#Gray Wolf Retexture/Remodel

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median halo
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I think I would definitely play yukon more if wolves looked more like their realistic form, usually they arent just all grey and sorta have a tanish color near the legs/belly and just has more fluff/fur than the one’s in game. In my opinion the one’s in game look a bit funny but feel free to disagree!

dusk wind
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I agree they should remodelWolfM

wraith mica
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Old one could be remodeled and used as a rare fur-type

median halo
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that wasnt the suggestion 🗿

wraith mica
median halo
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why would you make a suggestion on a suggestion at that point just make ur own💀

turbid drift
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@median halo to be fair the rules do say if you have anything to add to a suggestion feel free to add so there isn't a ton of suggestions on the same thing.

median halo
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alr

glad hornet
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I think it can be awesome adding different common fur variation too

median halo
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yea, they just need to update the wolf in general

pseudo plinth
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Hey @median halo ,

Thank you for letting us know about what you would enjoy seeing in the game. Our team is constantly working on new content and they are open to ideas!

We will take this feedback into consideration.

If you have any other ideas on what you'd like to see in the game, please feel free to share them with us!

dark imp
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Agree, gray wolves along with iberian wolves should definitely get remodel

clever pelican
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wild boar needs re modeling too

wraith mica
iron topaz
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I absolutely agree with this suggestion! Wolves have such interesting markings, such as their black-tipped tails, eye markings, saddle/cape marking behind the shoulder, etc.

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I'll post some current in-game variation alongside real-world wolves for ideas on how to make the variations look better.

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The standard, classic grey is already pretty great as is.
However I'd add more white around the cheeks as well as a black stripe behind the eye. Perhaps some black or darker grey around some of the white markings on the chest too? As well as the inclusion of the black-and-white "saddle" marking seen at the shoulder of most wolves, circled in red.

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Dark Grey - I would actually vouch for removing this coat alltogether and replacing it with a brown. Brown and grey would be the common coats, as they serve as the "typical" grey wolf.

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Red Brown - Would serve as an uncommon coat alongside the upcoming Eggwhite, however could be renamed to Blonde as to avoid confusion with the common brown.
Last photo is a blonde COYOTE, but can still aid in marking reference.

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Eggwhite - Eggwhite could probably be the hardest of the bunch to describe and create. Can be a lean into the common grey but also a lean into albino? Essentially being a very light grey/blonde wolf. Could be renamed to Pale.

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Melanistic - Everyone's favorite black wolf, now with a little more color! This has potential to be one of the most GORGEOUS animals in the game and just being solid black dosen't really sell that.

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Albino - Just a white wolf with a pink nose as opposed to black, the most simple of the bunch. Refrain from giving it markings, so it can easily be distinguished from Eggwhite.

iron topaz
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The game's Iberian wolf model already does show off some of the more complex markings seen in wolves, however even the Iberian wolves could use more white around the face, particularly the cheeks (tho the 2nd image does do fine in that regard)

iron topaz
iron topaz
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If there is some sort of "base" available I could draw out what recolors I'd like to see for the game

iron topaz
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Heres a better look at what a variant could look like (this is a bought asset for the hunted i believe)

lost acorn
iron topaz
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While offtopic from gray wolf retexture/remodel, i would actually prefer a retriever over a husky personally. Don't get me wrong, huskies are great, I'd just prefer a retriever for bird hunting as they can retrieve the bird and bring it to you

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I am now going to post some wolfquest coats that can be used as inspiration for recolored in-game variants

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Grays and Browns
(Gray and Brown would serve as common coats as they are both the "typical" Gray wolf.)

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Black/Melanistic
(I would make this darker as to make it seem less of a chocolate brown than a black. Chocolate could be a neat variation though, coudn't it?)

iron topaz
iron topaz
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And dropping down one last reference for the Brown variant as this guy's a stunning wolf.

