Transylvania Mountains - Romanian Hunting Reserve

[bold oyster]

A reserve set in the heart of the Southern Carpathian Mountains. With the potential of a European Bison great one on the horizon, this map could prove effective towards giving hunters another map to hunt them on, along with introducing both new and returning species.

Take a stroll through the Romanian wilderness and gaze upon the glistening white peaks of the mountains. With lush fields and dense forests, there is plenty of space to stalk and hunt the wide variety of game in the region. From the nimble footed chamois and swift red fox to the strong and heft European bison and elusive Eurasian lynx, you will have many opportunities to get yourself a fantastic trophy.

Species list:

European Bison - Class 9
Brown Bear - Class 7
Red Deer - Class 6
Gray Wolf - Class 5
European Mouflon - Class 4
Fallow Deer - Class 4
Chamois - Class 3
Roe Deer - Class 3
Eurasian Lynx - Class 3
Eurasian Badger - Class 2
Red Fox - Class 2
Golden Jackal - Class 2
Greylag Goose - Class 1
Greater White-Fronted Goose - Class 1
Eurasian Teal - Class 1
Mallard - Class 1
Ring-Necked Pheasant - Class 1
Common Quail - Class 1
Hazel Grouse - Class 1
European Hare - Class 1
Grey Partridge - Class 1

New Equipment:
Common Teal Decoys
White-Fronted Goose Decoys
White Fronted Goose Caller

New Species:

Eurasian Badger - Probably the highlight of the new species roster, the Eurasian Badger (also known as the European Badger), is a fairly sized mustelid that can be found all across Europe. It can weigh up to 17 kilograms in Autumn and is known to be nocturnal. They can build multi-chambered burrows that exceed over 75 meters in length. They would retain a slightly similar build to the existing raccoons and could even reuse the animations, making them require far less intensive effort.

Fur Types:
Common - Black-White, Brown
Uncommon - Light Brown
Very Rare - Albino, Erythristic

Greater White-Fronted Goose - A species of goose characterized by a white patch on their foreheads and the “salt-and-pepper markings” on their underbelly, these cobra chickens can weigh up to 3.3 kilograms and would be one of two goose species in Romania.

Plumage Types:
Common - Grey Striped, Grey Banded, Tan Striped, Tan Banded
Rare - Leucistic (two variations)
Very Rare - Snow Hybrid, Grey Hybrid, Hybrid, Albino

Common Quail - Also known as the European Quail, this small bird belongs to the pheasant family and, as such, would share the grounded mechanic of bobwhite quail and other upland fowl. These birds go up to Europe to breed in the Summer. Weighing only up to 96 grams, these guys would present a challenge to hunt as you trek through the fields of the reserve.

Plumage Types:
Common - Brown, Sandy (Female)
Extremely Rare - Albino

Golden Jackal - A widespread predator that’s become somewhat of a nuisance these past few hunting seasons. Weighing up to 11 kilograms and around the size of a medium sized dog, the golden jackals on the reserve have grown tremendously in population and are beginning to threaten our marmot population. The state now offers rewards for each jackal you hunt.

Fur Types:
Common - Grey Brown, Light Brown, Brown
Uncommon - Golden Brown, Gold
Rare - Piebald
Very Rare - Albino, Melanistic

European Mouflon - A species of sheep that tends to inhabit the more mountainous regions of the reserve. This feral descendant of domestic sheep is the perfect opportunity to test your precision as you venture the reserve.

Fur Types:
Common - Black Brown, Blackwhite Brown, Blackwhite Dusky
Rare - Grey
Very Rare - Albino, Melanistic

New Hunting Rifle: Rifleman Model 70

The .30-06’s little brother, this .25-06 rifle is perfect for medium game hunting. With precision like no other, you’ll be dropping chamois from hundreds of meters away with bullseye accuracy.

Caliber - .25-06 Remington
Ammo Capacity - 3 Rounds
Weight - 2.5 Units
Effective Range - 150 Meters
Class Range - 2-6

Stats:
Accuracy - 84
Recoil - 46
Reload Speed - 42
Hipshot - 68

Let me know what you guys think of this reserve concept and let me know of any inaccuracies I might’ve made so I can update this post with the correct information 🙂

[broken tree]

I love the concept I just wish there were more new species to add

[languid kelp]

Id love another 3-7 rifle

[bold oyster]

There really isn’t much to add besides more small game species unfortunately. I tried my best to include what I think the community would find fun in one way or another. It’s basically Hirschfelden V2 but hey, it just gives people more opportunities to hunt hirsch GO species if and when they come out

[scarlet relic]

Too many repeats imo

[broken tree]

Yeah, I know, I understand wanting another map like Hirshfelden because we are probably going to get a GO fallow

[languid kelp]

Which is the problem. There will be little reason to buy the DLC if you can hunt hirschfelden

[bold oyster]

What about switching out wild boar for mouflon? That’s really the only other medium game species that I could fit in there

[scarlet relic]

I like the idea for the map but it would make another NEM situation

I love the map model u made tho

[bold oyster]

Thanks lol

The idea was to create a large valley at the bottom and have a larger, more open forest/plains section in the upper half of the map

[scarlet relic]

Is their a large gap on the top left for a reason

[bold oyster]

I’d say it’s kinda like SRP’s open fields

The darker green area is more heavily forested sections

[lyric heron]

I like this map concept. I'd love to see it added as a Hirsch alternative, but maybe not before stuff like Africa, Australia, or the Arctic. But I like the small game aspect, and a new map for euro bison. Mouflon could also go in this map

[bold oyster]

I’ll edit mouflon in place of wild boar

[lyric heron]

Good idea. We already have a few boar maps

Oh I didn't even see the gun with the map. Perfect choice of a 3-7 caliber. Hopefully it'll have poly tips

[analog kite]

Eh the species list is mostly stuff we’ve seen before

[unique lantern]

With the potential of a European Bison great one on the horizon,

Huh, what now`? Huh? 🦊

[safe merlin]

Personally I feel 25-06 should be a 2 to 6 as its not a smart choice for bears especially brown and grizzly irl

[bold oyster]

Unfortunately there really aren’t that many new species that could be added to a European map that aren’t small game

[lyric heron]

Why'd you give this quail an extremely rare plumage type too? 😂

[bold oyster]

Because I’m moderately evil

[lyric heron]

That would be a hilarious trend for the game. Just give every quail extremely rare plumage

[true light]

This is the map that's coming in June ... I mean ... they're bringing big game rifles in game ... adding Euro Bison multimount ... the next G.O. is fs Euro Bison and they're gonna make this their 2nd map to grind on in June

So basically a Transylvania reserve!

