Majorqaq Delta Hunting Reserve - Greenland

[fathom lark]

Welcome to Greenland. Located in the Far North, this cold, unforgiving land gives even the most experienced hunter a difficult time. Make no mistake, the name "Greenland" is a misnomer - it is ice as far as the eye can see. It is the land where the snow never melts, and giant icebergs float at the top of the world. Dark days and sunlit nights demand the human spirit to endure at all cost. No matter who you are, Greenland is an island of unparalleled beauty, and when you step outside to greet an aurora-lit sky dancing upon a stretch of icebergs among the frozen sea ice, with snow covered mountains in the distant horizon, you understand why people need this place.

The animals here are built for some of the world's greatest extremes. Watch muskox graze across the horizon, hear caribou stampede across the land, and see eider soar through the frigid air. Keep your senses sharp, for you are not the only hunter here. Formidable polar bears roam this land, seeking the next opportunity to snatch a Ringed seal, the mischevious Arctic fox following not far behind.

Animals
New Species
Arctic Hare (Class 1)
King Eider (Class 1)
Barnacle Goose (Class 1)
Arctic Fox (Class 2)
Ringed Seal (Class 3)
Harbor Seal (Class 3)
Hooded Seal (Class 4)
Musk Ox (Class 7)
Polar Bear (Class 9)

Returning Species
Rock Ptarmagin (Class 1)
Caribou (Class 6)

More coming soon! If you have any name or species suggestions do let me know.

[fathom lark]

Multimounts
Blubber Meal
1x Polar Bear (Male), 1x Ringed Seal

Greenland Reserve

[uneven pulsar]

I see you and I have our Musk-ox and Polar Bear classed differently lol
I got mine the other way around for Whiterime Ridge Wilderness

[fathom lark]

I mostly made this suggestion because upon inspecting the map that shows all the reserves, Greenland looked like it was missing out! It seemed out of place to not have a reserve there.

• Outdated photo however I will be posting the updated one later.

[fathom lark]

Haha I chose Polar bear to be Class 8 because all the other bears in the game are Class 7. While all the big bovines in the game such as the bison and buffalo are Class 9. To me it makes more sense.

[fathom lark]

I'd also love to see another Europe map someday maybe in the center leaning towards the Eastern coast.

[uneven pulsar]

I made Polar Bear Class 9 simply because it is much larger then any of the other bears in the game

The reason I made musk-ox class 8 is now lost to me, and fun fact: They are more closely related to sheep and goat then they are to bovine

[fathom lark]

OH SHIT YOU'RE RIGHT I FORGOT ABOUT THAT! (To the muskox fact!)

[uneven pulsar]

Here is a reserve set in Eastern Europe https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1083899941186969640

[fathom lark]

I did consider making the Polar bear a Class 9 animal, but I wanted to avoid having two Class 9 animals in one map as that is unheard of in Call of the Wild, to my knowledge.

Additionally, I wanted the Musk ox to be the spotlight animal, much like the Brown bear is to Medved, the Gray wolf to Yukon Valley, and the Mexican bobcat to Rancho.

If an icon were to be made for this reserve, I would love for the Musk ox to be the spotlight animal.

Muskox Variations
Black, Brown, Dark Brown, Red, Albino

[fathom lark]

Also, I might change Caribou to Reindeer. I'm not sure what the exact correct species is.

I'm guessing because its kinda sorta closer to NA its Caribou...? But I've looked at a few Greenland hunting websites that say Reindeer.

Also I have triple checked and made sure that all of these animals can be hunted in Greenland. A few more seals could potentially be added but I'm pretty happy with the current roster.

[forest olive]

For multi mounts I’d want to see at least one with A Polar Bear and a Harbor Seal similar to Tactical Espionage,Breadwinner,Lucky Crocodile

[uneven pulsar]

Vurhonga has Cape Buffalo & Lion, both Class 9 species

[uneven pulsar]

They kind of have both
• Barren Ground Caribou are the indigenous subspecies across most of Greenland
• The Mountain Reindeer were introduced to parts of Greenland and are technically feral animals

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reindeer_hunting_in_Greenland

[forest olive]

Emperor Goose and Common Merganser would be super cool to see

[uneven pulsar]

Emperor Goose don’t live that way
But Barnacle Goose do

[forest olive]

That is so weird,I totally swore it said Greenland Emperor goose hunting haha

[uneven pulsar]

Fair enough, Emperor Goose are kind of exclusive to the Bering Sea between Siberia & Alaska

[fathom lark]

These birds are so pretty I might just have to add them to the roster.

That makes 4 possible Class 1 animals. Looking for non-class 1 animal suggestions.

[fathom lark]

I'll keep it as caribou btw. As they have a greater range than reindeer. Unless anyone has any objections?

Looking for name suggestions for the reserve btw

[fathom lark]

Ok! Should I make them both class 9 then? I want to see what everyone else thinks first.
What classes should polar bear and musk ox be? Polar is currently class 8 while musk ox is class 9

[fathom lark]

Welcome to Greenland.

Polar Bear Variants
White, Yellow
Polar bears may seem more yellow in coloration due to the oils found in seals, which play a major part in their diet.

I would have suggested the hybrid Nanulak bear (grolar/pizzly) as a rare or even mission-only fur color... HOWEVER there are no brown bears or grizzly bears near Greenland to hybridize with.

Arctic Fox Variants
White, Yellow, Blacktip, Blue

White - Standard color
Yellow - Same situation as polar bear, having scavenged off seal carcasses to be yellow from the oil.
Blacktip - Adds a black-tipped tail.
Blue - Melanistic? Adds a rare fur coat to the Arctic fox.

