Swiss Alps Reserve

[regal raptor]

This reserve is based on the various environments of the Swiss Alps, featuring a variety of landscapes from lowland forests and pastures to grassy alpine meadows and high mountain peaks. Most of the species are returning, with a few exceptions.

New Animals:
Alpine Ibex (Class 4)
European Badger (Class 2)
Alpine Marmot (Class 1)
Alpine Chough (Class 1)
Red Crested Pochard (Class 1)

Returning Animals:
Red Deer
Fallow Deer
Roe Deer
Chamois
European Mouflon (renamed version of the mouflon on Cuatro)
Wild Boar
Red Fox
Tufted Duck
Western Capercaillie
Black Grouse
Hazel Grouse
Rock Ptarmigan
Mountain Hare
European Rabbit

New Weapon:
Swiss K31 (Karabiner Modell 1931)
This rifle fires the 7.5×55mm Swiss GP-11 cartridge, a cartridge that is ballistically similar to the .308 Winchester round, meaning that it would probably be a Class 4-8 or maybe a Class 3-7 weapon. It has a six-round detachable magazine, and it is a straight-pull bolt action that would give it a faster fire rate than the other bolt action rifles in the game. This would be the perfect rifle for hunting deer or wild boars in the low valleys of this map, or to carry up into the high mountains in pursuit of the elusive Alpine Ibex.

Attached are a couple examples of what the landscape of this reserve would be like, along with pictures of some of the new species that would come with this reserve.

Special thanks to @white ferry and @languid jewel for helping me to name the regions and subregions of this reserve. I greatly appreciate your contributions and constructive criticism!

Reserve Description:
In the valleys and mountains of the Alps, there is a wide variety of animals to hunt. Down in the lowland forests, you will meet the typical animals that can be hunted in mainland Europe. Climb the mountains for a chance to encounter the mighty and majestic Alpine Ibex and Chamois. While exploring the high mountains, you may also encounter the smaller Alpine Marmot, Mountain Hare, and Rock Ptarmigan. And while walking through the peaceful fields and lush alpine meadows, you may encounter the elusive European Badger.

Now I'll describe what the landscape of this reserve in as much detail as possible. The valley floors and lower slopes are where a variety of species of deciduous trees grow, including linden, oak, beech, poplar, elm, mountain ash, birch, and maple. These lowland forests would be broken up by occasional meadows, pastures, and farm fields. As the elevation increases, the deciduous trees would slowly be replaced by high elevation forests. The high elevation forests are mostly coniferous; spruce, larch, and a variety of pine are the primary species. Above the tree line and below the permanent snow line are areas eroded by glaciation that are sometimes covered with lush alpine meadows. The high alpine meadows would be home to a variety of wildflowers. Above the alpine meadows would be rocky slopes, where very few plants could grow, and the snow-capped peaks of the mountains.

Shallow rivers and streams run through the valleys, flowing into lakes and larger rivers. Alpine mires and mountain ponds scattered throughout the areas above the treeline provide drinking water to animals living in the higher areas. In addition, alpine lakes like this one would be scattered around the base of the highest mountains in the reserve

The alpine meadows would have a few old pastures in them, which used to be grazing areas for cattle. Small barns could be found in those areas, where cattle would have been kept. The mountainous areas would also feature a few rugged mountain lodges, used as ski resorts in the winter. There would be many small rustic lodges throughout the reserve. By contrast, the open meadows and pastures in the lower elevations provide an area with more human influences, with some small villages and outposts that are more modern. Here is an example of what one of the outposts on this map would look like.

As for what species would be found in each part of this map:
The low valleys would be a mix of forests and meadows, with rivers flowing through them. These areas would be home to species like Fallow Deer, Red Deer, Roe Deer and Wild Boar, along with small predators like the European Badger and Red Fox. The higher coniferous forests would be home to the same animals, along with Capercaillie and other grouse species. Getting up into the lush green alpine meadows, the deer species would begin to be less dominant, being supplanted by Chamois and Ibex as the elevation continues to increase. In the highest mountain areas, only animals that are well-adapted to the high elevations could be found. High snow-capped mountains would tower over the lush green valleys, making the whole reserve a very scenic location for a hunt.

[shell vault]

Why not Italian?

[regal raptor]

I just think Switzerland is a really interesting country, so that's what I went with. You could technically do something similar with Italy, I just really wanted to base this map idea in Switzerland.

Anyway, here's some more examples of what the landscape of this map would look like - I think there could be a pretty nice combination of open meadows and rugged forests that would make this a pretty nice map for hunting. Newer players would be able to hunt a lot of the species that are in the lowland areas, but hunting the Ibex and other mountain-dwellers would be a great challenge for more seasoned hunters.

The high mountain areas would offer some great views of the reserve as well.

The most challenging areas to hunt on this reserve would be in the highest mountains of the reserve, which remain covered in snow year-round and are very challenging to traverse. Expert hunters would be able to test their skills against the Alpine Ibex and Chamois in these areas.

I think the large changes in elevation across this reserve would make the huntable area seem more like a vast wilderness, and would offer various different areas that suit different hunting styles. There's something for just about everyone here.

[regal raptor]

There are a few other species in the game that could have returned on this map, like the Eurasian Brown Bear and Gray Wolf. However, those species are very rare in Switzerland, so I left them out of the species list for this map. Eurasian Lynx technically could be included on this map, but it seems like they're currently protected in Switzerland, so I left them off the species list as well.

[ebon bloom]

Alpine Ibex sound so fun!

[regal raptor]

Like Chamois and Mountain Goats, they probably wouldn't have drink zones, so you'd have to climb up the mountains and hunt them up there.

[vast schooner]

I’d prefer them to have drink zones

[regal raptor]

If EW did decide to give them drink zones, they'd drink at the various small alpine mires and mountain ponds on the map

[regal raptor]

I think the perfect rifle for this map would be the Swiss K31 (Karabiner Modell 1931) rifle. This is a magazine-fed, straight-pull bolt-action rifle that was the standard issue rifle of the Swiss armed forces from 1933 until 1958. The K31 rifle has a 6-round removable magazine, can be loaded via stripper clips, and is chambered for the 7.5×55mm Swiss GP-11 cartridge, a cartridge that is ballistically similar to the .308 Winchester round. As such, it would be a Class 4-8 rifle. It would have a faster fire rate than the other bolt-action rifles in the game, but not as fast as semi-automatic rifles. It would also have a slightly larger capacity than both of the .308 caliber rifles in the game, giving it a slight edge over them for grinding purposes, despite having almost the same amount of power and penetration as the .308s. This rifle is known for its excellent accuracy, meaning that it would definitely be a great rifle for taking those long-range shots. It would be a great rifle for hunting Deer and Wild Boars in the open meadows of this map, and would also be the perfect rifle to bring with you up into the mountains to hunt Alpine Ibex.

I love old military surplus rifles, and the K31 would be a really awesome rifle to have in the game.

[ebon bloom]

Love the surplus rifles ingame.

[regal raptor]

This reserve would be similar to the Val Des Bois reserve from theHunter Classic. Obviously VDB is based in the French Alps and not Switzerland, but the overall landscape and species list would be quite similar. Here's some theHunter Classic screenshots to give you an idea of what I'm talking about.