Btw, you wrote Eurasian Lynx in the description but it's not on the species list

[bold oyster]

I didn’t?

[true light]

Now you did xD

[bold oyster]

Damn. Thanks for catching that.
I could’ve sworn I did. I remembered typing it and everything

[true light]

Np, btw ... I was sure we don't need another European or North American map (well at least this year), but this one makes me question myself!! I love the combination of animals!!

It would be cool if there were Beavers on that list, but I'm assuming there aren't much of those in Transylvania

How about Jackals?

[bold oyster]

There’s a bunch of repeat species but fallow and roe deer are only on 2 maps. I know people want more new maps and species rosters and I know we already have maps to hunt them on, but having variety for each species is important, so that the experience isn’t always the same

[bold oyster]

Haven’t looked into them tbh, might do so a bit later

[dreamy ravine]

Personally, I would absolutely love a map like this, it sounds like it would be a very fun and beautiful map even if there aren't many new species on it. I also think that the Golden Jackal would be an excellent addition as well, since they can be found in parts of Romania.

[bold oyster]

I could perhaps add it to the species list 👀

I’ll edit it later to include a section in the new species introductions along with the mouflon

[true light]

I'm like 95% sure this is the map coming in June lol

[bold oyster]

Dude honestly if I predicted it I will laugh my ass off

[leaden oasis]

I'm thinking 2-5 on the 25-06. Idk that it would make a good choice on anything over the size of a whitetail.

[true light]

Lol yeah, I guess the Euro Bison multimount was a dead giveaway

[still pulsar]

The 25-06 has more power than a 243. But I do see your point in that it might not have enough power. Honestly I think the 243 needs to be a 2-5 class rifle.

[desert gulch]

Ok, I'm in 100%

[bold oyster]

Rare fur type compilation for the new species. I wasn’t able to find pictures of an albino common quail or albino greater white-fronted goose unfortunately.

[desert gulch]

They still look great tho, i need a Leu red deer tho

[primal fable]

There could be golden jacakal and wild boar too

[leaden oasis]

Bullet weights around the same as 243 typically. Just more powder capacity. Basically shoots "light" bullets fast.

[hidden wasp]

I just figured this out but this reserve and my South American Waterfowl reserve both have the 25-06 listed as a weapon that comes with the reserve (my SA waterfowl reserve also comes with a 12 gauge semi-auto). To be fair the 25-06 coming with this reserve would be more appropriate as it has a lot more big game while my South American Reserve has like 5 big game species

This whole reserve would also work nicely to fill the role of the Eastern European Reserve for the game

[bold oyster]

I feel like a focus on small-mid game is appropriate for the .25-06

I’ll be adding golden jackal and adding a European mouflon introduction in the new species section

[desert gulch]

A .257 Roberts type of rifle could be worth looking into. 2-6 classes but it'd have enough thump

[still pulsar]

Yeah. Either a 25 or 26 cal rifle. Something with more power than a 243 but less than a 270/280.

[desert gulch]

Honestly, a 7mm mauser would be pretty cool, but it sounds too similar to 7mm mag unles they call it 7x57

[dreamy ravine]

If you want another upland game bird, the Grey Partridge would be another good one to include. They have a wide range across Europe and are also closely related to Pheasants.

[still pulsar]

That or the 7x64.

[bold oyster]

I’ve been preparing updates to this forum. Golden Jackal, Grey Partridge and European Mouflon will be getting added and receiving their own species introductions

[hidden wasp]

I would love to see how it looks, I also hope this reserve can reach 100 upvotes or more, it looks great and if the Great One Wisent (Euro Bison’s other name) comes with this reserve it will hopefully be seen as the Second Euro Bison map and not “another red deer map”

[bold oyster]

Thank you. That means a lot 🙏

[still pulsar]

If they ever make a Asian map based in the Himalayas, have the Himalayan snowcock.

[bold oyster]

If I ever decided to make a Himalayan reserve concept, I’ll be sure to add it in 👍

[still pulsar]

Thank you. They also have them in Nevada as well. They are huntable as well.

This is what they look like. Unlike any other upland bird we have in the game.

[desert gulch]

I hope this map brings a bavarian style carbine into the game, with a full length European style stock

[safe merlin]

You know now that I think about it, those euro mounts in the new lodge might be a hint for another European map

[desert gulch]

if they drop a euro bison GO then i'd say June's map will be a euro map

[bold oyster]

Update: Golden Jackal and European Mouflon have been added to the species roster

[lyric heron]

I like that you come up with fur types for all of them

[bold oyster]

Combination of looking at pictures of them + existing ingame fur types :)

[lyric heron]

Well you do a great job with it

[bold oyster]

Grey Partridge - A small upland bird weighing only 500 grams, this bird is related to the common quail and oftentimes resides in the fields and forests of the Carpathian Mountains. This fowl will give hunters a chance to practice their precision.

Plumage Types:
Common - Grey (2 variants), Brown (Female)
Rare - Albino

[bold oyster]

🙏

[dreamy ravine]

For another small game animal (if you'd want another one) the Alpine Marmot does live in parts of the Carpathians and would be a good addition to the more mountainous areas of this map.

I'm not sure if that might make this map too heavy on the small game animals though

[desert gulch]

that, appears to be a groundhog of a different color, approved!

[bold oyster]

Unfortunately the species list is long enough already with 21 total species

[desert gulch]

Got an outpost design in mind?

[bold oyster]

Not really tbh

I imagined something somewhat similar to Finland and Hirsch but wouldn’t mind a completely fresh design

[desert gulch]

A log cabin with a green roof would be nice, just for differece sake

[dreamy ravine]

Have you considered what the missions for this reserve might be?

[bold oyster]

Hmm. Let’s see, what kind of storyline could we do that would fit this reserve?

I know people aren’t exactly fond of the 10 dozen side missions with really challenging, location based objectives like shooting a red fox in the heart from 60 meters away with the longbow in this one super exact spot from this one specific hunting stand

[lyric heron]

I don't like the super difficult random ones, but I definitely want at least some side missions

[bold oyster]

First off, what should the warden be like. We could base the side missions off of challenges he thinks our hunter can accomplish. I was thinking of a war veteran who set up a game reserve with some of the money he made from service

For example, a side mission could involve him challenging the hunter to make an iron sights shot with a rifle from like 150-200m away and pass the harvest checks

[still pulsar]

What hunting weapon would you want for this map?