If hunting in the reserve takes place during another time of the year however you may see arctic foxes be brown or have white patches.
Don't worry, the Blue variant would still exist!

Ringed Seal Variants
Black, brown, gray, light gray, mixed, leucistic (no photos available for leucistic)
Can have rings, spots, or a mottled pattern.

I do want to add another seal to the roster to add more medium-game animals. Any suggestions?
There are harp seals, bearded seals, harbour seals, spotted seals, and also walruses which would be class 7 tbh

[fathom lark]

My bad guys some of these photos are of spotted seals and not ringeds!! Could still aid in color variants tho

Actually would yall be ok if i add two more seal species? They can be harp, harbor, hooded, spotted or bearded, however i will do more research first.

Adding spotted and bearded for now

[agile karma]

Musk ox is less than 600 lbs. Maybe class 6. I don't get why people place it at class 9. It's not that big. Plus it's not known to be really aggressive

[fathom lark]

"Less than 600" actually the bulls get to 600-800

[agile karma]

Maybe class 7 then. How could they be put above elk and moose.

[fathom lark]

You do have a point there then. Especially when compared to moose.

I put it down to Class 7.

[agile karma]

Yep I say thats preferable.

[atomic dew]

polar bear should be a nine since theyre really aggresive

[fathom lark]

I'm still debating between making it 8 or 9...
All the other bears in the game are class 7 despite the fact that both brown bear species in the game are heavier than the class 9 lion.

[atomic dew]

yeeh but the polar bear is a bear thats only carnivirous since there arent any berries in greenland trust ive seen one irl they hella scawy i got a polar bear claw as a necklace @fathom lark

[forest olive]

I’d be ok with Muskox dropping to 8 and Polar Bear Rising to 9 or them both going to 9

[forest olive]

Oh yes they are I’ve seen them chase dogs and run down and ram veterinary cars

[atomic dew]

fr polar bear ong 9 theyre really strong

[fathom lark]

Muskox dropped to 7, polar bear risen to 9

[atomic dew]

yeeh

[fathom lark]

If anyone has any objections and think that there could be an overall better seal roster please let me know. I don't want the roster to be too repetitive so I might cap it at 3 seals.

[uneven pulsar]

Harp Seal and Hooded Seal are good unique choices

[fathom lark]

Here's all the seals that could potentially be added to the roster:
Bearded seal, Ringed seal, Spotted seal, Harbor seal, Harp seal, Hooded seal.
Which of these six would you like to see most? Note I am capping it to three. Preferrably species with a lot of color variants.

[tawdry siren]

I'm just coming along for the Polar Bear and Musk Ox. Seals are not primary targets for me 😂

[uneven pulsar]

I know I suggested Harp Seal due to their unique colouration, and the Hooded Seal because they have the goofy nose set up

[forest olive]

Well you gotta have the classic Harbor seal then I think,Harp and hooded

[fathom lark]

I personally was considering harp, spotted and ringed but those all look pretty basic

Now that I look at hooded seals again they are a perfect substitute for the spotted seal as they themselves are already spotted

[forest olive]

I think this would be great

[fathom lark]

Mmmm but all the color variation in spotted seals thoooo

[forest olive]

Well now we need a goofy swimming sausage multimount

[fathom lark]

Ok tbf the color variations arent too extreme now that i look at em again

Ok im game with hooded and harp

But what about ringed u dont rlly see any rosetted animals in the game currently

[forest olive]

CHONK

[fathom lark]

So we're all in favor of the three seal species being ringed, hooded and harp?

Ringed seal - typically 150-300 pounds? Sources vary
Harp seal - up to 300 pounds
Hooded seal - 650 pounds for females, 900 for males

I was thinking ringed could be class 4-5 while the hooded seal could be class 6-7 but im not sure. What do you guys think

[uneven pulsar]

They should be fine with all species being Class 3 or 4, they apparently use calibers such as 22-250, 223 and 243 to hunt seals (alongside 270s, 308 and similar calibers)

[fathom lark]

Huh thats interesting

I will put the hooded seal higher just because of weight though, thats the main reason why the muskox was pushed down to class 7. It shoudn't be equal to a moose, which is class 8 (which has always confused me, moose should be class 9, those mfers are scary. Scarier than bison, even.)

I was considering placing ringed and harbor seals in class 3 with hooded being in 4 but after comparing the weights of the hooded seal to that of the ingame wild boar it dosent seem fitting (the hooded seal weighs more.)

Crazy to me that boars are just class 4 that also dosent seem right

Ykw yea class 3 and 4 for the seals

[fathom lark]

That actually to me rounds things up pretty nicely. I like this roster! If anyone has any species suggestions, however - be it new or a returning species - I can look into if they can be hunted or not

Ok I have one last animal idea and its... a weird one
Greenlandic sheep
Just hear me out on this one
Yes its a domestic species (and there's no feral populations to my knowledge) but maybe there can be one for the story?
Would add another ungulate to the reserve, and tbh ungulates are almost a necessity

Plus they've got a bunch of color variations

Thoughts on including greenlandic sheep? I think it would make a fine addition to the roster and really round things up but maybe thats just me. I can see why people would be opposed as there actually aren't any feral sheep in Greenland.

[uneven pulsar]

Feral Sheep are better suited for Te Awaroa, possibly Emerald Coast, a Texas Game Ranch (Black Hawaiian, Texan Dall’s, 4-horned) or Hawaii

[fathom lark]

Oh absolutely I agree with you there im absolutely surprised we don't have feral sheep ingame yet

[fathom lark]

Anyone have any possible reserve names?

And multimounts!