Since VDB was a pretty popular map in Classic, I think a map based in a similar environment would be well-recieved by COTW players.

[regal raptor]

Apparently European Rabbits are a species that has been introduced in Switzerland, so I'll add them to the species list for this reserve. They'd be found in the lowland forests of this map, while the Mountain Hares would be limited to the higher elevations.That would help to keep the two lagomorph species separated from one another so they aren't in the same home range.

[regal raptor]

Here's just a few more pictures of what the landscape of this map would look like, since I just happened to have some more pictures of the Swiss Alps saved on my computer

[lucid pond]

I totally agree with you ,but I wouldn't refer to a specific country the entire alpine region is really beautifull and as long as I play this game my biggest dream is to have this region in COTW. There is a great flora and fauna wich is at no other place. The map would feel completely diffrent to that european maps that are already in the game and I really hope that the Team of EW will see this Post and talk about it.

[queen island]

An alps reserve is a very interesting idea

[shell vault]

Bump

[civic scarab]

I just played a session on Val-De-Bois in Classic this weekend. I haven't been in Classic in a long time. But, it's one of my favorite reserves there. And after I got done, I realized how much I missed hunting there. I really do think CotW should copy and expand that reserve like they did with Hirschfelden, or at least implement a new one that gives the same sense of awe, wonder, joy, expectation, and challenges that VDB does. I'd love the chance to hunt Alpine Ibex and even do a little rock climbing (something I think is already needed just to get around some of the other reserves easier). Please EW, make this one happen.

[regal raptor]

bumping this up. EW, please consider this idea!

[vivid fjord]

cant wait to hunt a badger 🔥

[regal raptor]

first bump of 2024

[shell vault]

Second bump of 2024

[shell vault]

Can we reach 100?

[still coral]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1164719313299710033 I Made This One Based Off Of The French Alps, Perhaps There’s Some New Species You Can Add Onto Your Idea.

[regal raptor]

One more species that would be a great addition to this map (specifically way up in the high mountains of the map) would be the Alpine Chough, a mountain-dwelling bird species that lives throughout many mountainous regions of Eurasia.

[regal raptor]

bumping this one back up again

[shell vault]

Bump

[proper nexus]

The problem is that is is going to have too much similarity to silver ridge peaks. When I first landed on SRP I thought it was Switzerland, I don't think they can do such a similar map considering how different they all are to each other...

[regal raptor]

That's a fair point, the Swiss Alps and the Colorado Rockies do have many similarities to one another. Then again, the same can be said about Hirschfelden and New England Mountains, both are located in a similar-looking temperate forest region in Fall. So two regions having similar landscapes doesn't automatically mean that EW won't make maps based in both locations.

Besides, this is just a hypothetical map idea anyway, so I'm not going to be super heartbroken if EW never adds it to the game.

[wind silo]

Bump

[regal raptor]

At some point I want to go back and make a proper map of what this reserve would look like. I'd also like to re-evaluate the species list a little bit, to see if there's any more new species that I can add to it. I'll be taking a look into all of that sometime later this month.

[devout pivot]

bumping this one up

[regal raptor]

bumping this one back up again

[regal raptor]

Currently working on a map for this reserve. Will get to posting that soon

[regal raptor]

This is the concept map that I came up with for this reserve. High snow-capped mountains would cover most of the southeast of the reserve, along with a few scattered mountains in the southwest and in the far north of the map. A river valley in the north would have a few farm fields scattered along it, while the rest of the area in the valley would be mostly lowland deciduous forest (light green) occasionally broken up by meadows. Higher up in elevation, there would be dense coniferous forest (dark green), which would slowly be replaced by high alpine meadows (mid green) on the higher plateaus and mountain slopes. The gray areas are where rocky mountainous slopes would be, with the white areas obviously being above the permanent snow line in the high mountains. I decided to try something new for this map, and tried drawing topographic lines to show changes in elevation, but this is my first time doing this so it's a bit sloppy. Either way, this should give you a good idea of what this map would be like. Lots of forests and challenging mountain terrain, but also some great hunting areas in the open areas and along the rivers.

tbh I think this map looks pretty good, I just don't have a lot of experience with drawing maps so there was a lot of trial and error (as there always is)

Of course, I plan to break this map up into regions and subregions as well, just like all of the maps that are in the game. I'm going to use mostly German, French and Italian names for the regions, since those are the three main languages spoken in Switzerland.

[regal raptor]

I have updated the original post to now include information about the Swiss K31, the weapon that would come with this map. Here you can see a full description of this weapon. ⬆️

[regal raptor]

Here's a map of the various regions of this map - the regions in the north and east have German names, the southeastern region has an Italian-based name, and the southwestern region has a French name. This is based on what languages are most commonly spoken in the different parts of Switzerland.

And here's the map of the smaller subregions of this reserve. The same naming convention is used here that was used for the main regions of the map, with a few notable exceptions.

[devout pivot]

just wanna ask why are you mixing up german and english names ?

[regal raptor]

That's kind of how some places are named in Hirschfelden (I believe Spreeberg Lake is one example) so I chose the same naming convention here.

If you look at an English map of places in Europe, often an area has a name in the native language of that area that is used as a loanword for the name in English. Sometimes the name doesn't have an English equivalent for it though.

[devout pivot]

yeah makes sense it was just a bit confusing for me seeing that german word together with the english word

[regal raptor]

yeah I get that. If you're not used to seeing that type of thing on maps, it can get a bit awkward.

I also need to mention that French and Italian are not languages that I can speak, so I apologize if any French or Italian region names have some weird grammatical errors.

[regal raptor]

I'll go and post information about each region and its subregions in-detail at a later time.

[languid jewel]

Plateau des chamois is wild

They kinda sound like the German names for Zelda regions and places tbh it would really with In BOTW or TOTK

[white ferry]

if you want I am French is therefore:
Plateau de Chamois- Le plateau du Chamois

• Champs des Hautes Terres- Les Champs des Hautes Terres
  and
  Ibex Peaks: Le Pic du Bouquetin or Le Mont du Bouquetin.
  I'll leave this one for you to decide.

[regal raptor]

thanks for the suggestions. I'll go back through and rework some of the region names at some point. The ones I went with were basically placeholders anyway so I don't mind changing them in response to constructive criticism on them.

[white ferry]

Le massif du Chamois. That much French. otherwise the rest was written well for the French part

[regal raptor]

That makes sense. I wasn't sure how to properly write that region's name in French, so I just tried to give it a somewhat believable English name. I think I'll leave it the way it is now, but I'll make sure to include the proper French name in the subregion's description when I make the overview for all of these regions.

[white ferry]

don't worry me too it's the same when I use sentences in English so I understand completely and honestly it doesn't change the meaning, I understand what you write despite the fact that grammatically it's not perfect but at least as long as It’s understandable, it’s happening.