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To summarize...
Common
Grey, Brown
Uncommon
Eggwhite, Blonde, Chocolate
(Eggwhite being the most common of these, with Blonde and Chocolate being equally rare.)
Rare
Melanistic
(As black wolves are more common in the US, while rare in Eurasia.)
Very Rare
Albino

simple perch
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The wolf.. definitely needs a remodel. A lot of the proportions are off and there’s a lot of problems with it.

iron topaz
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Bump

iron topaz
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Bump

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@sonic quest feel free to check out this thread btw

wraith mica
sonic quest
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Yhh i did

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Bump

iron topaz
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Bump

clear goblet
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Bump

glad hornet
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Bump

turbid drift
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We needs this. The wolf's look so bad in game compared to the update animals.

glad hornet
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Also Iberian wolves need a remodel. They look sooo cartoonish

iron topaz
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Bump

iron topaz
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They have it pretty well done coloration wise but it can still use some tweaks

plain zenith
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I think the biggest issue with wolves as of right now is their face. Its very awkward looking, the same way that foxes looked before they had their rework. Wolves have odd looking eyes, muzzles, and the depth is all wrong.

Fixing that and updating the fur graphics for more of a bushy neck and tail would make a world of difference even if there were no updated color textures.

There's really no way to mess up a wolves' fur color, since they are so diverse and unique.

iron topaz
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I agree with everything here
^^ while i do agree with the last statement I would like if the coats had more markings, yk?

glad hornet
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Bump

iron topaz
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bump

winter ledge
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Grey wolf rework should include:
¤ Slight rework to fur texture/density
(to bring it up to red fox standard).
¤ Comprehensive AI rework
(+Fix frozen wolves).
¤ 2 GO models for Grey Wolf
(Consider 1 GO model for iberian).

This would be a similar undertaking to what they did with moose in the granite update.

glad hornet
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Wow nice! Maybe add also more fur variations

iron topaz
iron topaz
iron topaz
glad hornet
iron topaz
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red fur type is blonde

iron topaz
coarse light
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Yes

glad hornet
iron topaz
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bump

iron topaz
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bump, but it should be noted that my suggested chocolate could be a rare given that black wolves are very rare in eurasia (where medved is) but common/uncommon in america. because of this, if it does ever get implimented it could be another variant for melanistic (much like how sometimes an animal may get 2 or 3 piebald patterns)

iron topaz
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fixed!

iron topaz
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bump

iron topaz
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GENERAL CHANGES:

  • The addition of more markings. Including: A black stripe behind the eye, the black-and-white saddle, black tail tip, white snout and cheeks, a brown blaze up the snout for common variations + Eggwhite/Pale.
  • Patching up the face and tail: see #1142199088293626007

COLOR-SPECIFIC CHANGES:

  • Recoloring, renaming Red-Brown and Eggwhite to Blonde and Pale respectively. Decreasing the rarity of these two variations to Uncommon.
  • Removed Dark Grey, replaced with Brown.
  • Recoloring Melanistic and adding another variation: Chocolate! Much like how some species in the game have multiple piebald patterns that may appear, you have a chance of a melanistic being a Chocolate color.

Common
Grey, Brown
Uncommon
Eggwhite/Pale, Blonde
Rare
Melanistic
(Has a chance of being a chocolate-colored variation!)
Very Rare
Albino

iron topaz
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REAL WOLVES FOR REFERENCE!
In order: Grey X2, Brown X2, Eggwhite/Pale X2, Blonde, Black Melanistic, Chocolate Melanistic, Albino
A wonderful rainbow of colors!

iron topaz
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Sending more stuff tonight when I can. I tried posting more stuff last night but my laptop does not like to cooperate with me.

iron topaz
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💯

wraith mica
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Bump

hazy carbon
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Bump

iron topaz
iron topaz
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@lapis wind no, there'd just be 2 melanistic variants like how some animals have different piebald patterns

iron topaz
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the classic thehunter games did the grey wolves very good!! so how come in cotw they're not as high quality?

wraith mica
iron topaz
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yea id just add some more coloration to the back and thats literally it

iron topaz
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Bump

stuck marlin
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👍

stuck marlin
high cave
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I personally think the "albino" wolf fur variant should be replaced with a leucistic variant. I did some searching online and couldn't find any reliable sources to show that actual albino wolves exist, but I did find a source that confirmed the existence of leucism in wolves. From what I can tell, all white wolves are either leucistic, very old (so their fur has lost its pigment with age), or they belong to the Arctic Wolf subspecies, which seem to always be white by default (and obviously the wolves depicted in the game aren't Arctic Wolves). If we want to be realistic, the pure white wolf variant should be considered Leucistic rather than Albino.

high cave
# high cave I personally think the "albino" wolf fur variant should be replaced with a leuci...

