Sakurayama Reserve 桜山保護区 - Japan Reserve🌸

[analog brook]

Welcome to the Land of the Rising Sun, it's not a place where people expect to go hunt, when thinking of a possible Asian map many would think of Central Asia and Mongolia. But I decided to suggest an East Asian location to expand our choices.

Located in Northern Tohoku and Southern Hokkaido Island during the Late Winter/Early Spring Season,take a walk through the beautiful Japanese landscape, it consist of biomes like cherry blossoms forests, snowcapped peaks, long running rivers and vast lakes, along with sprinkled farmlands across the map. The Northern and Southern part of the map will be split by a Strait that players will need to find a Ferry point to travel between the two regions.

A new GO species such as the Red fox or Wild boar could be introduced with this map.

Bears are dangerous in this map, as the Japanese Black Bear and Ussuri Brown Bear are responsible for many attacks in the country, so players must be careful...

Returning Species:
Tufted Duck - Class 1
Eurasian Wigeon - Class 1
Mountain Hare - Class 1
Tanuki (Raccoon Dog) - Class 2
Common Raccoon - Class 2
Red fox - Class 2
Wild Boar - Class 5
Sika Deer - Class 4

New Species:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge - Class 1
Green Pheasant - Class 1
Copper Pheasant - Class 1
Eurasian Woodcock - Class 1
Eastern spot-billed duck - Class 1
Northern Shoveler - Class 1
Baikal Teal - Class 1
Mandarin Duck - Class 1
Japanese Hare - Class 1
Japanese Badger - Class 2
Japanese Serow - Class 3
Japanese Macaque - Class 3
Yezo Sika Deer - Class 6 New Sika variant
Japanese Black Bear - Class 7
Ussuri Brown Bear - Class 8

Potential Species:
Nutria (Class 2)
Masked Palm Civet (Class 2)

A Gun for this reserve is up for suggestion!
So far for weapon suggestions we have

• .22 lever action rifle (Class 2 - 4)
• Type 99 bolt action rifle (Class 3 - 7)
• Miroku A-bolt action shotgun (Class 1 - 7)

Anyways i hope you guys would enjoy my suggestion and comment anything that could be changed or added

[cobalt viper]

Pretty much an Asian revontuli? I think it need more big game

[analog brook]

Kinda yeah, as for big game it's pretty limited when it comes to Japan so the Boar,Deer and Bear are the only choices i can find

[tropic hemlock]

Its like hell no, after australia who would want this frfr

[cobalt viper]

yeah

[spark pond]

I posted up a thread on a japan map before the rules changed also. Cherry blossoms would have to be a creative must to differentiate it from looking to similar to NE. There are 17 huntable animals in japan, you could also add brown bear, nutria (giant water rats), serow (goat antelope) and copper pheasant with the new GO being the wild boar to entice people to the map. The story could focus on population control of species as japan is having issues with over population of deer and wild boar destroying farm land 👍🏻

As for weapons they could add in new .44 and .22 Magnum lever action rifles as they are generally used to hunt pigs and goats in brush. (Here in NZ anyway along side a bailing dog would be ideal!)

[analog brook]

Nutria and Serow sounds like good choices, the only reason i didn't add the Brown Bear is because the Map i'm suggesting is located in the Honshu region while Brown bears are only found on Hokkaido Island way up in the north. But they are definitely a top choice for a Hokkaido map.

The guns sounds good for hunting medium game, which is perfect for Boars and Sika and along with the story of population control in Japan ever since Wolves were eradicated in the 20th Century.

Japan Reserve🌸:flag_jp:

Japan Reserve🌸

Also with how amazing EW does to Landscapes and Enviroments, Cherry blossom forests would be a sight to see

[spark pond]

I see where your coming from with the different islands but they've taken creative liberties with Te Aweroa also. The map is based in the South island and there is no Sika deer in the south island of New Zealand.... 😅😂 I'm sure they could squeeze a second bear in to have another bigger animal 👌🏻

@analog brook

[tardy totem]

The scenery is gorgeous, but I think we need some more exotic, exciting species on the list, if there are any in Japan ofc.

[covert smelt]

Japan is kind of limited unfortunately

[tardy totem]

Then honestly I rather get a map somewhere in eastern China areas then Japan

[covert smelt]

And hunting in China for foreigners is generally banned, and in general if they were to do another Asian Reserve it would most likely be set in either Pakistan, Mongolia or somewhere in Central Asia (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan)

[tardy totem]

How about a map based on Himalayas?

[spark pond]

@analog brook @tardy totem @covert smelt If ya made the brown bear a Ussuri Brown Bear for another different bear. Keep the Asian black bear (potential to use on other asian maps) and change the idea of the map from Honshu to a more generic "Japan as a whole" (like has been done on the NZ map) have the map have the biggest variations of sika deer and red fox in japan (and why not for gameplay purposes and a sales point the biggest variations in the game as a whole) add snow capped mountain tops as another map biome. Add a .44 mag and .22 (or some other small game caliber) lever action and to top off the beautiful new map with the exotic variations of existing species, launch the map with both red fox and wild boar GO animals to entice the grinders to the map. And that's my attempt at making the idea viable 👌🏻

Could also add Japanese Macaques (snow monkeys) as one of the unique species to the snow capped mountainous biomes to hunt 👍🏻 although I can imagine doing the animation for those would take a bit of work

Could also be the perfect map and opportunity to add in another dog with the ability to flush small game and birds out aswell as potentially a dog for bailing up pigs to up your chances of getting that great one boar ya know 😉. An amazing looking new map with the larger focus being on implementing more of the mechanics and additions into the game that the community have been asking for at once and to compliment the new map. What do you guys reckon??

[analog brook]

That actually sounds good

Yeah Hokkaido is probably the better region to set a Japanese map, a more interesting roster of game animals

[spark pond]

They could take creative liberties like what was done with the NZ map to make it work and make it viable 👌🏻

Now we've just gotta get more thumbs up on it!

@tardy totem

[covert smelt]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1095853516850991154

[tardy totem]

Yes, I've seen that post and love it, but is it based on Himalayan mountains? I would love to see Yak and snow leopard added to cotw ... Brown bears could return there too, would be another snowy map

[covert smelt]

You know Snow Leopard are never going to happen right?

[tardy totem]

if there is a chance we get regular leopards in cotw in Africa 2.0, I want to believe there is a chance we can also get snow leopards on a snowy Himalayan map

[covert smelt]

@spark pond @analog brook I should also mention that the Sika Deer on Hokkaido are a different subspecies from the Japanese Sika Deer and are much bigger with a weight of 200kg being recorded, so having a Japanese Reserve be a mashup of Honshu and Hokkaido would be a good way to go

[rose nacelle]

Is there No tigers in Japan ?

[covert smelt]

Not since the Ice Age

[rose nacelle]

Love the idea btw

[covert smelt]

Again, and I am sure people have said it before, Snow Leopard are never going to be included since they are not legally huntable at this time

[tardy totem]

I want the community to come together and leave ALL of map suggestions around the globe to YOU.

[tardy totem]

sad, hopefully they'll consider 😔

[covert smelt]

I don’t know why you responded to that the way you did, but Tigers did live in Japan during the Ice Age

[rose nacelle]

We may need an ice age map

[tardy totem]

yes, that's the point, you make the map suggestions the MOST accurate, that's why I rather have YOU making all of them lol

[rose nacelle]

We can telaport but no time travel yet 😅

[covert smelt]

I see, and I prefer to other peoples ideas

[tardy totem]

there are some good ones, yea

[spark pond]

@analog brook I reckon keep the Asian black bear on there as another bigger animal variant. If they could add in the snow monkeys it would make the map really 👌🏻 ahwell I've added my 2 cents

[covert smelt]

2 differently sized Sika deer subspecies, 2 bear species, wild boar and serow, that is a pretty good selection of Big Game

Oh yeah forgot this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yezo_sika_deer

[spark pond]

@covert smelt Holy s$%t! The pic in that link says YOUNG sika.... that things the size of a red! 👀 Add the Wild boar GO, Red fox GO, raccoon dog, common raccoon, and japanese badger for smaller game I reckon It'd be a pretty good map. And if they were able to release the rifles new dogs I mentioned further up the thread along side it, It'd be a pretty good all in one content drop with a few new ways of going about the smaller game hunting 👌🏻

[empty ether]

Love all the small game,Love me some upland game.I want a .22 lever so bad

[analog brook]

The dog sounds like a neat idea, might have to look into it more.

Here are some New Multimount Ideas I had, names are still a WIP
Yin and Yang - 1 M Tanuki and 1 F Tanuki (An Albino and Melanistic one would be perfect for this one)
East v. West - 1 M Tanuki and 1 M Common Raccoon.
King of the Mountains - 1 M Wild Boar and 1 M Ussuri Brown Bear (Also in a battling position)
Sika Sizes - 1 M Yezo Sika and 1 M Japanese Sika
Black and Brown - 1 M Asiatic Black Bear and 1 M Ussuri Brown Bear

[long meteor]

Thank you for this suggestion for a new map, we appreciate your input.

[spark pond]

Bump

[covert smelt]

I just came up with a Multi-mount idea for this reserve

3 of a Feather: 1 Male Ring-necked Pheasant, 1 Male Japanese Green Pheasant & 1 Male Copper Pheasant

[empty ether]

Another pheasant related mount A Raccoon Dog Pouncing at Fleeing all Pheasant species on the reserve

[tardy totem]

@analog brook I would like to try to make a logo for this map, just need a name for it. I'm asking you for the name of this reserve because the suggestion is yours 😁

[unique gorge]

Can you add the mandarin duck

[wicked dune]

This reserve is another of my favourite recommendations. Japan is a really interesting and largely unexplored hunting location.

A few suggestions, while ducks are some of the most popular game animals in Japan (using shotguns but also very commonly with air rifles I’ve noticed) all geese species are fully protected.

Serow are also fully protected IRL but I have heard of special permits being given on very rare occasions to forestry companies for certain problem animals. Salt water crocodiles are fully protected in Australia too but hunting permits can be obtained for similar purposes I believe so if it’s good enough on Emerald Coast I think Japanese serow may make the cut.