[regal raptor]

thanks

[languid jewel]

I would change tal der Rehawälder to rehwald-tal

[white ferry]

if you want I have photos of the basic Swiss Alps we just had to go around Austria but due to bad weather we made a huge return so across from the extreme east to the extreme west of Switzerland to be able to returned home so I took the opportunity to take a few photos (ok overall not great but that gives you an idea).
if you want it of course

[regal raptor]

yeah my German admittedly isn't the best. I'll probably go back in and do one final edit to clean up the region names.

[languid jewel]

Lmao

[regal raptor]

I don't see how that's funny? I'm just being honest with you here, it's been years since I took German classes and I'm out of practice with it.

I'm trying my best here man.

[languid jewel]

In sorry it's just how much effort you put into tiny details but I don't blame you like at all 😭

[regal raptor]

Well, I don't like to make mistakes without making an effort to correct them where it's possible.

These are the final versions of the region and subregion maps for this reserve.

[languid jewel]

Nice

[regal raptor]

Sure, you can post those photos in here if you want. It would definitely help myself and others to visualize what the region looks like a bit better.

[regal raptor]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing those in here.

[regal raptor]

I've never been to Switzerland myself but doing all of the research for this map definitely has made me want to go there someday.

[white ferry]

I also have photos of the Black Forest, Lake Constance and especially the Austrian Alps (so the highest mountain in the Austrian Alps) and otherwise the French pre-Alps because I have family who live in the Alps. So if one day you make an Austrian map, don't hesitate to ask me for photos.

[regal raptor]

Awesome, thanks for your help!

[white ferry]

It was accidental. We left just as a violent storm was coming. And this storm cut the only route from Austria to France without going through Switzerland but we had no choice so we did it. And like that we did Southern Germany, Northern France (Alsace), All of Austria from top to bottom and finally a large part of Switzerland.

[regal raptor]

Seems like a pretty cool trip. Did you get to see any local wildlife during your journey?

[white ferry]

Towards the Glossglckner road we saw Alpine marmots, otherwise towards the French Alps Chamois, an Alpine ibex (I will remember until the end of my life, it was barely 5-7 m from us, so close that you had the feeling of touching it) and also Mamottes, we also saw storks, common cranes (in France) and raptors. Otherwise in Innsbruck we went to the Alps zoo with all the animals of the Alps and I saw bison locked in enclosures. without forgetting the kind of big red crayfish. That's all. And I have family who live opposite the Chartreuse massif where there is the largest and largest subspecies of all the chamois combined and once I think I saw one because there are also chamois all around. and mouflon but difficult to discern from afar

[languid jewel]

I saw some there too

[white ferry]

they are so cute these little critters

[regal raptor]

Region Summary: Rehwald-Tal
This valley region gets its name from its wooded landscape and its large population of Roe Deer. Many open fields and meadows break up the dense forests, creating great hunting opportunities. The large river that runs through the valley provides plenty of fresh water to the valley's inhabitants, including both humans and wild animals.

Subregion 1: Rotwild-Tiefland (Image 1)
This lowland area is home to many animals, especially the majestic Red Deer. The forests here are mostly a mix of deciduous trees, and are broken up by many ponds, crop fields and open meadows. The imposing peaks of the Alps directly to the north are a spectacular backdrop for hunts here. Once a place where dairy farmers grazed their cattle extensively, the natural pastures in the area have been allowed to return to their natural state, allowing native wildlife to return as well. This is truly a hunter's paradise.

Subregion 2: Dachs Vorland (Images 2 and 3)
This strip of land lies between a great plateau to the south and the reserve's largest river to the north. Along the river's banks the forests are mostly deciduous, but they become more and more dominated by coniferous forests as one goes further south and elevation increases. There are many grassy meadows along these valley slopes, where European Badgers are abundant. Large cliffs overlook the valley here, separating the plateau further south from the valley below.

Subregion 3: Regnerische Felder (Images 4, 5, and 6)
This section of the valley gets its name from its agricultural fields and rainy weather. Pastures, cultivated fields, vineyards, and natural lowland meadows cover much of the land area here. This area also features the reserve's largest village, which is a great place to stop and get supplies for your mountain expeditions.

[regal raptor]

Region Summary: Schneehuhn Gebirge
This is the smallest region of the reserve. It is named for the high numbers of Rock Ptarmigan around the bases of the snow-capped mountain peaks here, which straddle the reserve's far northern border.

Subregion: Foehn Highlands
In this area along the northern edge of the reserve, high peaks overlook conifer forests and subalpine meadows on steep slopes. Looking south, one can get a great view of the valley of Rehwald-Tal, with the fields and villages of the valley looking tiny from up here. A special weather event known as the Foehn affects this area, bringing moist warm air north from the Mediterranean and giving this part of the Swiss Alps a warmer climate than it would have otherwise. On the slopes of the peaks that make up the reserve's northern frontier, large numbers of Rock Ptarmigan can be encountered.

[regal raptor]

Region Summary: Wiesen der Zuflucht
This area is covered by grassy alpine meadows at the higher elevations, while the lower elevations are dominated by coniferous forests. The meadows here are full of alpine ponds and mires, which provide refuge to animals looking for water and open areas to graze.

Subregion 1: Kleine Hochebene (Images 1 and 2)
This small tableland area has many small alpine ponds and mires. Lying mostly above the treeline, the alpine meadows here are directly between the valley further north and the massive mountains further south. The views here are impressive as a result. The local wildlife here is a unique mix of animals from the lower elevation forests and the higher mountain peaks.

Subregion 2: Jägersee (Images 3, 4 and 5)
This large lake lies at the base of the mountains, where runoff flows down into the basin further below. Melted snow from the mountains fills up the lake with fresh water every spring. A short creek flows out of the lake and northwards toward its confluence with the larger river in the Rehwald Tal. The lake itself is a place where many different animals come to drink, making it the perfect place to ambush drinking animals. As a result, it is a favorite spot for many local hunters.

[raw yew]

I honestly wouldn’t mind “salzweisen style” smaller map focusing entirely on a more alpine mountain top hunting experience set in the alps

[regal raptor]

Region Summary: Le Plateau du Chamois
This high elevation area covers a large portion of the reserve. Here, several massive snow-capped mountains erupt from the open green plateau below, and break the region up into several smaller sub-regions. It is named for the high prevalence of the Chamois in this area, who graze on the green grass of the high plateau, then retreat up onto the surrounding snow-capped mountains to rest and survey the landscape down below.

Subregion 1: Les Champs des Hautes Terres (Images 1 and 2)
This high plateau is mostly covered in grassy alpine meadows, with some small sections of coniferous forest along its fringes. It towers over the valley to the north, but is also dwarfed by the mountains to the south. The many alpine ponds and mires in the area are where the plateau's few inhabitants come to drink, while the grasses provide nutrients to the Alpine Marmots that call the plateau their home.

Subregion 2: Chamois Massif (Images 3 and 4)
Known in French as "Le massif du Chamois", this steep massif towers over the surrounding area and is separated from the surrounding mountain ranges by a much lower part of the plateau. From the forests down below, the highest peak of this massif stands tall and guards the horizon like a sentinel. Highly adventurous hunters may be tempted to climb to the top of the peak, but this should only be attempted by experienced mountain climbers.

