#Love the Small Map Concept...

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mighty zenith
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Really stoked for this new small map .... The small map concept could go a long way to solving the issue with needed back fills on certain maps ...

So for example rather than adding back fills on certain maps they could make a small map they is more or less an extension of an already existing larger map ...

So for example with Layton Lakes they could make Layton Lakes an all Blacktail Map but create a small map in that same region with Whitetail, Upland Birds, Badgers, more upland birds and other species that are notably missing from the larger map.... Beavers Anyone ???

mighty patio
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My reason for the downvote: When you get used to walking around and exploring the regular size of the map and now you want a smaller map of this version, I would feel like I’m in a small open world.

gritty zenith
glad snow
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These small maps are what many of us wanted and waited for for years, the Expansions of old Maps.
This new modality opens the doors to ALL those missing species on each map, which due to technical and population reasons, cannot be added.
Now it is understandable that new animals are not added due to the new development modalities, but let's hope that in the future we can have more small maps with the hunting species that are missing today..

I know that some will be bothered that it is small, but that is the Small Game Seasons, you only hunt in the biomes where small animals are found, these biomes are limited, the same goes for the Duck Hunting Season, only You go to a wetland, place decoys and hunt there, you don't go through the entire forest and mountains looking for ducks because they don't live there 🙄

craggy granite
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There is no issue with backfills being applied to both small up to large reserves. With that said small maps are great opportunities to apply dedicated hunts with potential to add game as well. Also for those who have struggled to get G1's a smaller reserve will better your chances w/o having to cover so much ground if they are available on that said reserve.

keen python
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This idea of a small map is interesting for areas known for their birds but you just have to avoid copying and pasting existing maps, if it is in the part of a country where birds are most known why not. But I still have mixed feelings about this small map story. It of course allows you to have small animals but not large animals or medium animals. I will wait and try the small German map and I will think about whether it finally suits me but for the moment I remain quite mixed.

craggy granite
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besides as a sim hunter this is a great change of pace if I'm in the mood to get on to hunt something specific with a shorter game time that day small reserves are also a good solution if I dont have the time to walk hunt for hrs like usual.

craggy granite
keen python
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yes if it's like this small German map with a redesign of all the animals in it then I agree that each year a large map and a small kind. That would be interesting, I would agree to pay why not. as long as it's not a copy it might suit me. even if I admit that I'm not really a small creature but more average animals.

glad snow
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Another thing we must remember is that each region and each country has its duck hunting season and iconic species, if we have more of these maps we can complete this missing season and who knows, in the future we will have a collaboration with Ultimate Waterfowl Chalenge and finally have an International Slam 🙏
https://waterfowlerschallenge.com/what-is-it/

craggy granite
mighty patio
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There are things I don't like, such as the fact that I see black bears every 200 meters, and so far I've counted at least 80 black bears on the map, which is an extremely high density not found anywhere in the real world. I'm not just talking about black bears, but other species as well. I would say the population could be reduced by half. Some more local species could be added with a relatively reasonable population. It is not realistic to find many black bears in a small lake.

keen python
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where I come from duck hunting is around september to january. but I know there is hunting all the time. especially at the end of the year. so right now it's duck hunting.

craggy granite
mighty patio
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In Yukon Valley, there is only one species of duck, despite there being many lakes and rivers. 🤷🏻‍♂️

mighty zenith
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How about a small map with squirrels? ... being as small map the dev's could modify more trees to make them climbable ....

This could be done with several species that require special mechanics like climbing ... It could actually act as a test bed for tweaking special mechanics without mucking around with a larger or more established map ....

craggy granite
# mighty zenith How about a small map with squirrels? ... being as small map the dev's could mod...

I do agree that they had issues before however a small reserve would be less of an overload on the system where this might make it possible to apply tree dwelling species. I for 1 am not against the thought of a plain reserve with deer, fur bearer, & varmints. Plus I love the thought of hunt trash pandas hiding in a tree like rabbits have burrows. Another point burrows can also be improved & added for multiple species. Do I see prairie dogs & badgers in the future 🧐

deep vault
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I rather them never do small maps again lol, but that's my take on it

craggy granite
mighty zenith
mighty patio
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In Salzwiesen Park, there will be 15 species on a map of perhaps 6x6 km² or 4x4 km², compared to Yukon Valley, which has a 9x9 km² map with 8 species. Yukon Valley could have twice as many huntable species, but that’s not the case.

craggy granite
# mighty zenith Sure going with the small map concept they could even go smaller to say a mini m...

As much as I love the thought that would be a stretch for the team & player base if they did small regions of an existing throughout the year. I'm fine with 1 large & 1 medium small reserve like were getting in a week or so. But the point stands this will open the teams mechanics to new game before being applied to large maps. More or less a beta or testing field for these mechanics & ai. Outside of the dedicated/introduction of species.

mighty patio
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Would you prefer several small maps with a high percentage of repeated species?

mighty zenith
keen python
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No unfortunately I prefer exploring large maps with various biomes and the difficulty of finding animals in such a vast space. I mean what I love to do is find all the discovery points and discover every corner of the various biomes of the game so a small map with 2-3 biomes I admit that it is the negative side for me. but hey for the moment I would like to see what the map really looks like.