[atomic dew]

Ive seen sum of dose in iceland

[forest olive]

Are we going for a specific region or just the whole island because we could have snow goose in the northern part of the map

[forest olive]

Muskox huddle would be nice to see

[uneven pulsar]

Here is a handful of multi-mount ideas from Whiterime Ridge Wilderness
Some of these should work for this reserve

[fathom lark]

Love these

[atomic dew]

You should add icelandic geese to

Or well called greylag goose

[uneven pulsar]

If only they had an established population there (maybe they do on this reserve, it would be a returning species from Revontouli in that case)

[atomic dew]

Ah maybe is there greylag in revontouli

[uneven pulsar]

There is Pink-footed Goose in Greenland from what I understand, similar looking bird

[atomic dew]

I ate one of these for dinner a few days ago it was yummy

[fathom lark]

I would love to add another bird (being a bird lover)
However I feel like there's enough Class 1s as is

[atomic dew]

Ah trye

[fathom lark]

This isn't really meant to be another Rev. Coast, no offense. I actually do like the current roster as is, it's pretty neatly balanced.

(However I will say I do wish I could include a smaller herbivore. Something like the Greenlandic sheep. If there were feral sheep populations in Greenland, they would be added, which would finalize the roster. However there aren't any feral sheep populations in Greenland.)

Musk ox and Caribou are a necessity as those are the primary targets in real-world Greenland hunting. As well as the King eider.

Actually, you know what? Three waterfowl and one upland bird woudn't do too much harm, right? Or should we stick to only 2 waterfowl and one upland? I want to make things realistic to the game itself.

[atomic dew]

Hmmm

What about a walrus i see thats in the species that live there also the arctic hare

[fathom lark]

Arctic hare is already on the list! Walrus are protected in Greenland I think?

[atomic dew]

Ill check

[fathom lark]

If I recall walrus hunting is only allowed for Inuits.

[atomic dew]

I cant find anything bout this

[fathom lark]

I did see some photos of walrus hunting and some articles that discuss the overhunting of walrus in Greenland, but nothing about the permissions of hunting walrus in Greenland.

[atomic dew]

Management in Greenland is conducted by the Government of Greenland, with scientific and management advice received from NAMMCO. Walrus are protected in Svalbard and mainland Norway.

All i could find

[uneven pulsar]

I called that one the Shaggy Wall for my Arctic Reserve

[fathom lark]

Hmmm. Still dosen't really give any definitive answers. If there is a website that discusses the permissions of walrus hunting in Greenland - like how many can be taken per year, etc - then I would add them. However since there's no clear answer then I'll refrain from adding them just to be safe.

[atomic dew]

Ill do some more digging

I can ask my dad he knows this stuff i ask tmrow doe cus like i should be asleep lol

Man u should be hired to work for cotw lol

[fathom lark]

Nahh, if anyone, it should be moosedragon.

I'm really only animal smart, not game smart. I'd be dead weight. I know next to nothing about game development and I'm not even a wildlife professional. I'm just some kid who does his research.

[atomic dew]

Ah ok lol

[uneven pulsar]

Hey now, I’m just a guy who also knows his animals myself (and does his research if I don’t know something), I don’t know much regarding game development

The only job I had where my knowledge of animals applied was at a museum in my hometown: It had things like Elephants, Bears, Lions, Asiatic mountain sheep and what not (it was donated by a local big game hunter)

[atomic dew]

Ima head to bed it getting late and i needa go to work in 5 hours

[fathom lark]

My only experience with animals is farmwork, actually seeing the damn things in the wilderness (bears, wolves, you name it), and volunteer work at a state park. I've educated folks on animals at said state park.

[uneven pulsar]

That sounds pretty awesome actually

[atomic dew]

Gn guys

❤️

[fathom lark]

Though I've never had an actual job yet haha. I would personally advise the CotW team to not hire me. I'm just a kid (erm, young adult I guess since I graduated). They don't need to carry around this luggage.

Gn Gvendo!

[fathom lark]

It's great! I love working at that state park. They actually have some leucistic whitetail mounts!

[fathom lark]

OHH I also took PLENTY of zoology themed classes and also attended Envirothon, which is a club at school. That's the closest I can say to actually having professionally studied these animals. Field Zoology and Six Kingdom Survey were freakin' amazing classes.

Back to Greenland discussion tho
Ice. Lots of ice.

I'll start making some concept sketches for the logo for the reserve
This sorta deal
Feel free to drop suggestions tho. Muskox will be the signature animal, like the brown bear is to medved (can you tell i love the cold?)

Also the concept art will NOT be good. Im actually somewhat decent with art but with this it'll look like a toddler made it (i do not like doing digital art)

[forest olive]

For weapons I suggest a bow,Greenland is kinda well known for bows some kind of compound and maybe a rifle

[fathom lark]

As someone who does archery irl
Give me the damn bows.

[forest olive]

We really don’t have much interms of compound bows in game

[fathom lark]

Feel free to drop suggestions! I'm not really gonna be captain around here, this is a team effort lol

[forest olive]

I’ll have to double check exactly what’s in game and what’s not

[fathom lark]

Done (joke)
Its just a muskox mounted on the wall
I do want this to be a sort of base idea when designing the icon for the reserve

The actual icon itself could be pretty similar to Yukon!

However with a front-facing musk ox like with medveds bear

Alongside the musk ox could be glaciers, like the wolf with the trees and whatever that is on the left

[fathom lark]

Take all the time ya need buddy. I can tell you what's base game to help you out? I dont own any dlc other than bloodhound

[fathom lark]

Feel free to give region names btw as well!
I want there to be a grassland with a river. A rocky beach with waterfalls. Cliffs. Sea ice to walk on and hunt seals.

[forest olive]

Could you imagine Jaxy trying to pronounce these names haha

[fathom lark]

I also have some dialogue ideas for missions!