Subregion 3: Le Mont du Bouquetin (Images 5 and 6)
This subregion is named for the tallest peak in it, also known as "Ibex Peak". Between the mountain peaks, a few small glaciers can be found on the rocky landscape, with small ponds below them being fed by the melting of these glaciers. Beyond being the domain of glaciers, this area is also home to the Alpine Ibex, which is one of the few animals that can survive on Ibex Peak.

[regal raptor]

Region Summary: Monti Stambecchi
This region has the highest and most challenging mountains in the reserve, stretching high up into the sky. These peaks stand ominously tall over the rest of the reserve, and are home to only the hardiest mountain-dwelling animals in the Alps. These mountains have claimed the lives of many brave adventurers who came unprepared, so caution is recommended when exploring up here.

Subregion 1: Montagna di Sangue (Images 1, 2 and 3)
With a gruesome name that roughly translates to "Mountain of Blood", this area's highest peak has a deadly reputation due to its cold temperatures, extreme windy conditions, and abnormally frequent avalanches. So many people have died trying to reach the summit that the mountain's slopes are littered with many frozen dead bodies that have not decayed. Nobody knows exactly how many people have died here, but surviving records show that the mountain has claimed the lives of at least a dozen people. Frozen in time by the ice and snow that forever binds them to this mountain, these poor mountaineers will never go home, a grim warning to those who may be brave enough to walk in their footsteps. The surrounding area also has many glaciers and other challenging peaks, so tread carefully when exploring these alpine slopes.

Subregion 2: Raureifhorn (Images 4 and 5)
With a name that means "Rime Horn", this mountain is massive and imposing, the tallest one that lies fully within the hunting reserve's borders. With a peak that stretches high above the clouds, this mountain is visible from anywhere in the hunting reserve and is easily recognizable. Alpine Ibexes, Rock Ptarmigans, Chamois and Alpine Marmots call its lower slopes their home, as the few animals that are able to do so. The areas around the mountain are popular skiing areas in the winter due to the amazing views, but in the off-season, they are also popular with hunters who are looking to bag the ultimate trophy.

||before anyone asks, yes, Raureifhorn is based on the Matterhorn. A Swiss Alps reserve would simply be incomplete without that iconic giant peak in the background||

[languid jewel]

I can not thing about the Matterhorn without thinking:

[regal raptor]

lol

[regal raptor]

Along with this reserve, it would be really cool to get a new outfit for our characters that has the Swiss Alpenflage camo, a staple of the Swiss military.

[regal raptor]

The Alpine Ibex would be the most sought-after animal species of this reserve, undoubtedly. This species would be found at the highest elevations of the map, and would also be a great challenge to hunt in the incredibly steep and challenging terrain of the Swiss Alps.

Groups of males and groups of females would each occupy their own territories in the mountains of the map (with some overlap), where they would move between various areas based on the time of day. Of course, Ibexes have to eat, drink and rest like any other animal. The many glacier-fed mountain ponds, alpine ponds and alpine mires would be where they stop to drink for a couple of hours in the early morning, before usually traveling to high elevations to rest during the day and to lower elevations to eat exposed grass and other short alpine plants in the late afternoon and evening.

They would occupy almost all areas above the permanent snow line, the barren rocky slopes below, and some of the high areas of the grassy alpine meadows. Below that, their ecological niche is mostly replaced by the Chamois and Red Deer, although there would be some areas where they range as far down the mountains as the subalpine forests, where adult males may occasionally gather in larch and mixed larch-spruce woodlands that provide them with shelter.

[languid jewel]

Put them on the snow peaks, irl they go incredibly high up

[regal raptor]

will do

Here's the Ibex range map for the reserve.

[languid jewel]

Like that

[regal raptor]

refer to this post for information about where the other species would be found ⬆️

[regal raptor]

bump

[narrow tiger]

Now this is sick

The effort in a concept map is respecting. Very nice idea.

[regal raptor]

Thank you! I put a lot of time and effort into it.

[grim river]

Moderators are not apart of the dev or feedback team all we do is make sure this server doesnt go down the drain!

[narrow tiger]

My bad.

[grim river]

No worries

[rugged obsidian]

Try to at least

[narrow tiger]

For Fuzion: I got some foto’s of the Swiss Alps I hope you like them.👍

[regal raptor]

Thanks for sharing them!

[dreamy vine]

Mouflon needs to be renamed, period

there actually is no such thing as the Iberian mouflon. It's just European

[languid jewel]

Yeah

[lapis bluff]

COTW Val-de-bois 🔥🔥🔥

Could also have European Wildcat

[dreamy vine]

don't think that'd go over well with people who have cats as pets.

[lapis bluff]

Yeah I mean they're genuinely hunted in some countries I don't know what to tell you

[novel grove]

I only speak for myself but as an owner of 3 cats I would have no problem with feral cats and the two species of "Wild Cats": African (Which also live in Asia) and European

[ebon bloom]

I’ve had cats my entire life… I don’t care about pixels

[novel grove]

And I am sure there are guys in Australia who go out to shoot feral cats and have a pet cat at home

[lapis bluff]

Feral Cat in Arid Australia could go hard unironically

[regal raptor]

I wouldn't be against adding them, it just might be a bit controversial.

[regal raptor]

bump for the Alpine Marmot

[regal raptor]

Bump for the European Badger

Also I just realized that there's currently no waterfowl species on the species list. There would certainly be enough water on this map to have some waterfowl species included, especially along the northern river but also along the shores of the Jägersee, the reserve's large glacial lake.

With that in mind, does anyone have any suggestions for waterfowl species that they'd like to see in a Switzerland reserve? I think the Ferruginous Duck would definitely be a good choice, but I'm open to further suggestions if anyone has any.

[white ferry]

Caraca Shelduck, a invasive species that Can be hunted

[regal raptor]

hmm, I'm having a hard time finding any information on that one

[desert cipher]

I believe gadwall are the most common duck species in Switzerland and much of the Alpine region.

[white ferry]

it's late where I am so I'll look tomorrow but I made a detailed description of this animal in my Franco-Swiss-Italian map you can search and get inspiration from it if you want

[desert cipher]

I think I’d prefer an alpine map to feature more upland birds so I’d suggest rock partridge.

I made a European Alps map for Way of the Hunter too. This was my species list, pretty similar to yours:

All were legal species too, which is pretty cool. Brown bear and Eurasian wolves were in reference to those hunted in Slovenia’s Julien Alps (as were raccoon dog and wild cats).

[languid jewel]

It amazes me how they added both rev and salz without these

[languid jewel]

Mute swan are common on many lakes of the alp valleys and are legally hunted in the Dach region, for the mountains Id suggest greater scaup which are actually native and are named "mountain duck" fittingly, ferruginous ducks are more a marsh/bog species In my personal experience

[regal raptor]

From the sources I've been able to find online, Switzerland's most common duck species (excluding during winter because this isn't meant to be a wintertime map) would include:
Mallard (of course)
Tufted Duck
Common Merganser
Red-Crested Pochard (sort of unsure about this one)

[languid jewel]

Red crested Pochards are definitely common on lake cologne justifying adding them to me, I have observers tufted ducks in alpine lakes of the Alps before (picture below) and idk about merganser but I assure you that swans are common during summertime

(Both pictures taken in the Alps)

[regal raptor]

alright, I'll add the Red Crested Pochard and Tufted Duck to the main species list, I would throw in the Mallard too but I think we have them on enough maps already

[languid jewel]

Ye makes sense, the lakes I saw them at

[regal raptor]

as far as I know, Mute Swans are only hunted in Germany and not any other European countries. Granted we have tigers on Sundarpatan so that doesn't really mean much, but I still would prefer to leave out the swan for now unless I can find any evidence that they can be hunted (or have recently been hunted) in Switzerland.