Nevermind. Just saw. Although you might want to increase the capacity to five.

[bold oyster]

I feel the .25-06 being a lighter and equally as powerful alternative to the .243 and having the same ammo capacity would just completely replace the .243 as the best 2-6 rifle in the game. That’s why I only gave it three rounds. The trade off to its strengths

Also forgot to change it earlier but it also only goes up to class 5 as opposed to 6

[still pulsar]

That part does not make sense. Even the 25-06 is more powerful it only goes up to level 5 instead of 6. I would make the 243 a 2-5 class gun.

[safe merlin]

Actually it should stay at 2 to 6 as its average bullet grain is 87 to 130, while the 243 is average 55 to 115. And 25-06 delivers more foot lbs of energy.

[bold oyster]

Very well then

[still pulsar]

Plus it shoots those bullets faster than a 243.

[safe merlin]

Basically its a 30-06 for foxes xD. So 3 rounds would be perfect

[desert gulch]

An older man of Colonel or Major rank?

[bold oyster]

Perhaps

[desert gulch]

Maybe consider him a Marksmanship instructor who heard of you through another Warden?

[still pulsar]

Maybe the older German lady on Hirchfelden. Gerelinde or what her name is.

[desert gulch]

Maybe Grandfather has been singing your exploits and our Warden wants to if you're really a master gameshot?

[still pulsar]

Maybe Baden from cuatro

[desert gulch]

uh, isn't he dead? thought the black wolf killed him in his last mission

[still pulsar]

Oh. I was talking about the side missions one.

[desert gulch]

yeah, he's the one i meant

[still pulsar]

Oh. I haven't done all the side missions for that yet

[desert gulch]

Would a .257 roberts/ or Weatherby work, i only ask because i just found out the roberts is also called Bob. And i dearly want to hear the warden tell you to grab Bob and get hunting

[bold oyster]

👀

[desert gulch]

Good or bad?

[bold oyster]

👍

[desert gulch]

Major Alexander Caversham, owner of the reserve and it's first Warden, he designed the Gamekeeper 12ga for driven hunts (only reason I could think of for the scope rail on the gun) and after a hunt/chat with Njabulo he's decided to ask you to come and explore/open his new reserve for final prep work and to see if you live up to his old friend's praise? At least, this is what came to mind for a rough idea.

[bold oyster]

Sounds awesome actually

[desert gulch]

Thanks

[still pulsar]

Actually there was a Romanian dictator's hunting rifle that went for sale. Maybe you could do that gun.

[desert gulch]

I want to find a real, unique rifle/gun of some kind in a POI on the map. Maybe a rifle left behind by an injured hunter you helped track, an old rifle forgotten by a previous owner. Something. They should NOT hint at it, maybe make it for a caliber in game so they don't need to add ammo and keep it a secret until someone stumbles across it randomly and goes screaming on the internet

[still pulsar]

Could do a rifle the Nazis left behind during the retreat of Romania. Like a Kar 98K.

[desert gulch]

Would require a new ammo type/ which would leave a hint

[still pulsar]

Not quite. The main person could have it sent in to be rechambered

Caliber. 7.62x54R

[desert gulch]

Rimmed cartridges don't work great in a Mauser action

[still pulsar]

How about a sporterized mosin?

I just want more old WW2 rifles in the game like classic.

@desert gulch how about the carcano rifle?

[desert gulch]

An over/under rifle that someone lost in a cave would be kinda nice, a 9.3x74 Rimmed rifle most likely an injured Baden running from a wounded bear he attempted to hunt/poach and miserably failed
"Of course he has, listen hunter, there's a small cave system fairly close to you. Baden has managed to wound a bear and failed to finish the job, arm yourself properly and take care of the beast, I'd rather not have any more maulings in my reserve"
"So Baden left his rifle behind, eh?" "I just spoke with Baden, I convinced him to give you his rifle as thanks for finishing what he started, I left it an an outpost nearby, hopefully its in more responsible hands now"

[still pulsar]

What other WW2 rifles would you like to see in the game?

[still pulsar]

@desert gulch how about the Romanian PRL rifle. A Romanian version of the dragonov marksman rifle. You could say that it was the wardens rifle but he lost it and you must be put through your shooting paces in order to keep it.

[bold oyster]

I still think .25-06 would be the best calibre to use for this map. There’s plenty of small game and it would be able to take all of them ethically

[still pulsar]

Yeah. That would also be a perfect gun for Te Awaroa as well.

[bold oyster]

If there was ever a 2 guns in one map situation, I’d also add a double barrel 28 gauge shotgun to help cover the class 1 animals on the map

[still pulsar]

A 28 gauge would also be cool. Could also do a 26 nosler or a 260 rem as well. Both of those can be used for small game like foxes. Lastly a 6mm creedmore.

[tranquil crater]

This better be added😻

[desert gulch]

That sounds great, i just had an idea but for the rifle. You said you don't want it to make the .243 obsolete right? We'll how about a Winchester High Wall 1885 in .25-06? It would be in the English tradition of Stalking Rifles lightweight medium caliber rifles with little recoil typically used for stalking animals like Roe and Fallow deer in England. As a single shot, if the Warden was an old soldier or marksmanship instructor, he'd like push a single shot on the "If you can't do it in one, then it shouldn't be done" way of thinking (my dad's way of putting it)

[frank moss]

You wanna know a good idea

||Checking the pins||

[desert gulch]

lmfao, my bad I didn't actually notice. Thanks anyway tho

[frank moss]

I hit it to pin and it said unpin

[desert gulch]

So you forgot you did it and i didn't notice it was done, nice

[frank moss]

Someone was asking me to pin it so I didn't think I did because I was expecting them to know before hand

[desert gulch]

Welp that's my fault then

[dreamy ravine]

What season would you want this hypothetical reserve to be based in? You could go with a typical lush green summertime aesthetic, or you could choose the brilliant colors of autumn in the Carpathians. I think both options would be pretty neat, although I'm afraid that the latter might make this map too similar to other maps like Hirschfelden or New England Mountains. Do you have any thoughts on this?