Here's some potential dialogue for one of the Arctic fox missions:
"Have you ever heard of the Finnish tale of the Arctic fox? It tells of how the Arctic fox leapt from mountain to mountain, creating the Aurora borealis with every leap. This is why the Aurora lights are also known as 'fox fires'."
Or something like that idk

I just want the finnish tale to be mentioned at least ONCE its one of my fave arctic fox things ever

[forest olive]

Alright,I’ve come up with a few bow ideas,First Darton Prelude E 32 this comes with a quiver on the side,next the beautiful Blackout NV-32 and finally Hoyt VTM

Might use one of these for my https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1123062379425574942 idea

The winter weapon camo that came with med-ved is kinda sucky so I’d want some better winter weapon skins

[atomic dew]

Shouldnt we add a shotgun also

Or like a smaller calliber thats used for 2-3 or smth

[atomic dew]

Bump

[fathom lark]

Admittedly I know nothing about guns so thats not really a topic I can tackle

[atomic dew]

I can help with that i literally own a shooters bible

[agile karma]

I can help with guns and weapons as well.

[fathom lark]

no need to ask me for permission, feel free to just jump right in and tackle it

[atomic dew]

Ill go trough my shooters bible when im home

[forest olive]

In most of the hunters reviews of the outfitters they say they go the range first,so maybe at the first outpost there’s an outdoor clay pigeon range and rifle range an you have to shoot a few targets as a mission

[fathom lark]

That could be a neat addition!

[atomic dew]

@fathom lark wanna play later doe

[fathom lark]

Sure

[atomic dew]

Lesgo can i pm u

@fathom lark

???

[fathom lark]

Go ahead sorry i was hunting

[fathom lark]

Bump

[atomic dew]

@fathom lark Want to play now?

[fathom lark]

Cant rn im doing volunteer work soon

[fathom lark]

Also please keep this to convo about greenland reserve. You can always dm me or ping me in #🦌︴general

[forest olive]

I’ve got a multimount: Extreme intimidation Tactics (Similar to David VS Goliath) 1 Male Muskox 1 Male Arctic fox

[fathom lark]

Bump

[fathom lark]

Bump

Animals
New Species
Arctic Hare (Class 1)
King Eider (Class 1)
Barnacle Goose (Class 1)
Arctic Fox (Class 2)
Ringed Seal (Class 3)
Harbor Seal (Class 3)
Hooded Seal (Class 4)
Musk Ox (Class 7)
Polar Bear (Class 9)

Returning Species
Rock Ptarmagin (Class 1)
Caribou (Class 6)

Weapons
Darton Prelude E 32 Compound Bow
Blackout NV-32 Compound Bow
Hoyt VTM Compound Bow

Multimounts
Eider Dinner
1x Arctic fox, 3x King Eider
Blubbery Feast
1x Polar Bear, 1x Harbor Seal
Bullfight
2x Muskox (Male)
Stonewall
1x Muskox, 1x Polar Bear

[fathom lark]

Bump to view regions!

Honestly I have no idea what the map would look like but I imagine it could be a lot like Yukon, and also a bit like Medved. Imagine hunting ON the sea ice in search of seals and polar bears! (Though polar bears would still be present in the rocky coast.)

[jolly void]

+1 for this, i would instantly buy greenland as a reserve, idea is awesome

[fathom lark]

Bump

[fast hill]

Honestly thought that it wouldnt have alot of species, but that species list is very solid! Seal hunting is something that i think could be super fun, aslong as there are islands on the reserve. Could come with a small motorboat/inflatable boat too.

nvm forgot that you can hunt seals on ice during winter mb

[fathom lark]

I agree. I am in love with this roster. I just wish we had another smaller herbivore.... like Greenlandic sheep... but there are no feral populations

[fathom lark]

Bump

[fathom lark]

I would still like to see Greenlandic sheep included in some way. Perhaps as part of the story. A starving bear comes in and kills some sheep.

[forest olive]

Well it should be in the lore as to why Greenlandic Sheep Can be hunted,Perhaps Humans Being Humans? Letting the sheep’s roam and never coming back,Leading them to consume more and more.

[fathom lark]

Oh I should have elaborated better, haha. Basically if not as a huntable species then part of the story (ex. a problem bear hunting some sheep.)
Would love for them to be huntable. If you ask me it helps round out the roster by adding one more herbivore - one of smaller stature and great color variety.
but the one issue with that is that there are no problem feral sheep population in Greenland as far as I know. If feral sheep aren't a problem in Greenland irl then why bother including them in the game?

[reef abyss]

I mean, when I think of hunting somewhere in the arctic like Greenland, hunting Feral Sheep is definitely not the first thing I think of, so I don't think it would be detrimental to not include them as a huntable species.

[fathom lark]

^

[fathom lark]

bump, feel free to drop suggestions as i type in a whole real long summary real fast

What season should the Greenland reserve take place in?

[fathom lark]

bumping this rq

[fathom lark]

Welcome to Greenland. Located in the Far North, this cold, unforgiving land gives even the most experienced hunter a difficult time. Make no mistake, the name "Greenland" is a misnomer - it is ice as far as the eye can see. It is the land where the snow never melts, and giant icebergs float at the top of the world. Dark days and sunlit nights demand the human spirit to endure at all cost. No matter who you are, Greenland is an island of unparalleled beauty, and when you step outside to greet an aurora-lit sky dancing upon a stretch of icebergs among the frozen sea ice, with snow covered mountains in the distant horizon, you understand why people need this place.
The animals here are built for some of the world's greatest extremes. Watch muskox graze across the horizon, hear caribou stampede across the land, and see eider soar through the frigid air. Keep your senses sharp, for you are not the only hunter here. Formidable polar bears roam this land, seeking the next opportunity to snatch a seal meal, the mischievous Arctic fox following not far behind.