[languid jewel]

I mean Germany is just on the other side so it isn't to far fetched but fair

[regal raptor]

I have done some research and decided that the Red Crested Pochard will be the new duck species coming with this map. This species, along with the returning Tufted Duck, would inhabit the Jägersee, this reserve's largest lake, along with the northern river and the short river that connects them.

nearby ponds and lakes in the Rehwald Tal would also be home to the two duck species

[languid jewel]

I would suggest having the tufted duck also be found in alpine lakes only Beeing exkluded from the highest and coldest ones as they go pretty far up and red crested Pochard (as you suggested) more of a lowland species

[regal raptor]

yeah the tufted ducks could also potentially be found at the various alpine ponds and mires on the map too.

they would help to add some extra life to those high elevation water sources.

[white ferry]

I just remembered that during my trip on the Wine Route in Alsace, we went to Le Grand Ballon which is the highest hill in the Vosges, and here are the photos I took. The hills in the background are the Jura and behind (you have to zoom in so I hope you can do it) are the Alps (we can also see in some the Black Forest and the Swiss, French and Italian Alps because Mont White which is visible in these photos is also Italian), the Alps are the dark gray part that you see in the background (we are in Autumn so a lot of snow).

Here is little much difficult to see but you can see the Alp

Here in the middle is maybe The Mont Blanc

From the summit, equipped with a circular orientation table, we can see in the foreground, in the plain, Mulhouse, Basel, Freiburg im Breisgau, Colmar, and all around the Vosges, then in the background the Forest -Noire and the Jura, and in the background, in favorable weather conditions, a vast part of the Alps, Austria and Liechtenstein up to Mont Blanc. The view of the Mont Blanc massif, located 229 km away, is especially possible between October and May and in the best weather conditions, little humidity. We theoretically discover the upper part of Mont Blanc, from an altitude of around 3,500 meters. Among the peaks visible from the summit of the Grand Ballon are, in Valais, the Weisshorn, the Dent Blanche and, in the Bernese Oberland, the Finsteraarhorn, the Jungfrau, the Mönch, the Eiger… Further east, the barrier of the Jura evolving between 1,445 meters (Hasenmatt) and 1,300 m, then 1,200 m, and with the approach of the subject (175 km), i.e. the Bernese Alps, the Alpine “vertical panorama” improves, sometimes from 2,000 m above sea level.

[regal raptor]

Wow, I never knew that you could see mountains that far away in this part of Europe! Very cool, thanks for sharing these photos.

[regal raptor]

bumping this one back up again

[regal raptor]

something I forgot to mention previously is that the European Badger could also be backfilled onto several existing reserves, namely Hirschfelden, Salzwiesen Park, and potentially Revontuli Coast (they can be found in the southern regions of Finland)

[errant tulip]

If they release this I'm expecting a pk with a 10.3x60R & 10.3x68Mag given the Swiss canton of Graubünden , where a minimum caliber of 10.2 mm (.4015in) is required for hunting with firearms. https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/blog/throwing-rocks-on-mountain-hunts

[regal raptor]

they could add those calibers in a new weapon pack, or potentially bundle them with the reserve as well along with the K31 that I previously mentioned. Lots of possibilities there.

[errant tulip]

That was my thoughts esp. since they have pretty strict regulations. Granted if EW did release it given the narrative thus far you'll likely have special permissions as you did in Sandraparten.

I'm all for more Northern climates with snow.

[regal raptor]

🇨🇭

[hollow stratus]

Hawk tuak!(bump)

I remember some people trying to introduce European bison into switzerland, although idk the current situation, i feel like some very big game would be nice on this map

[regal raptor]

I don't think their population is large enough to hunt them though

[lethal sapphire]

Ibex

[hollow stratus]

Prob tbh

[errant tulip]

^

[regal raptor]

bumping this back up again

[errant tulip]

I would love this esp. if we got the calibers discussed earlier. Please EW more snow reserves 🙏

[errant tulip]

^

[regal raptor]

bump for Switzerland 🇨🇭

[regal raptor]

bump again

[regal raptor]

I think a new multimount featuring two male Alpine Ibexes fighting would be a really great addition alongside this map

[languid jewel]

This would need to be a #1241417134832222319 so badly

[regal raptor]

I fully agree, we need those a lot

[regal raptor]

bump for Switzerland 🇨🇭

[regal raptor]

bumping this one back up again

[devout pivot]

Winter Map 2025 ? 👀

[regal raptor]

perhaps?

I don't know, but it's certainly possible that it could be something like this map idea

[devout pivot]

I dont really know where they could go next, i doubt its gonna be africa 2.0, a Asien Mountain reserve or Suriname rainforest are also there but i doubt that too.

Guees we have to wait and see

[regal raptor]

yeah I don't think it'll be Africa 2.0 either, but I could be wrong. If I had to try to predict it, I'm gonna say that the next map will be in South America because we only have one map on that continent and it looks a bit empty on the in-game World Map currently.

but I'm just guessing too

[devout pivot]

South america would be my top guees too

[regal raptor]

bumping this back up

[devout pivot]

I know its mostly the same species list as Fuzion suggested, but i made some tweeks based on my personal opinion

New Animals:
Alpine Ibex (Class 4)
European Badger (Class 2)
Alpine Marmot (Class 1)
Alpine Chough (Class 1)
Red Crested Pochard (Class 1)
European Beaver (Class 2)
( i think EW would handle them similar to turkeys, giving it to the community after years of asking and then adding them to 4 maps in a row )

Returning Animals:
Red Deer
Fallow Deer
Roe Deer (Remodel)
Chamois (Remodel)
European Mouflon (renamed version of the mouflon on Cuatro) (Remodel)
Wild Boar (Remodel)
Red Fox
Western Capercaillie
Black Grouse
Hazel Grouse
Rock Ptarmigan
European Bison (needs a remodel and the reason it is on a swiss map could be explained through the story. Furthermore i read that there are plans to rewild them into the swiss )
European Hare (Remodel)

would make a reserve with 19 species, 6 new and 6 Remodels.

i changed european rabbit to euro hare because it needs a remodel. i also deleted mountain hare cause i dont think the map needs two rabbits.

[regal raptor]

that's a pretty good list. The map I made for this reserve wasn't really set up with Eurasian Beavers in mind, so that's why I didn't include them on my species list. I wouldn't mind seeing them in the game though.

[devout pivot]

your map already has an river that just would need some tweaks to fit beavers. i think 5-8 beaver lodges along the river would be fine. Btw are these yellow greenish spots in the top fields?

[regal raptor]

yeah those are meant to be open fields

[languid jewel]

Greetings from the alpes

[devout pivot]

allgäu?