[bold oyster]

Absolutely summertime. While an autumn aesthetic would be gorgeous, we already have Hirschfelden and NEM that have it, so Summertime to contrast the other European map is what I’d go for

[dreamy ravine]

Fair enough. Autumn would look really pretty but summertime would be a better way to differentiate it from Hirschfelden.

[bold oyster]

Btw those images are exactly what I imagined the fields in the top left quadrant of the map would look like

[dreamy ravine]

Alternatively, if you wanted to make the map really different from all of the other European maps, Winter could also be an option. However, afaik the common quail isn't found in Europe in the Winter, so you'd have to remove them from the species roster if you went for a Winter aesthetic

That also might make this map a bit too similar to Medved

[bold oyster]

I don’t think so tbh. Mountainous winter terrain is very different to the ice lakes and frozen taiga of Medved

[dreamy ravine]

Fair enough. I guess my point was that Medved kind of already did the generic snowy forest thing, so it might not be as unique as a summertime aesthetic.

I think Cuatro is the only European map that we've gotten so far that did a summertime aesthetic, but it also has a slightly different biome from the others

[bold oyster]

Yeah

Almost at 50 upvotes 👀

[desert gulch]

The tail end of winter, a few greens are springing up in the rain and the forest still feels dark and gray, maybe a little forboding

[dreamy ravine]

Eh, I think that might get kind of monotonous after a while

[desert gulch]

Then a Yukon type thing, late fall occasional snow

[dreamy ravine]

Actually that seems like a really good idea, then they could have the incredible autumn colors while still differentiating it from Hirschfelden

[bold oyster]

Personally I’d want a late spring-early summer type aesthetic to it

[dreamy ravine]

Oh, so kind of like Val Des Bois from Classic then?

[bold oyster]

I’ve never played Classic so I wouldn’t know really

[dreamy ravine]

It's basically a late spring / early summer aesthetic, but it's based on the French Alps instead of the Carpathians

[desert gulch]

They could bring maps from Classic with just a bit of polish and i'd be insanely happy

[bold oyster]

That sounds pretty sick tbh

[dreamy ravine]

It's pretty neat, it has a central river area that's really good for hunting several different species

[bold oyster]

We reached 50!! Thank you to everyone who has helped support this suggestion

Let’s keep up this momentum and join Africa 2, Arctic Canada and Australian Outback in the big leagues. I’m positive we can reach 100

[leaden oasis]

Honestly hope several of these map suggestions get made so we can get a NA map with Rocky Mountain Elk and Whitetail on the same map without everyone on here freaking out about another NA map. There are several including this one that are well thought out and would make great suggestions.

[bold oyster]

I think the reason the other 3 did so well was because of the amount of research put into them + it’s the 3 most wanted reserves in the community by far. Hopefully some more obscure locations begin to get the spotlight, I’ve seen some pretty good suggestions

Hawaii, Slovenia and UK are all fantastic concepts for new reserves

[desert gulch]

Can i put in a vote for an over/under 28ga? I love the caversham but the scope mount is in the way

[bold oyster]

Hell yeah

[desert gulch]

Let's just get this back up top yeah? Anyway, the idea of a Yukon weather system, occasional snow (due to altitude maybe) would be really cool to kinda separate it from the other Euro maps. I hope the gun (guns?) that come with this map come with an ornate and a plain skin version so we can customize our own

[bold oyster]

Would be neat, though you wouldn’t really get snow during the Summer

If the map were to be set in early Spring or late Autumn we could get that snow mechanic

[desert gulch]

Would explain the super quick melting tho, at least a bit

I guess i just wanna see that mechanic more but a summer map in Europe would separate itself pretty well on it's own

[bold oyster]

I think it would work better in an Arctic Canada map

[desert gulch]

I know the outposts have been talked about but i had an idea, what about stone buildings? simple square cabins made of cut stone for the more remote parts of the map that would be kind of difficult to haul most supplies too

[bold oyster]

👀

[desert gulch]

I know it would have to have a log roof (or maybe sod) but hauling enough logs/lumber up a mountain without at least a wide trail would be difficult, but packing in the tools to square up stones from the mountainside that are at the build site would be easier and even dry stacked more sturdy and fireproof

[knotty widget]

This sounds like a really great idea to me. I hope it gets added soon.

[bold oyster]

That’s true, smart thinking

[desert gulch]

I literally took it from an episode of dual survival, i didn't think of it until i saw it

[bold oyster]

I just learned capercaillie live in Romania. We could also have them in this map in and around the valley

[desert gulch]

it sounded fun til murderchicken got involved

[desert gulch]

Can I ask, how would 28 gauge ammo work out? Classes per I guess, 3-5 slugs? i need them in my life

[opal latch]

28ga is a smaller caliber than 20ga

[desert gulch]

yes, and 20ga slugs are class 4-7

[opal latch]

If it is likely that in the game it will have that class rank

[desert gulch]

its for that reason that i despise shotguns in this game

[bold oyster]

Slugs would probably be 2-6 honestly. It’s only slightly bigger than .410 iirc

Nvm it would prolly be 3-7

[desert gulch]

I sincerely hope this is the case

[opal latch]

In order to achieve a caliber scale it would be well positioned, a .410 would be fine at 2-4, irl I don't use it more than that

[desert gulch]

A .28 gauge O/U with a nice clean bead sight would be perfect for me in this game

[bold oyster]

I was thinking side-by-side double barrel for a 28 gauge. Regardless, I just want it to be very low recoil

A low recoil birdshot shotgun would be really good for reacquiring fast moving targets such as upland fowl and waterfowl

[bold oyster]

Another alternative could perhaps be a semi auto 3-4 round 28 gauge shotgun with equally low recoil but with much wider spread than the other shotguns. Makes it far easier to hit something but the likelihood of it dying quickly is low, perfect for mainly waterfowl and some upland fowl

With 4 species of upland fowl and 4 species of waterfowl, 2 of which being ducks, I feel a 28 gauge would benefit this reserve greatly aside from the .25-06

[still pulsar]

A 28 gauge slug I think should be a 3-5 class slug. It's tiny.

[bold oyster]

Tbh? I think it could easily be a class 2-5/2-4 slug with decent penetration at up to 100 meters

[still pulsar]

Yeah. That is good. The biggest size is only 5/8 of an oz. 2-5 would be perfect.