Animals
New Species
Arctic Hare (Class 1)
King Eider (Class 1)
Barnacle Goose (Class 1)
Arctic Fox (Class 2)
Ringed Seal (Class 3)
Harbor Seal (Class 3)
Hooded Seal (Class 4)
Musk Ox (Class 7)
Walrus (Class 9)
Polar Bear (Class 9)

Returning Species
Rock Ptarmagin (Class 1)
Caribou (Class 6)

Weapons
Darton Prelude E 32 Compound Bow
Blackout NV-32 Compound Bow
Hoyt VTM Compound Bow

Multimounts
Eider Dinner
1x Arctic fox, 3x King Eider
Blubbery Feast
1x Polar Bear, 1x Harbor Seal
Bullfight
2x Muskox (Male)
Stonewall
1x Muskox, 1x Polar Bear (Males)
Huddle Bull
3x Muskox (Male)

Map
The map occurs at the tail end of summer, around August or September. To the north, snow-capped mountains kiss the Aurora borealis in a brilliant scene, providing shelter for the timid Rock ptarmigan. Birthed by these mountains, a river runs through the central part of the map, hosting some of the finest muskox and caribou populations in the world, flocks of Barnacle geese flying just overhead. The central part of the map contains patches of forest and open plain, quite like that of Yukon Valley. To the south, a rocky coast with floating ice, where Polar bears roam, searching for seals, alerting the eiders. The Arctic fox, frequent egg raider, hare hunter, and scavenger, roams all throughout the island, utilizing all that is available.

Animal Color Variations
Arctic Hare
Common
White
Uncommon
Molting
Rare
Melanistic (Rare)

King Eider
Common
Grey, Brown (Female)
Uncommon
N/A
Rare
Albino, Melanistic (Very Rare)

Barnacle Goose
Common
Grey
Uncommon
N/A
Rare
Hybrid (Rare), Piebald, Leucistic (Very Rare)

Rock Ptarmigan
Common
Bicolor, Molting, Mottled (Female)
Uncommon
N/A
Rare
White (Rare)

Arctic Fox
Common
White, Blacktip
Uncommon
Molting
Rare
Blue (Rare)

Ringed Seal
Common
Grey, Brown
Uncommon
N/A
Rare
Leucistic, Melanistic (Very Rare)

Harbor Seal
Common
Brown, Grey, Spotted
Uncommon
Dark Spotted
Rare
Albino, Melanistic (Very Rare)

Hooded Seal
Common
Mottled Black
Uncommon
Mottled Brown
Rare
Leucistic, Melanistic (Very Rare)

Caribou
Common
Light Brown, Dark Brown
Uncommon
N/A
Rare
Piebald (Rare), Leucistic, Albino, Melanistic (Very Rare)

Musk Ox
Common
Black, Light Brown, Dark Brown
Uncommon
N/A
Rare
Blonde, Piebald (Rare), Albino (Very Rare)

Polar Bear
Common
White, Beige
Uncommon
N/A
Rare
Hybrid (Very Rare/Mission)

Heavy WIP. Feel free to drop suggestions and/or photos!

[fathom lark]

bump

[oblique yacht]

But how would you make hunting polar bears as hunting them in greenland is not legal unless you get a license but you cant trophy hunt them

[uneven pulsar]

Same way we got crocodile hunting on a reserve set in Queensland, Australia

[rustic aurora]

Hooded Seal

Ringed Seal

[fathom lark]

OH SHIT THESE ARE AWESOME
thanks dude!

[fathom lark]

same way with crocodiles in emerald coast

[fast hill]

These are awesome! All in for a Greenland reserv, and those animal icons look great!

[fathom lark]

^^ MegaKebab did great work on them

[oblique yacht]

awesome

[rustic aurora]

Thx

[oblique yacht]

Was thinking about a danish map cus we got seals too

yeah eurisian woodchok

[rustic aurora]

Harbor Seal

[oblique yacht]

Nice

How do you make sow fast

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1143986411662475325

[primal knoll]

I can only assume the hell Hirshfelden’s game warden went through to convince the German government to hunt euro biso lol

[fathom lark]

literally hunting euro bison as we speak wtf

[fathom lark]

but yea true

[fathom lark]

64 likes - a whole minecraft stack. we're getting there to 100!

[rustic aurora]

I want to throw my support to a Greenland reserve. We need a new snow map and there are great animal options

[pulsar ginkgo]

I think Majorqaq has a good ring to it, and being a river delta it has apparently hunting traditions with large numbers of reindeer and muskox in the region.

[fathom lark]

thats a good name suggestion!

so Majorqaq Delta Hunting Reserve?

[fathom lark]

Majorqaq Delta Hunting Reserve - Greenland

[fathom lark]

bump

[fathom lark]

I have a brief idea for this

Like the European bison of Hirschfelden, they could be overpopulated in this particular part of Greenland. Efforts have been made to force them to disperse elsewhere. However the bears just kept coming back. With no other option, the player is tasked to hunt them.

Since there's so many bears and they refuse to disperse (even when they were relocated they would come back) they have become a problem in Majorqaq. People have been hurt, and some of their sheep eaten.

The bears have begun eating more inland prey (kinda like a brown bear) rather than strictly sticking to seals and eggs. Unfortunately the easiest prey is people's sheep. The muskox are often too dangerous and the caribou too fast.

[forest olive]

Last I checked it’s perfectly ok to hunt them.Plus a good portion of this game isn’t about Trophy Hunting,it’s about culling,of which parts of the Arctic are need of.