[white ferry]

This mountain reminds me of an Austrian mountain I saw. Which side of the Alps are you on?

[languid jewel]

Kaisergebirge, Tirol, i actually wanna go to allgäu they have a lot of ibex.

The whole kaisergebirge is basically a nature reserve

[languid jewel]

West central Austria

[white ferry]

Haha I recognized the place, because I also have a photo of this mountain, I think.

[regal raptor]

that looks awesome

[devout pivot]

Ive been to the Allgäu and had a view that was pretty similar to your photo.

[languid jewel]

Up here I actually saw a chamois and a cupple marmots

[elder skiff]

Bump

[devout pivot]

Make it 4 min then

[regal raptor]

that's really cool!

[white ferry]

So lucky

[languid jewel]

Both are pretty common if you know where to look, finding ibex or upland birds is the real challenge here, heck even getting into ibex country requires some planning

When I was up here I saw a stoat pretty close up which made me think of how you would hunt these in cotw?

[white ferry]

I went all around Austria, really I went everywhere, I didn't see a single chamois or ibex, just basic animals like crows, pigeons, cows and I also saw marmots. We also saw Roe deer with their babies, but nothing more. If I saw some but in the Alpine Zoo of Innsbruck so that doesn't count

[languid jewel]

You need to go away from the tourist areas into the right habitat, it definitely requires some hiking

[white ferry]

yes, after that it also depends on your means of transport, we were in a camper van, so it was difficult to drive in the mountains even if we did the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse, and then to go to places we went on dirt roads not on the highways because the goal is to discover the place as much as possible, but it's true that you have to take your time, unfortunately we didn't really have the time, but hey at least I saw my first European bison in a zoo or my first elk

[languid jewel]

I'm on 1900 right now there are many marmots and a rock ptarmigan

[languid jewel]

The hohe tauern national park is a great place to see many Austrian wild species

[white ferry]

I'm already go there because from what I see there is the Grossglockner which is here and other mountains that I saw, we climbed up to 3250 m altitude, but apart from alpine marmots and crows (and sheep in the lower areas,) I did not see any ibex or anything else. In France, I have already seen some in the Vallée des Merveilles in the Mercantour National Park. It was so close to us and beautiful. It was gray in color, probably a young adult because the horns were not very big, but what was beautiful

[languid jewel]

Yeah the area isn't to good for ibex, the algäu in Germany is great tho

[white ferry]

Yes, after that, I think that on the one hand, given that historically the last populations were in France and Italy, I think that there we find them more easily. In Germany, I quickly did a climb in Bavaria and the Black Forest, I saw some deer but nothing else.

ha if he made a huge map like in Way of the Hunter with the Swiss, French, German, Austrian and Italian Alps. Because honestly the landscapes are so beautiful, I'm going to have all the Alps in a single map😭

In Innsbruck, when we visited the Alpine Zoo, there were baby European bison, baby lynx, and baby Alpine ibex. They were so cute.

[vagrant goblet]

Makes me want to go mountain hiking man, i hope if this maps becomes reality it will be like only mountains

And maybe some place for waterfowl, if any of you have played the transylvania map on woth you get what i would want

[languid jewel]

I did the mistake of climbing another 300 meters beside me it goes straight down

[languid jewel]

I'm at 1900 again, me not dying was a miracle

[devout pivot]

Lil brother leak ? 🧐

[languid jewel]

Nah He just some random guy I picked up along the way. My lil brother would never

[languid jewel]

Hohe Tauern 2023

[devout pivot]

Jo you already leaked yourself that censored Faces dont matter anymore

[languid jewel]

Not 14 year old me

[devout pivot]

So your 16 now ?

[languid jewel]

Yes you did math, want a cookie? 🍪
I'm turning 17 on the 31. If I don't get a birthday card and a cake I'll block you.

Ps. As a 16 year old I've really enjoyed my Germany vacation if yk what I mean

[devout pivot]

31 what? Apples?

[languid jewel]

July you teacher ass german

[devout pivot]

Ahh german teacher quote

[languid jewel]

I've been in school in Germany (or Berlin for that matter) ik what your doing!

[devout pivot]

Ive been to a school in the OSTEN (ist das tuff im osten ?)

[languid jewel]

🫢 does köpenick sound as osten, I'm sure neukölln doesn't

[devout pivot]

Sure idk must be tuff im Osten😭 🙏

[languid jewel]

Wtf nochmal, was ist tuff im Osten 😂

[devout pivot]

Alles ausm Osten haha. Nein keine Ahnung ist von tik tok. Finds bloß funny.

[languid jewel]

👍

[devout pivot]

For everyone that doesent know what the Osten is, its basicly the old Part of germany that was the called the Gdr. Its a meme i draged from tik tok

[devout pivot]

Youre getting your birthdaywishes (or what ever Glückwünsche are called in english ) in https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1375377136466268170 so the rest of the Crew also knows about it 🤗

[languid jewel]

It was infact not called the GDR. how do I know that? My grandad was at the Stasi, so we're both his parents, they had many great storys about how great it was to live there...

[languid jewel]

It was more like a joke you don't have to do that..

[devout pivot]

In german its called ddr (deutsche demokratische Republik) and gdr (german demokratik Republik) World wide

[languid jewel]

Common janny L. I've only heard it reffered as DDR internationally

I've definitely had to much wine that's why I have to spell every message 3 times

[devout pivot]

Nah Nah its alright. Furthermore i only know that the ddr Was called gdr cause my grandpa had product that was labled as made in gdr

[languid jewel]

Lol

[devout pivot]

Süß, trocken oder halb trocken ? I prefer sweet wine

[languid jewel]

I'm a teenager, if it doesn't taste like lemonade I'm out

[languid jewel]

I'll go for an cheap and sweet cider, white or rose but I try not to drink to much so I sometimes get alcohol free but those kinda taste different

[devout pivot]

Aperol is also something pretty good. But if i have the choice i take a cocktail (coconut + pinapple cocktail are the best ). But a good cold beer is also a something (mischt du wasser mit hopfen erhältst du einen edlen Tropfen)

[languid jewel]

I don't like beer I like only drink wines or skinny bitsh/licorice vodka if Im with friends and wanna get hammered

[devout pivot]

Yeah idk with friends its mostly Klopfer or hubertustropfen.

[languid jewel]

I'm not that much of an alcoholic that I have tried all that stuff

[devout pivot]

Yeah idk its probably better to stay away from Alkohol (young me promised to never drink that stuff )

[languid jewel]

How young are you now if I may ask (I may)

[devout pivot]

More or less the same age as you

[languid jewel]

So your like 14

[devout pivot]

No older

[languid jewel]

Lol

[devout pivot]

I am suprised your older then me LOL

[languid jewel]

That sounds like an insult, why?

[devout pivot]

Idk we should probably switch convo to Private

[languid jewel]

It's okay 🫂

[languid jewel]

Oh lol were still in the Swiss Alps channel

[devout pivot]

Yeah we should switch to Private when we get off topic.

[languid jewel]

But then the Convo dies

[devout pivot]

But who wants read the convo between two alcoholics in a swiss map Chat?

