarmigan, and dusky grouse

maybe also marmot

[hearty cairn]

Still holding out hope for dall sheep

[tribal glacier]

Super close to what I’m hoping for but rather than ptarmigan I’ve got grizzly bears.

The interesting thing about BC Grizzly Bear hunting was that it seemed a bit higher up /more alpine than like regular Alaska grizz hunting.

[terse iris]

I suppose if we include other things that can also range into alpine meadows I would also love to have rocky mountain elk and grizzly bear up in the mountains

[daring tapir]

Alaska is pretty close if you want that experience, it’s different it were to be like blacktail but moose is a big game and it’s abundant in every map. The map can be a whole different vibe without it but maybe i could agree if it is a different type of moose otherwise i don’t want to see it there

[calm flower]

Who would wake up at 345 am and not be able to go back to sleep because a trailer is coming out at 10? Not me definitely not me

[orchid nebula]

I'm coming to terms with yet another moose map but I hope they at least have less spawns. I swear I see more moose in Layton than deer of either species. If there was only 25 moose in a map I'd absolutely adore it. They are big, solitary, hard to find animals, but every map they exist on I feel like I'm tripping over them

[wicked stone]

It's okay, I'm not in the same time zone, it's early afternoon.

[orchid nebula]

I'm hoping for caribou, wolverines, stone sheep, remastered wolves, grizzlies, and bighorn sheep, maybe grouse and ptarmigan, but I don't look forward to more moose

[pseudo dock]

Nearly at 1000!

[hollow jackal]

is the trailer today gonna be a next teaser or the full trailer with all the species?

[peak flume]

Announcement Trailer, but theres probably not every species in it

[hollow jackal]

okay

[rugged crag]

56 minutes.

[peak flume]

43 Minutes

[hollow jackal]

meh

are those remodels?

they look neat

[wicked stone]

Wow wood bison😍

[wicked stone]

Maybe

[pseudo dock]

WTH Alberta?🤔

So random

[dull lily]

Ik, I'm legit upset

And why Manitoban elk? Why not RME or Rosie remodels?

[nimble smelt]

Well well, like many of you I was expecting our first reserve to be set in the Canadian Arctic and yet I am quite surprised to see this reserve set in my home province of Alberta, Canada

Despite that I would like to thank the community for their continued support for the past 2 years for the dream of a Canadian Arctic Reserve, it is no wonder this concept is the second most supported reserve concept after Africa 2.0

Now of course my species list and redrawn map were made with the now incorrect assumption that the new map was going to be set in British Columbia, now I have an excuse to redraw that map and fix up the species list a bit to once again represent the Northwest Territories

I still hope that one day we may get to hunt animals like Polar Bear, Dall’s Sheep, Walrus and Muskox on a Canadian Arctic Reserve in this game

(Can this get pinned in this thread please)

[pseudo dock]

It’s a real shame.

I hope that in the future these species arrive in some shape or form. I’m disappointed by repetitive species we’ve have seen time and time again.

We ask for non-typical, exciting additions. They nailed it with tigers and leopards on Sundatpartan. They could have kept that up with PB, walrus etc etc on this one.

[crimson glen]

There were reworks that were necessary and highly requested, they already clarified that they cannot work on redesigns of old weapons or animals unless they are within new content (DLC) so to make the current ones they had to choose a map new where these animals live.
This will continue to happen as there are still requests for animal reworks.

[dawn perch]

Yeah I do roll my eyes a bit at the people saying EW shouldve just done reworks without a new map. Reworks still take time and money, which new maps provide / garentee I’m sure a lot more.

I do still wish we’d get new maps in under explored areas still over new maps focusing on reworks ATP given the whole continent of Africa and South America only have ONE each. Then when those have at least two do rework hefty maps like this one.

But yeah agreed, I’m still looking forward to the map given some of the reworks on this are some of the ones I’ve been waiting for, for quite a while.