[fathom lark]

if any mods want to pin this, the welcome to greenland, map and animal color variations, and fan-made animal icons that would be appreciated

and please give me some ideas for the animal color variations, preferrably with photo refs

[forest olive]

I believe you mean “Special License”.Which also wouldn’t be a problem as you need licenses to hunt just about anything minus hogs in the American South and there isn’t a license system ingame so…

[fathom lark]

i was gonna call this grey but wtf would u label this as for a color variation

[tawdry siren]

Not sure, but I would love to have one in my lodge.

[fathom lark]

need one of these

barnacle goose hybrid. uncommon or rare? i already planned on a piebald or leucistic

[fathom lark]

for now ive made them hybrid, rare (rare) while leucistic could be very rare

name suggestions for a polar bear variant where they turn a more yellow color thanks to the oils from seals they consume?

also looking for a rare for the polar bear. please do not suggest the hybrid nanulak bear (grolar/pizzly), as there are no brown bear populations in greenland as far as i know (unless there is! please do tell me!)

the variations are mostly complete now

also looking for more barnacle goose colors! commons preferred

added a blacktip variant for the arctic fox where they have a black tail tip

im always down for suggestions and tweaks and such but for now the variants list seems mostly complete

[fathom lark]

i might suggest it as a possible rare anyway. while not realistic in the context of greenland it is realistic in the context of arctic canada, which is pretty desired in the community

[rustic aurora]

greasy

[reef abyss]

I would call it something like Cream or maybe Blonde or Beige? Golden? I'm really not sure what you should call that color.

[fathom lark]

i'll go with beige since its like mountain goats a bit

[fathom lark]

bump

[reef abyss]

would this more yellowish color be a rare fur variation?

[fathom lark]

nah its pretty common. the reason why they're yellow is because of the oils from their prey. like what makes flamingos pink

[reef abyss]

okay.

[fathom lark]

if mods want to they can pin all this (in order)
#1122396586866135181 message and all photos associated

#1122396586866135181 message

#1122396586866135181 message

and all of megakebab's icons starting here with the snowshoe hare #1122396586866135181 message

[fathom lark]

80

we're getting closer and closer to 100! thank you all for your support thus far!

New Animal Behaviors
Polar Bear
A bold Polar bear may occasionally follow an injured hunter, but only truly go aggressive when the player is within close proximity (~35 m). This is an uncommon behavior and can only happen when the player is at 65% health or less.

Seals
Have similar behaviors to crocodiles and alligators where they will dive underwater. However are much more timid than the former, giving the hunter a limited window of opportunity. You truly have to be stealthy in order to bag a seal! Holes in the open sea ice may be resting zones for seals. When spooked the seal can dissapear within a second or two.

[median sequoia]

Big up on the staling prey when it is low should be implanted for wolves and grisly's too

[fathom lark]

[fathom lark]

yup. wolves, grizzlies, brown bears. i'd even argue pumas but you hear so little of that ever happening. same with wolves too tbf

[fathom lark]

Bump

[fathom lark]

Majorqaq may not be the final name so if anyone does have any reserve name suggesrions do drop them

[fathom lark]

[fathom lark]

88! 12 away from 100!

[tiny finch]

Bump

[fathom lark]

10 MORE!!!

[fathom lark]

For those who are new go up to here

[fathom lark]

[fathom lark]

Didnt even know someone suggested a greenland reserve before i did
https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1121071547663273986
But anyways, i'll likely draw out ideas for this map soon (how the map itself will look like, the terrain and etc)
Just know ahead of time its gonna be quite like yukon but have its own unique things too

[fathom lark]

Bump! Lets get this to 100!

[tawdry siren]

2 more

[tawdry siren]

💯

[fathom lark]

Thank you all for 100!! 💯

Feel free to check out other suggestions of mine:
#1119837861508821103
#1159996914448732231
#1121642603717337168
#1121650633120956447
#1135412363688947842
And a thread that I did not make but contributed to: #1114692251096989726

[fathom lark]

Did the reactions dissapear for anyone else?

[uneven pulsar]

Yeah, happened to my Canadian Arctic reserve at least twice
And it happened to the Japanese reserve once

It seems like a bug

[fathom lark]

They're back!

[fathom lark]

Regions
North
Snow-capped mountains. Ptarmagin and Arctic fox are found here. The Aurora borealis illuminates the night sky over these mountains.
Central
Plains; a river runs through it. Muskox, caribou, arctic fox, snoeshoe hare and the rare occasional polar bear can be found here, alongside eider and barnacle geese.
Southeastern
Rocky cliffs, more eiders and foxes. Spectate the seals on the shores below!
Southern Coast
Sea ice, this is where you go to hunt polar bear and seals.
Everywhere else
More plains, with forest scattered throughout, kinda like Yukon.

Some of Greenland's forest.

Gonna post some maps of Greenland I found online as I maybe sketch out a few ideas.

Some topographic maps so you can see where the mountains are, roughly.

[tawdry siren]

This would be beautiful to hunt. I wouldn't mind seeing the pink footed goose added as mentioned by Moose Dragon. Two maps for polars bears would be nice. I feel there has to be some more species that could be added ? I'm not familiar with the area so I'm not sure.