Other species that could be added are Chinese bamboo partridges. They are a pretty popular gamebird species in Japan (even more so than Japanese quail I’d say).

https://youtu.be/TKhuRKbEf5A

^Bamboo partridge hunt so you may get a better idea.

Another invasive species commonly hunted are masked palm civets, they were introduced multiple times over the centuries and are slowly spreading throughout Japan. They are largely arboreal though so unless EW adds tree mechanics they could probably be missed.

[analog brook]

Ah i see thanks for the feedback, i shall revise this some more

[analog brook]

Also for a name for this reserve i came up with Sakurayama Reserve (The Kanji: 桜山) It means Cherry Blossom Mountain in Japanese.

Sakurayama Reserve 桜山保護区 - Japan Reserve🌸

[wicked dune]

Also invasive Chinese Muntjac can be found and are regularly hunted on the Bōsō Peninsula. Mostly from animals escaped from animal parks.

[covert smelt]

I like the name

[wicked dune]

Also I should say that the wildlife of Hokkaido differs greatly from the rest of Japan. More akin to the Amur River basin I’d say. The only species from your list found there are Sika and brown bear and a few of the small game animals. I think the Oū mountains in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu would be a better fit for the species listed. Or maybe just have two islands or something with different species lol

[covert smelt]

Having 2 separate islands would not only allow for this reserve to have both the Japanese Black Bear and Ussuri Brown Bear but also both Sika Deer subspecies (Japanese and Yezo Sika)

[analog brook]

It's a difficult choice since both of these regions in Japan have ample hunting oppurtunity and a unique species list, that for now this reserve is a mish mash of both Honshu and Hokkaido, but two separate islands could work kinda like Australia in classic that seperates into Piccabean and Bushrangers.

[covert smelt]

I was looking for images of Japanese Serow and it turns out they got quite the colour variation with white, gray, black and dark brown specimen known

[wicked dune]

My thoughts were like have an area to the north representing Hokkaido and an area to the south representing the Tohoku region with a strait dividing them. You could have something like a ferry landings in a few places that could fast travel you to a point on the other side.

Personally I’d just set the map entirely in Honshu though, while Hokkaido has brown bear we did already have Eurasian brown bears in Medved. We have got black bears on other maps too but Asian black bears are different enough to be their own species.

[analog brook]

Perhaps the map could look something like this, if we would separate into both Northern Honshu and Hokkaido.

[wicked dune]

I was about to post the same pic lol. That’s exactly what I meant.

[analog brook]

But yeah this was my initial idea for a Japanese map, Honshu is what people most likely is familiar with Japan and the classic japanese scenery we know and love is on the Mainland

[wicked dune]

I’m still quite conflicted though as a Honshu map would be able to explore the the culture of the Matagi hunters of Tohoku as it’s story while a Hokkaido map could do the same for the indigenous Ainu people.

[analog brook]

Also the main storyline of the reserve, so far what i have thought for is population control as Sika and Wild boar numbers exploded and needed controlling and also bringing the young people of Japan into the hobby. I also thought about a fun side quest about the extinct Honshu wolf, the Warden would tell you they have heard mysterious howls and found strange footprints, and you go on a sort of adventure to figure out if it's real or a hoax, this side quest could also apply to the extinct Ezo wolf of Hokkaido as well.

[wicked dune]

That sounds great, both areas have loads going for them it’s a hard pick honestly 😅 I think some anachronisms can be expected though. Like the South Island of NZ doesn’t have sika IRL but Te Awaroa still had them in game.

[wicked dune]

That’s a great picture btw. Serow are really cool animals, I know they can’t really be hunted IRL for the most part but I’d do every kind of mental gymnastics to justify adding them lol

[covert smelt]

Saltwater Crocodiles made the mental gymnastics a tad easier

[analog brook]

Euro Bisons in Hirch also made this choice much easier lol

[frigid socket]

Also, pretty sure black bears are restricted in Mississippi thanks to the Lousiana Black bear

[wicked dune]

That’s what I thought lol. The matagi people are known foremost as bear hunters but serow were also a very important quarry for them, even more so than sika. They were hunted right up to the 1970’s before they’re numbers became too low and they gained protected status. They’re numbers have really bounced back today though so they aren’t considered an endangered species despite their protected status.

[tardy totem]

This being an interesting suggestion, I went ahead and made a logo for this map concept that would suit COTW

Here it is on the World Map (with some other map concepts that are in the feedback chat)

[empty ether]

All we really need is a good mainland Asian reserve and this would be the perfect cotw

[tardy totem]

Mid 2025, we'll hopefully be close to that perfection

[empty ether]

Miscalculated by about 50-60 years

[tardy totem]

lol, but I think by 2027, for 10 years anniversary of the game, we will really be close to perfection

[empty ether]

Yeah.I think we’ll be there

[spark pond]

The evolution of this map idea has come along amazingly! This is definitely my most wanted map in game now as the ideas coming along in here would make for amazing hunting and scenery variation especially with the map being divided between Honshu and Hokkaido. The story ideas are great and as for the liberties to hunt serow it could go down the private land owners route like emerald coast is. I feel like this along side the Mongolian map idea that is on the feed would do a great job of covering hunting in Asia and complete the area for the game 👌🏻

[wicked dune]

It certainly is a great idea for a reserve, I’d love to see it in game.

If you need more ideas for other potential game species in Japan I have a site with a comprehensive list of all game species found there. It’s entirely in Japanese but it’s easy enough to Google Translate it.

http://j-hunters.com/intro/target.php

[analog brook]

“Hokkaido region” of the map (basically the Northern part of the map)
Ezo Kaigan (“Ezo Coast'') - This biome consists of Hokkaido’s deciduous forests that are covered with oak,conifer,basswood and an undergrowth of dwarf bamboo at the west while to the east lies coastlines and vast plains. This region consists of two subregions that are named Kamuy Mori (“Gods (In Ainu language) Forest”) and Sake-Wan (“Salmon Bay”). Here you’ll be able to find a Ferry point to travel between the Hokkaido region and Tohoku region.

Onsen Kōchi (Hotspring Highlands) - This biome would consist of alpine conifer forests, mountains and alpine tundras, tourist attractions like lavender fields and natural hot springs can be found here as well. The three subregions are named Okami no Oka ("Wolf Hill"),**Hanabatake ("Flower Fields") ** and Onsen (“Hot Springs”).

“Tohoku region” of the map (Southern part of the map)
Tsuno-Wan (“Edge Bay”) - The Northern most coast of Honshu island and where you can take a ferry to the Hokkaido region of the map, the biomes are mostly rocky shores to the north,farmlands of rice,vegetables and fruits are located to the south along with patches of temperate forests. The two subregions here are named Kōsaten ("Crossing") and Nōson (“Farm Village”).

Sakuradani (“Cherry Blossom Valley”)- This biome represents the classic cherry blossom trees of Japan. The reserve’s namesake can be observed here, hunting amongst these beautiful trees as you walk through shades of pink flowers and white snow, this region is a tourist hotspot most of the year. There are two subregions here that are named Sakurayama (“Cherry Blossom Mountain”) and Akaimori (“Red forest”) .

Matagi Kariba (“Matagi Hunting Grounds”) - The biome consists of Lowlands, beech forests and rolling green hills. Here are the sacred hunting grounds of the Matagi people, Japan’s best hunters, you can find such quarries as Japanese Black bears and Serow, two prey favored by the Matagi. Sika deer and Boar can be found aplenty here as well along with Upland birds. The Beech Forests are home to scurrying critters like Tanuki, Raccoon,Hare and Badgers. Waterfowl can be found flying here to rest at the ponds and rivers. There are three subregions here - Seinaru Tani ("Sacred Valley"),Ryoshi Tōge (“Hunter’s Ridge”) and Kamigami no Taki (“Waterfall of the Gods”).

Species that can be found in the Northern region: Ussuri Brown bear, Yezo Sika Deer, Wild Boar, Red Fox, Tanuki, Raccoon,Japanese Hare, Waterfowl and Upland birds.

Species that can be found in the Southern region: Japanese Black Bear, Mainland Sika, Wild Boar, Japanese Serow, Red Fox, Japanese Badger, Tanuki, Raccoon, Japanese Hare, Waterfowl and Upland birds.

[spark pond]

Could have the Arisaka type 99 as the map weapon (Japan's ww2 rifle)

[analog brook]

Oh it's a cool weapon, what class would this gun be able to take down? I guess Class 4 - 6 (or 7 if we want to stretch it to be able to take down bears).

Oh it's a bolt action rifle if we go by game standards these can take down big game.

[spark pond]

I'd go a 3-7 so we have another to choose for that class and would make it very viable for the map

[analog brook]

Sounds good, seems like a perfect gun to fit with the reserve's storyline about controlling Sika and Boar numbers.

[wicked dune]

Another interesting weapon to come with this map could be a bolt-action shotgun. Due to Japan’s strict firearms laws, you can only own and hunt with a shotgun without incident for 10 years before you are allowed to own and use a rifle. As such bolt-action shotguns loaded with sabot slugs are very common with hunters.

This example is a Miroku A-bolt, made by a Japanese manufacturer for their domestic market.

This particular shotgun is only capable of firing sabot slugs. EW could make their own weapon also capable of firing shot as well. Could make a fun weapon for turkey on other maps and would give them incentive to buff the underpowered buckshot and slug ammo currently in the game.

Plus it looks pretty cool, pretty crazy having a magazine fed shotgun lol

Would also be interesting as they actually have half-rifled barrels. Essentially a long-range shotgun.

[spark pond]

That's a cool idea! Would definitely make shotguns a bit more viable as I personally only really use them for flocks of birds currently

[wicked dune]

This one wouldn’t be a class 1 to 9 like the drilling rifle but it’s certainly a Jack of all trades. You’d sacrifice range for the ability to use a wide variety of shells for most classes available in the game.

[spark pond]

All for more options outside rifles even though they're my go too

[wicked dune]

It would be pretty fun, I’m all for more variety when it comes to weapons. An arisaka would be cool too though the earlier Murata rifle was much more common amongst hunters in Japan, if you look up images of matagi hunters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries most all of them were armed with sporterised single-shot Muratas. Interestingly enough, back in the day before commercial firearms became more widely available it was very common in Japan to convert milsurp rifles like the Murata rifles into shotguns. Japan also didn’t have a standardised list of shotgun gauges back then so you would see all sorts of crazy varieties like 28 gauge or 14 gauge etc.