[bold oyster]

Would work great as a secondary small game weapon to the .25-06

[still pulsar]

Yeah. For sure. Have you thought of any other calibers of rifles as well or no?

[bold oyster]

Not any that fit this map all that well tbh

[still pulsar]

Yeah. I think 25-06 is the best option. Besides that gun would also be perfect for Cuatro and Awaroa as well since they don't have animals bigger than class 6

[bold oyster]

We could literally have any variation of 28 gauge. From double barrel to pump action to semi auto

I wasn’t able to find a magazine fed 28 gauge unfortunately

[desert gulch]

I know Taurus Circuit Judge guns were revolvers that came in 28 ga too

[bold oyster]

Imagine a revolving shotgun

[desert gulch]

I mean, the .45/.410 version is fun to shoot lol

[bold oyster]

Something like this in 28 gauge

[desert gulch]

See i want an O/U but a double is more European

[lyric heron]

I vote revolving shotgun

[bold oyster]

One thing I feel most maps with upland fowl are missing are more open areas to hunt upland birds in. Mississippi is fantastic with quail, the other maps less so with their birds

Hunting them in the forest is practically impossible, which is why I wanna try and condense any birds that have the grounded mechanic to the plains and fields, which is a solid 3/5 of the map, plenty of space to encounter and hunt these guys

Another aspect is the GO grind of course. You’ll notice that the area North of the centre mountain has more small lakes and ponds than it does rivers and large lakes. It would have a very similar feel to grinding fallow on TA. However, to make sure it isn’t better than the red deer/euro bison, any animal whose home range is North of the centre mountain will have around 75-90 drink zones total across all the lakes, whereas any animal whose home range is within the valley at the bottom will have around 55-75 zones

I feel this balances the different species well enough and allows for different experiences for the grinders in this community but doesn’t take away from the casual players. Outposts will be situated anywhere between 150m and 500m from a source of water, just so that there isn’t a whole lot of walking to check drink zones

[desert gulch]

I feel like this is going to be the SRP of Europe, open with plenty of game and mountainous, except this map would have more water and less annoyingly noisy mountain lions

[bold oyster]

The only animal that has the potential to spook others is lynx, which doesn’t chase animals around

[desert gulch]

Lynx don't make nearly as much noise as mountain lions in this game, they're much less annoying, and if they don't end up in this map Cashnip will cry and pout for three months after

[bold oyster]

Precisely

[desert gulch]

Still, i hope this map gets made, more than the arctic map actually

[bold oyster]

Only time will tell. Most of the map concepts we’ve had are fantastic, especially the three that have gained over a hundred upvotes

[desert gulch]

I mean, considering the amount of attention they've gotten, EW has to have taken notice

[bold oyster]

Jaxy said that the devs do take their time and read through these forums so 👀

[desert gulch]

Come to think of it, he did say they been looking at Tomdog's map

[bold oyster]

Knowing the devs do indeed notice and look through our suggestions is encouraging

[desert gulch]

There better be a cool outfit with an Anzac hat in this, just sayin

[bold oyster]

Oh definitely. Now that I think about it, we’d probably need a proper mountaing hiking outfit for this map

[desert gulch]

proper boots made of leather, wool clothing, cause mountains are cool even in summer

[bold oyster]

Today I learned about the raccoon problem in Europe. They are an invasive species in every single European country, most notably in Germany and have been a nuisance since the 70s

Not only could they work as an addition to this map but could also be added as a backfill species to Hirschfelden and perhaps even Cuatro

[safe merlin]

Raccoons on cuatro sounds fun. Until e.w puts them on the river xD

[desert gulch]

believe it or not, it was Rommel's idea to import them and Hitler signed off on it

[bold oyster]

💀💀💀

[still pulsar]

Same with the raccoon dogs and Russia. They wanted them for furs.

[bold oyster]

Would be cool if we could get this to 70+

[desert gulch]

i can't like it twice tho 😩

[bold oyster]

2 more till 70

[bold oyster]

If anyone has got any more suggestions of any kind they are very much welcome

[desert gulch]

What about a pointer dog?

[frank marten]

nice

[bold oyster]

Nice

[frank moss]

Noice

[quartz karma]

I could definitely get on board with this. I agree with the summer time season. Just keep the tall grass to a minimum.

[bold oyster]

We passed 70. Can we hit 80 though 👀

[desert gulch]

what kinda soundtrack do you want with this?

[hidden wasp]

Can’t wait to see this get 100 upvotes (hopefully soon)

[bold oyster]

Hopefully it will. I don’t think it’ll get past 80 but we’ll just have to see

[broken tree]

I really like this idea and think it is potentially the best sounding map suggestion

[desert gulch]

I mean, if this map comes out it will be my favorite european map by far

[bold oyster]

I think the three maps that have currently passed 100 are far better. More unique and new species and more potential for new content. This map is sorta “hey we’re giving you a map to grind euro bison on”

There’s a reason those are far more ahead than this map

[still pulsar]

Maybe because they are older.

[desert gulch]

I don't see this as a grind map, if feels like a proper freestanding Euromap that would be fun to explore in it's own right

[bold oyster]

Mine has been progress far more slowly regardless. Either way, I’m happy where it’s at. May not be a top 3 map for a lotta people but I’m glad to see there is support for it. I’m really happy with the support it has gotten

[still pulsar]

Top 4 though

[civic walrus]

i would buy it for the 25-06 alone lol

[still pulsar]

Same

[still pulsar]

Only 27 away from 100

[bold oyster]

Working on my next reserve concept. Hopefully it’s as well received as this idea was

I’ll drop a hint: Lone Star

[still pulsar]

@bold oyster only 24 away from 100. Fingers crossed.

[frank marten]

not another american map

[bold oyster]

We’re bound to get another US map. I atleast wanna give the devs an idea on how to make it more interesting and fun this time around

[frank marten]

fair

[desert gulch]

A good Texas map would be worlds away from other NA maps, Texas hill country would be stellar

[bold oyster]

The Texas reserve I have conceptualized is set in San Angelo county

[opal latch]

The missing US maps are Florida and Texas/Arizona, with those you could add all US game species and include exotics and invasives.
They will eventually arrive if the developers wish to Complete the game.

