Everglades Map

[eternal vessel]

Species list

Class 1
Marsh Rabbit
Osceola Turkey
Canvasback Duck
Blue Winged Teal
Snipe
Egyptian Goose
Class 2
Common Raccoon
Possum

Class 3
Key deer
Axis deer
Class 4
Whitetail Deer

Class 5
Florida Panther

Class 6
American Alligator

Class 7
Black Bear

Class 8

Class 9

I understand that most people don’t want another NA map but I thought I’d put the idea out

Interesting species and the map would have plenty of open area and thick marsh and forest

[golden otter]

Is this a Florida map???

[eternal vessel]

Yes

[eternal vessel]

Florida Everglades

[solar pawn]

I’m pretty certain the Key Deer (which is a subspecies of the white-tail), the Florida Panther and American Crocodile are all protected in Florida

Instead of the Crocodile you could use the American Alligator, which is a big draw that brings many hunters to Florida.

And instead of the Panther you could toss in the Feral Hog, which are everywhere in Florida

As for what can replace the Key Deer, you could either go with Axis Deer or fit in a couple invasive species like Green Iguana, Muscovy Duck and Egyptian Goose

[terse glade]

Im 90% sure American Croc can’t be hunted as well as Panther,Panther however could be a mission of some sort.Add some waterfowl please then it’ll be perfect

[dreamy pagoda]

The American crocodile is protected as a Threatened species by the Federal Endangered Species Act and as a Federally-designated Threatened species by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule.
https://myfwc.com/hunting/

Panthers are listed as an Endangered Species under the Endangered Species Act and it is illegal to harm or harass them in any way. There are approximately 120-230 adult panthers in the population.
https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/panther/

*The Key deer is protected as an Endangered species by the Federal Endangered Species Act and as a Federally-designated Endangered species by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule. *
https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/key-deer/

Florida is the greatest example worldwide of why hunting is a solution for the conservation and protection of Native Species, hunting is not only allowed but also encouraged and rewarded in order to eliminate invasive species from the state, it is a great map to add to the game and show all this, but it should be focused on hunting invaders showing all the fields where they can be hunted and the environments they affect, it is quite complex and if it is not done that way it will be a complete waste of history :/

[eternal vessel]

Yes, But I don’t think it matters as much in the end if the species is endangered

[solar pawn]

Kind of does though, plus I even gave some good alternative species

[eternal vessel]

After all it is a game, but I understand what you mean, i thought if i added those species it would make it too much like ms

[solar pawn]

No, having American Alligators doesn’t automatically make it similar to Mississippi Acres, the environment is different enough and the fact that your original list has 2 waterfowl species already makes it different

[dreamy pagoda]

Nutria, Green Iguana, Egyptian Goose, Wild Hog/Feral Pig, Burmese python, Axis Deer, are some of the problematic or invasive species that would be essential in this reserve, not only on semi-rural terrain but also in semi-urban landscapes like golf courses, it would be great to have one on the edge of the reserve and "keep out" animals outside of sporting season

the Burmese Python would be a bit complicated to recreate in the game engine but I guess some of the dozens of 3d models found on the internet would help xD
https://vimeo.com/336166500

[solar pawn]

So what your saying is the native game animals would have their home ranges in the swampy undeveloped areas of the reserve while the invasive would freely roam into the developed areas

[dreamy pagoda]

yes, Nutria, Green Iguana, Egyptian Goose, Axis Deer are problematics in semi-urban areas, I suppose those would be the species with the highest rank, the natives normally do not leave their usual environments

[solar pawn]

If there is a body of water in Florida, there is likely to be an Alligator

[dreamy pagoda]

You're right, they also cause a lot of problems and it's normal to see them even on golf courses xD

[limpid laurel]

That would be extremely interesting to see how they might integrate Pythons into the game environment. I would hunt this map for this reason alone ....

[visual gull]

I suppose that the Florida Panther or American Crocodile could be species that you'd encounter through the missions as an animal that you can't shoot, but could encounter through a scripted mission event. They aren't species that would realistically be huntable on this type of reserve though.

[twin scarab]

i love the idea... but i dont think we need another NA map. maybe it can be placed somewhere else with the same animals.