I should add, the A-bolt could potentially use rifle scopes too.

[spark pond]

If they made this map and had both options (say tied to a mission in each region) and a new dog to go with it (that little doggo in that hunting vid you put up would be cool as a POINTER class for dogs) it would be an amazing addition as it would add in a whole new way of hunting not only on this map but others too!

[wicked dune]

Dogs still are very common when hunting in Japan so they’d be a great addition. This map may not have the large variety of new game species many like to see but introducing new ways to hunt counts a lot toward gameplay variety I believe.

[spark pond]

I believe that's the key to the new maps from now on too. Updating and expanding current in game features that need a few more options

[wicked dune]

Honestly that’s my problem with what most players want from CotW. Everyone seems to want more variety in large game animals which is why maps in Africa or the Arctic are much more popular. But if you think about it, hunting say greater kudu isn’t much different to hunting the myriad of other deer or antelope species already in the game aside from the appearance of the animal. I definitely do want to see those kinds of reserves too but smaller reserves like this one or my Scotland recommendation could add a lot of variety in terms of gameplay which is an area I think really shouldn’t be neglected.

Not saying my recommendation added much variety lol, but I added woodcock to my species list. They are extremely different in how you would approach hunting them compared to any animal we have currently. Most people just see a small bird and think it’s boring though in favour of say muskoxen or kudu.

[analog brook]

Funnily enough i looked the site you linked me and Woodcocks can be hunted in Japan as well haha

[wicked dune]

Yeah they’d be a great addition, there are a few interesting bird species you can hunt in Japan. Mergansers are still quite popular.

Not egrets sorry, forgot what they were called lol

[analog brook]

Cormorants?

[wicked dune]

Nah, the bird I’m thinking of is kinda like a heron with a short neck. Can’t remember what they are called now lol. You could hunt them up until last year I believe.

Black-crowned night herons is what I was thinking of lol 😅

[spark pond]

Those are my thoughts too! My favorite maps are NEM,Yukon,NZ and Hirsch as they present different hunting styles and are more challenging if your not hunting drink zones. I prefer the maps that are unique in looks and have more bush as I find the more open maps are basically a target range. Currently back on Hirsch for the first time in years and am realizing why I like this game so much. The thick bush areas with grassy clearings or farmland edges are how we hunt here in NZ and getting that shot on a red or fallow that comes up out of the bush into the light beaming through the trees is so satisfying. I would prefer they fleshed out the current systems of the game ie. Dogs, weapons, clothing, vehicles for more options on each map. I go to these maps to hunt the maps whereas I find Africa, SRP, Parque, Medved I go to hunt specific species and end up getting bored as the scenery is bland and similar map wide. It's an each to their own thing I suppose though

Or created more dense unique maps like this one and/or your idea of Scotland for DIFFERENT hunting experiences

[wicked dune]

Those are all my favourite maps too for much the same reasons. Hircshfelden is number 1 for me though. I like maps that are designed to be immersive and true to life rather than maps designed around gameplay (ie the lack of vegetation around drink zones which is fairly rare irl). I’m also from NZ so I guess we have similar tastes due to the kind of hunting we do here lol

[covert smelt]

A bolt-action shotgun, I did something similar for Whiterime Ridge Wilderness except I went with the Marlin Goose Gun, a 10 Gauge Bolt-action Shotgun
The bolt-action shotgun for this reserve sounds more versatile

[analog brook]

It does sounds like a good weapon here, a local Japanese gun and able to take down most of the reserve's animals

[wicked dune]

12g sabot slugs are surprisingly common for grizzlies in Alaska. I’d say this weapon has this whole map covered.

[analog brook]

Decided to look up the Murata rifle and it looks like a good weapon as well, i guess if i have to choose a gun for this reserve, Shotguns are definitely a top choice.

These guys here are using similar guns as well

[wicked dune]

Yeah all Murata rifles. The one being aimed by the guy in the centre is actually an example of a Murata shotgun conversion.

[wicked dune]

https://youtu.be/T-nShPoA7G0

https://youtu.be/pC9fAMZGTPg

It would be great to have another map to hunt sika, plus Japan holds some absolute monster deer.

[spark pond]

That would be cool!

An old school Japanese hunter clothing set to go with it would be cool aswell!

[analog brook]

Honestly a new outfit for this reserve would rock Both the Matagi and Ainu have such aethesthic clothing

Ainu clothing

[cobalt viper]

WHAT IS THAT

[empty ether]

Chill,he makes his own concepts with on his own time

[tardy totem]

This? ... This is the F.U.T.U.R.E

[cobalt viper]

I love it so much, where are all the new reserves based? and names and stuff i cant read

[tardy totem]

Based on almost all of the map concept suggestions that are posted in the Feedback chat, might add couple more to this lol

[shrewd hearth]

@tardy totem You are missing some Roosevelt elk maps on there 🤣

[analog brook]

Gonna start posting pics of animals that will be on the map.
The Ungulates: Sika Deer (Yezo and Mainland Japanese species), Wild Boar and Japanese Serow

Top predators: Japanese Black Bear and Ussuri Brown Bear

Small carnivores: Japanese Raccoon Dog, Red Fox, Japanese Badger, Common Raccoon (Invasive)

Upland birds: Chinese bamboo partridge, Copper pheasant, Green pheasant and Eurasian Woodcock (Pic forgot to add lol)

Waterfowl (New): Baikal Teal, Eastern spot-billed duck, Northern shoveler, Common Merganser or Goosander (Eurasian) and Mandarin Duck (Pic not added here). Alongside existing in game species like Eurasian Wigeon and Tufted Duck.

Small game: Japanese Hare

[spark pond]

The animal list You've got is awesome on this map idea! The idea of Yezo sika, Asian black bear and serow is a "take my money" concept on its own haha. Hunting red fox through a cherry blossom forest would be so cool aswell

[analog brook]

If EW decides to do a GO for a Red fox this is another potential map to introduce it to as well

[spark pond]

Yeah that would be perfect! Or a GO boar to go along with the population manage of the story concept

@analog brook I wonder how they go about creating a GO red fox? Any ideas?

[analog brook]

Good question, i feel like with the Black bear they could go wild with fur patterns that aren't in the game

[spark pond]

That cherry red one slightly bigger and with a thick fluffy coat would be cool as! Or the red marble!

[tardy totem]

If this map looks like the Tsushima island from "Ghost of Tsushima" game ... we better get this within next few maps lol

[analog brook]

The Southern region of the map will look something like this

While the Northern part

[analog brook]

Also this map will have a similar feature in Yukon where it snows and such, since this map takes place during Late Autumn/ Early winter which is the hunting season in Japan. Would make a good Winter map.

[spark pond]

That was where the cherry blossum idea came from haha

[white kelp]

hell no

[spark pond]

Hell no on what?

[white kelp]

the map

[spark pond]

Each to their own I suppose

[empty ether]

What do you find not enjoyable about it

[white kelp]

Why do you ask me?

I just don't like that suggestion

[empty ether]

Because I’m wondering,I’d love this map

[white kelp]

No its a boring map

[shrewd hearth]

@empty ether I wish it could have more big game. It would be a beautiful map.

[empty ether]

This seems pretty on level with Te and Rev,A few class 4’s and a class 7

[analog brook]

This map may not be for everyone i get it, but it would balance it out with the other big game heavy maps of other potential Asian reserves, so this map is for people who like maps like Revontuli or Te Awaroa.

It still has some trophy species people would go after but still pander to those who like to hunt small-medium game.

[analog brook]

Unfortunately Japan is pretty limited to big game, So Deer,Boar and Bears are pretty much the only large land mammals in the country (Wolves went extinct in the 20th century). But still it doesn't really matter cause this map still has something for everyone.

[unique gorge]

Can you add tye mandarin duck?

[analog brook]

Hmm, i know they're native to Japan and it's a beautiful species, but idk if people hunted them there. Could be a neat species to hunt

[unique gorge]

I've seen people hunt them before

[covert smelt]

All I know is Mandarin Duck would fit here better then my Central Asian Reserve (https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1119449859297132564)

[spark pond]

It is not a dig at you, just curiosity as it is interesting to see what different players enjoy on maps. I and others like @wicked dune prefer the more forested maps with clearings that feel more realistic and the map itself and gameplay is the star of the show over the animals alone

[spark pond]

I wouldn't call it limited more so specific with unique variations on current species. Also it would make the development easier on the dev team animal wise which would mean more time could be spent on making the map, gameplay and story unique 👌🏻

[empty ether]

I love some stalking that massive diamond

[spark pond]

@analog brook An idea for the story and rewards. The story could have two branches to it, one following hunting with the local people you mentioned (Matagi and/or Ainu) and the second being population control with the rewards being one of the older style rifles or shotguns for the tribe branch and getting the modern bolt action shotgun @wicked dune mentioned say half way through the population control branch. The population control side could also play as many side missions aswell like hunt 5 wild bore in (insert here) region using a shotgun. Hunt 10 Sika from less than 100m etc. Your thoughts?

[drowsy elbow]

GO Cross fox would be perfect

[analog brook]

Yeah that sounds good, I was thinking this reserve could have two "Warden" characters like with Mississippi and now Emerald Coast. One that would guide you in the Southern region and one in the North, both of these characters could be respectively Matagi and Ainu who are thinking of turning their land into a hunting reserve and you are invited to hunt. Of course the Points of interests of this map would reference a lot of their culture and in general Japanese history & myths too.