[calm flower]

Yea you have the biggest thread on here moose has the second biggest and they still haven’t delivered I’ve also got one with 750 likes about nontypicals with no acknowledgement

[dapper stratus]

Dw we’ll probably get them from classic to cotw

[hardy osprey]

I thought I could finally stop begging 😭

[night gate]

Being is spelt wrong btw

[hardy osprey]

Happens

[night gate]

Hmm true

Well anyway good day to you Janny

[nimble smelt]

Well I didn't really have to redraw a map, I just had to fix one up by removing some old lines and adding ice floes. This map fits not only Polar Bear, Muskox, Dall's Sheep, Walrus and Seal but also the Stones Sheep

[nimble smelt]

Welcome to Whiterime Ridge Wilderness hunter, I understand you have hunted in Canada before, but this won't be a walk in a park compared to most other hunting destinations in North America. This reserve offers some of the best hunting the Northwest Territories has on offer weather your hunting Dall's sheep in the mountains, stalking a herd of muskox in the Barren-grounds or lining up that perfect shot on a walrus bull resting on an ice floe, you will always find something to hunt here. Now of course we should warn you that this reserve is also home to many dangerous animals like the aforementioned muskox and walrus (And don't underestimate the walrus, they can cover ground rather quickly and those tusk have killed larger predators) but also the Grizzly bear and the beast we refer to as the King of the North: the Polar Bear, the only bear species that will actively hunt humans just like they would a ringed seal, you better have a powerful rifle and a good eye when hunting in their territory.

This revamped version is based on the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut and the Inuvik and Sahtu Regions of the Northwest Territories and the northern parts of the Yukon Territory

New Animal Mechanics

• Caribou, Moose and Polar Bear can swim, this would also be applied to Water Buffalo
• Seals and Walrus will utilize the ice floes to rest and keep their distance from hunters

Returning Species

• Grizzly Bear (Remodel)
• Moose
• Snow Geese
• Rock Ptarmigan

New Species

• Polar Bear: Class 9
• Walrus: Class 9
• Muskoxen: Class 7 or 8
• Barren-ground Caribou: Class 6
• Arctic Wolf: Class 5
• Dall's Sheep: Class 4
• Stone's Sheep: Class 4
• Canada Lynx: Class 2
• Ringed Seal: Class 2
• North American Porcupine: Class 2
• Wolverine: Class 2
• Arctic Fox: Class 2
• King Eider
• Cackling Goose
• Spruce Grouse
• Arctic Hare
• Hoary Marmot

I did say I was working on a reworked species list

And here is the distribution of Stone's (Green) and Dall's Sheep (Red)

[muted ledge]

Very cool, it would be really cool to have both of them on the same map

[daring tapir]

Why not just have them both in the same area?

[nimble smelt]

First of all they sort of inhabit different mountain ranges irl with Stone’s Sheep being found further south while Dall’s sheep live further north

Secondly, the idea to have them inhabit different mountains on the map was inspired by the Spanish Ibex on Cuatro where each subspecies inhabits a different mountain

[hollow garden]

Lowkey I don't mind it being Alberta because I live here and i find it cool that my province is getting some attention

[terse iris]

it's also very obviously based off of Banff

[hollow garden]

Yeah and i love banff

[young swan]

i love that they going to add Alberta but man, i wish they would add diffrent region of Canada where polar bears are

[hollow garden]

Yeah that is what i was most excited for

[nimble smelt]

lets keep the Alberta talk in #🦡︴cotw-scotland please

[nimble smelt]

The Big Game Species from my Species List: Grizzly Bear, Moose, Caribou, Polar Bear, Walrus, Muskoxen, Arctic Wolf, Dall's Sheep, Stone's Sheep and Bearded Seal

[nimble smelt]

Small Game: Canada Lynx, North American Porcupine, Wolverine, Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Hoary Marmot

[nimble smelt]

Birds: Snow Goose, Rock Ptarmigan, King Eider, Tundra Swan, Spruce Grouse

[nimble smelt]

New Weapons: Inuit Cable-backed Bow and the 280 Ross Straight-pull Rifle (As a reward weapon)

• The mission for the 280 Ross Straight-pull Rifle involves finding a missing hunter (That unfortunately passed away)
• The 280 Ross is based on the Canadian Ross Rifle and would be a Class 3 to 7 Rifle
• The Cable-backed Bow would only cost 20,000 ingame credits and can utilize the same arrows that the Longbow can use

New Weapon Pack: Arctic Hunter Pack

• Reverse Draw Crossbow: A crossbow that is more powerful and can shoot at longer ranges accurately.
• 17 HMR Lever-action Rifle (Class 1 to 2): A rifle that will be suitable for hunting species like Beaver and Lynx, it can hold 11 Rounds
• 9.3x74R Over/Under Rifle (Class 5 to 9): A powerful double-barreled rifle, this weapon can be quite useful against animals like Polar Bear and Cape Buffalo