[languid jewel]

If I were like a 30 year old cotw fan I'd find this comedy gold "oh those two idiot teens acting all adult"

[devout pivot]

I prefer watching fri ragebaiting ikog

[languid jewel]

I love ragebaiting him to

[devout pivot]

Guees who also shares that Hobby

[languid jewel]

I feel like everyone in animal of the day except cervid and ikog is a troll tbh

[devout pivot]

Ikogs freatens fri with his gallery

Fri: is that the gallery of every aussie ?

[languid jewel]

Explain the joke

[devout pivot]

Fri rage baited him and ikog send him weird nerf pictures. Was quiete hilarius

[languid jewel]

Lol

[languid jewel]

I wonder if he knows how much we ragebait him

[devout pivot]

Would send Screenshots if the thread wouldnt have 850 + messagas

[languid jewel]

😂

[devout pivot]

I think as soon as started Sending pictures He realized it. Btw are the fish of the day ragebait too ?

[languid jewel]

They were in the beginning to join the "animal of the X" wave but then I just started enjoying writing text about fish that nobody reads

[devout pivot]

I only read about the fisb called janny

[errant tulip]

^

[languid jewel]

I'm no fish, I only smell like one 🥺

[devout pivot]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh get a shower

[languid jewel]

Just kidding lol, I am very hygiene obsessed

[devout pivot]

Which fisb tastes the best ? Salman tastes the best i think

[languid jewel]

I've had like 5 species I personally like trout, salmon, Tuna and perch. I'm neutral towards herring and such and actively hostile towards bream, carp, roach or any of those mfs

[devout pivot]

Was barsch auf Englisch? Anyways they also taste good Fried. Pike is something that only tastes good as a Frikadelle

[languid jewel]

Barsch in English is perch, bass, sunfish and many different stuff depending on species but our Flussbarsch is called European perch in english

[devout pivot]

Ahhh that makes sense

[devout pivot]

Anyways were drunk when you decided to be the animal of the day ?

[languid jewel]

Can you put that into different words I'm drunk rn and kinda dumb

[devout pivot]

Atleast you got your school Finished or what ever this is called

[languid jewel]

I am deeply comfused

[devout pivot]

Also is quoting random Songs a good ragebait method (incase when already baiting him )

[languid jewel]

Yes, also read that thing three times, yes I was drunk no I don't regret it, no I'm not an alcoholic, I drink like once a month when not in Germany/austria

[devout pivot]

I am too ❤️‍🩹

[languid jewel]

🫂 its okay

[devout pivot]

Haha Took Screenshots

[languid jewel]

Screw you

[devout pivot]

Aotd ragebait quote ❤️‍🩹

[languid jewel]

Does the phrase screw you come from not wanting to say the f word that times with duck to make it more family friendly,

I remember one time I had 5 shots of vodka and then before it kicked in proceeded to make 8 schnitzels while becoming more and more drunk then eating all the schnitzels

[languid jewel]

The term screwing gets a whole new meaning if your a duck if yk yk

[devout pivot]

Duck duck duck what the hell ikog should do Spy pigeons

[devout pivot]

Screw wasnt that some Kind of bird too ?

[languid jewel]

Smew

[devout pivot]

What was that ? The only Thing i know about it it could be backfilled to medved

[languid jewel]

It's a super cool duck, rarely here in sweden, only seen them once

[devout pivot]

Wow cool would fit medved well

[languid jewel]

It would

[languid jewel]

Yk what would also fit well, red breasted goose

[devout pivot]

Yeah probably, i have stop

[languid jewel]

Lmao

[devout pivot]

Lmao

[devout pivot]

Ragebait attack on https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1375377136466268170 tommorow ?

[languid jewel]

Idk may be

[devout pivot]

Lets do it in the evening then

[regal raptor]

here's the map concept for this map in case anyone hasn't checked it out yet (also bump)

[languid jewel]

Completely ignored whatever happened yesterday 😂

[devout pivot]

If he could ban peaple from his thread we would probably be banned already 😂

[languid jewel]

😂 I'm getting fatter by the day eating all this Austrian food

[devout pivot]

Wiener schnitzel

[languid jewel]

Gemüsebrühe, literweise

[devout pivot]

I get it

[languid jewel]

😌

[languid jewel]

I take 2 minutes you take 2 hours to respond, we are not the same!

[devout pivot]

Sorry i had to walk in a forest for some hours

[languid jewel]

How dare you

[devout pivot]

I was forced🙏

[languid jewel]

😮‍💨

[devout pivot]

😰

[languid jewel]

😏

[devout pivot]

🤏

[languid jewel]

✋ -.- 🤚

[devout pivot]

[languid jewel]

💪

[devout pivot]

Der maggus, der maggus Jacht den Bob schigerillo in de swizer Alpen

[languid jewel]

😂 der maggus ist eher
🙂‍↕️
💪 🤚
🦵 🦶

[devout pivot]

Appelschorle 🍎

[regal raptor]

I honestly don't care what you guys talk about in this thread anymore, as long as it's somewhat related to Switzerland/the Alps or something similar it's still on-topic to me lol

and btw, if anyone else has pictures of the Alps that they want to share, feel free to post them in here.

[languid jewel]

I have a few more cool on my cam I'll share them when I get home, I wanted to search for ibex but I could only go up 3/8 days this trip cause weather was so bad

[white ferry]

bad luck, last year, only good weather and it was hot

[languid jewel]

Yeah same

[devout pivot]

260🎉

[devout pivot]

if EW follows their trend of the last 2 years and they are releasing a new dog in winter it could be the https://discordapp.com/channels/393040947006406657/1338180466439753839 (why? cause i dont know other dogs that bring a new trait. also its my idea so it should b obvious right? ) and what would they need for it to work and make sense? right they would need https://discordapp.com/channels/393040947006406657/1281956469037858816 for that. And they said we would get a new map in winter so what would fit better then a map that has plenty of burrow using animals (aka this one or https://discordapp.com/channels/393040947006406657/1342242999526232196 cause that one was made with the burrow update in mind)

also it would this one would bring plenty of remodels so that would make it even more logic

[regal raptor]

that makes perfect sense to me

[devout pivot]

yeah it does, but i also figured things out probably not even EW did know about.

for instance i scramblend the first letters of the last posts before the first askiy ridge teaser together and got that out of it (yeah i thought they gonna do it similar sundarpatan)

[regal raptor]

yeah I don't ever expect EW to tease a new map the same way twice, they just aren't that predictable.

[devout pivot]

Yeah, dumb enough that it kinda maked sense although its just an coincidance

[devout pivot]

I made Some changes to the species list again, hope its okay to share it

New Animals:
Alpine Ibex (Class 4)
European Badger (Class 2)
Alpine Marmot (Class 1)
Red Crested Pochard (Class 1)
European Beaver (Class 2)

Returning Animals:
Red Deer
Fallow Deer
Roe Deer (Remodel)
Chamois (Remodel)
European Mouflon (Remodel+renamed)
Wild Boar (Remodel)
Red Fox
Western Capercaillie
Black Grouse
Euroasien lynx (Remodel)
Rock Ptarmigan
European Bison (Remodel )
European Hare (Remodel)
European Rabbit

would make a reserve with 19 species, 5 new and 7 Remodels.