So, I might have just proven myself wrong. If this is a real picture of a real wolf (it's impossible to be certain), that's almost certainly an albino wolf, it has literally no (visible) pigment at all. There seems to be foliage obscuring its eyes, so I can't be sure that it has the red eyes of an albino animal... but if that's real, I'm almost certain that it actually is albino (and probably the only real picture of an albino wolf on the internet)

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There also seem to be real instances of albinos in other canines like jackals and coyotes, so even if that picture isn't real, I guess it's still technically possible

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although it still seems like leucistic wolves must not be as rare as albinos since it's a lot easier to find pictures of leucistic wolves (and reliable information about them) than albinos. So either way, whether albino wolves are a real thing, it's probably more realistic to call the rare white variation "leucistic" in the game.

iron topaz
# high cave I personally think the "albino" wolf fur variant should be replaced with a leuci...

I disagree.
A leucistic variant (assuming it has a black nose and etc) would just look like an Arctic wolf. I personally would prefer it to be strictly albino.
And 2. Lions have an albino variant ingame despite all white lions irl being leucistic.
Theres also melanistic mountain lions despite zero recorded instances of melanistic puma irl.
Just another one of those things that have been repeatedly reported in COTW's world but not our own.

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You could make an arguement for the current eggwhite in the game being leucistic tho

high cave
# iron topaz I disagree. A leucistic variant (assuming it has a black nose and etc) would jus...

oh yeah, wolves are far from the only species in the game that have rare variations that have no basis in reality. Melanistic Mountain Goats and Red Deer also don't have any basis in reality as far as I know. What's strange to me though is that there's rare animals in the game that don't exist in real life, but then there's rare animals in real life that don't exist in this game (like leucistic moose and mountain lions, albino black bears, etc.)

Imo that's pretty strange. But maybe it just means that EW adds rare animal variants entirely based on what they think would be cool in the game, rather than what actually exists. If that's the case, we ought to be glad that they haven't decided to add super crazy things like a bright pink mountain lion or a purple moose to the game (yet).

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heck, I should start a new thread with a list of all the rare animals that exist in real life that could be added to the game. The list would probably be a mile long.

iron topaz
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Bump

iron topaz
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Bump

marble cobalt
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Yeah, the grey wolves don't look quite as fluffy or soft as they do irl, and fur variants would be cool too!

mighty vortex
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What are all these symbols you keep posting on all the suggestions?

turbid drift
mighty vortex
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wraith mica
glad hornet
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Bump

median halo
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bump

glad hornet
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Bump

clever hinge
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yes

leaden stratus
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100% my wolfies are so greasy 😢

iron topaz
iron topaz
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Like yeah ive heard of white wolves. Just never a leucistic one

high cave
iron topaz
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Ohh yeah that one. I'd believe it being a leucistic wolf but its just as likely to be an escaped expensive hound, imo. Somethin like a pharoah hound

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Or a jackal? The face isnt exactly "wolf" to me

high cave
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For point of reference, here's some pictures of normal Arabian Wolves (the Gray Wolf subspecies found in southern Israel). As you can see, they're quite scrawny and often are not as fluffy or robust as other Gray Wolves, especially the ones in for example North America or northern Europe.

iron topaz
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I see

high cave
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bump

stuck marlin
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Bump

trim glade
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Why are the wolves of Medved-Taiga National Park black? Black wolves were occasionally reported in Asia. They are rare fur.

iron topaz
stuck marlin
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Bump

iron topaz
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Bump

obsidian nest
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I'm almost certain they're gonna do this simply because a dev jumped in here with that "Hey, thanks for this suggestion" message. I'm noticing a trend with that👀

obsidian nest
daring wren
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I say have them study real wolf pelts in a museum

pseudo plinth
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This is very needed

median halo
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bump

pseudo plinth
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Bump

iron topaz
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Time to make some color edits...

iron topaz
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Ok this color edit is actually ass but I tried

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The eye markings ruin the whole look and I blame that on the eyes themselves... makes em look funky

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OK WAIT IM MAKING A BETTER ONE RN

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I recolored it to make it have a more proper wolf-like coloration!