[visual gull]

But the Everglades setting is basically the entire point of this map idea. It wouldn't be nearly as special if it was based anywhere else.

[twin scarab]

ik but still.. its ofc better for the developers when working on a map which is located near them... but remember the playerbase isnt just from NA. now we have 6 NA maps

[visual gull]

If you don't want another NA map, there's plenty of non-NA map ideas that other people have posted. I can give you links to them if you want so you can go and upvote them and give feedback on them.

[twin scarab]

bruh are u going hating on my posts just cuz i say what everyone thinks? really childish imo

[visual gull]

I'm not trying to be hateful, I'm simply trying to explain a different point of view. It can be incredibly discouraging for people when they spend tons of time researching a location that they want to see in the game and making a post about it, only for people to tell them "we don't need another NA map". If you don't want more NA maps, that's fine. But constantly being told "we don't need this" when you spent hours coming up with the idea is not helpful. Do you think that nobody should be allowed to come up with an idea for a new map that is in NA? If so, then you're being the childish one here, not me.

All I did is suggest that you go and make your voice heard by upvoting other ideas, rather than attempting to devalue someone's idea just because it isn't what you want.

[twin scarab]

when did i say you arent allowed to make another NA map? i just said its really not necessary to write this. because of the already 6 maps located really close together. me myself made a Norwegian map, and i got comments about how we dont need another Nordic country map. because we already got sweden. but still we have 6 na maps which is pretty similar. Yes i have been liking and upvoting others idea. i just wanted you to know that it may be not really necessary to use ur highly valuable time to write down another NA map concept. but i understand what you mean. and i didnt mean to offend you in any way. and wish you good luck

[visual gull]

I never said that it was necessary to come up with another new NA map, some people are just bored and decide to explore what another map in NA could potentially be like. Also, I wasn't making an accusation when I asked "do you think that nobody should be allowed to come up with an idea for a new map that is in NA?" I was genuinely asking you if you felt that way, so I apologize if you didn't understand what I meant, tone can be difficult to convey through text.

[thorn notch]

It’s basically another missipi map

[visual gull]

I personally think this map idea is a lot more interesting than Mississippi (especially with the potential for invasive species) but I can see why you'd say that. It's still an interesting idea nonetheless imo, the Everglades would be a neat setting.

[plucky solar]

There’s lots of exotic ranches in Florida which could be used to help differentiate it from maps such as Mississippi

[visual gull]

My overall opinion on a Florida map can be summarized by this: considering how many more people currently support a map based in the Arctic, Australia, Africa etc. I don't think it's very likely that we'd get another map based in the contiguous United States anytime soon. That being said, an Everglades map would still be pretty interesting.

[solar pawn]

Heck the Carpathian Mountains is one more vote from 100 (at the time I am typing this) and it is in Eastern Europe

[visual gull]

Yeah that's true, it's actually doing really well considering that Revontuli was the third European map in the game.

[solar pawn]

Eh, Eastern Europe and the Balkans have a lot of untapped potential when it comes to choosing a potential next European Reserve

[visual gull]

Yeah that makes sense, especially considering how popular the Slovenia map idea has been.

[rain lark]

I know this is irrelevant, but Revontuli is Finland, not Sweden

[twin scarab]

Sorry. Wrote wrong. Meant Finland

[dreamy pagoda]

I suppose it would be feasible to have a mission to monitor a Florida panther, at least find its tracks and take a picture, after all Florida has a government program so people can report and submit photos of their sightings 👌

[visual gull]

Yeah that would make sense

[dreamy pagoda]

What class could the Burmese python be? Class 4?
A Diamond female should weigh a maximum of 90kg and measure 5mts?

[reef mortar]

Searched it up; people can hunt em with a .410 shotgun

[solar pawn]

So either class 1 or 2, maybe 3 for Burmese Pythons, you’ll most likely be shooting them in the head

[dreamy pagoda]

Oh of course the shot should be to the head so as not to ruin the trophy that is the skin, nobody wants a skin with holes xD
So a maximum Difficulty of 3-Very Easy would be reasonable to adjust their senses since Large Pythons don't run away until an enemy is too close

[terse glade]

We can wait for the big 5 maps to come out then revisit North American.

[twin scarab]

Yep