And yeah the side missions being basically hunt X amount of Deer and boar in a region would be fun.

or harvest a Gold/Diamond rating Black bear and Japanese serow for a Matagi based mission, since these two species are highly regarded by them

[spark pond]

That'd be a great idea! Could have the final mission like Parque where you have to get a gold/diamond of each of the species with the final word as the tribes trying to entice the younger generation to hunt and help out with the population in their lands. As an added challenge each species could have to be shot in a specific region or with the weapon/weapons given in the dlc

[analog brook]

Updated Multimount Suggestions:
Yin and Yang - 1 M Tanuki and 1 F Tanuki (An Albino and Melanistic one would be perfect for this one)
East v. West - 1 M Tanuki and 1 M Common Raccoon.
King of the Mountains - 1 M Wild Boar and 1 M Ussuri Brown Bear
Sika Sizes - 1 M Yezo Sika and 1 M Japanese Sika
Black and Brown - 1 M Asiatic Black Bear and 1 M Ussuri Brown Bear
3 of a Feather: 1 Male Ring-necked Pheasant, 1 Male Japanese Green Pheasant & 1 Male Copper Pheasant
Pouncing Predator: 1 Male Raccoon Dog, 1 M/F Green Pheasant and 1 M/F Copper Pheasant
Lovebirds: 1 Male Mandarin Duck and 1 Female Mandarin Duck
Sprinting Serows: 1 Male Japanese Serow and 2 Female Japanese Serow.

[covert smelt]

Bumping this up

[analog brook]

Some ideas for the Outposts of this reserve based on Traditional Japanese Inns.

Some unique landmarks like Abandoned shrines

[spark pond]

Those are perfect! 👌🏻

[spark pond]

@analog brook seeing as the map is based autumn/winter what are your thoughts on having the Yukon snow weather effect on the map also? It would make for another layer on the scenery and mean random snow covered days

[analog brook]

I believe mentioned it in this post

[spark pond]

Missed that part 🙃

[wicked dune]

Since this map heavily features cherry blossoms I think it would make sense to set it very late in the hunting season. In Japan the hunting season usually ends in early February with cherry blossoms typically blooming around mid March at the earliest. You could just say this map is set during a long hunting season which isn’t too unusual for Japan as they’re deer season is already long as fuck when compared to most other countries. Early Spring snowfalls are not unusual in Northern Japan, despite most of the snow cover beginning to thaw this time of year, so the Yukon features still wouldn’t be out of place.

Though IRL deer aren’t rutting and are usually casting their antlers this time of year so it still wouldn’t make total sense.

[spark pond]

Bump..... we need this map

[remote abyss]

Only add sika deer and not the Japanese sika deer

[spark pond]

I'd agree with this, but the Yezo sika would be a must in my opinion. Gives us a larger deer species on the map 👌🏻

[wicked dune]

They could potentially have the Yezo sika as a class 6 as they seem to get that big. The subspecies found on the southern island of this reserve would be the class 4 Northern Honshu Sika which is distinct from the Japanese sika subspecies which is found on the rest of Honshu south of the Tohoku region.

[covert smelt]

The Yezo Sika definitely fits in the Class 6 category alongside the Red and Sambar Deer

[analog brook]

Having two subspecies is something i got from looking at @covert smelt 's Whiterime ridge map idea with two different Caribou subspecies on the same map. So maybe it could work for a Japan map with two Sika subspecies as well.

Yezo on the Northern island region and Mainland Sika on the Southern island region

[covert smelt]

I’m glad to see we are doing similar things for different deer species
For here that is the Japanese & Yezo Sika
For my Arctic Reserve that is Barren Ground & Boreal Woodland Caribou

I like it

[wicked dune]

Definitely, though EW is pretty inconsistent with subspecies. People seem to love having the different subspecies of elk and turkey, plus we have 2 different subspecies of ibex with 4 horn configurations on the same map so I wouldn’t say it’s much of a stretch to do the same for sika on this reserve.

[spark pond]

I think the "japanese" sika could just be the sika already in game as it's where they originate from anyway. The Yezo being able to get significantly larger would make for a cool animal and could have their own unique fur variations to differentiate them and just increase the sika model size. Thoughts? @analog brook

[spark pond]

2 away from 50!!!!

[empty ether]

1

[uneven apex]

The way that the community is working on really, really good map ideas is quite amazing.

[cyan canyon]

According to Japanese hunting law, only black bears, brown bears, wild boars, and stags may be shot with rifles. In addition, rifles smaller than 5.9mm and larger than 12.7mm may not be possessed for hunting purposes. There are major restrictions on the firearms that can be used. I think it would be interesting to incorporate local characteristics to make it unique.

Japan's hunter population is decreasing year by year and the majority are elderly, so some municipalities have been making efforts to train young hunters in recent years. Bear sightings and attacks are also increasing, and an angler recently died. Apparently there is an increasing number of urban bears called "urban bears." These stories could also be used for stories.

[covert smelt]

I do recall the animal over-population would play a part in the story of this reserve, though it was more focused on sika deer and wild boar, but lets add bear to that while we are at it

This isn’t China my dude

[wheat steeple]

Wait

I am bad at geography i failed it

[cyan canyon]

Bears have really been in the news lately. When a bear appears, local hunters are dispatched at the request of the local government. However, the cost of their labor became an issue at city council meetings, and some municipalities did not request them to be dispatched even when bears were spotted. There was also news that residents were having trouble because hunters could not be dispatched without a request.

[analog brook]

Sika Season: It’s a long Deer season and also part of managing the overpopulation of Sika Deer in Japan.
-Hunt 10 Yezo Sika Deer with a rifle
-Hunt 10 Sika Deer with a shotgun
-Hunt a Sika Deer, Gold or better
-Hunt a Yezo Sika Deer, Gold or better

Boar Management: Wild Boars are a major problem in many areas of Japan, help us out by thinning out some animals in certain areas.
-Hunt 10 Wild Boar in X region in the Northern region
-Hunt 10 Wild Boar in X region in the Southern region
-Hunt 10 Wild Boar at night with a shotgun
-Hunt a Wild Boar, Gold or better
-Hunt a Blackgold Wild Boar from 50m.

Bear Problem: Japan is home to two species of Bear and both are equally as dangerous, recent bear attacks have the local residents calling for hunters to help them. You are requested to hunt down these problem bears.
-Hunt 5 Japanese Black Bears in X region
-Hunt 5 Ussuri Brown Bears in X region
-Hunt a Japanese Black Bear with a rifle, Gold or better
-Hunt an Ussuri Brown Bear with a rifle, Gold or better

Way of the Matagi: The Matagi people have called this region home for many generations, as a group of skilled hunters they have asked you to complete these tasks.
-Hunt a Japanese Black Bear with a heartshot from 50m, Gold or better
-Hunt a Japanese Serow with a shotgun from 50m, Gold or better
-Hunt a Dark Spotted Sika Deer with a rifle from 25m, Gold or better

Critter Control:
-Hunt 15 Common Raccoon with a shotgun
-Hunt 10 Japanese Badgers with a shotgun
-Hunt 10 Tanuki with a shotgun
-Hunt 10 Red Fox with a shotgun

Shotgun Sharpshooter:
-Hunt a Chinese Bamboo Partridge from 25m.
-Hunt a Green Pheasant from 25m.
-Hunt a Copper Pheasant from 25m.
-Hunt a Eurasian Woodcock from 25m.

Some side missions i've thought of inspired by the Emerald Coasts map.

[wicked dune]

I’ve been making a few topographic maps for my favourite reserve ideas. This reserve was the most challenging so far due to it being two landmasses but I think it turned out pretty good.

Hokkaidō in the north and Tōhoku in the south. Tōhoku is centred around the large conical volcano, sakura-yama, the reserves namesake. The south is much more populated and has larger cleared rural areas. Hokkaidō is much more wild and is heavily forested and made up of many smaller mountain ranges.

Ideally I’d like the strait to be wider and appear less like a river but I’m happy with this for now. I may widen it in the future.

[analog brook]

This is perfect for visualising this map! I can see where the regions i came up with will be located

[wicked dune]

Feel free to edit the map however you like. If you would like to add regions or anything too it I’m happy to share it.

[empty ether]

I’d love to see animal home ranged overlayed onto this map

[cyan canyon]

Hokkaido and the Tohoku region (Aomori Prefecture) are connected by the Shinkansen bullet train and other means. In addition, the Tohoku region is known for its rice production, while Aomori Prefecture, which borders Hokkaido, is very famous for its apples. In addition, the lavender fields in Furano, Hokkaido, are a very popular tourist destination. Also, there are no Ninja in Japan😂

[cyan canyon]

Some additional landmarks.
Goryokaku: A fortress where a civil war took place at the end of the samurai period, and a very popular tourist attraction.
Matsumae Castle: Another castle where a civil war took place, and a popular tourist attraction.
Namahage: A very famous event in Akita Prefecture where people wear scary masks and costumes to drive away evil spirits.
All those places that have nothing to do with hunting😅

[analog brook]

That would be cool like how Hirsch and Cuatro Colinas have European castles, this map could have Japanese ones to contrast it and landmarks is probably what makes a COTW map unique, like yeah nothing to do with hunting but it explores the culture and history of the region it is set in, makes you feel like you're really there.

[empty ether]

I’d also love to see Eurasian Coot,they are such a beautiful bird

[spark pond]

Bumping this gem back up 👌🏻

[covert smelt]

41 away from 100

[spark pond]

It's getting there slowly 🤞🏻👌🏻

[analog brook]

Honestly I'm glad people are liking this Map suggestion haha, and I love the evolution of it deciding between Honshu or Hokkaido to including both regions on the same map. Also thought of an interesting feature for this map: Interactive Hot Springs that acts like the bed in game that lets you rest and reset time as well.

[spark pond]

Straight outta Ghost of tsushima haha. It'd be a cool, unique map mechanic for sure 👌🏻

[cyan canyon]

There is only one hot spring in the world famous for its use by monkeys. It is Snow Monkey Mountain. It is actually a little south of this map, but I will tacitly accept a slight regional discrepancy. It would be interesting if it existed as an un-huntable object. It might take your rifle and run away😅

[empty ether]

That would be cool,like the EC sanctuary

[cyan canyon]

Four seasons could be interesting. Not merely the green leaves turn red, but the grass along the water's edge withers and the trees in the forests defoliate. This would affect the degree of visibility and thus the hunting. Such a feature would make this map stand out for its uniqueness. This is a new challenge for EW.

[haughty notch]

I think adding different seasonal variations of existing maps would be cool too - like NEM in the Winter or SRP in Fall.

[cyan canyon]

Eventually, it would be nice if seasonal changes could be added to the existing maps, I think NEM would be more popular if the seasons changed as well. However, I would like it to be done gradually, because if it is implemented all at once and is full of bugs, EW could go bankrupt, haha😅

[analog brook]

The changing seasons would be cool but for now, this map would have one that's similar to Yukon.