[fathom lark]

@tawdry siren this is the full species list

[fathom lark]

Im honestly happy with the list we have rn

But heres some more species that could potentially be added: pink footed goose, spotted seal, harp seal

[rustic aurora]

Hunting seals would be so cool

[fathom lark]

Bump!
Here's all the suggestions I've made if you want to see more from me.
#1119837861508821103
#1159996914448732231
#1121642603717337168
#1121650633120956447
#1135412363688947842
#1122396586866135181
And a thread that I did not make but contributed to: #1114692251096989726

[boreal stratus]

We for surely need Artic Wolves added to this list imo, it'll complete it

[fathom lark]

Wolves cannot be legally hunted in Greenland as far as I know

[fathom lark]

I really wish I could have added more, like a class four or five herbivore and a medium sized terrestrial carnivore, but wolves cant be hunted in greenland and theres no rams or anythin like that there that can be hunted

But for what I COULD add, im pretty happy with the list

Im sure the polar bears, seals and muskox will be a big attraction for hunters to buy the map

[boreal stratus]

If that's the case, we better get https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1070045518002147458 for an Arctic map

[small spire]

I second this

[boreal stratus]

Cause if we're getting an Arctic map we might as well get a map located in a place that has all this and Arctic wolves, cause what are the chances we're getting a 2nd Arctic map ever? We don't even have the first one yet and year by year we're creeping up to the inevitable endgame of cotw

[fathom lark]

I agree that I would prefer Whiterime over this, but this is still a neat map to think about.
This was NOT meant to one-up Whiterime in any way.

[fathom lark]

Whiterime is a perfect suggestion, and dare I say a necessity to COTW. This map would just be somethin neat afterwards.

[fathom lark]

Bump

[fathom lark]

Any of this listed as unknown for yall too? Like majority of them are listed as unknown now for me

[uneven pulsar]

Bumping up this Arctic map

[fathom lark]

Bump

[forest olive]

By far one of my favorite suggestions. To the top!

[acoustic warren]

"it is ice as far as the eye can see"

[acoustic warren]

"ice"

[obtuse hedge]

wolverine

[fathom lark]

Not able to be hunted in greenland

[uneven pulsar]

Wolverines don’t even live in Greenland

[fathom lark]

Thats what I was thinking as well

[fathom lark]

More ice than the place literally called ICELAND at least

[obtuse hedge]

just realized this was greenland

[fathom lark]

#1070045518002147458 Whiterime has wolverines tho!

[obtuse hedge]

both are great map concepts.

[tight granite]

Brining this back up maybe add arctic wolfs because EW would most likely add them to a map like this considering they added tigers and snow leopards to sunderpatan

[small spire]

Isn't there like a 50/50 consensus on Arctic wolves literally being a sub species of grey wolf anyway like behavior, average fur color and maybe some small differences was what I thought

[obtuse hedge]

at this point just give us narwhales

[uneven pulsar]

From a gameplay stand point, that would take a lot of time to get it to work and personally I would rather see that time be spent on more reserves and animals, and secondly: ONLY the indigenous groups can hunt Narwhal and in the case of Greenland that would be the Greenlandic Inuit. (I have nothing against subsistence whaling myself, I just don't see it fitting in the game)

[obtuse hedge]

same thing goes for tigers and snow leapord buts look where we are

[uneven pulsar]

Tigers and Snow Leopards were likely easier to implement from a GAMEPLAY perspective because we already have larger cat species like lions and cougars.

[obtuse hedge]

im talking from the prespective of hunting. We already got passed critically endangered animals so I dont understand the problem in adding animals only natives can hunt

[uneven pulsar]

There isn't critically endangered species in the game yet with tigers and banteng only being list as Endangered on the ICUN Redlist (Yes Banteng are endangered, but only in their native habitat, not Australia). Plus the reason I used the words "Subsistence Whaling" is because that is one of the main reasons why Narwhals are hunted by the Inuit, the only sport hunting of cetaceans I have read about was shooting & harpooning dolphins from boats in Texas in the late 19th & early 20th Centuries before World War 2

[obtuse hedge]

fair

[uneven pulsar]

Bump

[fathom lark]

Bump

[fathom lark]

Boost

[solar bough]

Walrus

[fathom lark]

Walrus would be a good addition I agree but I don't know if they're huntable in Greenland irl. they're pretty scarce there no?

Ah ok so apparently they can but only by indigenous peoples. They could make it into the game

Added it to the list.

[proper dagger]

This is amazing. We need this in the game.

[fathom lark]

This animal roster list is purely based on what can be legally hunted in the region. However, if you want to include more species without a care for legality...
Atlantic Puffin (Class 1)
Grey Wolf (Class 6)
Atlantic puffin legally cannot be hunted in Greenland but can be hunted in other regions in the world. Greenland's Grey wolves are also very much endangered with less than 500 individuals overall so I don't see them getting included but wanted to present them as an opportunity anyways.
I personally would exclude both species but eh its just a game

Map missions would probably revolve primarily around king eider, caribou and muskox as those are the big three of greenland hunting, with some missions revolving around problem polar bears and cleaning up the messes that the bears leave behind.

[fathom lark]

Bumping this again!! While Greenland isnt anyones first choice for a tundra map i still think itd be a solid one :)

[fathom lark]

Bump

[upper pewter]

I rather have northern Canada map or both

[fathom lark]

I agree that I would prefer Canada over this, but this is still a neat map to think about.
This was NOT meant to one-up Whiterime or any other Canadian suggestions in any way. Just another Arctic map someplace, thats all.

Just treat it as its own map. Not as Canada. Too many people are saying "Canada would be better," which is something I agree with but its not productive input.

[tawdry siren]

While I also want Canada maps, i would play the hell out of something like this. Greenland would not be a bad map at all.

I actually would play it over a Africa 2.0 or Amazon map. I much prefer the biomes and atmosphere it could bring. That's just my personal preference though. I think this map is being slept on.

[fathom lark]

I am gonna be honest, i just took one look at the map, saw that greenland is this big nice slab of space they can easily slap a reserve in, and did the research to make this lol

Literally the only reason. Big slab of space? Slap a map in there

[bronze mango]

Seal on the shore is a defenseless child. Do you want hunt or kill lot of defenseless meat?