I removed Alpine cough and hazel grouse and swapped them out for lynx (needs a remodel) and Euro Rabbit to make it more fitting for the burrow update if the scenario i made comes true

[languid jewel]

How about like stoat or swan to get some more new species?

[errant tulip]

I really hope we get a 6.5x55 as a reserve release & a Wpn pk with the 10.3x68mag, .405win, & 416 Rigby to pair with this release.

[devout pivot]

Its already 19 species. I wanted to bring every possible remodel with my list that is possible. Alpine cough is on the reserve original list minus the beaver i added. Besides that i doubt EW would either of those you mentioned .

[devout pivot]

@languid jewel is that one better ?

[devout pivot]

@languid jewel the original list by fuzion

[languid jewel]

I don't think alpine chough so good but I'll look at it at home

[devout pivot]

I mean 5 species are quiete enough if you ask, there several remodels + new ganemechanic comming aling with it (if my prediction is true of course)

[regal raptor]

Eurasian Lynx have a very wide distribution across many parts of Europe and Asia, so I don't think we really need them on a Swiss Alps map. A second Siberian map, Central Asia, Mongolia, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, etc. could all be options for another map with Eurasian Lynx, so in my opinion they don't really need to be on a Swiss Alps map if we want them to get a rework.

[devout pivot]

I get that

[languid jewel]

Especially considering there rarity in the area

[regal raptor]

good point

[languid jewel]

Some more pics from my camera roll

[vagrant goblet]

Having the alps to be the next map makes a lot of sense, since some of the oldest models in the game (wild boar, european, roe deer, european mouflon, ibex) that are european do need a re-model. I should also say that ik the roe deer got remodeled but nowadays it’s model is very outdated compared to the newest types of models. Well maybe to please other peoples suggestions it won’t be the next map to come but maybe next summer, but it could also potentially be the upcoming since you never know. If it’s not this i do hope it’s in Asia or South America

[devout pivot]

Imange Seeing this on EW youtube this winter 🙏

I apologize for my peek art skills

[vagrant goblet]

Bro almost fooled me

[devout pivot]

the diffrence between this and a real one is really minor

[vagrant goblet]

yeah except it’d be animated

Honestly i’d like a swiss alps map but the pyrenees seems more likely because there is more variety there like feral horses and flamingos

[devout pivot]

i think should stop doing these trailer thumbnails concept arts since even its obvius that this was fanmade there while be üeaple yapping about that i tried to fool them.

[vagrant goblet]

I mean if people get fooled it’s their loss, i’m easily fooled and even i know it’s my fault if i get fooled.

[regal raptor]

something like that would be awesome to see

[devout pivot]

If you could do the trailer for this reserve, how would you do it ?

[regal raptor]

For a teaser trailer, you could have it begin on a mountainside with the sun rising in the background. Then you can hear footsteps and an Alpine Ibex comes into view, looking out over the reserve. Then a voice says "Welcome to Switzerland" as some music starts to play. Then a fade to black, and text that reads "Swiss Alps Reserve: Coming Soon" or something like that

as for a more long-form trailer, I will leave that up to EW to decide, in the event that they do decide to make this map idea into a real thing

[devout pivot]

That sounds good

If i have enough time i will post how i would do the announcement Trailer in here

[regal raptor]

A couple more photos of the Swiss Alps that I saved a while back, just to show more of what this map would have to offer

[vagrant goblet]

This would be like the European SRP

[devout pivot]

Could grey Patridge be added to an alps reserve ?

[regal raptor]

their range doesn't really show them living in the Alps. However the Alps are home to a similar species of partridge, the Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) which does live in parts of the Swiss Alps.

[devout pivot]

Hhm i think gray patridge still could have an apperance in this map since EW is sometimes ignoring Things like this. Take the lesser kudu for example

[regal raptor]

I guess so, but I'd prefer to just see the Grey Partridge be added to Hirschfelden because it's pretty much a perfect map for them already.

[still coral]

I’d like to see them on Hirsch, Salz, SRP, and NEM, since they’re a relatively common game bird in North America.

[vagrant goblet]

Have they continued to do that tho? For what i know Africa is the only map with that issue

[vagrant goblet]

Ngl if they made this map just like SRP it would be a banger, one valley one the far right and far left and mountains in the middle: Maybe the far left could be wetlands and right could be plains. You could have wild boar and European bison in the plains, some types of waterfowl in the wetlands and other fitting species, and chamois and alpine ibex in the higher peaks with mouflon in the lower peaks. In the mountain valleys there could be eurasian wolves or maybe lynxes, some partridge or other types of birds like you guys talkes about. I’m playing SRP rn so that’s why i though of it

[devout pivot]

Collered peccary in parque would come to my mind, but i read this in this forum so i cant confirm if thats true

[devout pivot]

I agree but i doubt that they will add a complently new species to an old map rather then add the species with a new map and then backfill it

[vagrant goblet]

You should refer to your own opinions just a tip

[devout pivot]

Yeah you're right

In my opinion i couldnt care less about the lesser kudu and peccary being in the wrong since they are Still in there "Original" continent if you know what i mean 😉

[vagrant goblet]

I get you

[regal raptor]

yeah unfortunately getting EW to add new animals without making a whole new map for them is like trying to lasso the moon.

[devout pivot]

Red Deer in alpine region

could be a teaser or could mean nothing

[vagrant goblet]

I was honestly thinking that too when i saw this, they usually add the same pictures in the lodges

[devout pivot]

I mean

There was also a picture of a horse, 2 new dog breeds (one was dachshound) and Capercallie sitting in a tree.

And i doubt they would be teasing all of that. But we can atleast hope

[vagrant goblet]

Yeah, all those we have been talking much about though, horse riding, animals in trees, dachshounds and more dogs in general, so it could be just to spark more theories and get people to talk about the game, or it could be something bigger in mind. Capercaillies looks fine in-game otherwise, but it could always look better because it looks a little cartoony. One thing i wanted to add more about them is that they don’t go aggressive anymore which sucks, just because of the bird update all upland birds just go hiding so they aren’t as fun to hunt anymore

[devout pivot]

Maybe the scenario i drew i while back my actually become true.

An Alps map with dachshound. And birds in trees could also be added alongside it cause there are plenty of grouses on this map

[vagrant goblet]

That would be sick, ik the tree update will be big for everyone

[devout pivot]

an Alpine Ibex icon i made

[vagrant goblet]

Looks nice but i feel like it should have a bigger head, maybe i’m wrong but i think they have very much mass to their bodies

[devout pivot]

Yeah idk

I've made this one by overdrawing a real ibex head and then mirror it. Also i'm not the best at it but i take your critism 👍

[vagrant goblet]

As long as one can see what it is, it is a good drawing in my books, which isn’t easy

[regal raptor]

that looks great. that head icon would be a nice reserve logo too if you'd maybe overlay it in front of some mountains or something like that.

[devout pivot]

Yeah i had that in mind too. Maybe i'll do an propor reserve logo but i cant gurantee

[regal raptor]

that's fine, take your time

[regal raptor]

I love it