[analog brook]

Found a pretty cool fur type for Asiatic Black Bears that would make a good rare

[empty ether]

That looks so cool

[analog brook]

Also an interesting fact that could be a side mission, the Badger,Tanuki and Fox are known as Trickster animals in Japanese folklore.

Mission: Trickster Trio
-Photograph a Red Fox
-Photograph a Tanuki
-Photograph a Japanese Badger

Story Mission - Wen Kamuy (Meaning "Evil God" in the Ainu Language)
In Ainu belief, when a Brown bear kills a human it is cursed to never be able to eat anything else. As a result it loses its fear of humans and becomes violent and dangerous, such an animal is known as a wen kamuy. We believe poor [Insert Baden character] had met their fate encountering this dangerous animal. You must go hunt it down before it hurts more people.

Reward: In game credits + Diamond Ussuri Brown Bear (Still figuring should it have a unique fur type)

[merry patrol]

The Sankebetsu Brown Bear Incident, 1915 Hokkaido, Japan
Awesome Idea!
You're Idea made me think of this video about this exact thing

[analog brook]

Yeah i've know about this incident as well and it inspired me for a story mission based on it for a potential Japanese map

Story Mission (Most likely the final mission) - The Lost Wolves

During the 20th century, Japan had lost both of its native wolf species the Ezo Wolf and the Honshu Wolf due to policies during the Meiji period which led to its persecution and eventual demise. But many believe surviving populations persists in the untouched wilderness, recently farmers and tourists on both Northern and Southern regions of this reserve believe they found signs of what might be these supposed extinct wolves, we would like you to go check it out. You'd start off finding a Sika or Boar carcass with canine footprints around, you also collect camera traps set up by researchers in these areas.

Mission ends with hearing faint howls in the distance in both the North and South, or the camera traps you've collected show blurry images of canine-like creatures. The Mystery of whether Japanese wolves are still here is open-ended. The Warden(s) thanks you for being here and helping them throughout the story, and wishes that more younger people in Japan will become hunters to help with managing animal populations.

Rewards: In game credits

[empty ether]

This is the storyline I’ve been waiting for,I don’t know why they decided to stop with the longer storylines,it added character to reserves,Every time I pass that mill on Mississippi….

[spark pond]

Yeah the unique map stories are cool! The wolf storyline on Cuatro is my favorite, the ending was the most unique out of any they have done so far! This map with the animals and story @analog brook has put forward would likely take its place 👌🏻 Main stories with more hunting involved are always better imo

[drowsy elbow]

WHAT IS THIS OMGG

I know its an asiatic black bear - but its such a cool color variation, any idea what its called??

Found an albino one

[spark pond]

That'd be a wicked variation to come across!

[analog brook]

I believe it's called a golden bear

[drowsy elbow]

It is!! I did more research and its actually a form of leucism

[empty ether]

I’d love to see the Sankebetsu brown bear come to life in cotw

[cyan canyon]

The Sankebetsu brown bear incident is the worst bear incident in Japan's history, with seven people being eaten to death, a very brutal event. It is a horrific incident that happened in real life and would not be a suitable model for a game.

[empty ether]

Not suitable…Cuatro wolves…Silver Ridge Bear Attacks,Vurhonga Ghost Jackals,The entirety of Mississippi’s main mission line,probably more.It is important to remind people that Bear attacks are happening and Bears aren’t harmless.They are happening more and more with the lack of younger hunters in Japan.We need to bring awareness to such a traumatic experience,Same thing goes for Tsavo lions,Mysore bear and so on.

[empty ether]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1125130878813749309 would be perfect for this map.

[cyan canyon]

The incident is known for its horrific nature, in which the bear bit into the belly of a pregnant woman and pulled out her fetus. There is a difference between telling the story of the damage done to the animals and telling the story of the cruelty of the animals. COTW is also played by children. I think it would be wiser to make it a fictional case and a fictional bear.

[analog brook]

Yeah don't worry the Brown Bear quest here is inspired by the story but the quest will be similar to the Medved and SRP Bear quest.

[empty ether]

I think you missed most of my point my friend.This Case is not very well known to people outside of Japan.And even then most don’t like to talk about it,It needs exposure I only learned about it recently,I find that quite sad.Bears Are Dangerous.They are not Harmless.There are less and less people,Not enough to control these same exact bears in Japan right now,Your entire side of the argument makes no sense.

[spark pond]

6 more till 80!

[bright holly]

bump

[spark pond]

Recently reading through some of the animal codex pages and there is mention of Japan on both Sika and Racoon dog.... makes ya wonder if EW has always planned to have a Japanese map on the cards 🤔 Hopefully so as this idea is definitely still number 1 on my wishlist 👌🏻

[empty ether]

I mean,here’s hoping but that’s their home country

[spark pond]

Yeah it'd be cool to hunt them in their own environment

[spark pond]

Bumping it up

[empty ether]

I’d also love to see a mission line or singular mission based around these game devs who are trying to make an open world Samurai game based on Ghost of Tsushima,you’d have to go around the countryside and take pictures of things,Wildlife,trees,skies,stars,mountains,monuments

,sunsets,specific weather conditions,coasts,etc

[empty ether]

And unlike most side missions,I’d like them to have dialogue,that’s one of my least favorite things about side missions they never have dialogue

[merry patrol]

Bump🐻

[spark pond]

Bump 🇯🇵

[empty ether]

This a Mongolia map and a Pakistan map would finish off Asia for me.

[spark pond]

And @analog brook new Borneo map and Asia would be fairly well complete 👌🏻

[spark pond]

8 to 100! 🇯🇵

[long meteor]

Vurhonga's last rhino

But this map could be very unique and interesting i wouldn't mind it

[empty ether]

That one too!

[spark pond]

Bump

[spark pond]

So close to 100!!!

[spark pond]

Bump

[bright holly]

1 more

[spark pond]

So close! 🤘🏻🇯🇵

[analog brook]

101 Likes! Another one in the 100 club, I have to thank everyone that has supported and upvoted this map suggestion. Hopefully EW might consider this and we will hunt in the Land of the Rising Sun. 🇯🇵

[empty ether]

🎊🎊🎊

[drowsy brook]

I wish this would be next. Japan would be stunning map!

[empty ether]

And hopefully a streak of maps in Asia,not just stopping in Japan!

[spark pond]

100% agree!

[drowsy elbow]

bump

[spark pond]

Bump

[spark pond]

This has shot up fast 🤘🏻🇯🇵

[lean garden]

one potential animal to add is the Honshu Wolf. Reported to be extinct there are still occasional sightings of a wolf in and around Hokkaido. Would make for a good mission to investigate, track, and find the wolf or wolves. Be similar to the Moose mission on Te Awaroa.

[analog brook]

I came up with the mission in this post, though the actual animal is not shown signs of it are found so it's an open-ended mission for the player to determine whether the wolves are still there or not

[spark pond]

4 away from 120! 👌🏻

[spark pond]

Bump

[spark pond]

120! 🎉🇯🇵

[empty ether]

Woooo!!!

[empty ether]

Bump!

[spark pond]

With the new ambusher dlc on the way I think this heavily forested Japanese reserve would be even better! If we got a small game dog to go with the map it would make this map the ideal go to for a GO red fox! 👌🏻

[spark pond]

Bump

[spark pond]

@analog brook @empty ether @covert smelt on the proposition of a hunting dog brought up many months ago in the thread my thoughts A. are a Kai Ken or B. A Hokkaido or Shiba Inu. These could be used as flushing dogs with one branch of the skill tree focused on flushing small game and birds and the other on flushing or bailing medium game ie. Deer, boar, serow. Thoughts?

Along with the ambusher dlc this would make for an amazing new hunting experience in the heavily forested areas of the map where you could essentially try to coax animals out into clearings or shooting lanes 👌🏻

On the doggos also, the multi purpose skill tree would give players reason to purchase more dogs for different tasks 👌🏻

[analog brook]

Sounds good

[empty ether]

I’d love to see Kai Kens.

[spark pond]

@empty ether it'd definitely be a cool unique addition

[spark pond]

Bumping it! 5 away! 🤞🏻

[simple tendon]

this si quite nice

[spark pond]

Bump

[spark pond]

1 away from 130!

[spark pond]

🎉🇯🇵

[empty ether]

Nice!!!

[spark pond]

@empty ether this is still my no#1 map want for the game alongside your BC idea and @covert smelt whiterime map 👌🏻

[empty ether]

I haven’t made a BC map,I’ve been thinking about it,with how well Bama did his I think he deserves the spotlight.

[spark pond]

Oh my bad haha yeah I was one of the people who weren't onboard with more North American maps until the BC and Whiterime ones popped up but I could get behind more Elk maps 👌🏻

[spark pond]

Bumping it up

[covert smelt]

Bump

[spark pond]

Bump!

[twin cargo]

I would love this to be the next reserve. Doubtful so soon after Australia but hopefully we'll have an Asia reserve within the next year. 🤞

[tardy totem]

Jaxy is pushing this reserve, I don't think this is the next map but I'm like 100% sure it's the June map next year, and I don't mind it

[formal stag]

Jaxy's preferences do not determine anything.
There are still 2 maps left in the studio's supposed development list (if the next reserve is Artic), I assume that after those reserve the ones requested by the community will come out if they continue with the development of the game after December 2024..
For now, let's contribute everything we can in all the threads so that they have enough reference content 💪

[tardy totem]

Oh they Definitely will continue the development after that, the Classic is so old but they still add stuff to it. Plus the endgame of COTW will be Africa 2.0 as Jaxy said, so until we get that, new maps are coming every 6 months for sure

[tardy totem]

Wait, how do we know that there are still 2 maps left in the studio's supposed development list? Did they ever share that?

[formal stag]

This is the survey that was published after Mississippi, they later released Revontuli (Nordic), New England (Appalachian) and Emerald Coast (Australia), so if we take that list into consideration and add that they are introducing Classic content in CotW We have 3 more reservations left...
Also taking into account that 3 packs of cosmetics were released referring to reserves of the game, then we can assume that there are two more similar packs left + those corresponding to the 2 new reserves that would complete 3 cosmetics..
(We know that there is a cosmetic pack for each reserve of the game due to the error that occurred on PS where several users received all the existing packs and one leaked them).