[forest olive]

You could make the same argument for alligators. Not to mention seals have a wicked high bite force and well rounded senses!

[uneven pulsar]

And like alligators, a brain shot is a must, especially if your trying to shoot a seal out on the water

[forest olive]

This too! 💯

It’s no pot shot

[bronze mango]

Will you image it (wicked seal bite)? in the game, where lion, brown bear and grizzly are undangerous species. 😂

[forest olive]

It’s an unfortunate fact of EW’s previous over sight.

[bronze mango]

I'm not against seals but I'm against transformation the game in the meat grinder. First of all behawour of predators needs rework, then whatever.

[forest olive]

What exactly do you mean by this?

[uneven pulsar]

The Great One Grinds are basically a "meat grinder"

[bronze mango]

(Sorry about english). I lived for many years in a place where were a lot of seals. Seals on the shore are defenseless. Seal in the water is a difficult hunt from a boat. The devs will not to make hunt from the boat. (They are have difficulties with a new and rework). This mean that dozens of seals (in flock) will be shot on the shore. This is just killing for fun.

[bronze mango]

Not all like it but we are all in one boat.

[forest olive]

I don’t think seals in Greenland would be very naturalized to humans, especially on a reserve like this one.

[uneven pulsar]

Alligators are often hunted by boat yet they managed to make it work since you can hunt them from shore while they are in the water, they will do the same for walrus and seal

[river widget]

Yea but gators can move fairly quickly on land Idk a seal that can move quickly on land unless their sliding on ice or snow, I see Vlads point here. Same can be said for walrus as well they would be easy targets overall. Look at salt crocs on EC its a gallery.

[bronze mango]

I don't like hunt of crocs in the game. I do it only when I not in the mood. I take the pistol and arranging a massacre. But seals are like kittens. The game urgently needs rework. Otherwise non grinders will ran away in Ultimate Hunting.

[river widget]

I love bow huntin gators or with a shotgun. But I firmly agree with you with predators.

[bronze mango]

I got all my legendary crocs with the bow. It's too easy with a gun.

[uneven pulsar]

There are people who don't like ducks and various other species in the game, and yet they are still included, and sure some people don't like the idea of seals being added to the game, but if they get added in, its likely to be on a map with musk-ox, polar bear, walrus and if its a Canadian Arctic reserve: Dall's Sheep and Grizzly Bear, meaning that if people don't wish to hunt seal, there will be other species to hunt

[river widget]

Oh I'm aware how easy it is which is why I agree with you with seals & walrus. If they add them so be it but the concept would be nearly identical.

[uneven pulsar]

That is why for my Arctic Reserve Concept I have seals and walrus restricted to coastal areas and ice floes, and I imagine its the same for this concept

[river widget]

I hate waterfowl but I do appreciate the atmosphere in Mississippi, but seals would be the same for me they're just there for scenery. I'm neutral about them being added but I'm also pointing out the issues so its considered if they were added.

I would gladly add a leopard seal to my predator lodge otherwise I dont have any interest in seals personally. My biggest gripe aside from predator behaviors is quacks & honks constantly. I would mind them less if I had a mute button for them.

But overall I'm 50/50 with this 1. Greenland is beautiful in its own right but I'm not sold on the game list enough to consider it.

But I do understand the OP's view on Musk Ox being a focus I feel the same way for Elk as well.

[bronze mango]

They don't like ducks and geese. They don't like quacks and honks. Honks it's a torture from devs.

[fathom lark]

My idea for seals is that they'd be like gators but a looot more wary. They'll be right up next to water and if they spook you're not seeing them again. Good luck shooting them from 210 meters away

[fathom lark]

Indeed

[fathom lark]

"Why the hell did ya suggest Greenland and not an Arctic Canada map?"
Consider:

Also, Arctic Canada already WAS suggested, and a wonderfully made one it was at that!

[glacial horizon]

why woukdn't muskox be a class 9 like the other bovine species?

[fathom lark]

1. Muskoxen aren't bovines like cattle, bison, and buffalo are. They're actually more closely related to goats.

2. They don't weigh as much as you'd think. They are still very heavy animals at around 600 pounds average, but iirc the maximum would be around 850 pounds?

Putting that into kg that'd be around maybe ~370kg for the maximum weight, though it could be higher.

Made a new suggestion thingmabob for Great One Wolf! #1379216821747581080

[glacial horizon]

ok thanks for clearing that up for me. learn something new everyday

[fathom lark]

No problem! I actually had the same thought process as you and put them up in either class 8 or 9, but then we had a discussion here that lowered it!

[uneven pulsar]

I think both a Greenland and a Canadian Arctic Reserve could work and here is my reasoning

They could both have animals like Polar Bear, Muskox, Walrus, Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Rock Ptarmigan and Ringed Seal

A Canadian Arctic Reserve could focus more on big game animals like Thinhorn (Dall’s and Stone’s) Sheep, Moose, Arctic Wolf, Grizzly Bear and Wolverine

A Greenland Reserve could focus more on waterfowl and seabirds like Eiders, Dovekie, Murres, Long-tailed Ducks, Pink-footed, Greater White-fronted and Barnacle Goose and the various seal species like Harp, Hooded and Harbour Seals

[reef abyss]

honestly two maps with Polar Bears sounds like a win to me, I'm in.

[reef abyss]

bumping this back up

[finite bobcat]

This has to come. We need Africa 2.0 and then that

[fathom lark]

Bump

[fathom lark]

Bump

[paper willow]

Bump :3

[neon wren]

add an abandoned US military base.