Some other details that could come with this reserve

• With Stone's and Dall's Sheep on this map, it would be the perfect opportunity to remake the Bighorns on Rancho into Desert Bighorn Sheep
  • This would allow for the Grand Slam of Sheep Multi-mount featuring all 4 North American Sheep
• Grizzly Bears and Caribou would defiantly be getting remodels
• Another major must-do would be buffing the 45-70 Coachmate to be the hand-cannon it was meant to be
• The 270 and 6.5 Rifles could be re-classed as Class 3 to 7 or 8 Rifles

[calm flower]

Here comes the people saying why does ew have to add another US map

[fervent cloak]

If I understand it right it's a new type of ELK.

[terse iris]

wolf is a remodel the elk is a new one, manitoban elk

[hasty sleet]

They should have added mountain goats as well. I hope they put elk in too.

[terse iris]

there are elk, new subspecies manitoban elk

mtn goats are still on the table cause so far everything listed in those antler/fur polls back in like december has been added

also use this thread https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1376950489585025024 or this channel https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/818877458140627044 to discuss the new reserve so we dont drown out the OP's arctic ideas

[hasty sleet]

Thanks

[nimble smelt]

I have yet to see people say that, people are talking about how its another North American Map

I am happy we are getting a Canadian Map for once 🇨🇦

[terse iris]

and the seeming lack of Dall Sheep along with the keeping back of polar bear, walrus, seal, and muskox leaves us open for a barren tundra/boreal margin/coastline/ice sheet map with them along with arctic fox, arctic hare, and wolverine

[nimble smelt]

Two Canadian Maps would make me quite happy

[nimble dagger]

We came a long way

[nimble dagger]

And longer to go

[hardy osprey]

I'd put whitherime more in the red circle, between the nwt mainland and banks island

[nimble dagger]

I put it closer to Greenland cause they might end up doing full on Greenland for the Arctic map since we already have Canada

[hardy osprey]

Makes sense, Greenland would be quite a poor choice compared to Nunavut and the NWT tbh

[nimble dagger]

But didn't fully put on Greenland cause I personally hope for Canada

[nimble smelt]

If they want animals like Wolverine, Grizzly Bear and Dall's Sheep, the map would have to be in the Canadian Arctic

[nimble smelt]

🇨🇦

[daring tapir]

Greenlans would have penguins tho and leopard seals

[peak flume]

No these are in antarctica

[daring tapir]

Wow i mixed them up, thank you for correcting me

[hardy osprey]

These are close enough

[daring tapir]

hahaha yea i suppose they’ll do

[hasty sleet]

They might do Norway or Greenland when they get to polar bears or artic animals.

[wooden holly]

Should be class 9 yk yk

[nimble smelt]

🇨🇦

[terse iris]

wrong pole 💀

[daring tapir]

Yes i was wrong

[tribal glacier]

Norway would be unbelievably boring

[nimble smelt]

Maps I would rather see in this games future then another European or Lower 48 US Map

• Canadian Arctic (Whole reason I made this thread)
• Africa 2.0 with the Dangerous 7
• Central Asia (Argali, Markhor, Saiga, Ibex)
• South American Rainforest (Peru or the Guianas would work)
• African Plains Game map
• African Small Game map (Duikers, Small Predators, Birds, etc)

[muted ledge]

I'm personally hoping for an Amazon map this year in December.

maybe we'll finally get our Polar Bear map sometime next year

[nimble dagger]

Idk where this came from, but I have a slight suspicion we're getting Japan in December ... we have a thread that's been going for few years, Jaxy mentioned it in the streams few times and they already did Japan in the angler, so idk, I have a suspicion even tho I want Amazon

[muted ledge]

we'll just have to wait and see I guess. You might be right though

[nimble smelt]

Japan wouldn't be a bad choice, I would be happy with either Japan or the Amazon

[crimson glen]

I think we'll have France/UK/Romania, maybe they want to finish all the Reworks this year and deliver the orders for European animals.

Wild Boar, Roe Deer, Muskdeer, Reindeer

[sturdy fossil]

Roe Deer G1 🙏

[crimson glen]

Euro lynx need a remodel too?
and Euro Hare

[tough radish]

I'd like to see old maps remastered or made more interesting