[tardy totem]

Wait ... so UK is coming next month? 💀

[bright holly]

Lol

[tardy totem]

And I never heard about any leaks, nor I seen them

[formal stag]

If we follow the trend of reserves that we already have in Classic we still need ValDesBois (Europe) but UK is always named in the surveys so I don't rule out that it is, but also White Rime (Artic) which for now is the most popular, could be any xD.
Personally I think the next one is Artic due to the changing sounds in the wind and inside the structures and the textures that freeze during snowfall..

[tardy totem]

Wait, I thought only Hirshchfelden is based on Classic in COTW

[bright holly]

Hirsch EC kinda Cuatro kinda Yukon

Mississippi is not the swamp map in classic

[tardy totem]

Wait, but how are they BASED on classic like Hirshch? Wasn't Hirshch's map from Classic (part of it)

[bright holly]

But medved srp vurhonga nem parque are all fully cotw maps

[tardy totem]

I never played Classic, so idk lol

[bright holly]

Ec is bushranger run and the bay

Into 1 map

[tardy totem]

Ok, well .. are we getting UK now, I don't get it 😢

[bright holly]

The top right of Hirsch is the old classic map

[bright holly]

Val is Cuatro ain't it?

[formal stag]

I mean the regions are the same, not that they are copies of the mapa.
Remember that during the developers' interviews that were held in the devstreams it was said that "eventually all the content that Classic has will be in CotW"

[tardy totem]

Well then we better be getting https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1070045518002147458

[formal stag]

No, Val is based on the French Alps, we are still missing that region in CotW

[bright holly]

I'm wondering if will get a Asia map out of the blue

[bright holly]

Ayy so Cuatro is just it's southern brother

[tardy totem]

I love how we all always forget about South America since 2018 lol

[bright holly]

If I messed that geological area up I'm sorry

[tardy totem]

How about a Transylvania map, would that be close enough?

[bright holly]

Parque is that weird family member no one talks about but everyone enjoys to hangout with here and there

Since they fixed parque on the world map we very well could see a south American jungle soon

[tardy totem]

Lol yea, I personally would want a new Jungly map based on South America, even with only animals that are more or less legal to hunt, and they can make it a game reserve too

[bright holly]

I personally believe we have minimal 8 maps left

[tardy totem]

My guess, 20th map will be Africa 2.0 and conclude the game, Australia is 14th

[formal stag]

I didn't study the EcoRegions of Transylvania much so I couldn't say if it is totally different.
If we take into account the maps we have now, each part of each map is based on an EcoRegion, and no map is the same, the vegetation is similar but the geographic region is different, so I suppose the suggestions we make here about maps with missing ecoregions are the most likely to be developed one day.

Following this logic, Japan is a more than acceptable and completely different map to be developed and will look different from other maps

[tardy totem]

My hopes:
15th Arctic, North Canada
16th Himalayas (Asia)
17th Europe or British Columbia
18th Another Asia (either Japan or more exotic)
19th Another South America
20th Africa 2.0

[bright holly]

Alpine Himalayan mountains would be really cool

[bright holly]

North American rev kinda map as well hopefully :((

[tardy totem]

Now if I think about, even 20 maps aren't enough 😂 cause I wouldn't mind British Columbia AND another Europe lol

[bright holly]

I honestly don't see them only having 2 African maps in game

Unless they're going to try to save it for a new game

[tardy totem]

Ok 25 maps should cover COTW

[bright holly]

Yes

That's 5 more years which falls around the same as they said they would continue to support the game

Big dlc wise

[formal stag]

I'll look for the devstream of the interview with Sacha Karsenty, I think it was him who said that eventually we would have all the existing maps in CotW xD
I have faith that one day it will come to that

[tardy totem]

New list:
15th Arctic, North Canada
16th Himalayas (Asia)
17th Europe
18th British Columbia
19th Another Asia (either Japan or more exotic)
20th Africa 2.0
21st Caucasus mountains
22nd Second Australia
23rd NA waterfowl map (maybe lower Canada)
24th South America
25th Africa 3.0

[bright holly]

Oh Jaxy has said it a few times to

[tardy totem]

But wait, I want Caucasus mountains too!! 😭 ok, I replace one of the Europe with it

[bright holly]

lol

[tardy totem]

Long story short, we're getting one of these next month

[formal stag]

Another map of American waterfowl is needed so there we will have to opt for a map almost identical to a current one from NA or a completely new one in South America xD..
I think that the north of Argentina is the best option there, it would be completely new and it is an area that is on the list of the Internation Waterfowl Grand Slam..
https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1070132029905178645

[tardy totem]

Yeap, and it'll cover the "another South America" part (I'm sold on that map for Caimans lol xD)

[empty ether]

Ayyyy!

[warm hornet]

I Sincerely Hope That The UK Is Not The Next One. I’m Hoping More Of East Or Central Asia.

[covert smelt]

Same, unless it was a very bird/small game focused reserve as I do not wish for yet another Red Deer map for a long time (Central Asian Red Deer are considered their own species (Cervus hanglu) so I’ll give them a pass and they do feature on my #1119449859297132564)

[spark pond]

Personally I feel Asia needs this map, a Himalayan map and a map in the "stans" as it is a majorly under utilized or explored area in the game thus far. It would give the full hunting experience of Asia 👌🏻. On top an arctic map, another North American elk map, a form of jungle map, another European map and finish with Africa 2.0 and the cherry on top a final update to add species to all existing maps to complete the package.... A man can dream haha

[spark pond]

Bump

[empty ether]

Bringing it up

[spark pond]

Bumping it

[thorny notch]

Bump

[spark pond]

Bringing it up

[hardy prism]

@ivory cairn

[warm hornet]

This Is A VERY Simple Rendition Of What This Map Could Potentially Look Like If It Were Made. The Southern Part Of The Map Would Be Warmer, With More Greenery And Plant Life, While The North Would Be Far More Cold, With Winter Weather, Especially In The Mountains. I Think That Having 2 Different Parts To The Map, Perhaps One Part Symbolizing The Northern Parts Of Honshu And The Other Part Symbolizing The Southern Parts Of Hokkaido.

[analog brook]

Nice Map!

[spark pond]

Bump

[analog brook]

160 Likes! Thanks for the support for this Map idea haha i didn't know it was going to be this popular hopefully we'll have an Asian map next year.

[twin cargo]

🗾

[spark pond]

🇯🇵

[covert smelt]

Bump

[twin cargo]

Likes missing?

[covert smelt]

Its happen to this one too, wtf

[warm hornet]

Well Let’s Get These Like Back Up

[analog brook]

Oh the likes are back again

[empty ether]

This would be such an interesting layout.

[analog brook]

It's the one thing i'm glad some people here helped out with when envisioning this map, since i wanted to have Honshu and Hokkaido to represent a Japan map but having a hard time figuring out how to do it, which end up with what we have now. It's IMO the perfect Japan map to represent Japan's two famous regions.

[spark pond]

Bumping it!

[analog brook]

Doing some more research today and apparently the Japanese hare are not found in Hokkaido, the rabbit species found in Hokkaido is the Mountain hare which we have in the game in Revountuli Coast. So this is another returning species to this map.

[spark pond]

Hope this is the next map 🤞🏻🇯🇵

[warm hornet]

This Or South Asia. If It’s This Map, I’ll Cry Tears Of Joy. This Would Be BEAUTIFUL.

[long meteor]

If the game ended with that I would be happy

[spark pond]

So close to 200 🇯🇵

[thorny notch]

Bump!!

[spark pond]

With the lunar event does anyone's else think it's a subtle hint to an Asia map? 🤔

[tardy totem]

Good point, but if it is an Asian map, I don't think it's gonna be China

[earnest lark]

if you can think of some bigger game such as sanit piere davids deer it would be a pretty good map

[warm hornet]

They Are Not Found In Japan. Pére David’s Deer Are Only Naturally Found In China, But Can Also Be Found In The US, UK, France, And Argentina.

[analog brook]

200 likes! Thanks to everyone who upvoted this suggestion. I didn't expect this map idea to be quite popular. But hopefully the team at Expansive Worlds could take it in mind that Japan could be a possible map in Asia!

[thorny notch]

Bump!!!

[covert smelt]

bump

[scarlet thorn]

Multiple of these species like serow and mandarin duck are illegal in Japan but I really like the suggestion

[spark pond]

Bump!

[little escarp]

Japan could be a great reserve.

[scarlet thorn]

Right now we have cherry blossom bloom here so I'll send a picture as soon as I'm outside again lol

[scarlet thorn]

https://agri.mynavi.jp/2018_08_06_34935/
All legal birds in Japan ↑
https://agri.mynavi.jp/2018_07_30_34132/
All legal mammals in Japan ↑

[wicked dune]

Just learned that Asian black bears are much more aggressive than the North American variety. It’s not only the brown bears that you have to be wary of in this reserve.

This was in Japan, guy came out without any injuries but the bear was really after him.

[warm hornet]

That’s An American Black Bear Though.

[wicked dune]

Really? Was told it was in Japan and the scenery really looks like the mountains there. I could be wrong though. Still, I wouldn’t mess with American black bears either, any bear could easily beat a human.

Double checked, it’s 100% a Japanese black bear.

[warm hornet]

Oh Absolutely. Any Bear Is Dangerous. You Are Absolutely Correct Though On The Fact That Asiatic Black Bears Are More Aggressive, Especially In Japan.

[warm hornet]

The Way The Ears And Face Are Shaped Look Like An American Black Bear, And I Don’t See The Classic “Moon” Shape On The Bears Chest.

[wicked dune]

Neither do I but it’s confirmed by several major news agencies. This occurred on Mt Futago in Chichibu.

Maybe some bears in Japan lack the moon shape? Didn’t know that was a thing.

https://youtu.be/fxJ-zAgJzt4?si=bk8YQOlDWX3Zl0Vh

[warm hornet]

Maybe. Tbh I’m Unsure If Asiatic Black Bears In Japan Look Any Different Than Mainland Or Formosan Black Bears. Either Way, It Would Be Cool If They Asiatic Black Bear Would Be More Aggressive In Game. It Would Definitely Fit Them.