[quartz karma]

A Montana map would be amazing along with a Texas map. If they did Montana they could add grizzlies to it. I know they have Layton but it more based on Washington state. I live in Washington State and I'm telling you Montana is where it's at. I used to live 30 minutes from Montana and it's a hunters paradise. More deer and bear than people 🤣

[still pulsar]

Well SRP is kind of like that. Plus you can't hunt grizzlies in Montana. Lastly it'd be so close to SRP people would just rather buy SRP instead.

[bold oyster]

Texas kinda has the perfect climate to add a bunch of exotic species from Africa if I’m not mistaken. The reserve idea I’m working on will include returning species from Vurhonga and Parque + new species from Africa and Asia

[quartz karma]

That's true! I wish they would add grizzlies to Srp. Half the lakes grizzly and half black bear. I get you can't hunt them in Montana because the population is lower but it's a game and would be nice to have grizzlies other than Yukon

@bold oyster Sounds really good.

[bold oyster]

Unfortunately I don’t think this post will ever get to 100. However, I’m happy where it’s ended.
Thanks again to everyone who’s supported this concept

[buoyant snow]

I love the idea of a Romanian Reserve 😁 , I don't see why it can't reach 100 👍

[bold oyster]

It simply isn’t anywhere near as asked for as the three current 100+ maps are. People want reserves in Africa and Australia more than they want reserves in Europe. This idea was really just a brainstorm for what a potential Europe map could look like if they add a Euro bison or fallow GO

[hidden wasp]

Honestly it would be nice to have an alternative reserve for species such as Chamois or Wisent (Euro Bison) and as a result this deserves at least 100 upvotes

[bold oyster]

I agree with the part about euro bison. Every species should be on at least 2 maps unless their home range is extremely restrictive

[frank moss]

Shut yo bitch ass up remember when Australia took a month and a half to reach 75 and then suddenly it exploded to 170

[languid kelp]

That went from 0 to 100 real quick

[frank moss]

Well he's the one being on negative about something that doesn't deserve it

This post ain't a month old yet

[languid kelp]

Should I upvote it

[frank moss]

The Arctic post was one of the first posts ever made and this post has half as many up votes already

[languid kelp]

It is a nice idea… though I’m still blocked, so no upvote from me >:}

[hidden wasp]

Just a little over half, and if my Arctic Reserve can get short of 150 upvotes despite being in North America (Canada) then this can get over 100 upvotes for sure

[frank moss]

indeed

[bold oyster]

Being negative? My guy I literally said that I’m happy about it regardless

[frank moss]

Nope

Not having more hope

[bold oyster]

Unfortunate part is that there really can’t be much more said about this reserve. Whereas Australia has shitload of stuff that can be discussed about what might be featured in the Reserve, we kinda already exhausted that in this forum

I mean, maybe fallow and euro bison GO concepts could be discussed but I feel like that topic deserves its own forum

[desert gulch]

this reserve could be the perfect place to introduce the second predatory GO, either brown bears or gray wolves could be incredible. personally hope to see brown bear great one

[frank marten]

i would love a wolf GO

[bold oyster]

I would much rather a lion GO rather than brown bear GO. Since we already have a bear species that has a GO

[hidden wasp]

I’ll bump this up so more people can see it

[true light]

If this is the map (I'm like 90% sure) that is coming in June, someone pin this post in feedback chat for some time as the prediction of the year xD

[opal latch]

Most likely the next one will be Australia or the Arctic, if we take into account the oldest requests from the community and the latest updates, then they are the most likely

[true light]

I think Australia was asked more from when Yukon was released then New England... which one we got?

[bold oyster]

I think Australia will be the December map, taking into account the fact that we’re most likely getting a Hirschfelden species as the next GO

[true light]

If the next GO is fallow deer, we can still get Australia in June

[bold oyster]

That’s true. If it’s anything but Fallow then another Europe map is very likely

[opal latch]

I am not referring to popularity, I am referring to the order of orders, loadouts and bolt actions are the oldest orders of all, and Australia and Arctic are among the first orders that have been made..

[civic walrus]

Texas would be great, yes i live here lol. thing is its so big there are multiple environments. hill country, coast, east piney woods, west desert, Rio Grande river, Red River, etc

[opal latch]

I'm sure we will eventually have a South Central US (Texas/Arizona) Reserve , there are species needed to complete the entire NA game list 💪

[desert gulch]

Could also be a second New Zealand Map, Fallow are on Te but Fallow deer are all over both islands and a big part of the hunting culture there

[bold oyster]

that’s true

[broken tree]

20 more to 100!!

[dreamy ravine]

I doubt that we're ever going to get another NZ map. Australia has a lot more potential than a second NZ map

[desert gulch]

I just mean it's possible, much as i'd love another NZ map that's full alpine Tahr hunting, i don't believe its super likely

[bold oyster]

Wow we hit 82. That’s a surprise, only 18 more to go

[still pulsar]

Yeah. Be nice if for this June they use your map layout

[bold oyster]

That would be amazing. The fields to the top left and a valley inbetween mountains to the bottom right is exactly what I’ve wanted to see in a map

[bold oyster]

Quick update on the Texas reserve map. I’ve recreated the outpost and lookout point icons, this will help a lot in the future

I know a few wanted to see outposts and such on the map layout, so I’ll include them this time

[bold oyster]

The Texas reserve is more than halfway done. I will hopefully have it out by this weekend. For the time being, if there’s anything else anyone wishes to discuss about this reserve it would be more than welcome

[broken tree]

What terrain is the map going to be because Texas is a very diverse state?

[hidden wasp]

I should also add that I sort of covered the Chihuahuan Desert area of Texas (and Arizona), which should still leave you with most of Texas https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1088576340078362754

From what I have seen with this reserve though, I imagine whatever you do with Texas will be worth checking out

[bold oyster]

Kinda like a cross between Rancho, Parque and cuatro

[hidden wasp]

I’m guessing Hill Country then

[bold oyster]

Imagine fields of Orchards and such to the south, marshland-like swamp type terrain in the middle of the map and the top right is a more rocky/desert-like area

[bold oyster]

Courtesy of @brittle gorge

[still pulsar]

Lol. It'll come don't worry

[dreamy ravine]

You're going to be closing in on 100 pretty soon, I'm sure of it

[brittle gorge]

Yeah you have to join the club with me moose and xavier

[bold oyster]

Would be really nice lol

[hidden wasp]

14 more upvotes until 100

[bold oyster]

Dang

[dreamy ravine]

Something I was thinking about is whether this would be a map where we could get a new shooting range. Since this would be a map with several upland game birds, wouldn't it be nice to have a clay pigeon shooting range included on it for practicing with shotguns? I actually don't know if shotgun target shooting is a common thing in Romania, the idea just kind of popped into my mind while reviewing the species list for this map idea.