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Gave it some more grey and fixed the snout bridge being too vibrant! Really happy with this recolor and I hope EW revisits their wolves someday.

iron topaz
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Hey if any of yall have a melanistic wolf taxidermied and mounted can ya post the mount for me so I can recolor it? Much appreciated

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Or any rare wolf really, dosent have to be just melanistic (albinos are an exception, they're fine imo)

median halo
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the whole thing needs a remodel not just the fur colors also those arent how they look

iron topaz
# median halo the whole thing needs a remodel not just the fur colors also those arent how the...

I do agree with your statement. The whole body needs a makeover, not just the fur colors. However I do want to use the current model to recolor and show off how EW can greatly improve them. There is #1142199088293626007 for more anatomy related subjects.

Also, mate, I've been drawing wolves for years now, do you really wanna run that by me again? I'm sure I'd know what I'd be talking about after looking at so many pictures of wolves and drawing so many and memorizing the patterns. Sure, its a loose recolor, and far from perfect, but its at least better than what we have right now.

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"Thats not what they look like" my ass

iron topaz
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Like cmon man its got the white cheeks. Its got the eyebrow markings. Hell, its even got the colored snout blaze and the stripe behind the eye. Youd be surprised how many games miss the mark with some of those markings lmaoo. Sure I could have made the recolor more grey and have a gradient and such but like... its supposed to be a rough recolor nothing too perfect. Just something rough but better than what we have now

Instead of maybe saying "thats not what they look like," instead actually explain whats wrong here exactly?

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Anyways heres the thehunter classic model. Im surprised they got the colors so wrong in cotw but so right in classic

median halo
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who does bro think he is

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the drawings were terrible and that isnt the suggestion.. iberian wolves have similar colors with tan and stuff but look bad cuz the model. Your saying you like the models but just want a recolor which isn’t what this is mainly about

iron topaz
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Oh no I want the models to change too but right now my focus is on recolor because there is another thread #1142199088293626007 that goes into anatomy
Did I ever say I liked the models? No. I'm just using the opportunity to use them as a base for recolors as a suggestion on how to improve them.

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And anyways, about "who does bro think he is?"
Im an artist. You talked smack about something I'm happy about. If you're going to critique something, actually provide an explanation, a suggestion on how to make it better. Just saying something like "thats not how they look" is not helpful at all and makes you come off as a less than favorable person to be with. So heres a quick lesson on manners.

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Try putting yourself in my shoes. An inverse scenario. How would you feel if, instead of actually giving possibly valuable critique, I just talked smack about something you made and are proud of? Think before you speak next time.

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Freedom of speech =/= freedom from the consiquences

iron topaz
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Also, retexture also implies recolor, seeing that every animal in game so far that has recieved a retexture also had some color changes, so there you go, very much on topic still

median halo
iron topaz
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Clearly this dude has never experienced the joy in creating

median halo
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😂😂

iron topaz
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The art wasnt even made for you specifically so you can shut your howling screamer

median halo
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howling screamer 😭

iron topaz
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Since you wanna talk down to me so bad you go ahead and make a better recolor

north grove
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Your re color is great wtf is this person smoking

north grove
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This is NOT planet zoo

patent hamlet
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Wolves remoded with a great one next year 🙃

daring wren
north grove
daring wren
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It was the best demonstration I could think of

north grove
high cave
# north grove Fair there quite literally is no good wolf model out there

I think that's a bit of an unfair generalization. I think Red Dead Redemption 2, Far Cry 5, and Way of The Hunter all have wolf models that look pretty good. Heck, considering the limited resources available to each of them, I think theHunter Classic and WolfQuest Anniversary Edition both did a pretty good job with their wolf models as well. Of course there's no game that has perfectly depicted wolves, but there are definitely games that have done a pretty good job.