[wicked dune]

Yeah would make the map much more exciting.

[warm hornet]

Tbh Now That I Look At Them, Japanese Black Bears Look A Lot Different Than Mainland Black Bears. They Have Smaller Ears, Lack The “Mane” Of Mainland Black Bears, And Don’t Always Have The Moon Shape On Their Chest.

[wicked dune]

That’s really interesting, if we get two Asian reserves with black bears then we could potentially see two different models and fur varieties to differentiate them. Pretty cool.

[covert smelt]

The Japanese Black Bears also have a darker snout the other subspecies like the Himalayan Black Bears

[wicked dune]

In the video at 1:22 you can actually see that this was a mother bear protecting her cubs.

[void oxide]

The ussuri brown bears on this would be so cool aswell I would really want this reserve because I’m a bear lover.

[wicked dune]

Same here, they are pretty cool animals. I would also really like to see ussuri black bears in-game one day but I doubt we’d ever get a second Siberian reserve.

[empty ether]

Not too sure when this video was filmed but could it be the summer coat???

[wicked dune]

Judging by the scenery I’d say it’s probably late summer to early autumn.

Just looked, it was in October. I think that’s Autumn in the northern hemisphere.

[void oxide]

I would love a Kamchatka reserve

[wicked dune]

Kamchatka would be amazing, I’d also really love the Ussuri region too. We definitely need more of Asia in CotW. Japan, Nepal and Mongolia are my top three picks for future DLCs

[empty ether]

Two very underrated and yet so beautiful parts of the globe. For those of whom who haven’t seen my take on Kamchatka: https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1154044503838162964
and
Ussuri: https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1165544224423411752

[scarlet thorn]

☝️

[wicked dune]

Few sika with the 7mm-08. I’d love a second map to hunt sika in CotW, Sakurayama may be just the place 🙏

[scarlet thorn]

Weidmannsheil

[drowsy brook]

Hopefully Japan would be added later in the future

[spark pond]

With Nepal being the first Asian map I really hope they round out the line up with a japan map, Mongolian plains map and a south east Asian tropical forest map 🙏🏻

[scarlet thorn]

And a Hindu kush and Iran map

[lament bronze]

No time? Look here-
Welcome to the Land of the Rising Sun, it's not a place where people expect to go hunt, when thinking of a possible Asian map many would think of Central Asia and Mongolia. But I decided to suggest an East Asian location to expand our choices.

Located in Northern Tohoku and Southern Hokkaido Island during the Late Winter/Early Spring Season,take a walk through the beautiful Japanese landscape, it consist of biomes like cherry blossoms forests, snowcapped peaks, long running rivers and vast lakes, along with sprinkled farmlands across the map. The Northern and Southern part of the map will be split by a Strait that players will need to find a Ferry point to travel between the two regions.

A new GO species such as the Red fox or Wild boar could be introduced with this map.

Bears are dangerous in this map, as the Japanese Black Bear and Ussuri Brown Bear are responsible for many attacks in the country, so players must be careful...

Returning Species:
Tufted Duck - Class 1
Eurasian Wigeon - Class 1
Tanuki (Raccoon dog) - Class 2
Common Raccoon - Class 2
Red fox - Class 2
Wild Boar - Class 5
Sika Deer - Class 4

New Species:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge - Class 1
Green Pheasant - Class 1
Copper Pheasant - Class 1
Eurasian Woodcock - Class 1
Eastern spot-billed duck - Class 1
Northern Shoveler - Class 1
Baikal Teal - Class 1
Mandarin Duck - Class 1
Common Merganser - Class 1
Japanese Hare - Class 1
Japanese Badger - Class 2
Japanese Serow - Class 3
Yezo Sika Deer - Class 6 New Sika variant
Japanese Black Bear - Class 7
Ussuri Brown Bear - Class 8

Potential Species:
Nutria (Class 2)
Masked Palm Civet (Class 2)

A Gun for this reserve is up for suggestion!
So far for weapon suggestions we have

• .22 lever action rifle (Class 2 - 4)
• Type 99 bolt action rifle (Class 3 - 7)
• Miroku A-bolt action shotgun (Class 1 - 7)

Anyways i hope you guys would enjoy my suggestion and comment anything that could be changed or any inaccuracies.

That is for people with no time to scroll back up. Hope you don't mind @analog brook

[analog brook]

That's fine, if there's a mod here pin the original post or this one to make it easier for people to find lol

[drowsy brook]

Great one red fox and japan would be awesome combo

[warm hornet]

Done

[lament bronze]

This would be an amazing map. Imagine the trailer! I'm thinking a raccoon dog strolling under cherry blossoms in the opening scene lol

Hunting sika next to cherry blossoms would be so dope

[lament bronze]

well well well. I guess you were proved wrong

[covert smelt]

You know that was roughly a year ago right?

[chrome oak]

Solid

[lament bronze]

Yes but still lol

[scarlet thorn]

Never is a bit more then a year

[wicked dune]

Tbh the devs did do a complete 180° for this reserve. They put out zero statement that this was the direction they were going to take so how would anyone have known.

[covert smelt]

Yeah the tigers were a surprise for sure

[spark pond]

Definitely makes the likes of this map alot more viable now they're willing to push boundaries a bit more 👌🏻

[spark pond]

Bump

[covert smelt]

So apparently on some islands near Hokkaido people hunt the Stellar's Sea Lion. This is done to protect fishing gear though the hunters also eat the sea lions. Do what you want with that information

[warm hornet]

That would make for a very interesting species to hunt. It would also give way for Walruses on an Arctic map (or Vice Versa).

[scarlet thorn]

I would love this

[spark pond]

That would definitely make for a unique hunting experience

[tardy totem]

Ghost of Yotei trailer just dropped, can we add wolves to species list? 👀

[lament bronze]

Extinct

[tardy totem]

Ugh, yea ... that game is few centuries ago

[covert smelt]

I saw the Hokkadio Wolf in the Ghost of Yotei trailer myself

A shame both Japanese Wolves are extinct

Apparently the Ainu used to let their female dogs breed with Hokkaido wolves to have wolf dogs

It is believed that the last Hokkaido Wolves lived on Sakhalin Island until 1945

[analog brook]

Well there is a quest that's based on the extinct wolves 😉

[tardy totem]

Snow monkeys / Japanese Macaque ?!

[covert smelt]

Bump

[analog brook]

Personally i was hesitant on adding them before Sundarpatan, but now i think they can be another unqiue addition to a Japan map.

[tardy totem]

I'm looking forward for Expansive World's take on Japan, they haven't done it in any game yet

[tardy totem]

Yes, the door is open now, they will be SUPER exciting specis on Japan map, like the primates on https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1207357430963507281

[drowsy brook]

I was hyped until I noticed it was the angler 😅 Hopefully they add Japan to the hunter aswell

[tardy totem]

Yea, the trailer dropped for the angler

[covert smelt]

The trailer looks good, I can see EW making a good Japanese reserve for the Hunter

[tardy totem]

The cool part is, theHunter being years older than theAngler has better graphics lol, looking forward for Japan

[analog brook]

Yeah i think COTW's graphics would do Japan more justice than the Angler but still cool to see EW dip it's toes into the country

[green moth]

Exploring the Ainu culture with the hunting side of things would be incredible. We could learn so much that way.

[green moth]

Bump, Ainu culture for the win

[green moth]

Bump

[hardy jay]

300

[lavish beacon]

what about Japanese serow , it is endemic

its like tahr

[analog brook]

Yeah i have the Serow on the species list as a Class 3

[lavish beacon]

oh sorry lol

[lavish beacon]

what about Yakushima macaque

[analog brook]

Japanese Macaques are in consideration, but i will add them on the list as a unqiue species for the map

[lavish beacon]

i found Asiatic black bears are in japan too

[analog brook]

Yeah they're on the list too

[lavish beacon]

a its this japanese black bear

[tardy totem]

Japanese Macaques in this environment will really boost the popularity of this map

[warped spear]

upvoting this just for an another racoon dog map( i think my revontuli population is broken)

[analog brook]

With the Winter preview show revealing the Great One Red Fox, this map is another cotender to have it in.

[tall crest]

I think the Great One Raccoon Dog will be the star of this map

[scarlet thorn]

The racoon dog would be a distanct species, the japanese racoon dog

[tall crest]

The Japanese subspecies. The native one. The subspecies belongs to another species, but it is uncertain.

The subspecies Siberian Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides ussuriensis), which is found in Revontuli Coast, is the one introduced into Europe from northeastern China, eastern Mongolia, and southeastern Russia.

[tall crest]

In Japan, it is observed that there are two subspecies: the Japanese Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus viverrinus) and the Hokkaido Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus albus).

[tall crest]

In Revontuli Coast and Salzwiesen Park, they need to change the name of this species to Siberian Raccoon Dog. COTW uses the name Japanese Raccoon Dog, which is incorrect.

[chrome oak]

Im down for this

[covert smelt]

26 more until 350

[sturdy halo]

THIS IS SO WELL DONE

[tardy totem]

Japanese macaque bump, we need them!!

[sturdy halo]

Actually that could work - considered a pest in some areas etc

[tardy totem]

#japanesemacaqueonthelist

[warm hornet]

They’re a major problem on Honshu, especially Northern Honshu where part of this map takes place, so they could work.

[sturdy halo]

Yessss I thought so

[tulip forge]

Looks like NEM lol

[sturdy halo]

We neeeeeeeed it

[tulip forge]

Much better

[tardy totem]

Now imagine Japanese macaque hunting by the hot springs

It's totally new experience

[sturdy halo]

Bahahaha then an Asian Black Bear charges you

[sturdy halo]

Asian Black Bears have a wide diversity of possible coloration btw

[warped spear]

i wondered why there is a lion on the pictures😂

[sturdy halo]

Bahahaha isn't she cute? She was rescued but there are all kinds of colorations in this bear species - would LOVE to have them ingame

[scarlet thorn]

After seeing mandarin ducks irl today I want them even more

[sturdy halo]

They would be awesome

[deft sky]

It should have a Boss Animal/guaranteed diamond: A man-eating Brown Bear called Kesagake-chan

[analog brook]

Already suggested something like this haha

[quaint talon]

22.lever action rifle

[tall crest]

What do you think about adding the extinct subspecies Honshu Wolf, also known as the Japanese Wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax), as the ghost species in a mission, similar to the Fiordland moose in Te Awaroa? Additionally, could another extinct subspecies, the Hokkaido Wolf (Canis lupus hattai), be included for a separate mission?
Photo Credit: Matsudaira Archive (Document Repository)
A photograph taken on the day the Japanese wolf was killed, dated to the year 1910.
While bones, pelts, and taxidermy specimens of the Japanese wolf have been passed down in various locations, there are no known photographs.
If this truly is a Japanese wolf, it would be the only known photograph in existence.