[bold oyster]

I mean, paired with a 28 gauge shotgun that could be sick. Interact with the machine to launch a disk that flies in a semi random pattern, hold the interact button to adjust the range it shoots at

[dreamy ravine]

I mean, theHunter Classic has clay pigeon shooting ranges, so I can't see why it wouldn't be possible for COTW

[bold oyster]

The problem with transferring stuff over from classic to COTW is that they use entirely separate engines iirc

[dreamy ravine]

I know that. My point is, if they were able to make shooting clay pigeons a possibility in Classic (with its much older engine), I can't see why they can't add clay pigeon ranges to COTW (with its seemingly more advanced engine).

[bold oyster]

That’s true yeah

[dreamy ravine]

I don't think that it would be possible to include every feature from Classic in COTW, but shooting clay pigeons is definitely a feature from Classic that I would like to see integrated into COTW

[bold oyster]

Eventually in the future I might update this map to include outposts + get a bit of an update in visuals

Especially now that I know how to replicate the lookout point and outpost icons. Might even try to do the POI icons

[dreamy ravine]

That sounds like a great idea

[bold oyster]

I don’t believe it. We hit 90

[desert gulch]

Only 10 more, c'mon guys!

[broken tree]

We can do it

[primal fable]

Do it for my thread too lol

[bold oyster]

Honestly, for a prediction post on what the next map might be, I’m really surprised people want it as much as they do. I really am

Here’s a quick sneak peak for everyone at what the Texas reserve will look like more or less. Since I haven’t really had the time or motivation to continue. I initially wanted to keep it a secret until the map released but hey, figured y’all wanted something

Still a heavy work in progress btw

[hidden wasp]

It looks pretty good

[broken tree]

What app or website did you use to create this cause I want to try it

[bold oyster]

Procreate. Recreated the icons by hand, drew mostly everything using ink brushes

[broken tree]

That's pretty cool you did a good job

[lyric heron]

Only 5 more!

[bold oyster]

Still unbelievable it’s made it this far lmao

[lyric heron]

I mean it deserves it, it's a really good concept

[hidden wasp]

4 more to 100

[languid kelp]

Now it’s 5 more again >:}

[bold oyster]

Y’all think this’ll hit 100 by the end of the week?

[languid kelp]

Yeah

[desert gulch]

Just two more!

[split rapids]

one more

[bold oyster]

A more appropriate question to ask wouldve been if y’all think this’ll hit 100 by the end of the day lol

[desert gulch]

i believe so my good sir

[hidden wasp]

One more vote till 100

[primal fable]

One more vote for my map idea, it is quite similar.

So I get it to 70 lol

[bold oyster]

Just one more until we hit triple digits

[bold oyster]

💯

We did it fellas. Romania is in the big leagues

[frank moss]

congrats

[hidden wasp]

Now Romania is in the 100 club with the big 3

[safe merlin]

🎉🎉

[primal fable]

Lets get my map idea to 70.

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1082749828796264449

[broken tree]

Back to 99😱😭🥲

[hidden wasp]

Who keeps taking away their vote

[broken tree]

That's pretty mean my guy👀

[broken tree]

100...

[bold oyster]

Back to 99 😭

[split rapids]

😭

[still pulsar]

Who keeps moving it? I know I'm not messing with it. Also 100 again.

[bold oyster]

It’s back to 99 again 👹👹👹

[rare prism]

Let’s gooo

[bold oyster]

And now it’s back to 100. What is going on 😭

[still pulsar]

101!

[bold oyster]

Nope it’s at 100 👹

[dreamy ravine]

Congratulations on reaching 100

[still pulsar]

Some jack weed though is messing with it though. Making it 100 and then 99. Did that about 2-3 times.

[split rapids]

101!! let's goo!

[frank moss]

100

[desert gulch]

Sorry to ask, but got a flag idea?

[bold oyster]

Not really no

[true light]

Congrats on 100+!! I swear, If I will ever be ok with another European map, it will only be in this exact case lol

[bold oyster]

That means a lot dude, thank you

[bold oyster]

Ngl I can’t really think of much else that could be said about this reserve. Just gotta hope it continues growing

[desert gulch]

Just hoping this gets as much attention as the Aussie map

[hidden wasp]

At 106 upvotes it is catching up to Africa 2.0

[still pulsar]

Bump

[still pulsar]

Bump

[bold oyster]

Honestly, I am a little bit surprised the next map isn’t in Europe. I was really convinced Australia would be our December map

[still pulsar]

Same. Although keep supporting this one.

[dreamy ravine]

I get the feeling that another Europe map might come in December

[bold oyster]

Perhaps it will

[primal fable]

I hope so too.

[broken tree]

Bum bum bum bum bump

[bold oyster]

Still a possibility this will be the December map. Either this or @hidden wasp’s Canada post

[quartz karma]

@bold oyster are you thinking GO bison with this release

[bold oyster]

Possibly. Alternatively, a red fox or roe deer GO could work

[quartz karma]

@bold oyster Rex Fox could be interesting

[primal fable]

I think next will be European map, probably like yours or somewhere in the Alps or Balkan, for example Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia... And I hope that there will really be new European map.

[bold oyster]

One can only hope

[bold oyster]

European bison tru RACS is awesome. Really want them to be on a new map

[desert gulch]

I just hope this maps is the next summer map

[true light]

Why tho? I wouldn't even mind it being the December map this year lol

[desert gulch]

So they would have enough time to make it as good as it sounds

[true light]

This suggestion is out for few months now, who says they aren't working on it already 👀

[bold oyster]

By the time they start dropping clues for what the next map will be it’s already more than 90% done. By this time they’ll almost guaranteed have started working on the map afterwards

[true light]

I swear, this literally is the only another European map I'm okay with lol, maybe Sweden too, but that's it

[bold oyster]

We need a European map situated in a valley fr

[desert gulch]

Exactly how i feel tbh

[bold oyster]

I’m really glad you guys like this concept

[desert gulch]

You put in a ton of work and research, its awesome

[hidden wasp]

I would love to see this reserve come to the game, it would be nice to have something for Eastern Europe and this one should do the job

[quartz karma]

Looking at the your list of animals I think this map could be perfect for introducing a Lynx GO or Brown bear GO. I think i would like to see the Lynx added first

[hidden wasp]

From what it sounded like they want to do Great Ones for the species found on the 2 base game reserves, and for this reserve it seems other then Wisent (European Bison), the 2 other likely Great Ones to be introduced on this reserve would be the Red Fox (based on the species list)

[quartz karma]

@hidden wasp Fox could be good, but not sure how they would look. Maybe have scars all over or something.