mighty patio
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It seems that, at this rate, they’ll end up creating many small maps with repeated species (Salzwiesen Park 2 new species over 13), even if the maps vary. This wouldn’t be popular, in my opinion.

glad snow
craggy granite
# mighty patio In Salzwiesen Park, there will be 15 species on a map of perhaps 6x6 km² or 4x4 ...

thats where these new maps come in to add species that can backfill in what were missing. The bigger picture or perspective the smaller maps allow the team to introduce new game & further apply mechanics & ai. Once tuned and tweeked on those smaller reserves for that year they can easily apply them to our older reserves with working mechanics over fighting the coding the 1st time around on a larger reserve. But yes alot of our older reserves are lacking alot of game oppertunity however once specific species are added I'm sure we'll see more applied as needed to expand our hunts.

mighty zenith
mighty patio
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Nobody wants to buy a beta map, in my opinion. Thinking about a small map of Zimbabwe, including elephants wouldn’t be possible, even though they are one of the candidate species for improvement in a beta version.

keen python
mighty zenith
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How about a small map / Biome to simulate Deer in the rut .... 👀

strong solar
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Kodiak Island

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Need I say more

mighty zenith
mighty patio
# strong solar Kodiak Island

I do not like hunting large predators on a small map. In the real world, you won’t find a grizzly bear so easily. You would need to walk and explore a vast reserve area to locate it, which could take days.

glad snow
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They already made it clear that the development times were extended and they will only be dedicated to developing one reserve, there will no longer be 2 Large reserves per year, so, we can have this small additional reserve or wait 1 full year to have another...

In my case I prefer to have a little of something than to have nothing.

strong solar
keen python
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on the other hand a fox a subspecies of fox is found in the Kodiak Islands it is too beautiful

mighty patio
gloomy moat
keen python
mighty patio
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Arctic Canada on a small map, please, no. Because I want to experience a vast and enormous map of Arctic Canada.

gloomy moat
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I'm personally wanting the small reserves for spring or fall updates with small game only, possibly 1 deer species while also maintaining the 2 big reserves a year. I'm greedy 🤣

craggy granite
# mighty patio Nobody wants to buy a beta map, in my opinion. Thinking about a small map of Zim...

SP is experimental as they admitted in the reveal. N yes folks like myself will buy them. I have no issue submitting feedback on new features as I have done with many games over the years. I hardly ever bash a game but rather view it for what it is and I reply where I feel it can improve or lack their of. If its something I truly hate I'll try to suggest a solution. So yes I have no issue buying a beta project. Esp if its priced lower than a large reserve. Not to mention that EW's content has the best affordable value on content out of 90% of the games out there for dlc.

craggy granite
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Maybe 1 day but for now I'm mostly happy with this year and have a pretty good feeling for next year as well in hopes we'll see some changes & feedback answered in the process.

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But at the very least folks try SP before writing it off as a disaster or calamity.

mighty zenith
real crystal
mighty zenith
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Also consider this ..... most players hop around on the full size maps by fast traveling from one location / Biome to another. This would be no difference ...

You just exit to main menu and fast travel to the adjacent biome ..... Or if they really wanted to integrate it further they could designate a fast travel location on the full map to fast travel to the adjacent small map ....

I really don't see why some are opposed to this ???

mighty zenith
# real crystal <@357896348122480663> they literally said in the Winter Preview Show that they'r...

Yes exactly .... the key phrase they used is returning to 2 maps a year..... The Key phrase there is **returning to **....

Returning to means they are going back to doing what they have done before ... Which is 2 large maps per year ..... That's what they have done before 2024 and and thats what they are going to return to once again ....

The use of small maps will only add to and enhance the larger maps ....

mossy swan
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I do have my thoughts on the idea of these compact reserves

But I am waiting for the reserve to come out to see if its as enjoyable at it looks

I love big game hunting in this game don’t get me wrong

But having a map truly dedicated to small game opens up so many doors for potential locations like the United Kingdom for example

mighty zenith
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We have all seen how EW does animal home ranges on certain maps .... A lot of times its on a north south or east west boundary .... For example with Layton Lakes the white tail are on the west side and the black tail on the east side .....

So whats the diff in adding a small map with additional animals... This could also prevent having to do too many map resets .....

digital orchid
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Hey JJ. I like the small map concept for something focused like this the bird hunting with its own clay pigeon range. Then I think it could work really well. When it comes to adding medium to large game I'd rather see backfills or an entirely new normal-size map To accommodate the new range of species.

radiant widget
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I like it but I'm kinda annoyed that if you want the shotgun but the map doesn't appeal to you you either waste money or don't get it

digital orchid
real crystal
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I do hope eventually that they add a big game species or two to this map. My preference would be Sika and Roe Deer, Roe Deer and Wild Boar, or Wild Boar and Sika. This map looks fantastic and I'm super excited for it, but the absence of any big game whatsoever is a bit of a downer.

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Even a smaller population of any of those three species would be preferable than none at all.

radiant widget
mighty zenith
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this would allow them to add additional species to the map without impacting the main map at all !!! The benefits are numerous ...

No resets on the main map ...
Not having to move home ranges of species on the main map , Not having to reduce the animal counts on the main map to make room,
They could possibly offer this small map at a reduced cost 9.99 instead of 12.99 The ability to add additional biome on the small map not present on the main map
I could probably name a few more benefits