[scarlet thorn]

I would love that, they could do that with many species in many places

[sturdy halo]

Ehhhhh nah, would take away from this map tbh

[analog brook]

I based the Final mission of this Speculation Map off the extinct wolves of Japan, instead of actually seeing these animals, it's more of an open-ended ending up to the players

[tall crest]

Rare pelage color variations of Japanese Serows. Credit: Japan Wildlife Research Center.

[scarlet thorn]

Cool

[covert smelt]

To the top in case anyone wishes to see the full species list

[scarlet thorn]

My potential species I would enjoy most. this would vary on the part of Japan tho

Upland fowl
-chinese bamboo partridge
-copper pheasant
-green pheasant
-hazel grouse
-rock ptarmigan
-eurasian woodcock

Waterfowl
-chinese spot billed duck
-mandarin duck
-falcated duck
-harlequin duck
-smew
-baikal teal
-greater and may be even lesser white fronted goose

Big game
-wild boar
-sika deer
-japanese serow
-asiatic black bear
-ussuri brown bear (low pop)
-japanese serow
-yezo Sika deer

Small game
-japanese hare
-mountain hare
-japanese badger
-japanese racoon dog
-red fox

I also think as much as I like a fall especially in japan, I believe a spring map would fit best

-deer still have their antlers
-their is not too much foliage
-waterfowl is present at this season
-cherry blossoms! 🌸
-the only season not really present Ingame making it a new experience

[covert smelt]

🗾

[tired parcel]

🇯🇵

[severe plover]

Japan

[analog brook]

With the New reserve announced, i thought i'd come back for a revisit for this Reserve concept, which i have many thoughts over the days, this Reserve could work as a Mini Reserve like Salwiezen as most species hunted in Japan are small game with Deer, Boar and Bears as the only big game species on the map.

[analog brook]

Welcome to Sakurayama Hunting Reserve located in the Land of the Rising Sun, a land rich in history and culture that includes hunting, today hunting is considered a niche hobby in the country but to the indigenous peoples of Japan like the Ainu and Matagi hunting is a way of life, and with population of Deer and Boar increasing to due the extinction of major predators like the wolf, hunting is a way to help control them as our Reserve Wardens are in need of desperate help.

Located in Northern Tohoku and Southern Hokkaido, which the two regions of the Reserve is split by the Tsugaru Strait, hunters can take a ferry to travel in between the two regiobns, take a walk through the beautiful and unspoiled Japanese natural landscape, visit historical Samurai castles and Shinto shrines while you stalk Red Fox and Tanuki through cherry blossom forests, while hiking in Sakurayama stop and listen to the call of the Sika Deer in temperate forests, chase Boars and other pests in rice fields, observe a plethora of upland birds and waterfowl throughout the reserve. I understand you have faced dangerous predators across the world before, and here in Japan it is no different, Bears are a dangerous species here, as the Japanese Black Bear and Ussuri Brown Bear are responsible for many attacks in the country, so hunters must be careful while entering their territory.

If you are tired from hunting, take a break in one of the many natural Onsen that you can find in the Reserve, though beware of surprise guests like troops of Japanese macaques that may join you.

Returning Species:
Hazel Grouse - Class 1
Mountain Hare - Class 1
Common Raccoon - Class 2 (Invasive Species)
Red fox - Class 2
Wild Boar - Class 5
Sika Deer - Class 4

New Species:
Chinese Bamboo Partridge - Class 1
Green Pheasant - Class 1
Copper Pheasant - Class 1
Eurasian Woodcock - Class 1
Eastern spot-billed duck - Class 1
Baikal Teal - Class 1
Smew - Class 1
Greater White-fronted Goose - Class 1
Mandarin Duck - Class 1
Japanese Hare - Class 1
Nutria - Class 1 (Invasive Species)
Japanese Badger - Class 2
Tanuki - Class 2
Japanese Serow - Class 3
Japanese Macaque - Class 3
Yezo Sika Deer - Class 6 (New Sika species)
Japanese Black Bear - Class 7
Ussuri Brown Bear - Class 8 (Low Population - About 10 throughout the Reserve)

[tardy totem]

W for the Japanese Macaque 👍

[scarlet thorn]

Tanuki is a different species from the racoon dog, tanuki bottom, racoon dog on top

I also think that making this s small reserve is a great idea though I would make it more somewhere in between 5x5 and 6x6 km, about halve a normal COTW map just to fit everything well

[analog brook]

Yeah, that sounds good

[stoic flare]

I love this

[scarlet thorn]

Bump for 400

[faint bridge]

1 off until 400!

[severe plover]

1 more

[analog brook]

400 likes! Thanks for all the support on this map so far!

[lunar cradle]

I love the fluff

[faint bridge]

400! Congrats!

[tardy totem]

Bumping this up thinking this is the December map

[tired parcel]

Would want a Japanese map ❌️ need a Japanese map ✅️

[tardy totem]

Bump

[haughty notch]

I would love to get a map like this someday

[spark pond]

Hopefully the summer map 🙏🏻

[drowsy brook]

Yeah. Since the summer just began I don't feel like playing a winter map right now 😆

[covert smelt]

🇯🇵

[plucky goblet]

Africa 2.0 might be it. i could imagine alot of species for many diff countries. Maybe Namibia, very cool desert enviorment. or south africa maybe Tanzania or prob the modt unique Ethiopia

[plucky goblet]

highly doubt it, its cool but i do think its a africa 2.0 or maybe indonesia

[brazen talon]

This reserve has a much higher chance of happening this year than Africa 2.0. Jaxy has said that Africa 2.0 might come near the end of the game. My prediction is 2027 though, since the game is 10 years old then.

[tardy totem]

They said no Africa 2.0 in plans until 2026

[plucky goblet]

WHAT NOOOO

[grizzled kite]

Source?

[spark pond]

They also stated in one of the dev blogs that they have made adjustments to the world map so they can add in more maps and there's alot of open space. My guess is Africa 2.0 as the final map they produce from stuff stated in the past

[lunar cradle]

RAHHH MORE US MAPS RAHHHH

[covert smelt]

Watch the next US map be Salzwiesen Park but American 🤣 (I would hope the next US map is either focused on Upland game or set in Hawaii)

[lunar cradle]

Hint hint nudge nudge https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1342986300466135050

But jokes aside I'd rather them take a break from us maps for a while maps like this would be better for the game atm or even just putting maps aside to work on other stuff the game badly needs work on

[tardy totem]

Livestream Jaxy did with 2 of the devs early/mid 2024

[lunar cradle]

Pretty sure vivi said something about what jaxy said not really being what EW sees happening

Found it

[tardy totem]

Yea but it wasn't Jaxy who said it, it was Arshak on that stream Jaxy did with 2 devs

[scarlet thorn]

You do it aswell, don't you dare shaming me 4 addverting

[lunar cradle]

That's literally the first time I did it when it wasn't in my own thread and I don't shame other threads while doing it

[scarlet thorn]

Fair

[scarlet thorn]

Is your name actually billybobjoe? It's very unique

[plucky goblet]

bumpity bump bump

[green moth]

Serow, just in case anyone wants to see them

[covert smelt]

bump

[grizzled kite]

I don’t just want to see them, i want to hunt them!

[lunar cradle]

Lowkey as bad as id feel for shooting one they'd be nice to have

[spark pond]

I see Japan came up in the latest QR code poll, hopefully it comes out on top as this is my most anticipated potential hunting ground 🤞🏻

[tardy totem]

Japan's everywhere recently, the angler's last map was Japan, ghost of Yotei just came out and Forza Horizon 6 announced to be Japan too

[grizzled kite]

Very true, Jurassic world evolution 3 as well, which could be EW’s opportunity to really stick out from the crowd with a really uniqe release. So out of the recent survey, i’m going to say Mongolia or Türkiye

[spark pond]

The way I look at it, with the anglers last map being Japan they would be able to use assets from it to produce the map faster and with them saying the end of year map was going to be another full size reserve it would make it alot easier to acheive

[tall crest]

Japan deploys troops to combat deadly wave of bear attacks. 🌲🐻🌲

BEARS IN JAPAN
These are two species of bears that inhabit Japan and their main characteristics.

[wicked dune]

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/576377/kiwi-s-arm-fully-snapped-in-japanese-bear-attack

There was a Kiwi bloke who was attacked by a bear in Japan just recently. I doubt the army would be an effective deterrent to bears though in all honesty.

Never mind, this is a much better use of the army in such a situation.

Last I read Japan’s bear populations were decreasing. It’s good to hear populations are bouncing back, though I can see the difficulty with human-bear conflict in such a largely urbanised country with little to no management in place.

[covert smelt]

With all the stuff about bear problems in Japan in the news lately, a Japanese Reserve would be a good addition in the near future

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This emblem represents the Asiatic Black Bear species.

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Imagine if EW added those names: Japanese Black Bear and Hokkaido Brown Bear. That would be cool!

The Japanese Wild Boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax), also known as the white-moustached pig, (ニホンイノシシ) or (山鯨, lit. "mountain whale"), is a subspecies of wild boar native to all of Japan, apart from Hokkaido and the Ryukyu Islands.

[scarlet thorn]

How about japanese martens? There super cool and super cute

[analog brook]

Sounds good now with the Scottish map having mustelid hunting

I included the Japanese Badger in the list which is another mustelid for the roster

[covert smelt]

I am just watching a video about the bears in Japan and early in the video someone rocks up in one of these trucks with a Sika Deer and I thought of this reserve. I would love to see a few of these on a Japanese Reserve just because

[scarlet thorn]

I think they're called kei trucks, absolute Classic of rural Japan imo. As someone who has never been to japan