[exotic orbit]

Can you guys help me identify some classes and add ideas to my new post? I would greatly appreciate it! #1112309204947058689

[granite charm]

nice reserve idea in TRANSYLVANIA

[true light]

As I said, this is like one of the only other European maps that I will be ok with if it comes out, so I went ahead and made a logo for it that would suit COTW

I just don't know where would it go on the World Map, since Hirshchfelden is taking over all of Europe lol

[hidden wasp]

Maybe they should move Hirschfelden a bit further west (just a bit)

[bold oyster]

Wow this looks phenomenal dude. I think it could work if Hirschfelden gets moved or if all the icons get downsized a bit

[true light]

Icons getting downsized would be the way to go imo

[true light]

Did some readjusting ... the best I got.

[desert gulch]

They could definitely make the icons a tad bit smaller

[primal fable]

Quite a bit smaller, a lot

[bold oyster]

Y’all think this post will reach 200?

[last imp]

Hopefully

[hidden wasp]

It’s almost at 150

[empty charm]

If this map ever comes out I hope they update the chamois head. It looks very different from the real animal. Chamois are so beautiful and underrated.

[bold oyster]

Agreed. Their horns need to be bigger

[rare prism]

Chamois are probably my favorite species on te,They’re head is way too fat

[last imp]

Bump

[dreamy ravine]

Agreed, I think they're one of the most underrated species that seriously need a visual rework

[primal fable]

I would agree on this point too

[lilac dune]

This looks sick, really hope this gets added.

[tribal agate]

That looks sick

[tribal agate]

Bump

[valid rivet]

Very cool

[bold oyster]

Transylvania Mountains - Romanian Hunting Reserve

[primal fable]

So this is basically Way of the hunter reserve haha, no offence/insult

[bold oyster]

Not really, I’d say it features a distinct enough landscape and animal roster to not be similar to it. Besides, WOTH didn’t once cross my mind when making this reserve, there’s no correlation lol

[primal fable]

I was joking, it is good map idea

[bold oyster]

Would be nice, we can always hope

[hidden wasp]

While a bison Great One would be great

This map would be perfect for a wild boar great one too

[bold oyster]

I wouldn’t be opposed to any GO that could come with this map

[lilac dune]

This and the caucasian one are almost identical, both are mountainious and have chamois, but i think this is the one i would rather have just cuz of the european species in this one

[desert gulch]

Yo, hope this is what shows up in December

[hidden wasp]

Glad to see this again

[rare prism]

Hope to see some castles,the castles on hirsh are kinda outdated,I’d love to see them up to standard.I’d love to see is the beautiful Eurasian Collard Dove

[rare prism]

If you were referring to https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1117315981849669662,It was designed like that.The European Deer species are reaching whitetail status imo.They really only have one or two maps till then and I want to save them for a map like this,there’s also plenty of other species.

[last imp]

bump

[hidden wasp]

Bump

[primal fable]

What is bump

[rare prism]

Bump is bump

[primal fable]

Ok

[frank moss]

Lol

Bump is saying something in the post so it's back at the top of the list to get seen

[desert gulch]

Maybe overly hopeful, but December?

[quartz karma]

I may be mistaken but I thought jaxy said in one of the streams we wasn't getting a map in December. I thought he said they were doing something different. Like I said I could be wrong but that's what I thought I heard.

[true light]

Oh hell no, I'm not watching most of the streams but hopefully you heard it wrong lol

[quartz karma]

I hope so as well unless it's a badass lodge instead, then I would be ok with it.

[true light]

It should be the BEST lodge in the existing of ALL the games EVER (and set in North America) for me to be ok with it replacing a new map

[severe citrus]

Bump

[fallen hatch]

Dude This Would Be An Awesome Map To Release A Great One European Bison

[rare prism]

I’d love to see a mention of the Stirgoi, https://youtu.be/M_f96WADr1A?feature=shared

[fallen hatch]

Isn’t That Basically A Vampire?

[rare prism]

Ah,this is the wrong thread,I was thinking of the Carpathian Mountain one,as that’s where the Stirgoi is from

[true light]

Bump

[frank moss]

Bump

[desert gulch]

1 up

[true light]

1 more

[dreamy ravine]

bumping this one up again because I love this map idea

[tough bloom]

I honestly like your idea. But the problem is that if we have to have the European bison, Hirshfelden would be a bit like a second The mountains of New England, in the sense that there will be no unique, but I would like before reusing the European bison, to find another unique one to put on this map with the same levels of satisfaction as that of the European bison. Not in some way, replace this unique with a single bird or rabbit, too little to replace the European bison but for example make sure to put Heck's auroch as unique like that we have 2 cattle. But otherwise the card is very pretty, and I really like your idea, only the fact of thinking that if one day this card arrives is the fact that Hirshfelden will no longer have a unique one. Even if in exchange there is the great one of the European bison which honestly a very very good idea

[true light]

Bump

[desert gulch]

I still say this place would absolutely kick ***

[ornate sluice]

Love to see it Brother finally someone asking for a transylvania map i did one too and im happy to see someone wanting what i want and many peoples does Thx for your Time for doing this! and i hope someday this wish of ours will became true.

[hidden wasp]

In case anyone wishes to see the species list

[desert gulch]

I sincerely love this idea and I hope it comes to the game relatively soon

[bold oyster]

Oh hey I didn’t realize this became even more popular

Looking back at it now it really is just Hirschfelden 2 lol

[desert gulch]

Better Hirsch is better. Period.

Also btw, your pfp. . .beotodus?

[bold oyster]

nope its a kaiju i designed

[desert gulch]

Very similar so I was curious

[desert gulch]

Bump

[steady kernel]

bump

[desert gulch]

Bump, again

[dreamy ravine]

I still think this is a great map idea

[bold oyster]

If EW was awesome and cool they’d do this but we just can’t have good things in COTW

[rose gale]

European wildcat (Felis silvestris)