median halo
iron topaz
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^^

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Which is kinda... silly? Because they're such popular animals. But like, at the same time I get it. They come in so many different colors that there is almost no definite answer for how a "standard" wolf should look.

iron topaz
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say what you will about their other coats (and i'd agree with you!) but some, like this guy, are literally perfect for what a wolf SHOULD look like

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if only the black wolves in the game looked like this too

high cave
median halo
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the coats are good but the actual wolf model isnt great

iron topaz
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Eh, better than most

north grove
north grove
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I just seen the classic wolves and their playing animation. This game needs that and the beautiful variety that the coats of the wolfs there have

solid breach
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Its an Iberian Wolf but still, they look goofy and a remodel (with a quality similar to the animals updated for nepal) for wolves of would be very well received

north grove
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I miss the red brown and egg white uncommon days

median halo
north grove
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Yep that’s why I said I miss the uncommon days

median halo
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bump

daring wren
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Bump

plain zenith
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bump

plain zenith
median halo
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bump

north grove
median halo
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gloomy girder
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They look so cool irl but there so ugly in game this would be really cool!

gloomy girder
iron topaz
gloomy girder
iron topaz
gloomy girder
dusky anchor
gloomy girder
dusky anchor
gloomy girder
dusky anchor
# gloomy girder Sorry, but thats all I see you do.

All the threads I get involved with I share their threads with mine and I share mine bc it takes less space to do so. I dont want to make a full page msg on another person's thread. I have no issue if folks share threads on my posts. Especially if its related to the topic or subject. I'm not Wellington with his Africa thread.

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Like this thread I added it to the predator pack I put together as an example.

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Same with the lodges and all ideas related as a reference, it also spreads the link n word gets around. I believe ppl call it Networking.

north grove
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Can’t say i disagree. Most of the time you talk I see you linking your threads tbh

dusky anchor
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# north grove Can’t say i disagree. Most of the time you talk I see you linking your threads t...

Just putting my input out there I'd expect anyone else to do the same. It doesn't bother me none. We're all trying to improve the experience one way or the other sometimes its just easier to make a thread and share it than explaining it. With how many threads there is alot of them dont get seen let alone even mentioned bc of the other subjects. So I made it a habit to add shared links in my threads so they also get seen & reviewed.

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It just so happens alot of the time I share a link its bc its related to the topic thats all. But yea I think alot of remodels are far past due. And more mount options as well. I also had a discussion in another thread about reworking predator ai behaviors as well as G1 options for wolves and other predators.

gloomy girder
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BUMP

trim glade
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Gray Wolf found in Yukon Valley is the subspecies Canis lupus pambasileus is commonly known as the "Alaskan black wolf" or "Yukon black wolf". This variety of wolf typically has a dark fur, predominantly black, although shades of gray and white may appear in some individuals. This subspecies can also exhibit a light-colored fur. This type of fur is often described as white or pale cream, although it is less common than the black morph (grey, dark grey).

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I propose the inclusion of wolves with control collars, a rare or very rare feature that could be observed in Yukon Valley.

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Dark Grey and Grey Furs

iron topaz
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Bump

pseudo plinth
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276 bump

pseudo plinth
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trim glade
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More fur variation for Gray Wolf

high cave
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bump

devout magnet
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Bump

hybrid jasper
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Yeah bump bump. Bump. Posting a picture would serve more purpose to this thread than a line of people saying "Bump"

This is Wolf #4M, the original lead male of the Mollie's Pack in Yellowstone. He is the current version of "gray" in-game although it is clearly a "BLACK WOLF"

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Error 404 - Fur Type Not In Game // One of the actual "grays and light gray" that should be in-game.

Here's a few Yellowstone Wolves :

  • #5F (The mate of wolf #4M) (The original lead female of the Mollie's Pack)
  • #38M (The original lead male of the Druid Peak Pack)
  • #486F (The 3rd lead female of the Mollie's Pack)
median halo
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bump

median halo
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bu m p

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median halo
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median halo
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This is my main suggestion, I made it 2 years ago and people are copying it and making it their own thing, i started everything

median halo
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^

median halo
median halo
iron topaz
fierce blade
trim glade
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Please update Iberian Wolf with the model and fur.

trim glade